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The Admin noticeboard is one way through which users can notify administrators of issues needing administrative attention. While users are welcome to directly contact specific administrators (especially if they are seen to be active), posting here can be an easier and quicker way of ensuring that at least one admin will notice an issue and respond to it promptly. Remember to sign when posting an issue.

Before posting an issue here, consider the following:

  • As this is a noticeboard and not a talk page, please refrain from discussing.
  • Post only issues that require administrative action, i.e. blocking vandals, protecting pages, restoring deleted pages etc.
  • Do not post deletion requests here. Deletion requests should be made by adding {{delete}} to the top of the target page, which will then automatically mark the page as a candidate for deletion.
  • Do not post issues regarding content disputes. Try making a request for comments instead.
  • Mediation requests between users should only be made if a resolution could not be reached between users.
  • For issues regarding the use of this wiki, please see our help center.

In case of vandalism, posting about it here is low priority. Revert it first, anyone can do so. If the vandal created a new page, tag it for deletion. Assume good faith and consider leaving a message on that user's talk page to explain the reason. Post here only if the user has made several disruptive edits and/or persists despite a warning. Always avoid a revert war with the vandal; it is far better to wait until an admin has a chance to intervene.

Creating a new request — vandals
  1. Edit the Vandal issues section.
  2. At the top of the list, use the {{vandal|IP address or username here}} template. Provide a short and neutral summary of the issue.
Creating a new request — non-vandal cases (e.g. user issues, page protection/undeletion, etc.)
  1. Add a new section (+) to the page and enter an appropriate title (without using templates or links) in the subject field.
  2. In the edit field, enter a short and neutral summary of the issue. Use the {{user|ip address or username here}} template to refer to users involved with the case and provide links to important pages or edits.
As a sign of courtesy, also leave a message on the talk page of any involved user.
New account requests
Users will be unable to create an account via the login page until administrators have approved their username.
  1. Edit the New username section.
  2. At the bottom of the section, add a new comment with your desired username and any desired capitalization (e.g. "User:Guild Wars", "User:Guild wars", "User:GuildWars", and "User:Guildwars" will be different accounts). If your desired username starts with a letter, it will be capitalized.
An administrator will get around to adding an exception for your chosen username within a few days.


New username[edit]

Vandal issues[edit]

Starting with the most recent vandals.

Vandal User:Rodan (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log) and/or Vandal 174.232.146.0/16 (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Repeated refusal to adhere to talkpage guidelines, Revert warring, re-adding outdated information, harassment after direct requests to stop. horrible 13:58, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
/16 is a very large address block. Greener (talk) 17:11, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
I'm not Rodan, but thanks for the assumption. You see this user attacks Ips and just assumed one of them as a user. That's a problem you should address to the user, not attacking me (ips in general), when they've been doing it to ips the entire time. Stop taking up for registered accounts, Greener. 174.232.188.3 11:01, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
There are people out there who insist that all problems are due to others, and cannot fathom how they themselves could be in the wrong. I don't believe you'll learn from this block I'm giving you, but I'll explain it nonetheless.
Since editing this wiki, you've ranted and raved over matters unrelated to this wiki. You've personally attacked others and then tried to play the victim when they pushed back. You've chosen needless hills to die on and demanded that others care.
Your drama ends here. Greener (talk) 15:55, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Additional personal attacks (including claims that are verifiably false in page history). horrible 17:20, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
Dealt with. Greener (talk) 01:57, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
Vandal User:Ravitejafe (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log) and Vandal User:Ravient (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Somehow got missed by the Spam: New user spam biography filter. — snogratUser Snograt signature.png 13:35, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
They've been removed. Those pages were so varied from the normal spam that I think we'll have to just accept them as false negatives. Greener (talk) 14:30, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Vandal 91.194.84.100 (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Removal of page content, creation of junk pages, replacing tags with escaped equivalents horrible 16:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Taken care of, thanks. Greener (talk) 19:14, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Vandal 79.116.0.0/16 (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Repeated smarmy nonsense. horrible 03:22, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Will keep an eye on things. I'm obviously not going to take action on a /16 block (though I may have before...). Greener (talk) 14:29, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Vandal 18.185.211.231 (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Multiple random pages created - looks like a busted bot. One page throws up a "403 forbidden." — snogratUser Snograt signature.png 13:13, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Blocked and pages deleted. --Rainith (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Vandal 3.231.165.177 (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Vandalized Gwen , Salma , Kormir. See pages edit history for details. Durp da durp (talk) 06:02, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Vandal horrible (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
They are gate-keeping and preventing the community wiki from improving. Yes I have linked a video which there was no reference to before at all from content I thought would be helpful. I did this in good faith. It seems rather zealous of this user to be making accusations like this. If someone else comes out with some better content, a new video, better quality or whatever I'd welcome it replacing the one I've created. EarlTheGray | contribs 23:29, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
As per below, the proper step should have been a conversation about the topic before bringing it here. Greener (talk) 21:09, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
Agree with Earl. Vandalized the Wyn Memorial page, because it has to be "original" and used outdated information than updated information that I and others received in an email as no problem. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 174.232.146.9 (talk).
Yet at no point have you even bothered to discuss the topic in a common sense fashion on the article's talk page.
I work with kids day-in and day-out as part of my actual job, and the amount of immaturity I'm seeing right now is beyond my comprehension. If you're having a problem with something outside of this wiki, don't bring it here; this isn't the place for it. If you wish to discuss someone's edit, don't start with an attack; that's not discussing it. When someone says that you need to stop bothering them because the conversation is not helping, consider for a moment that they might be telling you the truth.
To put it simply and in the most unironic way possible: Grow up. Greener (talk) 17:11, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
Vandal EarlTheGray (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
Only contributions have been self-promotion of their youtube channel. horrible | contribs 22:35, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
I think you're going overboard a bit. THe vids really aren't worth a link but that doesn't constitute vandalism.
And the wiki can use posters who contribute. So trying to guide that guy might've been more helpful (not that I'm necessarly good at that). Steve1 (talk) 13:30, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Sorry for the delay. I've been, and still be, on holidays. As Steve mentioned, it's best to have a conversation with an editor before bringing it to the admin level. Greener (talk) 21:09, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
Vandal Noectosforyou (talkcontribs [deleted] • logsblock logabuse filter log)
foo horrible | contribs 02:24, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
Yep, thanks. Greener (talk) 14:41, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


block log[edit]

Any chance it can be updated so that repeat offenders get blocked once and for all? Take this one here for example: https://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3AMargretUjj&type=block 6th block this month.

Cheers, Steve1 (talk) 18:33, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

I don't know how to set up the Abuse Filter so I can't speak to that, but I've nuked that user and if there are others, feel free to point them out and I'll take care of them as well. My personal preference would be for the Abuse Filter to ramp up the blocks when it is the same user over and over again, maybe every other block stepping up to the next duration level until it hits the infinite level. But again, I have no idea how to set that up or if it is even possible. --Rainith (talk) 21:05, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
Not an expert on abusefilter, but it doesn't seem to have the ability to apply scaling punishment automatically. It's just a simple if:then, where you can specify what to deny and the punishment for triggering, but not "longer each time." -Auron 21:56, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
Alex had looked at this a while back on the gw2w. His solution at the time was to run his own script to identify accounts which had hit against certain filters multiple times. He then went and blocked those accounts. I don't believe that's something we'll be able to automate. Definitely frustrating, but at least the bots are being stopped far more often than not. Greener (talk) 04:48, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
Wow, you're pretty active. What caused that blocking spree? (thumbs up) Steve1 (talk) 19:57, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
Clients were done for the most part this week, so I had far too much time on my hands. Needed something to do. Greener (talk) 22:25, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

block log[edit]

Abuse filter talk contribs blocked Derros talk contribs with an expiration time of 3 days (account creation disabled) ‎(Automatically blocked by abuse filter. Description of matched rule: Spam: Targeted spam (brands))

might be a mistake. Steve1 (talk) 21:24, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Definitely was a mistake. Thanks for noticing that. Greener (talk) 05:00, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

user page bot spam / abuse filter update[edit]

As Steve1 has pointed out, we're getting a substantial influx of spam user bios being created atm. If someone could deal with that since Greener is on vacation, that'd be nice. horrible | contribs 20:29, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Rainith's been taking care of it. Abuse filter has been updated. Greener (talk) 23:41, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Account Deletion[edit]

moved from Help:Ask a wiki question

I want to delete my wiki account (this one) but I can't find a place to do so, can someone please tell me how - or make it happen? Wondertje (talk) 00:24, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

I presume you're asking for all of these user subpages to be deleted? If so, I can delete them for you. Greener (talk) 00:36, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I wish for not only all subpages, but the account in and of itself. I could scurry the data (username/password) myself but that seems rather stupid. Wondertje (talk) 01:47, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Alright, I've cleared out your user pages and images. Tanetris will come around in the next couple of days to look at the account itself. Greener (talk) 02:41, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, much appreciated! Wondertje (talk) 14:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Dumb question: Did you want your older wiki account deleted too? - Tanetris (talk) 21:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I wasn't even aware I had another one, are you sure it's mine? If there's no doubt regarding it, yes delete that one too. Wondertje (talk) 21:13, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
User:JackieDiJackJack looks like it's you, but I could be mistaken. - Tanetris (talk) 21:42, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Oh wow haha, that's a username I haven't seen in awhile. Yeah, that's mine too. Both of these can be deleted. Wondertje (talk) 22:42, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
All done. The wiki thanks you for your time with us and wishes you well in your future endeavors. - Tanetris (talk) 06:07, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Account renaming[edit]

Hi, I would like to change my username on here from "Lil Nub Sin" 2 "Han" pls. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by Han (talk) at 18:17, 19 August 2021‎ (UTC).

All done. We had to do the usermerge route because we're actually missing the RenameUser extension for some reason, but Stephane's on the case for getting that sorted out for the future. - Tanetris (talk) 21:24, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Greetings, would it be possible to combine the contents of this account with my other account Soldier198's Big Bad Guide to Restoration Magic Healing For PvE

Smiting Prayers Rework for PvE

Skill balance for underpowered skills

Rebalancing binding rituals for the current power medium in PvP

Balancing Metrics of Guild Wars? I forgot the password to my original account and was unable to log into it, hence why I made this one. Soldier198-2 (talk) 00:58, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

disable account creation[edit]

Howdy, looks like the recent spam wave seems to stem from bots being able to create accounts without being stopped. So how about you guys disable automatic account creation? Real folks interested in accounts need to drop a quick note here and you let that IP create an account. Doable? Steve1 (talk) 20:46, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

hmmmm… seems like something that could be possible. Ill ask Greener, as he’s got a better handle on this stuff than I do. -- Salome User salome sig2.png 21:03, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
We can ponder doing that again, a la Guild Wars Wiki:Admin noticeboard/Account archive 1. I'll admit to that being a personal annoyance to watch over, but it should remove a bigger general annoyance. Greener (talk) 01:41, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
Really I think this is necessary. On any given day it seems like 75%+ of the Recent changes page is spam bots creating accounts and getting blocked. And that's probably a conservative estimate. --Rainith (talk) 18:13, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
Alright, I will turn on the filter which prevents accounts from being created. Greener (talk) 23:22, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
thanks mate! - -- Salome User salome sig2.png 23:33, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
Nice. How about putting up a banner for a bit to advertize the change? Steve1 (talk) 21:56, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
People should get a banner with directions when they try to create an account. Greener (talk) 00:08, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
We've got a new captcha system on the wiki. Going to give that a chance to step in. I took a glance at the gw2w, and it seems to be doing fairly well over there. Greener (talk) 15:39, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

game of throws cape[edit]

Saw GoT doesn't have a cape uploaded, and I don't have perms to edit the page and add it since I'm in the guild. lmk a place I can upload it and you can edit the page, thanks. -- Shield Bundle I V ingame, don't have a wiki acct. https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Game_Of_Throws

Hey there! If you'd like to upload an image for the cape, first create an account, and then click on this link to upload the image. No extra permissions necessary. Greener (talk) 19:08, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Player-made Modifications and GWW:CONTENT[edit]

So, I've already said my personal opinion on the matter in this discussion, but I feel that the keeping the links on this talk page violate our content retention policy, even when outside of the mainspace. horrible 12:52, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Are you referring to the github links? What specifically is the problem? Greener (talk) 19:33, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
I'm not seeing anything is the policies against those links, so if you're serious, you're going to need to be a lot more explicit than some vague statement saying you've already shared your opinion. -Rainith (talk) 16:02, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Removing personal information from guild page[edit]

Old personal informations to be removed > https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Light_Of_Shadow_(historical)

It has been removed. Greener (talk) 14:48, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Username Change[edit]

Hello everyone, I would like to change my username on the wiki from Darigaaz to Diaz Ex Machina. Would that be possible? Thank you in advance for your help and time. --Spiteful Spirit (large).jpg Darigaaz (Talk) 09:43, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Sure why not. Done. - Tanetris (talk) 20:08, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
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