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by tactica
Yesterday, 23:15
Forum: Other languages
Topic: DT wiki file upload intro in several languages
Replies: 0
Views: 20

DT wiki file upload intro in several languages

Hi, Whenever a user tries to upload a file to the Deskthority wiki, Mediawiki shows a form with a generic introduction. This intro was suboptimal for the current situation (literally thousands of unlicensed pictures stored, and people adding to that number) so I changed it at least for those using U...
by tactica
25 Mar 2024, 17:57
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Anti-spam
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Re: Anti-spam

There are actually three of us (Muirium, jsheradin and myself) relentlessy screening DT for spammers (or prospective spammers) based on certain criteria. This has resulted in several dozens of obviously non-legit new accounts being banned in the last few weeks alone. Ah, glad to hear it. I see jshe...
by tactica
25 Mar 2024, 14:03
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Anti-spam
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Re: Anti-spam

I don't remember seeing spambots here doing their thing back when I joined (2015). Dunno if that's because moderators were more active back then or because the site was configured differently. Regardless, speaking as a user I don't like seeing it because it makes the forum look like it's being run c...
by tactica
25 Mar 2024, 13:09
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Anti-spam
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Anti-spam

https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2165690

Phpbb can be configured to automatically flag the first N posts from a new account as moderated so DT can be spared the embarrasment of looking like a new heaven for spambots. Of course this change must be done by an administrator.
by tactica
19 Mar 2024, 22:09
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps
Replies: 32
Views: 5095

Re: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps

Grabbed them already, you didn't answer the question so expect to hear from me again.

Arrivederçi :P

Oh, and GLWS.
by tactica
19 Mar 2024, 18:34
Forum: Mice & other input devices
Topic: Does anyone make "retro" USB mice in the style of the old, boxy ones from the 80s?
Replies: 32
Views: 120000

Re: Does anyone make "retro" USB mice in the style of the old, boxy ones from the 80s?

Go-Kart wrote:
19 Mar 2024, 08:29
This has an old school vibe: https://www.rtings.com/mouse/reviews/xtrfy/m4-rgb

Just gotta turn the RGB off.
Yeah, and plug the holes. That would be a nightmare when it comes to cleaning.
by tactica
19 Mar 2024, 17:07
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps
Replies: 32
Views: 5095

Re: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps

Which ones are you going to use? Not sure yet, for now I'll download them in case you want to get rid of them before I get around to it. I noticed some of those boards have never been photographed in the wiki so they are valuable. Is it OK if I add an entry for you in https://deskthority.net/wiki/H...
by tactica
18 Mar 2024, 18:56
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps
Replies: 32
Views: 5095

Re: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps

Heh. Where are the DT awards when you can win some...

I'll gladly accept an F122 as a bribe uh... incentive to keep up :P
by tactica
18 Mar 2024, 18:37
Forum: For sale
Topic: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps
Replies: 32
Views: 5095

Re: [WTS] [EU-IT] BTC5100C - NTC White Alps - APC semi-mech - Wyse PCE/85 - IBM M122 - CSK-2104 - Dell AT101 Salmon Alps

@Man from Mars

Do you mind if I use your pictures in the wiki? I'll credit you, just tell me if Public Domain is OK or failing that which license you'd like. The CC license chooser can help in this respect if you are unsure.
by tactica
16 Mar 2024, 17:20
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: KBC Poker != ikbc Poker
Replies: 2
Views: 562

Re: KBC Poker != ikbc Poker

Welcome to DT :) I'm presuming https://www.ikbc.com.tw is the same people, just using a separate English portal? I can't find a forum link to update the reference in the https://deskthority.net/wiki/KBC article. The latter should probably be renamed to "ikbc" leaving a redirect behind. As for the di...
by tactica
16 Mar 2024, 13:57
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Need help nuking secondary account
Replies: 3
Views: 1488

Re: Need help nuking secondary account

Thanks. In the end I think I'll leave things as they are seeing as MediaWiki doesn't (yet) support account deletion and it would break togs and such. There's an "UserMerge" extension mentioned here but I'm not sure it's 100% safe, let alone compatible with current MW. Speaking of which, you promised...
by tactica
11 Mar 2024, 17:40
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Cloudfare
Replies: 20
Views: 1954630

Re: Cloudfare

@keyboardjoy

Any updates on the cookie issue? It's driving me nuts trying to edit the wiki.


Edit: Problem has been solved since at least 2 days now.
by tactica
08 Mar 2024, 21:10
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Cloudfare
Replies: 20
Views: 1954630

Re: Cloudfare

Good idea! That's the next one on the list! While you're at it please re-enable the InstantCommons feature so we can again use the pictures freely available at Wikimedia Commons. At some point years ago this was disabled and now some links are broken. Having to download the pictures separately, spe...
by tactica
08 Mar 2024, 10:43
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 514383

Re: Opinions

OK, I extended https://deskthority.net/wiki/Help:Contents again, now mentioning the topic of opinions, suggesting the first edit for absolute beginners as well as the reference style (I know @002 also supports named references) , and finally adding a basic Code of conduct. I hope you find it all acc...
by tactica
08 Mar 2024, 02:05
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Cloudfare
Replies: 20
Views: 1954630

Re: Cloudfare

I've been working on a few interesting things for DT, hopefully will keep releasing changes. While you're tightening security, would you have some time to upgrade Mediawiki to the latest version? It would involve upgrading the database software as well as PHP. The version installed is so old (6 yea...
by tactica
08 Mar 2024, 01:44
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Cloudfare
Replies: 20
Views: 1954630

Re: Cloudfare

In a wild turn of events, onecommerce people are posting in the Keyboard Institute discord about Deskthority rather than like, actually updating people about the website on the website, so I'll relay it. Thank you for that. Can't say I'm surprised. :roll: On the up side, the site is no longer going...
by tactica
06 Mar 2024, 23:06
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 514383

Re: Opinions

zrrion wrote:
06 Mar 2024, 22:32
I will give you a hint though, no one in statistics 101 will tell you that a quote from a single person fits the bill here.
So, can you provide a quote proving that a majority of people think Cherry MY isn't bad and thus the article is biased? Otherwise this debate is running in circles.
by tactica
06 Mar 2024, 18:03
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 514383

Re: Opinions

However, the paragraph following it: "feels fairly reasonable" is a personal opinion, and should be edited. Be by guest :) Citing one person's overdramatic assessment of the feel of a switch is in no way a comment of the common opinion. You'd need a much more thorough statement from a lot larger nu...
by tactica
06 Mar 2024, 16:51
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Cloudfare
Replies: 20
Views: 1954630

Cloudfare

I suppose I'm not the only one who noticed that now we're required to pass a Cloudfare challenge before accessing DT. Looks like the latest move from our benefactors . I also noticed that right after the daily downtime when everything throws an nginx error you have to log in again, at least with Fir...
by tactica
04 Mar 2024, 12:35
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Pruning of unlicensed pictures
Replies: 7
Views: 588

Re: Pruning of unlicensed pictures

Hitting Submit and getting slapped with an Nginx 404 is quite unacceptable! As I said, that only happens for some hours at an apparently random moment along the day. The rest of the time the site still works as usual and that's enough for me. ATM I'm working with 5 flaky hard drives, one of them th...
by tactica
03 Mar 2024, 21:54
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Pruning of unlicensed pictures
Replies: 7
Views: 588

Re: Pruning of unlicensed pictures

Deleting images in particular when the back-end is like this strikes me as eerily like re-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic. Good point, but bear in mind that every single post here is at least one write operation too. If data integrity is a concern, "someone" should put everything in read-only m...
by tactica
03 Mar 2024, 20:50
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Pruning of unlicensed pictures
Replies: 7
Views: 588

Re: Pruning of unlicensed pictures

Heh. With so much love and appreciation floating in the air, this place feels like the Usenet all over again.
by tactica
03 Mar 2024, 12:42
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Pruning of unlicensed pictures
Replies: 7
Views: 588

Pruning of unlicensed pictures

Just FYI. While it isn't exactly easy to edit the wiki depending on the time of the day or the direction the wind is blowing, I'm now actively deleting pictures that are unlicensed or appear to be used without permission as soon as I find a suitable replacement. If you have uploaded pictures before ...
by tactica
03 Mar 2024, 02:03
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985532

Re: Future of DT

Hey, maybe they're expecting money in return for letting someone fix it.

It's sad that right now one can't even edit the wiki properly. Almost everything throws an error.
by tactica
26 Feb 2024, 04:31
Forum: Deskthority wiki talk
Topic: Opinions
Replies: 17
Views: 514383

Opinions

Regarding this change I feel tempted to add a rule to the conventions on editing the wiki about personal opinions, but I suppose this requires some consensus first. My view on this is that opinions as a general rule should be left out of the wiki, but are OK as long as they reflect the feeling of a ...
by tactica
01 Feb 2024, 14:18
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985532

Re: Future of DT

Photekq is pruning a recent backup.

KBI however appears to be adamant to stick to dokuwiki for their wiki engine so until that changes I'm out of it all. Good luck,
by tactica
21 Jan 2024, 11:56
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985532

Re: Future of DT

Updating the forum software and making the wiki easier to use could also be beneficial, but it's important to balance improvements with maintaining what already works well. The wiki isn't much more than forum software with additional (and extensible) syntax and a versioning system built-in to keep ...
by tactica
15 Jan 2024, 23:31
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Need help nuking secondary account
Replies: 3
Views: 1488

Need help nuking secondary account

Hi, I'm not sure who I should pester with this problem so here it goes. I need my secondary account (tactica2) deleted so I can just update the email address of my current account. I can tell you privately my new email address to verify that the account to be deleted belongs to me. Thanks in advance.
by tactica
13 Apr 2018, 08:23
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Has anyone ever...?
Replies: 30
Views: 7056

Why not take an ancient notebook or some other random junk that never had a life and butcher that instead of a poor C64 :( It would be cheaper too.

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