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I'll start it off: could someone please unlock Hootie And The Blowfish so I can make a new page on it? The last page was cut for being copypasta from Wikipedia.

edited 18th Nov '14 1:26:41 AM by SeptimusHeap

Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#1501: Feb 19th 2014 at 3:47:50 PM

A very persistent anti-namespace vandal targets the Administrivia pages regarding namespaces. Take a look at their histories.

MarkLungo (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Gimme danger, little stranger
#1502: Feb 19th 2014 at 3:54:13 PM

I'm aware of that. I'm just saying that it's a damned shame that all the other tropers have to be permanently inconvenienced because of one idiot. (Honestly, I wish he'd channel his rage into something important, like feeding starving children. Yeah, I know, Appeal to Worse Problems, but I'm too pissed off to care.) I hope that changes someday.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1503: Feb 19th 2014 at 4:07:14 PM

This isn't about Nate. It's about a different vandal who targets the Teen Wolf and Vampire Diaries articles for a massive onslaught of ZCEs and trope misuse. Every time we unlock them, she returns within days.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#1504: Feb 19th 2014 at 4:08:48 PM

Oh. Whoops. Guess that's what I get for trying to answer for you >_>

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#1505: Feb 20th 2014 at 1:21:23 AM

Mark: Fighteer was responding to the request about the Teen Wolf page, not your request at all. We do hope to unlock those administrivia articles; we will do so when we feel Nate is gone enough.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
MarkLungo (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Gimme danger, little stranger
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1507: Feb 20th 2014 at 5:27:54 PM

Hint: He is not. /sigh

Too bad it's very difficult to detect open proxies reliably, or stopping him would be a lot easier.

edited 20th Feb '14 5:28:18 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#1508: Feb 21st 2014 at 3:09:09 AM

All Animation Is Disney. In addition to an obvious typo in a place where it should be noticed, it's not a controversial enough subject to warrant a lock.

2025: the year it all ends?
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1509: Feb 21st 2014 at 3:27:31 AM

That page was locked because of the beforementioned vandal.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#1510: Feb 21st 2014 at 3:51:24 AM

Indeed. I fixed a typo — is that the one you meant?

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
EarlOfSandvich Since: Jun, 2011
#1511: Feb 21st 2014 at 11:56:38 AM

I really don't like that one person can be persistent enough to paralyze a page. I think everyone will benefit from a whitelisting system.

I now go by Graf von Tirol.
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#1512: Feb 21st 2014 at 4:26:28 PM

I really don't like that one person can be persistent enough to paralyze a page.

I've always found this a problem as well, particularly because it's very possible that some troll or other may have getting a page locked as their whole goal in the first place.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1513: Feb 21st 2014 at 4:53:24 PM

Do you have an alternative? I know Wikipedia can soft-lock pages, so that they can only be edited by "trusted" people. That's something that we could consider doing, if Eddie's willing. But the truly determined vandals will eventually get a foot in the door even if it gets slammed on them immediately.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#1514: Feb 21st 2014 at 4:54:35 PM

I don't have any real suggestions; it's just always bugged me that the standard response to vandalism involves inconveniencing everyone else.

Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#1515: Feb 21st 2014 at 4:57:21 PM

Even with Mediawiki's security, a devoted vandal could easily do exactly what Nate is doing. Wikipedia just has the manpower available to deal with that more effectively than TVT. All that can really be done about it in the end is wait for Nate to move on, and that might take a while >_>

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1516: Feb 21st 2014 at 4:59:18 PM

Well, we have some ideas in the pipeline. Can't discuss in too much detail now. It helps that most of our regular vandals have patterns that are easily identified.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Viira (Veteran)
#1517: Feb 22nd 2014 at 6:38:49 AM

I'm trying move Stargate SG-1 recaps to unhyphenated pages, but the following unhyphenated pages are locked. Could they be unlocked so I can move the content there?

edited 22nd Feb '14 6:39:11 AM by Viira

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
ZuTheSkunk Since: Apr, 2013
#1519: Feb 22nd 2014 at 12:10:50 PM

The Taps YKTTW ( https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3rk87sgwvna09vsqvxoi5twb ) is ready to be launched, but the page under the same name is locked. Unlock please?

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
Prfnoff Since: Jan, 2001
#1521: Feb 24th 2014 at 5:27:48 PM

The Variable Geo character page should really be recreated at Characters.Advanced Variable Geo, to avoid potential infringement on the "Bleached Underpants only" rule (all the OVA's characters come from the first Advanced V.G.). I have a saved copy of the old character sheet, by the way.

Chariset Since: Jan, 2001
#1522: Feb 24th 2014 at 7:27:38 PM

Why is Faux Pas locked?

edited 24th Feb '14 7:27:48 PM by Chariset

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#1523: Feb 25th 2014 at 12:38:15 AM

Characters.Advanced Variable Geo is already unlocked.

Faux Pas was locked due to our dear friend Nate. Again, we will unlock it when we feel he is gone enough.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
ChrisDV Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#1524: Feb 25th 2014 at 11:24:55 AM

Can I suggest we unlock the Persona 5 page? The game has officially been announced for several months & has now had a US release confirmed, and yet we still have a blank page for the title.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life

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