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MBisanz is at law school and will be editing very sporadically for the time being.

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I've run into an incident that I'm not sure a) if I've handled right and b) if it needs to be brought up elsewhere.

Nutshell is:

• At the end of November Fbot was ignoring {{Bots|deny=Fbot}}. I posted to Fastly - see User talk:Fastily/Archive 5#Fbot issue, maybe minor - and they stated "it will now".
• Today, Fbot tagged again in spite of the deny template - [1]
• I've reverted, blocked the bot - since there is no "off" switch, and left notes on the bot's talk and Fastly's,

- J Greb (talk) 15:43, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are in the wrong here. Any information in the upload log should be moved to the file page, and the old revision deleted. ΔT _{^{The only constant}} 15:57, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately Δ:

1. The statements related to that file indicate an existing error - remove the old version and the current version changes.
2. The issue related to the file is not the problem. The 'bot ignoring the deny tag is.

To my understanding the tag is supposed to be used in those rare cases where automated tagging and, in this case, removal could be detrimental. If the file has an apparent problem but is tagged with a "deny", then it needs to be handled manually. If they have already been handle manually, the bot has no business revisiting it.

- J Greb (talk) 16:15, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not commenting on the NFCC issue, I think you handled it correctly and as long as Fastily says he's fixed it when he unblocks Fbot or gives a good reason not to fix it, then I would say it does not need to be brought up elsewhere. MBisanz ^talk 03:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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A few days ago you changed my name here, but i am unhappy with the outcome. When i log in with my old name, all my settings, preferences, my confirmed and reviewer status are gone. When i log in with my new name (this one), my edit count is zero, and i cannot check up on previous edits. Is it possible to switch my account back to the way it was on 29/12/2011 ? Pass a Method talk 08:50, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, you'll need to file a request on bugzilla to have the merge completed as it apparently broke during the rename. If you want, I can file it for you. A developer will then move over the edits that were not properly reattributed. MBisanz ^talk 05:02, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes please, do that for me. thanks Pass a Method talk 11:44, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

According to Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard/Archive_4#Provisional_suspension_of_community_ban:_Betacommand, you were mentoring Betacommand and were to "make monthly progress reports by email to ArbCom". Did you send any monthly reports to Arbcom? John Vandenberg ^(chat) 21:10, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, it would appear the only emails I sent to arbcom under that were non-progress reports on October 1, 2009 and May 14, 2010. MBisanz ^talk 21:39, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]