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:::That last one is the real one. The correct name of the website I am referring to can never be spoken--it is in the "spam filter". CP considers RW to be a mortal enemy; RW considers CP to be a source of humor. And people have been banned for allegations of having accounts there. (Though they generally use a different name, so the accusation is generally completely wrong.) I believe there is even a block reason in the blocking menu "Member of vandal site". You've seen the blocking menu; I haven't. Now this doesn't stop a number of admins or sysops from having accounts there. Including Cons, under the name "Newton". I don't think Andy has ever had an account at RW.
:::That last one is the real one. The correct name of the website I am referring to can never be spoken--it is in the "spam filter". CP considers RW to be a mortal enemy; RW considers CP to be a source of humor. And people have been banned for allegations of having accounts there. (Though they generally use a different name, so the accusation is generally completely wrong.) I believe there is even a block reason in the blocking menu "Member of vandal site". You've seen the blocking menu; I haven't. Now this doesn't stop a number of admins or sysops from having accounts there. Including Cons, under the name "Newton". I don't think Andy has ever had an account at RW.
:::Good luck. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 12:46, 17 June 2016 (EDT)
:::Good luck. [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 12:46, 17 June 2016 (EDT)
::::Actually, I probably don't know more about wiki bots than you--I know pretty much nothing, but with a little help, I think I could figure it out. However, I hadn't heard that CP prohibited wiki bots--are you sure you are talking about them, and not GUI spam bots?
::::I know that WP does have a birth-date template maintained by a bot. CP has a bot-free template which only states the number of years which have passed ([[Template:age]]).
::::I knew Ed Poor had used bots them, but wondered if they still existed--they haven't done anything for years, so your explanation makes sense. I might be interested in contacting him, but if he can't get his own to work, I suppose he might not be able to help me, either.
::::As far as RW goes, I honestly hadn't considered asking them. I am fairly certain that at least some of the ongoing attacks on CP come from RW, so I hesitate to ask them. On a side note, I don't see that ban reason you mentioned specifically, but there is always the trusty "other" category. [http://community.archnet.us/conservapedia/CP%20block%20reasons.jpg Here's a screenshot], if you care. (You humor got a chuckle out of my, by the way.)
::::There are also other factors I don't have sufficient knowledge on, too. For example, is a non-admin allowed to create a wiki bot on here (or, from what you said, is anyone)? Also, what functions would be consistently helpful? I have been working towards spam detection (and control?) but ideally, the spam filter would make this unnecessary. However, with a simple set of rules, and OS-based program I've set up is able to parse new contributions and detect some spam which the filter misses. Using this I have been able to catch so people quickly, but it has limitations inherent to the design which a true bot could avoid. Also, batch processes might be doable, but I would want an easy interface for such jobs to be generated. Is this possible? Could it be made secure enough? *sigh*
::::Anyway, if you don't mind, I guess I would like the e-mail addresses for Ed Poor that you have. It might be worth a try, anyway.
::::As always, than you! --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 13:11, 17 June 2016 (EDT)
== re: "Atheism and rocking chairs" article idea you had ==
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