User talk:Spacebirdy/Archiv2009

2009

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Happy new year

Happy upcoming new year ... once again, i got no answer, is this guy, siebrand, the final submitter of this such requests? if so, it would be worse --Ali 09:51, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Gesundes neues Jahr auch von meiner Seite! Das Skript funktioniert so, wie ich es wünsch(t)e, sodass wir das morgen mal testen und dann lokal einbauen können. Grüße, —DerHexer (Talk) 22:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Vielen Dank, Dir ebenfalls! Ich hoffe ich komme heute Nacht dazu das auszuprobieren, lG. und vielen Dank fuer die Muehe, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:54, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia logo

Hi Spacebirdy. Thanks for creating the nds-nl logo. I was just wondering how I could alter the Wikipedia logo myself next time, which font/style do I use for Wikipedia and for the text "The Free Encyclopedia"? Thanks in advance. Servien 21:39, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

MountainBlueAllah

Hi Spacebirdy.

Please unblock User:MountainBlueAllah. This user has been blocked for political and personal reasons. System operator VasilievVV block this account to make good his friend Roman Bekker, no for real abuse (blocked after 8 months since the last changes of this user). This is unacceptable in a Wikimedia Foundation projects. --213.248.56.189 21:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

He can make an unblock request on his usertalk, thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 02:08, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

MountainBlueAllah has no edited Meta eight months. VasilievVV is bad user/sysop, has many violations in ru.wiki (enabled FlaggedRevs without consensus in community, hack Kalan's voting script, violations of NPA in comments to Serebr's block), he demonstrated the inadequate decisions. This block is very incorrect. --213.248.56.189 13:20, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello, as said, he can make a formal unblock request on his user talk, then more than one sysops can review the block, having looked at his (deleted) user page makes me not disagree with this block at the moment, but he can still put a request and then we will see, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:37, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Confirmation of user rights

Hi,

Just letting you know that your user rights are up for confirmation this quarter; the discussion is currently taking place at Meta:Administrators/confirm.

Cheers,
Daniel (talk) 00:13, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

checkuser request

hi, just informing you to check my request @ Steward_requests/Checkuser#Several usernames @ mswp if you are free to do so. ^-^ Thanks! Niduzzi 04:45, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello, results have just been added, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Turkmen logo

Hello again, happy new year!!! I started a discussion about the logo here. The users want the word "azat" to be changed to "erkin". Please can you make this change? Thanks in advance. Kind regards. Runningfridgesrule 19:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello, sure I can do that tonight probably, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:51, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Answered some time ago [1], --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Ring out the old,
and Ring in the new.
Happy New Year!
From FloNight

Kind thanks, best wishes to You and Your beloved ones too, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:55, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Closure of proposals

Spacebirdy, please don't close proposals as "vandalism" as you did here, unless they actually are vandalism. You of all people should know that closure proposals are not vandalism. The proposer is pretty insulted that you referred to their edits as vandalism. Majorly ^talk 19:22, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

I regard this proposal as vandalism/disruption (and still do) if You disagree You can change that, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Bot creation

How easy would it be to create a bot to change all instances of ƿ to w and all instances of ȝ to g for the Anglo-Saxon wiki? --JJohnson1701 07:26, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

VolkovBot @ wikt

Please unblock. This was an effect of a bug introduced in pywikipedia version 6249. It's been fixed now in version 6250 and the bot is updated to the latest version. It's not my fault :( --Volkov 22:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello Volkov, I know it was not Your fault, I have left You an answer here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:13, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Translation

Thank you for translating my statement into German.  — Mike.lifeguard | ^@en.wb 02:40, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Jotterbot

Yes, I did notice that. already fixed. Thanks!--Jyothis 05:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

af.wiki

I blokced two users. Can you check I did it right because I didnt quite understand your request. The other thing is: could you put a af:Sjabloon:Universele gebruiker tag on your user page, please? Jcwf 05:34, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello Jcwf, I have answered there, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 05:51, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Rfa

Hi birdy,

I need some advice and I hope you can help. I have a rfa on simple.Wikibooks, four people voted support. Is that enough for a permanent adminschip? Its a very small communety and I don't think a lot of people are active and will vote. Abigor talk 22:46, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

What is the normal time for a temp adminship? Half year, one year? I don't have a problem if it will be a temp adminship, I came there because there was a lot of maintance and vandalism. When it grows big enough I will move on to the next wiki that needs help :) Abigor talk 22:58, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Okey, thanks for your answers. I will place the reqeust in about three days on meta. Abigor talk 23:11, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank for forgot

I do not vandal edits to January 4, nowhere, as I understood that it is time rectified - I am by nature not vandal (I had 11 thousand useful edits and almost one year experience). In my own project very much active users leave the project, I was in a three wikimeetings, and the project need for me as active and progressive user. In other projects, I also do not do vandalism at this time. But remember that in Russian Wikipedia is the so-called "serial offenders" (ru:Википедия:Вандалы#Серийные нарушители), which, in particular, can I substitute. Then keep in mind that this is not me. For example, this situation has been. In the Bulgarian Wikipedia, I do not vandal edits, even anonymously. The accont "Канопус Киля" was greate by vandal from Samara, Russia. In my native project, I have above 300 vandal accounts, but that in the past. I was all ready to forgive. Thank you, that does not obidelis with me for damage to personal pages and the like.

I do not need help, after 2 weeks, I will write a claim to the Arbitration Committee in Russian Wikipedia, I think it unlocks. But would like to convey that I'm not Goth now. Thanks. Nikolay Andreevich, 17 years old (Canopus). 92.113.240.22 09:51, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Привет, Канопус, thanks for Your message here and on my talkpage on ru.wiki, I am hoping You mean it and stop Your past behaviour, as said in my answer on ru.wiki, if there is a signal from the ru.wiki community/arbcom&checkusers that they see a change and no more reports from other wikis such as fr.wiki, meta etc. they can approach SRG and ask for an unlock and under these conditions I might even support that.

Пока, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 15:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Спасибо большое! :) 92.113.196.191 17:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Patience, empathy and trust should be steward qualities

Hi, Spacebirdy, i did what you asked me but i would like to remind you that as a steward you should has patience, trust contributors, and not to press them to do as soon as possible what you would like they do. Yesterday was quite late and i was a bit upset about this no-confirmation as a bureaucrat on wo-wiki. So, i wrote a last long message and went to sleep, and decided to change my signature this morning. So can you understand that sometimes other people are not going to do immediatly what you want. Moreover, you should be positive and keep in mind that most of people here are reasonnable and good-faith, especially when you are a steward. I'm sorry to tell you that : "you first message on my talk page was right, but you second message was too much". Note : this has nothing personal, just as a sysop i have to deal with people, and i always try to keep cold blood, patience, and believing in their good-faith. I think it should be the same for a steward function, isn't it? Best regards. Guérin Nicolas 11:56, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello Guérin Nicolas, please assume good faith Yourself and don't interpret impatience into my messages, when I ask You something politely. I have answered You there, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

I read your first message yesterday but my priority was to leave an answer on the permission page for stewards (as explained above), to change my signature could wait the night... I didn't see that in your second message a lack of politness, but a lack of patience. Please, consider that confirmed contributors, as we are, have good-faith, and if they don't do one thing immediatly, it might be because they have no time or because they have more important things to do before. Please, wait in such case couple of hours, and assume that good contributors understand really what is good for the projects and will not go against. Just once again, as i read your second message, i felt some impatience and irritation from you that were not justified. Best regards. Guérin Nicolas 15:06, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I have left an answer there, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 15:26, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your conversation on irc: I realized this is a missunderstanding. Thanks also for your advises. Here is my new signature. Guérin Nicolas ^(messages) 17:53, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

I also thank You for the conversation, will see You around :) best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:04, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Estonian greeting text

I would like to edit the Estonian new user greeting text since it contains grammar mistakes. I saw you used it, so please tell me where I can find it. Andres 09:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Please answer on my user talk page. Andres 09:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Now I see that the user you welcomed had translated your Finnish text into Estonian himself! This is why I thought you used an Estonian template. Sorry! Andres 15:30, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Sortilegus

Hi. I am from AzViki. My userpage - az:User:Sortilegus

Um...

Just so you are aware, IP addresses like mine belong to a public institution, so there may be vandalism that would not be attributed to all of us.

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.20.128.250 (talk) diff, please sign with --~~~~ (UTC)

Hello, yes? And? If an user vandalizes he gets blocked, we try to make that as short as possible, just to prevent damage. Btw. I did not block Your address...

Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Really sorry

I read "ja" and something glitched in my mind :-(

Thank you, M/ 23:34, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

User:85.71.45.169

Do you still want independent review of that block? 3 months seems like a long time for an editor who can come and write about it here with a bit of eloquence and humility (as Agricoleur seems to have done [2]). I'd be glad to review his edits if you're open to an unblock. Cheers, -- sj | help translate |+ 00:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello Sj, as said there please review and feel free to do so, and please better discuss it there not here, to rip appart the discussion and the connection to the activities past is not a good idea imho, thanks and best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 00:52, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Done. -- sj | help translate |+

Thanks

Gracias por revertir esto Dferg ^(T-ES) 11:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

THANKS

Ri thanks for the welcome!! --Ivocamp96 18:52, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Password

Is it possible to restore password? I didnt write my e-mail in my preferences. --Ex13bot 20:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Which is bad, but a developer (system administrator), if asked politely could make a checkuser on the two accounts and reset it for You, You could ask them on #wikimedia-tech^connect, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:00, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Thnx, but that's not possible, i talked on #wikimedia-tech. Could you now remove my rights. Thnx in advence --Ex13bot 21:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Güiquipeya

Hola Spacebirdy. Soy el tiu Cancho de la wikipedia extremeña. Como no tenemos Çahoril y nos estamos acercando a los 500 artículos, me preguntaba si podrías pasarte por nuestra wiki para borrar los artículos que están marcados para borrar (hace unos meses te encargaste tu de borrar la anterior lista). El caso es que nos gustaría saber cual es la entrada nº 500, sin que haya otros pseudoartículos que nos impidan saber cual verdaderamente tiene el honor de ser tan redondo número. Espero que puedas y quieras hacerlo, te estaríamos muy agradecidos. ¡Un saludo y gracias por tu atención! - El tiu Cancho 21:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

PD: Estos serían los artículos a borrar, y aquí estoy para lo que haga falta. Veo que tienes un nivel-3 de español, espero que puedas entenderme :D

Hola El tiu Cancho, he respondido en tu página de discusión [3], un saludo, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 00:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

¡Buenas de nuevo, Páharu! Lo primero es agradecerte que hayas borrado esas entradas. Con respecto a los artículos que "no son tan malos", he de decirte que están creados por IPs y que no cumplen con un criterio de calidad mínima (algunos no llegan ni a las dos lineas). Artículos como Bush o McCain son importantes para toda enciclopedia, pero teniendo en cuenta la poca información que dan es mejor borrarlos (dice que Bush fue "sucedido" por McCain...wtf?). Estos dos, concretamente, fueron creados por otra IP que no ha vuelto a editar. Yo podría mejorarlos, pero es que prefiero no estar corrigiendo constantemente los errores de otros usuarios que ni siquiera están registrados, y así trabajar en mis propios artículos, en el de los usuarios registrados y en el mantenimiento de la wiki. Mira por ejemplo este artículo: tiene más bibliografía y links que otra cosa. Podría estar así horas, porque es lo que hacen las IP: crean los artículos, no los terminan y vuelven a crear nuevos artículos sin estilo, sin saber extremeño (Apalpador está escrito en una extraña mezcla entre “extremeño” y gallego!!) y sin usar las plantillas… Es una pesadilla. Así que por eso no te preocupes, los que están marcados como para ser borrados es que son muy malos, muy cortos y que no están escritos en extremeño (ten en cuenta que el extremeño y el español son muy parecidos, y si los mezclamos se puede confundir mucho la gente y ser una mezcla totalemente inventada)

Con respecto a lo de ser o no bibliotecario, lo intenté una vez, pero como somos tan pocos en Güiquipeya y me presenté en vacaciones sólo me votó una persona, y en Meta me dijeron que no me podían darme derechos de administrador. Lo volví a intentar y conseguí otro voto de una persona distinta, pero para entonces el Çahoril ya estaba inactivo y no me propuso en Meta, por lo que en nuestra wiki no tenemos administrador :(

Muchas gracias por tu paciencia y tu comprensión. Un cordial saludo :) --Tiu Cancho 14:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Muchas gracias por la respuesta, he respondido allí, :) --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 15:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

No sé cómo puedo agradecerte lo que has hecho por nosotros... El tema de ser Administrador intentaré solucionarlo cuando acabe mis exámenes universitarios. Grácias, páharu :D - El tiu Cancho 23:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Hola, Pájaru! Cuanto tiempo sin vernos por el wikiespacio :D Hace tiempo, te comenté de algunos problemas de la Wikipedia en extremeño (Güiquipeya) que eran debidos a la falta de Bibliotecario. Ahora, uno de los bibliotecarios ha vuelto, aunque edita cada mucho tiempo. Ha llegado a nuestra comunidad un usuario que ha sido expulsado de la Wikipedia en español (él y muchos de sus usuarios títeres). Está haciendo mucho daño con sus contribuciones, hasta el punto de que la mayoría de los mensajes de su talk page son de avisos de advertencia. El ultimatum se lo dio nuestro bibliotecario hace unos días, pero ha seguido con su mal comportamiento (nunca se ha disculpado, no pide las cosas por favor, edita las discusiones del resto de usuarios sin ningún tipo de orden...) Por eso querría preguntarte si puedes bloquearlo y, de ser así, que lo hagas para evitar que siga editando hasta que el Bibliotecario vuelva y decida su futuro. Siento mucha impotencia porque hace lo que quiere en la wiki. Espero no causarte muchas molestias. Un abrazo! - El tiu Cancho 17:15, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Buenas de nuevo :D Bueno, el problema se ha solucionado, no hace falta que te molestes en leer todo lo que te he escrito anteriormente. No obstante, muchas gracias, porque sé que si hubieras estado habrías echado una mano sin problemas. Un abrazo! — Tiu Cancho (vai a la mi caraba) 14:27, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

I am not vandal now... :)

Written by a claim (ru:Участник:Канопус Киля/Иск) in arbitration committee. Tomorrow plan to ask someone else to host it. Plan to have renamed to NGC 7070. Canopus (now located in Saint Petersburg, Russia). 193.227.232.3 17:56, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Dear Birdy, if you not hard, say two words there: ru:Обсуждение Википедии:Заявки на арбитраж/О разблокировке и переименовании учетной записи#Глобальная блокировка. This is very need for me. Thanks very much. 94.25.193.111 22:51, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry, but I can not comment there, I admit that I am doing a Russian course since last year, but all I learned so far (like the weather is fine/bad, etc.) is not helping very much to understand what exactly is being talked there about ;)

Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:36, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Delete wrong language on fy:

Hi, In case you encounter another translation request on a fy: page, it might be handy to know that the translation template is {{Oersette}}. Using a delete template, with the non-existing argument "wrong language", might not be as effective as the delete system not work like that on fy:. Mysha

Hello, thanks for letting me know, I have answered here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:33, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Color

I need this tamplates to organized the timeline of Wikimedia Brasil. Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton ^m 23:26, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Merging accounts

I have already linked my account in EnWiki (and it already passes the voting requirement). However, I don't know how to link Alefbet@fawiki (because the username is different from alefbe and it seems that the system can not link it automatically). Alefbe 20:15, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Leider antwortest Du nicht mehr...

... deshalb erlaube ich mir, die Diskussion hierher zu übertragen. --212.183.43.35 22:09, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Hallo, bitte waerest Du so freundlich die Liste nicht mehr einzufuegen, es hat darueber eine Diskussion gegeben und sie wurde gelöscht, die Seite bleibt nur noch deshalb bestehen um zu verhindern, dass Verweise hierher ins Leere fuehren, danke, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:52, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Ist dann ja großartig, dass es in "wikilint" nicht nur weiter verwendet wird, sondern dass dort sogar explizit darauf verwiesen wird. Weiß hier die rechte Hand nicht, was die linke Hand macht? Und unter "Wikipedia:Wie schreibe ich gute Artikel" findet sich diese Liste nämlich auch nicht. --212.183.43.35 20:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Ja, genau, weil die Wikipedia diese Liste schon seit laengerem nicht mehr möchte und sogar die Verlinkung gestrichen hat, siehe bitte Meta:Requests_for_deletion/Archives/2008/01#W.C3.B6rter.2C_die_nicht_in_Wikipedia_stehen_sollten_.28words_that_should_not_exist_in_wikipedia.29, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:02, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Eine qualifizierte Mehrheit kann ich in dieser Diskussion aber nicht erkennen. Es hat sich genau EIN user dagegen ausgesprochen. Einem weiteren user war es gleichgültig und ein dritter user hat für behalten gestimmt. Du kannst gerne den angegebenen Link aufrufen und feststellen, dass in der de.wikipedia eine Löschdiskussion dazu NIE stattgefunden hat. Und Tatsache ist, dass in Wikilint (Programm zur Fehlersuche in Artikeln) genau auf DIESE Seite verwiesen wird. --212.183.43.35 21:21, 1 February 2009 (UTC) Siehe dazu → wikilint unter "WORDS" --212.183.43.35 21:49, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Hallo, bitte siehe doch hierzu [4] und [5], das ist eben schon im Archiv verschwunden, kannst Du alles dort nachlesen... Meta ist nicht Wikipedia, ueber Meta und wenn Du meinst, dass Wikipedia dringend so eine Liste benötigt, so kannst Du diese ja in der Wikipedia einfuegen (wo sie sicherlich westentlich besser aufgehoben waere und gewartet wuerde). Hier wurde beschlossen (nicht von mir alleine, sondern von drei Leuten) dass hier ein Link zu de:Wikipedia:Wie schreibe ich gute Artikel bestehen bleibt und die Liste aufgrund mangelhafter Wartung geschlossen bleibt.

Danke fuer Dein Verstaendnis, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:16, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Ich war an dieser Entscheidung nicht beteiligt, finde sie aber ausgesprochen gut. Vielen Dank dafür. Diese völlig verwahrloste und zugemüllte Liste war mir schon lange ein Greuel. Ich wusste nur nie eine Lösung (außer sie zu löschen), jetzt wurde jedoch eine sehr gute Lösung gefunden. --Thogo (talk) 22:30, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Fein, dass Du Dich einschaltest, Thogo. Da ich es immer ablehne, als IP zu diskutieren, kann ich dies endlich unter meinem Benutzernamen tun. Vielleicht kannst Du so nett sein, die Diskussion auf Deine deutsche Diskussionsseite übernehmen, damit wir Spacebirdy nicht mehr belästigen?

Spacebirdy danke ich für Ihre Bemühungen und ersuche um Entschuldigung, dass wir uns auf ihrer Benutzerdiskussion breit gemacht hatten.

Bei allem Respekt Deiner Erfahrung Thogo, sieht eine sehr gute Lösung bei Wikipedia neuerdings so aus, dass irgendwelche Sachen – diesmal ist es eben diese Liste, beim nächsten Mal irgendetwas anderes –, deren Relevanz für die deutsche Wikipedia hier nicht diskutiert werden soll, klammheimlich durch die Hintertür verschwinden? Faktum ist jedenfalls, dass es „wikilint“ gibt und dort darauf Bezug genommen wird. Dass die Liste nunmehr im Nirvana verschwunden ist, verschlimmert den von Dir kritisierten Zustand noch weiter, denn damit wird sich tatsächlich niemand mehr um Verbesserungen kümmern. Tatsache ist zweifellos auch, dass diese Liste in vielen Fällen wertvolle Hilfestellung bei der Gestaltung von Artikeln gab und gibt. – Freundliche Grüße --212.183.43.35 23:06, 1 February 2009 (UTC) alias Steindy

Hallo Steindy, naja, so wirklich klammheimlich ist sie nicht verschwunden, der Link wurde schon vor langer Zeit von der Wikipedia-Seite entfernt. Zumal die Liste selbst nicht gelöscht ist und in der Versionsgeschichte eingesehen werden kann (ich habe mich ja gegen eine komplette Löschung ausgesprochen), besteht absolut kein Hindernis sie woandershin zu transferieren. Dass Meta nicht der passende Ort ist, ist leider Fakt, bitte bedenke, dass hier nicht staendig des Deutschen maechtige herumschwirren.

Wenn Du diese Liste nur privat gerne verwenden möchtest, so kannst Du die alte Version fuer Dich auf Deiner Benutzerseite verlinken oder eine Unterseite fuer Dich erstellen, ansonsten einfach mal in der WP vorschlagen, sie dort einzufuehren.

Was das Editieren als IP betrifft, Du könntest, wenn Du es möchtest, Dir einen globalen Account unter de:special:mergeaccount erstellen. LG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 23:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Nochmals vielen Dank für Deine Hinweise, Spacebirdy! Ich habe mir die Liste bereits in meinen Benutzer-Namensraum übernommen und das mit dem globalen Acount werde ich mir gerne ansehen. Ich habe mir auch erlaubt, Dir Deine liebe Schlange zu „stehlen“ ;-) Liebe Grüße aus Niederösterreich und noch einen schönen Abend wünscht Dir 212.183.43.35 23:21, 1 February 2009 (UTC) alias Steindy

Ich danke auch, das ist doch ein nettes Gespraech geworden, ich freue mich immer sehr wenn die Schlange ein bisschen herumkommt (dh. es macht mir nichts aus, ganz im Gegenteil :) ). Sollte es mit Deinem SUL irgendwelche Probleme/Fragen geben, kannst Du Dich gerne wieder melden.

LG. von nicht allzu weit weg ;) --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 23:28, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Jetzt bin ich aber neugierig geworden ;-) Ich wollte ja auch niemals unhöflich anecken, dies ist nicht mein Naturell. Da es mit meinem Englisch nicht mehr weit her ist (fast 40 Jahre seit der Schulzeit), habe ich Deine Seite jedenfalls zu meinen Favoriten genommen. – Liebe Grüße als „noch-IP“ 212.183.43.35 23:39, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Und jetzt komme ich nochmals um Dich zu stören, jedoch mit einer freudigen Mitteilung: die Anmeldung hat geklappt. Daher nochmals vielen Dank für Deine Hinweise und Unterstützung. --Steindy 00:30, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Perfekt, ich freue mich, dann darf ich Dir hiermit zu Deinem perfekten neuen SUL-Account gratulieren, der Name ist nun ueberall Deiner, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 00:32, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

A question

I have another question. What do you think about this issue. If I go for filing an RfC about Mardetanha's sysop-power abuse in Persian Wikipedia, do you (and other stewards) consider it as some sort of campaign? If that's the case, I prefer to wait until after the steward election. Alefbe 18:54, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

You can start a RfC whenever You think it is appropriate, but note that one should have evidence of abuse when making accusations, also I would recommend to sort it out locally first or to start the first try there, if that fails a RfC could be opened. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:58, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Thank you for your service to the projects

Hello Space, thank you for your words (and for the capital "You", that I don't really deserve).
I don't think that a continous activity must be asked to anyone (we're all volounteers, if I well remember), but I realized that my rather long inactivity made it difficult for me to keep at pace with all the changes that occurred in the stewards' tasks from the technical point of view - simple things like where to look for the stuff to be done and how to do it. That's why I acknowledged the critic position of the other users.
I took a couple of steps back from the Wikiworld because of real-life things, but I'll be somehow around. Bye. --Paginazero - Ø 12:04, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Double Standard? (Thogo and Shizhao)

Spacebirdy, Would you please explain why you weren't having double standard when you supported Thogo when he has used his steward tools and oversight tools on his home wiki and then voiced strongly against Shizhao on his use of stewards tools on his home wiki? Hillgentleman 03:45, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Hillgentleman, please read it again, he did not use oversight on his home wiki, thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 03:53, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I really don't understand what part of this is so hard to read... --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 03:55, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I really don't understand why you excused Thogo and in the same time accused Shizhao for exactly the same thing - "using his steward tool in his home wiki". Hillgentleman 04:01, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

He did not used the tool, can't You understand this? --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

This is a game of definitions. He used his steward priviledge on his home wiki. That's against the rules. Thanks.Hillgentleman 04:05, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

No it is not, because he was asked to, and he did not use the tool. But obviously it is sensless what I say. The log access is now enabled anywhere and if we had that global thing in the past he would have had it too. Thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:09, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Besides, there is a big difference in checking private data of users or having a look at the log. I think oversight is even something that could be done on the home wiki without having a coi, but that is something different and (repeating because might as well not be understood then) he did not use oversight there. Thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:11, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello spacebirdy, Don't forget that need the oversight tool in order to accesss the log. Hillgentleman 03:59, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

No, there is a difference between looking at the log and using the tool, and if You would have read on, You would have read, that now every steward has log access at every time, I don't see a coi in that. And if You would please stop hunting me for expressing my serious concerns about these zh.wiki checks, it was not me who did checks at his home wiki, which is against the rules, thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

• I understand Your points completely. And (since You might not have seen it yet) even if it doesn't involve pressing certain buttons, reading the log is one of the steward priviledges. And of course Thogo could and should have gone on irc to ask someone else to do it for him to avoid coi - exactly what You and Thogo have asked Shizhao to. But that is a completely different matter. Have a good day. Hillgentleman 04:21, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

• • No, I do not see a coi here, as said, because Shizaho looked at private data of users of zh.wiki, Thogo did not, and calling me using double standards is quite offensive, because I do not. Or did You see me asking for Jusjih removal, because he sysopped himself many times on wikis with active sysops just to look at the deletion log for deleted images for his work on commons? - No, because it is now a global right anyway, so that is something he is doing now without having to change his userrights for it. Though people could hold that against him.
  • The next thing is, this is about a different userright even, You can't compare these two, Shizhao did use a tool, Thogo did not, Shizaho did checkusers, Thogo looked at the os log, which he can now do on any wiki, de, en, whereever.
  • And I have nothing personal against Shizaho, but it looks like You are suggesting this here to me, apparently this confirmation system is really the worst thing I have ever seen, since people are not even allowed to express their concerns freely without getting insulted, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:31, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

• First, calm down. I am sorry if I gave you impressions otherwise ,but:
• "Double standard" is a description of certain behaviours or persons and it is not an insult.
• I have never called You double standard. It appeared to me that Your standards in Thogo's case and Shizhao's do not match up. That is why I asked You personally. As I said, I understand Your points completely. And, really, have a good day! :-) Hillgentleman 04:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

• • Sorry, that is a missunderstanding, because I am quite calm. A description of a certain behaviour can be offensive and "double standard" which translates to 'Doppelmoral' in my language I did take as offense, because I do really try to be fair to everyone and evaluate peoples actions only. But if this was not meant to be, fine with me. For others that might not match, because as I only expressed my opinion there (I tried to explain it as well as I could), someone else might see it different, but they can express their opinion as well. Have a good day too, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:57, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments on voting eligibility

Is a comment like this acceptable? Or only stewards can comments in this regard? Alefbe 17:38, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Seems ok, note that the toolserver have a huge replag, so comparing it manually with the result of the tool might be needed, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:53, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I want to know!

Hello, Ndege. Could you please show me the way to know when our Wikipedia was set up? I asked it because I'm about to create an aticle about it. And I want it because I wrote a few articles about some wikis language (English, Geraman, and Simple) their all shown when their Wikis got started! I hope you'll help me for this. Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 09:50, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I've already got to know when my home Wiki were established! User:pathoschild has helped me out to know when my home Wiki start. Thank you again and again. Cheers,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 12:52, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Pluim

Hallo Spacebirdy,

We have a very strange habit on nl-wiki. Besides a star, a Dutch flower, we also give what we call a "pluim".

• 
  A "pluim" for your hard work here on Meta and other projects! Romaine 6 feb 2009 1:45

Hallo Romaine, dank je wel! I like stars though, but only the big ones floating in space and when I am not too close to them, we are all made of stardust :) But of course I love feathers, especially in winter when it is cold.

That is very nice of You ... or ... wait did You pluck that pluim from my plumage O.O

:) Kind regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 02:01, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I think you lost this little feather while it is so beautiful, but therefore other birds help you and bring them to you, so you can really reach the place where ruimtevogeltje feels fine. :-) Romaine 02:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Interwicket

Hi!

A few things; as you note I've fixed it to leave templates on its userpage(s) when updating the text, just took a bit of magic:

utext = (u'\n'.join(re.findall(r'\{\{.*?}}', op)) + '\n\n' + userpage).strip('\n ')

(;-). ("op" is the old page text, "userpage" is what it wants the text to read. If the resulting utext == op, then it doesn't need to re-write the page.)

I've just about finished the 3rd component to interwicket: it uses a "langlinks.sql.gz" file from the dumps, the dump of the language links table for a given wiki, and the union index that is built and updated (160+MB local db), and goes through and updates all of the iwikis in that wiktionary, together with all the cross-links between others for the same titles; all without touching any pages except the ones it needs to modify (;-). I'm running it through sw.wikt now; then I can see which others to do. There are a lot of missing links: the other process just seemed to catch lots of things at random, and miss lots. (The first time I ran Interwicket on the en.wikt after RobotGMwikt stopped running, it added 100,000+ missing links, that that bot would never have gotten (minor languages, etc etc)

And one more little thing: in Kiswahili, as you know, "ndege" is bird (or airplane). But you might want "kidege", the diminutive? "birdy"? (And does not mean "little airplane", which would be "ndege kidogo".) Thanks for the es.wikt flag. best regards, Robert Ullmann 15:26, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Robert, many thanks for the work! Also thanks for 'kidege', best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:43, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I've noted a lot of missing iwikis out there. I ran a comparison between the fr.wikt and the union index (offline), and found the fr.wikt has ~80,129 entries in need of updating. The existing 'bots haven't been keeping up? (In some ways I don't think they can, when I ran mine on en.wikt after GM disppeared, it added 100K+ that that bot had never found.) Lots to do. Robert Ullmann 10:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Just thought you'd find this interesting: I wrote a new "wrapper" for the interwicket code that compares the union index of all titles (cached locally) with the language links tables from a number of wikts (downloaded dumps); and then calls the code to update all the wikts for titles that are not completely interlinked. (It thus again adds no server load, except the pages being changed ;-). That way it can hunt down missing links when en.wikt doesn't have the titles. I gave it the language links for about 10 of the larger wikts, and it read through them for 3 or 4 mintues, and queued up 237,149 tasks to do. (!) Lots missing. Might keep it busy for a while, at something less than one title/minute (sometimes 20-30 page updates). Robert Ullmann 17:54, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Robert for the updates, yes, maybe the bots did not find all links, or it just takes so long for one round to go, though after GM stopped his bot the interwikilinking got worse (of course) on all other Wiktionaries until some tried to fill that hole, I am glad You are helping and hope that Your botscript will even replace the one all others are using now, maybe it will be implemented in pywikipedia, so everyone could use it instead of the unflexible interwiki.py.

However, Your work is much appreciated, thanks and best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:13, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I generated a "task list" of all the entries with missing iwiki links, in the biggest 30 or so wikts; on Feb 14th, there were 525,001 tasks. (!) This doesn't mean the 'bot has to run that many titles, perhaps 1/5 that number. But there are also a lot missing in the other wikts. I designed a control process that builds the list (from XML dumps etc, all offline) and then runs the tasks in an order that gives priority to entries with the most missing (or invalid), takes care not to overlook small wikts, and then has some randomnization (so it doesn't spend days on one large wikt). Left running, it will eventually get them all (it picks up new XML files "on the fly", if the dumps are running, which ATM they are not). Has done a bit over 10K so far, needs a few more bot flags to be really effective. (And anything RoggBot, VolkovBot and birdy-bot do is of course helpful to getting these crunched.) best, Robert Ullmann 18:42, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

More status: if you look at wikt:User:Interwicket/FL status it shows the number of entries in each wikt to be done (still needing iwikis added or updated). A lot still out there. The other bots are doing various parts, and Interwicket is keeping a queue of everything and munching through it. The code is very stable now; still quite a ways to go. Robert Ullmann 16:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi Vogerl :)

Ich habe ein kleines Problem. Weil die Regeln von commons es nicht zulassen einen Account mit 20 Beiträgen zu übernehmen, kann ich meinen globalen Account nicht fertigstellen. Bisher habe ich es an ca 85 Projekten geschafft. Mein Frage wäre: Gibt es eine Möglichkeit der Änderung des Benutzernamens wo ich aber meine Edits mitübernehme? Vor allem geht es mir auch darum dass ich auf bs.wiki Admin bin und ob dieser Status mitübernommen wird? Ich würde Dich bitten auf meiner Diskussionsseite zu antworten. Danke im Voraus für die Mühe. --Seha 19:30, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Hallo Seha, ich habe Dir, wie gewuenscht, dort geantwortet :) lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Na bum! Das nenne ich prompte Antwort :). Und was Passiert dann mit dem Sysop status auf bs. und Editor auf de.wiki? Die bleiben? --Seha 19:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Hat sich erledigt, habe erst jetzt gesehen dass Du es bereits beantwortet hast. Danke nochmals un LG --Seha 19:46, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Simple English Wikiquote

Don't worry. We at Simple English Wikiquote worked things out:

• Coppertwig promoted RyanCross to bureaucrat (log) (RfB)
• RyanCross promoted American Eagle to bureaucrat (log) (RfB) (discussion) (Stewards' noticeboard)

Thank you for your response to the request at the noticeboard. ☺Coppertwig(talk) 19:49, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Coppertwig, don't worry, I do not worry :) Also besides not to worry it is essential not to panic File:Marvinicons123.PNG :) But thanks for the update. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:54, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Alles gut. ☺Coppertwig(talk) 19:19, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Btw. I always wondered, are the colours and sizes of the ☺ies expressing something or are they just random. For example: bigger and red: tense and angry and small and yellow tired but happy, purple trying not to get too red, blue: cold and unhappy etc.? :o)

Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:23, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Vorher habe ich die Farben und die Größen jedesmal ausgewählt. Die Farben habe ich ausgewählt, so daß die andere den schon benutzte Farben waren. Die Größen manchmal auch so (Zufalls); oder manchmal benützte ich die größere Größen die komischer oder freundlicher Gefühle zu zeigen (aber nie die kleiner Größen die minder komisch oder minder freundlich Gefühle zu zeigen; also es war schwer, sie immer größere und größere nicht zu machen!) Nun aber benutze ich fast immer eine automatische Zufallsmethode, dafür ich StaticChristian und Microchip08 danke, und die spart mir viel Zeit. [6]. Nur wann ich eine sehr große Lacheln zeigen möchte, benutzte ich eine nicht automatische Unterschrift. Meistens sind sie zufällig. (Wirklich pseudozufällig.) (Mein Deutsch ist sicher nicht so gut als Ihr Englische.) ☺Coppertwig(talk) 21:26, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Search button on arz.wp

• Sorry to bother you , but the search tool on arz.wikipedia does not give results even if there was an article with the correct name , it go was pressed it goes to the article but if search was pressed no results come up. Would you mind advising me on how to sort this out, many thanks. --Ghaly 11:32, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

• On the main page on your right hand side , by looking for 1904 for example If you pressed search for 1904 this page come up with no results found for the search, if you pressed go for 1904 this page comes up. Many thanks

• I couldn't get into the link you gave me, I will wait for a while, what I meant is that this happens even with pages that are a lot older than 1904. Many thanks for your help, Much appreciated. --Ghaly 15:38, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks very much , I did as you said and they kindly sorted it out for me.--Ghaly 17:55, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Blocking

I have attempted to explain my rationale on my talk page. Best, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 20:58, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: map-bms

Soon I'll do my best. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:07, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome, partner. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:11, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I have done it for you. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

map-bms

Please do it again. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 04:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

1 Article and 1 Discussion. 03:36, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Hide/show / collapse/expand

Hi Birdy. I know you're probably busy but I was wondering if I could get some advice/help from you regarding the hide/show / expand/collapse functions on navboxes at the bottom of article pages on the Manx language wikipedia. I've been led to believe that it has something to do with the monobook and common .css and .js scripts. So far we have not been able to enable these functions and we would be very grateful if you could have a look at them and perhaps change them to ones that would work or if that's too much maybe to point me towards a person who would be able to help us on this.

Kind regards, --MacTire02 15:20, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello MacTire02, I have answered You there, kind regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:13, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much Birdy. The changes you made are fantastic. If you need anything at all from us at gv:WP please don't hesitate to ask. Kind regards, --MacTire02 18:33, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

uuh - peinlich

Danke schön fd Reparaturservice! - Grüße von --Rax 19:16, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

:) gar nicht peinlich, bei den vielen Kandidaten verliert man schon mal den Ueberblick bzw. bei manchen möchte man auch gerne zweimal abstimmen :) LG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 03:46, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Seitenschutz

Hallo Spacebirdy,
könntest du mir diese Seite sperren? Allerdings nur auf 'autoconfirmed' (edit+move), denn ich sollte noch drankommen ;-) --- Lieben Gruß, Melancholie 03:37, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Hallo lieber Melanchlie, ist erledigt, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 03:44, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Danke dir :-) Im iswikt wär's aber auch noch angebracht! --- Lieben Gruß, Melancholie 04:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok, und vielen Dank fuer das Service :) lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 04:06, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Turkmen Wikipedia logo

Thank you for the logo. We can't change it to wiki.png. Could you please help us. Roma pi 07:10, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Roma pi, I have opened bug 17492 for You, see also [7], best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:50, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Spacebirdy, thank you very much! Roma pi 07:30, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Monobook @ chr.wikt & kl.wikt

Many of the current contents in chr.wikt and kl.wikt should be moved or properly redirected. I am doing so little by little but it would be helpful if their Special:Allpages showed clearly the current redirects. Could you please add some code lines in their monobooks (or, if it is easier, copy and paste some suitable monobook) in [8] [9], [10] and [11] enabling that display? Thanks. :) --0 º 14:48, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Sure dear 0vito, answered here, abrazos, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:27, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Takk, e Vogël!! I could see no change at the beginning but then remembered to refresh the cache and there they were: all the redirects clearly discernible at a single glance. :) --0 º 23:26, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Wikimedia Banyumas

Please do it. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi birdy, Purwokerto is not the city of student. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:04, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely, you can delete those articles. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 02:17, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

thanks from ar wikiquote

Thanks for doing the mass speedy deletion on ar.wikiquote. --Ciphers 07:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

I was planning to ask for adminship permission soon, but you did most of the work already :) .Anyway, i will keep an eye on the project, you can admin me temporary or permentantly, doesn't matter. thanks in advance. PS: I will take care of the images as well. good day --Ciphers 11:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Bureaucrat access-Bellayet@bn.wikipedia

Yes, He is active, But my application was there since October 2008. But no action. So I am applying here.--Bellayet 08:06, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Blocked bot

I have all ready done that. Unblock the requested bot.--Bellayet 04:15, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Bellayet, thanks for the fast response, I have answered on Your talkpage on bn.wiki, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 05:18, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

What is allowed and what is not

When Wulfson says something like "you do not deserve..." ([12]) is this considered a personal attack or this kind of phraseology is allowed? If that's a personal attack, please issue a warning to him too. SA ru 19:45, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

I personally don't see a problem with that message, certainly I would guess, a known proverb in my language comes true in this case "how one calls into the wood it echoes back" or something like that, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:19, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

There is a similar one in Russian (как аукнется, так и откликнется). In any way, I will follow your advice to be very polite with this public, although it will not echo back the same way. SA ru 21:05, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, if You do so, the arguments on Your side might also weight stronger, the ones who insult instead of argumenting might not be heard as well as others..., thanks for the Russian proverb, I might add that to Wiktionary, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:08, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

In other words "Вежливость -- оружие королей" (politeness is the weaponry of kings). SA ru 21:23, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Not an essay?

Please define an essay. What was wrong with my writing? SA ru 17:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Meta is not a place to host attacks or anything, there is a RFC about that issue, if the ru.wiki community thinks there is a problem locally they will respond, if not, not, right now to me it looks like You are the only one having a problem and are campaigning against some users who either blocked You or checked You. I recommended You to solve the problem locally first (because the audience would be bigger) and then on Meta, but You chose an RFC, so now be so kind and let others respond to it and stop attacking users. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:09, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

That was not actually my question. My question was about the scope of Wikimedia essays. I would be interested in writing some essays covering certain aspects of Wikipedia, but I need to understand essay policies. As far as your analysis of the situation, you are incorrect when you say: "right now to me it looks like You are the only one having a problem". There is an extensive discussion going on in ru.wiki about this issue. If you do not believe me I can give you many links. Another question that I would like to ask: are you getting any guidance from ru.wiki users Kalan and Vasiliev VV? SA ru 18:21, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

I am not guided by Kalan or Vasiliev, because I can decide for myself, I decided to delete that page because it was an attack, someone else might even have blocked You for that. If You wish to know what an essay is, please consult the wikipedia, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:29, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

You are a steward, right? Please protect me from "someone else". I read the guidelines which say: "Essays may range from personal or minority views, to views that enjoy a wide consensus amongst Wikipedia editors". I want to write an essay about checkusers. The essay will cover a range of views. How can I avoid what you call personal attacks? Not refer to anybody, speak in general terms? Please give directions, and I will follow. SA ru 18:41, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

I am not deleting pages on Meta as a steward, that has nothing to do with that. The page You created probably contained Your personal view, but that does not contradict that it also was an attack-page. I am quite puzzled why people are putting so much effort in (in my eyes) so unproductive or even destructive things, rather than working in the projects.

But since You asked me, any page which contains attacks towards other users (or probably even communities) might get deleted on sight, even if one puts an 'essay-template' around it, the rest is borderline and some essays might get a {delete} by some people and a {keep} by others in a deletion request.

But the real directions or rather recommendations I tried to communicate were to try to sort it out with the locals. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:01, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Actually the essay I created did not contain my personal views. (I guess you can re-read it and see for yourself.) It was mostly descriptive of the views expressed by :ru:User:Drbug, and I did not have an intention to attack anybody by that essay. Speaking of your duty as a steward and my duty as a "whistle blower", it seems there is no problem at all in me bringing the issue to your attention at RFC. If you think that the issue is unimportant, that's fine by me. Just do not shoot the messenger. Do I have your permission to write an essay Pitfalls of checkusing which will be void of any personal attacks or attacks on communities? SA ru 19:19, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

If it was Your opinion or not is not relevant, but how it was presented and what it contained. I don't want to endlessly repeat myself. Also as already mentioned stewardship has nothing to do with that, nor am I shooting anyone. You don't need my permission for doing anything as long as You stick to the common rules of the society. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:02, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

If stewardship has nothing to do with that (I assume you mean judging the checkuser performance) why are you then judging the situation and giving recommendations (see your comments above)? I am getting lost here. Looks like nobody wants to take responsibility for anything. I have yet another question. Here I started to document the violations of ru.wikipedia.org checkusers that I know. However, from your hostile attitude toward such writings I am sensing that reporting any violations or conflicts is considered an attack page. Is this the case? SA ru 21:11, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Stewards do not evaluate or decide per policy but fulfill the wish of the local communities, if You are writing of abuse it is usual to have prove of that, and don't put things into my mouth or invent my attitude new, I think I have said enough about that matter, You just need to read it or the meta related pages about checkuser policies and steward policies, which You will find in the search-field, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:15, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Deleting pages on Meta is done by Meta-sysops, not stewards (which is why I mentioned that I miss the connection to that flag), that I happen to be a steward too is not important for this task, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:37, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

What you say is quite interesting, and I definitely do not like such system. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia in which articles have different language versions. The difference is in languages, not in anything else. It makes no sense to delegate rule making entirely to local communities. A local community of a jungle tribe may decide that their vandals should be eaten for dinner. So, would you fulfill the wish of such community? That's a really bad idea in my opinion. Some kind of central power is necessary. SA ru 22:09, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Maybe so, maybe not, we can't decide that here anyway, but if everyone would do as Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский suggested in his short story "Сон смешного человека" we would need no 'power' structure at all. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:25, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

That's actually not a problem at all, and accords with your position. Just open a community for such editors and fulfill their wishes. In fact, I would enjoy such community myself because it would have no checkusers and no sysops. The reality is, however, somewhat different. After steward control over ru.wiki checkusers was removed, their appetite for "investigations" and "surveillance" increased dramatically. I will provide more details in my request for comments. SA ru 23:00, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Oversight removal

Just curious, Spacebirdy, why did you remove the Oversight bit from yourself? -- Thekohser 18:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Because I added it myself ;)

I removed an address, clear name and telephone number from an userpage and since Meta has no local oversighters stewards do that, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:18, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Ah, so just a "quickie". I understand. I was sort of hoping that it might be some overwhelming concern about legal risks associated with acting on behalf of the WMF on various sensitive work, without their backing should a legal threat materialize. We're going to be looking at that over at Akahele.org. Be well. -- Thekohser 18:21, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

???

Seriously, I have no clue what You are saying.

I believe I work quite transparent and You can see the reasons for right addings in the log, I don't add a reason if I remove a right from myself mostly because it is imho not necesary when I just added it some time ago to do my work. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Toki Pona Wikipedia

Hi, please see my comment at Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Toki Pona Wikipedia. --Filemon 20:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Filemon, answered there, please open a new request for removing the domain (or better redirecting it to wikia), best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

OK, I created new proposal. It covers all existing Toki Pona Wikimedia projects – I didn't create separate proposals for each project because they're all in the same state and arguments in favour or against can't be different. --Filemon 17:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Inkey removal

Hey Birdy! Could you check out Meta:Requests_for_deletion#Delete_Inkey_Template_from_Dzongkha_Wikipedia please? Thanks! Kylu 21:22, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Kylu, done so, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Steward elections

• Thanks for your vote, for or against, and your constructive comments. Apteva 14:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello copy&paste message, sorry to say that but I do not appreciate such thank-"spam" a lot, also I had to smile a bit about the "for or against" in that context... Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Re:Firma

Hola Birdy, gracias por haber me dijo que, había olvidado este detalle. Saludos, Christian^msg 14:35, 23 February 2009 (UTC).

Just to mention

This was removed as an off-topic, but actually it is true. Checkuser ru:User:Kv75 reveals IP addresses. SA ru 14:51, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello, SA ru, there might be cases where this is allowed (see the cu policy), the user can read the policy himself where this whould be true, but certainly not to 'please him' or to help him finding out if an user is from a certain country, this merrits a so totally clear not done, that I did not see the need to add anything else to that request. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:08, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

You are a great diplomat. SA ru 22:30, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

When to use spam blacklist/alternatives

Having just now read Spam blacklist/about I take it that this is only used as "a last resort" or something. What should I do about stuff like this, (apart from bl add r=spam and crosswiki-reverting). Regards, Finn Rindahl 19:30, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

sw.wiki

Hi birdy, can you help User Kipala problem from sw.wiki? You see his/her problem in my user talk. Thanks. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 03:09, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Mikhailov Kusserow, the user got already many replies on Wikimedia_Forum#Help_for_sw-wiki_.28work_around_lost_password.29 and notified about them at sw.wiki, the replies in the forum are good and even a developer had replied and offered his help, I would not have anything better to add to that :) Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 03:40, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Sorry for my action, but many users wasn't agree with my removal request. --Giancarlodessi 17:19, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Your demand on Walloon Wiki

Is it right so ?

If you can do it, or you know the way, I need to be a manager on Walloon Wictionary, that I started recently, and, untill know, the main contributor. It is necessary for me :

• to delete "bad pages" (this one, for ex.)
• to create a set of special characters (with the most usefull IFA signs, see here) we can use when creating or modifying a page.
• to improve translations (some of them are already on Walloon Wikipedia, where I am a manager).

Thank you.

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lucyin (talk)

Hello Lucyin, thanks for the fast response, I have answered You there, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I think it is right now.

Thank you for info on the way to become a manager on Walloon Wictionary. I am travelling for a few days, now, and will see this later. What do you mean by "local anouncement" ?

Lucyin 21:41, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, perfect, thanks a lot, I have replied there, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:00, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

usurpation request for user:Jimbo_Wales on bs.wikipedia

Lieber Vogel!

Your usurpation request for renaming User:Jimbo Wales on bs.wikipedia is resolved. (user/vandal renamed), so Jimbo can use his SUL account on bs.wiki ;-) Best regards, --CERminator 17:45, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Jimbo@ruwiki

Hello!

I've just renamed Jimbo Wales at Russian Wikipedia. :-) Dr Bug (Vladimir V. Medeyko) 21:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

And the same at nnwiki. --Ranveig 09:02, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

SoylentGreen auf de.wikipedia.org

Hallo Spacebirdy,

Ich möchte gerne auf de.wikipedia.org auch SoylentGreen heißen, der Benutzer dort hat sich mit einem Namenswechsel einverstanden erklärt. Siehe http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:SoylentGreen und http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:Epins.

Wie macht man das denn? Grüße --SoylentGreen 12:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Vielen Dank für deine prompte Antwort, ich habe nun die entsprechenden Schritte vorgenommen. --SoylentGreen 14:48, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for now

Hei Birdy :) You know, without really knowing you, I find you to probably be the best Steward we have – always helpful, no matter who comes around. Keep up the good work, and thanks for now! --EivindJ 21:15, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

SUL

Dear Spacebirdy. I want to usurp my account on zh-minnan. But the bureaucrat doesn't react to my request. Thanks. Meursault2004 11:58, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello Meursault2004, I have left him a message, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 12:13, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll wait and see. Meursault2004 12:16, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Let me know if it happens, sometimes they just don't know special:renameuser and this is why I am often giving them a link, if he becomes inactive, I'd recommend to leave such message on the talkpages of the other two crats too, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 12:22, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

lenguaje obsceno

Hola, le escribo para que interceda por mi en es.Wikipedia. Quiero borrar o aunque sea archivar lenguaje obsceno en mi página de discusión (1). Me avisaron que archivar la página antes de tiempo es una violación de violación a la etiqueta. Todo lo que pido es poder borrar o aunque sea archivar el lenguaje obsceno ya que es inapropiado para Wikipedia. Historial: pedido para archivar página: 1, pedido en el tablán de etiqueta: 2. Gracias, --J.Mundo 16:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

template

one cant test a template without a template to target

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.234.64.17 (talk) diff, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:02, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

The sandbox is for tests only, thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:02, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Archive

Hi! Thank you for your comment, it was a mistake. I've just reverted the 2 linked page. Regards, Dorgan 18:14, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Betawiki and Special:AllMessages

Hi Birdy, thanks for approving my adminship.

Just a quick question, does Wikipedia's Special:AllMessages override translations done on BetaWiki? Because some of the translations I have done don't seem to be showing up on the kw-wiki. Is there some kind of setting that needs changing, an update, or a different reason? Many thanks, kw:User:Moon --79.74.146.108 13:11, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

• This person claims to have kw-2 at [[13]] but says here [[14]] that he has only been studying our language for two weeks, and elsewhere admits that his Cornish is poor. Is it correct to make such a person an admin, one of only two for that wiki? User:Kw-Mongvras

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.152.212.127 (talk) diff, please sign discussions with --~~~~ (UTC)

Hello Kw-Mongvras, You had one week to object to his adminship locally, where he made a request, he even left a message at the local sysops talkpage about this. There are wikis where the sysops don't speak the language at all, they are just watching for balant vandalism, so far I don't see any problematic edits of this user, and You are invited to help translating the interface at betawiki: too.

Thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 06:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

That would mean an edit war with Moon, do you really want that? Mongvras 22:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't understand what You are saying, please can You discuss that in betawiki and as far as I can see You are both no native speakers... I have not seen any suggestions on his talkpage, what he did wrong or how he could improve things, I would say that is the usual step to make first, most people respond just the way they are talked to. If You disagree with his interface translations You can say him so on betawiki or correct the translations (don't worry about editwars, they would be seen fast over there), --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 00:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Birdy, there are no native speakers of Cornish apart from a few young adults, but afaik none of them are active users of the language. There are about 60-300 fluent speakers, depending on exactly what you mean by "fluent". Mongvras 03:31, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

• Thank you for your comments. Some time ago I was asked to write a short article for the Cornish language Wikipedia, and I assumed that other Cornish speakers would be doing the same. But now I have investigated the site it seems to consist almost entirely of stubs. There seem to never have been more than three or four people active there, only one I think from the language community. Frankly it makes the Cornish language look a bit of a joke. There are quite a few fluent Cornish speakers who could contribute useful content, but the Wikipedia seems never to have attracted them. I don't really understand why this has been allowed to continue for several years, when it's clear that this wiki fails to meet the Wikimedia conditions for starting a new language. I should like to discuss this with people from other small language wikis, admin etc. Could you advise me the best place to do this. Thank you.

PS The main problem with Moon is not so much his lack of the language, but he is not familiar with the politics where the Language Board are under attack from a number of splinter groups. So that simple things like how templates are spelled can affect who will and will not want to contribute. Mongvras 22:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

• Hello Mongvras, thanks for the reply. There are many projects out there who are lacking editors, what I can tell from my own experience with this, it is not much of a problem to leave them open, only someone has to clean the mess from time to time. The problem is, that if people are saying they would be interested in contributing they should just do it, and if they don't like some template names they should change that, it is a wiki. If people are just keeping arguing it will not get better itself. I started in a project which had ~14 entries, it now has ~14.000. -> it is never too late to start and frankly, for naming template one does not need to be sysop, in fact the sysop work is only cleaning dirt and I see that Moon does this pretty well so far. But note that he has a temporary status anyway, since there was no community for a voting. Also if there are more people interested it would be great if they just joined and they could also ask for sysop rights if they need to delete stuff etc., but as said, for contributing, naming templates, moving etc. sysop rights are not needed, anyone can do this. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 22:52, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it's good to have someone willing to watch the site and remove vandalism, most of us who are involved with the language have too many other things to do. However there has been some very masty politics around the Cornish Language over the past few years. Just trying to keep the en-WP page free of propaganda led to personal abuse and threats (see my talk page there), as a result I pretty much stopped doing any WP work. There is a danger of 'political vandalism', i.e. minor groups trying to take control of the Cornish language WP and use it for propaganda, especially since there has been almost no interest from fluent Cornish writers. How long do you wait for take up? Anyway, that's part of a more general discussion about small WP's. I'll take that up elsewhere, can you suggest the best place? I'll take up the translation issue over on Betawiki. Mongvras 22:58, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

It is usually decided on a case by case basis which wiki to close, personally I am not a friend of these closures, because I know it is very hard to get them open again and often editors who would have contributed to the project are driven away.

The proposal can be made at Proposals for closing projects.

When the ones who could contribute stay away because they wait for some miracle to happen the project might never grow (unless a miracle happens of course, but it is very unlikely, that a Cornish encyclopedia forms on the wmf-servers by chance).

Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 00:16, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I think a proposal for closure would be a bit too strong at this stage. But I would like the situation reviewed by the wider community. It looks to me like some help is needed. I would not want it to close really, but I can't see much good in it just being a sandpit for one or two people, especially if they make policy decisions that keep fluent writers away. Mongvras 03:31, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Darkicebot on bg.wikipedia

After leaving a message for bg:User:Nk, his response was that I have to wait for 3 votes for approval. How the heck am I supposed to wait for three votes for approval if nobody votes there? Razorflame 14:16, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

plea

Hello Saltinbas, please, whenever You have the time, can You have a look at Kategori:Vikisözlük:Silinecek sayfalar, it is beginning to grow quite long, many thanks in advance and best regards, --uzaykuşu _{(:> )=|} 15:33, 11 Mart 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I have to leave trwiktionary for a while. I asked other sysops to look after trwiktionary. Maybe we should find another active sysop for a while. --Saltinbas 06:08, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Template

Sorry about that Spacebirdy; thought it was of use for people here. No worries though, should it be in a sandbox instead? --Sunwell5 13:10, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Fixed it already, see [15], You can use it in Your userspace, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:11, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

No worries about that. If you need a temp sysop on any small wikis, I'd be willing to go around and help. Ta, --Sunwell5 ^talk 13:15, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

islandsk

hint... :P Finn Rindahl 21:18, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for what happened

Hello! Spacebirdy. Sorry for the inconvinience I caused. I will follow Your instructions in case I need that. However those redirects I deleted were totally incorrect due to the then lack of proper Turkmen keyboard when they were created. When users write them they seemed not aware of both linguistic and wiki principles. For example there is no such thing as orsça dil in my language. It should be rus dili instead. And there are too many incorrect things here to be fixed. But now I understood that I had ignored their links, whether they were working or not. Now I ask Your permission. I will restore all of them AND one by one after changing thiir link to the right one I will delete them again. For example I will change all the links of orsça dil to rus dili AND then delete orsça dil redirect since it is nonsense like Engelishe Language Language (instead of simply ENGLISH). I'm waiting for Your understanding and assistance in this issue. For two years now no one attempted to fix all these thing in our wiki. Please help me and I'll do my best!!!--Hanberke 04:12, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

One more issue is that there are 30+ poem articles in our wiki. there just written famous poems and I don't think that wiki will have them. I don't want to restore the poem pages I deleted and I want to delete the rest 20+ poem pages. We dont have a community to discuss this. Since Mardetenha seems familiar with the nature of Turkic languages, he can give me advices and I can do proper things!!! Best regards--Hanberke 04:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I am going to revise and check all my deletions one by one since not all of those deletions need to be restored. It will be very time-consuming.; Please give me space to deal with this issue!!! I'm here and ready to cooperate!!!--Hanberke 04:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Me again! Now I have been checking all those redirects' links one by one and fixing them properly. For instance, I didn't restored Chәržew because it is nothing to do with my language at all in respect of both charcters and spelling. How does this sound in English - France: Fyrance or Francee; Amsterdam - Amusterdame. You can check it in Google search. You will not find something like Chәržew. And in English wiki i don't think that administrators will allow the aforesaid redirects. This is the same thing. I will leave proper redirects as they are and also I will create a range of necessary redirects (CapsLock, old names, variants). Tk wiki is not a proper one as the most enhanced wikis. It needs serious revisions. As You have noted I will do it gradually. At the moment I'm busy fixing all the links of those unproper redirects. And there are many spams and empty pages. I will restore necessary stubs back. Best Regards!!!--Hanberke 05:26, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I also removed some pages and redirects in Turkish, Azeri, Russian and English etc. for this wiki hasn't been supervised by a native administrator, many contributors made edits, created pages and copied texts from the abovementioned langueges. I will fix some of them and will remove the others that cannot be fixed. I will do it gradually not to repeat my fault in freely deleting the redirects without thinking about its consequences. I'd like You keep eye on my wiki and give advices. --Hanberke 05:54, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello Spacebirdy! I don't know how to create a category page!!! Would You please show a place where to find help, information on this issue? Best regards--Hanberke 10:25, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh, great!!! It worked! Thank You very much! --Hanberke 10:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Protected

Hello,

I just say your edit here. Is it possible for you to unprotect the page? I was trying to say the same thing but I couldn't because it is protected :(

Best regards, Abigor talk 22:26, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Spam complaints

Hi, Spacebirdy. I don't know if you can help me here. Recently, I have welcomed a few users at vo.wiki on their talk pages. Apparently, the MediaWiki software emailed some of them to alert them for the fact their talk paged had been edited. Problem is a few of these users (3 or 4) complain they received spam because they didn't want to receive any email from Wikipedia. Moreover, the email is in Volapük, which almost nobody knows about.

You can see some of the complaints here and below. What can be done? I already alerted them I don't have any control over this (besides editing talk pages) and that they can simply deactivate that option in their user preferences. May this preference should be off by default? Thanks for your input, Malafaya 12:59, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, one single email notification can hardly be considered spam. I don't know what else to say. I'll stop argumenting. Thanks, Malafaya 14:16, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

I liked it. I've never received mail in Volapük before. (;-) Robert Ullmann 12:52, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

a template for new article in lo.wikt

Hi there Spacebirdy. Can you show me how to provide following as a entry template (for noun other than Lao).

==ພາສາ?==
===ຄວາມໝາຍ===
:*
===ປະເພດ===
:*ຄຳນາມ
===ອອກສຽງ===
:*
===ເຄົ້າ===
:*

Thank you. Tuinui 14:25, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

I added one new English word using the predefined template, after following your very easy to understands instructs on my talk page ;) I have not been following the trend on GUI things, but will try to expand it. Thanks again for your kind help. Tuinui 01:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

VolkovBot @ ht.wiki

Hi Birdy! Please have a look at this discussion and remove the block. I've also left a request on local ht admin ht:user:Masterches's talk page but he is not very active there in recent days. --Volkov 16:30, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Joey Kaminski Username

I would like the SUL for username Joey Kaminski annulled, so in case I want to use that name. I'm the user of that account, just to make you aware.--JoeCool950 22:45, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I couldn't get the page #wikimedia-stewards^connect to open up on my computer. I left a message under SUL requests. Hopefully that was o.k. Thanks.--JoeCool950 23:02, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

#time

I have a question on using #time. I am trying to use it to get the name of the day of january 1 of current year. so I use

{{#time:D|{{{year|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}}0101}}

but it just gives an error. when trying on english wiki it gives following

Mon

It seems that #time doesn't recongnize the punjabi numbers. because {{CURRENTYEAR}} gives the current year in the language of the wiki.

So is there a way to go around that or by making #time to recognize the punjabi number text? Thanks. --Gman124 19:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Why not {{#time:D|January 1}} I believe that would take the current year anyway, please note that in Your example there is a template in it too: en:Template:year. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 23:15, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help. --Gman124 20:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Ferrer

Hi Birdy ! Please unlock accounts Ferrer & Ferrer-ru (as you wrote, 'If You still want it, please let us know and You could then only ask for unlock from a new account.') for using this accounts for sending wiki-mail to the Arbitration Committee of Russian Wikipedia per accepted procedure. --Net clr 20:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Done so, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:12, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Interwicket April Fool's

I had added a bit of code to Interwicket to make it more effective at finding iwikis to be deleted. So the bot took its revenge yesterday, suddenly discovering large sets of these. (Meanwhile, it is very busily adding lots of missing links between vi, fr, and ru, pairwise and sometimes all 3, which seems to have been neglected.)

The Tamil wikt has a large number of "English" entries that were created by taking a Tamil/English dictionary and inverting it. (I know I need not explain the fundamental problems with this ;-). But also with little quality control, lots of the English entries are phrases and other definition forms. Not my problem, except that the process also "helpfully" added an en interwiki to every single one. Interwicket was removing them when it happened on the entries; now it finds them all. It has thirty thousand queued up now, and I suspect that is only about 1/2 of them ...

Another thing it turned up is a set of pages in the Telugu wikt that use(d) interwiki links in (what appear to be) translations tables. Interwicket (or any other interwiki bot) removes them, as none are valid. I am working out how to fix those pages (revert, change any apparent iwikis on lines beginning with "*" to add the missing ":", try again) but they still are very odd. You might look at (say): this page in edit mode and look at the table. The links appear at first to be links to the translations, but they aren't: the en and fr links aren't to Latin script, and zh not to Han characters, etc. But they are not links to the same word in Telugu script either, as each is different. (Might they be transliterations into Telugu script? I can't tell, it all looks pretty, but doesn't mean anything to me ;-) None of the link targets I've checked exist. (A few dozen.)

It would be very good to figure out what is/was going on before applying some fix (always important to understand what you are doing). The same user who created these was also using the wrong link form on the en.wikt, and had to be repeatedly corrected. I left a note on his talk page (in te.wikt). Do we know anyone who speaks/reads Telugu?

There are also a lot of English entries like the Tamil wikt with bogus iwikis to en, but that isn't a problem, bot will crunch them. Robert Ullmann 09:33, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Please see en:wikt:User talk:Interwicket#linking empty pages Robert Ullmann 14:05, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

I have a problem with infobox templates

Hello, Spacebirdy! I have a problem in copying some kind of templates into Turkmen wikipedia. I usually copy any template with its transcluded templates and it works. Then I localize it. However when I copied an infobox template with its transcluded templates everything was OK, but it appeared on the left side and with no border lines. I guess I missed something of which I have no idea at all.

Last time I copied infobox template:Infobox Monarch from English wiki to http://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_Monarch as it is. When I copied this template used in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_I to http://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_I with all the transcluded templates, everything was OK. But it just appeared at the left side of the page (and without a border line). (Would you please copy that ready infobox in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_I to http://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_I and see what happens) Something is wrong or missing about which I have no idea. If you can help me I will localize it as soon as possible and many more other necessary templates. And thanks for the gadget you installed at Turkmen wiki. Do you think that some kind of gadgets are too be installed to resolve the aforesaid issue. If yes how can I do that? Please help me! Best Regards --Hanberke 05:21, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh, my God. It worked. Thanks to your assistance months-long torture (!) and unclearance are over now. That is very kind of you! Thanks again. Best Regards--Hanberke 10:33, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

sysop ar.wiki

Hello, I'm an active sysop on ar wiki,Sysop status have been withdrawn by Meno25 my request, but today I want to retrieve. Thank you--جمال بركات 13:56, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello, answered there, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:05, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

est ce que tu parles le français bien?? --جمال بركات 15:22, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh! Je suis trés heureux, mon ami s'il vous plait tous les Bureaucrates de ar wiki ne sont pas présents maintenant. S'il vous plait un tonne de travaux m'attend moi au ar wiki, s'il vous plait changez mon statu . Grand merci.--جمال بركات 15:48, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Ok, Merci--جمال بركات 16:12, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: ig:Wikimedia_Foundation and ig:What_is_wikipedia

You told me to contact locals; however, all of the usernames in Recent Changes (last 500 changes, last 30 days) are bots, IP vandals and people that only link to their page on Meta. Who should I contact? GT5162 ^{(我的对话页)} 13:51, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

kawikiquote

Hi, ფრინველი :), I left my response about prolonging my sysop rights here. So, would you mined to go through once again? Kind regards.--Rastrelli F 05:52, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello Rastrelli :) I have replied here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 10:01, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Corrections!

Hello, Ndege. It is been a long time since I came here. But today I have something to ask! As for the Wikipedias babel, is this right?

This person can? can? See it below:

{{user language|simple|4}}

There is two can, istead of being one only! I was about to change it, but I didn't change it due to the less of understanding the process of maintain any template here in Meta! I hope you can check it again. All the best, Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 16:08, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry, but I don't understand, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:49, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey, you was not suppose to add NOWIKI cause you will not understand what I'm trying to tell you. I was just trying to tell you about the words which has written on above mentioned template. The message goes like this:

This person can can write very clearly in Simple English.

There is two "can" at the same sentence. Please do check it again, that's all. Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 07:55, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Muddyb :) corrected it now, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:36, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Bot flag

Halló Birdy,
Thank you for the ChtitBot bot flag. Could you please also give a bot flag to VolkovBot on the Armenian Wikiquote, who is a Global bot? Thank you :) Chaojoker 17:19, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Halló Chaojoker, Volkov added the request on 6.4.2009 [16] and since this wiki does not allow automatic approval and the local policy explicitly says 7 days, we cannot grant the botflag before they expressed their opinion and before 7 days, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:34, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

mk.wiki

Thanks man for stoping,are you macedonian-i am!

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.29.9.226 (talk) diff (UTC)

Thanks too, well, I am not, but if You are, why doing mk.wiki harm, it is a free learning resource for Your people, which imho is something very important, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:43, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Abusive user

Hi I saw your edit [17] on nl: wikipedia. I have informed nl:user:MoiraMoira so she can have a look at this situation since she sort of coordinates these anti-vandal actions. I guess she will delete the UT and the user tomorrow. EdBever 20:58, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank You, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:16, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Crosswiki vandalism from this IP

Spacebirdy, I apologise for this IP's crosswiki vandalism. According to WikiProject on open proxies/manual, the host has been hijacked so as to allow unauthorized access to the proxy to one or more persons - I have found malware recently and had to reinstall my operating system. I did have an Apache server running from it, and it is now clean. It took a fair few hours to do, but it was needed. I'm sorry if anyone's misused the IP, and to avoid this in future, I'll try and see what I can do to prevent my Apache server being publicly accessible from the web - it was never meant for public exposure, just testing. [18] is now login end (for a router) only, so now I won't get people publically accessing it. --82.42.237.84 16:58, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

• One more thing... I should really keep my server secure. :)- --82.42.237.84 22:11, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

SUL help

Can you look at this edit. I wrote this because you previously offered help --Joseph 19:06, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I have left Natkeeran a message, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:42, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Removing personal info from a summary

Hi Spacebirdy,

Could you suppress this e-mail, personal info at author's request, on French Wikisource? Here is the info and here is the request. Thanks for your help! Regards, ---Zyephyrus 13:33, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Done, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:31, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Hola, pido que me desbloqueen

Hola, me han bloqueado en wikiquote en español, te pido que me desbloquees ya que me han confundido con otro. --Qohf 19:50, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Hola, no soy administrador allí, lo siento, pero tienes que contactar un administrador, q:es:special:listadmins, un saludo, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 09:23, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Me he puesto en contacto con Drini y no me ha hecho caso. Soy víctima de unos malos entendidos. Tú tienes capacidad de borrar páginas allí, por lo tanto, te pido que me desbloquees. --Qohf 11:22, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

La posibilidad de bloquear o borrar no significa tener el permiso de bloquear o borrar, solamente puedo bloquear usuarios en casos urgentes de vandalismo, no estoy permitida de desbloquearte, por favor contacta un administrador local, gracias, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 11:27, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

User:I-210

I-210 has been (finally) blocked from the English Wikipedia. However, he is starting to do other things; apparently he created a sock on meta and has done some 75.47 IP block evasion. I was wondering if you believe a global lock / block of his account would be appropriate? (Also note that in the last few days he got his username changed to User:I-15 and then User:I-10. I don't think they handled the SUL correctly, and he created the I-210 account again and got indef'ed as a sock). --Rschen7754 07:56, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I know, we usually don't gblock IP ranges unless it is really needed. So far I think it can be handled by the local wikis, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 09:24, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm just asking for the I-210 account to be locked, not any IPs. --Rschen7754 00:12, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Please do that on SR/SUL, I have many things to do lately and don't know when I can look at that, and if it is even needed (spreading to other wikis etc.), thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 05:49, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

RE: Jem @ es.wiki

Hi Pajarito. I think everything it's OK now: I have renamed Jem to Jemori and Jam_usurp back to Jem. Please check if I have done well. Un abrazo, --Lucien leGrey (m · es) 19:52, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Qué amable que eres después de mi descomunal error XD. Hecho el cambio que comentabas. Como siempre, un enorme placer encontrarme contigo. Un abrazo, --Lucien leGrey (m · es) 20:37, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Greek Wikipedia

Help please! It's a single vandal who recently caused great amounts of vandalism and is permanetly banned from the community, please delete all articles that are for speady deletion here its orthodox easter today in greece and possibly no admin will be present for a while. Thanx!--Egmontaz♤ ^talk 21:47, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanx! 2 admins came, good night! --Egmontaz♤ ^talk 22:07, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Transwiki

Hola Spacebirdy, ayer solicité en el café de Wikilibros los permisos de importador transwiki. Me siento perdido porque ahora mismo la comunidad es tan reducida y está tan ausente que casi podría decir que es inexistente. Me gustaría saber cuánto tiempo debería dejar esa solicitud en el café antes de ir a SRP a solicitar la activación para que no hubiese problemas. Muchas gracias por tu ayuda. —Dferg (talk) 17:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Así lo haré, muchas gracias. —Dferg (talk) 19:11, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Template

Hi birdy, can you help me to fix my template? Thanks. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 08:31, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Information

Just to inform you, I have made my adminship request on the Macedonian Wikisource so that's it. Regards.--MacedonianBoy 15:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Paragraph break (line break)

Hi Birdy, I had discussed this recently on IRC channel as well and was told that parser functions are the same in all languages. But, I have repeatedly faced the issue and realised that they are not. Please compare the Gujarati and English texts here. You will notice that in Gujarati, it has failed to recognise "line break" as it has done in English. Though there is a line break in original text ("stroke" after the sentence), when you view the actual page/message, it has merged those two lines, which is not the case in English paragraph. Is there any solution to this? this creates unnecessary need to use <br> or </br> on pages, and so far as I remember, I was advised not to use them while translating on translate.wiki. No need to say that your help will be much appreciated.--Dhaval^Talk 08:54, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Got it, but I am even confused, it is reallyh random, sometimes it works simply as new paragraph and sometimes goes with the same para. Anyways, I realised that it is the same in English and Gujarati. Best way to avoid mixing two paragraphs, is to hit Stroke key twice, or enter a blank paragraph, so that the desired paragraph structure can be seen. Thanks once again Birdy.--Dhaval^Talk 22:09, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:Blocking myself.

Thanks for your help, I did manage to unblock myself on the Tok Pisin Wikipedia. I feel like such an idiot. I clicked the right link to get a record up to reblock, then clicked the block link next to my own nick rather than the IP I was trying to hit. Thanks again. Iceflow 20:40, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Macedonian Wikisource

Hello Spacebirdy. I want to ask you whether you can grant me that adminiship since all users voted, see here. I know it is ridiculous when I am saying "all users", but they are the only ones that edit there, besides me and I found their names only on the recent changes during the previous days. One more question: is there any special permission about the change of the text on the logo that Macedonian Wikisource uses? The logo uses the English name and I want to translate it into Macedonian but I cannot find the logo that is used on the Macedonian Wikisource. Thanks and regards.--MacedonianBoy 15:54, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I have made the logo, see here and I have made a request here. Is this enough or I should make request at Bugzilla, or I should automatically change it on the MK Wikisource? I am asking since it is the first time to use a MK logo there and if there was a mk logo I know the procedure.--MacedonianBoy 11:21, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello Spacebirdy. I would like to remind you that today at 2 o'clock ends the voting so you can give me that status in order to start cleaning the categories and the java scripts. Thanks.--MacedonianBoy 09:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Danke

Bin selbst sehr selten dort um den Admin zu beantragen. Ich werde mal nachsehen was los ist und wieso sich keiner kümmert und erst wenn sonst keiner interesse hat, dann den Admin bentragen. Kannst du den Request schließen da es sich somit erledigt hat? Danke im Voraus --Seha 21:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Habs gerade auf bs.wikiquote reingestellt. Dann solls von mir aus auf dauer sein weil wirklich keiner mehr da ist. Mal sehen ob wer antwortet. --Seha 21:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Ich hätte da noch ein kleines problem :). Auf der seite http://bosnica.ba/index.php?title=Glavna_stranica wird das Wikipedia logo verwendet. In wie weit ist sowas zulässig? Wenn nicht würde ich die verantwortlichen anschreiben falls ich irgendwo auf der Seite ein Impressum finde. --Seha 21:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Ich habe leider keinen Account auf der foundation wiki. Vielleicht kannst du ihn darauf aufmerksam machen? Auf der angegebenen Seite muß man sich einloggen um eine Nachricht hinterlassen zu können. Da ich aber die Betreiber nicht kenne, will ich nicht unbedingt meine IP dort hinterlegen, vor allem nicht dann wenn ich was zu beanstanden habe. Der Mike kann sich gerne an mich wenden auf der bs.wiki wenn er etwas nicht versteht oder übersetzt haben will. --Seha 21:43, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Hab ihm eine Mail geschickt. Mal sehen was er sagt. Danke nochmals und schönen Abend noch. --Seha 21:58, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Macedonian Wikisource logo

Hey Birdy, I know I am boring but I need to ask you how to change the logo. It is done as you said but still there is no change to the logo. Regards--MacedonianBoy 16:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Bad call

Scarian leaves in a huff with a post on his talk page, a person he's in conflict with requests on meta, and Meno does it? Bad call on both their parts. Your statement was the correct move to make. — Rlevse • Talk • 22:24, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

thank's for granting my bot in hu.wikinews

Thank's for granting my bot in hu.wikinews. I need a help about theses discussions about bot flag : bg, ca, ro, no, th, sd. Nobody votes about it. Must I wait approbing (it takes several monthes) ? May I ask for bot flag ?

Thanks for all. :-)--Bertrand GRONDIN – ^Talk 16:09, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Just a mistake

You did a mistake, in hu.wikinews : you granted my user name n:hu:User:Grondin but not my bot n:hu:User:GrondinBot. Can you rectify it :-))) --Bertrand GRONDIN – ^Talk 16:23, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello, sorry for that, it is fixed now, please note that the username in the request template should be the bot name, I did not notice when it redirected me to the userright interface. [19], best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I followed your advice

As you told me, I did requests Steward requests/Bot status for the 6 lastest wikis. You cas accept or refuse my requests. Thank's--Bertrand GRONDIN – ^Talk 16:48, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Edits of GrondinBot

I've not actived my bot in the projects where I haven't the bot flag. But you can see the edits in others projet : fr, pl, it, sv, sr, cs, de, nl, ar, fi, he, pt, bs, en, ja, zh, ru, uk, hu

Now, it's actived. :-)

Thanks for all. Best regards.--Bertrand GRONDIN – ^Talk 18:04, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Spacebirdy again. I have problems with the admins on the Bosnian Wikipedia. They have blocked me just because I have tried to clean one article. That behaviour on the Bosnian Wikipedia by the admin Seha is just too much. I have written and opened a discussion on the talk page of the article that I have cleaned and no one responded me and suddenly I was blocked with just one day of editing on that Wikipedia. Please warn that admins and unblock me there since that is against all rules of Wikipedia. Thanks in advance--MacedonianBoy 10:45, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Further more, this is the article and the song was represented as bulgarian and the text was on Bulgarian. I have delete it since the song is written in 1964 by a Macedonian singer. I was reverted and the text of the article was deleted by that admin. After I was blocked he realised that made mistake and now the article has only one sentence and there is no POV in it but I am still blocked and the behaviour of that users is just not civilized. --MacedonianBoy 10:49, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I have block you by vandalism. Explanation can be seen in block blog. You have start an editwar against warning and without source. The block is till infinity and confirm with the rules of Wikipedia. If you promise not to vandalize, i gonna unblock you. Sorry Birdy for using your discussion page. Liebe Grüße Amir --Seha 10:52, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

First of all I am admin and I know the rules quite well. There was no edit war but cleaning and that is quite different. And also, the anonimus on the talk page has given you sources and what you want futher? He gave you five or six external links where you can read and I will give you is necessary. I am not active user there but I see from time to time and do not vandalize. I want unblock and an apologize. Pozdrav--MacedonianBoy 10:59, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

The article was changed as "this song is popular in Macedonia and Bulgary" by naming his macedonian autor. Thats what the anonimous user has give as a source. Ther is no word about "bulgarian song" as you sayed. The fact is: this is an popular song on whole Balkan (wich has been corrected) and specialy in Macedonia and Bulgary. Thats what the article says. You have been warned and you have edit twice again. If you are a admin, you need to know that more than three reverts in 24 hours are editwar. Bs.wiki has it own rules for vandalism, ant those says that there are no nationalistic edits to bear. This is what we call NPOV on all wikipedias. I don´t see an reason for appologize, you have been blocked by the rules. Once more: if you promise not to vandalize, i gonna unblock you.--Seha 11:12, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Seha I havent vandalized, I have given explanations on the talk page and what I should do if you do not give explanations? You are reverting me without any reasons and explanations where as I have given mine. I wait for that unblock and appologize for the naming me vandal. The article had Bulgarian name for the song, the Bulgarian lyrics and a category Bulgarian songs. What do these telling to the reader? Now you have realized what I have been doing and the article is OK right now. I wont vandalize since I have never vandalized. But keep up in mind the POV on the Bosnian Wiki, I have the one that cleaned the nationalistic BG crap.--MacedonianBoy 11:15, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

And there is a rule: Do not bite the newcomers, since I am newcomer.--MacedonianBoy 11:17, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

The bulgarian lyrics have been removed as you start with your edits. Your explanations was "this is not a bulgarian song". Thats right and nobody says something like that. Thats why his macedonian autor is named for! But also, the fact is that this song is one of the most popular folk songs in Macedonia and Bulgary. Thats what the category says. There is also a category macedonian song in the article. I know what this song means to macedonian people, it is like the second hymn, but the fact is that there are much singers in Bulgary wich have this song in his repertoire. Once more: read the article once more (text was deleted in every language, even in bosnian), if you can finde enythig what is not true, i gonna change it. But just to say this is macedonian song (thats what is standing in article, macedonian autor was named) it´s not enough. By a good will, i gonna unblock you, but don´t do it again. OK? PS: You are not a newbee as an admin on other wiki.--Seha 11:26, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I am admin on the MK WIKI but on the Bosnian I am new one. And thanks for the unblock (I am still blocked).--MacedonianBoy 11:30, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

As you an admin, i can expect you to respect the rules of bs.wiki. You are also active here on meta, and that is what can´t clissify you as an newbee. And yas you are still blocked ´couse i can´t see the promise you not to do it again. :) --Seha 11:33, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Seha you are not reading my comments obviously. Read this from the previous comments I wont vandalize since I have never vandalized. And believe me I have much more work as and Admin on the MK Wiki and especially with the nationalistic ones from BG. Dont worry I am used to read every kind of nationalistic "things" on MK Wiki, especially comments from BG.--MacedonianBoy 11:37, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

And he has blocked me as follows "sysop threats that will delete articles about Bosnia on Macedonian Wikipedia" but the real thing that I have said is this: If this situation continues on BS WIKI, we will see whether there would be any good articles on the Macedonia Wikipedia for Bosnian topic" and this does not mean that I will do it but there are other users on the talk page of the Bosnian article that I am telling you about that do complain about the content. Thanks--MacedonianBoy 10:54, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

And I have seen just right now. I am blocked for ever?!?! --MacedonianBoy 11:02, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes it is normal procedure by nationalistic vandalism by known user.--Seha 11:26, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

It should go with smaller punishment first. Rules, rules ....--MacedonianBoy 11:39, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

You are unblocked. @ Birdy: Tut mir leid für den Missbrauch deiner Seite. LG --Seha 11:42, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

SPACEBIRDY WE HAVE SOLVED THE SITUATION, BUT READ IT IF YOU LIKE AND SORRY FOR THE LONG TEXT :) --MacedonianBoy 11:43, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Glad to read that You both sorted it out, don't worry about using my page, if it had helped You to find a good solution it served its purpose well, kind regards to You both, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:07, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Bot GrondinBot@bgwikinews

I've just seen your message and your comments are entirely justified and I apologize. It's true. I did a new request for that. So, the bot will do interwiki links only as the statutory deadlines will not be passed to receive approvals and objections. Sorry !--Bertrand GRONDIN – ^Talk 12:30, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

fo:wikt:Current events

Is blank, you protected a long time ago. Can just be deleted? (Found by Interwicket ;-) Robert Ullmann 13:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello Robert, thanks, yes that page can be deleted, I created and protected it because it was a constant spam target and that was before we had protect from creation and similar useful extras :) Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:48, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks ... also id:wikt:current events might go away? Cheers, Robert Ullmann 13:53, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

You might be interested in this: wikt:User:Interwicket/protects. I was wondering how many there were while watching Interwicket occasionally trip over them. (It knows what the main pages are.) Fairly impressive that there are so few. Robert Ullmann 08:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

bo.wiki

Hello, Spacebirdy. I would like to become a sysop in bo.wiki ("temporary" is ok) and I know how to do it, but the problem is that there are no active users. As for now I have 1 vote in favour from semi-active Tibetan, so I cannot apply for sysop rights here unless there are more suppoters. I contacted former administrator of bo.wiki, User:Drini, but he seems inactive. So please visit my current request (more details there) and if you find my candidacy appropriate, please vote. Do not vote if you think I am not worth being a sysop there. Thank you. --Wisconsus 08:35, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Portal or Makala

Hello, Ndege. There is some problems at there on the Swahili Wikipedia - I don't know how to solve them. As it shown above the head is w:sw:Portal:Sanaa which doesn't show the tittle bar as PORTAL but MAKALA. I don't know how do they call them in Englsh, but the series of the links can be found on:

Makala, Majadiliano, Hariri, Historia, Sogeza, etc..

In the PORTAL, the first one doesn't deserve to be MAKALA, but PORTL as it is called it's self. But there on the Swahili, the first one is MAKALA instead of being PORTAL. See them here. So, what's make it to be like that and how am I going to change it?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 15:02, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I went there, but I really don't know how to request it at there! Would you be so kind show me the way how to make it?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 06:40, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

OKAY, here it is:

• Lango

• Majadiliano_ya_lango

--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 09:59, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

I've already vote at on the Bugzilla. So, one vote would make them activate a new namespace? Cause the votes shows only me!--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 12:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice..--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 13:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

The portal for the Swahili Wikipedia has been activated! Thanks for your time, Birdy.. Hope to see you soon... Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 07:26, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism

Thanks. It is a really naughty vandal. —Guy Peters 15:29, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

My username

Thank you for your comments about my username at Wikimedia Forum. Since User:OrbiliusMagister has not replied to my message, I was thinking about going to RFC to resolve this. Do you think that I should do that? Best regards. SUL 12:09, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello SUL, no, I think You should give him some time to reply, is he active somewhere else, or maybe on holidays, probably kindly leave him another message, that You are waiting for a reply and still hoping for an unblock since other views have been brought to his attention and that You are just someone who wants to contribute, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:03, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

He edited it.wikisource.org a few hours ago, so he is still active, but I can't leave him a message there because I am blocked. Please could you remind him of this discussion on his it.wikisource talk page? Best regards, --SUL 13:39, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Done that, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 13:52, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Aum SUL

Thanks for info & advice. I'll try tu usurp Aum anyway. If it would be unsuccessful I will change my username to -aum-, it looks good. Best. --Aum 19:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Sysop vote on dsb.wikipedia

Hello spacebirdy. In w:dsb:Wikipedija:Portal#Nowy administrator? there is a vote to make me a sysop. The last vote is from 8th May; I think noone would add anything. There are no bureaucrats on Lower Sorbian Wikipedia; would you close the vote as a steward? Thanks. --Derbeth 20:41, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Birdy

Kannst du bitte die ip hier blokieren? Danke im Voraus --Seha 21:24, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Hat sich erledigt, Saxum war schneller:). Übrigens danke für die Antwort. Hab das Voting zwar geschlossen, aber wenn ich den Sysop wieder brauchen sollte, werde ich mich dann melden. Danke nochmals. --Seha 21:28, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Alles klar, viel Erfolg und Spasz im "neuen" Projekt, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:29, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Deleted user page

Hello paxarinho ;-)

I deleted and recreate the page with appropriate content, in pt.wiki. It would also protect the case?

best regards Adailton 11:25, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Oi, E. O Adailton eliminou a página, como pode ver aqui. Foi mais rápido do que eu... :( Saudações. Alex Pereira ^falaê 12:17, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

No te preocupes, muchas gracias de todos modos, abrazos, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:32, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: stop warning people

Hi birdy, which case? — Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 11:03, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Sorry birdy. — Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 11:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Lango Tanzania

Hello, Ndege. I've got some confusion during the making of new Lango:Tanzania. There's some places are shown as:

1. Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[" |action=edit}}

I don't know what's make it be like that - cause I copied each and every template which are used from the English Wikipedia, but the problem still persists. You can find that message on:

Makala iliyochuguliwa w:sw:Lango:Tanzania

Please I need to know what's make it be like that?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 07:10, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much indeed! I wish you nothing, but the best...--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 10:01, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Manx wikipedia logo

Thanks a million for doing that birdy. You're a real star. --MacTire02 01:33, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

kn.wikt bureaucrat is not active; pls reconsider

Hello geimfyglið, I left this message on the Steward requests/Permissions page. Thought I'd leave you a note here in case you miss my comment there: unfortunately the existing bureaucrat HPNadig is not active on kn.wik. There is really no active community yet on kn.wikt (if there were one, the Kannada Wikt would have not have less than 100,000 entries by now - it has only 253). I am building a community from scratch, and need to modify some templates, locked pages, correct some message translations, remove personal details left by earlier editors on some of the locked templates, etc to even communicate effectively with the Kannada community. Hope you can reconsider my request.--ಕಿರಣ 09:29, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello ಕಿರಣ, I have answered here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 09:41, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Infobox Settlement

Hello, Ndege. The above mentioned template, is the template used on the Swahili Wikipedia (copied from en:wiki), but I can't find it look nicely just like it's shown on the English, Turkey, Simple, etc. Usually it has some lines (limitation border between population, region, country, elevation, etc) as it shown on the English Wikipedia. See the difference between Swahili and English. Please help us to solve this problem! Yours, Muddyb or,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 12:18, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

I made it and I cleared the cache, but it's still look the same! Can you check it again?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 13:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

You're right. Now I can seen the changes!!!! Thanks for your time. Yours _Muddyb^A.K.A. --_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 14:21, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Beobachtungsliste und Email

Hallo, Spacebirdy. Ich wurde gerade auf der Esperantowikipedia gefragt ob sich die folge Funktion aktivieren läßt.

• Versand einer Email, wenn ein Artikel auf der Beobachtungsliste geändert wurde.

Ich kann mir so eine Funktion zwar nicht so richtig vorstellen, denn dann würde ja der Emailbriefkasten sicher sehr schnell verstopfen, oder? Gruß --Tlustulimu 16:57, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

(+) Es gibt diese Einstellung in der tschechischen Wikipedia im dortigen Menü "nastavení" mit dem Satz "Poslat e-mail při změně sledované stránky". Wo ist dies definiert worden? Kann ich als Admin in der Esperantowikipedia dies auch aktivieren, oder muß das doch jemand anders? Gruß --Tlustulimu 19:26, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

In der englischen Version steht dort: E-mail me when a page on my watchlist is changed. --Petrus Adamus 08:44, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Hallo Petrus Adamus, ich hatte es schon verstanden, und vor zwei Tagen dort geantwortet, dennoch vielen Dank und liebe Gruesze, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:54, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Danke. Jedoch, die Esperanto-Wikipedie ist kleiner als die tschechische, deswegen könnte man hoffentlich die Aktivation erlauben. --Petrus Adamus 17:22, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Warnings

Why did you delete my warnings to User talk:122.168.191.147? —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:06, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Because that back and forth reverting is nonsense, if he blanked it he read it, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 11:07, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

No, I disagree. It serves as a record for future offences. If the warning is not there, it makes it look like the IP has a clean slate for people giving it future warnings. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:09, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

No, it does not look like a clean IP, his contributions speak for themselves, feel free to restore it though, I don't care, I just think You are making things worse right now. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 11:11, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay, if you've no major objection, I will restore them. We have common practice for a reason, and removing warnings because the person in the wrong wants them gone is not common practice. If the IP in question really didn't mean to make the edit he did, then the warning won't affect him at all. If he's lying, the warning can be there as a basis for future warnings. Thanks, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:15, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Done that already, apparently he is only trolling, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 11:16, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

sorry

I sorry--Kammuang 14:21, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Reply to "Hello, yes, this is the wrong section. Meta-administrators have nothing to do with that project, it had been approved by the language committee, and it is tiresome to have the same discussions every two months. Please just accept it and contribute to Your wiki-project. (Besides why do You use "we" instead of "I" if You are presenting Your opinion, You are obviously one person, this is an awkward attempt to put more weight into it IMHO). Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið (:> )=| 15:46, 11 June 2009 (UTC)"

This is not an awkward attempt at all. I am fully aware why I use "we" I administrate a group of Facebook and we are at least 500 persons who are against the so called Egyptian language and I represent them. I am allowed to use "We". Next time ask why I use we before saying that it is an awkward attempt. I have been forwarded to a lot of destinations to present our opinion. I hope you can help. Thanks and my Best Regards.

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.83.168.2 (talk) diff, please use --~~~~ to sign discussions (UTC)

Still You are only one person, if other 500 want to speak they may do so, but as said on Your user talk, the language committee approved this project and there already had been discussions in the past to close it again, since they have been denied, I suggest to dedicate the effords to something constructive instead of destructive and live on. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:18, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Hiding a user

Hi birdy, sorry for this interuption. I'm just wondering, if I want to hide a username from the user list, should I ask a oversighter or steward to do that? Thank you.—Bencmq 08:37, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation—Bencmq 12:02, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Schau mal bitte ...

... hierher, danke, -jkb- 10:16, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Habe direkt dort geantwortet, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 10:20, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Danke, Grüße, -jkb- 10:21, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Raafat @ arz

Ghaly would you please merge these two accounts: arz:User:Raafatt to be changed to arz:User:Raafat: Thank you! Ramsis II (مناقشه) 17:32، 13 يونيه 2009 (يو تى سى)

• Dear Spacebirdy, sorry to bother you . I would be very grateful for your help in this matter , as detailed above it is related to merging accounts, which I think I can not do. Many thanks.Ghaly 18:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

• Many thanks for your speedy reply , I will put what you said in his talkpage, and I will wait for the reply. Best wishes. Ghaly 19:07, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Aramaic WP

Hello, I have done some translation at betawiki and I asked the guys there to apply them and they said they did befroe a while, but I can not see them on the interface or in Special:AllMessages so I started changing some of them on the Aramaic WP and exactly as they are on betawiki, do you think that is OK? Regards--Basharh 00:55, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Global username

Hello Spacebirdy, how are u? I need to ask you something about the usernames, particularly the global user name. In other words, I am planning to change my name "MacedonianBoy" to "Nikola Stojanoski" and I want to know whether all my contributions, edits and stuff will be replaced on the new name and whether this replacement will be done globally (since my username i global) or I should ask each wikipedia to change my name? Thanks in advance, regards--MacedonianBoy 11:53, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Seems fixed

[20] :D ¡al fin! (aunque ahora aparece eso de "e-mail blocked" en el registro :S) Saludos, —Dferg (talk) 15:03, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

zh:user:Elknz,zh:user:Lbydmn,zh:User:Kpedc,zh:User:Aueak,zh:User:文建,zh:user:KEIM,zh:user:KEIMS @zhwiki

hi admin, sorry for the poor grammer, we want to express those buntch of zh users have 'big disputes or arguments and edit waring ' with other users about some kinds of articles.

his main account was blocked by zh admin now, please check here. [21] and his talk page, [22].

the user requested this 'Checkuser' is an admin form zh wiki w:zh:User:Advisory. we are sure these users related to each other. could you please help us to have more evidence. thanks so much. have a good day. Georgezhao 02:45, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

the possible ip for this guy is 76.121.17.202. please check. ask for us(advisory or other zh wiki users) if you want more information. thanks again. Georgezhao 04:12, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

thank you so much. but could you please add one more account to this group of socks.zh:用户:阿修羅. it may not just possible, it should be more than likely. thanks again. Georgezhao 23:50, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

[23],one extremely rude message left by a suspected en wiki user. we do not any evidence to proof both en and zh users are from the same guy or same group, but actually they are very much similar. please help. Georgezhao 00:23, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

thank you for your message. have a good day. Georgezhao 00:13, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Featured article star

Hello, Ndege. I've got another problem. I've created template which goes under the name "w:sw:Kigezo:Makala nzuri sana for w:simple:Template:Vgood". But the star on the Swahili Wikipedia does not appear at all. Pity, when you open the star location (URL)it shows where it's used. See it here - it will show you which articles the star are used. Please help me out with this. Yours,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 14:36, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Ndege. It's works now! Cheers. Yours, Muddyb, or,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 06:49, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Tk wiktionary closure proposal

Hello, Spacebirdy! I need your help because turkmen wiktionary was proposed for closure on 30 January 2008 by Nick1915. Now he himself has opposed this closure. There is no discussion activity. Besides tk wiktionary has 2000 good articles. Would you please close the discussion and make it clear here. We a notification about this proposal at the main page of tk.wiktionary. It doesn't fit there. Looking forward for your asistance. Best Regards --Hanberke 09:09, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Spacebirdy! and for your appreciaton too. You are very quick to solve problems as usual. Best wishes!--Hanberke 10:01, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Tk language correction

Hello Spacebirdy. Me again bothering You. Some three months ago I asked for help and explained my grounds, and it was anticipated. Since months, now it is smoothly displayed as Türkmençe. However, the issue seemingly not resolved to the end. Would you please see this where Türkmençe is used as تركمن / Туркмен in 66th row (first part is Turkmen in Arabic letters, second part is Turkmen in Cyrillic alphabet in Russian Language). And, it is also used as Türkmen here. Would you please help me to change both versions into Türkmençe. Best regards!!! --Hanberke 10:15, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Spacebirdy! That is very kind of You!--Hanberke 04:34, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We don't have this From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under the title pages in bcl: (Gikan sa Wikipidya, an libreng ensayklopidya). And how do you remove the title (Pangenot na Pahina) in the main page? Thanks for the help. --Filipinayzd 18:39, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Done. But nothing happened. --Filipinayzd 19:25, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

I'll check later for the update. --Filipinayzd 19:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

topic Box

How do I fix this US topic box so it appears like this? --Filipinayzd 19:49, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism at vi.wiki

(in reply to [24])

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your help!

We definitely want to report abuse to the vandal's Internet provider. It'd be great if you could help, as we haven't got any experience on reporting abuse.

About hiding the insulting accounts, I'll ask vi.wiki community first then get back to you. For now, my opinion is simply to delete these account's user pages (or not to create any in the first place) and let them be. That way they will get lost very quickly in any logs.

Best regards, Tmct 13:58, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

I've been reading around en.Wikipedia:Abuse reports. It looks to me that the sysop who prepares the report is not necessary the same as the contactor, and that one can look for a contactor after the report has been done. Is that correct?

Tmct 08:29, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Are you online? Please take a look at vi.wiki immediately. Tân (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Doing..., and adding that to srcu later, also his real IP is visible to me. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:05, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Temp admin status on rm.wiki

Hallo Birdy, mein vorübergehende Adminstatus auf rm.wiki läuft am 30. (glaub ich) aus. Da aber nicht abzusehen ist, wann die anderen Benutzer (insbesondere Admin und Mitgründer Gion-andri) wieder Zeit für die Wikipedia finden, würde ich gerne solange den Status irgendwie behalten. Es kommen immer wieder mal IPs vorbei, die nicht sonderlich wertvolle Beiträge liefern, die endlos lange Kategorie der zu kurzen Artikel kann ich bis dahin auch nicht abarbeiten und der Kategoriebaum braucht auch noch einige Arbeit. Ich sehe momentan wenig Sinn, noch eine Abstimmung in unserer Taverne (pinta) abzuhalten, da außer Benutzer pne eh keiner abstimmt. Siehst Du irgendeine Möglichkeit? --Kazu89 15:26, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Danke für die zügige Antwort. Kann ich das gleich heute oder morgen machen, in einer neuen Anfrage oder unter der alten? Und wie sieht es mit dem Bot aus? Dort hat, soweit ich das gestern gesehen hab, leider auch nur pne gestimmt. Begründung war: Hat als Bot unter den letzten Änderungen nichts zu suchen. --Kazu89 15:54, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Alles klar! Ich weiß nicht, ob ich für den Bot stimmen kann, ich bin ja der Betreiber (dort als Benutzer Andreas, weil ich das Konto schon vor dem SUL hatte). --Kazu89 16:53, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Nein, ich möchte den Namen dort behalten. Mit dem Namen bin ich auch Admin in zwei Projekten. Ich warte, bis man andere Konten in den SUL einbinden kann. Momentan stört es mich nicht, weil der SUL auch keine sooo tollen Vorteile bringt, außer eben das schnelle Anmelden. Das mit dem Bot stört mich jetzt... Keine Idee sonst? Kann man nicht schauen, ob er bis jetzt nicht vandaliert hat und ihm dann testweise das Fähnchen verleihen? Grüße, Kazu89 18:13, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Grazia fitg per l'engaschi! Salids, Kazu89 18:52, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Fastdelete

Hi birdy, could you sync User:Spacebirdy/fastdelete.js with the original one so I don't delete wrong articles anymore? :o) — str4nd ⇌ 12:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

? --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:10, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Just asking to update, copy & paste, http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Splarka/fastdelete.js to /fastdelete.js — str4nd ⇌ 14:17, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

But why, I don't delete wrong pages, and it is just used by me, br., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 14:19, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I'm using that script on fiwiki too and because there's no escape() on wpPageName, I deleted article "Fakta" instead of "Fakta & Fiktio Oy". I'm going to use the original script from wikia, so sorry for the disturbance. :o) — str4nd ⇌ 14:53, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh, I was not aware anyone would use that, not the original one, I put a note and added the escape~

Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 15:31, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

My apologies, but I don't think it was edit warring per se

I was reverting obvious vandalism. In any case, the user is blocked now, so no worries. 67.135.49.42 18:06, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, no edit warring per se, but that is why You didn't get a block or anything alike :) thanks for reporting and best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 18:07, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

They are still vandalizing using IP addresses (I just created this account to keep them from impersonating me). Jinxmchue 18:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Problem on tk wiktionary

Hi, Spacebirdy! In order to facilitate entry-creation, I created and use this message effectively for two months. But today i think there is some problem. whenever i searched for a new word (in order to create it) this one is displayed. Would you please consider that?! Best Regards --Hanberke 05:08, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much Spacebirdy! Now it smoothly runs. Kindly --Hanberke 09:12, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks Spacebirdy for your help against vandalizm in the Kurdish Wikipedia! I don't know if this is the right place to say it, but thanks anyway! [25]

Box does not appear

The box doesnt not appear like in this article: Clemente Alejandria. --Filipinayzd 21:32, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

In this article too. --Filipinayzd

Turkmen characters

Hi, Spacebidy! Me again bothering You. There is a problem with some letters (actually 8 characters) in providing internal links as I provided an example for each. In the problematic way, wiki recognizes these letters as the first letter of a new word, not the continuation of the present word. In the present way, it is time-consuming and intimidating (or discouraging) to provide internal links. I think these characters need some kind of settings. It might a big problem with respect to programming or otherwise. Would You please help me to fix it or direct me to someone who can do that?! By the way this issuealso seems unfixed. Sorry for disturbing!!! Best Regards--Hanberke 06:41, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Sysop right, period, and policy

Hello, Ndege. I have some questions regarding the rights of the sysop who's been inactive for a year/six months. Do they have a right to have the sysop right for all that time? Gently I know that when someone who been active in certain projects and eventually got disappear, has always comes to Meta and ask for his/her removal of access. But one of the people who been active in our community, they are not even think to do so. What I want to know is the policy of removing sysop rights. I asked this because I listed some of our former users and it's occured that I need to know the rules (which periods are suppose to remove someone from the sysop rights). That's all. Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 06:04, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your advise, but we have two users who are not active since July 2007 and the other one since 2006. What do you think about those two?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 11:35, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Wow! It's awesome. OKAY, I will never ever comeback here again and ask for they are removal, ever! That's cool, Birdy. Cheers.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 14:54, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Rename of all accounts of my SUL

I have a question, I want to go through with a rename of my universal SUL from ChristianMan16 to Christianrocker90. My problem with that is I read I'd have to request a rename on each individual wiki to complete the universal part, but with like 40 or so wiki's to do it on and me not speaking most of the languages, not to mention with me being blocked for 6 months on one and banned indef on another, I was wondering is there a place where I can request a rename and a steward or someone go and rename in each wiki? Thanks for you help.--  † CM₁₆  06:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

SZ & SZ(Bel)

Hello. This is me again. Is it possible to unit two accounts (SZ & SZ(Bel)) on be.wiki in one, f.e. in SZ(Mn) (this forth advice was the best as I suppose:))? Will a steward be able to unit two accounts in one? Or to delete my first account (SZ)? Sorry for bothering You.SZ(谢尔盖) 16:41, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I have answered Your question here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:00, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank You :(( SZ(谢尔盖) 19:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks!

Hello Spacebirdy! Thanks for the bugreport. Looking forward for the update now. Could You please also render assistance in translating some stuff. Turkmen wiktionary and also wikipedia still use English words such as Template:, Category:, Mediawiki:, ets. In the same way at the status bar of IE turkmen wikis' names are as in English, namely wiktionary not wikisözlük and wikipedia instead of wikipediýa. For instance these two are vikisözlük and vikipedi in Turkish, and in Russian викисловарь and википедия. Now I want to localise the aforesaid and like. But till today I couldn'r find a way to achieve this. Seemingly, it is not translated in translatewiki.net. I would appreciate if You could help me as usual. Best Regards --Hanberke 12:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Spacebirdy! Now I have translated the relevant namespace names and made a new bugreport. Now I hope they fix it. Best regards --Hanberke 05:09, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Unified account login conflict

Hi! Looks like I have 2 unified accounts, can you un-unified "Farras Octara" on English Wikipedia (making it as SUL)? Thanks. Because I already have one --> --Farras 08:18, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

es.wiktionary

Actualmente no está monitorizado en cvn-sw. Como administradora: ¿Te molestaría que lo añadiese a la lista de wikis monitorizadas o crees que no es necesario? —Dferg (talk) 10:48, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

De acuerdo pues. Hace un par de días añadí es.wikisource (que estaba sin monitorizar). Álvaro vuelve a estar activo, mira por ejemplo este usuario o s:es:Special:Log/block - q:es:Special:Log/block. Viendo esto y esto (pasado) y esto, esto (presente, hay más) ha cambiado de ISP, pero no de modus operandi. Lo de la protección se me debió pasar, la tengo así en eswiki, ahora la cambio. Abrazos para ti también y gracias. —Dferg (talk) 19:04, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Global username changes

Hi, thanks for your answer on "username changes". I think I'm a bit confused as to the way I should change my username. What I was looking for was some way to change my username on all the wikis including commons and foreign wikis (mainly French, Spanish and Chinese). Is there any way to do that, and if so where should I make this request? Thanks, Laurent1979 19:45, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Página de usuario

¿Podrías mirar el texto de este usuario? Realmente me sonó bastante ofensivo, no sólo porque también soy argentina sino por la falta de respeto hacia el país (¿sabrá que se puede tomar un avión y mudarse al fin del mundo?), también hace un total menosprecio hacia las mujeres (creo que nació de un repollo) y apela a Al Qaeda (un terrorista en potencia). --LadyInGrey 03:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC) (PD: Ya me estoy poniendo vieja y quejosa... no es que esté en mis días "delicados" :)

Muchas gracias, besitos, --LadyInGrey 02:07, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Removing admin privileges from a user

Hi Spacebirdy!

We're having a vote at pt.wikt to remove admin privileges from a user. I checked the user rights management page and it says there that I cannot remove his admin privileges, which I find weird since I'm a bureaucrat. Therefore, I would like to ask you what is the procedure to have his admin privs removed.

The vote only officialy ends two days from now, but this user has used his privileges in the last week to vandalize our wiki and to block some of the good contributors we have. I want to remove his privs as soon as possible, to avoid any more troubles with him.

Can you help me? Thanks in advance.

--ValJor 10:54, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi ValJor (and sorry birdy for replying instead, was watching RC), you can post a request at SRP#Removal_of_access after the discussion ends. -- Mentifisto 11:01, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Already answered here, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 11:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Ok, now we took out his admin privileges but he continues to harass us in all possible manners using many of his sockpupets and even some anonimous IP addresses. I have been blocking him here and there, but this situation is really untenable. Is there a way to simply ban a person from accessing our project? If no, is there a "legal" way for me to simply block all his sockpupets forever? Do I call a vote to get the community's approval? Or is there another way to rid us from this annoyance? Thanks in advance for your reply.

--ValJor 22:01, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Spacebirdy!

Here are some of the sockpuppets that he has been using recently:

• pt:wikt:Usuário:Diabo e Santo
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Diabo, o Anti-Kitsch
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Jaleco
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Jesielta, a amorçadora
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Jtlopes
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Matorfãos
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Nkongo
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Pingüim
• pt:wikt:Usuário:VanEça
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Yin

He has dozens of others that haven't shown up in the past few months.

He has also created two others that he hasn't used yet:

• pt:wikt:Usuário:Jesiela Nise
• pt:wikt:Usuário:Capador Di Grillus Canttantis (this one I'm not 100% sure, but it "smells" like him)

And on top of that he also "contributes" using anonymous IP addresses. Here are some of them:

• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.130.244
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.131.151
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.137.51
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.152.18
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.153.46
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.154.160
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.155.173
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.156.144
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.158.146
• pt:wikt:Usuário:85.246.158.165

As you can see, this guy is a royal pain in the neck...

--ValJor 14:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

As requested, here is a non-exhaustive list of the vandalism and harassment that the user above has inflicted on pt.wikt:

• Insertion of nonsensical material:
  1. [26]
  2. [27]
  3. [28]
  4. [29]
  5. [30]
  6. [31]
  7. [32]
  8. [33]
  9. [34]
• Vandalism on various user pages:
  1. [35]
  2. [36]
  3. [37]
• General harassment:
  1. [38]
  2. [39]
  3. [40]

Well, I think that's enough for now...

--ValJor 23:26, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Automatic approval

Hola Spacebirdy, perdona que te moleste de nuevo pero estoy interesado en solicitar flag de bot para Dfergbot en astwiki para colocar interwikis sólamente. He visto que astwiki permite explícitamente el "automatic approval" para ese tipo de tareas sin embargo me encuentro con w:ast:Uiquipedia:Bots/Autorizaciones. ¿Debo anunciar que voy a trabajar con el bot en esa wiki en esa página aunque quiera optar por la aprobación automática?. Por lo que entiendo en Bot policy no. Gracias, —Dferg (talk) 11:55, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Hola Spacebirdy, gracias por tu respuesta. Al final me decanté por hacerlo, viendo que en esa wiki en particular reparten bloqueos infinite como rosquillas creo que lo mejor es cubrirse las espaldas y si pasa algo, por lo menos decir yo ya te había avisado. En cuanto alcance las 100 ediciones o pase una semana pondré mi solicitud en SRB. Abrazos, —Dferg (talk) 10:24, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

PauloHelene

I've just removed my block. Here you said that "I don't see any bad thing he is doing here, and blocks are not for punishing people but to prevent damage". I see a little contradiction in your words: prevention and recidivism are not really synonyms. Paulo was not blocked for punishment, but for prevention, after a report by a kowiki admin (he hacked some accounts there). Anyway, np for unblocking him :) Cheers!--Nick1915 - ^{all you want} 11:14, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

tawikinews

Hello Birdy, What happened to my request for the sysop access? My request is not here any more? Is that been approved? Please look into it. Regards.--Kanags 11:45, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

copyrighted image

Hi, thanks for the information. I'm not sure how to do that, that's me by the way. sorry Im new here.
also, I've been trying to fix that article I've been so challenged, I find wikipedia easier Mjcruz 17:01, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Bitte um Unterstützung

Halló Spacebirdy! Hoffentlich geht es Dir gut. Für eine Arbeit benötige ich die Wiederherstellung folgender Seiten:

User:Gangleri/tests/4x4 type square/Sir William Rowan Hamilton

Siehe [41]. Bitte den Inhalt folgender Seiten als gleichnamige Seiten nach test.wikipedia.org transferieren:

template:4x4 type square/T006

template:4x4 type square/T011

template:4x4 type square/T016

template:4x4 type square/T115

template:4x4 type square/T120

template:4x4 type square/T121

template:4x4 type square/T126

Herzlichen Dank für die Unterstützung und viele Grüße aus München
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 21:16, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Herzlichen Dank! Hoffentlich habe ich Zeit an en:user:Gangleri/tests/sandbox/squares und en:user talk:Gangleri/tests/sandbox/squares weiterzuarbeiten ... ;-)

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 14:52, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Entschuldigung, dass ich nochmals bitte. Siehe bugzilla:20166, bugzilla:20163, bugzilla:20164, bugzilla:20165. Mir war nicht klar, dass bei "undelete" ("View and restore deleted pages") nicht nachgefragt wird ob "subjectpagename" und "talkpagename" wieder hergestellt werden sollen. Dies ist vermutlich ein neuer "bug" / "feature request" ("enhancement").
Bitte übertrage auch den Inhalt folgender Seiten nach test.wikipedia.org:

template:4x4 type square/T/all und template:4x4 type square/T/all

template:4x4 type square/T/all/details und template:4x4 type square/T/all/details

template:4x4 type square/T/all/show/ und template:4x4 type square/T/all/show/

template:4x4 type square/T/all/show/y und template:4x4 type square/T/all/show/y

user talk:Gangleri/tests/4x4 type square/Sir William Rowan Hamilton

template talk:4x4 type square/T011

template:4x4 type square/T129 und template talk:4x4 type square/T129

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Vielen Dank für die Unterstützung im Voraus. Herzliche Grüße
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 09:51, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Herzlichen Dank!

‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 15:46, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

abusive users

We have two uses (both sysop, although clearly neither should ever have been), who have spent the last month engaged in a relentless campaign of personal abuse and intimidation directed at anyone objecting to a very controversial and (to some people) offensive POV proposal they are trying to ram through. What do we do about this situation? No-one on-wiki seems to be willing or able to censure them.

(I will be in Rwanda for several days, and intentionally off-grid (;-) so pardon me if there is a delay in replying at some point. Do you have email somewhere?) Robert Ullmann 11:55, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

You don't have a valid email enabled, or I would have used it ;-) Robert Ullmann 00:10, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Aramaic Wikipedia

Hello Spacebirdy, the word "Wikipedia" appears in English only on Aramaic wikipedia, could you please tell me where to translate it? I could not find it on translatewiki.net! and could you please update the messages on Aramaic WP! thank you in advance.

by the way thank you for your response to my question in June, I did not see your reply on my metawiki talk page until lately although I saw the updates on Aramaic WP immediately. Thank you again and best regards. --Basharh 15:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response Spacebirdy, I am sorry if I was not clear about "update the messages". I meant to update the system messages from translatewiki.net. I made some changes and the guys there have committed them.

I will try the bugzilla and I will contact you if I needed any help, thank you. --Basharh 21:46, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Rename request, part 2

Hi, Spacebirdy, I contacted you on July 13 about a gobal rename you said I needed to do those with 'cats individually, well, I found one (possiblly two) that need to be done by a steward. The one I know for certian is Simple Englsh Wikibooks. The one I'm not certian about is the Spanish Wikipedia. They have 'crats but I do not speak spanish to file one there and yes I have edits there somehow. The ones I named to you need to be renamed from ChristianMan16 to Christianrocker90. If you could do that that would be great. Thanks.--  † CR₉₀  21:40, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again.--  † CR₉₀  22:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Admin selection for Turkish Wikinews

Hi Spacebirdy, We as a newborn Turkish Wikinews, need an administrator. you can see this page that needs deletion, and this page that needs attention. Even our homepage is not protected against anonymous users. We made a poll in this page for adminship. User:Srhat (an established user, previously was an admin in Turkish Wikibooks, who also contributed the project while it was on incubator) is one of our candidates. What i kindly want is: Can we fasten this selection process, so that you change his status to an admin, and he speedily takes care for our newborn wiki? If your answer is no, then how long should I wait for another request, because, we have no local policies. --Joseph48 19:35, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks, that sounds good. By this interim period he'll deal with deletions and other stuff. --Joseph48 20:04, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Visto

Y gracias, aunque no sé si podré ser de utilidad... de todos modos si puedo hacer algo, aquí me tienen. Esperando que estés bien y atte., — df|  19:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC) PD: Siento mucho ver esto :'(

Hola, viendo los cambios recientes antes de tomarme un wiki-descanso me encontré con esto. Quizá sea alguien intentando falsear la solicitud o alguien que se ha confundido (¿quién sabe?). No me atrevo a revertir ahí así que lo dejo a tu consideración. Un saludo, — df|  10:28, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Dutch Wikinews

Hi 'birdy, the page Proposals for closing projects/Closure of Dutch Wikinews is currently turning into a mess because some users keep adding to it, despite the clear message at the top. A helping hand is appreciated. Regards, Guido den Broeder 10:28, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello Guido den Broeder, protected it for a week, I hope that helps, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 07:57, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

For info

Another pair - Special:DeletedContributions/Qseaway & Special:DeletedContributions/Qkhans. Similar range to the previous 3 blocked earlier. I guess someone is trying to spam us. Posting here guessing than people other than me watch this page too :). Regards --Herby ^{talk thyme} 11:26, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank You very much, Herby, best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 07:58, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

request for deletion

hi, Kumusta?/hi, how are you?/salut, comment vas-tu?

I do not wish to disturb you, can you please delete http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mjcruz_outside_cebu_airport.JPG I would want to do it on my own but I don't have admin privileges.

salamat/thank you/ merci --Mjcruz 15:44, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Magandang umaga po, walang anuman. Ingat ka, paalam, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:06, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

well said. --Mjcruz 19:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Bot request

Hi Birdy, I hope you're doing fine. As usual it's a great pleasure to see this beautiful flower blooming on your page, it's a real beautiful and appeasing sight. Just wanted to let you know that in the Occitan wikiccionari Malafaya is asking for a bot approval. Well, don't want to take more of your precious time. Have a great day, week, month and year. See you, take care! Capsot 07:00, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Bot policy/Implementation

Hello! Maybe you'll have a look at the list of pending requests ? They are awaiting from July and no steward deals with the list... rubin16 17:49, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello rubin16, I know, if You ask me, there are too few active stewards. Atm. I myself can't do more than I do. I already layed back some functions, like commons adminship, meta checkuser to have more time, but eventually will lay back some other functions too. Maybe I can take a closer look at it at the end of next week. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 19:52, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I've noticed that there're few active stewards... Thank you for answer rubin16 06:15, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Diebstahl

Huhu. :) Ich hab mal deinen Text geklaut und Template:TempSysop gebastelt. --თოგო ^(D) 11:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

XD :) Dankeschön! --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

FYI

Der Bösewicht ist wieder gesperrt. --თოგო ^(D) 11:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Vielen lieben Dank, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Oversight auf fr:

Mike, du und ich wurden da ohne größere Ankündigung zu bestimmt. Siehe fr:Wikipédia:Oversighter/Mesure transitoire (Kommentar von mir dazu hier), einen Hinweis auf der steward-l gab's dazu von guillom. Grüße, —DerHexer (Talk) 20:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC) P. S.: Schade, dich auch auf meta: die Adminrechte entziehen zu sehen. :( Wünsche dir aber viel Spaß und Kraft im RL! :)

Hm, das ist ja schön, aber zumindest informieren haetten sie einen können, oder fragen, ob man das will, ich will es nicht und die Beitraege in der Liste verfolge ich kaum noch. Danke fuer die Wuensche, Dir auch alles Gute, lG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 20:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

AstaBOTh15@euwiki

tema:flag de bot. Hola, le he preguntado a un usuario de la eu.wiki sobre la adicion de la plantilla Link FA y me ha dicho que alla si puedo hacer ese cambio y que me ayudaria en lo del flag, que paso debo seguir? Saludines --by Màñü飆¹5 ^(m†¹5™)

A request

Hello Spacebirdy. I have one request for you, if you want to take care of it I would be very happy. The request is to check one incident on the EN wiki where I was insulted and personally attacked. The case is the following: I was cleaning the article Goce Delčev and I got reverted by a user called Jingiby where he wrote Rv. macedonist, who used to play with articles. (Macedonist in the BG speaking world is a huge insult, a person that is Bulgarian and supports fake Macedonian nation + he tries to damage my authority as user). Then he reverted me again on another article where he wrote that I am clown. I informed the admins on the EN Wiki here but they do not want or cannot block him for personal attacks and insults. Then I wrote to the admins Sandstein and Magog the Orge and I got ignored (probably since Sandstein is on line but did not answer me. Can you please solve this case? I was publicly insulted and no one reacts. Jingiby and his fellow wants to change the subject of the insult and to damage again to my authority, but I hope that his insults were enough. See his block log and you will guess how is his behaviour. Thanks in advance.--MacedonianBoy 16:20, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

OK, thanks anyway. Regards--MacedonianBoy 18:30, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Pregunta

Hola, ¿Dónde pongo esto? en los archivos de RfP o en los de SRG. Gracias, — df|  13:20, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Hola, a los de rfp, lo he hecho ya. Gracias y saludos, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:10, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Gracias y saludos para ti también. — df|  09:29, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Global user pages

Hello Elisabeth. You now have user pages on every wiki as you requested. —Pathoschild 21:27:17, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Kind thanks, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 08:10, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Alice

Nein, ist sie nicht. Sie ist schon seit langer Zeit mit dem Benutzernamen in der WP unterwegs. :) --თოგო ^(D) 22:41, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

How do I request a new namespace?

Hi Spacebirdy!

Sorry to bother you with this, but do you know the procedure I have to follow to request a new namespace for the pt.wiktionary? We want to have a "citations" tab (like en.wiktionary has), so the first step is to request a new namespace, but I don't know how to go about it. Can you help me?

And other than that, after the namespace is created, what do I have to change to make the tab appear on all entries in the main namespace?

Thank you very much for your help.

--ValJor 14:33, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi!

I found out how, no need to bother.

--ValJor 11:38, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

in Cassis werfen sie Phosphorbomben auf Schulen... O.o - kann ja mal passieren... → diese Ueberschrift ist keine Ueberschrift, die niemand niemals nicht nicht verstehen könnte und sie passt auch gar nicht, macht aber nichts, hauptsache die Photos werden prima ←

Schade

Schade dass du gehst. LG Amir --Seha 14:29, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Bin ja nicht weg, konzentriere mich nur auf andere Dinge :o) LG., --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi Spacebirdy, I seriously regret to see you go as a steward too - but life moves on, that's the way it is. Thank you very much, for everything you've done. Wutsje 14:31, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Kind thanks Wutsje, I really appreciate Your comment, thank You very much for all the work You do too, I hope to see You as steward :) --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much for all your help, both to the community generally, and also to myself. You've been an excellent role model, and an even better steward for the community. I'm sad to see you go, but I'm so glad you were able to help us for so long. Thank you again, and please enjoy a much-earned rest.  — Mike.lifeguard | ^@en.wb 15:06, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Kind thanks Mike, thanks for all the work You do too, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Your resignation

16:49, 26 September 2009 Spacebirdy(talk | contribs) changed group membership for User:Spacebirdy from Stewards to (none) ‎ 

Why???--Ahonc 14:33, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Why not? I have less time and do other things now. --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I wish you all the luck in the world in the future, and please remember that you will always be welcome back should you decide to return. Good luck and may God watch over you! Razorflame 17:40, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello, thanks. But if I ever will decide to return to being a steward, if I might be welcome back or not will have to be decided there, ;o) Best luck to You too! Kind regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Sehr traurig :(, aber leider vorauszusehen. Kann mich meinen Vorrednern nur anschließen. Vielen Dank für deine immense Arbeit als Steward! Da du ja aber bleibst und nur deine Zeit einschränkst, ist dies ja kein Abschied für immer. Bis demnächst! :) Liebe Grüße, —DerHexer (Talk) 10:03, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Danke lieber Hexer :) --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:24, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Ja, allerdings. Dem schließ ich mich auch sehr an. Vielen Dank vor allem auch für die immer sehr erfreuliche Zusammenarbeit. Es war eine schöne Zeit mit dir im Steward"geschäft" und ich hoffe, du schaust ab und zu im IRC vorbei, wenn du mal ein paar freie Minütchen übrig hast. :o) Alles Gute wünscht --თოგო ^(D) 10:22, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Lieber Thogo, ich danke Dir auch herzlich, es war immer sehr fein mit Dir zusammenzuarbeiten. Ich wuensche Dir ebenfalls alles Gute, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:24, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Gracias por todo

Hola Spacebirdy, ya me habías dicho que algún día de estos ibas a renunciar pero aún así me entristezco mucho por tu marcha como steward. Quisiera agradecerte mucho toda la ayuda que me/nos has prestado; para mí, has sido uno de los mejores stewards que he conocido y ha sido un placer trabajar contigo. Te deseo mucha suerte en cualquier camino de tu vida que desees seguir a partir de ahora. Un abrazo, --Dferg 14:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Muchísimas gracias querido Dferg, ha sido un placer trabajar contigo también. Te deseo también toda la suerte en tu vida y que tengas paciencia en tu vida contigo y con los demás incluso durante sufrir contratiempos. Sabes dónde encontrarme. Abracitos, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 17:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Template:Statustop

Hello, Ndege. I've got some problem which is beyond of my capacity. The problem is that above mentioned template which I took from the English Wikipedia and add it to the Swahili Wikipedia - can't see the status on top of my page as how it seen on the English Wikipedia. Could you please help to check for it and tell me what to do in order to make it appear? Yours,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 15:51, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, though the problem still there. I can't see it up to this time. Could you please check it again?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 06:53, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Bot summaries

Hello, Spacebirdy. The problem on the breaking of links in turkmen wiktionary has been solved thanks to your assistance. Now it is live and fixed. I have some problems again for which I'm looking forward for your kind help as usual. First one is this bug report. It hasn't been repaired yet as is seen here. Alphabetical order is a basic need. The second is that this bug report hasn't been processed yet. Would you please vote for this report? Third, I didn't find any place to translate these bot summaries such as robot Removing:. They seem inappropriate since I am about to complete Milestone 2 in Betawiki. Thanks in advance. Best Regards--Hanberke 05:50, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Cherokee Wikipedia

Hello! :) I am cleaning up the Cherokee Wiki but need to work on the main page, I put a notice about that on the Stewards'_noticeboard#Cherokee_Wiki ... but is that the right place? I would really like to get this going while I still have momentum. Cheers, Nesnad 04:12, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Frisian

Hello, I have a question. I found a list of words. It’s about 3500 words Welsh-Frisian. Is it possible that you can bot the list in to the Frisian wiktionary. http://www.geocities.com/ekfrysk/wel7ywdf.txt Greetings from Fryslân Jellefrl 22:37, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Md. Farhan

Hi Spacebirdy, please release me from block. I promise I don't want to do vandalism wikipedia. Md. Farhan 06:55, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I can't do that anymore because I am inactive, contact a steward, I probably wouldn't do it anyway if I still were active btw. because You are saying "I don't want to do vandalism" maybe You cange Your mind some day again? --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:05, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your help! MikyM 17:58, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Import rights

Hi. I would like to request import rights on arwp, but i wanted to ask you first, does local consensus discussion only would be enough for that or we need a vote for that? best --Ciphers 11:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Bengali Wiktionary

Hi, I'm an user from Bengali Wiktionary. Currently there was only one admin, and he made is last edit in 5 April, 2008. Vandalism occurs in bn wiktionary, but we can do nothing. So, that project need a regular administrator. I want to apply for that right. Where should I apply? If i apply in bn Wiktionary, then there is only 1/2 persons to vote. So, may be I need to apply here. What say you? please consider this urgent. Thanx. — T@nv!r_ (Talk | Contributions) 06:29, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Multiple accounts

Hi Birdy, I once again need your help, this time I have a doubt that on gu.wiki, someone using multiple accounts, though there is no malpractice by the user, but I still want to make sure whether accounts Indiasabarmatig and Mittalgandhi are owned by the same person, and if so, what does wiki policy say? So far as I am aware, it is against the policy, please correct me if I am wrong.--Dhaval^Talk 09:58, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Birdy for your advise, so I'm relaxed now, but still just out of curiosity, is it possible to know whether both are owned by the same user?--Dhaval^Talk 14:30, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Got it mate, Thank you!--Dhaval^Talk 18:18, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Wikimedia Forum

Hi Spacebirdy, in the wikimedia Forum, the MiszaBot is non working well. It removes your edit, with a previous tag "/PRE", so there's an unclosed tag "PRE". --Dragonòt 21:19, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello, it is not my bot, please contact the owner, I did not leave a tag open. Best, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 21:48, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Recent Changes

Hello, Ndege. I'm having some problem which I don't even know what to do in order to solve it. I can't access the recent changes page. When I open it, it is coming these tetx:

/* generated user stylesheet */ a.new, #quickbar a.new { color: #CC2200; }

1. article, #bodyContent, #mw_content { text-align: justify; }

I have two type of the web browser. One is MS Internet Explorer (that was the first one to bring this trouble). Second is Mozilla Fire Fox (it is currently stuck to opening as the MS one). Please help me solve this problem. Yours,--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 11:54, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry. The proplem still persists. I've cleared the cache and even the history of my internet logs, but there is nothing so far. What else I can do to make clear?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 13:05, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes. I've logged out and do as what you said, but the proplem still persist. I cannot open even if I'm logged out. What this?--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 13:32, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Enhee!!! I've checked it on other system. It's cool but only my computer.--_Wikipedian ^(Activist) 12:44, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Seasonal greetings

Fresh off the camera - with thanks for your support in 2009 and regards --Herby ^{talk thyme} 13:59, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Your comment

Hi, regarding this: I didn't mean that you are not entitled to change your comment, I just meant that using strike-through to indicate the comment that had been altered would have been less confusing (VasilievVV's reply seemed totally absurd when the original context was removed). –Ejs-80 16:14, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

I did not mean to make anyones comment absurd, on the other side I really don't like the commenting of other peoples votes, users have a talkpage to talk to. Best regards, --birdy geimfyglið _(:> )=| 16:19, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Of course not, and that thought didn't even occur in my mind. What comes to commenting, I think that it is beneficial to correct misconceptions, since that can prevent someone else from making the same mistake in interpreting the voting page (I think that the section Comments is best suited for this). –Ejs-80 16:32, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Feliz año nuevo

Estimadada Spacebirdy. Te deseo un feliz año nuevo. Espero que éste te sea propicio y que puedas cumplir todos tus propósitos tanto en el aspecto personal, como en el profesional y en cualquier otro que desees. Con este reloj (Puerta del Sol, Madrid) ayer tomé las 12 uvas, una con cada campanada; costumbre española para celebrar la entrada del año. Un saludo, — Dferg ^(disputatio) 16:58, 1 January 2010 (UTC)