User talk:Buster7/Archives/2012/May
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The Signpost: 30 April 2012
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- Arbitration report: R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases
Welcome template
What is the template you are using to welcome users? I'm interested to use that template as well with my current template, {{Subst:w-graphical}}. Thanks, SwisterTwister talk 05:38, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
- I use two or three different welcomes. See User:Buster7/Welcomes where I have some collected. I don't use the template per se. I cut-n-paste the actual welcome itself from my collection, (after I edit/change the date and time), and then I find new editors at Recent Changes. I'm sure there is a better, quicker method. I would be interested to know your procedure. ```Buster Seven Talk 11:34, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
- My procedure is simply using either Template:w-graphical or Template:WelcomeMenu. There is a simpler method as opposed to copy & paste. "User:Kleinzach's Welcome" is Template:WelcomeMenu, and "Bates Welcome" is Template:w-graphical. "Tanzee Ahad's Welcome" is Template:W-screen, it may be simpler if you use templates rather than copying. There is a complete list of welcome templates here. SwisterTwister talk 23:12, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks. I used one of the templates. It went well. But,I prefer the WikiGuide Welcome and I don't find it on the template list. If there isn't one, can we make one. Maybe rename it. I think it came from User:Chaosdruid back a few long months ago.Buster Seven Talk 06:17, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 07 May 2012
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The Friendship Barnstar
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The Friendship Barnstar | |
| This is to acknowledge the friendly, collaborative and conscientious way you engage with other editors and thorny issues - not least in your work to do with paid editing and paid advocacy, which has helped stimulate the debate. I see you as a good friend to Wikipedia, and also to many of its users, myself included. Thank you. Writegeist (talk) 19:59, 8 May 2012 (UTC) |
A link to...
...this essay might be worth adding to yours on paid ops? Writegeist (talk) 15:23, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Re
Hi, I'm fine.. It's been quite some time. How are you? SPQRobin (talk) 20:42, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Paid Operatives
Hi Buster7. I'm afarid the reason why I had to revert your addition to Wikipedia:Paid Operatives ([1]) is not that I'm concerned that you mentioned Microsoft, but that it is a direct copy-and-paste of the content at http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-165972187.html, which was not released under a license compatible with Wikipedia. So I have had to revert both that addition and your subsequent re-addition of the work. With your background I presume that you are aware of the policies concerned, and thus I figure this was just an error, but in case it is helpful I've found the copy-and-paste information to be a good summary of the main points to keep in mind. Regards, Bilby (talk) 00:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 May 2012
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Thanks from new editor
Hey Buster, thanks! It's fun editing Wikipedia! Kopuku (talk) 14:58, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
166=164
Hi Buster, two very active bots just got deflagged and went straight into the >100k group. They won't be in future versions of the report, so we "only" have 164 editors with over 100,000 edits. BTW I was surprised to see you haven't been given rollback yet, if you'd like me to enable it on your account, just read wp:Rollback and tell me when you would and wouldn't use it. ϢereSpielChequers 07:28, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Paid Operatives and its categories
Hi, Buster. I've removed Category: Wikipedians who will edit for pay from Wikipedia:Paid Operatives. It doesn't make any difference where on a page you put a category; it's presence will still add the page itself to the category. Inappropriately in this case, as I'm sure you'll agree. P. S. Per WP:SECTIONCAPS, "operatives" shouldn't be capitalized in the title; perhaps you'd like to move the essay to Wikipedia:Paid operatives. (Well, if you care. Not a big deal.) Regards, Frutti di Mare 21:04, 17 May 2012 (UTC).
User talk:12text12
User talk:12text12 seems like a WP:SPA spammer, I reverted a few. Thanks. History2007 (talk) 15:25, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- He was 'recent changes' generated to receive a welcome. Win a few, lose a few. ```Buster Seven Talk 12:19, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 21 May 2012
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Recruiting retirees and invalids
You probably remember our discussion, now archived at User talk:Buster7/Archives/2012/March#Recruiting retirees and invalids. I am curious about how your efforts have progressed, and about whether you have encountered any problems.
—Wavelength (talk) 01:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry to say but my efforts have slowed to a stand still. RL requires my full focus. Still on the back burner...not sure when I will revisit. ```Buster Seven Talk 22:00, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
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Your welcomes
How are you welcoming editors? Whatever you're using has "your contributions" always pointing to Special:Contributions/Voiceperson. --NeilN talk to me 13:55, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think I have fixed the problem w/ [2]. Thanks for pointing it out. ```Buster Seven Talk 05:30, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 May 2012
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