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==Request for interpretation of consensus==
[[Forum:Term to describe "regular" Sims|This forum thread]] has been sitting open for several months, and has gone two months without any new additions to it. Due to a conflict of interest I cannot call consensus for this one way or the other, so I would like another administrator or 'crat (preferably neutral) to determine whether a consensus has been reached and to state the outcome of the thread or, if consensus is not reached, to determine a proper course of action. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 07:27, June 21, 2014 (UTC){{Closed|nlr|Thread has been moved to a vote, so interpretation of consensus is no longer required. '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 17:54, June 30, 2014 (UTC)}}
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::I would say a similar thing. Icemandeaf is still learning about banning and not used to it yet. Take your time when you're in doubt. Anyway, for future ILoveSims5 reference, check my [[User:Nikel23/Sandbox2#ILoveSims5|sandbox]] since her socks are pretty obvious. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 03:21, August 30, 2014 (UTC)
{{Closed|res|User has been blocked.}}
 
== [[User:Commentadder|Commentadder]] ==
 
This user has already been issued a warning and received a block. I have given them a warning because they added a blocked template to another [[User:Rodrigo X|user]]'s userpage, when not an admin. They also added a blocked template and a featured editor template to their userpage, but I removed them.
 
I have given them another warning and yet they continue to vandalize. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:41, September 7, 2014 (UTC)
{{Closed|res|User has been blocked by LostInRiverview. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]])}}
 
== Fixing red link in a comment on my fanon page ==
I know it's no big deal, but could an admin please fix this red link in a comment on my [[Fanon:Loki Beaker (C.Syde)|fanon page]]?
 
I moved my fanon page since the comment was written, so can the link please be changed from "Fanon:Daniel Pleasant" to "Fanon:Daniel Pleasant (C.Syde)"? I'd appreciate it! -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 07:30, September 7, 2014 (UTC)
{{Closed|res|Link fixed! ~ [[User:Waikikamukow|<font color="6a2286">Waikikamukow</font>]] <small>([[User talk:Waikikamukow|<font color="00b0f4">Anyone wanna chat?</font>]])</small> 07:50, September 7, 2014 (UTC)}}
 
==Deleting a fanon==
Someone can delete [[Fanon:Horus Mandrake|Horus Mandrake]] i don't play sims 3 anymore[[User:Solonor1987|Solonor1987]]<small>—Preceding undated comment added on 02:15, September 10, 2014 (UTC). Please remember to sign and date your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></small>
{{Closed|resolved|'''Deleted'''. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 11:09, September 10, 2014 (UTC)}}
 
==Tyson Davidson and File:Tyson Davidson.jpg|Tyson Davidson.jpg==
 
Can the left over re-direct from page move "Tyson Davidson" please be deleted? And can the image "Tyson Davidson.jpg" please be moved to "Tyson Davison.jpg"? I'd appreciate it, thanks! -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 07:44, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
:Done -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 08:19, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
{{Closed|res|Mission accomplished}}
 
== [[:Special:Contributions/Sims2fan1998|Sims2fan1998]] ==
{{Closed|nlr}}
I'm sure this user means well, but I would recommend that another user would check in-game to check whether the information he contributed is correct. Me, Nikel23 and probably a couple of other editors have undone many of his edits, but he keeps adding them back. I will be able to confirm whether or not his contributions are correct, however I probably won't be able to check until next week. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 02:34, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
 
:I have [[User_talk:Sims2fan1998#Caution:_Edit_warring|left a note]] on their talk page regarding the edit warring. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 02:38, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
 
::I just want to add that I didn't exactly mean to contribute edit warring on social class townies. C.Syde started undoing the edits, but he missed some, so I followed. To resolve this issue, I suggest that we should start discussing with him because at the moment we do not know which statement is correct. Sims2fan1998 could be persistent if we continue edit warring without clear explanation, hence my advice to discuss. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 12:01, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::I agree to that. Personally I think someone should check inside the game just to see if Simfan1998's statement is correct. The main reason I undid them is because there was no clear evidence that the information was correct.
 
:::I could check inside the game myself, but I'll probably have to wait for a few more days first. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 03:38, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::This user has not responded to (or acknowledged that they have received) my edit warring notice and has just made another revert [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Christy_Toyonaga?curid=36219&diff=629687&oldid=628470]. I have left another message on their talk page. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 21:10, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::This user also did this revert earlier today [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Talin_Deppiesse?diff=629651&oldid=628682]. I haven't done anything because I am not sure what to do. It seems that this user either doesn't know how to use a talk page or is choosing to ignore them. It seems that any attempt to resolve without edit warring hasn't been successful. I am almost to the point of thinking that blocking might be the only thing that will get this user's attention. (Hopefully!) -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 21:29, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::::The user has already been blocked in the past for sockpuppetry - [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Log/block?page=User%3ASims2fan1998]. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 21:34, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::::That why I said hopefully. It could just be that this user just doesn't realize the disruption that is being caused, or it could be that it is intentional. -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 21:39, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::::::If nothing else has gotten the user's attention, I'm sure a block will. That is if they continue to "edit war". -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:56, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
{{od|::::::::}} It takes two users to start an edit way. Fyi. I also don't see why you are reverting his edits. A simple check with SimPE shows that they are good faith. [[User:Auror Andrachome|Ѧüя◎ґ]] ([[User talk:Auror Andrachome|talk]]) 07:37, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
:In this case, it doesn't require [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]] to check whether most of his edits are correct, it requires [[The Sims 2|the game]] and [[The Sims 2: Apartment Life|Apartment Life]]. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 08:30, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
:BTW Auror, didn't you mean "Edit war"? :p --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 11:13, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
::And "that's why" Icemandeaf? :P -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 11:15, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::Because this user has already been blocked for sockpuppetry. I don't see anything that says that the block got the user's attention. One could argue that the user hasn't make a sockpuppet again, but it could have just been a onetime thing as well. -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 16:10, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::Uh, actually my point was that you said "That why" instead of "That's why" :P -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 21:57, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::Touché. One of the few times that my ASL slips into my English. I must have been very tired or in a hurry when I wrote that. Ha!. -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 22:01, September 24, 2014 (UTC)
 
{{od|:::::}}Well, okay. I really hope we can resolve this matter in a much less complicated manner. I have some things to say.
#Sims2fan1998 is known to have engaged in an edit warring with me previously. He might not be accustomed to the wiki yet, which might explain his behavior of edit warring to prove his point.
#He was warned not to engage in further edit warring, but I believe a better way to resolve this is to tell him to start a discussion regarding the matter, like what LiR did when he had an edit war with me. He hardly responds his messages, but with the second option, it can show whether he ignores resolutions (not warning) and remains persistent.
#What actually started this edit warring? From what I understand, C.Syde began undoing his edits because he was uncertain of the validity of the statements. That's not a good reason to undo someone's revision. If you are uncertain, you need to check it, discuss about it, or find the proof, but not undo it completely. Bookmark it if necessary should you need to check it later.
#I actually checked in game, and he didn't make false statement. These social class townies do work in Culinary if you just summon them or check them with SimPE, but their careers will be randomized when they become a neighbor or roommate.
 
This is my input, and I'm trying to say Sims2fan1998 didn't give incorrect information. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 13:12, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
:[[TSW:AGF|Assume good faith]] as always, but with regards to what Nikel said about bookmarking, you can use [[Special:Following]] or [[Special:Watchlist]] too. If you add a page to your watchlist, the watchlist will automatically list any recent edits made to that page. It's a widely used feature on Wikipedia, but Wikia really messed it up with Special:Following. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 19:22, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
::Okay, well I wasn't sure if it was a false statement. I just wanted a trustworthy editor to check to see if they could confirm whether the statement was true. I'm not saying that I didn't exactly believe Sims2fan1998, and I was assuming good faith. I just needed evidence that he was right all along. So problem solved, I guess. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 22:28, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::Fine until someone makes a third revert. Is that still a concern? --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 22:40, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::@C.Syde65: I feel like you're not understanding the concept of Assume Good Faith. Part of the principle of AGF is that you assume that facts given by a user acting in good faith are correct unless there is a sufficient reason to believe otherwise. The issue in this case has been that Sims2fan hasn't given a proper source for their information, so it's difficult if not impossible in some cases to prove that a given fact they state is indeed true. But this wiki has always been very ''laissez-faire'' about enforcing source citation (except as it apples to the [[TSW:UGP|UGP]]), so an action taken against a user posting information without a source can have the appearance of not assuming good faith. When you say something like you "wanted a trustworthy editor to check," it indicates that another editor is not trustworthy, which itself runs contrary to the principle of AGF. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 22:42, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::Oh, okay. I understand the primary concept of Assume Good Faith, but I might have failed to assume it this time. I just didn't want to take the risk of walking away and leaving unsourced information that was possibly incorrect on a page. Also the fact that the user responded through edit warring was just not a good look. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 22:50, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::::''Ignorantia juris non excusat'' (Latin for: "ignorance of the law does not excuse") is a sure-fire [[The Sims Wiki:Please don't bite the Newbies|newbie-biter]]. Newbie-biting is a failure to assume good faith. A notification on their talk page usually draws their attention to the fact that edit warring is not permissible, rather than a block out of the blue. Warn first, then sanctions follow. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 22:56, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::::I understand what you're saying C.syde, and to an extent I agree, at least as far as it concerns leaving incorrect information up on the wiki. Some of the fault in this situation might rest in the fact that we don't more stringently require sources on material added to the wiki. But, since the source is the game itself, it's difficult to provide a good citation. This might be a matter worthy of additional discussion elsewhere. In any case, however, there is a difference between questioning the validity of a statement and questioning the validity because of the person who made the statement. - '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 22:59, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
::::::::@K6ka, the problem is, we did leave them a warning about it. I would say, in this case, that this user isn't acting in bad faith but just isn't comfortable yet with our policies or how we conduct ourselves. Additionally, reverting his/her edits seems to make him/her defensive, as if they're being attacked. That's just my read the of the situation, I might be completely wrong about it. The question is how lenient we're willing to be for a new user, and how we make sure a new user becomes familiar with our rules. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 23:02, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::::::Well, now that another user has confirmed that was he's saying is true, I can safely believe the information Sims2fan1998 provided. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 23:06, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[:File:Donte Shaw.png]] ==
{{Closed|nlr}}
Could someone please delete the [http://images.wikia.com/sims/images/archive/f/f1/20140805062304%21Donte_Shaw.png first picture] shown in the file history of this picture, and keep the [http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140805062304/sims/images/f/f1/Donte_Shaw.png current version]? The current one is the picture shown in the game files, and matches the images of most the other [[Bluewater Village]] [[townies]]. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 06:38, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
:Why? If the file is updated, why delete the file's history? -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 06:49, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
::Not sure, except that the first picture shows up on his page, even though it's actually meant to be the second one. I guess some servers haven't caught up. If the current picture can be shown, I guess the first one won't need to be removed. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 07:04, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
:::It looks proper in my browser. Perhaps you need to clear your browser's cache so the image will be refreshed. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 11:12, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::I've had this issue on other wikis, and deleting the old version does not help. The image is cached on other servers, and [[Help:Purge|purging]] doesn't always work. You need to wait for the cache to be cleared, which usually takes about 24 hours. Sometimes though, if you're using Chrome.... well, Chrome is terrible when it comes to the cache. There are lots of bits in the cache that you can't clear and Chrome won't ''let'' you clear, so sometimes images appear to show the old version indefinitely even when everyone else sees the new version. I discovered this while developing [[Game guide:How to delete a Sim correctly]] in my user sandbox, and Chrome kept showing me this outdated image. I deleted the old version but it kept showing up in my browser for weeks. Then I tried loading the page on Firefox on the same computer. Bam! New version. Tried again in Chrome. Old version. Kinda annoying. A lot of complaints regarding Chrome's bad caching system were sent to Google, but the Chrome Development Team never fixed it. --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 12:22, September 22, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::I've just gone back and checked, and apparently it has been refreshed. It took much longer to refresh than normal, but it has been refreshed, so problem solved. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 03:38, September 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[User:MontyandCappfamilles|MontyandCappfamilles]] and [[User:TheSmustleDance|TheSmustleDance]] ==
{{closed|closed|Moved to Admin Portal talk page}}
Just so you know, I happened to run into a fanon [[Fanon:Celeste Capp|Celeste Capp]] written by [[User:MontyandCappfamilles|MontyandCappfamilles]]. The subject of the fanon seems to have a connection to "Fanon:Christina Capp" which belonged to an indefinetely blocked user [[User:TheSmustleDance|TheSmustleDance]].
 
The reason I suspect this is largely due to the fact that the fanon [[Sim]] "Celeste Capp" is the sister of "Christina Capp". It says so in the article.
 
-- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 10:41, September 25, 2014 (UTC)
 
:Looking at the deleted revisions, "Christina Capp" does not mention "Celeste Capp" at all. They are both female teen Sims living in Veronaville. They have the same parents and same hair, eye, and skin color. They are both fit. The "Christina Capp" fanon has no text written; "Celeste Capp" does. Looking at their userpage, they seem to have omitted a lot of their giveaway userboxes, but they kept the "owns Sims games" ones. [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/User:TheSmustleDance?oldid=627975] --'''[[:User:K6ka|k6ka]]''' ([[:User talk:K6ka|talk]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/K6ka|contribs]]) 10:52, September 25, 2014 (UTC)
 
::Okay. Well I wasn't able to view the "Christina Capp" fanon because it was already deleted. If the "Celeste Capp" fanon did not mention "Christina Capp", I would not have suspected that these users might be the same.
 
::I still suspect that these users "might" be the same person, though one would have to do a check user to be certain. :|
 
::P.S. What I meant to say was that it said so in the article "Celeste Capp". -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 11:01, September 25, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::My suspicions have increased. This user has left two messages on my [[Fanon:Ella Capulet|Ella Capulet]] fanon page, implying that they could take a liking to this fanon [[Sim]] of mine.
 
:::[[User:TheSmustleDance|TheSmustleDance]] declared themselves to be a fan of "Ella Capulet" on their userpage before they were blocked. And both users share an interest in [[Pleasantview]] and [[Veronaville]]. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 00:29, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
''Transferring discussion to Admin Portal talk page'' - '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 00:50, September 26, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Deleting a comment from my fanon page ==
{{Closed|nlr}}
There's this [[User:MontyandCappfamilles|user]] who posted two comments on my [[Fanon:Ella Capulet|fanon page]]. Both messages are almost the same, the latter of which was clearly intended to be a rewrite of the former. Given that the first comment is now redundant, could you please [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Fanon_talk:Ella_Capulet/@comment-MontyandCappfamilles-20140926231818 delete it] for me? -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 04:34, September 27, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[User:MontyandCappfamilles|MontyandCappfamilles]] and [[User:TheSmustleDance|TheSmustleDance]] Again ==
{{Closed|resolved|User has been '''blocked'''. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:34, September 27, 2014 (UTC)}}
 
According to this link that MACF posted on her [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:MontyandCappfamilles?oldid=630419 talk page], she has a cousin under the name BeccaBonbonLover. Now according to [https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4994516/ this link] that [[User:Nikel23|Nikel23]] posted in his [[User:Nikel23/Sandbox2|sandbox]], this [[User:ILoveSims5|user]] also has a connection to BeccaBonbonLover. So I'm 99.9 per cent sure that MACF and TSD are the same user.
 
Feel free to close this thread, as I am sure it contains very sensitive stuff.
 
P.S. I added that link back on her talk page for exposure's sake. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:28, September 27, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[User talk:208.157.161.11|208.157.161.11]] ==
{{Closed|res}}
This user has been warned to improve their behaviour, continues to make bad faith edits / edit war on this [[Same-sex relationship|page]], and does not make positive contributions. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:57, September 30, 2014 (UTC)
:Blocked. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 06:05, September 30, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Fanon Battles ==
{{Closed|res}}
It really would be nice if an admin or two could weigh in on this question I asked on [[The Sims Wiki talk:Fanon Battles|this page]]. This question was asked nearly two months ago, but no one has noticed and / or responded to it. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 00:59, October 1, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[User:AsherÉire|AsherÉire]] - Globally blocked ==
{{Closed|res}}
I just wanted to alert the admins that I noticed that Asher's account has been globally disabled by wiki. A month ago, [[User:CookieMonster888|CookieMonster]]'s account was also globally disabled by wiki.
 
All the contents of Cookie's user page were deleted and replaced with the retired template. I was wondering whether it would be okay to do the same with Asher's.
 
I was wondering if it was really necessary to keep Asher's name highlighted in green? I mean she's no longer active, and that's what happened with [[User:A morris|A morris]]' username when she retired.
 
-- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:53, October 1, 2014 (UTC)
:I have no idea why her account was blocked, so I just went ahead and cleaned up her user page and talk page. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 06:42, October 1, 2014 (UTC)
 
::Her account has been disabled, not blocked. There's a difference -- you can voluntarily have your account disabled, but you can re-enable it during a 30-day period. After that 30-day period, your account is permanently closed. Also, it should be "''disabled by Wikia''", [[wikipedia:WP:NOTWIKI|not "Wiki"]]. Wiki is not a proper noun. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 10:31, October 1, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::Okay, well either way, she's just had her rights removed, and I guess if she ever does return, she'll either have to reapply or have her rights reinstated.
 
::::According to the other website she contributed to, it's possible that she may have wanted to have her account disabled. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 11:10, October 1, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Requesting sysop flag for [[User:K6kaBOT|K6kaBOT]] ==
{{Closed|res}}
Some time ago, LiR (or someone on the administrative team, other than me of course) suggested that I use K6kaBOT to make my AWB-cleanup edits to avoid flooding recent changes. He also told me the bot was entitled to having the sysop flag, because I was an admin myself. I declined, but the biggest reason for declining was my lack of experience with bots at the time. Sure, I knew about bot emergencies and what to do and what the bot flag did, but I didn't really know how to operate one myself. Now that K6kaBOT has scanned almost every article on the wiki (and every fanon), making almost 4,000 edits in just three months, and fixing thousands of typos and syntax errors, I feel that I now have sufficient experience to operate a bot... that at least doesn't malfunction and blank every single page. I would now like to request that [[User:K6kaBOT|K6kaBOT]] be given the [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|administrator]] flag by a bureaucrat.
 
Any <sup>relevant</sup> response would be appreciated. Thanks. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 11:44, October 2, 2014 (UTC)
 
:<s>'''Declined'''</s> You know what the bot is doing, so here you go. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 17:12, October 3, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Comment on my fanon page ==
{{Closed|nlr|Please file another report if there's a comment that's harmful or defamatory and genuinely needs to be deleted. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 18:14, October 3, 2014 (UTC)}}
I was wondering, if there was really any point in having a [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Fanon_talk:Vidcund_Curious_(C.Syde)/@comment-MathLover-20141003011550?oldid=632123 comment like this] on my fanon page? According to the internet, when you translate the comment, it says "How are you?" While readers have the right to leave comments on other people's fanon pages, I feel that perhaps this type of comment is completely unnecessary. I mean it has no value or relation to the fanon page in question.
 
If this comment has no value, or connection to the fanon page it was left on, I'd request that the comment is deleted. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 06:54, October 3, 2014 (UTC)
:The comment may be pointless, but it's also harmless. I don't think it's the job of administrators to censor content more than absolutely necessary. If that user keeps posting irrelevant comments, it might be worth addressing, but an isolated thing like this is really trivial. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 07:00, October 3, 2014 (UTC)
 
::Okay. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 07:09, October 3, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Fixing a link ==
{{closed|res}}
''Moved to [[The Sims Wiki talk:Development Portal#Fixing a link]]'' -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 04:08, October 6, 2014 (UTC)
 
== [[User:ILoveSims5]] socks ==
{{closed|res}}
[[User:MathLover|MathLover]] is the latest sockpuppet of ILoveSims5, and I have lost count on how many socks the user has created. I confirmed this with a CheckUser request sent to Wikia Staff. In addition to confirming the two sockpuppets, I got the following message:
 
{{Quote|Hi K6ka,
 
Thanks for writing to Wikia. Yep, those two users are the same person. I have thrown a roadblock up for this user, and hopefully they'll get the message in short order. If they do not, I have a few more tools at my disposal, so just keep me informed about it.
 
If there are questions, let me know!|Andrew Naslund, Community Manager}}
 
If there are any more socks sighted, go to [[Special:Contact/general]] and ask for this same person. You can link to this discussion thread if needed. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 20:06, October 7, 2014 (UTC)
 
:A list of her socks can be found in [[User:C.Syde65/Sandbox2|mine]] and [[User:Nikel23/Sandbox2|Nikel]]'s sandboxes (though mine is probably more up to date).
 
:But I thought the plan was that we didn't report or block anymore ILS5 sockpuppets, because if we don't let her know we're on to her, than she might stop creating countless socks. I appreciate you reporting her to the community managers (I reported her to wikia staff), but what's to stop her creating another sockpuppet. She thought she'd finally tricked us (well I know for one thing she hadn't tricked me) but now she's probably just going to create more sockpuppets. I get the idea that it's almost like a game to her.
 
:Well, now that she's blocked, can someone please delete all her comments from my fanon pages, since I don't want messages belonging to a blocked ILS5 sockpuppet on my fanon pages. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 20:55, October 7, 2014 (UTC)
 
::{{ec}} As stated in the staff message, Wikia Staff are intervening and they will probably have more luck bringing an end to this sockpuppetry madness. Take [[User:Corymach7|Corymach]], for instance. Despite several blocks, range blocks, and lots of administrator mindpower, more sockpuppets were created to evade the original block until we finally got Wikia Staff to intervene. Only then did the issue get resolved, and that's why there are no Corymach socks to catch today. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 21:01, October 7, 2014 (UTC)
::@C.Syde65: Done. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 21:03, October 7, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::That's great news. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 21:06, October 7, 2014 (UTC)
 
::::I hope to see the day when there are no more ILS5 socks to catch. And soon! -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 02:10, October 8, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::::@Icemandeaf - Tell me about it! ''(sighs)'' -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 02:23, October 8, 2014 (UTC)
 
==[[User:Kaiko Mikkusu]]==
{{closed|res|A discussion was started to resolve edit warring}}
vandalizing [[Boyd Wainwright]] page. [[User:Wiryawan310|Wiryawan310]] ([[User talk:Wiryawan310|talk]]) 14:52, October 31, 2014 (UTC)
:User was warned by K6ka, page has been temporarily protected, and discussion has been started on [[Talk:Boyd Wainwright]]. If tempers seem to be cooling down, we may want to consider reducing the length of, or eliminating altogether, the page protection (currently set at three days). -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 15:10, October 31, 2014 (UTC)
 
==Removing comment from my fanon page==
{{closed|closed|Non-bad faith comments, even if made by blocked users, will not be deleted.}}
This is rather annoying but understandable - could I please have [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Fanon_talk:Mary-Sue_Pleasant_(C.Syde)/@comment-Mucho_gusta-20141027234111?oldid=638122 this] comment removed from my [[Fanon:Mary-Sue Pleasant (C.Syde)|fanon page]], as the commenting user was apparently ineligible for contributing, let alone commenting. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 04:24, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
:No. The comment, even if made by a blocked user, doesn't do any harm. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 04:32, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
::I guess? -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 04:33, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
:::You guess what? -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 04:34, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
::::{{ec}}<small>x3</small>I'm hesitant to remove what is a valid question from the comments when the user was, at the time of writing, fully able to make the comment. I don't like the idea of completely wiping out everything a blocked user has done to make it seem as though they never existed. {{WHsig|04:36, November 4, 2014 (UTC)}}
:::::Exactly this. If the edit/comment doesn't do any harm to the wiki, then there is no harm in keeping it, even if the user that made the edit/comment is blocked. This is also an extension of AGF, in a way; each edit should be judged on its own merits, not judged by the person that made it. A vandal can make a good edit, just as a well-intentioned user can make a bad edit. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 04:41, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
::::::I just managed to avoid two edit conflicts here. I guess - or rather know - that the comment isn't harmful. I have seen admins completely wiping out every contribution a blocked user has done to make it seem as though they never existed, before. But seeing the valid question does have it's good points, and given Wogan's opinion, it doesn't really matter if these comments aren't deleted. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 04:44, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
:::::::Those are special situations, if the edits are particularly harmful. Each situation is different, so making comparisons between incidents isn't a good idea usually.
:::::::''Thread closed'' -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 04:46, November 4, 2014 (UTC)
 
==Main page transition==
{{Closed|resolved|Transition complete. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 15:34, December 8, 2014 (UTC)}}
Please note that I am substituting the templates currently used on the Main Page. This is because I will need to modify the main page templates in order to implement [[Forum:Main page redesign again|the new main page design]], and I do not want to disrupt the main page while this is in progress. This substitution should not affect the featured content templates, since most of them are transcluded into other templates that are ultimately displayed. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 06:24, November 9, 2014 (UTC)
 
== regarding Wiki-navigation ==
{{Closed|resolved|Issue has fixed itself. Wikia needs to test their changes on a separate server before breaking things across Wikia. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 14:06, December 25, 2014 (UTC)}}
''the following is shamelessly copy pasted from [[MediaWiki talk:Wiki-navigation]]:''
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What happened to the navigation? Although all the code is here, the actual navigation's gone all...er...boring. &#8213;'''[[User:WikiBuilder1147|<font color="green">The</font>]] [[Message Wall:WikiBuilder1147|<font color="blue">Tim</font>]] [[User blog:WikiBuilder1147|<font color="lime">Man</font>]]''' <sup>([http://historyfiction.wikia.com/wiki/User:WikiBuilder1147 Infinite Histories] • [http://galactic-crucibles.wikia.com/wiki/User:WikiBuilder1147 Galactic Crucibles] • [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/User:WikiBuilder1147 The Sims Wiki] • [http://hallows-maleficent.wikia.com/wiki/User:WikiBuilder1147 Hallows Maleficent] • '''[[Special:Contributions/WikiBuilder1147|<font color="#006400">Why I'm here in the first place</font>]])'''</sup> 07:43, December 25, 2014 (UTC)
:I honestly don't know but I've got a couple of things to say:
*Since we didn't alter anything its probably fair to say its on wikia's end, not ours
*This part is particularly interesting: I tried to edit it and there was no edit button. The same thing happened when I tried to revert to a previous edit. Perhaps most interesting is this, however: I performed a rollback to the version we had in October, and the header not only is unchanged but its as if the edit didn't even happen, with no record in the logs. I'll make a note of this elsewhere, thanks for posting this. {{WHsig|09:43, December 25, 2014 (UTC)}}
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So it looks like Wikia's messed up something on their end as I can't do it on my test wiki. With luck this will be resolved before you read this (although maybe not because I don't know if Wikia is even open on Christmas) but I thought I'd repost this to a more noticeable venue. Additionally if any other user notices an issue with the interface leave a message here and I or someone else will check it. {{WHsig|09:50, December 25, 2014 (UTC)}}
 
:Oh, I... I did not check the noticeboard before seeing the talk page. Anyway, I asked what happened and it seemed that Wogan said it has fixed itself. He also said it can't be edited, but [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation?diff=648203&oldid=647247 I just checked] that it's editable. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 12:10, December 25, 2014 (UTC)
 
== Coolkid1999 ==
{{Closed|res|[[User:Ilovethesims199|Ilovethesims199]] and [[User:Coolkid1999|Coolkid1999]] both identified and blocked as sockpuppets. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 19:50, December 29, 2014 (UTC)}}
He said a bad word on chat and left a mean message on my talk page calling me a sock puppet so I undid it can you issue him a warning. <small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Ilovethesims199|Ilovethesims199]] ([[User talk:Ilovethesims199|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ilovethesims199|contribs]]) (UTC) - [[Help:Signatures|Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>]]</small>
:Alright. {{WHsig|22:12, December 28, 2014 (UTC)}}
 
== Fixing a misspelt word ==
{{Closed|res|fixed typo {{WHsig|10:13, January 13, 2015 (UTC)}}}}
Can an administrator please fix a misspelt word - privileges - on [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|this page]]. I know it's not much, but a word spelt correctly on an important page is better than a word spelt incorrectly. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 05:09, January 13, 2015 (UTC)
:Good eye. Fixed. {{WHsig|10:13, January 13, 2015 (UTC)}}
 
== [[User:TheSims23|TheSims23]] ==
{{Closed|res|For some unexplainable reason, TheSims23 has been unblocked. Her adminship will not be automatically restored, but she is free to re-request them at any time if she wants them back. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 01:33, January 30, 2015 (UTC)}}
[[User:TheSims23|TheSims23]] is currently globally blocked, for reasons unknown. As we have done with [[User:AsherÉire|AsherÉire]] and other indeffed admins, a bureaucrat should de-sysop the user. They may ask for the mop again should they become unblocked. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 18:11, January 3, 2015 (UTC)
 
:This user has contributed almost nothing since May last year. I know there isn't really room for community consent here, but I support the demotion. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 21:16, January 3, 2015 (UTC)
::I've removed her adminship for the time being. Something else to note of interest is that her account is "globally blocked" while AsherEire's is listed as "globally disabled" with a different template. {{WHsig|23:04, January 3, 2015 (UTC)}}
 
:::Hmm, interesting. Accounts can be disabled on user request or by Wikia's discretion, and can't be re-enabled after 30 days of being disabled, while a global block is involuntary, usually used for Terms of Use violations, and can be lifted if the matter is discussed with Wikia and they happen to agree to it.
 
:::I'm wondering what exactly happened here.... --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 23:12, January 3, 2015 (UTC)
 
::::Apparently if she were free to re-request for her admin rights to be reinstated, then she'd have to have her rollback rights automatically reinstated first. TheSims23 had rollback rights prior to requesting admin-ship, and when her admin rights were revoked, her rollback rights were not reinstated. Thus she would not be eligible for re-requesting admin-ship, unless a bureaucrat gave her back her rollback rights. -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 02:41, January 30, 2015 (UTC)
:::::While this discussion is closed I'll just say that there is nothing that forces admins to keep rollback after retirement and that she wouldn't be eligible for reinstatement due to activity, and nothing says an admin can't be reinstated due to forgoing the right to rollback after retirement. {{WHsig|02:54, January 30, 2015 (UTC)}}
 
==Into The Future issue==
''Discussion moved to [[Forum:Into the Future issue]] --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 15:00, December 23, 2014 (UTC)''.
 
==Community discussions need to be resolved==
{{Closed|res|All threads closed at last! --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 11:56, March 6, 2015 (UTC)}}
We have several open [[Forum:Community discussions|community discussion threads]] that are in need of moderation, prompting or archival. Because I am an active party in most of these discussions, I feel it would not be proper for me to address the issues. Can some other administrators help in resolving these threads?
 
The threads I'm specifically referring to are:
*<s>[[Forum:Wiki theme redesign]]</s>
*<s>[[Forum:Alternate universe]]</s>
*<s>[[Forum:Social media representatives]]</s>
*<s>[[Forum:Organization for TS4 timeline]]</s>
*<s>[[Forum:Amendment to voting policies]]</s>
 
Any administrator who wants to take up the task of addressing these threads should consider first, whether the thread has reached a natural consensus or not. If so, the thread should be closed and the consensus adopted. If not, the admin should consider whether a vote might be in order, and then determine how to best structure that vote. If a consensus isn't reached and a vote would not be appropriate, an administrator should consider closing the thread and marking it as not resolved. Or, if a thread is not resolved but does not seem to have reached an impasse, a simple thread bump might be appropriate (to attempt to jump-start the discussion). -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 19:07, October 20, 2014 (UTC)
:I'll pitch in and close one of these discussions. [[User:Beds|<font color="#6B1D51">'''Beds'''</font>]] <sup>([[User_talk:Beds|<font color="#512d17">'''talk'''</font>]] - [[User_blog:Beds|<font color="#512d17">'''blog'''</font>]])</sup> 19:34, October 20, 2014 (UTC)
 
::Closed another. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 02:27, October 21, 2014 (UTC)
 
:::[[Forum:Wiki theme redesign]] was closed by [[User:LostInRiverview|LiR]]. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 01:09, December 15, 2014 (UTC)
::::[[Forum:Alternate universe]] also closed by LiR. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 01:37, January 30, 2015 (UTC)
:::::[[Forum:Amendment to voting policies]] closed by [[User:Woganhemlock|Woganhemlock]]. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 11:56, March 6, 2015 (UTC)
 
== [[Template:Request]] ==
{{Closed|res|Typo fixed. ~ [[User:Beds|<font color="#8A2BE2">'''Beds'''</font>]] <sup>([[User_talk:Beds|<font color="#66CDAA">'''talk'''</font>]] - [[User_blog:Beds|<font color="#66CDAA">'''blog'''</font>]])</sup> 10:42, March 16, 2015 (UTC)}}
I found a typo on this template - '''paramter''' - (parameter) -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 08:41, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Removing a duplicate comment on a [[Fanon:The Genesis Project/Chapter 9|fanon page]] ==
{{Closed|res|Comment deleted -- [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 19:59, March 16, 2015 (UTC)}}
Whoops, I was on a different computer, and I forgot to make sure I was logged in. Could someone please remove the comment I accidentally posted while logged out? -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 19:50, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Edith Lawson.jpg==
{{closed|resolved}}
This image has been in the gallery of the page [[Edith Lawson]] for a really long time, but earlier today, I found that this is actually an image instead, of another hobby instructor [[Noelle Dennis]].
 
So basically this image now needs to be re-named to "Noelle Dennis in-game" or something similar. Apparently there already is a jpeg image named "Noelle Dennis". -- '''[[User:C.Syde65|<font color="maroon">C.Syde</font>]]''' ([[User talk:C.Syde65|<font color="black">talk</font>]] &#124; [[:Special:Contributions/C.Syde65|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]) 03:36, March 22, 2015 (UTC)
:Renamed to [[:File:Noelle Dennis in game.jpg]] -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 03:52, March 22, 2015 (UTC)
 
==Unfair edits==
{{Closed|closed}}
'''[http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/User:C.Syde65 C.Syde] deleted something i made, it was on the Prudence Crumplebottom page about a fake one in Belladonna Cove, and he deleted what it took me about 30 minutes to make. I warned him and i have decided to come and post here, i think only Administrators and Moderators or special people should only be alowed to edit. Bkajnl, Age 9.''' <small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Bkajnl|Bkajnl]] ([[User talk:Bkajnl|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bkajnl|contribs]]) 09:05, April 20, 2015 (UTC) - [[Help:Signatures|Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>]]</small>
:C.Syde acted in good faith and did nothing wrong in this situation. Additionally, have blocked Bkajnl for four years, for being underage. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 09:36, April 20, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Vandalization ==
{{closed|res|Issues resolved - vandal blocked. --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 01:07, May 5, 2015 (UTC)}}
Help! My page has been vandalized!<small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:98.251.178.53|98.251.178.53]] ([[User talk:98.251.178.53|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/98.251.178.53|contribs]]) 23:30, May 3, 2015‎ (UTC) - [[Help:Signatures|Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>]]</small>
 
:Hi. In order to help you, we need the following information:
 
:*Which page are you referring to?
:*What exactly is the issue? What sort of vandalism are you noticing?
:--I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 23:48, May 3, 2015 (UTC)
::{{ec}}I have issued a block, and all edits have been reverted. {{WHsig|23:50, May 3, 2015 (UTC)}}
 
== {{t|Metabox}} update — need extra eyes for bugs ==
{{Closed|res|It's been several months and no issues to report! --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 11:38, June 19, 2015 (UTC)}}
 
Hello administrators.
 
Last night, {{t|Metabox}} was recently updated to match with the wiki's new theme, after being developed at {{t|Metabox2}}. ''Please do not delete Metabox2, as it is needed to credit the authors!''
 
What we do need are eyes to keep a lookout for bugs with the new template. We can't expect templates to be 100% flawless, just good enough for them to be used in most obvious circumstances. If you do see a bug, leave it at [[Forum:New_Metabox_development#Bug_reports]].
 
Thanks, --I am [[User:K6ka|'''<span style="color:#0040FF">k6ka</span>''']] [[User talk:K6ka|<span style="color:#0080FF"><sup>Talk to me!</sup></span>]] [[Special:Contributions/K6ka|<span style="color:#0B4C5F"><sub>See what I have done</sub></span>]] 13:29, April 4, 2015 (UTC)