User talk:Makethebrainhappy

MakeTheBrainHappy

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I respect Wikimonitor a lot, so it is getting its own page.

Welcome to the Scratch Wiki!

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KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 23:38, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! I hope this works
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:10, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello! Good to see you on here!
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 00:37, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 10:28, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome! Anything you need?
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 14:43, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks :) I'm not sure what I need besides the entire knowledge of how this works infused into my brain

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein"
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 18:38, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

XD Coming straight from brains! XD
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 20:34, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

       XD 
       
 Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:53, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello! Welcome to SW!

Hello Makethebrainhappy! Welcome to Scratch Wiki! Nice to see you here!
CoolBoy5677 (talk | contribs) 07:46, 30 April 2015 (GMT)

Thanks
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 10:29, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi MTBH!
Robstruck15 (talk | contribs) 7:57, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:00, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Sandbox

I have made you a sandbox on Scratch Wiki! Here is your [1]sandbox Hope you like it! You can do any editing to all of your pages and you can edit other pages. Maybe look for it by using the search bar.
CoolBoy5677 (talk | contribs) 08:03, 30 April 2015 (GMT)

It keeps saying bad title
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 10:30, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

I will try to fix it. No promises! XD
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 14:45, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

It is created. Here it is. Sandbox Have fun with it!
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 14:54, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Makethebrainhappy!
CoolBoy5677 (talk | contribs) 11:50, 3 May 2015 (GMT)

Hey
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:42, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Main User Page

Hi, just thought I'd let you know it's illegal for anyone to edit your user page without your permission.
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 21:08, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Oh.. I hope you don't report me :( {doesn't sign}

The Scratch Mentoring Committee (or whatever its official name is...) and the Shop Directory

How "official" is the committee? Is it something that should get its own wiki page? I was considering making a page for it, but I don't know much about it so I wouldn't be very helpful.

Also, I was wondering the same about the Shop Directory. I know there has been at least three versions and it's stickied, so it is somewhat "official" and has a history.

I'm going to ask jvvg about this too.  :)
Purplebook163 (talk | contribs) 22:34, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Sure I'll support you on it. But the fact is if you look at the community portal first thing on it is the HUGE Debate about the Scratch Mentoring Committee :).
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 15:10, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, we've already discussed this - we decided to merge it with Collaboration_(group).

KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 16:21, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Yes, but we are now also discussing "The Shop Directory" :). +There was some new info with the mentoring committee I wanted to present. KrIsMa am I allowed to make the edits myself?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 18:42, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Do you mind adding more to it, such as the start date? Just seems a bit small for a "well recognized studio"! Also, please describe the studio, how the studio system works, etc :)

KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 01:54, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Actually now there's a studio, account, and forum :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi...I'm on the Wiki...again.

I'm back! At least for now.
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 16:36, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey ;)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 22:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Why didn't I see that edit come through.
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 03:08, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't know, it never works for me though
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:03, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

What doesn't?
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 02:04, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Your user page

It's looking good! Nice job!
Hamish752 (talk | contribs) 05:47, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks :D
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:37, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Oheyo!

How doin' on the wiki?
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 14:58, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Meh, I'm not really contributing a whole lot xD
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 21:54, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm not either. Did you read my post on making a article on UPC?
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 02:51, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

No! I'll need to go check it out :)!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:29, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Where is it?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:32, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Sorry. It's here: User:Amateurradiogeek15/Ultra Player Collaboration. It also has a talk page so make sure to watch that too.
Amateurradiogeek15 (talk | contribs) 18:41, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

User page.

You might consider adding links to some of the places mentioned on your userpage. Just a suggestion.
Amateurradiogeek15 (Talk | Contributions | Edits | Scratch account) 19:57, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Maybe I will. I haven't written much of it
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:14, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Then who did? XD
Amateurradiogeek15 (Talk | Contributions | Edits | Scratch account) 01:04, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Hey there!

Hey! Could you possibly start working on articles for The Wiki Times's current issue? I am hoping we will be able to release the next issue on Saturday. Thanks for the help. There are two sections, one is the Scratch Website section and the other is the Scratch Wiki section. The article you write either goes under the Scratch section or the Scratch Wiki section depending on what your article is about. You can write your article on whatever you'd like as long as it stays within the Community Guidelines! Feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
AghaCool (talk | contribs) 20:46, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

just a reminder

...Users' itself isn't a category. Users' Images is one, though!
KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 21:50, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Oh Sorry! I'm really sorry about all of that stuff :/ ^, I'm working in a sandbox. I'm pretty amateur xD
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 23:32, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Is that a play on me?
Amateurradiogeek15 (Talk | Contributions | Edits | Scratch account) 00:53, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Unintentionally, yes
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 17:05, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Amateurradiogeek15 (Talk | Contributions | Edits | Scratch account) 17:34, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Image Help

Hello! You said not to ask for help, but I'm going to do it anyways, becuase I know you know how to do this. :P

Anyways... I was wondering how I could post images to my wiki profile, I made a banner thing (http://i.cubeupload.com/nshbhd.jpg), but I'm not sure how to put it on my profile. It would be great if you could help. Thanks! :D
ZLGames (talk | contribs) 02:03, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Easy way, save a copy of the image on your computer as .png or .jpg, then upload it to the Wiki. That's how I did my logo and the UPC banner. Sorry for butting my big fat head in here Brains.
Amateurradiogeek15 (Talk | Contributions | Edits | Scratch account) 02:11, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

But how do I upload it? Sorry, I'm such a noob to the wiki. :P
ZLGames (talk | contribs) 02:13, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Special:Upload
Hamish752 (talk | contribs) 05:13, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Its under tools on the sidebar ;D! Also you need to categorize your images as [[Category:Users' Images]] or whatever category you are using them for :D!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:02, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Ohhhh, thank you. :)
ZLGames (talk | contribs) 22:14, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello!

I've been wondering, how do you insert an image file into a post?
MegaByteCorporations (talk | contribs) 12:07, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Woops, just saw the above post. xD Sorry.

MegaByteCorporations (talk | contribs) 12:08, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

I get that question a lot :P. I may need to create my first archive soon xD
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:31, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

For Drunken Sailor

Heh. Thanks for making this for me. Also, I'll try to create a page for Services Planning Department. :)
Drunken Sailor (talk | contribs) 16:22, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Great :D
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 16:26, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi

I saw you nominated yourself. Good luck to you, and may the best Scratcher win!
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! Same to you!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:58, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Boo!

Hey!
-Anvard- (talk | contribs) 21:05, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

How are you?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:48, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

You have been selected to run in the election!

Congratulations! You have been chosen as a candidate to run in the June 2017 Experienced Wikian election! Voting will open on June 19^th, so you will need to write your speech before then. Constraints for speeches are outlined here. Once you are done with your speech, please post it on the CP as a reply to the candidates list thread. Good luck!
jvvg (talk | contribs) 01:50, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! I will begin drafting my speech today. I will do that when I have finished it :). Once more thank you for this opportunity! :D
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 10:31, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

Congrats

Just wanted to say congrats to all the candidate for EW!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 11:30, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 21:04, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations!

You're going to be an EW!
00:03, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Indeed! Thank you for running the election so professionally
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 05:52, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Congrats!

Congrats on winning the election!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 01:23, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! :D
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 05:52, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Congrats!

As an elected Experienced Wikian, I invite you to the EW+admin Skype chat. In it, we discuss wiki matters in real time.

To join, when you become an EW, post your Skype username on a page, then promptly delete said page. Only admins will be able to see the deleted content. If wanted, you can make a new Skype account for the chat only.

In my next comment I will describe some of the new rights that you will receive as an EW.
ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 03:18, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Your rights will be changed momentarily, but first we must discuss the rights you will receive:

• Confirm Account Requests - This is detailed and will warrant another comment.
• Deleting pages - You may delete pages from the pencil menu. However, only do so if there is community consensus, or the page is obviously bad.
• Rolling back edits - You may rollback a user's recent edits to a page by clicking "rollback n edits". However, be cautious because there is no confirmation window.
• Patrolling edits - You may mark an edit as patrolled. Normally, this is used to note that the edit follows guidelines and is not malicious. However, we don't use this feature.
  ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 03:45, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

I understand :). Sadly I won't be able to make a skype account for another week, is it a problem if I join the group chat sometime early next week? Thank you for the congratulations! I will be active throughout the rest of the summer as I do not expect any serious conflicts to arise
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 05:56, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

That sounds beautiful.

It's okay if you join in a week.

Onto account requests. I'm going to copy Jvvg's comment for this, with some alteration:

So about processing account requests, here's the basic process. Look through the request, and look to see if the user provides specific examples of something they would help with. This means that the requesting user must name a page and what they would add to that page. Alternatively, they may name a new page, like a tutorial.

The other important detail to look for is a special word in their account requests. In S:CONTRIB, it is stated:

“

Do include the word 'rocket' in your request so we know you read this page.

”

This is to test Scratcher's reading ability, and to know whether or not they read S:CONTRIB.

When processing account requests, there are three options. An account may be accepted, held, or rejected.

An account should be accepted if it meets the above requirements.

An account should be partial rejected if they provide an example more specific than "I will reference sources", "I will update old pages", "I will help New Scratchers with their games", etc., you should do what's called a "partial reject". If partial rejected, make sure to write down a reason why. Then you comment on the user's profile saying that they need to clarify in order to have their request accepted, and if they do provide the necessary information, go under "Held requests" and accept the request.

An account should be rejected if it doesn't make any effort to provide am example at all. The user will not have any opportunity to explain further and must wait two weeks to submit a new one.

After processing an account, make sure to notify the user about the decision on their Scratch profile.

When rejecting, make sure to be both specific about why they were rejected, and be friendly. However, be somewhat vague about the special word. Example: "Your account request was rejected because you did not read all of S:CONTRIB. The page tests your read skills."

Finally, and remember this, you can access the account processing UI through Special:ConfirmAccounts, or sometimes through Recent Changes.

If you have questions, feel free to ask me!
ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 16:42, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Update: Edited: The chat has moved to Discord. Check out the community portal for how to join. Specifically, look for a post from Turkey3.
ErnieParke (talk | contribs) 02:43, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

I understand. . Whatever Accounts I need to make will have to wait until I have access to a Computer. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 07:43, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Hey! Congrats on becoming an EW! :D
EH7meow (talk | contribs) 16:08, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:52, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Congrats!

Congrats on becoming an EW!
Erosek (talk | contribs) 21:47, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 07:40, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

If you have any questions

If you have any questions about the account creation process, patrolling, etc. just ask!
15:50, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I will be a little slow at first, but next week I will be hard at work. Also Congrats on your promotion to admin! :D
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:51, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!!
20:02, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Would you mind looking through my first application review? I am not sure if I did it correctly. :/
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:04, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Sure!
20:07, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Actually at the moment I can't see account requests since for some bizarre reason only EWs and Bureaucrats can but not admins. So I have to wait until I have Experienced Wikian added to my privileges again before I can. Sorry!
20:12, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

That is quite strange :/. I'll ask another EW then.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:40, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

This is probably an even stranger question xD, but I went to the list of EWs page and you are still listed as being a part of that group. Does the administrator positions nullify the EW group.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:43, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘That's because I scmb1 just made me an EW again. Anyway, I looked at that account request. It was a pretty good request, too bad they forgot "rocket". Because they didn't have it, rejecting it was the proper thing to do. There has been a situation in the past where I got a fantastic request that forgot the code word, and I knew it must've been a mistake, so I said something like "Is there anything you maybe forgot?" on their profile and they figured it out. But I think you did the right thing here. They also failed to provide their strengths and weaknesses which is also in the guidelines. That was a tricky one, though.
20:46, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Also, it's usually 1-2 weeks before they can submit another request (more like 1), not 2-3.
20:48, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

The user knows it, but I would have still liked more detail in the application. I really just need to sync up to how everyone else here grades. Sorry about the 2-3 weeks, I kind of just copied that from Hamish752 when he rejected one b/c I was to lazy to write one up myself on a mobile device xD.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:57, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

I think we all grade slightly differently. We are all different graders, so I'd say develop your own methodology.
20:59, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Election Aftermath

Is your brain happy now? You are an Experienced Wikian. puns r bad 4 ur health kiddeez!
1a3c5e7g9i^{(Talk|Contributions)} 23:00, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

About your skype name page

You made a small blunder: you left the delete summary at default. Why this is bad: the default summary shows the content! I saw your Skype name and anybody who patrols RC will too. I'll contact jvvg about it, but I'm letting you know first because it's your Skype.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:48, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

That's alright. It's not really a big deal xD.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 14:11, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

It's still personal contact info, which is bannable for sharing. It's alright now though; KrIsMa did it.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:34, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

I didn't know that it was shared. I've never used the deletion log before, and I presumed that it worked like anything else. Now it's alright b/c it is fixed.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 14:38, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Yeah.

This is so weird! Even though you're an EW and I'm not, I seem to know a lot more about deleting pages! Well, the reason is because I'm setting up a wiki; I have bureaucrat privileges there (obviously) and I've deleted way more pages than you have.

But yeah; when you delete a page you can provide an edit summary as usual; but the default summary is not blank; it's "content was: "page content preview" and the only contributor was Contributor." If there was more than one contributor, it doesn't say that last bit. You can also provide a common deletion reason from the dropdown, such as "Broken redirect".

That ought to be the basics of deletion summaries :P
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:44, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

I find it hard believing that your are surprised by that. Good Luck with your wiki though. :D Thank you for that little summary. I'll keep that it mind. It should not really matter as much for future deletions. :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 14:47, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

...; Thanks; No problem; I hope not ;)
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:51, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Skype

I added you on Skype. Can you please add me back so we can finish discussing the account request? I would prefer to do so away from the public eye.
jvvg (talk | contribs) 15:24, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Two things

• When signing your welcome message to new users, don't use any spaces. So avoid doing this:

{{Welcome}}
 ~~~~

which makes

Welcome message

 makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs)

Instead do this:

{{Welcome}}~~~~

which makes

Welcome message

makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs)

• Are you gonna archive anytime soon?

Thanks
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  07:45, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that. I was wondering why it kept happening. Possibly :P
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:28, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Well you're at 44 topics... and scrolling to the bottom is a pain. You might actually consider removing your bot messages, though: they're what's taking up most of the space.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  02:49, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Please remember to sign your posts

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Jvvg says he's thinking of making it so that if the edit was before the first section it won't send this message.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  05:57, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Please don't make several edits in a short amount of time

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WikiMonitor (talk | contribs) 20:18, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Isonline Article Conflict

I accidentally recreated it when adding different templates on it, could you delete the new page?
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 23:35, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

I'll try and move it again.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 23:37, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

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WikiMonitor (talk | contribs) 02:35, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:41, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Your subpage still has a category

User:Makethebrainhappy/CAS Studios is in the category "Makethebrainhappy" - not only does this category not exist, but userpages shouldn't be categorized in the first place.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  09:49, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Hmmm I'm not sure why. You certainly do not like the links to website on here :P
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 11:30, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Well, could you remove the category? And what do you mean?
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:21, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Pi_Day
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:39, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

How Do You Get A Higher Rank?

Hey makethebrainhappy, I was just wondering how you get a higher rank. I am assuming that you need to be active, create useful pages, edit pages to make them better and stuff like that. Is that how?
MClovers (talk | contribs) 03:00, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes. To become an EW you need to run in an election which are held periodically. Administrators are usually selected, and other ranks are usually not given.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:47, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Let me clarify:

• To become EW, you nominate yourself (if eligible) to run in an election. The current admins and EWs select some of the nominees to run, and then the rest of the Wiki votes for who they'd like to be EWs.
• Also, after/during each election the current admins decide on who they'd like to be a new admin.
• Bureaucrats are not elected or appointed - you have to be a Scratch Team member to become a bureaucrat.

That should cover every rank. Hope I helped!
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:15, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Most users do not become EWs and Administrators. From my perspective there is little which separates the different groups. We are all working towards a common goal, and that is the most important message. Ranks are secondary.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 13:41, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

About the revert you did to Scratch Trends

1. If you want to undo an edit, use undo instead of revert - it gives you an opportunity to explain and doesn't revert all the edits by the same user; and it's less drastic - revert is meant for anti-vandalism.
2. Why did you revert those edits? If it was a misclick, you should undo your revert immediately after reverting by accident.
   kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  04:54, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

I think I was trying to fix something else.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:55, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

hi

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Torotv (talk | contribs) 14:02, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

hi

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Torotv (talk | contribs) 14:02, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 17:37, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Why?

Why should I stop if Scratch staff decides to be so inconsiderate and unjust as to delete my account for no reason? I'd never caused any sort of drama on there and Scratch was my favorite place to be on the internet for over a year. But then they unfairly tore it away from me and couldn't even own up to their mistake with a simple apology or restoration of my account. Change is good. Especially the ones I am making. :) I understand your efforts and loyalty to your community, but this is not your battle to fight. Have a nice day!~

Hi. Please explain your situation. How would you ever expect to receive trust when you vandalize the wiki? Please explain why you are doing this.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:04, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Why are you doing this? The wiki's not completely run by the Scratch Team; at all! So what makes you think that vandalizing the wiki's going to help anything? All it's going to do is get you banned from the wiki as well, and all your edits will be undone.
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 01:16, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

See if I am missing anything ^
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:18, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

I am, I'm going through as many edits in Recent Changes as possible.
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 01:19, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:19, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind, just searched through all their contributions. All of them are no longer the current versions... I hope we can stop them. Man, that undo button is really useful. XD
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 01:26, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Can you use it?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:28, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Well, I can actually. It's just on the "History" of the page. I click History, and then I click "undo" on the most recent edit (if it's vandalism). Simple as that, really. Why, am I not supposed to be able to do that?
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 01:29, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

I don't know, but it's great. I can just use the quick rollback button though which is easier but honestly it looks like we got most of it
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:32, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

We did get all of it. Check their contributions; none of them say "(current)" on them. We did it. (Also, during one of their edits to my user page, they actually assumed I was "them", probably referring to you or the Scratch Team. )
WolfCat67 (talk | contribs) 01:36, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Hehe. Maybe you will be an EW someday . Thank you for your help. Now I have over 300 actions completed xD
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:40, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Now there are five account requests which I need to review
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:41, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Good job guys! I will be busy and somewhat out this week so that explains my absence.
01:52, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Just to let you know

Vandalism is something we want to keep hush-hush - don't use edit summaries like "new SECTION- VANDALISM". Edit summaries like those have to be removed as well as the original vandalizing revisions.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Alright. I'll see what I can do.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 09:45, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

It won't hide them if I undo the edits, right?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 09:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

No - only admins can hide revisions.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:13, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

I don't think an edit summary like that is a big deal. We have nothing to hide and it's no secret that all Wiki's on the Internet get vandalized; we can't act like we are some sparkly perfect Utopia where nothing bad has ever occurred. Plus nobody really looks at recent changes and page history except very active members.
22:12, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

You seem to have removed your reply to me

On the CP, you replied to me - but then deleted your reply, with the same edit summary. Was that intentional?
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  02:28, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Nope. Something glitched.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 12:04, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Reply to your comment on my profile

Hi, I'm good thanks. I came back about a week ago after around a year. Congrats of becoming an EW by the way. :) Melrose123
-unsigned comment by Melrose123 (talk | contribs)

Thank you! :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 17:33, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

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Hello!

honestly, I just wanted to say Hi! --
Whitetiger456 (talk | contribs) 02:27, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello!

Just here to say hi!:) --
Whitetiger456 (talk | contribs) 18:22, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Confused about delete templates.

Hi, I had a Delete template placed on a page that I created here. This was added before I had finished adding all of the content to the page. At the time it was added, the page was pretty much a duplicate of another page, but it had the expand template on it and I have since added more precise content. Can I delete the delete template?

Python_megapixel (talk | contribs) 18:19, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

You add a "Delete" Template onto a page if you are asking someone who can delete it to delete. Please do not create new pages, and instead add on to existing pages. Your page is a duplicate of Scratcher, and therefore it is appropriate to put the delete template on it because it should deleted. We keep each topic condensed into one page. I'm not sure if your page adds any new, but I am sure that it could be put into the original page.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 23:49, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Okay. I'll try and fit it into the original page.
Python_megapixel (talk | contribs) 06:55, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

@MTBH: Don't discourage new pages! The only problem with PyMega's page was that it's a duplicate. It's certainly better to add content to existing pages if the content you have is not enough for its own article, but if there's plenty of content then an article about it is welcome!
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  07:07, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Funny
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A question

Hi! Are we allowed to tell someone our vote if they are in real life, not on the wiki and could not really do anything with the information? I'm sorry for the questions.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 14:59, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

It's probably fine...?

But I want to make sure I'm not breaking any rules. Thanks!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 15:01, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

It's one of those "If a tree fall's down in the woods and nobody hears it, does it matter?" questions. Technically no, but think about the previous statement as you make your decision.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 17:17, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm asking because I did it in the last election and now I'm worried I broke the rules. So you think it's fine?
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 17:31, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Your fine.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 18:30, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 18:45, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Hi! What should I do if someone (or multiple people; on Scratch) tells me who they're voting for? Thank you. Sorry for the questions.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 22:15, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

I guess hope that they are voting for you. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it off. As long as you aren't actively soliciting their votes, you are fine.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:31, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

So then the right thing to do is just leave it alone, right?
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 00:27, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

News entry

Hi. Can you look at my news entry in the community portal?
asqwde talk | contribs 19:36, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Would you be interested to be Scratch Wikis PR + Wiki Wednesday Manager?

As you posted this great announcement

• The New Scratch Wiki: The Scratch Wiki Bureaucrats, Administrators, and Experienced Wikians are proud to announce the following major updates to the wiki...

and have been very acitive helping the international Scratch Wikis I am wonderig if you could be interested to get our "Scratch Wikis PR + Wiki Wednesday Manager". One of the monthly + most important PR matters is the Wiki Wednesday article and Lifay and me talked much about how to improve the procedure. See following Test Scratch Wiki CP threads:

• Wiki Wednesday Portal
• Wiki Wednesday 21
• Wiki Wednesday 22
• Wiki Wednesday 23

The whole system of choosing and register a Wiki Wednesday Article for as many languages as possible does not work perfectly...Lifay still sends a Mail to a maillist with admins (but not all...) to announce Wiki Wednesday with a link where they can upload the choosen article of their language to a GOOGLE SPREADSHEET , but she can't care for proactive asking all langugaes as you did in the last months.

I suggested that all language forums could have a thread where everybody can vote for the wiki wednesday article so we create much more attenention in between the wiki wednesdays because of that voting process and involve every forum user and not only wikians or wiki admins. But somebody must care to set up an moderate that until it (hopefully) someday it mostly runs for itself. Lifay said that - if there was some person we could trust to care for it - this person could prepare and create the whole wiki wednesday article every time and it then would be transfered to the anouncement forum. Yesterday in the de:SC#19.02.2018 I sugested you for this role and she liked the idea. I hope you like it too?
MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 17:02, 20 February 2018 (CET)

I also support MTBH being PR for us, by the way - they've proven themselves very good at advertising and they really help get attention for the Wiki. However, they recently said that they would be busy with being an SDS Curator - but we'll see.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  06:05, 21 February 2018 (CET)

I've looked through the threads and am interested in taking on these new responsibilities. I can work as a PR Manager to try and encourage new Wiki Wednesday activity. :) I will begin working on the next Wiki Wednesday immediately (Feb. 28th is the due date presumably?). As for my SDS Curator position, I will look for a few SDS Helpers who could help fill my shoes if necessary (it really depends on the popularity of the upcoming studio :)). Otherwise that should not be a large time commitment. :) Thank you for offering the position.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:52, 22 February 2018 (CET)

Great! I told Lifay and I‘m looking forward to next Wiki Wednesday!
MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 08:10, 22 February 2018 (CET)

Wiki Wednesday pictures at the forum

An other (small) technical thing is, that the pictures used in the wiki wednesday anouncement can't be the original pictures from the scratch wiki, but must be uploaded at a separate picture platform. I think that’s because the forum needs the picture in the right size, but although the wiki can render a resizement of the pictures, it can not deliver this resizement as a link for the forum.
MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 17:39, 20 February 2018 (CET)

Understood. :) Thank you for telling me this. I have already begun to work on a new format. It is similar to the one LiFay used, but I made it spaced-out more. Hopefully you will like the changes when it is released.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:11, 22 February 2018 (CET)

I‘m looking forward! 🙂
MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) 08:11, 22 February 2018 (CET)

RU Confirm Account Responsibility?

There are 4 aplications waiting at ru:Special:ConfirmAccounts. Do you know who is responsible for confirmation there?
 MartinWollenweber  Talk  Contribs  Directory  15:08, 1 March 2018 (CET)

There are no active admins there with Russian as their first language. I usually just accepted them but Ken was not happy with that process- so now he likes to email them before creating the account. Either way I could go and keep doing as before. It would be nice to find people who could take on that role, but I am not sure if there are any users who are active enough/experienced enough yet. Possibly candidates are the first Russian Scratcher, RuMaks and Mini_Kostik.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 15:33, 1 March 2018 (CET)

ja: got really active and independent, not before apple502 got admin. So it would be important to identify such a person in ru:
 MartinWollenweber  Talk  Contribs  Directory  15:58, 1 March 2018 (CET)

I understand that. I actually believe that RuMaks would probably be the best candidate based on his personal activity and understanding of the editing process. He does not speak English, but I usually google translate everything and vice versa.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:52, 1 March 2018 (CET)

What happened to Evgeny Patarakin? He was making so many great edits, and we all thought he would be admin - is that no longer the case?
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  01:53, 2 March 2018 (CET)

I do believe that he is an excellent Wiki Editor. But the issue is that he is not active enough on the wiki to take on this kind of responsibility. RuMak's is active on a weekly basis without being asked. If we are looking for someone to become admin, then that is what we need. Daily activity would be wonderful- but we don't have anyone at that level yet.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:15, 2 March 2018 (CET)

Fair enough. I've mostly stopped dealing with account requests on the RU wiki for now, by the way - I mostly focus on the English and Test wikis. If something needs my attention, I guess contact me there.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:30, 2 March 2018 (CET)

Maybe we should promote two new admins over there?
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:22, 3 March 2018 (CET)

Your sandbox article thing.

User:Makethebrainhappy/Sandbox is very interesting!
Hellounicorns2 (talk | contribs) 21:11, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 00:14, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Sandbox

I loved your Sandbox for a story of Melodia. Maybe you could take it and put it in it's own page of your userspace? It might even be able to get an article on the main wiki, but I will ask jvvg about it, so I'll ask.

mrbumppo - | Contribs | Talk 00:19, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Automatic Announcements Directory

• Try it at GitHub
• HTML is placed here
• Source Code is here

Note that you need github3.py, requests, and beautifulsoup4. And you have to change the settings available as settings.py.
Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 14:00, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! I will try to get it to work! :)
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 14:10, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Wiki Wednesday

See my DM.
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 21:47, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

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Are you ever gonna archive :)

You're at 60 topics, 61 now are you ever gonna archive? :)
asqwde talk | contribs 10:49, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

• shrugs*. I technically have a bot archive.
  Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:03, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Please do not edit other Wikians' posts.

Hi there! I noticed you edited the recent Compliment Tuesday post in the Community Portal. I realize that you were removing mistakes in the posts, but this does not mean you can edit their posts. Please only edit others' posts if:

• they let you
• you're taking away something not okay for the wiki
• you're changing a post back to its original form, before another user changed it without following these reasons

Thanks!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 19:06, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

I have to make sure that the wiki shows it's best side .
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 20:55, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

I don't think "letting you" counts, right? @brains: Vandalism and userspace come before its best side.

banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,483))

21:03, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

"they let you" as in the person who made the post allows you to.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 16:52, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I get that. I've not heard that be allowed.

banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,483))

16:56, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Ah, well, you're probably right.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 17:03, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

@Banana It is a false equivalency.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 03:13, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

A what?

banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,483))

08:06, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

The page thing....

Why did you move the page to a subpage of yours? Not the creator?
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  22:49, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

I tried but encountered some automatic errors. I need to investigate it further.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 23:20, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

I fixed the errors and moved it to the creator's userspace.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:58, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Mystery

I have no idea why when I was going to edit a page it said your account has not been approved...
God286 (talk | contribs) 02:11, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Very strange. I would make sure that you are logged into the website when making an edit. If it happens again while you are logged in, please take a screenshot and send that to me.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 11:12, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Congrats!

Oh, I hadn't realized you had become an administrator! Sorry for the late congratulations!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 02:01, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. It's not really such a big deal. The new life and vitality that the new EWs bring really steals the show in a good way.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 13:05, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

About My Letter

Hi Makethebrainhappy,

Thank you for your help. I greatly appreciate it!

Yours truly,
Dmiretsky (talk | contribs) 13:54, 22 August 2019 (UTC)Dmiretsky

No Problem!
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Could you translate and bring up following matter to the english Scratch Wiki Community ?

Dear Makethebrainhappy , I would be enlighted if you cloud help me to translate and bring up following matter to the english Scratch Wiki Community:

• https://de.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Scratch-Wiki:Scratch_Club#N.C3.A4chstes_Mal (starting with „Offtopic“)

Thank you in advance! :-)
 MartinWollenweber  Talk  Contribs  Directory  21:57, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi Martin! I've given a go at the translation, trying to capture both the literal meaning and the sentiment behind the text. Let me know if any details need to be altered: Community Portal Message Regarding the Scratch Club (DE) Have a wonderful day!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 15:29, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

How to take part in Scratch Club?

I got here thanks to MartinWollenweber. How can I participate in Scratch Club? Can you please help me?
Dilek10-Talk-Contribs-Profile Page 07:40, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

File:WikiWednesday-50banner.png

I saw you upload this file — you uploading it is a great teaser for Wiki Wednesday #50! I'm so excited!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 02:07, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Hehe Indeed. Cubeupload actually broke some I'm uploading files on here temporarily. Would you have a suggestion for which article to feature in this month's very special Wiki Wednesday? I'd really appreciate an idea
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:11, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

I kept clicking the "Random Page" button, trying to find something to suggest... What about Gobo? It has quite a few pictures, and some interesting information (including history I didn't know!). The only thing I'd be worried about is the one citation needed tag, though I'm not sure if that's a problem or not. This is just a suggestion, anyway; you don't have to use it (obviously ). I know there are other suggestions at S:WWS, though!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 02:30, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion!
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 22:00, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

I saw that you used it! Thanks!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 16:04, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Scratch's browser extension policy

Yesterday, I fixed some errors on Snap! (programming language) that were caused by a certain machine browser extension that someone used to fix grammar issues (see the page's history). The name of the browser extension is now in many edit summaries on that page, and also in a talk message that I left on User talk:Garnetluvcookie as well as User talk:Bharvey. I now realize something that completely blew past me yesterday (thanks to this comment that inadvertently reminded me) — it's against Scratch policy to mention/advertise specific browser extensions or userscripts. This browser extension is very well-known (I'd be surprised if you haven't heard of it before); do you think this is something to be concerned about?

Thanks,
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 17:02, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi bigpuppy. Thanks for reaching out. It shouldn't be too much of a problem to keep the edit summary as is - I'd say that we want people to generally not utilize Grammarly or other similar services. Instead we'd encourage them to learn and practice what I would like to call style. I think the edit summaries are a good way to communicate this to individual editors and those monitoring RC while keeping it functionally hidden from our general userbase.
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 19:05, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Alright, thank you for replying. But I don't know what you mean by "style." Could you elaborate? I told them on their talk page that if they use such tools in the future, they should check every edit it makes to an article.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 19:17, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Wait, by "style," do you mean going through and fixing errors manually? I'd agree with that, though I don't see a problem if someone uses an automated grammar checker as long as they go through and make sure all of its suggestions will fix errors rather than causing them.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 19:23, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

In a sense I'm talking about grammar and other aspects of editing language such as clumsy syntax. It refers to the general principles of editing as opposed to just the minutiae of grammatical tweaks. More specifically the reference is to Strunk & White's The Elements of Style - one of the most influential books regarding the principles of composition.
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Scratch Wiki Project

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Hi.

Hello MakeTheBrainHappy
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Hello

Hi! Just saying hi!
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