User talk:Nick O'Demus

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Skills Forum
Hey, I have been looking into the "Magical abilities and skills" sections of many of our articles, and I have found some serious problems with users going overboard, so I started a forum to see if we could standardize the rules and come up with some criteria to determine whether a character is an "Expert Duellist" or just a "Skilled Duellist." It can be found here. --JKoch (Owl Me! ) 19:44, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

Comments, multiple accts
Wikia have been contacted regarding the matter since Kacie is not answering my emails. As for the multiple accounts ... well, I blocked Awesomeman222 for three months anyway due to his edits, so if they're the same account, I would block Webgenius for sock puppetry. - Cavalier One ( Wizarding Wireless Network ) 14:07, January 11, 2011 (UTC)

wiki look
Hey, which look do you use? (monobook or new)? I had been using monobook, and I just switched it to the new look for a minute so I could see if it was back to normal Cause Raindrops said that the new look was messed up yesterday, and now it won't let me change back to monobook, keeps coming up with a script error..... --BachLynn (Accio! ) 13:49, January 12, 2011 (UTC)

They were having technical issues yesterday too. It seems alright now, the only thing I hate about the new wiki look is the way the info boxes look, drives me nuts, I tend to jump back and forth depending on what I'm doing. I wish they would come out with something that combines the two looks, best of both worlds sorta thing, ya know......oh well. --BachLynn (Accio! ) 17:48, January 12, 2011 (UTC)

Robert Pattinson
Hello. I edited Robert Pattinson's page this morning and when I got back on to his page to show my friend how I beefed it up, everything I put on his page was gone. And it show YOU were the very last person to edit it. So, I'm messaging to ask you, why did you delete what I put on Rob's page? As you can tell from my user name, I am I massave Twi-Hard. So I know every little thing about Robert Pattinson. I put a lot of great info on his page on this wikia AND Twilight Wikia. I know what I am talking about. I doubt you know as much about him as I do. So, again, why did you delete it?


 * So, if I give credit to the Wikipedia, you would leave it on Rob's page? Like if at the end of his page, I put the link from Wikipedia it would be ok?

Thanks
Thanks! :-) I think the user was mad at me for reverting one of his edits. --BachLynn (Accio! ) 01:31, January 13, 2011 (UTC)

I know, these problem's are driving me nuts, I can't count how many times in the last two days I've gone to save an edit and it comes back with an error message, and for me it's been ping ponging back and forth between the two wikia looks all by itself, and earlier all of a sudden my signature had been blanked out. On the bright side I'm like 30 edits away from hitting the 10,000 edit mark (woohoo)! lol! --BachLynn (Accio! ) 01:43, January 13, 2011 (UTC)

I'd be cool with it being left up, I can't imagine any time that an unreg'd user would need to edit my user page. Thanks! :-) Hey, do you subscribe to get email's not's on any of the pages? I noticed the last few days I haven't been getting emails on any of the pages i follow. --BachLynn (Accio! ) 14:47, January 13, 2011 (UTC)

Slytherin Quidditch Team
Dear Admins,

I don't know who is doing what and who is still active here so I am sending this to all of you. There are a few users, mainly BachLynn23 and Rodolphus that keep changing pages here with untrue facts. I have amended the Slytherin Quidditch Team page with the info that there are no female players, as Rowling states so a few times in her books and in several interviews, on the team. I also took out the spoof names in the list on the right hand side.

Two minutes later that Rodolphus changed it, I corrected it, the user changed it. It is not right that fans and those seeking correct information get mislead on here with names that were created in a fanfiction or the users own mind and may think it happened making a fool of themselves with other fans during discussions.

I have messaged the user and asked to please stop but they did not react and just amended it again. Even putting on some of the pages "Spoof only" but this has now been taken out by BachLynn23.

Maybe you can make sure the page is correct and then have it so that no one can edit it anymore, or do something about this? I am a Harry Potter expert and know every fact that is given us from the books and the great athors interviews therefore I don't really think it is nice to have false information and made up people on here.

I hope you can take care of this in one way or another as I won't continue editing as I am not in kindergarten or pre-school and most certainly those users appear to be as they re-edit true information with false and misleading information.

Okay. I sort of get it now. Sorry I was snappy in my first message and sorry I was a bother. It's not the same rules on this wikia as on Twilight Wikia.

User page problem
Hi, Nick! Perhaps you can help me. I didn't get an answer from Seth Cooper until now. What's wrong with Wiki? When I wanted to look at my "followed pages" with 45 articles in my user page with the "more"-button, there are only 15 to be seen. What has happened? I should say: I use MonoWiki. Harry granger 18:08, January 17, 2011 (UTC) Thanks for your answer. Now I know it is not a mistake that I did make. I hope they can solve their problems soon. I don't like the new look. I find him much more uncomfortable. But I "fear" they will not put it back. So I can only say: Good luck with new "NEW AND BETTER"! Harry granger 13:07, January 22, 2011 (UTC)

How do you do that?
Okay I was looking at other people's profiles and how do you get that little infobox thing and the This wizard is.... badge or whatever it is? Emo Russian Awesomeness 23:23, January 17, 2011 (UTC)

Jokes Wiki
Well, on Jokes Wiki, I am trying to make a better community portal, so I copied all the codes and stuff from this one. Now, I entered the "Create article" template on the wiki's portal, but it came up as red. Naturally, I clicked it, hoping to create the page. Next, I came back to here, skimming through the templates, but I couldn't find "Create article", in order to copy the codes. Help?

M ace 1 7 <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="blue" size="4">0 (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="orange" size="2">Send me an Owl! ) 00:02, January 19, 2011 (UTC)

Never mind. You can see it here.

<font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="green" size="4">M <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="green" size="3">ace <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="black" size="4">1 <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="red" size="4">7 <font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="blue" size="4">0 (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="orange" size="2">Send me an Owl! ) 12:28, January 19, 2011 (UTC)

thanks for welcoming me. and the Rose Weasley page got messed up pretty bad by accident and i have no idea how to clean it up so could u help please? XxSeddierocksxx 17:58, January 22, 2011 (UTC)XxSeddierocksxx

Thank You
Thanks for helping me out. I figured out how to get them now. Emo Russian Awesomeness 18:15, January 22, 2011 (UTC)

viper is beast
hello nick. I am lord viper, you will be seeing me very soon..... watch the news

Can I have a moment of your time,
I couldn't help but notice that the Tamplets on each section were designed in a very unique way. I also noticed similar styles on other wikipedia (Such as the StarWars Wiki.) uhm, http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Dark_wizard_infobox. By any chance do you know if this is unique only to certain wiki? Or is there a way to configure the biography the same on other wikis as well? Because when I tried to use it, other than it appearing as does on the other wikis the bottom half is configured as a 'Square' shape. Do you get what I am trying to say? Like so:

RE: Welcome back
Thanks! -- Matoro 183 (Talk) 13:43, February 6, 2011 (UTC)

RE: Order of Merlin
Thanks for the Order of Merlin! -- Texthawm (Owl Me) 14:35, February 6, 2011 (UTC)

User Problems
The User Chris Su is continuing to create useless articles despite warnings to stop. Disciplinary measures are likely needed at this point. -Adv193 00:31, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * The User Asshole is not really a user but a page created by an IP that I checked through the page's history. -Adv193 06:13, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

House Points Game
Nick,

Since you're an admin, I would assume you'd know who decides when the House Points Game begins? I asked Hcoknhoj the same question but he didn't anwser.

<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Orange" >Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 00:02, February 17, 2011 (UTC)

Why
Why did you have to lock the page of rodolphus lestrange. i was trying to add a picture of him and ron and someone keeps getting rid of it

Your Username
Hi, I'm new to this wikia, but a BIG Harry Potter fan. My name comes from the Disney Online Game:Pirates of the Caribbean Online. I noticed your username is from books I've read called the Warrior Heir, the Wizard Heir, and the Dragon Heir. There is a man named Nicodemus Snowbeard in there. Is that where you get your username?

~John Breasly (Not my real name)

semi-protected pages
quoting The Knights Who Say Ni:

"It looks like you made your account a little over an hour ago. So, Welcome to the Harry Potter Wiki! According to information higher on this page, you have to be an Autoconfirmed member (which automatically happens four days after you create your account), and you also have to have made 20 constructive edits before you can edit a semi-protected page. If you want to edit a fully protected page (something that has been locked so that only admins can edit it), you are welcome to bring it up in the talk page, adding a detailed description of what you want changed. An admin is likely to see it and make the change for you. Hope this helps"

you have to do more than just create an account huh

Jacob 71.104.184.11 23:05, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

oh yeah while I have time to ask this question what time zone is the wiki set to? Jacob 71.104.184.11 23:14, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

my time zone is -8:00 Pacific/ Canadian Coast time. thats why the time seems so off. Jacob 71.104.184.11 23:05, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

explain why each page is protected. Jacob 71.104.184.11 01:51, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

warning
fine. have it your way with me then. Jacob 71.104.184.11 23:11, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

RE:House Points Game
Well,

If you trusted me with it, I would be happy to take over. (I have Admin rights on a few Wikis.)

Thanks,<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Orange" >Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 00:14, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

And Starstuff didn't log in since December so I was wondering if ya, I could take over.

<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Orange" >Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 00:39, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

Do you trust me? I'd love to take it over.

<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Orange" >Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 16:22, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks.

<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Orange" >Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 16:47, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

The Post credit scne in Chamber of secrets film.
Its true in the novel there is no scne where lockhart latest book who am I? is hown only in the film itself.

New Community Council
So I just finished with the first Wikia Community Council meeting, and apparently, a small group of people have been chosen for it, it's to talk about changes, new things, problems, etc. We'll get to test new features as they come out. It's going to meet once a month, and will have a wikia page I'll be a part of to communicate between meetings. So, that being said, if there is anything you would like me to bring to a meeting, problems you've had, ideas, etc. Please let me know. They've started this as a trial, a way to communicate more with the members of wikia. --<font face="Vivaldi" size="4" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Accio! ) 02:19, March 2, 2011 (UTC)

login
i created an account on another wiki (yay!!). the problem is when i try to login onto this wiki with the same account (i am pretty sure a user can use an account on multiple wikis) i keep on getting the same error message: There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Go back to the previous page, reload that page and then try again. help me!! Jacob 71.104.184.11 02:26, March 2, 2011 (UTC)

This has happened to me whenever I try to login to another wiki except the Command and Conquer wiki (thats the wiki where I created an account). Jacob 71.104.184.11 15:21, March 2, 2011 (UTC)

It has been four days and I am getting annoyed (I am still having the same problem). how 'bout lets make a deal. if the problem isnt fixed by March 10, you will unprotect me. Leave something on my talk page if you agree to this deal. Jacob 71.104.184.11 19:57, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

RE: Did you knows
Oh, okay, I get it now. One more thing too, I posted a DYK about Augustus Rookwood, but now it's gone...I didn't know if an admin easres it for some reason. It's not a fanon, I just read it in "A Seeker's guide to Harry Potter". Just let me know if I did somthing against the rules! <font face="Mistral" size="5" color="#007000" >*Luna (<font face="Vivaldi" size="3" color="#99CC33">Owl me! ) 15:56, March 3, 2011 (UTC)

It says here in the book "The UK generally considers itself parochial, but Carol Rookwook at St Mary's Island Church of England Primary School in Kent banned the books in 2000. She said that "Devils, demons, and witches are real and pose the same threat as, say, a child molester." This must have been a deeply offensive comparison to a mother of young children, and indeed, a Rookwook later turnes up as a Death Eater in one of the novels. As JK Rowling said, "You have to be caareful if you get too friendly with me because you tend to turn up in my books, and if you offend me, you often turn up as a nasty character".

I hope this is of help for you to determine wether it's true information or not. <font face="Mistral" size="5" color="#007000" >*Luna (<font face="Vivaldi" size="3" color="#99CC33">Owl me! ) 22:11, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you very much for the cake and the good wishes. That is a nice surprise. I hope of course that your wishes come true. Again, thank you. Harry granger 19:33, March 3, 2011 (UTC)

Magical lego machines
Hey, I noticed your post on Seth's page, I've played the game on both the psp and the xbox360. These "machines" are stationary objects used to get through certain missions or tasks. The "matching" one is technically supposed to be "runes" of which I think only Hermione can use (possibly the Runes professor, but I never tried it with her so I don't know). Once you complete the puzzle (which is a cabinet by the way), it usually spits out something you need for the completion of whatever it is you're doing, or sometimes it frees someone, or is a golden lego, etc. The "hardware" machine, I don't remember the green dot/nuts part but it's been awhile since I played it on psp, but in the xbox 360 it's just something that only a Gringott's goblin can use, as they have a key for it, and it has a crank on it that they turn, again, usually there's something inside of it. The parseltongue one, well, I don't think it's "technically" a machine, but basically there are parts in the castle and missions where there is a snake that you have to speak to in order to get past, and only Harry and Tom Riddle speak parseltongue. I can get pictures if you want to see what they look like. I don't think they should be called "machines" though, that makes it sound too out-of universe. I know the runes one is definitely a cabinet. --<font face="Vivaldi" size="4" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Accio! ) 14:43, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure if those warrant their own article, though. The "matching" one, clearly symbolises Runes, but it is only a locked cabinet (by the way, BachLynn, Bathsheda Babbling, the Runes professor, is never seen in the game). The second one, I recall it was only locked safe with a crank that Goblins could unlock. I'm not so sure on the Parseltoungue ones, though (don't remember those). -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 22:55, March 5, 2011 (UTC)

Hi Nick,

I'm on the wikia staff and wanted to reach out. With Deathly Hallows 2 approaching, we'd like to help engage users on the wiki. Among some of our internal thoughts for doing this are: We hope you and the other admins (who I am also contacting) will be receptive to some of this. Let me know your thoughts.
 * Giving the main page a new background. Just to change things up a bit and keep the look fresh.
 * Changing the Quote of the Week to a random quote generator that will automatically keep the quotes updated.
 * Categorising all pages. Using and/or deleting some of the 1,000 photos that are not being used.
 * Adding more content to the Daily Prophet News page (such as the recently released HP DH 2 online game).
 * Reaching out to more affiliates to get more links set up which will help with Google ranks and bring more traffic to the wiki.
 * Creating a Deathly Hallows 2 Reviewer page and perhaps another giveaway contest.
 * Finally, we'd love you and the other admis to start thinking of ways to keep the wiki active post final film. We can all hopefully brainstorm on this in the near future.

Thanks,

Bchwood 01:24, March 9, 2011 (UTC)

temporary fix for login issue! YAY!!!!!!
I have been talking with the Wikia support staff. They said it was a really unusual bug and also asked me what browser I am using for Wikia (which is Firefox). They then said try a different browser. So I treid Internet Explorer. No problems. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jacob 71.104.184.11 04:05, March 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * problem solved for Firefox. Yay! [[File:KENNY_thumb.png]]Cncfanic (Jacob) (Shout!) 03:32, March 12, 2011 (UTC)

Prefect
Can I be a prefect for the house points game --unsigned comment left by Taowa2.

RE:Order of Merlin
Thank you for the Order of Merlin! :) -- Texthawm  20:44, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Admin!
I whole heartedly would LOVE to be administrator! --<font face="Vivaldi" size="4" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Accio! ) 21:03, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Hey Nick,

I tried those images for the background but thought they looked a bit odd- faces too big and they didn't match the wiki's color scheme. Happy to keep exploring other backgrounds if you'd like.

I think the All-Star featured articles is a great idea.

Bchwood 22:05, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Wizard's chess
Hey Nick! So I see that you have this way cool Wizard's Chess set up, I'd kinda like to do something like that on our new Hogwarts rpg wiki, giver user's something to participate in. Could you help me out with that? --<font face="Vivaldi" size="4" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Accio! ) 21:33, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

That would be awesome! Thanks! Oh and thanks for the congrats! :-) Did you see Seth's message about taking some time off from here until the film comes out? So he doesn't have it spoiled for him...--<font face="Vivaldi" size="5" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Send an Owl! ) 00:32, April 8, 2011 (UTC)

I think it's more for the fact that the film has changed things from the book, like potentially with Lav's death, and apparently from what I've heard LV and Harry's fight seen has been seriously extended. My husband got annoyed with me because I was telling him how it was different from the book, and he didn't want to hear it until he's seen the movie, lol! I agreed with you on the Lav issue. btw. --<font face="Vivaldi" size="5" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Send an Owl! ) 01:27, April 8, 2011 (UTC)

Wizengamot
I left a message on the Wizengamot and it didn't get a reply yet...Could you take a look at it? Thanks,

<font face="Currier" size="4" color="Blue">Head.Boy.Hog (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Red">Talk To Me ) 14:10, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I am Donut4, about earlier this month I've made a Harry Potter encyclopedia too and it's going great but needs editing. I know that BachLynn/Luna asked if the Hogwarts Roleplay Wiki can be featurd on here and can mine because it needs major editing. It's got like...red links on every page so PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE:Spoilers
At the end of Sixth Sense you find out that Bruce Willis's character is a ghost; The Titanic sinks in the end of the movie and Jack dies in the freezing waters; SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE! ;D -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 20:35, April 8, 2011 (UTC)

You know what's really sad?! I actually had a friend back in high school when the film first came out (Titanic) who didn't know that the film was based on an actual boat from history so when I told her the boat sank (before she went to see it), she got really pissed off at me, lol!--<font face="Vivaldi" size="5" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Send an Owl! ) 21:29, April 8, 2011 (UTC)


 * Fine by me, I only protected the page because the edit warring was getting ridiculous. -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 12:29, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

RE:Signature
Hello sorry to bother you but I have made myself a signature however I do not know how to activate it, Can you please tell me how?

Regards

This is it: JamesStrider SlytherinHouse

A plan I have
If you noticed my recent contributation to the page for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) that I want to split the differences between the book and the film to make it easier for people to navigate similar to the Goblet of Fire and Half Blood Prince pages. The earliest movies the Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets do not really need this since their sections are not quite as large. -Adv193 03:46, April 15, 2011 (UTC)

thanks or fixing ginny weasley page

Second opinion
I would. Spamming to outside sites like that may lead to harmful sites, for one thing. - Cavalier One ( Wizarding Wireless Network ) 08:14, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

Grindelwald pic
Hey, Nick. Just to let you know an infinately better quality version of the Grindelwald image has been uploaded by Enrico. Which means we should be ready for a vote if necessary. Jayden Matthews 08:24, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

Help?
Hey, Nick O' Demus. I saw that you're an admin and thought you could help. Last night, a user without an account as vadalizing a few pages along with my user page that to my relief, i was able to undo. I didn't know weither or not to report it. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" size="4" color="darkgreen" >SnapeFan1 (<font face="Lucida Calligraphy" size="2" color="darkgreen">Look..at…me… ) 11:46, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome and thank you. It was late last night when it all happened and i was having editing problems because of a storm in the area and didnt know how to tell anyone. Thanks so much. :) <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" size="4" color="darkgreen" >SnapeFan1 (<font face="Lucida Calligraphy" size="2" color="darkgreen">Look..at…me… ) 12:10, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

friday
No one will play with me :-( I don't think many know how........ Oh, guess what. I finally got to watch Deathly Hallows Part 1 last night!!!!! --<font face="Vivaldi" size="5" color="Purple" >BachLynn (<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="2" color="Purple">Send an Owl! ) 14:22, April 22, 2011 (UTC)