User talk:Agent Isai

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IP blocked but im a new user?
IP address is 81.106.73.141 is blocked, and the block ID is #123619

I am a brand new user and have just made an account today to help a friend with their private wiki, but I am blocked from editing? Please can you let me know whats happened as im genuinely confused? Epicguy012 (talk) 21:42, 6 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Does this stop you from editing? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 21:43, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi
 * When landing on the sign in page i am greeted with:
 * Your username and/or IP address has/have been blocked from editing.
 * This block, which affects 81.106.0.0/16, was made by ‪Agent Isai‬ at 05:43, 30 August 2022.
 * The reason given is:
 * Crosswiki abuse. Contact cvt[at]miraheze.org if affected
 * This block will be set to expire at: 05:43, 30 August 2023.
 * Even when blocked, you can still edit your talk page. You can discuss this block by requesting an unblock request at your talk page or by contacting ‪Agent Isai‬ or another administrator to discuss the block. You can use the "Email this user" feature if a valid email address is specified in your preferences and you have not been blocked from using it. Your current IP address is 81.106.73.141, and the block ID is #123619. Please include all above details in any queries you make.
 * Just want to find out why. Epicguy012 (talk) 21:45, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * was there any other users on the IP adress? The user who loves human heads on alien/animal bodies in cartoons for no reason (talk to me uwu!) 19:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Just want to find out why. Epicguy012 (talk) 21:45, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * was there any other users on the IP adress? The user who loves human heads on alien/animal bodies in cartoons for no reason (talk to me uwu!) 19:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Help
Please take a look at Administrators' noticeboard. I've tested it and that does fix the CheckUser article, however the page is protected so I can't edit it. OrangeStar (talk) 18:53, 7 November 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ Agent Isai  Talk to me! 18:58, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Spanish Wiki
Hey, since looks like the Spanish Country Humans Wiki is really underdeveloped, I would like to become (one of, or the) bureaucrat OF THE wiki. I have already asked the current bureau of the wiki, and they said that they can't grant bureaucrat-ship. So when I was asking Kumiho Wolffey about different matters (which I think you can help on too) I saw that you granted her the Bureaucrat-ship for the English Country Humans Wiki, I thought that you could do so on the Spanish version for me. The thing I was talking to Kumiho about was that for some reason I can't get on to the State Humans Wiki. It shows that I have asked to reach a page that only members of ", " groups could reach; wen I am one of the main contributors. ( I would also like to become the bureaucrat for that wiki too, if that is possible. (But I have not gotten an answer from her about either question.) Thanks, I hope to hear from you soon! Commetia (talk) 02:26, 8 November 2022 (UTC)


 * It looked to me like you were told that you can't be bureaucrat, not so much they can't grant it (yes, they can technically speaking). Considering it was brought up that you were new to the wiki I think it was more because you are a new person with little background looking for the most advanced permissions on the wiki. If the local bureaucrat said no, is active and is getting on fine then Agent Isai has no right to override it with a yes. You should be more established before seeking a very advanced permission even on these smaller wikis, and the wiki will not develop simply by having more bureaucrats or even sysops (which you are). It needs people who are just plain willing to sit down and put content on pages. --Raidarr (talk) 12:50, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * What the current Bureaucrat was talking about is that I have some things to do on the Wiki, like adding templates and infoboxes etc. I was talking to another Bureaucrat about the Wiki too and they were giving me tips about working on the Wiki. I just find it dumb how if I have the most edits and am the most contributing person. (I made almost all the pages) That the Bureau is someone with half as many edits as I do, that they should be the Bureau.  They don't really do anything. (no offence) I am willing to sit down and edit the pages.  And also when I found the Wiki,the first thing on the main page is that they wanted  to give the rights of a Bureau to a willing person; so I jumped in and asked, because I was/still am wanting to become a Bureau. I am also wanting to become that Bureau of another Wiki, but I am having some trouble getting on to the pages. (And I have no idea why, there are only two users on it; which are my friend  and I) But I am a new person (halfway, I have been on the WIki for a while) but I think that I have edited the pages enough, like I said before that I should be "ranked up". The bureau for the Spanish Wiki said they are only allowed to grant Admin-ship, so why would you say they can't? Commetia (talk) 13:43, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Another thing is: what do you mean by background? Do you mean that I have to go through a background check, like a life story?( Because if you want it,you'll probably be crying by the end of it. And I am kind of fine if you want to know...) Another thing that I don't really like about how the Bureaucrat-wship works is that there are Bureaus on one of the Wikis I'm on, that have made two or three edits. I have made almost 300 on the Wiki. Commetia (talk) 14:00, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately bureaucrat is a first come first serve role: the person who requests the wiki becomes it, and the bar for anyone else to become one is higher or depends on what the founding bureaucrat does. It's not always fair but that is what it is. In order to become one you must persuade current bureaucrats to make you a bureaucrat, or follow the local rules to become a bureaucrat (if they exist), or if there are no rules and no current bureaucrats, convince the community that exists to support making you one. I don't see any policy on the wiki about how this works, otherwise the wiki might already require you to go through the community to become a bureaucrat. A Steward may intervene if there are no rules, no bureaucrats and no community or if there is severe drama requiring outside intervention, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Therefore it is inappropriate to appeal to stewards to give you a role in this case. They simply cannot do it unless there are more factors that would require them to intervene.
 * The role of bureaucrat is administrative: it is not quite the same as editing and one does not 'rank up' simply by adding content. In other words, contributing =/= being bureaucrat, though the bureaucrat should be present and responsible. Adding content does show commitment that should make you a candidate. If I were in the situation I would also make you an admin, see how you do with specific admin things and writing pages, and if you do well at both consider you for bureaucrat. But that is not a hard rule on the platform and it is up to local management. The main page says they are offering admin, not bureaucrat to volunteers - admin is all that is needed as long as the bureaucrat is present, unless you intend to change the technical structure of the wiki and have a game plan for administering it. You should clarify this and see how willing the original bureaucrat is before making it a global Steward issue. Right now, again, there is not enough to justify a Steward to intervene. --Raidarr (talk) 14:28, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The current Bureau did grant me Admin-ship, and I am using it well. I don't get why on one of the WIkis I'm on, there are multiple Bureaus, but only one is active. I think that (all, if there are multiple) the Bureau(s) should be active, but the only time there should be an 'inactive' Bureau is when a previous Bureau has retired (from making major edits), but still wants to work on WIki, just not as often. If that is the case, then there shouldn't be two inactive Bureaus. But, when I checked the Wiki, it was down, I don't know why. I didn't know that it was first-come-first-serve. Commetia (talk) 22:14, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Inactivity among managers is sadly common and an issue with how the management system works on local wikis. There is no automatic removal when bureaucrats fall inactive, although the Code of Conduct does mention stepping down if they cannot operate the wiki. I think you have the right idea of what should be standard process. Unfortunately it is possible for someone to request a wiki, be its founding bureaucrat and then dip out without having done much work. It is tricky to replace them, let alone remove them unless there is an explicit policy set up for it. For example, an inactivity policy that was put in at the wiki's founding or approved by community vote. This is a hole in how Miraheze works; not a fatal one and with time it can be worked around, but still takes effort to do. But any recommendation should be tailored to the exact wikis you are referring to. --Raidarr (talk) 00:33, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Is there a way to steer around it? I think I'll focus on maybe convincing the current Bureau to maybe make me one. If I need anything else or if this gets solved, then I will be back on. Thank you for answering me and giving advice!  Commetia (talk) 13:12, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Is there any reason you want to be bureaucrat? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 14:21, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I would advise working with the current bureaucrat unless they are particularly uncooperative, but feel free to follow Agent's line of thought above as it may help to make a more coherent request later (ie, pitching what you will do with that role specifically). --Raidarr (talk) 14:53, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, why I want to become the Bureau is because I think that I will be active enough and am willing to become the Bureaucrat. The current Bureau isn't uncooperative, they just don't make as many edits as I do, and I think that the most active and willing person should be Bureau. I have been pitching in a lot on the Wiki. The problem is that the stuff I'm working on (Templates), they won't work,they just show like it's a broken link. Commetia (talk) 13:11, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Fontpedia
Can you view the wiki request (Fontpedia, #27924) I created several minutes ago and accept it? Silicona (talk) 18:22, 9 November 2022 (UTC)


 * A wiki creator will take a look at it shortly, please be patient. OrangeStar (talk) 18:49, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I've addressed it; the request had good timing and I had did not have issues with the scope. --Raidarr (talk) 19:05, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Polandball Wiki Image Descriptions
Hello Agent Isai, as if you know, the description of the files of the Polandball Wiki's imported images from Fandom are deleted via a Phabricator request. This also caused the entire history of these images to be gone. However, I don't like this move as some of the imported images with deleted descriptions contained the original artists' names and probably even the links on the descriptions. Although most Polandball/Countryball artwork are obviously not copyrighted, there are some that are copyrighted, and it is important to credit to original artists. Not to mention that one countryball artist named Nagika Komatsu/Michael got upset that a Polandball Wiki user uploaded their image, made it the infobox image and forget to credit them, and we can't risk having a similar situation on the wiki, because it may also have a chance that the Polandball Wiki may also close down because of such crediting the artist (copyright infringement)/similar Nagika/Michael issue. Not to mention that many of the art are uncredited on the descriptions. So, can you please restore the files' descriptions? It'll be much appreciated.

Also, speaking of which, Ballmedia Commons is down. Is there anyway to fix that? Icantthinkofanamexd (talk) 16:20, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Translation policy
Hello,Agent Isai.Reception123 told me that I shouldn't mark a page that is archived for translation.Are there any policies for translation we should refer to?Thank you. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 09:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC) changed. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 11:55, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Mariopedia
The wiki has been down for nearly ten days, so I started a discussion with the community asking if they wanted to branch out to make a spinoff Yoshipedia and Wariopedia as somewhat of a "recovery" plan forward (so rebuilding on same wiki, let's say if data were erased).

I just wanted to make clear (and I talked with, who can confirm here if he'd like) that I didn't go back on my word about Crash & Spyro Wiki and Sega Wiki being my last two creation requests. I'm just trying to help my two friends from Mariopedia on a plan forward in response to how Mariopedia has been down for so long, as I can imagine it's been very inconvenient for them. Mariopedia is affiliated with a couple of wikis I directly run, though it is HannahMontanaFan who is in charge of Mariopedia.

So this idea is on the Mariopedia community. I actually was reconsidering how involved I'd be seeing as they're invested in discussions (like Mario Portal / SMB Encyclopedia being a large thing) that I myself wasn't so invested in. I hope this all makes sense.

See links below:

https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Message_Wall:NewSuperMarioBrosFan?threadId=4400000000000279594 (NewSuperMarioBrosFan is the same person as HannahMontanaFan, founder of Mariopedia)

https://segawiki.com/wiki/User_talk:MontyMoleLoreMaster (Yoshipedia and Wariopedia section) Bawitdaba (talk) 19:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC)


 * What Bawitdaba is getting at is that each time we try to get onto the Mariopedia wiki for Miraheze, it would always say that the wiki is currently unavailable, and we need help getting it back up. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 19:42, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * DMM & Isai: I made a database dump of Mariopedia back in July, I think, and should be somewhere on the servers.
 * Main idea was that: I brought MMLoreMaster over to Miraheze, and actually am embarrassed because there was a few months worth of Monty Mole-related research on his end. Yoshipedia and Wariopedia becoming spinoff wikis was an idea I had to help make light from an unfortunate situation (again, that's on them -- I suggested the idea). Bawitdaba (talk) 19:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * db141 issue is your main concern. Once that issue is fixed, you should be good to go. The user who loves human heads on alien/animal bodies in cartoons for no reason (talk to me uwu!) 16:54, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * It sounds like splitting off in two oddly specific directions would only confuse things especially if Mariopedia is recoverable. --Raidarr (talk) 11:54, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * True -- i suppose it's like how I have DKpedia (Donkey kong Wiki) and DMM has luigi mansion wiki. Mario is one of the largest gaming franchises, and has several series and franchises. It can be fun writing articles from a different perspective. But yeah, on Mariopedia itself, Yoshipedia and Wariopedia are "mini-wikis" (i.e. they have their own dedicated namespace). Bawitdaba (talk) 13:24, 27 November 2022 (UTC)


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Backup of wiki
Hi my wiki is one of those affected (Cradley Links).

I have an up to date backup. Is there any way i can upload it to get my wiki back online? Coxs (talk) 20:31, 28 November 2022 (UTC)


 * See Tech:Wiki recreations. OrangeStar (talk) 11:15, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

How do I add custom font to my userpage?
I tried using the div style code but it it doesn't work. How am I supposed to add custom font to my userpage? Icantthinkofanamexd (talk) 08:54, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Replacing a Phabricator-recreated wiki with a server copy
Hi, I was directed here from an answer on the Community noticeboard. If I wanted to use Phabricator to recreate a wiki, then when the servers come back from repair and have that wiki saved as it was just before the problem last month, and I want to use this server copy of that wiki instead of the Phabricator recreation, how would I go about making it so that the server copy of that wiki is the one that is in use? Freighttrain (talk) 14:33, 8 December 2022 (UTC)