User talk:Shaneymike

Ramsay's last words
I put the quote back but Eko keeps reverting it as if he owns the page. Which admin do you recommend I speak to? EnglishJoker (talk) 16:17, October 1, 2016 (UTC)


 * Try Gonzalo. Yeah, this is frustrating. We should not be afraid to make changes to certain articles just because a certain user has taken over them like a playground bully. --Shaneymike (talk) 16:29, October 1, 2016 (UTC)


 * And what really burns me is that there's been talk of having US blocked even though we haven't been bullying and insulting other users like he has.--Shaneymike (talk) 17:05, October 1, 2016 (UTC)

Status
Just noticed you've been really active and have made a lot of edits. Would you be interested in being an Admin? Have you ever been one? If so, which Wiki? I would have to go over it with User:Gonzalo84, but I don't think there would be a problem. Just let me know :) 07:03, October 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * I would love to be an admin but no I've never been one on any other wiki. The highest that I've risen on the official Wikipedia was something called reviewer, I think. But yes I would love to become an admin if you and the rest of the PTB have confidence in me.--Shaneymike (talk) 09:15, October 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * I'd support this. - 14:41, October 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * Don't really know what say a "normal user" has in this, but I support this as well. Lord Sharky  ( talk ) SharkyBytesz-Personal-Main-Shield.PNG 18:52, October 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * As a "normal user" I would not support this, this is only because this idea was escalated due to prolonged absence of TDD. However I have hope that he may come back (perhaps in November) I mean why else would he put November 5, 2016 on his profile page for no apparent reason? And as "wikia contributor" I'd support this however would ask for support of at least 3 more admins before making it official. Good luck. Ramsay  ( talk ) NK mini sigil.png 19:59, October 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * I support adding Shaneymike as an Admin. Ser Shield McShield (talk) 01:46, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

I was busy, but when I returned, one of the first things I was going to do on my own initiative was to suggest Shaneymike as an Admin - even if I'm at full work capacity, it's more than one man can do.

Oh, you should remember the fifth of November.--The Dragon Demands (talk) 03:31, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

You honor me. Thank you very much. :) --Shaneymike (talk) 08:21, October 14, 2016 (UTC)


 * Well, seems like no objections. I will make you an admin! :) Do you know how to block users who vandalize or spam? Do you think you'll have a good idea on who deserves blocking and who doesn't? If not, you could always ask us. Any obvious vandalism gets a blocking immediate of "infinite" time. Users who don't properly add images (use our image policy of adding image categories and licenses) are warned by adding the template (template:ImagePolicyFirstWarning I believe it is). Again, if you get confused, just message one of us and we can take care of it until you get the hang of it. Let me know if you have any questions. 00:14, October 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. I am honored. I don't know how to block users who violate protocol yet but yes I have a PRETTY good idea when such actions are warranted, especially after my interactions with certain users. I've been watching how you all go about handling those users as of late, and I will strive to do the same and not abuse these rights you've bestowed upon me today. :)--Shaneymike (talk) 00:51, October 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * No problem. You click on the vandalism person's name, then click "Contributions". Then you click "block". Then you'll click on a time frame. I usually click my own time and type in "infinite". You can write a reason if you'd like, in the drop down menu there is one that says vandalism. 00:56, October 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Doesn't sound complicated. I will definitely take that action whenever I see someone blanking entire articles or posting spam as we saw earlier today. As for other types of offensive behavior, I'll follow the example that the rest of you have set and only block those types of users as a last resort. Thank you all again for bestowing me with this honor. :)--Shaneymike (talk) 01:51, October 15, 2016 (UTC)

Hi Shaneymike, just wanted to say congratulations on the appointment as an admin. I've only been here a short while and really just tinker around at the edges of pages, but I've watched from the sidelines what has gone on during my time here and I have to say it is a well deserved recognition of your massive contribution to this wiki. Keep up the good work and best of luck for the future. Regards, Yyp 11:59, October 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your kind words, Yyp. They are much appreciated. :) --Shaneymike (talk) 12:19, October 15, 2016 (UTC)

Vandal noobs
Some of the steps we take with the profiles of permanently blocked vandals:


 * The entire content of the UserPage is replaced with the {{BlockedUser tag, then protected indefinitely.
 * A message is posted in the talk page explaining the reasons of the block. The talk page is also protected to prevent sockpuppets from vandalizing the page. Sometimes I remove the automated welcome message.--Gonzalo84 (talk) 04:58, October 18, 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I tried figuring out how to make the time "infinite" yesterday and I was just about to ask you, but I see Buffy already covered that in one of her previous messages. I'll do that along with those other steps you mentioned next time.--Shaneymike (talk) 09:39, October 18, 2016 (UTC)

tREES

 * No I really don't know how to do the family tree format thing. I believe Gonzalo and TDD may know however. Sorry I couldn't be much more help. Coding was never my strong suit. 19:50, October 20, 2016 (UTC)
 * No biggie. The problem i encountered when i tried copying and pasting was that the articles wouldn't appear. Otherwise it looked ok.--Shaneymike (talk) 20:03, October 20, 2016 (UTC)

Congrats!
I always thought you should be an admin anyway. I always come to you when I have a prob. Now I have a question. How come hardly anything under "Production" actually counts toward the badge points? I think only one category does. The one with...crap i can't think right now. Like Dunk & Egg and the rest of those. Nothing else. And thanks to you I've just mainly focused on characters and the like. But everyone is such great writers! What else can I be doing besides looking for mistakes in articles?

Also look out for Stannis'... it sould be Stannis's. I find a lot of those!

SummerandBran633 (talk) 00:55, October 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hm, I'm a little confused by your first question. What makes you say hardly anything under "Production" counts toward a badge?--Shaneymike (talk) 01:13, October 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * Jumping in here - first, thanks on the apostrophe issue. I knew there was a rule but couldn't remember what it was and never found the time to look it up.


 * Secondly, I have no info about the badges. I really don't know how they work.


 * But to your last question, what would you like to do? I'm focused on the heraldry (though my contributions have a been a bit slow lately due to my work schedule and I've been teaching myself how to better create coat of arms). Is there something that you think needs work - besides finding mistakes in articles? If you can't think of anything, have you looked at the articles of the earlier history? A lot of those were written quickly and need more than just clean-up of mistakes - some need substantial editing, which is something you seem to excel at.


 * Regards, Ser Shield McShield (talk) 01:57, October 26, 2016 (UTC)

clarification of first question
There is a badge called "Stunt Bear" in which you need to edit articles under "production". Now, there's a Main Tab labeled "Production" with: You would think any of these would fill the Stunt Bear badge since it's under the main heading of "Production" but only the things under the smaller bullet point of production fill the Stunt Bear Badge. I guess I don't care but i was wondering. Did you answer my other questions? I can't remember...
 * writers
 * directors 1-3
 * directors 4-5
 * crew
 * actors
 * production
 * merchandise


 * Aside from looking out for mistakes, I usually just think of ways to improve the articles.--Shaneymike (talk) 08:21, October 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * You might have to ask one of the bureaucrats why those other bullets fall under the Production tab but don't count towards the Production badges.--Shaneymike (talk) 08:33, October 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * Or rather ask them why we place them under that tab without categorizing them under "Production". That's the reason why they don't count towards those badges. But before you go around adding the Production category to the article that fall under those other bullets in the Production tab, I would ask one of the burueaucrats if there's a reason why we have them under the Production tab but not under the Production category. I know that sounds confusing. Take a look at one of the article under the Production bullet, scroll down to the bottom to glance at the categories, and then do the same under let's say Actors. That will show you what I mean. But before you change anything to those articles, ask one of the bureaucrats.--Shaneymike (talk) 08:47, October 26, 2016 (UTC)

Um...
Dude you ask them! Aren't you closer to the Bureaucrats than a peon like me?!

SummerandBran633 (talk) 02:41, October 27, 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for my absense
I was helping on the Westworld Wiki, HBO's newest show. Also, with the latest goings on in the USA I haven't really slept much. Trying to get things together to head north. I am around though from time to time, so if you need anything, feel free to ask. :) 16:25, November 10, 2016 (UTC)


 * Will do! --Shaneymike (talk) 16:52, November 10, 2016 (UTC)

Edits
What counts as an edit? Cuz I have been editing new pages like crazy and my number stays at 194 and I'm dying to see it go over that 200 mark. It seems like it's stayed at 194 for a while now. Maybe my odometer is broken:) SummerandBran633 (talk) 12:43, November 18, 2016 (UTC)


 * Try refreshing your browser. - 12:46, November 18, 2016 (UTC)

Email?
Do you have an email address? Something needs to be discussed on this Wiki. There are users who are obviously ignoring the image policy and we need to discuss their future here. Thanks. 19:11, November 19, 2016 (UTC)


 * Is there a way I could give it to you so that it stays private?--Shaneymike (talk) 21:48, November 19, 2016 (UTC)

Sand Snakes sigil
I have here a new sigil for Dornish bastards. Should we use it? IDONTCAREWHATANYONESAYSIAMTHEBIGGESTHPFAN (talk) 14:28, December 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * The show hasn't established bastard heraldry so we won't use it.--Gonzalo84 (talk) 20:49, December 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * Hey, IDONTCARE..., I wanted to point out that sigil is not a sigil for "Dornish bastards" but one for Martell bastards. But as Gonzalo84 said, the show has not used bastard sigils so far. Hopefully, Season 7 will give us some heraldy to use for the Sand Snakes or at least confirm they are using Martell heraldry. Plus, I am hoping the show will use a House Uller sigil for Ellaria Sand.


 * Finally, please note I have deleted Sand-Main-Shield.PNG since it will not be used and I want to eliminate the possibility it gets confused by someone in the future. But thanks for all your edits - much appreciated for your work.


 * Regards Ser Shield McShield (talk) 19:12, December 12, 2016 (UTC)

Eko is Oke
Hey! We really shouldn't antagonize Eko. Ppl like him are just idk...brats? For lack of a better word. I really don't get offended easily so I'm really good at seeing things from both sides. SummerandBran633 (talk) 00:38, December 13, 2016 (UTC)


 * Just tell him to leave me the hell out of it the next time you confront him about how he pushes people's buttons around here. Shaneymike (talk) 02:27, December 13, 2016 (UTC)

Yup, will do. Sorry to have involved you. You have more history than I do with him. I consider you all interesting and fun people to bounce ideas off of. SummerandBran633 (talk) 12:09, December 13, 2016 (UTC)

I have reviewed the situation, Shaneymike:

Do what needs to be done.

http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/User:Shaneymike#Boltons_N'Bits

--The Dragon Demands (talk) 06:28, December 13, 2016 (UTC)

When I said "do what needs to be done" I meant "immediately give him a permanent ban for pervasive intimidating behavior". You get to swing the sword.--The Dragon Demands (talk) 23:29, December 15, 2016 (UTC)

Done. Shaneymike (talk) 00:36, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

Yes. Er, forgetting something? http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/User:Shaneymike#Boltons_N'Bits

--The Dragon Demands (talk) 00:59, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

I was going to do that. Right now I'm in the process of laying out the reasons for the ban on Eko's talk page, which I've protected per Gonzalo's instructions when blocking someone. Shaneymike (talk) 01:02, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

House Velaryon family tree
Please, instead of using the profile images, we need new, cropped images (use those from other family trees to get the exact size). As admins we must set the example if we are to demand other users to follow formats and guidelines.--Gonzalo84 (talk) 18:21, December 13, 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed the images looked funny. I think I'll stay away from the family trees from now on. Those are tricky. Shaneymike (talk) 19:14, December 13, 2016 (UTC)

eko is NOT oke
First of all, thank you for banning Eko. First confronted him about being a bully. When that didn't work, I went to the good ole addage: kill 'um with kindness, But he's banned totally forever right? SummerandBran633 (talk) 19:44, December 16, 2016 (UTC)


 * Don't react to him please, just ignore him entirely. - 19:46, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

Anons
Thank you for protecting my page. Does this count for all anons? Do you think Eko would create another profile? SummerandBran633 (talk) 20:29, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

Anonymous editing
I've disabled anonymous editing for the time being, as that seems to be the only solution. This means that Eko won't be able to edit the wiki from any IP address... he'll have to register a new account and create a new e-mail address every time he wants to attempt any sort of vandalism, making him very easy to deal with... unfortunately this applied to all anonymous editors on the wiki, but for now I think this is our best bet. - 20:39, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

Agreed. I was thinking the same and was going to request having that done. I would have done that myself but I don't know how. Shaneymike (talk) 21:04, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

People editing my talk page
Sorry to bother you again but all of a sudden I got tons of emails saying other users were editing my talk and profile page. Why would they do that? One person said "WAR IS ON. If the admins won't fight this war maybe I'll just start terrorizing the innocents. Starting with you". These all have me shaken to the core! Are we supposed edit talk pages?SummerandBran633 (talk) 21:20, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

The anon that did that has been dealt with. Xanderen has disabled anonymous editing for the time being. Shaneymike (talk) 21:49, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

SummerandBran663: Just to add some details - basically, you got caught in the crossfire and the admins were reverting vandalism on your talk and profile pages to get them back to way they were, which is why you got so many emails in such a short period. As Shaneymike said, that has been handled for the time being so feel free to go about your business.

Regards Ser Shield McShield (talk) 22:59, December 16, 2016 (UTC)

Dude
Dude. I've made reasonable, minor edits to pages all day and you keep reverting them back and blocking me from the pages w/o any communication. What gives? I'm doing my best to make the wiki more comprehensive, and to follow all rules laid out to me. I wasn't aware that "that anyone can edit" actually meant "that only the Admins can edit and no one else has any good ideas". Volvlogia (talk) 04:32, December 28, 2016 (UTC)

As I wrote on your talk page, I do not recall Jaime, Bronn, or Brienne using those "aliases" you added to their pages. And that Pigface nickname you added to Margaery's was as I recall just a cruel name that a few unseen characters gave her. Hardly worth adding to her page.--Shaneymike (talk) 04:55, December 28, 2016 (UTC)

Bronn refers to himself as "Cooper" and Jaime as "Darnell" (spelling may vary) in the episode "Sons of the Harpy" while speaking to a Dornish guard. If you think I'm full of it then check yourself. Brienne was called Big Brienne by Jaime is "Valar Morghulis", it's just about as relevant as "Brienne the Beauty" so it belongs as well. Volvlogia (talk) 05:22, December 28, 2016 (UTC)