User talk:Blu Aardvark
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Hello, Blu Aardvark
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[edit] Quotes. Again.
I think I've found a fix for the citation source problem as well. It's not a real fix because we don't have parserfunctions, but it should work. I'm trying it out with the tinyquote and squote templates now. Again, I'd like to edit the quote and Q2 templates, too (see above). I'd like a response, or more accurately, WhiteMystery'd like a response before changing something you implemented. If you like my citation source fix, do you want to leave both the quote and Q2 templates active, or redirect one to the other?
Here's my code for the new quote template. If you choose to implement it, please get it from the edit window, as I've had some problems copying stuff out of <pre></pre> tags.
<!-- The nested div fixes a spacing problem in Firefox. -->
<!-- All the other changes are intended to address aesthetic considerations in various browsers -->
<center>
<div style="clear:none; max-width:50em;"><div style="margin: 0 10%;">
{| style="border-collapse:collapse; background-color:transparent;"
| valign="top" style="overflow:hidden; margin: 0 0 1em 0; color:{{{color|silver}}}; font-size:{{{size|3.6em}}}; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;" | <span style="line-height:0.4em;"> </span><br />“
| valign="middle" style="overflow:hidden; padding:0 1em; text-align:left; font-style:italic;" | <br /><big><big>{{{1}}}</big></big><br />
| valign="bottom" style="overflow:hidden; color:{{{color|silver}}}; font-size:{{{size|3.6em}}}; font-family:serif; font-weight:bold; text-align:right;" | „<br /><span style="line-height:0.55em;"> </span>
|-
| colspan="3" | <p style="font-size:85%; line-height:1em; text-align:right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—{{{2| }}}{{ #if:{{{3|}}} |, ''{{{3}}}''}}</cite></p>
|}</div></div><!-- {{subst:FULLPAGENAME}} -->
</center>
<noinclude>
'''Template structure'''
{{quote| 1 | 2 | 3 |color=silver|size=360%}}
'''Template usage'''
{{Squote|Quote Text|Person|Source|color=silver|size=360%}}
'''Notes'''
# The "color" and "size" parameters refer to the quotation marks—not the text.
# If you want to change the color and size variables, you must declare the parameter explicitly (i.e. you must include "color=" or "size=").
#If you want to change the size parameter, then you must include a unit of measurement (e.g. %, px, pt).
# "If a parameter value contains an equals sign, the parameter name must be declared explicitly." This means that if you want to include a URL in your quote, and if that URL contains an equals sign, then you must explicitly declare the parameter. All that means is that you should add "1=", "2=", or "3=", as appropriate, ahead of your quote text, speaker, or source, like this: {{quote|1=Quote text|2=Person|3=Source|color=silver|size=360%}}
</noinclude>
- Jasper Jasper @ MeowMail.com 12:36, 15 February 2008 (CST)
-I'll look into this stuff later. --Blu Aardvark 12:38, 15 February 2008 (CST)
- I think I told WM but not you: setting the width of the existing template to 60% also fixes most layout problems. Also, you can see the new and old templates side by side here. - Jasper Jasper @ MeowMail.com 20:52, 19 February 2008 (CST)
[edit] Crum375: The Space Opera
Do you have any idea what this shit Crum375: The Space Opera is? It's pretty bad and too long for me to make out what it is. Ritegroic 16:17, 27 February 2008 (CST)
[edit] Main Page
In regards to your comments on the list, do you want to use the new {{Roundbox}} template instead of the existing 3 piece template for rounded boxes when you do the redesign? It's got 22 parameters so you can customize the style of every aspect of the box. If so, let me know and I'll give you the parameter list that I've been too lazy to get together. White•Mystery
- What I'm thinking of doing, in particular, is reworking the main page with tabs and toggleable items. I just need to me a visual model in mind, and get some of my iRL shit dealt with, and I'll probably get more serious about doing so. But switching to the roundbox template probably wouldn't be a bad idea. --Blu Aardvark 05:12, 24 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] LNN transclusion onto the main page
I have set up a "sandboxed" demo of something for the main page
Monthly news is automatically transcluded by calling a template called without any args:
- {{LNN}}
- Example User:H64/LNN
Currently transcluded is March
This would require a new namespace (as to not use User) like LNN, or news can be stored in the Encyclopedia Dramatica namespace.
I have also set up an expandable object series template
Let me know what you think H64 00:56, 24 March 2008 (CDT)
- I like LNN, and I would like to find a way to get it onto the main page, but the last time the subject was approached, the conclusion was reached that it's really not part of ED's core mission, being to document happenings on the internet, not function as a replacement digg.reddit.slashdot.us. While I do intend to redesign the main page, LNN probably isn't going to make it into the final draft. --Blu Aardvark 05:15, 24 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] Long user names are Loooooooooooooong
We should put a limit on characters newfags can use to create new accounts. --Drunkenlazybastard 16:15, 26 March 2008 (CDT)
- Though I'm no sysop, I certainly agree. HedgeJew 16:50, 26 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] CP
I'm not sure of our stance on CP artwork. Delete or not? See here Special:Contributions/One_With_The_Lulz and search for Image:CP. - Jasper Jasper @ MeowMail.com 14:48, 27 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] simonzer0
Hi. It looks like you've been duped by Egeste/Simonzer0/Gammamute. WhiteMysytery, Shalashaka and I have been dealing with this one for a while, now. He's famous for engineering logs. The truth is in between the lines. Sorry about the mixup. but really you should read the article before you go taking his word on stuff; he's famous for pretending to be other people. (This is why we are creating this article, he pretended to be someone on usenet for almost two years--- want proof? ask him about his "room mate". We caught him pretending to be two people on one of our IRC servers and watched the creation of an imaginary room mate)). This is not a new thing with him. Plato 11:36, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
- I don't care, really. --Blu Aardvark 11:49, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
- Ok. If he pulls this again, a checkuser for simonzer0 and his newest sock should clear it up quickly Plato 12:01, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] VFD
What's the sentiment behind Template:WikipedoVFD? It's obviously satirical, but it could be useful (or not) for the current cleanup drive. - Jasper Jasper @ MeowMail.com 16:54, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
- No to that one. I'd rather a different template, customized somewhat, be used. I'm against using a new projectspace for such discussions as well. I'd prefer to see VFDs as we document them in the article on VFDs, namely, a "vote for dramafication". Basically, what I want to do/see:
- Make a new template for such discussions.
- Make a new policy page explaining the "procedure", or rather lack thereof.
- Process works like thus: User tags page with template, and creates new section on talk page titled "Vote for Dramafication".
- Discussion starts. This is not necessarily a deletion discussion, as occurs on TOW, but rather a discussion about the flaws of the article and the best possible solution.
- Sysop comes by whenever the fuck they feel like it (could be 15 minutes, could be 3 weeks) and either follows the discussion or ignores it outright and thoroughly rapes the page
- ???
- Profit! --Blu Aardvark 17:04, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
[edit] hosting
How much? Contact @ anonymous@itsoverninethousand.com
[edit] Question
Hi, I was just browsing some random pages and I came across this...
Aardvark|Gone I've been doing some useful stuff as well. Well, depending on how you define "useful". Aardvark|Gone My trolling and vandalism was primarily experimental. To poke Wikipedia and see how, why, and where it reacted. Aardvark|Gone I've discovered three or for effective techniques that are hard to prevent. They could be fixed on the software level, naturally, but the current setup is easily manipulated Aardvark|Gone /s/for/four Aardvark|Gone First (and easiest to prevent) is the username creation troll. Aardvark|Gone There are already extensions available that could be installed to block accounts "on wheels" and other such nonsense, but they've never actually been implemented on Wikipedia. Aardvark|Gone Another technique is the forced page protection troll. Quite effective with an attack account, as it can force an attack to be displayed in search results. Can't be deleted, can't be oversighted, because blocked users can edit talk pages, and if they can't, well, it will show up anyway. Aardvark|Gone Easily fixed by allowing pages to be truly protected deleted. As it is, a page has to have some content for protection to work Aardvark|Gone A third technique which I have never employed, and don't intend to because it is positively evil, is the [[Special:Emailuser]] spam attack. By creating an account, letting it sit until CheckUser data expires, tying it to a gmail account, and running a bot via proxy, one can mass spam any Wikipedians with email enabled. Easily prevented via CAPTCHA, but CAPTCHA hasn't been implemented for that yet.
I was just wondering, Was there a fourth method? Fou-Lu 17:41, 12 April 2008 (CDT)
- I don't recall what I had brainstormed at the time. Regardless, however, Wikipedia has fixed all three of these problem areas. The fact that Werdna is a MediaWiki dev likely had something to do with it. --Blu Aardvark 17:52, 12 April 2008 (CDT)
[edit] Main Page Category
Would you know why all of a sudden the main page is showing up in uncategorized pages? It's got a category and none of the included templates have changed within the last day. I've tried purging it and several of the included templates but nothing seems to do the trick. White•Mystery
- I wouldn't know, but something is obviously slightly fucked:
Templates used on this page:
- Template:Approve (protected)
- Template:Banwarn
- Template:Categories
- Template:Cats
- Template:Deceptiban
- Template:Fifty
- Template:Fiftysize
- Template:Filename
- Template:Gayaward
- Template:Hateapes
- Template:IRC
- Template:Irc
- Template:Learnyourplace
- Template:Lightrecentchanges
- Template:Lurkmoar
- Template:Newarticle
- Template:OldPreview
- Template:Oldpreview
- Template:Preview
- Template:Previewplus
- Template:STOP
- Template:Satire
- Template:Sign
- Template:Spammer
- Template:Stop
- Template:Swastika
- Template:Tname
- Template:Unwelcome
- Template:VIP
- Template:Vip
- Template:Welcome (protected)
- Template:Youfail
Was something left unprotected and vandalized earlier? I'm at a loss. --Blu Aardvark 00:29, 23 April 2008 (CDT)
[edit] unlocking Connor Corish?
Hi, could you help unlocking the Connor Corish article? It was locked because another SysOP did not think it was lulzy enought (yet), which means it will never become lulzy. If you unlock it we will fill it full lulz and drama worthy of ED.
- The article was removed three times in the last day or so. I'm not about to overrule Hoveround on that. If you disagree with his decision to protect the article to prevent you from recreating yet another shit version of it you can take it up with him. Your other alternative is to create a userspace version of the article, here, and when the article stops sucking, it might be moved to the main space. --Blu Aardvark 19:55, 12 May 2008 (CDT)
[edit] Thought this might be relevant to your interests.
www.EncyclopediaDramatica.com Using Intimidation Tactics Against Scientologists from AnonymousHateGroup.blogspot.com... I found this doing some lurking.
I hope that as you slid the sticky white candy over your lips and felt it ooze between your teeth as it melted in your mouth, that you thought of me. White ♥ Mistress 23:36, 8 June 2008 (CDT)
[edit] Blissyu2
18:50, 29 February 2008 Mori (Talk | Contribs) ræped "Blissyu2 (Contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (THIS IS WIKIPEEEEDIA)
Mori hasn't been active since April so I can't ask him but you unlocked Blissyu2 before [1] can you please unblock him again? Ritegroic 22:46, 9 June 2008 (CDT)
- Hey, I was involved in discussion with Mori about this when it happened, so I also responded on Ritegroic's talk page, but it could definitely use your input. White ♥ Mistress 22:51, 9 June 2008 (CDT)
- We don't generally block for infinite, and it's been three months. I say go ahead and unblock. --Blu Aardvark 23:05, 9 June 2008 (CDT)
[edit] Crappy Article
Was crap and deserved to be flushed, but why tag it for rewrite if only to flush it the second it gets rewritten? Nony0 23:46, 22 June 2008 (CDT)
- I didn't tag it for rewrite. I never even saw the article until the rewrite. The original version sucked. The rewrite also sucked. The article had no place on ED, so I removed it. --Blu Aardvark 23:52, 22 June 2008 (CDT)
