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User permissions - could I be 'autoconfirmed'?

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RJackson16:27, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi there. I took some screenshots of some basic examples of Logic Gates in Puzzle Maker for use on this page, however I am unable to upload files as I am not in the 'autoconfirmed' user group. Are you able to add me to the autoconfirmed user group via Special:UserRights?
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JeffLane Valve Employee17:52, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
That is odd, you should already be a confirmed user. Have you set and authenticated your email address in your user preferences? It's under My preferences > User profile > E-mail options.
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Chocoportals22:34, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
I have autoconfirm issue too, my email was authenticated at 25 December 2013 at 02:21 and yet i am not in the group and cannot upload.
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JeffLane Valve Employee18:43, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
See "Problem uploading images" below for the requirements for uploading images.

Images uploading

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Mehiller18:09, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
I have problem with images uploading. I have error: Could not rename file "/tmp/phpO78Nz6" to "public/a/a4/P2PM_glass.png".
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JeffLane Valve Employee11:30, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Is this a new image? Try it again. In future, please use the Administrators' noticeboard for this kind of issue.

Puzzle Maker Page

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Nacimota5:19, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Jeff. I was looking at improving the layout of the Puzzle Maker page and a thought struck me; right now the page is basically a hub for how-to content, but wouldn't it make more sense if the how-to stuff was moved to the category index to be more consistant with the rest of the wiki?

For example, the Hammer page only describes what Hammer is, along with a brief history. The actual level design how-to hub is on the Level Design category index (and the same goes for the Portal 2 Level Design category index.

Right now I'm playing with layouts in my sandbox; after discussing it with a few people, I really think it belongs on the category index. Keeping in mind that the 'wiki' link in the actual editor links directly to the Portal 2 Puzzle Maker page, I wanted to get your position (or even Yasser's) before I go moving things around. Cheers.

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JeffLane Valve Employee20:51, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Seems reasonable, though consistent with the rest of the wiki is less important than what is effective. You will need to propose a plan for the existing page as it is the entry point and should not be a redirect.
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Nacimota16:20, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I had no plans on making it a redirect. What I figured we would have is a page describing the Puzzle Maker in a similar fashion to the page that describes Hammer, but perhaps with more detail. I was thinking at the top and bottom we could put something like "for help using the Puzzle Maker, see Category:Portal 2 Puzzle Maker", or something to that effect.

Page Organization Help

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Kwp17pitts1:18, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Excume but If you got a quick sec, I need a little help on organizing a tutorial that I'm working on. What could I do to simplify it? Alternative Multi-Stop Elevator

How to become an autoconfirmed user

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Solixtrem19:39, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'd like to write an article that require images but I can't upload them because I'm not an autoconfirmed user. What should I do to become one ? I already confirm my email adresse twice so the problem does not come from here ;)

New wave of spam

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Solokiller8:26, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
The latest bout of spam seems different than before, i got this message when i tried to flag a newly created spam page:

User account "Renal Disease Diets" is not registered. Please check if you want to create/edit this page. What does this mean, exactly? Should these pages and users be tagged as usual?

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Mattshu14:31, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
I think it's just because the spammer's created a User:Page instead of the pages they usually create.
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JeffLane Valve Employee19:45, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
That is correct. It's just a page created in the user namespace. Deleted.

Problem uploading images

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Nicky Da B4:01, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
I'm trying to upload an image to accompany a tutorial that I'm writing for creating a working radar mini-map in CS:GO. Yet everytime I try to upload the image by clicking "upload file" the page seems to refresh and my file doesn't appear on the list of uploaded wiki images. I am fairly new to uploading images. Am I doing anything wrong?
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JeffLane Valve Employee19:12, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
If it is giving an error message after you press the "Upload file" button, post it here. Also, to prevent vandalism and spam, your account needs to be confirmed for 5 days and have made 10 valid edits before images can be uploaded.
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Tigerslicer18:39, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
It does not throw an error message after I press the "Upload file" button". I am an autoconfirmed user.--Nicky Da B 13:28, 1 August 2013 (PDT)

Thanks for the info on reporting spam, I'm new to this.

Current wave of spam

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Solokiller21:09, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
I suggest making the blacklist invisible to everyone except administrators. Whoever is operating these bots seems to be adapting them based on your changes.

Valve Game remake

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Ivan Knyazev10:05, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. As i understand, you work for Valve Software, right? I would like to start developing a remake of one of Valve's games, but I still don’t know which staff member should I write to ask permission.

Language Bar

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Mandrew21:09, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Can you update the language bar with Template:lang on the page Making a Mod?