User talk:ferret

Rollback rights

Hello Ferret, hope all is well. I just had a quick question - do you think I qualify for Rollback rights? I spend most of my time on political journalism articles in the mainspace and often see vandalism that could (and I suppose, in my fallible opinion, should) be rollbacked. It would be nice to help. JamesMatthews01 (talk) 18:24, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

@JamesMatthews01: I do not have time at the moment to deep dive as proper for the rollback right, but my suggestion is that you go to Preferences->Gadgets and enable Twinkle. Twinkle has a form of rollback that anyone can use, and it has additional features such as automatically opening the talk page of the user you reverted and helping you post warnings and such. -- ferret (talk) 18:26, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

At this time I decline to grant rollback. Since the request, you've made no edits, so it doesn't seem you have a need for the tool at this time and aren't involved in patrolling currently. I still suggest Twinkle, as it is superior in many ways for patrol work. -- ferret (talk) 17:27, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Left 4 Dead

Why isn't trivia allowed? ColorfulSmoke (talk) 04:35, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

@ColorfulSmoke: Because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an indiscriminate collection of every detail and fact ever. The information was unsourced (See WP:V and WP:RS) as well. Trivia such as this simply isn't necessary for the reader to understand the topic, and we are not a game guide. See also WP:VGSCOPE, which covers things we do not do for video game articles. -- ferret (talk) 13:32, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you message.

I just wanted to thank you for that revert from here. I was confused why he reverted that because it came from a source that was reliable, so once again, thank you. Zacharyalejandro (talk) 01:15, 9 January 2020 (UTC)Zacharyalejandro

@Zacharyalejandro: I actually blocked him. All his edits are vandalism/nonsense/blanking. -- ferret (talk) 02:44, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Ghost Band Page

Dear Ferret,

Your removal of my edit renders information incorrect. You cited my source as not being credible. If you examine the Genius page, it shows the official version of Year Zero's lyrics. I look forward to having this change reverted to how I wrote it, which is right if you examine the vinyl back or the art of Infestissumam. Here is a link to help with that: https://www.nocleansinging.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Ghost-Year-Zero.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by NotScottRogowsky (talk • contribs) 03:41, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

@NotScottRogowsky: The Genius page is still an unreliable source and cannot be used on Wikipedia to prove information. See WP:USERG, it applies to any site that relies on user submitted content, as Genius clearly does. The way you phrased it was also not really an appropriate wording for the encyclopedia. Either way, I believe this is moot: Instead of worrying about this one troublesome lyric and people continuing to fight over it, I've adjust the quote to simply not mention it. -- ferret (talk) 13:10, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Precious anniversary

Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Roblox

Given the issue there over the shutdown rumors, you wouldn't mind adding a warning on the talk page there, wouldn't you? ミラP 23:34, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: The archived section will stay up for a while, may be enough. The weird part is they only started posting about it recently but the hoax article that started the rumors is nearly a year old now. -- ferret (talk) 23:42, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Eventually they'll keep doing it for years, then you can add the warning. ミラP 23:43, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Disruptive IP

Can you block Special:Contributions/74.89.57.202? This editor is disruptively bloating the "starring" parameter in film infoboxes against the instructions in {{infobox film}}. We restrict the "starring" parameter to just the film poster's billing block to keep the infobox from dominating the article. This has been explained rather clearly on the IP editor's talk page several times, but the IP is repeatedly adding random people to infoboxes. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:35, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

@NinjaRobotPirate:  Done Guessing you felt INVOLVED. -- ferret (talk) 15:58, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, I've been reverting him across quite a few articles. Probably going to have to look at a bunch of posters and clean up the latest edits, too. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 16:30, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Ugh. The IP went back to doing it again as soon as the block ended. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:35, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

@NinjaRobotPirate: Reblocked. -- ferret (talk) 13:25, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Switch

I made changes to the Nintendo video game consoles article and they were very constructive. I do not know why you are giving me a hard time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:244:5500:6B16:B3:CECF:79DF:F61 (talk) 01:27, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Because the edits are not constructive or backed by sourcing. You removed valid content and made incorrect statements such as the Switch being Nintendo's first console in the generation. The hybrid nature doesn't play a part here, it's the second console that can be a home console. -- ferret (talk) 01:54, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Witcher 3 Ending

Dear Ferret

The article on the Witcher 3 wild hunt has misleading information about one of the possible endings where Ciri Disappears. This is exactly what is said at the end of game: "As for Ciri? That's hard to say. Since the events on Undvik, she has yet to be seen". You can verify the exact wordings of the game endings at this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MJXAyNNXaM. So, the game never said Ciri is dead. The game simply said she disappeared. Only Geralt said she is dead and Geralt has been wrong about Ciri a couple of times. He also once said that Ciri is Uma. And he also presumed her to be dead when he first saw her in the hut at the Isle of Mists.

Also as far as Geralt's ultimate fate is concerned it would be wrong to assume that his fate is unknown. Geralt survives at the end of any game ending which is a fact because he reappears in Blood and Wine DLC events which chronologically take place after the main game events. The story of blood and wine is based upon the endings of the main game. People who die (or disappear) in the main game do not show up in the blood and wine dlc. CIRI for example doesn't show up in the blood And wine dlc if she is gone at the main game ending. However, Geralt is there healthy and alive. There are other numerous examples which lead to conclude that the story of blood and wine is tightly based upon the story of main game. For example, don't help Priscilla in the main game and then talk to dandelion in the blood and wine. He will tell you that she is physically hurt. People who got hurt in the main game remained hurt in the blood and wine. Similarly people who died or disappeared in the main game do not just magically reappear in the blood and wine. This is what I love about this game. The story of the entire game (including all the dlcs) makes sense and is highly coherent. There are no loose ends here in this game and CDPR has taken special care of this.

I thank you for your contributions to this wonderful encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saturn867 (talk • contribs) 21:46, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Sony Interactive / Computer Entertainment

Hello Ferret! You reverted an anonymous edit on Playstation 2, but I think you overlooked the fact that Sony Interactive Entertainment is the successor of Sony Computer Entertainment and not two names for the same company. If you want to read about Sony Computer Entertainment, you'd still look in Sony Interactive Entertainment, but it's not exactly the same. SIE didn't exist until 2016, and the Playstation 2 was released in 2000. It can therefore not have been developed by SIE, even if it would mean exactly the same individual people. Don't you agree? Digital Brains (talk) 14:01, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Unknown User

Can you block user 2001:18C0:61C:700:A96A:AAA7:3688:1448? He has been making a lot of excessive and unnecessary edits to the Dragon 2 article and numerous other "space" related articles. He also has been ignoring our warnings when his edits are undid or reverted and seems to be editing the articles based on his personal preferences or like long running documentaries. Check his/her contributions history for more information. Also how do you gain the ability to "revert" edits and block users?--Killamin7