Nookipedia:Staff noticeboard

Staff Noticeboard

Welcome to the Staff Noticeboard, a centralized page for reporting and discussing issues that require the attention of Nookipedia's staff members. All other discussions regarding the wiki are held at the The Roost and our Discord server. User reports Reports about an editor's behavior (e.g. vandalism or spam) should be made in the section below, specifying the username or IP address of the editor involved and details about the incident. Other issues All other issues requiring staff attention (e.g. requests for page protection, revision deletion, user demotions, username change requests, etc.) should be posted in the other issues section.

User reports

All user incident reports should be left in this section.

Example

Post new topics below! :) Drago (talk)

Report from TurtleCrossing

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Two users: User:Mayor of NYC and User:2601:201:280:1020:5557:6926:95D:59B3. Not sure if they're the same person, but the former is making mainspace articles about fan content and uploading unnecessary duplicate files, while the latter is making outright unconstructive edits. TurtleCrossing (talk) 23:09, September 3, 2020 (EDT)

Blocked both, it was clear that user wasn't here to contribute. I believe I've cleaned up all the pages and files they created. Thanks for pointing it out! ~ AlexBot2004 (Talk) 23:32, September 3, 2020 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from TurtleCrossing

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

User:K055. Making very vulgar edits and pages. All of them should probably be hidden. TurtleCrossing (talk) 20:14, September 6, 2020 (EDT)

Dealt with. Thank you for the report! ~SuperHamster Talk 20:27, September 6, 2020 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Elephant Lady

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

A person, Nook gamer 333, has copied the content of my user page onto theirs. Please help me!--Elephant Lady--

I'm sorry that this has happened to you. I've asked them to remove it. Drago (talk) 11:43, December 7, 2021 (EST)

Thanks ~~Elephant Lady xx•talk•contributions) 06:32, December 20, 2021 (EST)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Elephant Lady

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Nook Gamer 333 just changed the birthday schedule. It now says "stupid" where it should say "Pashmina". I have changed it back, though it was very unconstructive. ~~Elephant Lady xx (talk•contributions) 03:34, December 24, 2021 (EST)

They've now been warned, and we will watch for any further unconstructive edits. Thank you for reverting! Drago (talk) 10:15, December 24, 2021 (EST)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from The Jacketed Terrapin

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

User:2600:6c60:5a00:e37b:44e8:84d:fb9b:73b1 Continues to make unconstructive talk page posts. The Jacketed Terrapin 21:59, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

Blocked for three days. I was considering just giving them a warning, but when checking the /64 range's contributions, I found that I'd given them a final warning already, so hopefully this acts as a wake-up call. Thanks for the report! Drago (talk) 10:53, August 19, 2022 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from FizzyCocoaMan

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

User:Ganondoofus has vandalized Raymond's page with an unconstructive edit saying that Raymond enjoys wearing maid costumes. I undid this edit almost immediately after it happened. Ganondoofus is clearly not here to help the wiki, and I think they should be blocked. FizzyCocoaMan (talk) 01:02, April 19, 2023 (EDT)

Thanks for bringing this to attention. I notified the user of their problematic edit. They will be blocked if they make another edit of similarly unconstructive nature. HylianAngel (talk) 01:18, April 19, 2023 (EDT)

They've been blocked for repeated vandalism. HylianAngel (talk) 01:41, April 19, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from FizzyCocoaMan

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

2600:4040:F085:F400:2925:D63B:EB4B:4F2B is a vandal and they added random false information to Joan's page about her beijg a wrestler. I've already reverted it, and I think they should be blocked. FizzyCocoaMan (talk) 14:07, May 9, 2023 (EDT)

Thank you for letting us know. This was a clear demonstration of vandalism. The user has been blocked for 3 days. Lampshade59276 (talk) 14:44, May 09, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Froggypotter

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

please can you block Mickeyminniegoofydonald??? - unsigned comment from FroggyPotter (talk • contribs)

Sorry for the late reply; they are now blocked as a sockpuppet. Drago (talk) 13:03, September 4, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Acnh Player

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Alexbot2024 might have accidentally blocked this user:Hingy. Hingy has 0 contributions, but the block says that Hingy is blocked indefinitly for a vandalism-only account. 7 minutes after Hingy created their account, they got blocked. I wonder why. Please look at Hingy's user contributions for reference. - unsigned comment from Acnh Player (talk • contribs) 00:33, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

It's a valid block. Hingy's vandalism was creating pages. Those pages are now deleted, which is why you don't see them on the contributions page. You can see the logs for the page creations at Special:Log/Hingy. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:37, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Acnh Player

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

There is a new user called LevitedLmao has been created. They have an inappropriate username because they have the word "Lmao" in their username, and lmao stands for "laughing my a-word off". This user should be renamed. - unsigned comment from Acnh Player (talk • contribs) 00:39, March 25, 2024‎ (EDT)

That's fine - it's a commonly used abbreviation that is not particularly egregious or disruptive. If we do want to require a rename, we'd only do so after the user has started editing (there's not much point to go through the effort of renaming when the vast majority of new users aren't editors). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:47, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Acnh Player

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Reporting user:Vimala eileen. They are vandalizing pages, not severely, but still. They are sticking in unnecessary opinions. Every edit from them is minor vandalism. They should probably be blocked for a day.Acnh Player (talk) 10:45, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

The user hasn't edited since March 22nd, there's no reason to block them now when there isn't any ongoing disruption. A staff member already reverted their edit. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 10:50, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Report from Acnh Player

User:Iloveanimalcrossing2024 is a vandal and needs to be blocked. They are sticking in their unnecessary thinking and no edit by them is constructive. Look at their contributions. Please view all their edits. It is very surprising that they haven't been blocked yet.Acnh Player (talk) 01:01, March 26, 2024 (EDT)

I wouldn't exactly call their edits vandalism - while their edits aren't productive, vandalism is a deliberate act to harm the wiki.

That being said, Iloveanimalcrossing2024 hasn't edited the wiki since March 4. Blocking is used to prevent active, ongoing disruption, which is not a concern here. If Iloveanimalcrossing2024 resumes making edits that need to be reverted, they would likely be warned first before being blocked. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:34, March 26, 2024 (EDT)

Other issues

All other issues should be discussed in this section.

Example

Post new topics below! :) Drago (talk)

Please change my username to 50µs

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

My username is currently 50μs, where μ is the 'greek small letter mu'. Since I'm using it to mean "microseconds", I'd like my username changed to 50µs, where µ is the 'micro symbol'. Thanks! - unsigned comment from 50μs (talk • contribs)

I have approved and submitted your name change request. It may take a few hours for the change to show up across the entire site. Your next name change is available any time after: November 16, 2020. Enjoy! -- Jake (talk) 23:33, May 15, 2020 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Bot query

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Can I please make a bot? this bot will:

• Assist new users
• create pages with new users
• help people to report spam

The bot will be called "Helpful Nookipedia Friend" ~~Elephant Lady xx•talk•contributions) 06:28, December 20, 2021 (EST)

Can you please post or provide a link to the framework or source code of the bot? Thanks, Drago (talk) 15:08, December 20, 2021 (EST)

I dont know how that works I didnt realise Id have to do code ~~Elephant Lady xx (talk•contributions)

Will you help me do a code?? ToadetteFan007 (Talk) 13:15, April 6, 2022 (EDT)

I would recommend using an preexisting bot script services for MediaWiki like Pywikibot. Of course, doing so still requires some programming skills to work. I could recommend learning a bit or two from Python. -- PanchamBro (talk • contributions) 22:52, April 6, 2022 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Change name to Moomoomeadows

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

I’d like my username to be changed to Moomoomeadows. When I created my account, I forgot the S, and now I’m insulting my favorite Mario Kart course. Just to clarify, my username should be changed to the following: Moomoomeadows

Moo Moo Meadows 17:38, December 24, 2021 (EST)

Done! Drago (talk) 10:37, December 25, 2021 (EST)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Villager Photo Pages

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Something went wrong with the villager photo pages and they all say “Lua error: Error: unclosed string literal..”. Did something happen that needs to be fixed? —Moo🐮Moo🐄Meadows (talk) 17:35, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

Fixed, thank you. -- PanchamBro (talk • contributions) 17:57, March 29, 2022 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Change to Aspen

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Could my username be changed to Aspen as I do not wish to be named Aurora anymore. Aurora (talk) 13:16, July 4, 2022 (EDT)

Hi Aurora: I see someone created the account Aspen today. Was that you? If so, I'll have to rename Aspen first, and then rename Aurora to Aspen. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 13:30, July 4, 2022 (EDT)

Yes, that was me. I had forgot my password, but I remembered it. Go ahead and change the names. - unsigned comment from Aurora (talk • contribs)

Great, thanks! I have renamed your account. Note that you cannot request another rename for six months. Also, if you haven't already, I recommend going to your preferences and attaching an email to your account so you can recover your account if you forget your password again. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:24, July 4, 2022 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Error on the main page

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Hi, it lists the Spider Crab as a new bug on the main page for the north hemisphere but it is a sea creature. Please fix :), Sylveon 🌸🍉🍒 13:36, March 9, 2023 (EST)

I just checked, but the spider crab has a dark blue background on my end. Are you saying that you see a green background? HylianAngel (talk) 20:28, March 9, 2023 (EST)

I did not realise the backgrounds meant something! Sorry... ~Sylveon 🌸🍉🍒 07:39, March 12, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

username change

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

can I be called charmander7 please like that no caps~~Sylveon 15:06, April 12, 2023 (EDT)

Hi Sylveon. The first letter of a username is always capitalized, and that is unfortunately not something we can change. You can still show your username as all lowercased in your signature if you wish. Let us know if you still want to be renamed to Charmander7. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:19, April 12, 2023 (EDT)

Yes please! ~~Sylveon 05:14, April 13, 2023 (EDT)

The rename is done! Please be sure to update your signature, and note that you cannot request another rename for at least six months. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:57, April 15, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Username Change

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

Sorry for asking but is there any way I can be Amongusfan282311839185678654789658589658965896578657865467865789657896578976897698686765567454434524435678978696785545745443532236436745754568688646435426435744545674565463354635364564554656566586868779987654324567890898090054565666556 again? I really liked that name. If not, can I be BigAmongUsAwesomeGuyCool? Don't include the question mark by the way, I was just phrasing it as a question. Thanks and I appreciate your help and contributions, no cold feelings of hard feelings. Amongusfan2823 (talk) 16:57, April 18, 2023 (EDT)

I renamed you to "BigAmongUsAwesomeGuyCool." The other name is too long, and the character limit is eventually going to be lowered so that users can't create names that long again. Since your name just got changed, you cannot request another name change for 6 months. HylianAngel (talk) 19:20, April 18, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Just something to note.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

So my irl sister is Charmander123 and I just wanted to say that User:Animalcrossingfan123 is one of her old accounts judjing by the contributions Charmander7 (Talk) 13:34, May 3, 2023 (EDT)

I'd rather not block an account unless there's better evidence or she admits herself that this was one of her old accounts. Drago (talk) 10:56, May 27, 2023 (EDT)

I found something when she originally asked AlexBot2004 to block her old accounts. "Recently I lost acess to a few old accounts. Please may you block them for me? April Toad Fan 700 Animal Crossing Fan Eevee"That's evidence right? Charmander7 (Talk) 02:14, June 18, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Question.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

when will the poll on the main page changed it usually changes each month but is been there for nearly 2 now Charmander7 (Talk) 13:54, May 26, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

I lost my old account

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

I forgot my password to Charmander7 account this is my new one please block the old one SunsetBay (talk) 06:42, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

That's fine, I'll go and block the old one. But please keep your password safe, because your sister has lost access to several accounts already and I don't want this to become a regular occurrence! Drago (talk) 10:43, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

That's fine! I won't let it happen again as I did know it- it just would not work? Also can you ask Cranston and Bill the users to stop posting this many messages on my page. SunsetBay

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

My sis lost ANOTHER account.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

---

She made a new one Froggypotter block charmander123 SunsetBay 08:31, August 17, 2023 (EDT)

---

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page.

Rename

As per my conferring with User:Drago, I would like to be renamed. To Child of the Ancients. please? SunsetBay 14:17, August 17, 2023 (EDT)

Per our policy, users can be renamed, at most, once every six months. Your last account (Charmander7) was last renamed in April, and you also effectively got an additional "rename" by creating a new account. Your username is meant to be a consistent identifier and shouldn't be changed every few months. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:56, August 31, 2023 (EDT)

so next month FroggyPotter (talk) (her sis)

General question

So, in the blocklist there are users with an extremely long name and it is distrupting the general flow of the list. Is there anything the staff could do about it? (Don't ask why I go in there) SunsetBay 06:17, September 4, 2023 (EDT)

Bureaucrats can rename the accounts if needed, but because the names aren't offensive (and the blocklist probably isn't used by the vast majority of editors) I don't think that's necessary. Drago (talk) 10:55, September 4, 2023 (EDT)

Ah, got it. Thanks, ~ SunsetBay 14:23, September 4, 2023 (EDT)

Question from Acnh Player

What is the difference between vandalism and spam? Acnh Player (talk)

Again, what is the difference between vandalism and spam? It's been hours.Acnh Player (talk) 13:28, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

Per the block policy: Vandalism is the insertion of inappropriate, seemingly random, or deliberately incorrect information into pages, while spam involves the posting of promotional material encouraging users to visit another web address (often unrelated to Nookipedia).

So vandalism is basically any deliberate bad edit to a page, while spam occurs when users come here to advertise their products or services (instead of being here to contribute to Nookipedia). Hope this helps! Drago (talk) 13:36, March 25, 2024 (EDT)

Wikipedia is bad

Just wondering, do you staffs hate Wikipedia? I do. They blocked me indefinitely, and then made me promise to never use Nookipedia as a source again. On an appeal, they said this: You say, "I went to nookipedia, the animal crossing wiki, and it proves me". Do you understand which policy makes this completely inappropriate? Please name the policy and convince us you won't ever use nookipedia as a source. --Yamla (talk) 19:01, 25 February 2024 (UTC) Also, they said this on one of my edits, they reverted it because they thought Nookipedia was a crappy fandom wiki. Restored revision 1211460686 by Ohnoitsjamie (talk): Reverted good faith edit, fandom wikis aren't considered to be reliable as they're user-gneerated, please see WP:RSPWIKIA

This is why I do not like wikipedia. We should not use wikipedia. They think Nookipedia is a fandom wiki. I also got banned there. Do you also hate wikipedia? Acnh Player (talk) 15:16, March 31, 2024 (EDT)