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I have read the criteria and from my understanding this actually falls under "Fair Use"--there is no other image freely available online that shows the W&M campus from up top. I have scoured the web and there is none. Moreover, the copyright holder information IS in the image...click on it and you will see who owns it. She and I had e-mailed directly regarding her giving permission. I have placed the watermark there as per Fair Use requirements (I do not see why the watermark is any way a problem, however). Thank you for your time and patience (as I am new to this). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Higherededitor2 (talk • contribs) 21:27, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What image are we talking about here? I delete hundreds of images every day - can't possibly have a clue as to why was yours deleted. Миша1318:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Odd bot behaviour on Talk:Alcoholics Anoymous
The script on this file is set up the usual way, to archive weekly to a file. But at [1], we have "(Archiving 2 thread(s) (older than 24h) to /dev/null.)". It appears to me that someone created an instance of the bot to delete threads he found unpleasant. Is this a likely explanation? There is no obvious script in the file that would do this. Thanks. PhGustaf07:39, 2 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Any change you can make the miszabots' archiveheader setting default to {{talkarchive}}{{archive-nav|N}} (and correctly fill in the "N" with the archive number) rather than just {{talkarchive}}? Thanks – Gurch13:49, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not always is the archive number-based (see my archives). Perhaps I should use {{talkarchive}}{{subst:#if:%(counter)d|{{talkarchive|%(counter)d}}|}}? Ugh. Not even sure if it'd work. Миша1316:28, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The "MiszaBot" account is already taken (by a vandal, I presume). I have requested a rename, so that I can register and use it. Миша1310:49, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
MiszaBot
Over at WP:PW, we are discussing starting up a project notification to be delivered to project members weekly. I noticed that MiszaBot has previously delivered newsletters for both Esperanza and Concordia, so I was wondering if you'd be willing to let us take advantage of that function, assuming that it can be both a category tracker and deliver newsletters. So, would you be willing to let us use your bot? Cheers, TheHybrid00:23, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Haven't used the spambot for a while but I just found the code in my archives. As it's a reuse of old functionality, I won't bother with BRFA for this (zomg!), so just signal me when the newsletter text is ready, where is it located and where is the "victim" list - then I'll do my job. Миша1322:26, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A category will do just fine. In fact, I could probably make the bot update the member list based on the category, if you wish. An opt-out list could be a human-maintaned page with *[[User:Example]] entries that would be excluded from delivery.
The option where the newsletter is delivered at a preset moment during the week has some risks involved (you might forget to update the newsletter, it might get vandalized by someone who knows the exact time of delivery, toolserver might be offline, etc.) - generally, newsletters should be checked last-minute before delivery. So yes, just poke me whenever it's ready and I'll get to deliver it within a day. Миша1309:49, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, thanks again Misza. I'll create the opt out list, and we'll begin next week. Having the bot update the members list would be absolutely wonderful. Someone blanked it without permission a while back, and no one noticed until months later since no one had it on their watchlist. As a result, a good number of users who should be on the list aren't. Not one of our brighter moments, to say the least 0_0. You're an angle Misza. Cheers, TheHybrid19:15, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I check the history, it has always been archiving to /Archive 8 - pretty much as expected, since the counter has (and had) a value of 8. Dunno if someone moved it back or just archived on their own to new archives - you can adjust the counter as you wish. Миша1314:20, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The memberlist is updated (it's actually a merge of the category and the list, so that we don't lose people who are only on the list) and the newsletter is being delivered as I write this. Миша1318:35, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever "private" means, either the image is free (as in free to use by everyone) but needs a source nonetheless (at least something like "own work") or it is non-free whereupon it needs a fair use rationale and stuff. Any other interpretation is grounds for speedy deletion. You could inquire in more detail as to what "private" means in this particular context. Миша1317:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I set up this user talk page to be archived by your bot (per user request), but somehow it doesn't appear to be working. I'd greatly appreciate if you could find the time to take a glance at the markup of that page and determine if I messed something up. Thanks in advance, — Dorftrottel07:07, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Wikipedia Weekly
A couple new episodes - we're posting the infobox to save duplicating info.
I think some people in our budding Wikiproject agree that we need automatic archiving for its talk page. Can you help? I'm not really good at coding and bots. Thanks.--Lenticel(talk)22:44, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I was just researching the company [Playphone]http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:PlayPhone_Logo.PNG&action=edit, and noticed that a previous page that was created on the company has been deleted. I'm new to wiki as an editor, so I wanted to see if I could get some background on the issue before I attempt to recreate a page on the company.
I don't know if there was ever an article about that company - neither PlayPhone or Play Phone ever existed. As to the image you're referring to, I am unable to tell whether it was ever used in an article - I can only say that it was deleted because it was a non-free image and was not used in articles for seven days at the moment of deletion. Миша1321:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ain't I just a total moron? I can't believe I moved the bot orders to my template – I thought I had only moved the box for the file cabinet icon and the archive list. Thank you thank you thank you for moving it back. – Scartol · Talk18:00, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. I get it now. The template is actually a blank template and doesn't do anything: instead MiszaBot parses it on the talk page and so newlines matter. Geometry guy20:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Can you take a look at my talk page? I have it set to have MiszaBot_III archive posts older than 30 days and leave a minimum of 2. The first post has been there past 30 days and there are more than two other comments on the page. Thanks, KnightLago16:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Your situation is a combination of the two mentioned above - while there are are two sections qualifying to be archived on your talk page, if it did, it would leave only 4 threads, which is less than default minthreadsleft. If it were to leave 5, it would have to archive only one thread, which is less than minthreadstoarchive (2 by default). Миша1314:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't seen to be in use currently (or so the image page claims) and I can't find any revisions of Dimona which include it. Can you point out a revision to me? Миша1316:54, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Dear sir
this in regard to the i am in a doubt as to how do i upload the news paper scanned documents . because news paper is one of the authority to give details regarding an article. this will give additional strenght to the article. is it possible to upload news paper scanned document of other languages(telugu) as my article have relaed information in telugu.
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The image was not used in articles - that's the first prerequisite for inclusion of non-free content, which you somehow omitted in your rant. Миша1309:40, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Titans East
Why was my pic deleted without warning? How was I supposed to know it was orphaned with out being TOLD it was oprhaned? I find this very rude. Qilinmon23:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've done a little code cleanup on your status switcher script to get rid of a couple little bugs that were (no pun intended) bugging me a bit. You can see the changes in this diff. Basically, I made it use a different function to add the links and put them outside of li #pt-mycontris, since all four links were being bolded when viewing my contribs. I also set the script to use some of the MediaWiki-provided JavaScript variables instead of scraping data from the existing elements (username) or hard-coding (link prefix). If you tried using these variables (most notably wgUserName) and had a problem, let me know; I want to be able to port my version to another wiki if possible. I hope you'll integrate these fixes into the mainstream version. Tuvok[T@lk/Improve me] 06:55, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Question about a templating bot
Hi Misza, I was curious as to whether there was a bot that added the archiving template "{{Discussion Top}}" (and bottom of course) to a thread that was about to be archived in (for example) a day or 2? R. Baley20:41, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The status switcher currently isn't working. Instead of saying "Wikidudeman is online" in the box, It only says "User:Wikidudeman/StatusText" in red. See my userpage, top right, for what it's doing. Your update seems to have messed something up. Wikidudeman(talk)19:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I need to inform you that I've protected User:Misza13/Scripts/Watchlist sorter because it allows users to add code to the javascript of other users. If you are an admin, you are still able to edit it, but if you are not an admin, please copy and paste it into your userspace to continue modifying it. We can set up a message at the old javascript page telling users to change their links. If you need help, please contact me or User:Eagle_101. Thanks, --uǝʌǝsʎʇɹnoɟʇs02:12, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That's intentional. While moving around tons of text might not seem "minor", it becomes crucial when archiving User talk: pages - minor edits by flagged bots do not trigger the "new messages" bar - I think that's quite an asset. Миша1307:31, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Issue with creation of archive links on the Talk page
The MiszaBot II bot is currently moving threads to archive pages, but it is failing to create a link to the archive page on the main Talk page. Either that, or it does not create the link until the archive page is full. This is an example of what I mean. If this is the intended behaviour, may I suggest that you reconsider it, as it renders recently archived threads hidden until their archive page is full. This causes big problems when a user is searching through the archives trying to follow the progression of related threads. It would be better if the bot create a links to an archive page when it first creates it, instead of when it is deemed to be full. —gorgan_almighty11:47, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There's some dose of misunderstanding here. My bot does not maintain archive indices at all. Werdnabot (now shadowbot3) did as well as Cluebot does. Миша1316:48, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There's nothing to "combine" - my bot is written in python and the other ones in perl (as far as I know), so I have no code to borrow directly. And designing the algorithm from scratch has proven the task to be conceptually difficult (for me at least) - I don't exactly have enough free time to play with that. Миша1311:21, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Question about switching from Werdnabot
Every since Wernabot disappeared, Miszabot III has been archiving my pages. I wanted to change the template on my talk page to reflect this. So I copied the Miszabot instructions. Will Miszabot III continue to archive my pages now that I have changed the template? Thanks! --Mattisse15:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thank goodness! I hope it continues to do so now that I have fiddled with the template today (or whatever you call it). Someone complained that my talk page said Wernabot but the watchlist said Misabot III. Thanks! --Mattisse16:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Museum Rudana logo
Is it OK to reupload the logo of Museum Rudana ? In wikipedia Indonesia, I use a LOGO lience, but in this english page, I couldn't, so it's confusing
What image in particular is it? (I'm deleting hundreds of 'em every day.)
If it was deleted, it must've been tagged with a non-free license - if it was made from scratch then why wasn't it tagged with a free one? (The question if it is at all allowed is another one - but then, IANAL.)
Could you undelete Image:Nobel in Literature.jpg please? I'd like to put it back into the Nobel Prize in Literature article, from where it got temporarily deleted by an IMO rogue user. Depending on the provenance of the image (which I can't see, it having been deleted), there's also a strong possibility it may actually be copyright-expired in the USA. Jheald01:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In progress - please note that however I have stated "within a day", I am not bound by an SLA for this. ;-) In fact, I should probably make the code public so that people run their spambots as they please... Миша1322:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please assist me in getting the dyad subcategory viewable. It is important information that will help people become more aware of their inner normally hidden states. This information describes a communication technology that has been used by over 100,000 people around the world. It is valuable information to people who normally do sitting meditation, but now want something faster. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wrsavoie (talk • contribs) 19:36, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hello
I am fairly new to wikipedia and would like to use your status switcher. I understand where to put the .js files, but am not sure where to put the HTML code given as an example. If you could help me thank you. Sorry if I am asking this in the wrong place.
Hello, Misza13
I come here to ask about your recent achieving AN/Incident. I filed a report regarding User:Sennen goroshi's abusive behaviors and racial slurs. That case is still not done yet, and I've not got any notice from any admins. Why did you move the report [3] to Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive317. It is not fair and unreasonable. Were there any decision reached without any notice to me, or removed by accident? Please give me a reason and if there is no plausible explanation, restore it to the incident page. Thanks. --Appletrees13:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed that you deleted Image:Stockholm_School_of_Economics_seal.png on 02:45, 17 October 2007 since the image wasn't being used. A vandal removed the image from the relevant article, Stockholm School of Economics, on 7 October 2007 [4]. I just noticed that edit and was planning to restore the correct image but it had already been deleted. Could you undelete the image so that it can be put back into the article? –panda15:54, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]