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== Wikilevels ==

I have moved ownership of Wikilevels from the current wiki manager to [[User:TCN7JM]]. Per discussion with the user they are interested in the site and since the current manager did not do anything with the wiki, TCN7JM will make a good person to manage the wiki. If people want a brief background on the user and why I did this without seeing them contribute here first, it is because I work with the user on Wikidata (A Wikimedia Foundation project) where TCN7JM is the holder of sysop rights therefore shows competency.

Any objections are free to be discussed below but I will continue with this and I would prefer it not be reverted without discussing with me. I also discussed it with the creator of the wiki's logo who has no concerns with TCN7JM managing the wiki in its current state. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 23:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

== Tanner ==

I have removed Tanner's global Sysop due to him leaving TestWiki totally. This should not be controversial since he has not continued to edit nor contact has been made expressing interest in keeping it. As for David, regular (practically daily) contact shows he is still interested but is un available to do much but has the interest and will keep the right for when he returns.

As a note, Tanner gained the rights through a single stewards decision while David gained them from a stewards decision before Addshore joined us. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 21:03, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

== Arcane ==

I've granted [[User:Arcane|Arcane]] a local sysop flag. I've done this based on his assistance thus far with Orain and his knowledge of MediaWiki. I see no issues in his behavior and believe he'll be an asset. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 03:40, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

== Interaction ban request - AugurNZ and Zhuyifei1999 ==

I would like to request an enforced interaction ban between myself ([[User:AugurNZ|AugurNZ]]) and the user known as [[User:Zhuyifei1999|Zhuyifei1999]]. There may not be established policy for such a ban here at Orain at present, but I would respectfully ask that such a policy be enacted forthwith in response to this request.

For an example of the form such a policy might take, please see the [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Interaction_Ban Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) Interaction Ban] policy page, and their archived [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/UESPWiki:Administrator_Noticeboard/Archives/Proposed_Policy:_Prohibiting_Interactions discussion] about the issue.

'''Evidence:''' Please see the [[Community_portal#User-based_JS_and_CSS|Community Portal discussion]] and the following IRC chat log from tonight (23-Aug-2013 [[wikipedia:NZT|NZT]])...<pre>[19:15] <zhuyifei1999> AugurNZ: answerd
[19:16] <zhuyifei1999> AugurNZ: ping
[19:16] <AugurNZ> just reading it now
[19:17] <zhuyifei1999> AugurNZ: If you want to know whether I'm actually on IRC or not, just ctcp me
[19:18] <AugurNZ> I'm not getting into it with you any further, zhuyifei1999. I'm not really all that bothered whether or not you like my contributions.
[19:18] <zhuyifei1999> I don't
[19:18] <AugurNZ> fine
[19:19] zhuyifei1999!*@* added to ignore list.</pre>...both of which indicate that an interaction ban would be appropriate in these circumstances. This is not something that I take lightly, and I am aware of the gravity of making such a request. <span title="Meta-Wiki profile" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AugurNZ <font color="#000" face="Times">'''''Augur'''''</font><font color="#33f" family="Arial">'''''NZ'''''</font>]</span> <span title="Meta-Wiki talk" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:AugurNZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710;</font>]</span>[[Special:Contributions/AugurNZ|<font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;</font>]] 07:50, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

'''{{note}}''' [[User:Zhuyifei1999|Zhuyifei1999]] has been blocked for one week due to the harassment both on wiki and the continued harassment on IRC after a warning. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 07:58, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you Dusti, but I still feel that there is a need for this interaction ban. As far as I know I have done nothing to provoke {{gender:Zhuyifei1999|his|her|his/her}} personal attacks against me. Also for consideration I submit [http://wikiindex.org/Special:Contributions/AugurNZ my contributions to the WikiIndex site] as this was raised in Zhuyifei1999's comment in the CP discussion. Note that my profile page there was created at 10:47 on 22-Aug-2013 (NZT), which was '''''before''''' the first offensive post from Zhuyifei1999 was made here at 11:39 (NZT) on the Meta.Orain Community Portal. I had seen {{gender:Zhuyifei1999|his|her|his/her}} <span class="plainlinks">[https://meta.orain.org/w/index.php?title=User:Zhuyifei1999&curid=604&action=history edit]</span> appear in the RC here at Orain, and followed the link to WikiIndex. Impressed by what I saw there, I registered an account and proceeded to create my common user profile components in preparation to start contributing there. When I saw the commotion that was going on back here at Orain between myself and Zhuyifei1999, I swiftly blanked my pages at WikiIndex and removed the account entry from my [[wikipedia:KeePass|KeePass]], so I can no longer log in on that site under that username.
:BTW, I should have mentioned that the IRC log posted above was from #orain on Freenode. <span title="Meta-Wiki profile" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AugurNZ <font color="#000" face="Times">'''''Augur'''''</font><font color="#33f" family="Arial">'''''NZ'''''</font>]</span> <span title="Meta-Wiki talk" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:AugurNZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710;</font>]</span>[[Special:Contributions/AugurNZ|<font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;</font>]] 08:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

{{note|Proposal}} - [[User:AugurNZ|AugurNZ]] and [[User:Zhuyifei1999|Zhuyifei1999]] are hereby instructed to cease communication via this interaction ban. This ban encompasses both Orain and all projects hosted by Orain, as well as any room associated with Orain on IRC. Should either user initiate contact with the other violating this Interaction Ban - the user may be blocked initially for up to 1 month, then with new violation a block increasing in duration to a maximum of 1 year. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 16:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
:We really shouldn't be needing to do these but I guess it seems fine for enforcement. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 17:49, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
:: I agree with John. This shouldn't have to happen, but since it did, I '''support''' the IBAN, albeit I like both editors, so this is beyond unfortunate. Sorry. '''[[User:CoachWP6336| <span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900; color:blue;">Coach</span>]] [[User:CoachWP6336|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900;color: orange;">Wikipedia</span>]] ([[User talk:CoachWP6336| <span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900; color:blue;">T</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/CoachWP6336|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900;color: orange;">C</span>]] • [[User:CoachWP6336/Guestbook|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900;color: blue;">G</span>]] • [[Special:EmailUser/CoachWP6336|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:900;color: orange;">E</span>]])''' 18:46, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Seeing as there's no real reason to decline this - I'm {{Confirmed|Approving}} this - effective the end of Zhuyifei's block. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 19:51, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
: Thank you. <span title="Meta-Wiki profile" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AugurNZ <font color="#000" face="Times">'''''Augur'''''</font><font color="#33f" family="Arial">'''''NZ'''''</font>]</span> <span title="Meta-Wiki talk" class="plainlinks">[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:AugurNZ <font color="#000" size="4">&#x2710;</font>]</span>[[Special:Contributions/AugurNZ|<font size="4" color="#000">&#x2315;</font>]] 20:02, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

== Global Importer ==

Due to my recent change limiting importupload, I have created a global importer group for users who have experience with importing and are skilled with doing related duties such as history merges. The rights have been added as they are per recommendation of [[User:Eikes|Eikes]]. For information, Eikes (not his Wikimedia username) has experience on Wikimedia wikis with import rights and related responsibilities such as histmerges. This is why I therefore listened to his advice on rights and assigned him the rights to begin with. If a fellow steward disagrees with a right in the group, please communicate with me first before removing it unless it is apparent that it is or can be very easily abused. Also note, my focus for the group is users in or limited to those who need to use it globally or have great experience with it. In addition, I wish for the group to remain fully globally though wikis may opt out of it as needed. Thanks, [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 22:36, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

== Ombudsman Group Creation ==

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've gone ahead and created the ombudsman group with the following permissions:
* abusefilter-log-private
* checkuser-log
* suppressionlog
Those were just some basic permissions that they should have (in my opinion), if you feel there should be others, feel free to add them and post here. I might consider removing abusefilter-log-private after more discussion. This group is active on all wikis. -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 18:20, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Joe, thanks for creating the group. I also added <code>browsearchive</code>, <code>deletedhistory</code>, <code>deletedtext</code> and <code>suppressrevision</code> for read-only purposes, so that the Ombudsman can review what was actually deleted/suppressed. [[User:Kudu|Kudu]] ([[User talk:Kudu|talk]]) 19:57, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
::Sounds good, I wasn't sure if that was necessary for them to view page text and such. -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 21:00, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

== I have two accounts on the Orain wiki farm ==

I have GethN7 (the account I used to set up All The Tropes), and the other account is Arcane. I use the name GethN7 on Wikia and on ATT. Arcane is my name on most other wikis (Arcane21 on Wikimedia projects).

I have the accounts for different reasons since I'm known by different names on different wikis. "Arcane" is my local admin account here on Orain Meta and is strictly for Orain Meta related purposes. GethN7 is strictly for running the All The Tropes wiki, a name I chose since it's what I am known as on Wikia.

I have tried not to use either account for illicit purposes and while I did not intend deliberate deception, I did not want to reveal my alternate accounts since I use them for different purposes. However, since I accidentally outed myself on the Orain IRC channel, I have decided, in the interests of transparency, to make clear my two accounts and my intentions for both.

If I have caused any confusion or I should have admitted this information earlier, I apologize for any confusion or problems this may have caused.

Regardless, I am proud to be member of Orain, and I promise neither of these accounts will be used in a manner detrimental to this service. [[User:GethN7|GethN7]] ([[User talk:GethN7|talk]]) 20:40, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

:Thank you for the clarification, I would like to take this opportunity to note that an email has also been sent to the steward team regarding this topic and confirming that these two users are really the same. Thank you, -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 20:43, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
:Hi GethN7, could you please confirm this by editing under your Arcane account? [[User:Kudu|Kudu]] ([[User talk:Kudu|talk]]) 15:06, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
::I left an edit on my Arcane account as GethN7 confirming it is an alternate account, with an edit reasons stating I did so by your request. [[User:GethN7|GethN7]] ([[User talk:GethN7|talk]]) 19:29, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
:::OK. Please note that alternate accounts should normally be identified on both user pages, or, at the very least, known to the stewards. [[User:Kudu|Kudu]] ([[User talk:Kudu|talk]]) 17:36, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

== Dormant Wikis ==

Hi guys,

Today, I am going through and tagging wikis per the [[Dormant wikis]] policy for locking sometime in the future. Stewards should check this list periodically to see if the wikis listed have passed the acceptable lock date and take action if they are still inactive.

<!-- ONLY Stewards should edit the list of wikis below. If you wiki is listed, please leave a message in the comments section and a steward will mark it as active again. -->
Wikis to be locked on '''24 November 2013''' (inactive since/before 25 October 2013):
* <s>micronationswiki ([https://micronations.orain.org micronations.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)</s> '''(Active as of 14 November 2013)'''
* alleniawiki ([https://allenia.orain.org aliena.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* buswiki ([https://bus.orain.org bus.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* chemdaqwiki ([https://chemdaq.orain.org chemdaq.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* distracteddrivingwiki ([https://disracteddriving.orain.org distracteddriving.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* <s>elderlordswiki ([https://elderlords.orain.org elderlords.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)</s> '''(Active as of 14 November 2013)'''
* enmodamobwiki ([https://enmodamob.orain.org enmodamob.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* levelswiki ([https://levels.orain.org levels.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* logopediawiki ([https://logopedia.orain.org logopedia.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* meridian59wiki ([https://meridian59.orain.org meridian59.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* nflwiki ([https://nfl.orain.org nfl.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* onlinicawiki ([https://onlinica.orain.org onlinica.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* penguinrpgwiki ([https://penguinrpg.orain.org penguinrpg.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* programminggameswiki ([https://programminggames.orain.org programminggames.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* <s>sacwiki ([https://sac.orain.org sac.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013) </s>'''(Reopened as of 29 November 2013)'''
* sohwiki ([https://sohwiki.orain.org sohwiki.orain.org]) (notified 09 November 2013)
* storytellingwiki ([https://storytelling.orain.org storytelling.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* <s>sturmkriegwiki ([https://sturmkrieg.orain.org sturmkrieg.orain.org]) (notified 09 November 2013) (Note: Wiki has edits as recent as 30 October 2013 but they are a steward's reverting of vandalism; the most recent constructive edit was 20 October 2013)</s> '''(Active as of 19 November 2013)'''
* triggerwarningwiki ([https://triggerwarning.orain.org triggerwarning.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* turielwiki ([https://turiel.orain.org turiel.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* wikiteamwiki ([https://wikiteam.orain.org wikiteam.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)
* ukrwiki1wiki ([https://ukrwiki1.orain.org ukrwiki1.orain.org]) (notified on 09 November 2013)

Thank you, -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 20:38, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
===Comments===
====Elder lords and Micronations ====
Hold on a minute. I returned and edited on my elder lords wiki and my micronations wiki so don't close em please.-[[User:Tyreek|Tyreek]] ([[User talk:Tyreek|talk]]) 13:03, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
:Hi Tyreek, at the time that we checked, your wikis were inactive. I am marking them as active again and they will not be closed. In the future, if your wikis are marked as being subject to being closed, please do not remove the banner yourself; this is only because it is a way you can get confirmation that a steward has acknowledged activity on the wiki again. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask. -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 19:22, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

==== SAC wiki ====

For the record, SACwiki ([https://sac.orain.org sac.orain.org]) has been experiencing a glitch with logging in for over a month by now that effectively prevented its members from contributing. '''[[User_talk:John#SACwiki_login_problems|I notified global steward John]]''' of the problem back then, but it's still unresolved, hence the absence of activity, which has now led to the inactivity charge. Moreover, contrary to the statement above, I have not been notified of the dormancy issues, otherwise I would have brought this issue up here long ago. It was only by chance that I stumbled upon this notice today. Could you please remove SACwiki from the shutdown list and help fix the login issue. Much obliged. Regards, [[User:SAC SEC|SAC SEC]] ([[User talk:SAC SEC|talk]]) 08:33, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
:{{done|Reopened}} and we will check into that login issue right away, my apologies for the mistake. -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 14:08, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
::{{done}} We have resolved the login issue on your wiki. -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 17:22, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
:::Thank you so much, Joe G. Regards, [[User:SAC SEC|SAC SEC]] ([[User talk:SAC SEC|talk]]) 21:46, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

=== Policy update ===

The policy has been updated to require that wikis be deleted after 3 months of inactivity. There will be an additional concurrent grace period of 14 days, meaning that no wiki will be deleted earlier than March 30, 2014. However, wikis whose 3 months of inactivity fall after that date will not get an additional time extension. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Garamond, serif;">[[User:Kudu|<span style="color: blue;">Kudu</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Kudu|<sup><span style="color: blue;">~I/O~</span></sup>]]</span> 20:49, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

== Sturmkrieg ==

It's active again. Please remove the notice. [[User:Sturmkrieger|Sturmkrieger]] ([[User talk:Sturmkrieger|talk]]) 03:26, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

== AlleniaWiki Inactivity Notice Removal ==
This wiki has been semi-inactive due to a temporary hiatus of the project. However, the wiki will become more active as more players come onto the server, and as more features are added. I would like the banner to please be removed. Thank you.
:Hi there, could you please make an edit to the wiki? Then, per the dormancy policy, the wiki will become active again and the banner will be removed. Thank you! (The edit is strictly procedure to make a record of when the last edit was made so we don't accidentally mark it again!) -- <font color="blue"><b>[[User:Joe G|Joe G.]]</b></font> ([[User_talk:Joe G|Talk]]) 00:13, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

== Cricket Wiki ==
In [https://cricket.orain.org Cricket Wiki] transwiki import is available. But I'm requesting here to enable the '''file upload import''' at Cricket Wiki. Cause there's many thing that cannot be imported only by transwiki import. In these cases file upload import is very very much useful. There's no active community there. I'm the only one active there and currently managing that wiki. So I'll not be able to give any consensus. --'''[[User:Pratyya Ghosh|<span style="color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS">Pr<font color="red">at</font><font color="blue">yya</font></span>]]''' <sup>[[User_talk:Pratyya Ghosh|<span style="color:orange;font-family:Verdana">'''(Hello!)'''</span>]]</sup> 11:41, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
:For which reason do you need import upload where simple copy and paste can not be achieved? Similar to your previous use for importing Wikimedia specific gadgets? [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 11:43, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
::Actually I'm gonna import some Module Space pages and some complicated templates from English Wiki (en.wikipedia.org). That's why I'm requesting to enable file upload import. Also that's a cricket wiki. It'll contain article about only cricket. So I'll need to import a little. But copy and pasting takes a lot of time while import is automated and you don't need much time. @[[User:John|John]] --'''[[User:Pratyya Ghosh|<span style="color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS">Pr<font color="red">at</font><font color="blue">yya</font></span>]]''' <sup>[[User_talk:Pratyya Ghosh|<span style="color:orange;font-family:Verdana">'''(Hello!)'''</span>]]</sup> 11:53, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
:::Done temporarily. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 12:12, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

== GS wiki ==

We currently have a GS nomination on [[SRGP]], and I want to know these things: (Although I don't have any private wikis,) do GS' have access to private wkkis? And, what's the rule for GS opt-out wikis? Thanks, &mdash;[[User:Revi|<span style="color:green">레비<small>Revi</small></span>]]<sub>[[User talk:Revi|<span style="color:Green">D</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Revi|<span style="color:blue">C</span>]][[Special:EmailUser/Revi|<span style="color:pink">M</span>]]</sub> 13:50, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
:GS have Sysop access on private wikis, how the lack of the 'read' right means it is impossible for a GS to make use of the rights. Stewards on the other do have read access only for steward work. GS opt-out is done based on a request from the wiki owner. Similar to opt out for bots. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 14:46, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

== Admin request ==

Could I please be promoted to sysop so that I can work on organization and editing this wiki to serve as a community wiki? I did similar work at Wikkii before they were abandon by the sysadmins. Also, Arcane is a sysop here and we've worked together on plenty of projects before. [[User:Inquisitor Sasha|Inquisitor Sasha]] ([[User talk:Inquisitor Sasha|talk]]) 16:58, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
:Please follow the [[Meta:Requests for permissions|local process]] [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 17:23, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

== Interwiki request ==

Please add <code><nowiki>[[GitHub:]]</nowiki></code> for GitHub ansible-playbook repository page(or issue page), so <code><nowiki>[[GitHub:Issue/1]]</nowiki></code> goes to GitHub ansible-playbook issue 1. &mdash; [[User talk:Revi|<span style="color:green">Revi<sub><small>Complaint?</small></sub></span>]] 02:03, 19 July 2014 (BST)
:Added interwiki to admins. Feel free to do it yourself. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 14:56, 21 July 2014 (BST)
::Thanks: {{done}}. &mdash; [[User talk:Revi|<span style="color:green">Revi<sub><small>Complaint?</small></sub></span>]] 14:40, 22 July 2014 (BST)

== Blocked on dragonballwiki ==

I wonder why [https://dragonball.orain.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=User%3ASouthparkfan&year=&month=-1&tagfilter= I am blocked on dragonballwiki]? I didn't made any edits or log actions (only account creation), but Esmost blocks me anyway. Obviously, I am not able to ask Esmost why and I request an unblock, as it seems there is no appropriate reason to block me. [[User:Southparkfan|Southparkfan]] ([[User talk:Southparkfan|talk]]) 18:17, 30 August 2014 (BST)
:Unblocked and asked them since you are a trusted user globally. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 18:19, 30 August 2014 (BST)

== Error on Page ==

I stumbled on this page when searching for something and found an error.<br />
==> allthetropes.orain.org/wiki/Alien_Sky<br />
I am not a user and do not want to become one, but I found an error on one of your pages and maybe you want to fix it. As a scientist I hope you will since you are saying 'Bad Science'.<br />

It says,<br />
"The Sliders episode "State Of The A.R.T." changed the color of the sky to lilac. The Ridiculously Human Robot gives it a Hand Wave about pollution particles-- not one that makes scientific sense, of course, but at least it was acknowledged."<br />
<br />

The robot does not say "pollution particles", he says "particles and gasses" and what he says Does make scientific sense. He is explaining in a very simple fashion, 'Raleigh Scattering' which is the correct explanation and main reason as to why our sky is blue.<br />

Our sky is 99% nitrogen and oxygen which are almost the same size molecules and cause scattering of blue light. (There are also secondary reasons from the emission spectra of oxygen and nitrogen, our ionosphere, how thick our atmosphere is, and the way the cones in our eyes work.)<br />
It is perfectly reasonable to have an atmosphere of smaller particles(maybe helium and oxygen) that would have Raleigh scattering of violet light.
--[[Special:Contributions/71.174.126.2|71.174.126.2]] 21:52, 31 August 2014 (BST)
:Hi there! This would be best reported on that individual site as we have very little to do with local content. You can share your concerns by going back to that page and clicking on the "Discussion tab" at the top. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 16:21, 1 September 2014 (BST)

== Recent changes problem ==

Hello there, on my wiki nationale.orain.org, whenever I click recent changes the page says "This is a cached copy of the requested page, and may not be up to date.
Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties.

Try waiting a few minutes and reloading.

(Cannot contact the database server: No such file or directory)

You can try searching via Google in the meantime.
Note that their indexes of our content may be out of date."

I would love for this problem to be fixed please.--[[User:Tyreek|Tyreek]] ([[User talk:Tyreek|talk]]) 14:28, 21 September 2014 (BST)
:Hello Tyreek! We are undergoing some cache & HHVM problems, the sysadmins will look at this soon. [[User:Southparkfan|Southparkfan]] ([[User talk:Southparkfan|talk]]) 14:29, 21 September 2014 (BST)
::Okay, thanks.--[[User:Tyreek|Tyreek]] ([[User talk:Tyreek|talk]]) 22:20, 21 September 2014 (BST)
:::The issue is genuinely unknown here. The error message is less than helpful, no error logs or any logs at all are being generated about it however enabling HHVM fixes the issue which is currently a beta feature on all wikis and will likely be one our default runtime on Saturday. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 22:36, 21 September 2014 (BST)

== Import from XML dump please? ==
The wiki I proposed was recently approved at [http://www.class.orain.org class.orain.org] and the person who approved it said I could request that someone here perform the import from my backup file. I would appreciate it if that could be done. The backup file is [http://www.filedropper.com/wikibkup here]. Thank you in advance. --[[User:KiserJ|KiserJ]] ([[User talk:KiserJ|talk]]) 01:52, 27 September 2014 (BST)
:Added to my list of things to do. Priority is low but I'll aim to get it done before I start work on upgrading our infrastructure later today. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 13:46, 27 September 2014 (BST)
::Thanks, let me know if you need a download mirror or anything. --[[User:KiserJ|KiserJ]] ([[User talk:KiserJ|talk]]) 03:51, 28 September 2014 (BST)
Just thought I would check in on this and see where we are at. Do you have an ETA or need anything else from me? --[[User:KiserJ|KiserJ]] ([[User talk:KiserJ|talk]]) 01:34, 1 October 2014 (BST)
:Sorry, I got side tracked recently. Doing now. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 18:56, 5 October 2014 (BST)
::{{done}} [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 19:12, 5 October 2014 (BST)
:::Thank you--[[User:KiserJ|KiserJ]] ([[User talk:KiserJ|talk]]) 00:21, 7 October 2014 (BST)

== New Global Sysop Right ==

Global sysops now have the ability to make and remove global blocks on IP addresses. This feature was enabled in an effort to combat the growing amount of spam that is being received on a daily basis. Questions and concerns may be made below. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 21:25, 29 September 2014 (BST)
:The problem is that the IP-addresses used for spam are entirely different, I've made some rangeblocks on Meta (local), but it doesn't seems to help. Any ideas? [[User:Southparkfan|Southparkfan]] ([[User talk:Southparkfan|talk]]) 21:34, 29 September 2014 (BST)
::Unless I'm mistaken, you can rangeblock globally as well - which should have an impact. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 21:46, 29 September 2014 (BST)
:::Though really should be avoided unless necessary. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 22:07, 29 September 2014 (BST)
::::Visiting [[Special:GlobalBlock]] only triggers permission errors here. [[User:Southparkfan|Southparkfan]] ([[User talk:Southparkfan|talk]]) 21:55, 30 September 2014 (BST)
:::::The userright is enabled - I just double checked. Try logging out and clearing your cache. I'm able to go there no problem. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 22:06, 30 September 2014 (BST)
:::::: I do not have cache on globalblock, and I see permission error too. &mdash; [[User talk:Revi|<span style="color:green">Revi<sub><small>Complaint?</small></sub></span>]] 15:47, 27 October 2014 (GMT)
:::::::I've just removed the right for two reasons. 1) The ability to globally block an IP should only be enabled on metawiki. 2) GS is not enabled on metawiki. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 16:57, 27 October 2014 (GMT)

== Script error ==

Hi, there are script error on Buamania Wiki (bus.orain.org) all the time and i have no idea what went wrong, can you help me with it? thanks.
Everytime I creat a new page or update the old ones with modules, there will be a red "脚本错误"(Script error) tooltip cannot creat lua process

[[User:Ww9980|ww9980]] ([[User talk:Ww9980|talk]]) 21:08, 9 November 2014 (GMT)

== Spam bot's on Test Wiki ==

Hello stewards, recently there has been a big number of spam bot's on the [http://test.orain.org the test wiki]. Is there something you can do about it? --[[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 07:50, 23 November 2014 (GMT)
:There have been a lot everywhere recently. What we need are better spam filters globally but I am not in the best if states to be doing this stuff for now. Global Sysops have the ability to create global filters. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 08:14, 23 November 2014 (GMT)
::Yes, the filter's need to be configured better, on the TestWiki they are mixed up with the test filters but also the global filters do not work to well. I hope this is fixed. --[[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 11:21, 23 November 2014 (GMT)
:::I also added a few filters from the Simple Wikipedia to the TestWiki. I hope this is fine. --[[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 12:18, 23 November 2014 (GMT)

== Changing global filter 2 ==

<S>As following my idea about the Spam bot's on the TestWiki I request that the filter 2 on the global wikis would be changed and when it is triggered to block the users, as it is tiring for users to manually block but easier from them to unblock rare mistakes that could happen. Is it possible to change this filter? --[[User:Reception123|Reception123]] ([[User talk:Reception123|talk]]) 17:02, 23 November 2014 (GMT)</S>. I do not request this anymore as a filter I have created on the local wiki works fine.
:The filter is already set to block and has been since its creation around August. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 15:39, 24 November 2014 (GMT)

== Language of Busmania ==

Hi, just wonder why is my Busmania wiki (bus.orain.org)'s default language is changed from Chinese to English? The interface is changed, the Mainpage is replaced by english mainpage(Main Page) instead of chinese title (主页), but the zh-cn/zh-hk/zh-sg option is kept.

Also when viewed from internet explorer the logo is replaced by Wikipedia logo but for firefox still orain wiki logo.

Could you please repair it and let me know why it happens? Thanks. {{unsigned|Ww9980|12:24, 29 November 2014‎}}

== Import a group of articles via xml file ==

Hi all. I want to import a group of articles, etc. of mine from Wikia via xml file into cannabis.orain.org, and I don't see a way with Special:Import here:
*https://cannabis.orain.org/wiki/Special:Import

I noticed another thread here about importing via xml file. Here is the xml file:
*http://www.filedropper.com/showdownload.php/weedwiki-20141221152354

I also need to import some images for those articles. Can I have multiple file upload activated on my wiki at cannabis.orain.org?
*https://cannabis.orain.org
--[[User:Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]]) 15:32, 21 December 2014 (GMT)
:Not allowing download. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 17:28, 22 December 2014 (GMT)
::Here is a better, more direct link:
::http://www.filedropper.com/weedwiki-20141221152354

::Go to that page, and then click the download link. It works. I just tested it, and downloaded the xml file. It has a CAPTCHA before allowing the download.

::I would prefer to have direct import ability myself for awhile if possible. I have done it on another wiki, and understand how to do it. I have a lot of interdependent files, articles, and templates. I think I got most of them in the xml file already, but I probably missed a lot of them, or will find more I want later. --[[User:Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]]) 17:59, 23 December 2014 (GMT)
::: Hello, Timeshifter, I used my global sysop powers to temporarily grant myself importer rights to fulfill your request, and have removed that flag upon verifying all the pages in that XML were uploaded properly. Please let us know if you need further dumps imported, and have a happy holidays! :) [[User:Arcane|Arcane]] ([[User talk:Arcane|talk]]) 03:34, 24 December 2014 (GMT)
::::Thanks! --[[User:Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]]) 08:19, 24 December 2014 (GMT)

== Access to CSS and JS pages ==

Hi. I don't know if this is the right place to ask. I have been unable to access these pages:
*http://cannabis.orain.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css
*http://cannabis.orain.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Vector.css
*http://cannabis.orain.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js

I need to make some changes. I want to copy everything from here:
*http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css
*http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Vector.css
*http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js

I am able to access and edit those Shoutwiki pages. --[[User:Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]]) 18:11, 26 December 2014 (GMT)
:I can access them when using the correct domain, orain.org not orain.com. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 18:16, 26 December 2014 (GMT)
::Oops. :) Thanks!! --[[User:Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]]) 19:40, 26 December 2014 (GMT)

== New System Administrator ==

I have authorized and granted [[User:Southparkfan|Southparkfan]] to be a system administrator. He will be joining [[User:John|John]] and the others in maintaining and building Orain to collectively improve the end-user experience. Join me in congratulating him and welcoming him to the team. <font face="MV Boli">[[User:Dusti|'''<font color="#ff0000">D</font><font color="#ff6600">u</font><font color="#009900">s</font><font color="#0000ff">t</font><font color="#6600cc">i</font>''']][[User talk:Dusti|<sup>*Let's talk!*</sup>]]</font> 21:01, 29 December 2014 (GMT)
:To clarify, as with [[User:Arcane|Arcane]], this is only for the servers hosting pure MediaWiki. [[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 21:03, 29 December 2014 (GMT)


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Just leaving a notice that I received 3 of the exact same message postings from the "mass messaging system" on my profile at the same time. Kinda of an annoying way to blow up my profile messages.

Anthonyk747 (talk) 15:46, 5 January 2015 (GMT)

Hi Anthony - I'm really sorry about that. I went through and removed all of the duplicates. It was my first time using the extension and none of the messages seemed to go out. I then noticed a typo in the Indiegogo link and had to fix that. Again, my apologies for the newbie mistake :) Dusti*Let's talk!* 15:49, 5 January 2015 (GMT)

Organizational Structure Change

It's with great sadness that I announce that John Lewis has decided to part ways with Orain. At this time, Tanner, Zachary_DuBois, and Tim will be joining our SysAdmin team. Each of them are identified according to our Privacy Policy, however, they will not have access to the Steward permissions unless they go through a community granted permissions process. Dusti*Let's talk!* 03:29, 20 January 2015 (GMT)

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