User talk:Flystar55555

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I forgot I had this account: --DaSk8r 19:55, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Steelers Fan11 20:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Whazzup? Steelers Fan11  PITTSBURGHS GOING TO SUPER BOWL!

Now... Whazzup! -- Steelers Fan11   PITTSBURGHS GOING TO SUPER BOWL! 

Thanks for the award! -Metalmanager

Whazzup? -- Steelers Fan11  PITTSBURGH'S GOING TO SUPER BOWL!  23:38, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Fake message bar
I want to inform you that it is not appropriate to mimic the Mediawiki interface on your userpage. The reason for this is that, while intended as a joke, many users take the orange bar seriously and will assume someone is trying to talk to them. This is especially the case for editors who fall under at least one of the following categories:


 * 1) Administrators, due to the controversial nature of the actions they undertake
 * 2) Bureaucrats, for the same reason
 * 3) Arbitrators or Mediators, in case their attention is urgently needed on a case
 * 4) Bot operators, if their bot is malfunctioning
 * 5) Bots themselves, which are often programmed to stop running if a new messages bar is detected
 * 6) Users using AutoWikiBrowser will be forced to stop editing if the software sees what it thinks is a new messages bar
 * 7) Users engaged in a content dispute
 * 8) Users who try to answer their messages quickly
 * 9) Users expecting a response from someone

This is not simply my decision, as I said. This is something which has been discussed multiple times by the Wikipedia and some Wikia communities, and each time it has been deemed to be generally disruptive by the community as a whole. I don't have a problem with this being done on April Fools Day, if you'd like to put it back up for that day only, as that is a day when we all try to have a little fun. However, most other times we're here to build an encyclopedia, and fake message bars can be distracting to that purpose. I hope that helps to explain this some, although do let me know if you have any more questions.

I under stand that this community is small and we all know each other but, I do not want this bar to cause any disruption in the community. Mostly for the Bot operators and the Bots. Do you agree with my reasons? Mattkenn3 Talk 01:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

It's just a joke, don't take it so seriously. Bluehero

I understand. But, everything that I told the others is true. Read the list of reasons. I had the same bar. But, I was told the same message and took it down myself. I want you to understand that I am actually for the bar. But, it leads to a wiki that cannot have effective bots and effective bot operators. It is also a distraction to some users that are realy busy. I wish we could have them. But, they are not Necessary, nor are they of any important for any purpose. In fact, they lead to problems and decrease the effectiveness of the wiki's editors and bots. Do you understand? Mattkenn3 Talk 01:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)