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User talk:Mwalimu

2010-06-26T06:39:55Z

PriestRevan: /* Remove my page */ new section

* '''[[User talk:Mwalimu/Archive1|Archive: August 2005 - June 2006]]'''
* '''[[User talk:Mwalimu/Archive2|Archive: July 2006 - April 2009]]'''

== ... ==

Someone keeps editing my pages and messing them up.

I contributed for a reason. {{UnsignedIP|71.52.12.65}}

:If you are referring to [[Eka]], [[Eka's Chat]], and other related articles, I just reviewed the edit histories of them and didn't see any obvious vandalism. Some of the edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.87.24.7|User:24.87.24.7]] looked a little questionable but not obviously wrong. Please understand that all of the articles in the main article space are effectively "public property" as far as who can edit them; no one "owns" any of the articles on WikiFur. Obviously we don't encourage vandalism, false information, etc., but as long as the edits are in good faith, are accurate, and in compliance with our site's policies, we encourage anyone to edit articles to make improvements. Also, you should not remove a merge template simply because you disagree with it. If you don't think the article should be merged, please state your reasons in the article's talk page. The template itself does not represent a final decision; it's more like a request to other editors and administrators for consensus. Finally, if you plan to continue editing regularly, you are encouraged to register and log in. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:16, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

== Suspicious new account activity ==

There have been several recent new user accounts with names that look fishy to me, and I'd suggest being on our guard that their originator may be setting up to spam the site or launch a bot attack. Do you have the ability to run an IP trace on their origins? Do you think it would be overreacting to preemptively block them?

The accounts in question: ...

--[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 16:38, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
:Several people have mentioned this now. I'll check it out. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 16:57, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

::Sounds good. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 17:15, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

:::Multiple registrations and proxies. Block'd. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 17:26, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

:Thank you Mwalimu. --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 19:05, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

hey there this is Elementemblem i just looked on the D2FC and they said they might make many accounts on wikifur "for the lulz" please you have to do something! here i'll send you the link
http://www.youtube.com/group/Deth2FurfagsCoalitio
im here to warn you cause i dont want them to ruin wikifur

:Thanks for the alert and for your concern. We've had a number of these types of attacks in the past and haven't had much difficulty fending them off and repairing the damage. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 04:50, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

== Help with editing ==

Good day. I think I do need some help actually.

I tried editing the MILfurs article so that I could insert my own name into the "Military roster" section of the article. However when I followed the way it was done with the users already in there, it added me, but it put my name inside a huge box. And now the list is in the external links section.

I do appreciate any help.
[[User:Kanic|Kanic]] 17:09, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

:Fixed. The table needed a right brace instead of a dash after the final row to close it out. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:05, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

== User registration IP lookup ==

How does someone with regular admin privs like me look up the IP address that a new user registered from? Or is that a capability that is only available to "super-admins" and wikia support? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 17:28, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
:On Wikia, the [[metawikipedia:Help:CheckUser|CheckUser]] privilege is reserved to staff. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 17:30, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

== remove article ==

Hi!
I'd like to remove [[Caiwan]] article from th site, because it's no longer desired.
--[[Special:Contributions/78.92.219.234|78.92.219.234]] 13:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

== remove article ==
After the recent vandalism of the wiki article that some one created about myself, I would like it if the article [[RedFox Nightfox]] would be removed. I don't even know why it was created in the first place.

[[User:RedFox|RedFox]] 04:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

:Okay, done. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 05:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

== Need help with my page ==

I'm trying to add another heading on my page with some more information, but when I add it, it removes another heading and the external links. How do I keep everything I have now and add new info? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:Crusader Cat|Crusader Cat]] ([[User talk:Crusader Cat|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Crusader Cat|contribs]]) .
:You were doing it wrong. It's <nowiki></ref></nowiki>, not <nowiki><ref/></nowiki>. Your references were never finishing. I've fixed it up with the new section. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 03:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

== Request for Review ==
As it's impossible to leave Spirou a message on his Talk page, and requests for review are being ignored on the article's talk pages, I'll once again point out the [[Forum:Popping_%28Under_revision%29 | draft page]] is now ready for review. —[[User:Xydexx|Xydexx]] 14:58, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

==Regarding Tora's Page and My Activity==
Hello. It is my sincere opinion, stated in different fora, that exposing incidents such as this publicly are in the best interest of the fandom. First, Tora poses a significant threat to minors because of his legal past, and having engaged in two recent sexual conversations thinking them to be minors. One of these conversations was the fictitious baiting, but the other (which the newly posted Dragoneer log details) was not. This makes it very probably a serious crime. This fact alone makes the posting of the new information completely valid.

The new Dragoneer log also shows willful deception on Tora's part on such a serious issue, which is alarming.

By having such information about such an individual on Wikifur, which is widely known as a repository of information for the furry fandom, it furthers the chance that convention administrators and other elements of the community can make wise choices about Tora's participation, especially where minors are concerned.

Exposing such incidents in-depth and showing genuine community concern (which has been clearly expressed,) is much better for the public perception of furry than ommitting them or trying to cover them up. When (probably not if, given its growing size) there is a serious child abuse case regarding the fandom, the first question to be asked will be, "Did this community and its leaders respond fully to convicted or admitted sex criminals?"

Confirmation of the new information can be found by Dragoneer's response (http://twitter.com/Dragoneer/status/4380406312) to this tweet: (http://twitter.com/minnieshoof/status/4380287261)

==Please remove my page==
A flame war of the epic variety has started up. I would like you to remove my page, I don't want you guys getting swamped with trolling. Sorry for any trouble I caused you. {{unsigned|Crusader Cat}}
:I think this needs to be discussed on [[Talk:Crusader Cat]]. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 13:48, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

== Request For Review ==
Once again, the [[Popping]] [[Forum:Popping_%28Under_revision%29 | draft page]] is ready for review. In the continued interest of not wasting everyone's time, it'd be really peachy if one of the Admins could finally resolve this long-neglected issue no later than October 24 2009, 11:59 PM EDT —[[User:Xydexx|Xydexx]] 19:38, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

== User:208.102.73.249 ==
Just wondering... Did IP user [[Special:Contributions/208.102.73.249|208.102.73.249]] do anything to earn a block beyond creating a single article with a few gibberish characters? That seems to me to be more on the level of experimentation/sandboxing, and an "assume good faith" response would be to delete the article, post a reply suggesting that they use the sandbox for further experimentation, and no block. (A block would more likely be appropriate if they had been warned previously, had created or modified multiple articles, or if the added content was otherwise inappropriate such as trolling or spamlinks.) --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:22, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

:I might have "assumed good faith" if it was just gibberish. The fact that the title of the article they created was an [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=queef offensive term] pushed it over the line into vandalism in my opinion.--[[User:Higgs Raccoon|Higgs Raccoon]] 19:31, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

::Okay, I wasn't familiar with that term. Now it makes more sense. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:51, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

== Adding a flag ==

How does one add a flag to [[:File:Flags.png]] and/or [[Template:flagdiv]]? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 16:10, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
:You upload a new version, adding the new flags at the bottom (or use a new file), and change [[MediaWiki:Common.css]] appropriately. I usually use [http://spritegen.website-performance.org/ this tool] to generate the image. Looking at the various places that flagdiv is normally used, it might be best to identify several that might be added at once. If you want to do that I could regenerate the image, since I have everything else setup here to make it. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 16:23, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
::Of the flags currently in [[:Category:Flag icons]], there are six that currently missing. Of those, at least three are currently used in articles that customarily use flagdiv; those are ESP, NED, and NOR. The other three, should you wish to go ahead and include them, are GBR, POR and TUR. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 17:42, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi. ^_^ I thought it would be good to get to know the administrators, so I can bug them if I need help with something. :P [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 20:13, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
:Welcome to Wikifur! We look forward to your contributions. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 21:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

* If i'm going to be uploading an image that will be used as a fursona picture for an artist, what dimensions should the image be so it isn't too large or too small? Is there a general guideline for image sizes? [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 22:03, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
::I'm no expert on images, and when I work with them often have to refer to other articles that have them to remember what the parameters are on the image template (there are some examples in [[Help:Editing]]). The answer to your question is basically whatever looks good. You can upload the image in whatever size you have it (as long as it's not too huge), then use the size parameter in the image template (e.g. '200px') to resize it in the articles you use it in. 150-300 pixels wide is usually a good size for most avatar/conbadge type images, depending on the aspect ratio and other factors. One thing I do NOT recommend is using the size parameter to make a small image larger, as that nearly always looks bad. Hope this helps. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 22:29, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
:::That does, thanks. I had forgotten that you can manually resize it in-wiki. It's rather large, so there shouldn't be any quality problems from me shrinking it. I'll go test it out now and let you know how it works out. [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 22:34, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
::::[http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Shiuk_Fursona_Profile_ID.png Awesome.] [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 22:39, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

== Ban? ==

[http://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=WikiFur%3AThis_week%27s_featured_article%2FWeek_21%2C_2010&diff=295168&oldid=295167 Bannable] or what? [[User:Silver seren|Silver]][[User talk:Silver seren|seren]][[Special:Contributions/Silver seren|C]] 01:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes, it's a proxy IP. I've dealt with it. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]]) 01:21, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

== Remove my page ==

I'm done with it. I have tried again and again to get the page the way I want it, even to the point where I forwarded the page to my user page so that I could have my age and everything written down.

I'm done. I don't want the page anymore and, because I have the right to TELL YOU TO TAKE IT DOWN, I am now telling you -not asking- telling you to take my page down.

[[PriestRevan]]

Since I know you need to ask me on a "verifiable" page, note me (or shout) on FA at www.furaffinity.net/user/PriestRevan.

User:PriestRevan

2010-06-25T21:15:36Z

PriestRevan:

'''PriestRevan''' is a 20 year old [[furry artist]] who created the web comic ''[[2's a Company]]'', among other short comics. He has been drawing "[[Anthro]]" for about two years now. He has a Comic hosted on Drunk Duck, and is on "[[Deviant Art]]" and "[[Fur Affinity]]". According to his online FAQ on his comic "[[2's a Company]]", he goes to college in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was also inspired and introduced to Furry artwork by the web-comic, "Ozy and Mille", by "[[D.C. Simpson]]".

==Issues==
His history as a furry is quite a curious one. He has a strange distaste for furries in general, as noted by his journals. His hate even grew after his banning from FAF, for flaming and trolling other members of the site.

He has slowed his "flaming ways" and even pretty much ended his attacks on furries. For the most part, he tries to stay to himself.

He has recently had issues with the ''[[Wikifur]]'' staff, who, despite his own claims, refuse to believe that he is editing his own page to put himself in a negative light.

Quote:

":There are two problems with what you are saying.
:First, the article [[PriestRevan]] is in the main article space and as such is not "owned" by anyone and must comply with the general guidelines that apply to all mainspace articles, such as being encyclopedic and complying with neutral point of view, as well as being editable by anyone on the site. If you want to say whatever you wish about yourself, you are free to create a userpage, e.g. [[User:PriestRevan]], where for the most part you can say whatever you want and others should leave it alone.
:Second, all we can tell is that ''someone'' registered here under the same name as the person in the article. We can't tell if you're actually that person, or someone trying to harass or impersonate them, and since you seem intent on reflecting PriestRevan in a negative light, we have to treat the latter as a definite possibility. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC)"

According to him, they are continuously ignoring the fact that they can just ask him on FA if he is really "attacking" himself. To add insult to injury, they have even taken his own age off of his page. Currently, he is still trying to prove to them that he is who he says he is.

==External links==
*[http://priestrevan.deviantart.com/ PriestRevan] on [[deviantArt]]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/priestrevan/ PriestRevan] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://www.drunkduck.com/2s_a_company/index.php 2's a Company] website
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[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Comic artists]]

User:PriestRevan

2010-06-25T20:43:35Z

PriestRevan: Created page with ''''PriestRevan''' is a furry artist who created the web comic ''2's a Company''. He has been drawing "Anthro" for about two years now. He has a Comic hosted on Drunk …'

'''PriestRevan''' is a [[furry artist]] who created the web comic ''[[2's a Company]]''. He has been drawing "[[Anthro]]" for about two years now. He has a Comic hosted on Drunk Duck, and is on "[[Deviant Art]]" and "[[Fur Affinity]]". According to his online FAQ on his comic "[[2's a Company]]", he goes to college in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was also inspired and introduced to Furry artwork by the web-comic, "Ozy and Mille", by "[[D.C. Simpson]]".

==Issues==
His history as a furry is quite a curious one. He has a strange distaste for furries in general, as noted by his journals. His hate even grew after his banning from FAF, for flaming and trolling other members of the site.

He has slowed his "flaming ways" and even pretty much ended his attacks on furries. For the most part, he tries to stay to himself.

He has recently had issues with the ''[[Wikifur]]'' staff, who, despite his own claims, refuse to believe that he is editing his own page to put himself in a negative light.

Quote:

":There are two problems with what you are saying.
:First, the article [[PriestRevan]] is in the main article space and as such is not "owned" by anyone and must comply with the general guidelines that apply to all mainspace articles, such as being encyclopedic and complying with neutral point of view, as well as being editable by anyone on the site. If you want to say whatever you wish about yourself, you are free to create a userpage, e.g. [[User:PriestRevan]], where for the most part you can say whatever you want and others should leave it alone.
:Second, all we can tell is that ''someone'' registered here under the same name as the person in the article. We can't tell if you're actually that person, or someone trying to harass or impersonate them, and since you seem intent on reflecting PriestRevan in a negative light, we have to treat the latter as a definite possibility. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC)"

According to him, they are continuously ignoring the fact that they can just ask him on FA if he is really "attacking" himself. To add insult to injury, they have even taken his own age off of his page. Currently, he is still trying to prove to them that he is who he says he is.

==External links==
*[http://priestrevan.deviantart.com/ PriestRevan] on [[deviantArt]]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/priestrevan/ PriestRevan] on [[Fur Affinity]]
*[http://www.drunkduck.com/2s_a_company/index.php 2's a Company] website
{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Comic artists]]

User talk:PriestRevan

2010-06-25T19:56:22Z

PriestRevan:

{{dv}}

== Why can't I ==

Edit my own page the way I want to? {{unsigned|PriestRevan}}

:See my reply [[Forum:Editing my own page|here]]. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:52, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

:And click on your own link to see my reply [[PriestRevan]]

Forum:Editing my own page

2010-06-25T19:55:29Z

PriestRevan:

<div class="forumheader">'''Forums:''' [[Forum:Index|Index]] > [[Forum:Help desk|Help desk]] > {{PAGENAME}}</div> 

[[Category:Help desk]]



Here's the fact. I have been trying to edit my own page to say the truth under an IP address instead of a username. I'm starting to get pretty pissed that I can't have what '''I''' want written on my own page. Ya'll keep saying I'm slandering myself, and yet I'm merely saying what is true.

I'm tired of ya'll changing my page back from what I want it.

[[PriestRevan]]

<noinclude>[[Category:WikiFurForums]][[Category:System templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

:There are two problems with what you are saying.
:First, the article [[PriestRevan]] is in the main article space and as such is not "owned" by anyone and must comply with the general guidelines that apply to all mainspace articles, such as being encyclopedic and complying with neutral point of view, as well as being editable by anyone on the site. If you want to say whatever you wish about yourself, you are free to create a userpage, e.g. [[User:PriestRevan]], where for the most part you can say whatever you want and others should leave it alone.
:Second, all we can tell is that ''someone'' registered here under the same name as the person in the article. We can't tell if you're actually that person, or someone trying to harass or impersonate them, and since you seem intent on reflecting PriestRevan in a negative light, we have to treat the latter as a definite possibility. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

[[Mwalimu]]

<noinclude>[[Category:WikiFurForums]][[Category:System templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

And here is my reply:

I am PriestRevan. Instead of not believing me, why don't you just read your FA notes? I have every right to portray myself in a negative light.

Forum:Editing my own page

2010-06-25T19:54:05Z

PriestRevan:

<div class="forumheader">'''Forums:''' [[Forum:Index|Index]] > [[Forum:Help desk|Help desk]] > {{PAGENAME}}</div> 

[[Category:Help desk]]



Here's the fact. I have been trying to edit my own page to say the truth under an IP address instead of a username. I'm starting to get pretty pissed that I can't have what '''I''' want written on my own page. Ya'll keep saying I'm slandering myself, and yet I'm merely saying what is true.

I'm tired of ya'll changing my page back from what I want it.

[[PriestRevan]]

<noinclude>[[Category:WikiFurForums]][[Category:System templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

:There are two problems with what you are saying.
:First, the article [[PriestRevan]] is in the main article space and as such is not "owned" by anyone and must comply with the general guidelines that apply to all mainspace articles, such as being encyclopedic and complying with neutral point of view, as well as being editable by anyone on the site. If you want to say whatever you wish about yourself, you are free to create a userpage, e.g. [[User:PriestRevan]], where for the most part you can say whatever you want and others should leave it alone.
:Second, all we can tell is that ''someone'' registered here under the same name as the person in the article. We can't tell if you're actually that person, or someone trying to harass or impersonate them, and since you seem intent on reflecting PriestRevan in a negative light, we have to treat the latter as a definite possibility. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 19:49, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

And here is my reply:

I am PriestRevan. Instead of not believing me, why don't you just read your FA notes? I have every right to portray myself in a negative light.

User talk:PriestRevan

2010-06-25T19:46:23Z

PriestRevan: /* Why can't I */ new section

{{dv}}

== Why can't I ==

Edit my own page the way I want to?

Forum:Editing my own page

2010-06-25T18:20:44Z

PriestRevan: Created page with '<div class="forumheader">'''Forums:''' Index > Help desk > {{PAGENAME}}</div> Category:Help desk <!-- Please put your content unde…'