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- Shane
- Spencerian
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Chiefs are administrators who have access to move, delete and restore pages as well as blocking malicious users. The current chiefs are:

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- BlueResistance (established by Joe Baudoin since August 17, 2012)
- Enabran
- LIMAFOX76
- Mercifull
- April Arcus
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- CalculatinAvatar
- Catrope
- Day
- Serenity
- Steelviper
- Gougef
- Jonathan (PR Coordinator)
- JubalHarshaw (Primary Wiki Frakr! Contact)
- Talos

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Request For Article Deletion

Hello, I hope this is the correct page to ask for such things. I have done a lot of editing on the BSG: Deadlock articles and I have taken note that there was a duplicate article created (possibly my mistake) Please can I request that this (assault raptor) article be deleted? The duplicate for this article is here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fisher 2000 (talk • contribs).

No worries! The duplicate has been deleted. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 03:05, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

lost access to my old account

hello! this is User:DrWho42 from a new account. my old account used an old university email which i no longer have access to. if possible, i would like to regain access in preparation for the new series (love sam esmail and mr. robot!).-DoctorWho42 (talk) 02:03, 5 January 2020 (PST)

Send me an email at webmaster@battlestarwiki.org with your new email address. I should be able to update your account and send you a password reset link. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 18:40, 5 January 2020 (PST)

Improperly Archived Talk Pages

I'm seeing a lot of archived pages in the Talk namespace with "/Archive 1" appended to their names, where the corresponding unprefixed Talk page does not exist. It looks like someone mass-archived talk pages and neglected to create new talk pages or an archive index. I suggest that we move these pages back to their unprefixed titles, with a bot or mass edit tool if possible. --April Arcus (talk) 19:59, 12 April 2020 (PDT)

This was caused by the initial deployment of the StructuredDiscussions extension. It should've provided a link the "archive" from the main "talk" page, but it didn't deploy that. I'm seeing about a means to rectify that. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 14:17, 13 April 2020 (PDT)

👍 --April Arcus (talk) 16:57, 13 April 2020 (PDT)

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 This noticeboard is a location to discuss and coordinate administrative tasks for the Battlestar Wiki.
-It is my hope that this place can serve as a location for administrators to coordinate their efforts on the maintenance tasks of the Wiki (it's not ALL fun and games), as well as a spot for our contributors to be able to bring things to the attention of the admins if something needs to be done. Need a protected page edited? An article or picture deleted? Admins will watchlist this page so that your request won't get lost in the shuffle.
+It is our hope that this place can serve as a location for administrators to coordinate their efforts on the maintenance tasks of the Wiki (it's not ALL fun and games), as well as a spot for our contributors to be able to bring things to the attention of the admins if something needs to be done. Need a protected page edited? An article or picture deleted? Admins will watchlist this page so that your request won't get lost in the shuffle.
-== Tasks ==
-Special pages that could use some attention include:
-* [[Special:Lonelypages|The Article Orphanarium]]
-* [[Special:Deadendpages|Dead-end Pages]] - usually a sign that there are no citations
-* [[Battlestar Wiki:Community Portal]] - [[User:Steelviper/CommunityPortal|ideas]] to develop a "portal" for the wiki community
-= General =
-== David Larson Screen Capture ==
-Hi
-I am new to the site and wanted to say that it is one of the best Galactica sites on the web. I have used it as a reference source on many, many occassions. Thanks to all the contributors.
-A few of weeks from now, I have an opportunity to get an autograph from David Larson (Baby Walker from TOS and one of the Super Scouts). Does anyone have a screen capture of him that I could get him to autograph? Thanks Larrydale140
-:Hi, Larry. A number of folks that work on the [[Battlestar Wiki:Original Series Article Development Project]] have the DVD collection and have contributed many screenshots. I would direct your request on [[The Super Scouts]] article to request this picture. Oh, in the future, to sign and date/timestamp your talk entries, just place a couple of hyphens and four tilde ("~") symbols. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 16:12, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-:The [[Walker]] article has the best shot that I could find in Greetings From Earth. I could take a shot of the whole scene (that includes Sarah holding him), though, if you wanted something bigger to print out. You might ask [[User:Mokwella|Mokwella]] about the Galactica 1980 stuff, as he's been the ONLY source of screenshots and information from that series that we've really had. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 16:30, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-[[Image:SarahWalker.jpg|thumb|right]]
-:If you click through the thumbnail on the right you should find the full 640x480 screenshot. It's the best pic of Walker that I could easily identify from Greetings from Earth. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 18:18, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-Thank you. The screen capture is perfect. --[[User:Larrydale140|Larrydale140]] 12:18, 9 February 2006 (EST)
-== Home, Part II ==
-[[Home, Part II]] lacks a summary section in the episode summary. I JUST deleted that episode from my DVR last night (was cleaning things up), so if somebody who has a copy of that could take that on that'd be great. It'd be a shame to have a gap in our RDM episode coverage. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 11:12, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-:Ah, hell, I can probably do that one from memory. I'll look into it if someone doesn't beat me to it. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 11:22, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-::Fire continuously? Thanks for looking into it.--[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 11:26, 8 February 2006 (EST)
-== Toaster revision ==
-I have proposed a large-scale revision in [[Talk:Toaster]]--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] 14:16, 20 February 2006 (EST)
-=== Billy ===
-Does anyone know why Billy was killed off? I have been unable to find an official statement on this issue. Did the actor Paul Campbell transfer to a different show or was his death solely story oriented? Is it possible he may come back as a cylon?
-:Paul Campbell will be starring in another show, I forget the name.--[[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:26, 8 March 2006 (EST)
-:According to RDM's podcast for [[Sacrifice]], the decision to off him was done to let Campbell take advantage of the leading roles he had been offered in other series. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 17:25, 8 March 2006 (CST)
-:It's a shame because I liked the Billy character, and Paul Campbell is pretty funny.  See David Eick's [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog Video Blog Number 11: Billy Gets No Respect].  I just watched it last night and am still smiling. -- [[User:Laineylain|Laineylain]] 14:29, 9 March 2006 (CST)
-== Spam Alert ==
-I've noticed an uptick in the amount of spamming recently, all linking to the same sites (looks like some sort of a prescription drug outfit).
-Examples:
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=The_Gun_on_Ice_Planet_Zero%2C_Part_II&diff=36566&oldid=36465 Redhook]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Howard_Kim&curid=1809&diff=36723&oldid=26771&rcid=34228 Punchcard]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=The_Gun_on_Ice_Planet_Zero%2C_Part_II&diff=prev&oldid=36747 Amanda]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Jolly_%28TOS%29&curid=1455&diff=36759&oldid=34826&rcid=34264 Koharski]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hydronic_mushies&curid=1581&diff=36765&oldid=36035&rcid=34271 Sh0t]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Jolly_%28TOS%29&curid=1455&diff=36776&oldid=36762&rcid=34283 Pearl]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hydronic_mushies&curid=1581&diff=36788&oldid=36767&rcid=34296 Mrmortisland]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hydronic_mushies&curid=1581&diff=36806&oldid=36789&rcid=34315 Eldron]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Jolly_%28TOS%29&curid=1455&diff=36815&oldid=36780&rcid=34324 Davie]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=The_Gun_on_Ice_Planet_Zero%2C_Part_II&curid=2075&diff=36838&oldid=36821&rcid=34349 Smcn]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=The_Gun_on_Ice_Planet_Zero%2C_Part_II&curid=2075&diff=36843&oldid=36839&rcid=34356 Scofco]
-# [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/en/index.php?title=User:The_Merovingian&curid=3332&diff=36910&oldid=35836&rcid=34424 Fraseyboy]
-...
-(I'm going to stop updating this list. It's redundant with the IP block list right now. If we don't do a range block by then I may copy-n-paste the current "week" block people to make sure they get a longer stint.)
-I don't have access to their IP addresses, but it appears from the IP block log that they are trying to repeat offend. Just wanted to let you guys know so you can be on the lookout. These persons (if there are, in fact, multiple), have been amply warned and the "leniency window" is quickly slamming shut. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 12:26, 9 March 2006 (CST)
-:I wonder if they're targeting the TOS pages just to aggravate me. Or maybe they're trying to target lower-traffic pages. I don't understand the strategy, but there's not hiding from the Recent Changes (even if they mark their changes as minor). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 17:10, 9 March 2006 (CST)
-::The idea is that they chose short articles on the assumption they have low traffic, I believe; they probably aim for stubs linked by 2-3 well-linked pages, as a trade-off for higher Google returns vs. visibility to wiki-users.
+{{ArchiveTOC}}
-::By the way, is there a way to run a script to pass/fail edits? If so, simple blocking of any edit that adds over, say, 10 URI's to a page would fix the problem until the attacking bots got updated. ...I hesitate to suggest a long-term solution of requiring membership in a group (to which users with 2-3 valid edits are routinely added) to add external links at all.
-::On the other hand, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha Captcha] for all edits seems more feasible; captchas for non-members of a group would allow for maintenance bots and not annoying high-edit-count humans, too. [I posted this 11:34, 2006-03-10 (CST) and appear to have forgotten to sign it. --[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]] 00:10, 5 April 2006 (CDT)]
-:::Captchas are a good idea but unfortunatly easily broken, its best to use a very strong captcha in conjunction with other forms of spam control. On my forum for example i have a hidden field on the forms that means a registration is only made when a person psysically loads the page to sign up. Spammers generall use automated programs to just call the scripts and dont actually load the site. Perhaps a similar idea to this would work? [[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] 03:53, 28 March 2006 (CST)
-= SPAMER ALERT =
+{{newsection link}}
-Lpkserj <--- Right now. Block! --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 16:50, 19 March 2006 (CST)
+== Current Administrators ==
-: Already on it, Red Leader. :-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 17:01, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-:: There are a few of them now... --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 17:02, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-::: Now they just keep coming... this is going to be a longgggggggg night. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 17:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-:::: There is another one know, Joe. Moria, like the wife of Jack Ryan. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 17:17, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-:::::Thanks for the alert, Shane. Maybe this onslaught might merit another look at the checkuser function (for the purposes of doing some ip range blocks)? --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 17:47, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-: Actually, I just implemented [http://www.elearninglab.it/?page_id=25 MediaWiki anti-spam patch]. It's similar to what I had done before, but when I upgraded the Wiki software the customized files I created were overwritten as well. (Which is why this happened in the first place.) My bad. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 17:49, 19 March 2006 (CST)
-= Constant Vigilance =
+===Senior Chiefs===
-It has come to my attention that vandals are planning a massive attack against all wikis on Easter (April 16th), having started Wikipedia-Prime as well as MemoryAlpha, etc.  Stay sharpe.  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 23:27, 4 April 2006 (CDT)
+Senior chiefs are, in Wikipedia's terminology, bureaucrats who have the ability to make other users into chiefs. They also have the ability to check user and other advance functions not under the purview of the chiefs.
+Currently senior chiefs are:
+* Active
+** [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]]
+* Inactive
+** [[User:Shane|Shane]]
+** [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]]
+** [[User:NCommander|NCommander]] (Technical Issues Only)
-: *sigh* Maybe it would be easier to close down on Easter or something. "Lord[s]! What [frakkin' idiots] these mortals be!" (almost) William Shakespear --[[User:Day|Day]] <sup>([[User talk:Day|talk]])</sup> 23:33, 4 April 2006 (CDT)
+===Chiefs===
+Chiefs are administrators who have access to move, delete and restore pages as well as blocking malicious users. The current chiefs are:
+* Active
+**[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] (established by Joe Baudoin since August 17, 2012)
+**[[User:Enabran|Enabran]]
+**[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]]
+**[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]]
+**[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]]
+* Inactive
+**[[User:CalculatinAvatar|CalculatinAvatar]]
+**[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]
+**[[User:Day|Day]]
+**[[User:Serenity|Serenity]]
+**[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]]
+**[[User:Gougef|Gougef]]
+**[[User:Jonathan|Jonathan]] (PR Coordinator)
+**[[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] (Primary Wiki Frakr! Contact)
+**[[User:Talos|Talos]]
+See [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|list of all chiefs on Battlestar Wiki]]
-::"The multiplying villanies of nature do ''swarm'' upon him!" --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 23:38, 4 April 2006 (CDT)
+= Discussions =
-: Any links Merv? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 09:29, 5 April 2006 (CDT)
+== Request For Article Deletion ==
+Hello, I hope this is the correct page to ask for such things. I have done a lot of editing on the BSG: Deadlock articles and I have taken note that there was a duplicate article created (possibly my mistake) Please can I request that [[Assault Raptor|this]] (assault raptor) article be deleted? The duplicate for this article is [[Assault Raptor (Deadlock)|here]]. {{unsigned|Fisher 2000}}
-:: Can we do admin account activation here? Then you could lookup the username and ip to see if its the same as any of the spammers on the other sites before letting them in? Purely as a temporary measure of course --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] 09:33, 5 April 2006 (CDT)
+: No worries! The duplicate has been deleted. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 03:05, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
-= See also =
+== lost access to my old account ==
+hello! this is [[User:DrWho42]] from a new account. my old account used an old university email which i no longer have access to. if possible, i would like to regain access in preparation for the new series (love sam esmail and ''mr. robot''!).-[[User:DoctorWho42|DoctorWho42]] ([[User talk:DoctorWho42|talk]]) 02:03, 5 January 2020 (PST)
+: Send me an email at webmaster@battlestarwiki.org with your new email address. I should be able to update your account and send you a password reset link. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 18:40, 5 January 2020 (PST)
-* [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators|A list of all admins on Battlestar Wiki]]
+== Improperly Archived Talk Pages ==
+I'm seeing a lot of archived pages in the Talk namespace with "/Archive 1" appended to their names, where the corresponding unprefixed Talk page does not exist. It looks like someone mass-archived talk pages and neglected to create new talk pages or an archive index. I suggest that we move these pages back to their unprefixed titles, with a bot or mass edit tool if possible. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] ([[User talk:April Arcus|talk]]) 19:59, 12 April 2020 (PDT)
+: This was caused by the initial deployment of the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StructuredDiscussions StructuredDiscussions extension]. It should've provided a link the "archive" from the main "talk" page, but it didn't deploy that. I'm seeing about a means to rectify that. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 14:17, 13 April 2020 (PDT)
+:: 👍 --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] ([[User talk:April Arcus|talk]]) 16:57, 13 April 2020 (PDT)