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, add and use a separate subcategory  , or something named along the lines to filter images specifically fitting to be in the intended subcategory. For example, category:Images of Harry Potter currently has files, and to me, that's not exactly making browsing images easy, especially when some of them could have been categorized in other ways. I cannot say there's an enormous number in that category due to the ones being on book covers, I can however say that, judging from Cover art, if they are all categorized correctly, there is at least some amount that could be filtered. I also stress that, I am NOT asking this to be done to all the characters out there, only the ones that are constantly featured on book covers, in this case, besides Harry Potter: For proposal #2, not only do those objects appear on various book covers, there's also images from film adaptation or Pottermore material featuring them; I really feel that if category:Images of the Goblet of Fire, category:Images of the Flying Ford Anglia, and category:Images of Thestrals could have their own category pages, the above should at least also be considered. Perhaps there's no rules forbidding me to go create them myself, but I do feel like "better safe than sorry", and since this is a large Wiki, there could also be the chance that there are already categories similar to what I'm pitching, just that I didn't find them, so I'd just like to make sure. =D
 * 1) *(category:Images of Hermione Granger currently has files)
 * 2) *(category:Images of Ron Weasley‎ currently has files)
 * 3) Individual objects that I personally think are qualified to have their own images categories; a lot of the images featuring those objects are either not categorized (due to lacking specific categories) or simply categorized in category:Images of objects, category:Images of Horcruxes, or category:Images of Quidditch.
 * 4)  for Prophecy Record.
 * 5)  for the Golden Snitch.
 * 6)  for Time-Turner.
 * 7)  for the Golden egg.
 * 8)  for T. M. Riddle's Diary.
 * 9)  for Slytherin's Locket.
 * 1)  for T. M. Riddle's Diary.
 * 2)  for Slytherin's Locket.

Those two are what's on the forefront of my mind. Let me know what you think whenever you have time! =D -- S a m m m ✦✧ (talk) 00:53, November 8, 2016 (UTC)

Request
Will you please protect all of my user talk archives? I forgot to do that before de-adminning myself, and now there's a user who's conveniently ignoring the very prominent "This page is an archive. Please do not edit the contents of this page." template at the top of the page because they have to have the last word. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 22:50, November 2, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hey, Seth, if you're on, could you meet me in chat? I'll be on for the next fifteen or so minutes. &#x2605; S t a r s t u f f  (Owl me!) 04:42, November 4, 2016 (UTC)

Hello! So, since you're ignoring me on chat, I have no choice but to let you know here that there is a serious problem on Discussions. I know a user on there from another Discussions, and he told me that there is someone claiming to be the actress that played Ginevra Weasley and is asking for user's personal information, like their name and phone number and email and, of course, the majority of immature and idiotic users on there are actually beliving that and giving their information. One even claimed to be underaged. I told the user, who as far as I know doesn't know nearly how to use Wikia like I do, and I offered to contact the admins about it so here I am. Here's the link to the Discussions post: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/d/p/2868958782329718439. Please take care of it as soon as you can. Thanks!-- Annabeth and Percy ~They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you.  00:19, November 3, 2016 (UTC)

Lol. Thank you! And that's ok. It takes some getting use to. Believe me, I multitask all the time, and it is very distracting. But may I recommend using ChatHacks? It can be very useful. Thanks again!-- Annabeth and Percy ~They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you.  00:33, November 3, 2016 (UTC)

Pencil unit?
Hey Rick! Quick question for you.. would it be okay to if we promoted the 'Guide to Newt' Fandom article as a pencil unit? It would appear at the top of the wiki and will look like this:



LMK your thoughts! Thanks!

Rupertgrint9 and his hole dating catastrophy.
Hello! There is a person in Discussions who is pretending to be a famous actor, Ruper Grint, but that is the least of the problem, he is also saying he is dating a bunch of ppl on the wikia, which gets reallly annoying seeing as he spams it all the time, therefor I think you should consider banning him.

 CosmicChronos (talk) 13:52, November 10, 2016 (UTC)

Following the incident of Rupertgrint9
Hello! I posted a couple of hours ago, which was about a very annoying user. Now when I tried to find a administrator to tell this incident about, I saw only 2 active admins... That made me kinda annoyed to see that so many people leave when they have a responsibility. And honestly I have never seen you on discussions... Therefor I ask you to consider making me a discussions admin, seeing as I am very active, I have spent a lot of time fighting these fake accounts, yeah, a couple posts up, there is a person called AnnabethandPercy, I told her about it, and she fixed it for me because I couldnt really find where to post it. You have now heard my reasons, and here is a recap of it: I have never seen a HP wikia admin on the discussions, I am very responsible, I am active and I have taken care of several incidents in the past. Thanks in advance CosmicChronos (talk) 18:36, November 10, 2016 (UTC)

Hello! Again... I talked with A&P and she said i should propose to be discussions moderator! Is that better for me since i will almost only be at discussions? Thanks CosmicChronos (talk) 11:48, November 11, 2016 (UTC)

Hello! Thank you alot Seth! I will serve discussions well! CosmicChronos (talk) 20:17, November 11, 2016 (UTC)

With all the powers of being a Mod, I still cant ban people, that is a big problem seing as there is a little five year old, I delete all her posts but she just makes new... so please could you ban her? Or is she allowed to be under 13?

Umm. . . I honestly have no idea what the say, lol. I first heard this from CC on another Discussions I know him on and I was just so surprised. I mean, I don't even go on there, as I've never read any of the books yet, but I do have experience as a Discussions Moderator, especially for a wiki with Discussions, and I can help him out if he needs it. Thank you!-- Annabeth and Percy ~They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you.  00:22, November 12, 2016 (UTC)

Hello! We have a troll on Discussions that won't stop saying "boobs". He is RupertGrint3. please take care of him soon! Annabeth and Percy ~They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you.  06:11, November 12, 2016 (UTC)

So I think Harrypotter320 needs a short block. He has created a post about chatting about Harry Potter, anything in general, which CosmicChronos doesn't feels is necessary, so he left an place Harrypotter320 can go to chat about it and locked the post. But Harrypotter320 is clearly ignoring it because he created six more posts that I've deleted/locked and he still won't stop. He won't listen to us. Thanks!-- Annabeth and Percy ~They say you gotta take the good with the bad. I'll take it all as long as I have you.  18:30, November 13, 2016 (UTC)

Unlock Individual infobox
As requested on the forum, can you please unlock Template:Individual infobox so we can being the process of unifying the character infoboxes? Thanks --Ironyak1 (talk) 23:31, November 15, 2016 (UTC)

Hello, it's an honour to meet you. I would like to be a discussion moderator in this wikia app. pleaseaccept my request.

Page protection
It looks like you have started using templates on your Main Page. I would like to suggest that you page protect those templates, since any changes to them could affect the Main Page. This is especially important the more visitors to the wiki you get. This is what we also have done to our Main Page Templates, as well as pictures that regularly appear on our Main Page at Uncyclopedia. By the way, congrats on having your wiki featured across all of Wikia/Fandom with the ongoing contest. 04:33, November 17, 2016 (UTC)

Lily J. Potter edits
A user made a series of edits to the Lily J. Potter page, replacing most instances of Potter with Snape. I've reverted it back to a prior incarnation but according to the edit history this user, Crissventuraa, has done this before. Is there a way to block this person from making edits, or, at the least, ensure they won't do this again?

Estrildis (talk) 18:33, November 17, 2016 (UTC)

Shared image repository to the Catalan wiki
Hello, (sending this message to Cubs Fan2007 too)

I'm the administrator of Harry Potter Wiki in Catalan, and I'm writing you because I want to enable the shared image repository from this version to the Catalan one; there are lot of files here, so there's no need to re-upload them again on another wiki.

This wouldn't have any effect to this wiki, but I think it's better to notice you. If there aren't any problems, I will request it to the staff. Thanks! --Au del Tro (talk) 17:57, November 17, 2016 (UTC)

Grindelwald's main image
Hi Seth. I've uploaded a new image of Grindelwald from Fantastic Beasts, but have just been informed that the current main image is protected by a vote from five years ago, and that a new one is required before any change is made. I personally feel that this is red tape at its worst... however, I will respect the rules of the community. Please can you set the vote up? Cheers. - 09:02, November 19, 2016 (UTC)

New Character Box
Hey Seth!

Just wanted to let you know that I created this Fantastic Beasts character box to put on a few of the main character pages. Feel free to change it if you want to add/delete anything :)

Thanks! Asnow89 @ (profile)•(talk) 21:59, November 21, 2016 (UTC)

Ban option for Mods?
Hello! Threw a mod discussion I learned that Mods can be granted a Ban power. With trollers on the wikia, and me only being able to delete their posts, it gets kinda hard to enforce the rules at the wikia. Therefor I ask you if it was possible that you granted me and A&P the power to ban people. But I fully understand if you need to trust me a little more before I retain such a power. Cheers, CosmicChronos (talk) 20:49, November 22, 2016 (UTC)

Graves' abilities.
Could you weigh in on this discussion please? - 19:34, November 25, 2016 (UTC)

Ninclow
Hi Seth. Sorry to bother you with this, but can you please have a word with this individual? He's persistently adding speculation and fanon to Grindelwald's article, particularly the "Magical abilities and skills" section. I've tried to discuss it with him in a civil manner, but he has chosen to edit war instead. He's asserting the following:


 * 1) That because Grindelwald uses Graves' wand he possesses the power of "Wand Versatility" (pure fanon). Ollivander clearly explains in "Deathly Hallows" that any witch or wizard can channel their magic through any instrument, so this is utter nosense.
 * 2) That Grindelwald could have immediately killed Newt and Tina with a single spell had he wished, therefore that fact that he duels them must mean that he's downplaying his own powers in order to keep up the charade of being Graves. He calls this "Magical Dexterity" (again, pure fanon).
 * 3) That Grindelwald was was "well versed" in wandlore. Knowing a single, basic rule of wand ownership is not the same as being "well versed"... Harry, Ron, and Hermione all possess the same degree of knowledge.
 * 4) That Grindelwald had an aptitude for divination... while he claimed to have had a vision of the Obscurus we know he was lying to/manipulating Credence from the get-go. He knew about the Obscurus because he witnesses it firsthand at the start of the film, not because he had a "vision".
 * 5) That Grindelwald was a powerful Occlumens, and could shield his mind from Voldemort. He lies to Voldemort about possessing the Elder Wand, but it is never mentioned that he tried to employ Occlumency. Voldemort travels to Hogwarts directly from Nurmengard to recover the wand, so it follows logically that he did in fact successfully penetrate Gellert's mind. It's not made explicit, either way.
 * 6) He's also insisting on adding "Charisma", "Leadership", and "Improvisational Acting". I've already explained to him that "Magical abilities" is not the appropriate section for these "skills" (maybe personality and traits?) but he continues to re-add them.

Like I said, I've tried discussing this calmly with him already, but to no avail. Hopefully you'll have more luck. Cheers. - 23:03, November 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi Seth. Sorry to keep hassling you over this, but Ninclow continues to add speculation to Grindelwald's article, despite your earlier intervention. Again, I've tried engaging with him, but he refuses to reciprocate. - 11:25, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Spells in Films
Is it possible to make a category for spells made for the films, or scripts of the films, or just non-canocial spells and incantations in general?-- <span style="color: #c3ade0 !important;">Aiden1700's (talk) 12:42, November 28, 2016 (UTC)

Actor's nationalities feedback
Can you please lend your 2 cents to the discussion I've been having with User_talk:Albion85? The concern is that individuals nationality should either be consistently listed as British or consistently the constituent nationality such as English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish. Wikipedia has UK Nationality guidelines for this and tends to follow the constituent nationality approach (in general - they argue against total uniformity), whereas we have little consistency at all (eg Robbie Coltrane is Scottish, Daniel Radcliffe is British, not English). If we can come to a consensus probably worth adding to the guidelines and then updating actors as needed. Thanks! --Ironyak1 (talk) 05:02, December 2, 2016 (UTC)

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