User talk:Gingerfool

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Blank categories

Hello there, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but please do not create blank categories such as Category:Mickey Smith short stories. It is policy that every category should be a subcategory of another category, and also it's best that you include some descriptive text, as outlined at the policy which I linked above, though this is not necessary. Thank you in advance. Aquanafrahudy 📢 🖊️ 16:31, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Spam

They're just spam bots. Nothing to do except make sure every page is documented so it can be deleted when an admin gets on. Najawin 07:57, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Najawin, not sure what you mean by this - I think I've got caught up in this new spam fiasco - I just make categories that are missing and add VHS covers. Gingerfool 08:16, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
Nah, nah. I was responding to your comment on, uh, Talk:Need More Out Of Your Life Setting Up A Terrarium For Frogs Setting Up A Terrarium For Frogs Setting Up A Terrarium For Frogs. You're good. Najawin 08:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
I put it here because engaging with those pages is just counterproductive. Najawin 08:20, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Re: Wrongly Marked as Bot

Hi. You've not been wrongly marked as a bot. I disabled almost all page creations to try and stop the spam wave, and this includes legitimate edits. It seems that the spam wave has stopped so I will disable this measure soon. Bongo50 08:28, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Signature

Hey! Apropos of nothing, I love your "tilted" signature, but also I must point out that signatures are supposed to retain a link to your talk page… --Scrooge MacDuck 16:57, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

I was about to say this myself but I've been beaten to it. However, I would like to mention the relevant policy: T:SIG LOOK. Bongo50 17:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User page

I thought I'd mention 2 things about your userpage:

  1. to make the text readable on dark mode, you can wrap each paragraph with <p style="color:#000000;">[...]</p>. This will override the default text colour.
  2. to display your edit count directly on your page, you have to use the {{#editcount:}} parser function. For example, the following code will create a nicely formatted output: [[Special:EditCount/Gingerfool|{{formatnum:{{#editcount:Gingerfool}}}} edits]]: {{#editcount:Gingerfool}} edits

Bongo50 17:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)