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I'd like to bring you to a vandal.

Henry stickmin recently vandalized Wario (PM) and Marth (PM)... And swore in his vandalism edits. (The edits are all undid) INoMed (Talk) 15:56, 25 September 2015 (EDT)

This belongs here. Serpent∞King (talk) 20:27, 25 September 2015 (EDT)

I would have placed that on the admin's noticeboard, but I Couldn't bother. Plus, I usually default to talk pages. :-) INoMed (Talk) 03:23, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

Omega Tyrant

Is he ever coming back? - Drilly Dilly (talk) 01:40, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

He still edits here, albeit infrequently. Miles (talk) 01:48, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

These

Do you find these pages convenient with their info: this one and and this, too? - Drilly Dilly (talk) 02:21, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

I find them useful, but they were MASSIVE vandal targets recently. (I'm not the response you were looking for... xD) INoMed (Talk) 02:33, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

I have absolutely zero interest in Project M, and the content isn't useful for mainspace purposes either. Miles (talk) 02:50, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

About unacceptable usernames

Is a username of a person in real life who is/was greatly hated considered non-tolerable on the wiki (Adolf Hitler for example)? - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:13, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

You already asked another user this, and you've probably seen me ban a few people for this in the last day or two. Why are you asking again? Miles (talk) 11:51, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Thing is, Toomai didn't reply (yet, at least), so that's why I'm asking you considering you're very active across the wiki. I hope I didn't cause any mischief. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 15:29, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Would you please tell both of us why these people names are unacceptable as a username? You haven't answered yet, I'd very appreciate it. Arthur1124 (talk) 14:01, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

Usage of a deliberately inflammatory username is a pretty blatant means of trolling. Miles (talk) 14:20, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

No I mean, using ANY people's names as a username would be unacceptable? Arthur1124 (talk) 00:41, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

There's... not really a point to that. Miles (talk) 02:06, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

Alph

Were you and Omega arguing on this page? - Drilly Dilly (talk) 15:43, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Did you even bother to read the talk page? Miles (talk) 16:58, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

As much as I normally doubt you...

I don't think having an extra (and far more active) bureaucrat wouldn't hurt, especially someone as experienced as you. Toomai being the only bureaucrat that's even semi-active, and even then Toomai isn't on often. Don't get me started on Porplemontage. Yeah even if people like Brian or Nutta will try and put you down, I think you should give a RfB a try. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 15:37, 29 September 2015 (EDT)

I'm considering it. That's all I'll say for now. Miles (talk) 17:26, 29 September 2015 (EDT)

You seemed pretty upset when you were talking to me. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:38, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

I'm not upset...? I'm just not sure whether I'm going to bother trying, especially given that the only main reason I was considering doing so has become irrelevant. I'm not ruling it out one way or the other. Miles (talk) 04:44, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

Is this normal?

Nyargleblargle tagged my Userspace edit as patrolled. It was a relatively minor edit, adding Nyargleblargle into my upside down usernames. INoMed (Talk) 13:43, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

I don't actively use the patrol system; it's basically a means of flagging an edit as "checked" and approved. Nyargle may be choosing to use said system, which isn't anything overly odd. Miles (talk) 14:20, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

I understand the patrol system, but I was confused at why Nyargle patrolled my userspace edit. Thanks for clearing it up! INoMed (Talk) 14:37, 30 September 2015 (EDT)

I have a request

Okay I honestly don't know who to turn to for this question so I'm asking you first, but I've grown past my Bulbaboy phase and I'd like to have my username changed to my Smash nickname Disaster Flare. Could you please change it if you're the one who does? Bulbaboy (talk) 03:33, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

Ask Toomai. Only bureaucrats can do that. Serpent∞King (talk) 03:41, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

I have a question.

How does the Status of the Wiki change? Does a bureaucrat change it? Because we are about to get a face full of new info due to the closing of the ballot. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 17:44, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

For starters, please refer to SW:SWSS. Second, there's no indication that we'll hear anything about the ballot for a long time. It could close and we might hear nothing about the results for months, so don't expect news anytime soon. Miles (talk) 18:15, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

Apologies. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 18:27, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

Well, not to correct either of you, but while yes, we shouldn't expect to see any DLC just yet, we also need to be ready for when they do announce it, because of the sole reason that we don't know when it'll happen, staying on our toes basically. Bulbaboy (talk) 18:29, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

Excellent point. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 18:35, 3 October 2015 (EDT)

Are we ever going to get those 3DS trophy images?

They've been missing for a while now... Serpent∞King (talk) 00:45, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

Not sure why. We got clean rips of the 3DS trophy images and congratulations screens for Mewtwo; I have no idea what the holdup is on the three characters from June. Miles (talk) 00:47, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

How do we usually get them? Serpent∞King (talk) 22:35, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

It varies; I would expect them to have been updated on sites like The Spriters Resource by now, like Random Talking Bush had been doing on the Wii U side of things. Apparently nobody has done so, either due to lack of interest or some kind of difficulty in accessing 3DS update data. Miles (talk) 22:45, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

Yeah, I was just checking that and I stumbled across this. I would say that these are probably all wii u though. Serpent∞King (talk) 22:48, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

Yep, check the alt. trophies. They're all the Wii U ones. Miles (talk) 22:52, 7 October 2015 (EDT)

I just left a comment here, so we'll have to see what happens over the next couple of days. Maybe it'll be added? Serpent∞King (talk) 19:53, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Hopefully. Miles (talk) 20:05, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Update on this: I got a response from the uploader (I PM'd), referring me to someone else. I have already PM'd them and I'm currently awaiting a response. Hopefully the wild goose chase ends here. Serpent∞King (talk) 20:13, 9 October 2015 (EDT)

That would be quite a relief, thanks. Miles (talk) 20:49, 9 October 2015 (EDT)

Ok so the problem apparently is that it's not known how to rip from 3DS update data. In other words, the update manifest has been obtained, but it's unknown how to rip from it. Serpent∞King (talk) 19:24, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

At this point, I think our best bet is getting a direct screenshot from someone with a New 3DS. Nyargleblargle (Talk · Contribs) 20:22, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

Agree'd. takers? Serpent∞King (talk) 20:34, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

That plus some careful rendering work, I guess. Miles (talk) 21:37, 10 October 2015 (EDT)

oh hey

You main Luigi in Melee too? Neat. Definitely one of the more chaotic characters in the game. Serpent∞King (talk) 04:23, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

To be fair, I haven't played Melee actively in a very long time, so I don't know how accurately that reflects how I'd feel playing it again today. Miles (talk) 04:47, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Changes to shield mechanics

Where can I upload a page where I regard how the characters get changed by the new shield mechanics? Does it have to be on the forum? Or where else? --BeepYou (talk) 19:45, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

If the change is legit, these can be listed on each individual characters' "Changes from Brawl" section. Serpent∞King (talk) 19:55, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

I meant to express my opinion on how characters have been changed due to that. We've already finished putting how shields buffed characters like Bowser and nerfed ones like Diddy. And yep, the changes seem legit. For example, this. --BeepYou (talk) 20:00, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Generally, I don't have a strong preference between covering such changes on individual character pages if their metagame is affected drastically versus covering it on the 1.1.1 changelog page. What I will say is that I think many users would benefit from reading this guide I made about how to discuss changes to a character neutrally and encyclopedically. Miles (talk) 20:05, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

Well... time to use the forum... something no one ever does (not really)... --BeepYou (talk) 20:11, 8 October 2015 (EDT)

So...

Isn't a 3 month ban a little excessive for a first time vandal (especially when the edit could be good faith)? Serpent∞King (talk) 04:12, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

We've had nearly identical false-info vandalism a lot lately, much of which looks like the same person. Take a skim through the block log and the contributions of IPs and users blocked for false information recently. Miles (talk) 04:28, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

Did you use checkuser for that? INoMed (Talk) 04:30, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

Doesn't quite work that way with IPs. Miles (talk) 04:31, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

Oh. So you used their contribs to tell that they might be related, not checkuser. Thanks for answering! INoMed (Talk) 04:33, 12 October 2015 (EDT)

We have a troll/vandal/Hee-man fan that needs dealt with.

The name is John1887363. (Not the trustworthy John3637881) INoMed ^(Talk) 02:29, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

There's also a ton of troll pages that need deleted. Serpent∞King (talk) 02:32, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

I think I got them all. Sorry I didn't refresh Recent Changes sooner. :/ Miles (talk) 02:36, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

I also suspect sock-puppetry + IP changing. Serpent∞King (talk) 02:37, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

Me too. INoMed ^(Talk) 02:43, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

I also suspect either sockpuppetry or simply following the actions of an earlier vandal (i.e. the Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus thing) Ganonmew, The Evil Clone 15:45, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

You said you wanted a source

Here you go. (I know, it's Gematsu, but that's what Wikipedia has.) Aidan, Master of Speed and Aura 18:40, 13 October 2015 (EDT)

Smasher:SmashWiki

Why "no appropriate information"?