User talk:Slazenger/Archives/2012/May

why you so mean?

i was only having some lulz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:21, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I suggest you find some other activity to pass time that does not include vandalizing Wikipedia. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:23, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

im bored what do you expect me todo? if i had something to do i wouldn't screw with wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:24, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

anyway how did you revert the page so fast after i changed it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:26, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

We work hard to keep things accurate. We're passionate about what we do here. You've had your final warning. Feel free to contribute in a positive manner to help improve Wikipedia with your spare time - otherwise, knock it off. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:28, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

That wasn't the question, the question was 'how did you revert the page so fast after I changed it?'

We have our ways. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I mean is it an automated system called 'SineBot' or do you actually have teams of people dedicated to preventing vandalism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:31, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

SineBot is simply a bot that helps identify comments from people who don't "sign" their posts with a four-tilde identifier. There are anti-vandalism bots, but the vast majority is taken care of by individuals. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:33, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

So, if a whole bunch of people (10,000 or more) decided to vandalise wikipedia pages at the same time then you would be almost completely overwhelmed?

You'd be surprised at our efficiency. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:34, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

But what if only one letter was changed in the whole article; what then? Are you honestly telling me that you would be able to work out everything that had been changed?

If you add or subtract one character it would be spotted instantly. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:36, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Different situation: what if every article was completely changed, and I mean unrecognisable multiple times? What then? How would you be able to revert the articles? (This is all entirely hypothetical) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:38, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm growing bored of this back and forth...so let's put it like this. IF an article is vandalized - it will be reverted quickly regardless of what is done to it or the quantity effected. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:40, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Final situation: all the articles have been deleted, there is a DDOS attack of 10,000 or more linked computers directed at the main server and all the copies of the original articles stored have been deleted in their entirety. What happens to Wikipedia now? (Still entirely hypothetical)

Take care. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:44, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

And the same to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:45, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Confusion

So am I blocked from editing Wikipedia articles now? I only ask because I normally do it properly; hence being blocked would be an annoyance. --46.208.158.138 (talk) 10:51, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

You are on a final warning; any further vandalism will result in a block. --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For your patient and tactful handling of a bored IP Vrenator talk 10:50, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you kindly Vrenator! --Slazenger (Contact Me) 10:59, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Journeyman

Hi Slazenger. I added a ribbon to your user page. Hope that's okay. Best SlightSmile 23:58, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm glad it's helpful. Also, there's two kinds of user pages. With and without userboxes. Guess which mine is. When I started (finally) decorating my page, I went around picking userboxes that best described me from user pages. If you like userboxes (some users don't) you can likewise paste ones that suit you into a {{collapse top | Userboxes}} and {{collapse bottom}} setup until you figure how you want to place them. All the best and good to meet you. SlightSmile 01:55, 6 May 2012 (UTC)