Dota 2 Wiki:Discussion

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PatchDiff
I noticed a few patch diffs in the template mainspace (all named Template:PatchDiff/...). I'm pretty sure it's not common practice to store patch diffs in a wiki database and transclude them on the mainspace in this dimension. The latest diffs are from late 2013, so one can assume this practice has been given up?

In my honest opinion, Special:Nuke looks very promising without looking back. The diffs neither add any value to the overall patchlogs, nor anybody will ever dig through them to find worthy information (if there is).

Creator has been RJ with bot support. Molldust (talk) 18:06, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


 * I believe RJ stopped doing them because he didn't have the time. I would actually prefer we still had patchdiffs, no reason to remove the old ones... - Lemoncake  (talk) 18:15, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Why is it that sometimes i cannot reconnect? Is it due to my limited account or excessive reports?

Bureaucratic and administrative duties
Heads-up: This is a purely constructive advice! I have some long term experience as head admin at a medium sized wiki myself and I'd like to share some of my observations.

Blocking, protected pages and titles


 * Special:BlockList lists IPs that are blocked for an infinite amount of time. Most IPs change every 30 days at maximum and it sometimes happens that another user cannot edit the wiki because he got a banned IP. The chances are pretty low, but I already had the case.
 * Special:ProtectedPages and Special:ProtectedTitles look very arbitrary and inconsistent. A lot should of them should be less restricted, while others like Template:Unit infobox should be semi-protected.

Revoking admin status

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 * Help:Group rights lists a lot of inactive admins, which should get their status revoked.

Wiki Guardian

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I saw the discussion that the group has no purpose anymore and should be deleted completely.


 * User:Smokie is the only member, but he isn't even affected due to his Curse status.

bureaucrats (lower B) (= bureaucrats user group)

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The group is empty and can be deleted completely. Pay attention to the plural s.

Bureaucrats (Capital B) (= bureaucrat user group)

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Currently there is no regular active bureaucrat. Three of them are totally unavailable and should get their status revoked:


 * User:Azxiana is a Curse admin and is not bound to restrictions (see User:Sigilbaram).
 * User:Collink is neither active in present or past.
 * User:Mpcovcd is inactive since 4 years.

That leaves User:Robjackson, who seems pretty busy. It's really recommended to put one of currently active admins in charge of a bureaucrat to edit admin and bot user groups. The alternative would be to grant the specific rights to revoke and grant the bot and admin status to all admins. The latter is independent from the right, so the bureaucrats can still only be demoted by themselves.

Molldust (talk) 08:39, 18 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Should have noted that I was referring mostly to the zero edit admins, not the old elite. Molldust (talk) 16:50, 18 March 2016 (UTC)