Editing STOWiki:Admin noticeboard (section)

==The admin noticeboard==
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=== Display Name Change Request ===
So I botched setting my display name. I accidentally typed the wrong thing in and would like to request the ability to change.
:You should be able to change it again now. And please remember to sign with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> in the future. <span style="color: #999999;">&mdash;</span> [[User:OOeyes|<small>'''oOeyes'''</small>]] [[Image:User-Eyes-Sig.png|link=User talk:OOeyes]] 22:29, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

===Outdated skills===
[[User:Ericphail]] pointed the following out to me:
"Quite a few abilities (Science Fleet and Engineering Fleet are some, I changed Photonic Shockwave Torpedo I'm sure there are others) have references in their description to outdated skills in both the modified by section and the ability ranks box, could they please be updated to current skills."

As I am not sure when I will find time to take care of this issue, I post it here. Have a nice New Year's Eve everyone! --[[User:Akira-sensei|Akira-sensei]] 10:32, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

===Pet dot Com link blocker broken===
Since STO Wiki's merge with Gamepedia, they've had a spam blocker that requires you to pick out cat photos whenever you add a link to a page. It worked fine up until December, but now it appears to be broken. No matter how many cat photos I pick it just repeats the cycle thus preventing me from adding any external links to STOwiki. - [[User:Peregrine Falcon|Peregrine Falcon]] ([[User talk:Peregrine Falcon|talk]]) 04:56, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
:We've verified the problem and I've sent it to the appropriate team for investigation. I'll leave an update when I know more. <span style="color: #999999;">&mdash;</span> [[User:OOeyes|<small>'''oOeyes'''</small>]] [[Image:User-Eyes-Sig.png|link=User talk:OOeyes]] 14:47, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
::I can also confirm this. An IP removed everything from [[User talk:Peregrine Falcon]], and because the previous rev had external links in it, it prompted me with Asirra, which wouldn't confirm no matter how many times I did it.
::If we can't fix this right away, I suggest disabling it temporarily, because this bug could easily be abused maliciously; we'd be helpless without an admin to revert it (if they even can). [[User:KarikaSlayer|<b>Karika</b>]][[User talk:KarikaSlayer|<sup><i>Communicator</i></sup>]] 16:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
:::Yes, if there isn't a quick fix, I'll request Asirra be disabled for the time being. <span style="color: #999999;">&mdash;</span> [[User:OOeyes|<small>'''oOeyes'''</small>]] [[Image:User-Eyes-Sig.png|link=User talk:OOeyes]] 16:55, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
::::Thank you so much for your quick response to this! I'll keep checking back to see when this is resolved, as I always have more links to add. :) - [[User:Peregrine Falcon|Peregrine Falcon]] ([[User talk:Peregrine Falcon|talk]]) 18:57, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
:::::Asirra should be working properly now. Let me know you experience any further problems. <span style="color: #999999;">&mdash;</span> [[User:OOeyes|<small>'''oOeyes'''</small>]] [[Image:User-Eyes-Sig.png|link=User talk:OOeyes]] 19:41, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Everything seems to be working fine now. Added a link without issue. Thanks! - [[User:Peregrine Falcon|Peregrine Falcon]] ([[User talk:Peregrine Falcon|talk]]) 09:48, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
:Was that system (Asirra?) shut off? I added a link to my page today and was not prompted to pick a cat picture. - [[User:Peregrine Falcon|Peregrine Falcon]] ([[User talk:Peregrine Falcon|talk]]) 07:44, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
::It's still running, but adjustments have been made so it doesn't trigger for all users anymore, just newer ones. <span style="color: #999999;">&mdash;</span> [[User:OOeyes|<small>'''oOeyes'''</small>]] [[Image:User-Eyes-Sig.png|link=User talk:OOeyes]] 17:16, 30 January 2014 (UTC)