User talk:Lee Vilenski

Question

Hi Lee. So we have a new article created here Smokey Bones which seems to be brought over via Smokey Bones from ENWP. I noticed when searching that Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill comes up as a redirect to Darden Restaurants. What should I do with our version of of Smokey Bones (as both Smokey Bones and Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill) are the same company belonging to the same corporation? Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 01:48, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

It seems like Darden Restaurants owns Smokey Bones. That redirect on En should probably target Smokey Bones, but that's an aside. We don't need to do anything here, as far as I can tell? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:16, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Works for me. That was what I was questioning as to the way ENWP was using it vs. how we have it. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 15:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't take anything on enwiki as gospel. It's handy to know how it's handled, but it's probably something that's never been discussed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:35, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

I’m not, we just follow what ENWP has. Sometimes things don’t add up and that’s when I ask questions. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 16:37, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

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Is there a reason you thanked me for that edit? No shade but I'm curious as I changed only a number. SurferSquall (talk) 21:53, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Nope, fat fingers I'm afraid. I appologise. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 21:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

No, its okay! I was just wondering, as I don't often get thanks for userspace edits ha SurferSquall (talk) 23:05, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Thought

Have you thought about applying to be an admin here? You know a lot about this wiki, you are an admin on en wiki, you are regularly around and we can definitely use more admins. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 23:29, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

A script

Do you know of any script that would push out templates to pages created that do not have them? Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:08, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Could you be a bit more specific as to what you mean? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:08, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Ok so I pulled in a template that has about 70 blue links on it and 15 red links. Instead of me manually going to each article and applying the template, I want to find a way it can be done a lot quicker. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

That would be a bot, or could be done pretty easily with AWB. Although my understanding is that we only give out AWB out without a task to do. I don't know of a user script that would do this. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:12, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Indeed, it would be unwise to have an automated process that effected that many pages that wasn't BRFAd. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:12, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

For I think you mean if we have a task to due. I can get access to AWB. I am working on a bot too that will do some cleanup. To put the template on the article, it wouldn't need approval as it is linking them. They are basically navigation boxes for the wars in Gaza, Israel, etc. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

For I think you mean if we have a task to due - I have no idea what this means.

No, any automated system that would potentially hit lots of pages (which is bot-like behaviour) would need approval to run. We have some semi-automatic tools (like AWB) which we allow use to hit pages quickly because they are supervised. A user script that ran without supervision on close to 100 pages would need approval IMO. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

I was talking about AWB. You already stated you didn't know of a script. For what I meant, you wrote Although my understanding is that we only give out AWB out without a task to do. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 19:28, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

User page

Earlier I saw you request your page deleted so you can claim your global page. I have my global account and I have seen user pages mirrored to the other wikis. How is that done? Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 06:43, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

If you have a meta user page, if you have no local one it is automatically transcluded. I was going to retain my Enwiki user page, but use a global elsewhere. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:02, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh. So I can basically copy my page here and put it on meta and let it run through? That sounds easy. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 07:03, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, bare in mind all the links would have to point to simple wiki as it'd no longer be on this wiki Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:07, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks for that info. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 07:09, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Template on ENWP

Hi Lee. Can you take a look at en:Template:Israel–Hamas war and correct it. Looks like there was a lot of vandalism done by a blocked user and the formatting is all off. It may be better with template editor permission rather than extended protection. When it’s fixed can you let me know, or if you want, copy it over to here please? Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I know absolutely zero about the Israel-Hamas war, and wouldn't want to do any proxy editing. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I can’t post on enwp. Perhaps you can ask someone to take a look at it. It’s badly formatted. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 08:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Your comment on CU

Your comment is out of hand and attached to a CU request that was handled by the CUs and is almost 2 weeks old. It was not needed and as a reminder, you are not an admin here and the way you speak to me (and others), especially in that comment, makes it appear as you are one. Please stop. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 22:42, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

As soon ago as 6 days ago, you were still putting in IP addresses in CU reports, despite being told lots of times they can't do an IP and user account. Since 24 March you've put in three reports including IPs, and four times you've put in reports on a single user. The idea of CU is to use the tools to check two (or more) accounts and confirm if they are operated by the same user.

For obvious reasons, you can't check one user against itself, and no check user or Steward will confirm an IP by checking it against an account. It's imperitive we use the correct noticeboards as it reduces strain on the admin workload. I am not an admin, and have never pretended to be one, but pointing users to the correct locations is one thing I can help out with. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:57, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Please read the top part of WP:RFCU. It explicitly states "On this page, users can request some users or IPs to be checked." I have asked a checkuser about this, as the comments, like the one you just made and a comment they made, directly contradict this. The single accounts are already known to who they are. In the comments, it is put in there. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 23:00, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, the privacy policy directly states that, unless in really strong situations (I'm certainly no expert, I've rarely seen it) IPs won't get doxxed. Might I suggest that the wording is changed. I'll let you talk to the individual CUs. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:07, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

That is why I started the conversation with them. Perhaps you may not have been aware, which is OK. But still some of the IPs have been indeffed. You do not know me very well, so I encourage you to try to understand me instead of jumping the gun and posting things like that. BTW, you stated 2 only, no more, no less. Actually, we can do more than two and sometimes just one, as I stated, because we have certain socks our CU team is aware of and have memorized. Sometimes they go to VIP board. However, I also understand where you are coming from. I will do my best to follow. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 23:12, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I'm sure it does get done that way, but it's not a great idea for it to be. Sockpuppetry should really be explicit, but I can see why it might be quicker to report that way. If we both do our best to take things to the correct board, it'll give our admins the best possible chance to make the best decisions. Have a great night. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:18, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

You too and BTW, YGM. Thanks, and be well! - PDL^{Talk to me!}_{Please don't eat da 🐑!} 23:19, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I don't get involved with SPI on enwiki, I can't help you with that. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:20, 18 April 2024 (UTC)