Feed The Beast Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/2018

Remove rights from Sigilbaram
has a bunch of special rights because they were Gamepedia staff and helped transition the wiki over. However, I don't believe these rights are currently required since they are no longer Gamepedia staff, so I recommend that they be removed. -Xbony2 (talk) 13:26, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * There, I got in my admin bureaucrat action for the .  13:37, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * That's a bureaucratic action, that doesn't count, nice try though. -Xbony2 (talk) 13:41, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

SirMoogle for banhammer rights
has been part of the wiki for a while, and he's contributed a bunch, so I'd like to give him banhammer rights, which will let him ban evil vandals and whatnot. I think he is trustworthy and mature and all that, so I don't really see any reason to vote against him. Maybe it could be argued he doesn't need banhammer, but I think it could help and I highly doubt it could hurt. He appeared to accept my nomination on Discord. Anyway, there are no written or usual conventions for a banhammer vote as far as I know, so unless anyone has a problem this vote will end in seven days. -Xbony2 (talk) 21:53, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) . -Xbony2 (talk) 21:53, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) . I don't mind wielding the banhammer, although I think  and  typically get them first. --SirMoogle (talk) 23:22, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 3)  on behalf of :
 * [[File:Sokratis votes support.png]]
 * -Xbony2 (talk) 10:48, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Dat spelling tho. (says ImmortalPharaoh7 :), pls no hurt meh) Indestructible Pharaoh VII  15:36, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Support approved -- sokratis 12GR  Staff  16:28, 18 September 2017 (UTC).
 * 1)  I have no choice in arranging the blocks under Bolshevik rules what they say goes. The rule of the game is we all are the same and my blocks must create unbroken roads. - Indestructible Pharaoh VII  13:58, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) . I don't see why not, we don't really need that (I think he's in a similiar timezone to Xbony and Santa, so not really for coverage), but it doesn't hurt and may come in handy once in a while. -- Hubry  (talk) 15:23, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmmm.... that means that I can apply for banhammer cuz I'm in a different timezone \o/ (I'm not that active atm though so I don't think it's a wise choice, also sorry for not contributing in the last editathon.... uhm... Doomfist was playable in Overwatch :D ) - Indestructible Pharaoh VII  15:36, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 1)  --  Satanic  Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 20:58, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) . In my opinion, such kind of users must have additional rights to the wiki. ~ Dentedharp90041 (talk) 11:23, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Against

 * 1) . Failed to provide a sufficiently high quality rabbit gif.  23:00, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Decision
Glad to see the almost unanimous support (only almost due to Retep's jovial requirement). Passes. Calling on or  to promote  when they come online. -Xbony2 (talk) 11:15, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Done --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 23:35, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

DACP Appointment for Defiled Lands
I've been told by on the Discord server to make a new section here to ask to be appointed as an editor/curator for my own mod Defiled Lands, so hoping I wrote it at the correct place. Lykrast (talk) 04:29, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 11:10, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 21:27, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure if you make the mod you can declare whoever you want to be curator for that mod without going through any sort of vote. So I guess the only thing we're voting for here is whether to make you an editor, to which I can't be bothered reading your existing contributions to make any sort of informed vote. 21:40, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
 * It's been 3 days without anyone objecting so I made Lykrast an editor. 07:50, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * . I don't see why not. --SirMoogle (talk) 22:38, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

Double trouble
They're not pros but they've been editing for a little while and doing a good job so there. I nominate and. -Xbony2 (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Since nobody was opposed and its been a while I have given them editor rights. 06:23, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Trytoonex for Editor

 * -Xbony2 (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * . -- Hubry  (talk) 11:49, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * --  Satanic Santa F T B 🎅Wiki Admin 19:28, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * --SirMoogle (talk) 22:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * 02:46, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Xenoflot for Editor

 * -Xbony2 (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Xenoflot seems to be quite active as of late, and it'd mean I don't have to purge pages for him :P Happy to help him out if he requires it whilst I'm around. LC14199 - Curator of Reika&#39;s Mods (talk) 09:02, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * . -- Hubry  (talk) 11:49, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * --  Satanic Santa F T B 🎅Wiki Admin 19:28, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * --SirMoogle (talk) 22:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * 02:46, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Dentedharp90041 for Editor
for Editor, since why not. Would be able to mark his own page for translation every time he updated it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Xbony2 (talk) 11:25, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I guess this passes. (My endorsement was intended to act as a vote.) -Xbony2 (talk) 16:00, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Crazierinzane for Editor
has been making a few edits here and there (well, 135 or so). He documented some of Ex Nihilo Adscensio in way back in January and then went inactive but recently came back to help with Cyclic in December and he participated in the 2017-2018 Editathon. He's new but mostly seems to know what he's doing. @: as Editor, you are not committing to anything but it is a recognition of you as a trusted and somewhat decent editor, and you gain a few rights that normal users do not have that may assist you in editing (see Special:ListGroupRights) -Xbony2 (talk) 23:37, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 23:37, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * . I don't support anyone unless they provide me with high quality rabbit pictures or gifs that I have not seen yet. 23:40, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * , he seems to do a good job so far. -- Hubry  (talk) 23:41, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * . Haven't interacted with him at all, sorry. --Xenoflot (talk) 23:55, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * fine by me --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 00:10, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * -- sokratis 12GR  Staff  06:34, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I like the name, and Xbony2's right about that committement, that's my first edit in months and no one is hating me :) (yet) Indestructible Pharaoh VII 08:08, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, nobody remembers what you edit because you do so little of it ;) -Xbony2 (talk) 12:31, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * . I rarely saw him and speak with him on Discord but his edits looks correct to me. -Trytoonex 10:39, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Decision
Decision: this passes with 5 supports and 3 neutrals (these votes are suppose to edit in 3 days but we are slow). Requesting or  to promote  when they are online. -Xbony2 (talk) 02:05, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I will cut you. 11:44, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Great. Your opinion is noted. -Xbony2 (talk) 14:04, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

Improve first-time user experience of new wiki editors
I tried contributing to an existing page, and got the message "This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do." The message however contains no hyperlinks or tips on how to actually "inform an administrator". Where are editors supposed to contact the admins? When I go to the main page of the wiki and use my browser's search function to search for "admin", it highlights the Admin toolbox and the Admins' noticeboard on the sidebar menu. Is this the expected place to ask about these things? (If this is the wrong place to ask this question, it only serves to highlight the issue even further.) I also tried creating an entirely new page (about Thermal Expansion 5's Steam Dynamo) and used up several hours to edit it, and only upon submitting it I get the same message that the action was identified as harmful. I get that these filters are supposed to keep spammers from corrupting the site, but for an actual human user willing to contribute, this user experience is just awful and one would think it pushes many potential contributors away from helping out with the site. So, where do you think new people should be kindly directed to, and how? And can I actually submit my page somehow? --EspriteSylph
 * This is the right place, yes. Your article was automatically detected as a spam page. I'm actually going to disable that particular filter (#9) since bad stuff should be mostly covered by Gamepedia's global filters anyway. I'm really sorry, that's definitely a pain in the ass. Most non-malicious edits have not had trouble getting past the filters but some do. You should be able to save Steam Dynamo (Thermal Expansion 5) now (if you lost the wikitext, I can give it to you). I have just saved your other edit to Thermal Expansion 5 however. If you want quicker communication I would encourage you to join our Discord, which is linked on the left of the page. I'm going to look at the message and see if I can change it to be specific with this. -Xbony2 (talk) 14:50, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, should be a bit better in the future ^^ -Xbony2 (talk) 20:40, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Rusy for editor
has made a fine number of edits, albeit mostly through, uh, side accounts. He has created much Russian content, although maybe in the wrong place and with the wrong words. Mostly surely, all of his edits are in good nature, and the edits that aren't are totally not his. But above all, I think Rusy should become an editor for his charming personality, which he has exhibited to us in his graceful words filled with fineries. Also if appointed, this would probably mean he would unbanned from the Discord. -Xbony2 (talk) 11:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong -Xbony2 (talk) 11:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Severe and I think he could be added as autopatrolled member. --BloodCaster (talk) 11:59, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * we don't have an autopatrolled sort of user group on this wiki I'm afraid. But after this vote passes, we could start another vote on banhammer rights. -Xbony2 (talk) 12:13, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong
 * Rusy233 ms has worked with me as an editor for the Russian Minecraft Wiki. For the past year, it has been a great pleasure working with Rusy and I would like to highly recommend him to you.


 * Working with Rusy on several tasks has given me a good insight and knowledge to their capabilities and skills. Rusy is consistently hard-working and uses initiative when leading projects of his own. Rusy has been one of the best editors at Russian MCW since the sudden disappearance of HEKP0H. (I believe aliens have to do something with it)
 * He has shown friendly attitude towards other members of our wiki, especially to staff such as administrators and bureaucrats.


 * Rusy is an efficient and reliable editor, who would be a great addition to any community. His strengths include organizational skills, confident leadership abilities and excellent communication with people of every position within the Russian MCW.


 * If Rusy´s performance at the Russian MCW is any indication of how he would perform in your team, then Rusy would make a great asset.


 * Best regards, Dand0 (talk) 14:01, 1 April 2018 (UTC)


 * . Rusy has taught me a whole lot of Russian I never thought I'd learn.
 * . As far as I can tell Rusy is not a rabbit. 15:20, 1 April 2018 (UTC)


 * , HIP HIP HURRAH FOR THE USSR, WE ARE SENDING OUR MEN TO OUTER SPACE or to become an editor and later an admin to the FTB Wiki in this case . Indestructible Pharaoh VII 17:32, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
 * he has shown a clear dedication to making Gamepedia a fun place to be, always keeps it exciting. --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 23:41, 1 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Rusy was there for me when no one else was. #freeRusy2018 --Mr Pie 5 (talk) 23:49, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Results
This vote went swimmingly. I request that or  promote Rusy immediately. -Xbony2 (talk) 13:45, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * By my right as supreme dictator of this wiki I have promoted Rusy and then immediately demoted him in the same action so there are no logs of this action. Thanks for voting everyone. 15:35, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * wait I thought I was supreme dictator. lemme see -Xbony2 (talk) 15:48, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * okay, I have also promoted Rusy and then immediately demoted him. All is good. -Xbony2 (talk) 15:49, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Triple trouble
Just to balance out Rusy becoming Editor, I proposal the following users gain the Editor role: (for his sporadic but contributive contributions towards NuclearCraft, his mod),  (for their surpassingly errorless contributions to Industrial Foregoing for a new editor), and  (for their dedication towards Mariculture and barreling through the steep learning curve of wiki documentation). All are at least somewhat competent and trustworthy. as Editor, you are not committing to anything but it is a recognition of you as a trusted and somewhat decent editor, and you gain a few rights that normal users do not have that may assist you in editing (see Special:ListGroupRights). -Xbony2 (talk) 14:40, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Tomdodd4598

 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 14:40, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Did not provide me with original rabbit gifs. 15:43, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . -- Hubry  (talk) 15:49, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I have not actually taken the time to look at this contributor's allegedly contributive contributions because I know nothing about NuclearCraft, so I have left this contributor's allegedly contributive contributions to other contributors to look at --  Satanic Santa F T B Wiki Admin 18:31, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Have seen his contributions on NuclearCraft. --SirMoogle (talk) 18:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . -Trytoonex (talk) 20:23, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Super fluke

 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 14:40, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Did not provide me with original rabbit gifs. 15:43, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Provided rabbit gif. 18:35, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I appreciate this contributor's contributive contributions --  Satanic Santa F T B Wiki Admin 18:31, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Has seen this user's work on Industrial Foregoing. --SirMoogle (talk) 18:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . -Trytoonex (talk) 20:23, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

intipablo

 * . -Xbony2 (talk) 14:40, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Lykrast (talk) 14:43, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Did not provide me with original rabbit gifs. 15:43, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I appreciate this contributor's contributive contributions --  Satanic Santa F T B Wiki Admin 18:31, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . Have seen them engaged in finally finishing Mariculture. --SirMoogle (talk) 18:44, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . -Trytoonex (talk) 20:23, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Results
All three pass. Requesting or  to take action. -Xbony2 (talk) 21:21, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * done --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 21:35, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Expanding editor rights
I want to add the following rights to the editor role: -Xbony2 (talk) 11:25, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * patrol (mark others' edits as patrolled). Users like intipablo and Lykrast pretty often respond before admins do.
 * translate-groupreview (change workflow state of message groups). Basically, these are all stuff that the translator admin group had that the editor group wouldn't hurt to have. Intipablo in particular wanted to update the aggregate groups.
 * translate-import (import offline translations)
 * translate-manage (manage message groups)
 * I am in favor of adding patrol. However, is making understanding translation markup a prerequisite for getting the editor group a good idea? --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 17:24, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * They already have the right to mark pages for translation. I don't see how having the right means they are required to use it or learn how to use it, just that they can if they want to without going through the bureaucracy of applying for admin or whatnot. -Xbony2 (talk) 21:07, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ok I've done it, it'll be live soon (tm) --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 20:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)