User talk:TeraS: Difference between revisions

Hello and a belated [[Welcome]] to [[WikiIndex]].  Best, [[MarkDilley]]

[[User:TeraS|TeraS]]

I've actually seen ''Incubus'' (which is much easier to obtain now thanks to Netflix). Even though it's Shatner, his cadence isn't nearly as annoying in Esperanto as it is in English. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 19:50, 18 May 2009 (EDT)

== Your thoughts on upgrade and logo ==

Hi - can you check out, contribute if you want - [[WikiIndex:Admin_Notes#October_2010_Upgrade_Thoughts]] - best, [[MarkDilley]]

== Blocking Spammers ==

No worries!  We fight side by side against spammers :-)  [[Raymond King]] | <small>[[User talk:Rathbone|talk]]</small>

== Upgrade and logo stuff - open to all ==

Please check out [[WikiIndex:NewLogoDecision]] and [[WikiIndex:Spring 2011 Upgrade Path]], Best, [[MarkDilley]]

== grrrr ==

== Thanks! ==

Thanks for cleaning up my talk page. I wonder what that was all about. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 13:14, 18 August 2011 (PDT)

::Welcome! [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 16:19, 18 August 2011 (PDT)

== appreciate the spam fighting ==

will try to get captcha enabled soon.  Best, [[MarkDilley]]

== Falls over after another Spam Attack ==

I think I need a splint on my fingers after that! [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 09:53, 18 October 2011 (PDT)

== talk:Collaborative ==

Hope you will post an opinion to [[Category talk:Collaborative]]. --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 12:19, 11 December 2011 (PST)

== Looks like math captcha is failing for account creation ==

is that your assessment?

::Well, the amount of spammers I think has been reduced a lot since that was added. Account creation I think is less of a problem than anon IP editing of pages to add spam, but that's just my opinion. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 12:15, 29 December 2011 (PST)

== a pointer for you to delete and block ==

Hi, I see you have been deleting some of [[User:ScottSchaefer]] and [[Scott Schaefer]] and his [[Special:Contributions/ScottSchaefer|contributions]].  I raised concern on another Admins (DavidCary) talk page [[User talk:DavidCary#LexingtonWiki Feedback|here]] - maybe you'd like to add your $0.02/€0.02/£0.02 worth!  Best regards  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 15:29, 30 December 2011 (PST)

:Hi HH... Personally I couldn't see a reason for any of the pages to exist here and after poking at some of the links I saw nothing that made me want to keep any of it... [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 15:49, 30 December 2011 (PST)

==Question==

Why did you remove my question at [[WikiIndex talk:How do categories work]]? [[Special:Contributions/76.100.115.189|76.100.115.189]] 07:15, 3 January 2012 (PST)

::Sorry, that was my fault and I put it back in. You posted it in the middle of a spam attack and I didn't act properly in that case. My apologies... [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 07:29, 3 January 2012 (PST)

== deletions ==

Hello Tera, I can't tell for sure, but it looks like [[User:Hoof Hearted]] added delete templates to some things that were used on pages, which then got deleted, but shouldn't have.  I will try to spend a little time trying to figure out a few of them.  I may be wrong, it has happened before :-)  Best, [[MarkDilley]]

:: Hi Mark... I had a good look at the ones for deletion and removed the ones that made sense to me, several I removed the delete tag on as they didn't seem to be needed to be removed. As for the Templates listed on the delete list, I didn't touch any of those because I am skittish about messing with the back end stuff in a wiki... I have all kinds of issues making Templates work for me and I just don't want to mess anything up. If there is anything incorrect, I apologize for that. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 05:35, 6 January 2012 (PST)

== Contact problem ==

Hi Tera, you left me a message [[User talk:Hoof Hearted#Need to ask a question off wiki|here]].  I havn't ignored you, I've been trying to update my profile in my user preferences for a few days, but it just wont update anything (nor send me an 'e-mail confirmation').  I'd rather not post my actual e-mail address on a public wiki (yes, it can be deleted, but unless it was a SysOp, it would always be available in its edit history).  So, being as you are an admin, do you wish to post your e-mail address on here (and roll-back later) for me to contact you?  Or do you have a visible e-mail say on your own wiki where I can reach you?  Kindest regards, --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 09:09, 8 January 2012 (PST)

::Wasn't worried HH as you were, and are, doing a lot of things here... If you look at the front page of SuccuWiki, there is an address there you can contact me at... Thanks so much! [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] 09:50, 8 January 2012 (PST)

== Your odd greeting to a new comer. ==

A little while ago I posted a wiki project we are working on, unique with some custom modules built on drupal.  We revamped some functionality recently so I thought I would come back to wikiindex and make some more detailed notes about what the wiki is about.  Incredibly it seems you deleted it, surprisingly after I took extra time and effort explain the project and re enforce that it was a legitimate and active project.

== Many thanks ==

Dear TeraS, many thanks for cleaning up the spam/vandalism on my talk page, and for removing spam in general on WikiIndex.  

I should really make time to help out a little more myself. Anyway, keep up the good work! All the best, --[[User:Spud Gun | <b><FONT COLOR="#8B3A3A">Carl McBride</FONT></b>]] ([[User_talk:Spud_Gun |talk]]) 07:42, 26 April 2012 (PDT)

== Thanks... ==

...for [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Special:Contributions/TeraS&offset=&limit=131&target=TeraS all the extra work] Best regards --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 05:35, 30 September 2012 (PDT)

== Busy with the spammers again! ==

Hi Tera, looks like you were very busy with a spammer earlier ([[User:ABIDEEN1]] and [[User:ABIDEEN0]]) - great work on keeping on top of that lot, it looks like we were being bombarded for hours!  May I ask a question though?  On your related [[Special:Log/protect|protections]], I noticed you locked them all from editing apart from sysops, for an indefinite period . . . was that just in haste/frustration, or was there another reason?  I think Mark prefers 'open editing' where possible, so maybe sysop edit protect for say 24hrs would give appropriate protection to allow blocking of offenders?

== Hello, milady Tera! ==

I'm an administrator here now!

== Need a new pitchfork? ==

Hi TeraS - just noticed how busy you've just been with those horrendous spambot signups and blocking them all.  I just texted Mark Dilley to give him heads up and ask him to lock the site to new account sign-ups - he should hopefully sort this out ASAP.  I'm off to bed now - its nearly midnight here in Blighty - so you'll have to hold the fort.  Will try and chat again in the morning to see if we can all work out a way forward ....

== [[User:Emufarmers]] ==

Could you tell me what's in [[User:Emufarmers]]? --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small>  07:33, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

:Does this help?<br>{{User|Emufarmers}}<br>-- [[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • _{[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]]} • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 03:23, 5 May 2013 (PDT)

== more power ==

I tweaked your rights - you are now a Bureaucrat. I've been pushing for awhile now to make you a crat - & Mark made me (and a few others) crats recently,  & thought it was the right thing to do to get you onboard as a crat.  I hope you don't mind ;)

== Hello milady Tera. A few updates and a small request ==

First off, just wanted to tell my queen that I'm sorry I haven't been in touch as much as I probably should have, please forgive your loyal incubi servant for his thoughtlessness.

== Administrator request ==

Can I be a sysop? I can help fighting against spam and importing the gadgets. Thanks. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 07:51, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

== Tip for mass account spammers ==

I found an easy way to stop spammers who spam tons of accounts. Use Check User on any spam account flooded account, find out which ones were created by the same IP address, then block that IP address (anywhere from 1-4 years should be good). They may still create new accounts, but they will instantly be blocked after creation from doing anything. [[User:Arcane|Arcane]] ([[User talk:Arcane|talk]]) 02:31, 27 September 2013 (UTC)Arcane

:I wonder if 4 years are too long... (Why can't spammers change an IP, and the former one is left to a non-spammer, or it is a public IP?) --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small> 07:59, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

== Messed up articles ==

Hi Tera, I've been discussing with Mark about the recent problems - [[User talk:MarkDilley#Back-end changes ???? - confusion in the mad house|here]].  Hope this throws some light on your concerns, hugs --  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • _{[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]]} • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 15:36, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

== Unbundling of Wiki Status, Edit mode, Membership mode*, View mode* & Connect mode* ==

Please check this out:

[[WikiIndex_talk:Community_portal#Table_of_what_could_be]] and give us Your input  --[[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 18:40, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

== Should we have alternative infoboxes besides Template:Wiki? ==

Discussion [[WikiIndex_talk:Community_portal#Alternative_Infoboxes|here]]. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 19:39, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

::Responded to MZ. Against the idea. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] ([[User talk:TeraS|talk]]) 19:46, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

== [[Interwiki]] ==

I can not use the [[Interwiki]] linking. I think our side of the table might be old or whatever. It works from en:wikipedia to us, but not from us to MetaWikiPedia: See my RedLink in the [[Interwiki#Interwiki_list]]. Can You fix that?

== [[WikiIndex:Teamwork Info]] ==

This is a proposal for a new wiki community related feature.

== Request for [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] concerns  ==

I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to the upcoming [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and solicit your help in making the transition a positive rather than negative experience.  Please take a moment to visit [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and curate the list of concerns.  Thanks! -- [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 22:38, 14 November 2014 (UTC) (call forwarded by [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 23:22, 14 November 2014 (UTC))

::I have no concerns as any questions I had were answered on that page. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] ([[User talk:TeraS|talk]]) 23:31, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

== Weigh in on [[WikiIndex:ServerName#Poll]]? ==

I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to a potential [[WikiIndex:ServerName|decision to change the domain of this wiki]].  I hope you'll weigh in with your opinion.  Thanks! [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 20:08, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

::Answered, prefer to remain where we are, but obtaining other TLDs to direct here might be an option. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] ([[User talk:TeraS|talk]])

== WikiIndex:Spam Reports ==

[[WikiIndex_talk:Community_portal#WikiIndex:Spam_Reports]]

::Noted and following as I am able to. Sorry for being absent for so long, a family crisis has taken me away from a lot of things. [[User:TeraS|TeraS]] ([[User talk:TeraS|talk]]) 13:22, 4 March 2016 (PST)