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User:Monbot
[edit]I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but someone needs to note in the section User:Monbot that the user’s username is inappropriate for use on Wikipedia because it is misleading (wikipedia:MISLEADNAME). This is not a bot account, it’s a person, and the name needs to reflect that. (Apologies for posting this here, I’m locked out of the primary page for reasons I can not discern but assume to be due to either trolling or lta related vandalism control.) 2600:1011:B324:1E02:B940:65B6:E5B4:9665 (talk) 08:20, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- The account in question was soft blocked back in March 2021 for username violation, I don't think there is much to do here. Ratnahastin (talk) 08:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is also the wrong board, but... shrugs. Agree with the above, they're already blocked so there's not much for us to do. Primefac (talk) 15:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Primefac: I believe the IP is referring to this thread , where Monbot67's actions are being discussed.-- Ponyobons mots 16:51, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- This is also the wrong board, but... shrugs. Agree with the above, they're already blocked so there's not much for us to do. Primefac (talk) 15:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
Clerk formatting request
[edit]In just under 24 hours, this discussion on ABRPIA collected 50 comments and counting. Some of the replies are indented on the same level and difficult to read. It is mostly a linear discussion. Can someone uninvolved indent the replies when two people are indented on the same level? It would make it easier for everyone to read. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 20:14, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- I've been following the discussion and I haven't noticed any obvious threading problems or easy fixes. One trick that I like is to add a subheading every once in awhile to keep any one section from getting too big, and to help label the topic of that area of conversation. –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:58, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- In eight cases indenting and replies to those linked Diffs would help for clarity. The fixes are a matter of adding colons correctly to the comments (including whether it's a new paragraph or sub-indented reply). But I will live either way. The length of it, might make it worthwhile to ease reading for future closer
- Indenting (my comment)
- Indenting SFR
- Levivich and 3 replies underneath
- SelfStudier and 3 replies underneath
- BilledMammal and 2 replies underneath (along with Nableezy's non-indented reply in same thread)
- Nableezy and 3 replies
- Tamzin's longer reply to an above 1 line comment
- Tamzin's longer reply to an above 1 line comment
- QED ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 01:51, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- In eight cases indenting and replies to those linked Diffs would help for clarity. The fixes are a matter of adding colons correctly to the comments (including whether it's a new paragraph or sub-indented reply). But I will live either way. The length of it, might make it worthwhile to ease reading for future closer
What happened to "Editor calling other editors who reject a source as racists and claiming religious discrimination"?
[edit]The "Editor calling other editors who reject a source as racists and claiming religious discrimination" thread (for example here) appears to have vanished. At the time I saw it last, there was evident consensus that a long-time problem editor should receive a TBAN. I received no notice about it closing. What happened here? :bloodofox: (talk) 20:34, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- It's archived here: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1166. -- asilvering (talk) 22:54, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- So, it was automatically archived without action? :bloodofox: (talk) 00:17, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, looks like. Unless I'm missing someone, the only administrator who responded was Liz, and she explained why it was difficult for the topic to be actioned. -- asilvering (talk) 00:22, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- So, it was automatically archived without action? :bloodofox: (talk) 00:17, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
Change to mandatory notice
[edit]This is an aside to any code-smart editors reviewing this page but could you add a header to the mandatory code that is to be listed on participant's User talk page? I often check to see if these notices are posted and the messages are often buried in other discussions and go unseen. They need to be highlighted and separated by a header like ==[[WP:ANI]]== above the code but I'm not sure about adding it to the edit notice. What do you think? Any one brave enough to change the unchangeable? Liz Read! Talk! 05:35, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
- There is no requirement to use a specific template to notify an editor of a discussion at AN, only that the user must be notified. If someone's started a discussion on a user's talk page, and then the issue shows up at AN, there is nothing wrong with adding a "by the way, this is now at AN, see [link]" to the existing discussion. Primefac (talk) 11:47, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
Reply link not working
[edit]Why does the "reply" link often not work on this page? I expect it to open a text box where I can directly add a response to another comment. Instead, it does nothing: no box, on pop up with an error, no indication of what might be wrong. -- mikeblas (talk) 17:13, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Well, it just worked for this. Did you mean the main noticeboard page? --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, I didn't notice the sub-page. I was at Wikipedia talk:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. -- mikeblas (talk) 21:11, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Mikeblas, is it at all possible that you have previously opened a reply on the page anywhere else? It doesn't even have to be in this particular load of the page - if you started writing a reply before, and then navigated away from the page and returned, a cached version of your unfinished reply will open up, which prevents you from starting any other replies until you've found it and hit "cancel". -- asilvering (talk) 20:45, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
- I don't think so. If another textbox is open, the "Reply" link changes from blue to white. When the link isn't working, it's blue. -- mikeblas (talk) 21:10, 2 October 2024 (UTC)