User talk:BranStark

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ACC TOOL

Yes that was me buddy, I requested the tool. I received the following in response.

" Not done According to this, you do not have an account on the internal account creating interface. When you get one, and you get over the six-a-day limit, please apply once more. Thanks, --Maxim (☎) 14:53, 25 August 2008 (UTC)"

Acting on this I then requested a account on the internal account creating interface. Thankyou--Theoneintraining (talk) 16:34, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Admin

How would I know when you apply for administration rights next?, as I would like to support you (strongly). I think you would be fantastic as a admin.--Theoneintraining (talk) 16:39, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the offer but I'm not interested in adminship at this moment in time, thanks again —— RyanLupin • (talk) 16:41, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Account Creator

Hi there Ryan, I was wondering how many edits would I need to have as a minimum before asking for the tool and what the general guidelines are on it. BountyHunter2008 (talk) 18:49, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

There are no minimum requirements when it comes to requesting access to the tool. I assessed your application and decided that 186 edits (only 24 of these were edits to the mainspace) just wasn't enough to demonstrate your knowledge of polices, more specifically the username policy which plays an important part in the account creation process. Feel free to apply again in the near future, regards —— RyanLupin • (talk) 19:29, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the information Ryan. I will look at the policy and take notes on it and then apply again in a few weeks or so when I have got the edit count up a bit more and have grasped the actual policies. BountyHunter2008 (talk) 19:38, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Username

Hi again, Ryan! There was a request today to create an account by the name of 'Rdcencyclopedia'. Because of the 'encyclopedia' part, I hesitated to create it. This is not a direct violation of the username policy, but what should I do in an uncertain situation like this? Is the best thing to defer it to administrators or should I go ahead and create it if it seems harmless? Thanks. -- Chamal ^Talk 02:04, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

If it's not in violation of the username policy you can go ahead and create it, you only defer it to admins if the account you wish to create is too similar to another and you get an error message. If you're unsure whether to create it or not, simply leave it and someone else will go ahead and sort it out —— RyanLupin • (talk) 09:07, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Chamal ^Talk 11:38, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

ay up

Not a hoax! I feel very strongly about this --Deadlyfish talk The other talk 21:51, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

You're entitled to voice your opinion on the matter here —— RyanLupin • (talk) 16:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Abrafig

Hi RyanLupin,the newly created user Abrafiq is a bit fishy because if you search the ip address (195.229.242.52)nothing but vandalism has been done by this user, I might keep an eye on this user if I see anything that is not constructive to the project I will let you know--Theoneintraining (talk) 21:32, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

just adding that you should read the talk page User_talk:195.229.242.52 with that ip address--Theoneintraining (talk) 21:35, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes but it's a shared IP which we don't block. I reviewed the request and I read the talk page but the IP in question was shared by not just a few users but potentially thousands so I wasn't going to drop/ban. When a shared IP is blocked for vandalism, we encourage them to create an account —— RyanLupin • (talk) 21:39, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

I will still keep an eye on it just to be sure--Theoneintraining (talk) 21:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

As will I —— RyanLupin • (talk) 21:48, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

ACC Tool

It was me who requested access to the ACC Tool. Bart133 ^{t c @ How's my driving?} 22:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

ACC tool account

Hey Ryan, I think it was you who originally accepted me onto the ACC tool. Seeing as there are less than 23 admins, I thought I'd request to be one. I've been on the tool for a while now and I'm pretty certain I'm doing things right. No harm in asking :) Per the documentation, it just tells me to ask another admin, so here I am! Happy editing —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 11:39, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

At the moment, I don't think we're promoting any more users to admin as we very recently had a complete purge cutting down the admin list significantly. All I can suggest is for you to come onto our IRC channel (#wikipedia-en-accounts) and see what everyone else thinks. —— RyanLupin • (talk) 11:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Ah I see, sure thing. I didn't even know there was an IRC channel, but there we go. Thanks for your help. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 12:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Account creation limit

Hi again, Ryan! I know this is getting to be a habit, and sorry if I'm bothering you but I have another question. As you said here, the limit for creating accounts is 6 a day. But I had a look at my user creation log and on the 26th, (only the 3rd day of using this tool) I have created 9 accounts. Why has the limit not worked on me? Or is it something we are supposed to stick to, and not enforced? I was not really counting how many I made, but when I looked at the log I saw that on that day I had 9. I'd appreciate it if you could put me on the right track. Thanks. Chamal ^Talk 14:19, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Your IP must have changed within that 24 hour time period as the 6 account restriction is imposed on your IP address, not your account. See here for more info —— RyanLupin • (talk) 14:32, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I think I'll stick to 6 from here onwards. :) Chamal ^Talk 14:42, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected

Can I semi-protect an article by myself or only admins can do it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taamu (talk • contribs) 16:13, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

You can request page protection, however, I see no reason to protect the article at this stage —— RyanLupin • (talk) 16:15, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! But I believe this article needs semi-protection. Someone intentionally mixed up words "Russian" and "Georgian" and see what's happened: Taamu (talk) 16:24, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

The article was vandalised once, if this is a continued attack then you can request protection. We don't protect as a pre-emptive measure —— RyanLupin • (talk) 16:29, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Anyway, thanks a lot! Taamu (talk) 16:32, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Userbox

Hey Ryan. I saw this userbox and thought I'd show you. Bahaha I love Dumb and Dumber. — Kendra Michele — 17:38, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

DUMB & DUMBERThis user has successfully managed to breed a bulldog with a shitzu.

Haha I'm surprised you haven't added it :P —— RyanLupin • (talk) 21:26, 30 August 2008 (UTC)