User talk:Seth Cooper/Archive21

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re: links
No worries! Where possible, I'll try to not remove too many red links (and if I accidentally remove a red link that should be kept, feel free to revert). Most of the red links I fix will likely be on user talkpages or archives (mostly those old article comment pages) or obvious pages which aren't going to be an article on the wiki.

Regarding archivetool: that's understandable. I'll try to manually archive talkpages, but the convenience of the tool makes it easier. But I understand if it's not something you'd want to use! :)

(PS: Can you delete this? The sysop who created it did so on incorrect advice provided by another member who didn't understand how Wikia JS Imports work. I would tag it, but the page is locked). --Sajuuk 20:18, February 15, 2016 (UTC)
 * While going through some red links, I realise I may have removed some red links that should have been left. If you check through my contributions, you'll find a few with a summary that asks for the edit to be reverted if the red link should be kept. Feel free to check if they should be kept, though a few of them were pages that I very much doubted would exist. --Sajuuk 16:23, February 16, 2016 (UTC)

HarryPotterRules1
I just thought I'd let you know that this editor has been leaving unconstructive messages on my talk page, and has attempted to edit war with me on my own talk page when I removed the unconstructive messages.

The messages contained personal attacks, and arguments over the user's edits to the Dolores Umbridge. They are clearly refusing to assume good faith, keep a level head, or otherwise refusing to let the incident go.

Their behaviour shows that they are annoyed that their edits to the Dolores Umbridge page were removed. I have also noticed that they've been previously warned against engaging in personal attacks, and leaving unhelpful messages on user talk pages. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 23:34, February 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * As I said, you're words were hypocritical. You tell me to speak with people before edit warring... yet the edit war only goddamn began because you did not talk with me before undoing the edit. If you'd done that, then we would not be in this situation. Get yourself in check and rather than criticize me, accept that you were responsible for the whole situation!--HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 23:49, February 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * Like I said, your edits were undone because they were not convenient to be kept, and they didn't have a valid enough source of evidence to back them up. It was pointless to talk to you before undoing the edit, because I had valid reasons to undo it, and it's not like it's your decision what must stay and what must go on the wiki. Also I refuse to get myself in check because I kept a level head. I was not responsible for the situation. You were the one who made the questionable edit in the first place, and all the witnesses who publicly got involved in expressing their opinions on the situation disagreed that your edits were relevant. I can hardly see why that would make my words hypocritical, and if they do, I had valid reasons. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 23:55, February 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * The original undo of the edit, should, as per your own words have been discussed with me to see if you did agree. I could have been persuaded to accept the undo of my edit. As you didn't, edit war began. You remind me of someone I ultimately defeated on the Downton Abbey wiki. Don't make me do the same here, because I will. I will fight to the bitter end to get you to admit that you were the reason the edit war began. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 00:43, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I happen to be a highly trusted good faith user on several wikis. You will not be able to get me to admit to something that I wasn't at fault for. And you will not be able to best me either. I come in good faith, constructive edits, and if I find any edits that I disagree with, I do exactly what many other good faith users would have done. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 00:46, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * You are at fault; if you'd obeyed your own words and asked me to explain my reasoning before undoing the edit, we wouldn't have this problem. Thus, everything that has occurred is your fault. TBH, I don't care about your reputation -- once you've admitted you were wrong (and mean it), then this can end. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 00:53, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * Threatening other users to admit that they are wrong is a clear demonstration of bad faith, and a clear demonstration of someone who is unable to keep a level head. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 00:55, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I had kept a level head; a level head has not sorted this situation, has it? You refuse, when you were wrong, to admit it. Thus, as a level head has not worked, there's no other situation left. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 00:58, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * Every other user that has spoken so far has declared that they were not supportive of keeping the information you added in place. And I had no business in asking you to explain your reasoning before undoing your edit, because you were the one who made the edit that no one else thought was necessary. Since I had no part in this before I undid your edit, I had no reason to ask you to explain your reasoning, because this wiki isn't all about you. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 01:03, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER IF THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT! I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE GODDAMN FUCKING EDIT WAS FUCKING UNDONE! EDITS ARE UNDONE ALL THE TIME! THE POINT THAT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT YOUR OWN GODDAMN FUCKING WORDS WERE THAT YOU SHOULD SPEAK WITH THE PERSON BEFORE UNDOING THE EDITS! YOU DID NOT SPEAK WITH ME, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THIS FUCKING PROBLEM IN THE FIRST FUCKING PLACE! YOU WERE THE ONE THAT UNDID THE EDIT -- WITHOUT DISCUSSING WITH ME, AS PER YOUR OWN GODDAMN HYPOCRITICAL FUCKING WORDS -- AND CAUSED THIS FUCKING EDIT WAR! Now see what you've done? --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:10, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * Your addition didn't have a valid enough source of evidence to support it. And I haven't done anything except undoing your edit as a result. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 01:13, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I provided three.
 * I loathe your existence.
 * End this here and now, please. I don't even care if you mean it. Just write "I was wrong and should have spoken with you first, as I wrote in my own words" and we'll end it. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:15, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * Telling someone that you loathe their existence is not an action that can be tolerated. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 01:17, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * Don't care anymore. I've given you the chance to end this. You refused to take it. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:24, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * It was already ended. You just kept harping on about it when the issue was resolved, that the information you added wasn't going to be kept. But you still kept on going. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 01:26, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I think you'll find it wasn't about the edit; it was about your words that all undone edits should be spoken about to the original person before they're undone. You did not speak to me over it and just did it. THAT is what this whole discussion was about. THAT is why I asked for an apology -- I don't care that the edit was undone; all I care about is that you didn't obey your own words. Apologise for that and it's done. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:31, February 17, 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm not going to apologise because your reaction to the incident completely missed the point. A user is not obliged to ask for reasoning before undoing someone's edit. It's normally the person whose edit is undone that asks why their edit was undone. Not the person undoing the edit to ask for an explanation. It's that simple. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 01:35, February 17, 2016 (UTC)

Fine, I don't give a toss anymore. I've had enough. Be wrong. I've given up trying to help you. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:39, February 17, 2016 (UTC)

Tina not an Auror
Finally remembered the name of the position which is sort of a less skilled version of an Auror - it is called Magical Law Enforcement Patrol.

It is possible that Tina was demoted from Auror to a desk job rather than demoted from Auror to a Patrol - but since her outfit, from the link you used to denote her as a former Auror, is a cheaper version of an Auror outfit, a Patrol would be more likely? Patrol is not in that category of occupations Auror is in but don't know how to do categories.

Don't know if this is American or Canadian/British page numbers

'Will it be Aurors who catch them?'

'Oh no, this is too trivial for Aurors, it'll be the ordinary Magical Law Enforcement Patrol - ah, Harry, this is Perkins.'

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - p.123 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 7, The Ministry of Magic (Vaudree (talk) 00:46, February 21, 2016 (UTC)) (Vaudree (talk) 00:47, February 21, 2016 (UTC))

Not Any More - Tina was demoted
So, judging that her outfit is described as a scaled down cheaper version of an auror outfit, I think that it is safe to assume that she is a Patrol - and was not given a desk job. See previous for quote.

Probably should have chosen a better title, eh. (Vaudree (talk) 01:44, February 22, 2016 (UTC))

Featured articles
There haven´t been new featured articles for quite a long time. Do you have any ideas if there are any featured quality articles that have not been featured yet or that could be rewritten? I offer my help, but I don´t think my English is that good.--Rodolphus (talk) 16:52, February 21, 2016 (UTC)

Audio clips
Do you have any ideas if we could realise this idea on the wiki? It would be a great help to non-native speakers I think.

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Audio_clips?t=20151218210514

--Rodolphus (talk) 16:55, February 21, 2016 (UTC)

Nationality
And last, maybe we could add a nationalityfield to the infoboxes:

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Nationality_field?t=20151218210349

I hope its okay that I started three topics on your talk page.--Rodolphus (talk) 17:01, February 21, 2016 (UTC)

RE: HarryPotterRules1
You may be aware of this, but I wanted to point this out just in-case. I undid their edit for the exact same reason you and Sajuuk undid their edit. Because it wasn't mathematical proof that Sirius Black knew everyone at Hogwarts. And that it was faulty reasoning. I didn't provide a clear explanation, because I didn't know that they would behave like this. A wise editor would ask for a clearer explanation as to why their edits were undone, rather than undo them back. Also I needed to undo the edit to get it over and done with, as there are times where not every editor has the time to express their reasoning, only that they know that they are right to undo edits to remove faulty reasoning. In spite of what the editor said, I feel that did not ignore my own words, because as my first undoing of the edit implied, they did not have a source, or otherwise mathematical evidence to back up the information they added. So I do not feel that I was at fault. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 03:59, February 23, 2016 (UTC)

RFP backlog
Looks like Sujaak has the three votes needed for content moderator rights. Looking at the bureaucrats list, I see you're the only one currently active. Would you do the honour? &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 09:13, February 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for approving the request! I'll get to work with cleaning up some stuff, starting with file moves, then moving to cleaning up some of the mainspace pages (such as tagged redirects and things like that). --Sajuuk 11:09, February 23, 2016 (UTC)

Bot flag request
Hi there! I've been looking around the wiki and noticed that there are no active bots used on this wiki. So I've made a RFP for my bot account, SajuukBot, to be granted a bot flag. Granted, the bot has limited capacity to do certain tasks, but it can do basic things like mass link fixing and things like that. As this flag can only be granted by Wikia Staff, a suitable consensus will be required. I will not take it personally if the bot is rejected on the community and am contented to wait if the community requires more trust from me. :) --Sajuuk 15:38, March 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * ^ Bump. --Sajuuk 13:00, March 9, 2016 (UTC)

Portable infoboxes
Heya! Wikia has hand-coded new versions of your existing infoboxes so that they work on a wide range of portable devices. We'd like to go ahead and implement these changes, but of course we'd want your input before proceeding much further. Please stop by this forum thread and give your views. And if you know of any of your fellow Harry Potter community members who'd be interested in this changeover, please invite them along, too! Thanks! — CzechOut 08:41, March 2, 2016 (UTC)

Requests For Permissions
Hey Seth,

I just thought that I would let you know that on the "requests for permissions" page, I have reapplied for rollback rights after much thought, but noone seems to have seen it and it's been a fair few weeks now.

Thanks a lot,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  08:23, March 6, 2016 (UTC)

Medicine-Man
Should there be an entry for Medicine man? Wikipedia makes a distinction between medicine men (who are always good) and witches (which are always bad) - something that JKR hints that Indigenous No-Maj believe. The difference is that JKR says that some medicine men are wizards, which Wikipedia says never happens. You are better at entry versus behind the scenes than I am generally and I am going to be sick later today/dentist (meaning anything I write will sound ESL). Put the links at the Skin-walker talk and compared quotes to what wik said and JKR said.

Your skin-walker improvements were excellent but two questions concerning it. Is Skin-walker an indigenous no-maj term for animagi? When JKR mentions being "particularly gifted" in animal magic, is that a reference to animagi or not? Totems will come up with skin-walkers but not yet. Included it in part because the eagle saw in video is affiliated with a specific tribe - what I said about you being better at behind the scenes for that specific instance.

Back seat driver mode turned off (Vaudree (talk) 18:14, March 8, 2016 (UTC))

Danniesen redux
How long of a leash should we give editors who consistently make unhelpful contributions? &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 01:13, March 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * I find it difficult to interact with the user because of their habit of making long, tangential posts. I told them to stop contacting me with their theories and speculations -- it's enough seeing them on dozens of article talk pages. I've been practicing avoidance in the hopes that the behaviour would subside and conflict could be avoided. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 18:51, March 12, 2016 (UTC)

I am allergic to my son's underarm deoderant and shampoo so I get dizzy a lot. It is easier to be coherent and concise when I am not feeling dizzy. Trying to function dizzy is annoying for me too - likely even more annoying than it is for you - but the alternative is waiting around to die. I probably argue more to not commit to a theory prematurily than I do promote a theory. I plead my case on the talk page and, if I can't, I leave it alone. I could leave it alone sooner. Said my piece concerning the choice of the word Mercenary - it is possible that the scourers  were, given their other activities, but we don't know that yet. But if you want to commit to the theory that they were, I will live with it. (Vaudree (talk) 19:26, March 16, 2016 (UTC))
 * I think it's clear from the above comment that we're dealing with a troll here, Seth. I'm to willing to give users the benefit of the doubt to a certain extent, especially if they're completely new to wikis, but when they start offering comically bizarre explanations for their behaviour, you're know you're being had on. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 21:14, March 22, 2016 (UTC)

House of Black Edit
I made an edit to the House of Black page, unfortunately, afterwards it showed that nowiki tags were added to two of the characters. So I went back to change it and saved the page, but I didn't see it on the recent activity page. So I tried it again, but it still didn't show up there. On top of that, the nowiki tags are still there. Since I can't seem to make any more changes to the page, can you fix it? The tags are in the "Distant Relatives" section, on the characters Nymphadora Lupin, and Molly Weasley. Also, would you happen to know why that happened? EternalLocket (talk) 00:54, March 13, 2016 (UTC)

Title template
Hi there! I removed a template from the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone article, but Cubs Fan2007 added it back. The template in question is, but examining the template, it appears to do nothing at all to the rendered output and looks like it's probably legacy code that no longer works on the Oasis skin. Should we remove the template from all the articles that it is found on? If so, it might be useful to do so using a bot, but the RFP for my bot seems to have been missed, as I would've used it to do so. Thanks! --Sajuuk 22:44, March 19, 2016 (UTC)


 * Another user has put the Title template on their hitlist. If you can confirm that it has no purpose, I will add it to the bot's tasks and those several hundred pages can be cleaned-up during the next run. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 06:28, October 10, 2016 (UTC)

Durmstrang crest
Thanks so much for the high resolution Durmstrang crest! I was able to edit it down to use for a Viktor Krum cosplay (uploaded to the Durmstrang page in case others need for the same purpose) Jmeerkat (talk) 21:47, March 20, 2016 (UTC)

Discussion on forums
Hey there Seth Cooper! I'm sending this post out to a number of active contributors of the HPW. I'm looking to find out your opinions on this proposal, which could help to improve the community aspect of the HPW and bring in more editors to the wiki. Please leave your opinions on that topic when you get the chance. Thanks!

PS: To attract more discussion on this proposal, it might be a good idea to update the Community Messages module to include a link to the proposal. Granted it's probably going to do very little, but it might have some effect. (it needs to be updated anyway as it still has a link to my Content Mod request). --Sajuuk 15:10, March 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries on the vote thing. I wasn't too sure how the policy worked for that, so that's fine.
 * As for the bot: that'll need a community consensus, hence the RFP I made. But if you and a couple of sysops were in agreement in using my bot, then Wikia wouldn't probably mind about not having a public discussion on it and would grant the bot flag (you'd need to ask them through Special:Contact/general about that though).
 * If the title template doesn't work now, a bot will probably need to be used to remove its use throughout the wiki. Personally, I've seen a few wiki's with that template and the template hasn't worked in a long time. So it's probably just legacy code that people keep using on older wiki's that doesn't work any more (it should be removed from common.js as well). --Sajuuk 18:55, March 24, 2016 (UTC)

Main Page Stuck in Effectually Infinite Loop?
Seth, the Main Page is horrendously overwhelmed with continuous attempts to load things, mainly adds in .mp4 format. I was barely able to copy down GET http://vast.bp3866364.btrll.com/vast/3866364?n=14...%5Ftip2go%5FLondon%5F60sec%5Fv4-mute%5Fjun15.mp4 200 OK		278ms tlvplay...in_Page (line 56) GET http://vast.bp3866364.btrll.com/vast/3866364?n=14...%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage 200 OK		276ms tlvplay...in_Page (line 56) GET http://vast.bp3866364.btrll.com/vast/3866364?n=14...%5Ftip2go%5FLondon%5F60sec%5Fv4-mute%5Fjun15.mp4 200 OK		269ms

Before new things make it disappear from a list that is replaced by new GET calls. It has been doing this non-stop for over TEN MINUTES. I did a reset a minute ago to the error list. Already Firebug gives the error: "'NetworkError: 504 GATEWAY_TIMEOUT - http://u-ads.adap.tv/a/h/YqOzCNJjtEyKZtTQEnzauV9WbGUz2LtmoOt0lqLFswM=?cb=1458924093&pageUrl=&id=LINDRON222&categories=lindigital-ron-vast-2&url=lindigital.com&context=a1%3D1006%2Cg1%3D2%2Cadnet%3Dsrv2rw%2Cplat%3Dweb%2Cchan%3Dfemale.rockyou.com%2Capp%3Dlindigital'"

And the warnings: oss-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://u-ads.adap.tv/a/h/YqOzCNJjtEyKZtTQEnzauV9WbGUz2LtmoOt0lqLFswM=?cb=1458924093&pageUrl=&id=LINDRON222&categories=lindigital-ron-vast-2&url=lindigital.com&context=a1%3D1006%2Cg1%3D2%2Cadnet%3Dsrv2rw%2Cplat%3Dweb%2Cchan%3Dfemale.rockyou.com%2Capp%3Dlindigital. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). 2 Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924091754. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924123211. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924123211. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924133618. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924133618. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924144006. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924144006. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924154464. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924164932. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924164932. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://z4404.desk.provenpixel.com/fc2.php?zoneid=4404&_m_device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows+NT+10.0%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A45.0%29+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F45.0&uip=70.60.90.54&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fharrypotter.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FMain%5FPage&_m_imp_video_h=250&_m_imp_video_w=300&pid3=PARNTER_ID&cb=1458924175783. (Reason: CORS header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' missing). 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I hope this service in some way makes up for the personal animosity. It's now been about 5 minutes since I cleared out the previous messages from Firebug and the log limit for Firebug has been exceeded by 239 messages.  Tepheris  ||  Send Patronus  16:49, March 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * None of that appears for me, it's probably bad ads, which you should report to Wikia. Nobody here has any control over the ads. You can also turn off ads through Special:Preferences. --Sajuuk 16:53, March 25, 2016 (UTC)

Hey there! I just wanted to let you know that, while creating my user page, I created a userbox for Castelobruxo supporters (see template here). I wanted to know if this is appropriate (ok, I really should've asked this before doing it!) If not, please do delete it and let me know. I'm sorry if it is an inconvenience! Thank you for your time!

Killian Jones 19:52, March 27, 2016 (UTC)

Re
Thank you! Killian Jones 21:43, March 27, 2016 (UTC)

Little Hangleton graveyard
I was going through Category:Buried at Little Hangleton graveyard and I noticed a bunch of articles created by Danniesen: Rod Freddy, Charles Epanel, Gulray, Charles Pikal, Eddi Stoddy. These are apparently based on transcriptions from gravestones in the Goblet of Fire video game. They seem questionable to me, though, given their creator, so I was wondering if you would be able to confirm them, as you have experience with the games. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 06:02, March 31, 2016 (UTC)

Reliable source?
The articles on Stuart Gibson and Kieran McAuliffe, actors who apparently appeared in Half-Blood Prince as members of the Slytherin Quidditch team, were deleted a few years back for lack of a reliable source. I was revisiting HarryPotterProps.co.uk just now and noticed that there are pictures of several Slytherin Quidditch team sweaters under the Half-Blood Prince menu that are apparently part of the site owner's collection of props. There are close-ups of labels in the sweaters, and they read Kieran McAuliffe, Stuart Gibson, and David Fletcher. Would this be considered sufficient confirmation that actors of these names appeared in the HBP film? &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 08:00, March 31, 2016 (UTC)

Antidote deletion debate
Hi, I need a debate resolution. This user marked a six year old page that no one else seems to have a problem with for deletion. I thought considering I was getting annoyed with the debate, and it was a two person debate, I would inform you, let you judge. The link to the talk page is Here. Zane T 69 (talk) 21:51, April 7, 2016 (UTC)

Deletion process
This ties into the request above. So, a couple of weeks ago, Sajuuk unilaterally implemented a change to the way deletion discussions are handled, moving them to article talk pages instead of the centralized Category talk:Candidates for deletion page. I caught this a few hours after the fact and undid the changes, explaining that completely overhauling the way an established procedure is handled isn't acceptable without first obtaining community consensus. He explained that he proposed his ideas on the Wizengamot forum a month ago, and when it got no response, he went ahead with implementing the changes. I explained that a lack of response wasn't the same as consensus, and didn't mean it was okay to proceed with overhauling an established community procedure. I suggested individually contacting people and asking them to weigh in to build a response.

Flash forward to today. Sajuuk nominated two articles (Alex Brock and Antidote to Veritaserum) for deletion, but instead of posting the discussion to the "Candidates for deletion" page, as is standard practice, he posted them on the article talk pages. I called him out for ignoring the established procedure after I'd explained to him a few weeks previously that this is how we do things, and if you want to change it, you'll need to get consensus. I find it very disrespectful for him to try to do an end run around established procedure and force us to adopt his preferred method of holding deletion discussions. He basically said he thinks the way we do things is silly and he'll continue to do it his way because he thinks it's more logical.

It needs to be communicated to him that he has to respect our policies and procedures, even if he doesn't like them. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 22:36, April 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * Nearly every other wiki on the internet uses the article's talkpage to discuss a deletion tag: they do not centralise deletion discussion on a category talkpage. Even Wikipedia uses article talkpages to discuss deletions of the article in question, not some other talkpage. I'm not going to say anything more on the matter, as it is clear that people do not want to use talkpages the way they were designed to be used in the first place and think it's fine to ignore standard wiki practice that 99% of wiki's have used for decades.
 * As a Wikia Star, I suspect you've already seen proper uses of a talkpage from other wiki's, so should be able to see that I'm doing nothing wrong and that Starstuff is overreacting unnecessarily over someone doing something in the correct (and standardised wiki) way.
 * I thought that we're supposed to "be bold" about editing a wiki and improve things if we feel it helps overall? Stringently following policies and not allowing lee-way to editors is neither helpful or productive to improving a wiki, it just stifles the community and prevents people trying to showcase appropriate methods of discussing article improvements.
 * I also find it very rude that Starstuff goes around leaving huge walls of text on your talkpage complaining about other users when they feel like they're not being listened to. Sysop rights are not editor tools and they're not supposed to be used to "force" or "dictate" wiki operations.
 * To be quite honest, I might as well not bother with any mainspace stuff and just focus on the maintenance of this wiki (ie image renames and cleanup). Clearly I'm not "experienced" to be editing the mainspace here. --Sajuuk 10:49, April 8, 2016 (UTC)


 * You've repeatedly claimed that "99% of wikis" conduct deletion discussions on article talk pages. The reality, however, is that every wiki is unique, and there are many ways in which they handle deletion discussions:
 * Wikipedia: Creates individual pages for each deletion nomination, which are aggregated on centralized pages like Articles for Deletion, Categories for Deletion, etc.
 * Wookieepedia: Creates individual pages nominations and aggregates them at the Trash compactor. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 21:53, April 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * Memory Alpha: Creates individual pages for nominations and aggregates them at Pages for deletion.
 * Tardis Data Core: Holds deletion discussions on article talk pages.
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki: Holds deletion discussions on a centralized category talk page like us.
 * There is no single, universally-accepted, "right" way of handling deletion discussions. Some ways are arguably more efficient than others, and if a community's current method isn't working as well as it should, they can always adopt another (I wouldn't be opposed to converting to a system along the lines of Wookieepedia's). But, ultimately, each community sets its own standards.
 * The "be bold" principle is intended to apply to editing articles. If anyone could "be bold" and simply implement whatever policy changes and community procedure overhauls they wanted, it would be very easy for well-meaning editors to unintentionally break things, and less-than-well-meaning ones to intentionally cause disruption or try to rewrite policy in their favour. This is why we have to be a lot more cautious and secure consensus before implementing changes to policy and procedure. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 21:53, April 8, 2016 (UTC)

Non-canon images
Seth,

I was just wondering about the wiki's stance on non-canonical images, because I wanted to add pictures to pages like the rougarou page, but we don't actually have any canonical  pictures of the creature.

Thanks,

Felix Scamander (talk) 16:03, April 8, 2016 (UTC)

Date links
Hey - noticed that you've changed the date link for Henry Shaw Jr back from 1926 to 1920s although the year for the rally is specifically 1926. Given that the number of known events for 1926 is growing rapidly and will likely warrent its own page, setting links to the specific years lays the groundwork now, but the redirection page handles the redirect to the decade until the work of splitting out individual years is done. It's unclear what the value of linking a known specific year to a general decade is. Thoughts?

ETA: Thanks for the reply - I'll make the changes. FYI I'll be spending some time on the timeline pages so there will be a variety of edits like this to help breakdown very busy decades (1920s & 1950s for now) into individual years.

Cheers,

Ironyak1 (talk) 01:17, April 14, 2016 (UTC)

Reference List Styling
It appears that the Insert - References method in the visual editor creates a tag whereas older pages use the  tag. The  option has a  line so its items have smaller text than the items. Is there guidance on when one or the other should be used? Thanks Ironyak1 (talk) 07:57, April 14, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply - that's the conclusion I had come to so I moved any Notes and references sections I made to Reflist

Date Templates Style
I would like to get your thoughts on removing the box outline from the 20th century and Decades date templates (eg 1950s). This would help the text fit and belong better on the page and align with the other centuries fomat (eg 12th century). It's a simple change - just need to take out the class=toc styling, but wanted to get an admin's perspective before changing templates found on many pages. Cheers Ironyak1 (talk) 09:20, April 16, 2016 (UTC)

Bot
Hi. I'm asking this directly to your talkpage, rather than elsewhere, since it seems like nobody is interested: do you trust me to run a bot on this wiki? If so, can you contact Wikia via Special:Contact/general and make the request for them to flag User:SajuukBot as one. If needed, you can ask other sysops if they trust me to run a bot. I feel it would be a good idea to have one to remove useless templates, such as and, as it'll take too long to do this manually.

PS: I saw your other message, but have not had the chance to respond. I took your comments on boards however. --Sajuuk 10:47, April 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * Bumping this talkpage post for attention. --Sajuuk 07:43, April 21, 2016 (UTC)
 * Further bump. --Sajuuk 10:51, April 28, 2016 (UTC)

Notes and references
Hey - sorry to be a bother, but hoping to get some clarity on the preferred use of the Notes and references section. I'm trying to sort out Armando Dippet's timeline and am finding that much of his biography is speculation based on certain events from the books. Many of the articles on these events have vaguely or incorrectly summarized the source material. In order to provide clarity I've included a short attributed quote in the Notes section so it's clear what the sources say for enabling discussion and establishing a solid chain of evidence.

SuperSajuuk removed the quote as unecessary and it not being just a plain reference link. He seems to feel that the section is just for references, despite the many examples of articles that provide additional info, examples, reasoning and other footnote like information. ETA: 1970s, (which I haven't edited) is a great example of using quotes with refs to support facts and a model to follow for establishing strong evidence chains IMHO.

Is the extra source context quotes I'm adding to some key event pages now an unallowed breaking of preferred styles and practices? The current page in question is Defence Against the Dark Arts and you can see his talk page and mine for our discussion on the issue.

Thanks (again) Ironyak1 (talk) 19:30, April 17, 2016 (UTC)

Block evasion
User:HarryPotterRules1's two-month block for user harassment expired yesterday. However, last week, while still under the block, they posted a message on my message wall at Community Central (didn't see it until today). Contacting a user about an HP wiki-related matter through an alternative channel because one has been blocked on HP wiki clearly constitutes block evasion. What do you think should we do? I don't think we should let it slide. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 13:10, April 18, 2016 (UTC)
 * Starstuff, that is permitted per Wikia's policy on blocks. Users are allowed to message the blocking admin on Community Central (once) if they've been blocked on a wiki if they feel that a neutral area for discussion on the block is more appropriate.
 * There is nothing wrong about it and if that is considered block evasion here, you would possible be setting a terrible precedent for the whole service, as others will replicate it.
 * However, a quick look at the post shows it's not really related to the block, but I don't see the post being worthy of another user block.
 * Just making that clear for future instances of this. --Sajuuk 13:37, April 18, 2016 (UTC)
 * This user evidentally thinks they are above our policies and that their opinions regarding my edits to an article are so critical that they were justified in circumventing a block in order to contact me. Given the severity of the harassment of C. Syde that landed them the two-month block, a continuing pattern of hounding other users should not be tolerated, especially not when it involves deliberate block evasion. If they were truly committed to changing their ways, they would have waited a week for the block to expire, then posted on the article talk page. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 15:46, April 18, 2016 (UTC)

You do know I can read these pages, right? It's not immune to being read by me. The block on here -- the thing that comes up when you try to edit a page -- didn't give a date, and I took a guess at being close to it as I couldn't find the correct date (I didn't write it down and couldn't find the post.). --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 00:38, May 1, 2016 (UTC)

Luis Ollivander Weasley bogus
Report Post Luis Ollivander Weasley bogus. Please remove Luis Ollivander Weasley out of here spam. Invisibility 08:35, April 19, 2016 (UTC)

Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Have you heard or been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios? <font color="Crimson">There are no strings on me (<font color="Crimson">talk ) 17:11, April 19, 2016 (UTC)

Affiliation
Hi! We at PLL Wiki would like to affiliate you you guys.

--Harryhogwarts (talk) 04:06, May 1, 2016 (UTC)Harryhogwarts

Randomized Quotes - Snape
Sorry to bother, just looking for some input from a higher power. I added a feature to Severus Snape to allow for a random quote to be displayed, instead of the common back-and-forth edits to restore someone's favorite top quote. This change was undone as being too "extreme", but I'd like to restore it. The current discussion is here, any input you have is appreciated! --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:48, May 3, 2016 (UTC)

Chat
Could you please join me on the chat about something? I don't feel comfortable discussing on a talkpage where my message is likely not going to get read or responded to, and would prefer live chatting. --Sajuuk 15:51, May 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * Yo, I really enjoyed the small chat we had! I'll be in chat all day, as I need to ask you something else as well. --Sajuuk 10:50, May 9, 2016 (UTC)
 * If not able to join chat, then just wondering if you could post on this topic regarding the bot rights. I've scratched out the request for sysop rights, as that's not gonna happen. --Sajuuk 11:17, May 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * Whenever you get the chance to join the chat again, please do so. --Sajuuk 13:18, May 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * Bumping. --Sajuuk 18:21, May 24, 2016 (UTC)

user rights
Please remove my user rights, thanks, ba-bye User talk:BachLynn23 16:11, May 7, 2016 (UTC)


 * Never mind, apparently I can remove my own rights, didn't need you after all, I don't see how why is relevant, there's really no point in discussing it as it won't change my issues and reasons for wanting to remove association with this wiki so it's just easier if we go our separate ways for good. User talk:BachLynn23 16:22, May 7, 2016 (UTC)

Thank you
Dear Seth Cooper thank you so much for all the infomations that you shared till now. I read all these articles since long years. I am a real Potterhead with loads of archives and collection. I would love to make any addition and support i can in wikia threads also (sorry for my english - i am not a native speaker) I dont know how to use the wikia very well due to language difficulties and all. I have a request also, i was despately looking for HP Stage to screen collectors edition scans. I believe you had shared them here once. Would it be possible for you to share them with me? It is a rather expensive and valuable set but there are replica details that i would love to work on in that book. Thank you already now. I wıill be following you as always and i hope you will be there for us in fantastic beasts movie too. With my kindest regards. --Junenight2010 (talk) 10:51, May 9, 2016 (UTC)

IMPORTANT QUESTION
I am off to Orlando this evening -- so won't be here for a few weeks -- and I was wondering: if I take pictures of portraits and stuff in the Harry Potter section, can they be used on the wiki for canon images of portraits, statues, etc? --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 10:55, May 9, 2016 (UTC)

COS - TCG
In looking at my source for this set of cards, it has "Flavour Text" info like the little quotes eg 'Training for the ballet, Potter? yelled Malfoy, as Harry was forced to do a stupid kind of twirl in mid-air to dodge the Bludger.'

Thoughts on if this should be added:
 * To the Trading Card Game infobox - Information field along with the Effect text
 * To a new FlavourText or Quote field in Trading Card Game infobox
 * Onto the page as a top quote
 * Other?

Any feedback on a preferred approach is appreciated! --Ironyak1 (talk) 19:12, May 9, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the input - just wanted to get a second pair of eyes on the matter before I slot in those 140 pages. After that, I'll backfill the gaps in the previous sets and then we'll then have the most complete collection of info about the TCG I do believe. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 13:31, May 11, 2016 (UTC)

Quote Template
Is there any chance the Quote template can be modified to make the second argument optional like the third? For the TCG cards, a lot of the FlavourText is not a direct character quote, but I can't leave the second argument optional because of the trailing emphasis dash. "It definitely wasn't his favourite way to travel.'"

So I've been appending some general attribution but it's a bit clunky. "It definitely wasn't his favourite way to travel.'"

- Card quote

Not sure if having a non attributed quote has other uses but it seems to fit here and not would not require a new template (or inserting the spans directly). Any thoughts? --Ironyak1 (talk) 20:57, May 12, 2016 (UTC)

Link Templates
I'm hoping you might be able to take a look at the Forum - Link Template discussion. SuperSajuuk and I have spent some time working through several different options and have found an approach that should work well for both Article and Reference links for the common sources. Any input you have is much appreciated! Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 00:56, May 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * User:SuperSajuuk and I have finished up these link templates that allow for quick and consistent links to the major sources for use in both Appearances and References. Please check the forum discussion on this matter and provide any feedback as we are ready to move these into wider use throughout the site. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 01:51, May 24, 2016 (UTC)

Block request
BourkyGuard vandalised and then proceeded to vandalise his user talkpage. Please block when possible. Thanks. --Sajuuk 17:02, May 17, 2016 (UTC)

Policy discussions
I recently opened a couple of discussions on the Wizengamot forum proposing changes to policy. The first proposal concerns adding new guidelines on the listing of family members in character infoboxes to HPW:CIFG. The second proposal concerns updating our formal policy on the use of copyrighted material (such as screenshots from the films) to bring it into line with current practice. If you have time, feel free to check out these discussions, and contribute your thoughts and suggestions. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 00:03, May 18, 2016 (UTC)

Forum vote
I could use your input on how to proceed with the forum system vote. HPW:VP stipulates that votes should be closed by the admin who opened them, but since BachLynn has since retired, I'm unsure where that leaves us. Do you think the vote has had enough time, and, if so, would it be acceptable for one of us to close it? &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 02:28, May 18, 2016 (UTC)

Rollback rights
User:ArrestoMomentum has requested rollback rights twice in the last few months. The first time, the request failed due to insufficient votes, obtaining only one vote of support from User:Harry granger. The second request has garnered just one vote (a support vote from me) after being open for over a month. No one has objected to the prospect of ArrestoMomentum being granted rollback rights thus far, so rather than make ArrestoMomentum repeatedly request rights until the three positive votes technically needed have been obtained, I'd say we skip the formalities and go ahead with granting rollback rights. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 02:44, May 18, 2016 (UTC)
 * Would you mind closing the forum the vote then? I fear I was a bit too involved in the discussion to be neutral. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 00:05, May 28, 2016 (UTC)
 * Not that it affects the outcome, but as a point of order, from HPW:VP: "The administrator who has begun a process may not partake in the voting directly, in order to ensure impartiality during the closing of the vote." seems to indicate that BachLynn23's vote should not be tallied? Just looking for clarity on the policy as the intent of ensuring impartiality seems worth preserving IMO. Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 07:14, May 28, 2016 (UTC)

Request
Do you have a facebook/twitter or some sort of other non-wiki method of communication that you use regularly? I am starting to feel like I'm hitting a persistent brick wall with the lack of any outcomes on this wiki and need to chat with you in private. --Sajuuk 17:37, May 19, 2016 (UTC)
 * Bumping. And I'm probably going to keep bumping this until you respond to something. --Sajuuk 11:34, May 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * I know I'm no part of this, and I know that it's tough when someone doesn't respond, but isn't that kinda bugging them? ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 12:04, May 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * If you look at the sysop list, you'll see we have just 4 sysops on the wiki (as in, those who actually "edit"), but getting any discussion to be approved or lead to change is 100% impossible. At this point, the only method of getting attention from a sysop is to harass them over and over until they respond. It's not something people should be doing, but we are forced to do it nonetheless. --Sajuuk 12:10, May 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * I guess. Maybe the wiki itself needs a better system of communication. ―  C.Syde  ( talk &#124;  contribs ) 12:14, May 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * I already took the initiative to start a discussion on that, but like every other discussion on the wiki, the discussion dies out because sysops abandon the discussion after making a solitary post, which means change never happens and we're stuck with a system that is clearly not working. --Sajuuk 12:16, May 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * Bump. I'm in chat atm if you are able to join there. --Sajuuk 17:08, May 27, 2016 (UTC)
 * Enjoyed that chat we had a few days ago. I understand you are really busy atm, but I'm in chat as I need to ask you something. --Sajuuk 15:01, May 30, 2016 (UTC)

Millicent Bulstrode pic
Hi there - there is discussion about whether File:HP2-0143.jpg is in fact Millicent Bulstrode. As you assigned this pic to Millicent, was wondering if you could weigh in with your reasoning why. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 04:38, May 23, 2016 (UTC)

Spoiler Alerts
There is a current Forum discussion about whether or not there should be spoiler alerts like the one for {Pottermore} on the wiki. Given the recent Pottermore video where JKR expresses her strong hope that the fandom doesn't spoil the Cursed Child experience for fellow fans by giving away all the secrets, I am suggesting that any page with material from the Cursed Child play has a spoiler alert warning added until 31 July, when the screenplay comes out and everyone has equal opportunity to be informed. Others feel that there should never be any spoiler alerts on the wiki. Any thoughts you have on the matter is appreciated. --Ironyak1 (talk) 18:42, May 25, 2016 (UTC)

Awards
Thanks for the awards! I'll do my best to not boss around any first year midgets and keep working towards my own Chocolate Frog card ;) --Ironyak1 (talk) 03:46, May 29, 2016 (UTC)

Referencing issues
I recently unearthed this old discussion about trying to protect reference sources in the case of an external site changing or going off-line. I thought this was rather prescient given the more recent overall/gutting of Pottermore. Did you all implement an internal archive for accio-quotes or Pottermore? As part of of my edits, I remap PM links to their new locations when possible but there are many (like the 2014 QWC reports) that do not exist there. Should these be pointed to internal articles like this one? Similarly are there internal articles for the major accio-quotes pages like 2004 Edinburgh Book Festival and should they be favored over the external site when mapping refs? Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 12:38, May 30, 2016 (UTC)1


 * I am also thankful that you made those articles as the QWC 2014 references represent the biggest gap in my mapping of old PM links to the new PM links. Given that you also screen captured the article to avoid future edits, I believe them to be the most definitive record for that material and will update my PM mapping list to use them for future edits. I'm thinking we might want to do the same for the numerous accio-quote interviews used (although a spot check of Archive.org has this better preserved). As a background project, I'll mock one up and get your input before considering building out that archive. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 15:12, May 30, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thoughts on making a separate article from the transcript on 2014 Quidditch World Cup final? It's from an old PM link (/en/daily-prophet/qwc2014/2014-07-11/the-qwc2014-final) and nice to have an article with the screen cap that preserves the info from future edits. Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 20:03, May 30, 2016 (UTC)

Cursed Child pics?
Hi! I was wondering, as the Cursed Child is the official eighth story and the sequel to HP7, can we use official pics from the play (like the promo pics they released for Albus or Ginny) and use them on the characters pages? For exemple, Albus official pic can be used for his infobox right? Thanks for your answer! Lady Junky 11:40, May 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Just an FYI, but new pics will be provided on all week so whatever choice is made will have to apply across the board: - "This week, Pottermore will reveal new images of some of the other characters from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two. Come back tomorrow to see more beloved wizarding characters and the actors behind the roles." --Ironyak1 (talk) 14:54, May 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Understood about can but not must. I am of the mind to make these changes "gentle" and give time for everyone to digest. FYI I didn't see a comment about having to vote on image in the Harry Potter infobox. Not trying to drag you into chat, but I'll be around there if it's easier to, well chat, there :) --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:04, May 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * ETA not on Albus Potter either unless I am missing something? --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:11, May 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry - completely my misunderstanding as I thought the Talk/vote would happen before any changes. For Albus and Harry, I've added a comment to the image field to weigh in on the Talk page before any changes are made so the discussion is up front for editors. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 23:08, May 31, 2016 (UTC)

One last question about CC; do you think it is okay if I create already a page for all the casting of the plays, even if we don't know yet their characters? Like that it'd be done :) Lady Junky 04:32, June 1, 2016 (UTC)

Play images and infoboxes
As expected, disagreements have arisen around the use of images and descriptions from for the character infoboxes. As the same discussion was being held on a couple talk pages, I suggested that we move it here Forum:Character Images and Infoboxes. As the films and play are of the same level of canon, there does not appear to be a solution based on the Harry Potter Wiki:Canon policy so any input you have in helping sort through the options is appreciated. Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 15:10, June 2, 2016 (UTC)

Chocolate Frog Cards - POA images
I have the full set of these and was looking to add them into a gallery for Chocolate Frog Cards, but I wanted to double check that they don't currently exist in some strange naming scheme I can't find through search and figured you would probably know. Please let me know if I've messed some trove or if it's ok to proceed. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 18:19, June 4, 2016 (UTC)
 * So I think I found what we have of them in Category:Images_of_Famous_Wizard_Cards, but it's a hodge-podge of different dimensions, quality, and naming formats. Would you object to me uploading a fresh full set of the 256x256 images with a standard "name-number-ChocFrogCard.jpg" format? This way they are all uniform and when adding an image to an article you can type the witch/wizard's name and the card image will likely be part of the suggestions. Thoughts? --Ironyak1 (talk) 23:47, June 4, 2016 (UTC)

Citations issue
Starstuff claims that this wiki has "hundreds of articles referencing Wikipedia" as a justification to revert my edit here. However, referencing to Wikipedia is not remotely professional, especially as Wikipedia articles are not reliable, given that Wikipedia is a wiki like us: it'd be like me creating a page on this wiki and just referencing the other articles, instead of using correct and accurate sources. I am getting fed up of Starstuff's aggressive attitude towards anything I do and would like you to step in and make it clear that Wikipedia references are not necessary in pages, especially given that Wikipedia directly says not to reference the site. Thanks. --Sajuuk 12:57, June 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm tired of you inventing your own rules and trying to enforce them despite the fact they run completely counter to established policy and practice. You have persistently shown difficultly with taking no for an answer and letting things go. You can't seem to let the bot issue drop, repeatedly contacting Seth Cooper and now Cubs Fan 2007. I can't help concluding that this was done in the hope that, if you ask enough people enough times, you'll eventually secure your desired outcome.
 * The following statement confirms that the reservations I expressed over the prospect of you being granted bot rights were founded: "Had you not opposed my bot for some sort of personal reasoning, I would already be using it to remove the wikipedia references." You're explicitly declaring here that you would use the bot as a tool to carry out precisely the kind of unilateral actions I raised concerns over on the Wizengamot post.
 * I've been editing a lot less lately in part because I haven't had the time, but also because I'm increasingly finding that I no longer have the enthusiasm or energy. Something needs to be done. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 13:44, June 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * It may be a non-issue, but Starstuff sure is making it one (including making a blatant threat about me towards you).
 * Wikipedia specifically asks users not to reference them, so it would be better if we removed the various "ref" tags to wikipedia and linked them in some other manner, ie using a "See Also" section.
 * I don't know what Starstuff's problem is, but she needs to calm it down and stop acting like she gets to dictate how things work here, she is not a bureaucrat and this is not her wiki to dictate.--Sajuuk 14:04, June 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * SuperSajuuk has been blocked for a year on the Elder Scrolls Wiki. He was apparently abusive toward someone on chat, got blocked for a short duration, and then this block was upgraded to a full year after it was established that he used an alternate account to circumvent the initial block. There's a very long thread on the wiki's forums where many Elder Scrolls Wiki editors raise concerns similar to those I have raised regarding his conduct.
 * There's also this post on Narutopedia where a bureaucrat reports having received several complaints about SuperSajuuk's conduct, which was described as including "a history of uncivil behaviour, misuse of operator tools, users that avoid the forums and/or chat because of him, and his fixation over users rights."
 * This evidently isn't isolated behaviour. SuperSajuuk clearly has a history of doing the exact same sort of problematic things he's doing here on other wikis. I think we've given him a chance to have a fresh start on this wiki and become a part of our community. But SuperSajuuk doesn't seem to want to change his ways and learn from his previous errors. SuperSajuuk is essentially perpetuating the behaviour that got him blocked on another wiki here, and that isn't fair to this wiki and it's contributors. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 14:41, June 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * Starstuff, you clearly have no idea what you are talking about and are believing a bunch of lies and incorrect information and spreading around false rumours to get your own way. Let me educate you on how wrong you are about me and why you are clueless.
 * I was not abusive to anyone on TES Wiki. The user who claimed I was "abusive" towards is a user who has not liked me at all. Additionally, I did not sockpuppet a ban on TES Wiki, no matter what they claim. I have never EVER sockpuppeted around a ban on ANY WEBSITE. What TES Wiki did was fabricate evidence about a checkuser done on a user account I never even made and based it on supposed evidence they got from just a checkuser between my legitimate account (this one) and my legitimate bot account. They used any evidence they could to block me, and numerous users saw through it.
 * As for Narutopedia, I never abused my tools and used them appropriately, but a few users had major issues with me and no matter what I did, they would find some issue with my contributions. The "complainers" were all just users who haven't liked me on that wiki for a long time and have used anything they could to get rid of me, despite me doing far more for that wiki than some of them.
 * You really need to stop this campaign against me, and you should really stop spreading around lies and false information when you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, given that you have never been on these other wiki's. You and Ironyak1 are the only people here who seem determined to get rid of me (for your own personal reasonings), I have not once seen this kind of behaviour from any other member of this community, and even some users who don't edit here regularly have positive experiences of me: that tells me that you are wrong and in a very small minority.
 * So for your own sake, stop spreading lies and false information about me, you don't know anything about me whatsoever and I'd appreciate it if you left me alone and stopped hounding me and I'd also appreciate it if you could stop lying to Seth Cooper about things you don't understand in the slightest.
 * Seth Cooper, I will be in chat for a bit if you could join me there, as I now refuse to chat publically when someone is spreading blatantly false information about me on this wiki. --Sajuuk 14:53, June 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * If someone has left a trail of people upset by their conduct across multiple wikis, perhaps it's time for them to step back and spare a moment for some self-reflection. Because it clearly says something when one steadfastly maintains that the problem lies with everyone but them. It means they aren't interested in acknowledging their conduct has been problematic, much less in changing their ways.
 * You've made a number of worthwhile contributions to this wiki. It's sad it had to come to this, but, ultimately, I have acted in what I believe are the best interests of the wiki. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 15:48, June 5, 2016 (UTC)


 * (sigh) As I was mentioned in this directly, I will add my brief 2 cents. SuperSajuuk and I crossed paths when I first started editing here a few months back (long time reader) when he tried to lay down the law about the only way to use references. Over the past months, I have seen repeated statements like this to me and others where his opinion is the ultimate authority on the topic, and there is no room for discussion. We've had our rows in chat to the point that we no longer talk there (at his request).
 * While SuperSajuuk has deep technical knowledge of wikia, and could make some much needed contributions along those lines, he has repeatedly shown a disregard or even open hostility to established policies and community consensus ("proper" notes & refs, deletion page talk, Etymology, fandom topics, level of detail like Antidote to Veritaserum, etc). I can also point out troublesome user interactions if needed.
 * Overall, I view this situation as sad, but agree with the need to address it in some fashion as it has had a negative impact on the community here. --Ironyak1 (talk) 16:44, June 5, 2016 (UTC)

Community Message change
As the forum changeover is settled, can we update the Community notice to something about Keep the Secrets for Cursed Child? JKR has a new direct appeal to fans on youtube so figure it's worth repeating here. Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 10:03, June 6, 2016 (UTC)

User rights issue
Would you remove content moderator rights from SuperSajuuk? Content Moderators currently can't block or unblock users, but it's possible they will be granted this power in the future, and thus there's a potential for misuse. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 18:18, June 6, 2016 (UTC)

#KeepTheSecrets
Sorry to bother, but wanted to get your perspective on this Forum:Cursed_Child_Spoilers. Should leaks from the play be removed as part of a #KeepTheSecrets campaign, or under the issue of Verifiability, or left to stand for those who are interested in pursuing spoilers. I can see the edit wars brewing... Any stance on the matter? Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 22:42, June 7, 2016 (UTC)

Cursed Child
Since the play plot has been spoiled online should we update articles accordingly? It is verified since posts on twitter, tumblr and Reddit gave the plot away, which is where | this article got all its information. Do we start updating the wiki or wait until the script comes out? This has, as suggested on the forum #KeepTheSecrets page, been verified by three different websites (Twitter, tumblr and Reddit) posting the same information.--HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:00, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

Righto. As references, shall I use "cursed child" or the actual article? I'll start updating articles as necessary, but it'll take a long time. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:16, June 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm still hesitant on this because so far there's only fan reports on Tumblr, Twitter, and Reddit. These reports concur on major plot points, but I still think too many details are sketchy or unknown at this point for us to be able to produce useful updates, and there's still the possibility of errors or hoaxes. I'd give it another week of previews and hopefully some of spoilers being confirmed by more reliable sources.
 * That said, if you want to get to work creating draft updates based on the information that's come out, feel free. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 01:16, June 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * As far as I'm aware there are no more previews; it was two nights as a preview, then the actual release of the play in July... If I'm wrong, do correct me.
 * I'll take Seth's advice and yours. I'll update the articles but with the spoiler headings and cite the article provided, since it doesn't have any dialogue, just plot points as the reference. We can scrub up any false information when the play is published in book form. The fact that they collaborate on plot points implies, to me at least, that the article is sound. If you wish to read it and see for yourself, it's | here --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:26, June 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep off of Albus, Scorpius, Rose and McG. There is something I need to discuss with you... but it's big spoilers, so I'm not sure where to go...--HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 01:37, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

I noticed. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 02:03, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

Hey! A user found me and he only speaks Portuguese. Can you help?

Harry granger directed me to you.Fenrirgreyback02 (talk) 15:43, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

His username is HRHForever. He contacted me and said he needed help on the website because he can't understand English. I thought speaking in his language might help.Fenrirgreyback02 (talk) 22:17, June 11, 2016 (UTC)

Source Links redux
As I'm working through a larger list of pages that have UK spelling issues, I am finding more opportunities for implementing some of my previous ideas for the source link templates to create consistent text for common links to the canonical sources (try saying that five times fast). I am adding both a Film Adaption option: = PS FA as well as automatically including a chapter name option based on the B (for book) and chapter number: = PS B (1) = PS B (1) If a chapter name isn't wanted, there are still these options: PS undefined = PS undefined = PS 1 (2)

Just wanted to bring these changes to your attention and see if you have other ideas along these lines or suggestions for improvements. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 20:52, June 12, 2016 (UTC)

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Hello! I'm making The Daily Prophet prop from HP&PS movie and I want to ask if you don't accidentally have this image but in higher quality. I know that it was on ebay in 2006/7 but no good sample of it now...

<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;"> Blackalexal128 (talk) 18:24, June 13, 2016 (UTC)

HPLE question
Hey Seth. I've noticed some images from Harry Potter Limited Edition (File:A Perambulation of Kent.png and File:My Brazilian Love Music.png, for example) that don't seem to be in the photo collection that user gave us a few years back. Just wondering where these come from, because it would be useful to know. :) &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 01:25, June 17, 2016 (UTC)
 * Strange. Did the photo donor possibly update the collection after initially posting it? Maybe I've got only got the first version of the "package" she posted on her site. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 01:32, June 17, 2016 (UTC)

Use of Tenses in this wiki
Hey Seth, I have a question about the use of tenses in this wiki. I don't understand when the past tense is supposed to be used and when the present tense is supposed to be used in this wiki. Can you please clarify? Thanks! Undingee (talk) 15:15, June 23, 2016 (UTC)

Source Templates
Curious why your are undoing the use of the shortlinks on Salazar Slytherin's wand. Sort of pointless to do all that template work not to use them? Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 14:44, June 28, 2016 (UTC)


 * Gotcha - just wanted to check there wasn't an issue that should be fixed. The wiki... is.. ALIVE! So much good stuff in the new story! --Ironyak1 (talk) 14:57, June 28, 2016 (UTC)

Hey Seth,

just thought I'd let you know that I have had four positive votes on my request for rollback rights. I don't know if you get a notification for this, so just thought I'd let you know in case.

Thanks,   ArrestoMomentum  &#124;  talk  19:46, July 1, 2016 (UTC)

Why thank you!

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  03:43, July 4, 2016 (UTC)

Real-world actors
Hey Seth,

I've already asked Cubs Fan2007's opinion on this topic, but I just thought that I would let you know too. A lot of the real-world actors' articles say "this person portrayed this person", whereas others say "this person   portrays   this person." It seems to be almost half and half.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">I think that we need to be consistent, so probably all of them should be changed to one or the other. I personally believe that 'portrays' sounds better, as the film is still watched, and the actor is still portraying that character.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Cubs Fan2007 seemed to agree with me, although said that maybe if the film was one from the distant past, we could say 'portrayed' rather than 'portrays' (although obviously not the Harry Potter films)

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> Just thought I'd let you know, thanks

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">  ArrestoMomentum  &#124;  talk  06:25, July 11, 2016 (UTC)

OK, fair enough, thanks for the help :)

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  18:53, July 11, 2016 (UTC)

Character indexes
Hey Seth,

I was just wanting to get your thoughts on a project which I have started (which can be stopped if you advise against it). Over at the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (character index) page, I started adding images from the films of every character which appears. I feel as though this makes the page much more user-friendly, and encourages people to actually find information from the page, as well as helping people connect faces from the films to characters in the books. Head over and check it out for yourself; I've done the first chapter and will do the rest if you give the project the thumbs up.

Thanks a lot,   ArrestoMomentum  &#124;  talk  19:26, July 13, 2016 (UTC)

Just wanted to check you got my message, thanks   ArrestoMomentum  &#124;  talk  00:26, July 16, 2016 (UTC)

<p style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;">Ok cool, thanks! Appreciate the help :)

<p style="font-weight:normal;">   ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk   00:40, July 16, 2016 (UTC)

Article moving problems
What's going on with Rose Weasley and Hugo Weasley? Moving from Granger-Weasley to Weasley, in case of Hugo to "Hugo GrangerA-Weasley". The redirections lead to problems. Perhaps you can have a look on the pages? <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 20:06, July 14, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you! :-) <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 19:38, July 15, 2016 (UTC)

LotR vs. HP debate.
Greetings!

I represent the Minecraft Lord of the Rings Mod wiki. We were wondering if your wiki would like to have a friendly, but formal Lord of the Rings vs. Harry Potter debate. If so, please contact us here.

Thank you for listening.

The Catfish Will Come Send Me Person 's Soul

Grandfather clock
Hey Seth,

I was just wondering if it would be possible for the redirect from "Grandfather clock" to the Weasley Clock article to be removed? This is because there is another article which explains grandfather clocks in the wizarding world as a whole, which is called  Grandfather Clock, and is currently a candidate for renaming to "Grandfather clock." So, if it was to be renamed (with the capital 'C' removed), it would merely become a redirected article.

Sorry if that was all a bit confusing, but thanks a lot for the help,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  09:07, July 19, 2016 (UTC)

Hey Seth,

Just wanted to say thanks for the help on the whole Grandfather Clock problem!

Greatly appreciated,  ArrestoMomentum  &#124;  talk  04:30, July 20, 2016 (UTC)

Signature?
Would this count as Snape's signature? It's from the message on the inside of his copy of Advanced Potion-Making. It's his hand writing and technically a signature, since he signed his book with it.Misskatniss1546 (talk) 05:49, July 20, 2016 (UTC)Misskatniss1546

@Official_HPWiki
Out of curiosity, who does the posts on Twitter as @Official_HPWiki? --Ironyak1 (talk) 22:03, July 22, 2016 (UTC)

Dumbledore's Timeline
If you have a chance, I'd be interested in your thoughts about the discussion going on Talk:Albus Dumbledore and Talk:Hepzibah Smith as Kates found a quote that shifts Dumbledore's start as Headmaster by about 10 years. In looking at other evidence, I think he/she is correct, but as you tend to be quite good at parsing timeline evidence your thoughts are most appreciated. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 16:28, July 25, 2016 (UTC)

Hey again
Hi Rick! Therese here from Wikia. I was tasked to create a few blog posts regarding the release of Cursed Child and Ironyak1 was kind enough to let me know you're the best person to ask this question. Pottermore sent us some official assets, as well as an exclusive gifset/video showcasing quotes from all seven novels. Was wondering if you'd like to feature the video on the main page? I can show you what it looks like on my Sandbox, if that's the case. Let me know!

Thereselovesyou (talk) 18:11, July 28, 2016 (UTC)

Bot request
Hi there! I've put in a bot flag request so I can apply the Pottermore links, UK spelling, and short link fixes I've been developing in an automated fashion. If you could take a moment and provide some feedback, it would be appreciated! Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 17:18, July 29, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hey - been a couple weeks, so just checking in on timing and whatever next steps might be needed (a vote, pointing wikia at the conversation, etc). Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 19:02, August 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Sounds good - thanks! Let me know if you have any house-keeping tasks where this might be useful (especially behind the scenes file and category issues that I don't look at much). Don't want Yakky to end up at the House-Elf Placement Agency ;) --Ironyak1 (talk) 22:23, August 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks - Bot flag seems to be working! I had mentioned in the application adding rollback rights to my main account so I can quickly undo any messes if the house-elf goofs up. Is that still in the works or something that needs additional discussion? Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 00:01, August 13, 2016 (UTC)

Physical descriptors / Infobox images
Can you please review Forum:Character_Images_and_Infoboxes discussion and see if a vote can be held? It seems there are two separate topics to decide (Physical Descriptors only from highest-canon source (y/n) and Infobox image policy (Tabs for each portrayal, First Portrayed, Open for edits till voted) unless I'm missing something. It seems best to get this wrapped up somewhat soon so we all are on the same page as the Cursed Child images begin to become widely available (coming soon to a youtube near you ;). Many thanks as always! --Ironyak1 (talk) 19:07, July 29, 2016 (UTC)

Image voting?
Hey - As you're around, just wanted to bring this request to your attention so we can figure out how to proceed with the Cursed Child images without edit warring. If this type of vote is something any editor can call, then some guidelines like length of voting time would allow anyone to adopt a character and help coordinate the voting and results for that article. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 19:14, August 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks - just trying to avoid some of the friction that seems to be building around this issue. I'm not real picky about the actual solution, but feels like we need something settled. Cheers! --Ironyak1 (talk) 19:27, August 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks - looks like just in time for another DH/CC swap on Albus & Scorpius ;) Are we going to have an up & down vote on "physical descriptors from highest canon only" or do you see this as the only sensible policy that perhaps should be added to Harry_Potter_Wiki:Character_infobox_guidelines as there is a lot of related clean-up if this is the case? Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 22:53, August 2, 2016 (UTC)
 * From all the discussion I think everyone is on board with highest-canon descriptors so a vote is probably just a formality. However, as there is lots of material to remove (Lily Luna's almond eyes, Hugo's light skin, Lav Lav's blue eyes, Newt's white hair (formerly brown), etc,etc) it may be useful to have a policy to refer to. I leave it to your discretion. Cheers--Ironyak1 (talk) 23:14, August 2, 2016 (UTC)

Quick chat?
If you have a couple moments I have a couple quick questions in chat if that works. Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 03:57, August 4, 2016 (UTC)

Chat Moderator
Hey Seth,

so I recently added an application for Chat Moderator (I know, sounds weird, I explain it all in the application), and I was just wondering if you could go and have a look to see what you think about it,

Hope that you are well, and that you have a nice day,

Thanks,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  02:19, August 6, 2016 (UTC)

HPLE
So I was able to pick up a used copy of and am loving it! I know you all have scans from many of the books, but let me know if there are missing pages or certain images you would like scans of and I'll send them along. There is far too much information for me to ever process and get onto the wiki so whatever you are interested in I'll be glad to send along! Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 05:05, August 6, 2016 (UTC)

Chat Moderator
Hey Seth,

I just had a couple of questions that I was hoping you would be able to answer for me. Firstly, I was wondering how the whole voting policy works for Chat Moderator? As you may know, I recently applied for the position, and had support from three members of the HPW community. Is support from three people enough? Or will a full vote need to be held before the rights may be granted?

The other question I wanted to ask was whether you thought it would be helpful for my Bot (which has not edited on this Wiki yet, but is fully functioning over on the LOTR Wiki) to change all of the 'Sr's and 'Snr's to 'Senior's? I understand that you may think it unnecessary both because we already have Ironyak1 who has applied for a Bot Flag (so he could do the job), and because you may think it is not necessary as all forms are acceptable? Anyway, just thought I'd let you know that I could easily carry out the task if you find it fitting (although I fully understand if you don't).

Thanks for the help as always, hope all is well,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  08:51, August 9, 2016 (UTC)

Vote
Can I vote for more than one option? I have voted for the one I want, but others interest me too. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 13:08, August 9, 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Didn't want to go off voting willy-nilly, just in case.--HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 22:17, August 10, 2016 (UTC)

Chat Moderator
Thanks! I hope I'll be more useful to the HPW community now! As for the Bot, I'll have a chat with Ironyak1 and see if he thinks it's worth there being two Bots; if so, I'll apply.

Thanks for everything,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  03:31, August 10, 2016 (UTC)

Bot tag
Hey Seth,

I just had a funny little suggestion that I thought would be a nice touch to the Wiki (inspiration from Ironyak1-bot 's user page). Over on other Wikis, I have seen customised user tags on profiles (example on my bot 's user page at the LOTR Wiki). I thought that it would be pretty cool if users with the Bot Flag had a 'House-elf' user tag (you know, House-elves clean up and all). I guess it would just be a cool addition to the Harry Potter Wiki experience (much like how the whole sending 'owls' works with messages). Of course, I can fully understand why you might not want to add this, but I just thought I'd let you know.

I also think that we could add more things like this to the Wiki (you know, more awards etc.) in the future, as that is an area that I am very interested in with this community (as you would have seen in my Chat Moderator application). I mean, if you give me the all go then I'd be super keen to make up some new awards to encourage participation and other things of the sort. Otherwise I could see what the whole community thinks about it.

Thanks a lot,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  04:55, August 10, 2016 (UTC)

RE:Bot tag
It's awesome, I absolutely love it!

Cheers,

ArrestoMomentum &#124;  talk  01:39, August 13, 2016 (UTC)

Deleting of categories
Hi, Seth! This user deletes from articles like 25 January the nowiki-tags from the categories. But these dates are embedded in the main page. Will the categories not be seen there, too, when they are not in the nowiki-tags? You can see all of her deletions here. <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 20:54, August 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hey - I saw your message to Kates39 about the noinclude tags. These are constantly a mess on the timeline pages, often inconsistently applied and unmatched. Is the goal to have everything except the bulleted in-world events (Events, Births, Deaths) within noinclude tags? Why is the wikipedia link also left out of these tags? The bot can probably make all these day articles consistent if there is a strict definition of the format. Cheers --Ironyak1 (talk) 01:24, August 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * I made some semi-automated changes to 1 January through 7 January to test out the bot edits. Could you please check that the formatting looks correct and let me know of any changes needed before I apply these changes to all the Day pages? Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 05:15, August 17, 2016 (UTC)

Infobox official post
Hey! I'm not familiar with talk page-like forums, so I'm not sure if you received some sort of notification for my reply.

Anyhow, I replied to your request for the Official post infobox here - Forum:Official post infobox —Monochromatic Bunny | ☎ 06:24, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

Edit wars
Hey, Seth, just so you're aware, has been edit-warring on the Dolores Umbridge and Death Eaters articles, and I have a sneaking suspicion he's a sock of  trying to circumvent his ban. Fruitless as it is, I've been patient enough to see if he's going to change his editing behavior, if not just to prove myself wrong, and it seems clear it's a resounding no. If you could give his edits a once-over, it would be much appreciated. -- <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="red">Cubs Fan <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="white">(Talk to me)  22:33, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

I do not know who Jdogno7 is but I would like to say this:

I am sorry if I have caused any upset by my edits on the Dolores Umbridge and Death Eaters articles. I still believe my arguments are valid but I accept I may not have enough agreement from others regarding my views. I accept I have to drop the matter regarding authority vs. power on those article pages.

AvengingArchAngel (talk) 23:19, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

Diagon Alley
I was wondering -- would | this picture be useful for shop front images of Diagon Alley?--HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 02:09, August 22, 2016 (UTC)

Wonderful. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 16:43, August 22, 2016 (UTC)

Regarding a Wizengamot forum topic
Good day sir/madam, I was advised by another user to post a message on your Talk page to notify you (and all other Administrators) of a request on the Wizengamot forum that I have made with regards to uploading more than the statutory three user images. Please feel free to take a look at the topic and comment on it when you are available. Thank you.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 22:39, August 24, 2016 (UTC)

How do you become an administrator? I noticed only three were active.

Hi, while surfing through the spells category, I noticed this user has that category on his user page. I decided to inform you, so you can remove it, because i'm sure it's against the rules for me to remove it. Zane T 69 (talk) 17:39, September 5, 2016 (UTC)

Found another one. Zane T 69 (talk) 17:56, September 5, 2016 (UTC)

This page has the category Wizengamot on it, the In-universe Wizengamot. I thought I would mention it to you, to see if you can remove the category, or delete the page. Zane T 69 (talk) 22:29, September 8, 2016 (UTC)

Recirculation module
Hi Seth! We had to remove a little bit of CSS that was covering a Wikia module in the right rail. We're testing out that module to see if your readers click on it and enjoy the content.

If we decide to turn it into a full product, we'll let you know. For now, can you keep it unblocked? Ducksoup (talk) 17:26, September 7, 2016 (UTC)

Harry Potter Wiki + Fantastic Beasts
Hey Rick! There’s a lot of exciting things in the works surrounding the release of Fantastic Beasts, and I have some questions regarding the Harry Potter wiki that I was hoping you could help me with. What’s the best email address I can reach you at? Thereselovesyou (talk) 23:14, September 8, 2016 (UTC)

Burden of proof?
When you said that the burden of proof is on the one who makes the assertion, what exactly did you mean? I may have added the image back to the page, but that was only because the image had been there for quite a long time, and the user that removed it had no evidence that the person in the image wasn't her. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 01:21, September 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * That is true, I guess. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 01:56, September 12, 2016 (UTC)

Scamander family
Hey, Seth, would you mind adding Theseus Scamander to the family tree at Scamander family? I can't wrap my head around the coding. X_X &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 23:44, September 12, 2016 (UTC)

Question to
Hi, Seth! I saw in the above mentioned category that this user uses this category. It that okay? <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 16:59, September 14, 2016 (UTC)

Featured content for the mobile main page
Hey Seth Cooper,

I noticed there's no featured content curated for your mobile main page. There are great featured categories, but the featured content section at the top is empty. This is a bit of missed opportunity since that's the first thing users of the Harry Potter community app and mobile visitors see, and the best spot for showcasing your best and most current content.

Especially with Fantastic Beasts coming up, it'd be great to have something linked there. Do you think you might consider putting something of your top content there? Or did you maybe even have content there before, but had to remove it? If that's the case, I'd love to know why you needed to remove it. Maybe there's a problem with the feature that I could help you with?

Looking forward to hearing what you think! Mira Laime   (help forum | blog) 08:27, September 21, 2016 (UTC)

The admin is a Rottweiler?
ROFL! I swim away, I'm a dolphin! Bye-bye! :DDD <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 17:25, September 22, 2016 (UTC)


 * But it's a strong dog and protective. I like my dolphin. Rodolphus was surprised about his robin, too! :-) <font style="background:#F75D59;color:gold;"> Harry granger <font style="background:yellow;color:black;">  Talk  <font style="background:yellow;color:;"> <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> contribs <font style="background: #99CCFF;color:#993300;"> 19:09, September 22, 2016 (UTC)

I found a troll page

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/I_HATE_YOU_IF_YOU_DELETE_THIS_IDIOT

Information
LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! READ! READ! READ! EDIT ARTICLES AS NECESSARY! | Fantastic Beasts Posters with new information on them. --HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 22:12, October 10, 2016 (UTC)

AWB
Hello, I'd like to contribute to this project by use of AutoWikiBrowser, but I'm, unfortunately, unable to, because an error message pops up: "Ivi104 is unable to use this." Can you allow me to use AWB on this project? Best regards, Ivi104 (talk) 11:15, October 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure you need to be part of a specific user-group to be able to do this. And I'm pretty sure you must have a bot account to do it with, since I'm pretty sure you aren't permitted to do automated edits while using your main account. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 02:07, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

Gallery policy?
When you have a chance, could you weigh in on this forum discussion? The image galleries are getting quite big on the FB related pages as every poster, promo still, and screenshot is being added to every character shown. Thanks! --Ironyak1 (talk) 03:10, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

Why did you remove the Periodicals category off The New York Ghost, Daily and Evening Prophet pages and call it redundant? Andrewh7 (talk) 18:53, October 14, 2016 (UTC) Andrewh7

Fantastic Beasts mainpage design
Just wanted to get your input on the Fantastic Beasts takeover we discussed a few weeks back. You may have already seen the link to my sandbox on the Wizengamot, but here it is again just in case: Fantastic Beasts Sandbox Design. LMK what you think -- we're open to suggestions and want to know your thoughts before we drop the design in November.

One last question: would you guys be OK with a wiki-wide message to promote the latest FB quiz? This would show up across all of Wikia/Fandom and lead straight to the blog with the quiz. Let me know. Cheers!

Thereselovesyou (talk) 23:05, October 19, 2016 (UTC)