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Yeah I shouldn't of had created a new account. Should I PM you on the forums? [[Special:Contributions/107.190.144.102|107.190.144.102]] 14:48, June 21, 2019 (EDT) | Yeah I shouldn't of had created a new account. Should I PM you on the forums? [[Special:Contributions/107.190.144.102|107.190.144.102]] 14:48, June 21, 2019 (EDT) | ||
:Yeah that works {{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:49, June 21, 2019 (EDT) | :Yeah that works {{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:49, June 21, 2019 (EDT) | ||
I deleted my password and Google suggested it and I forgot because it is so strong and also I can´t get verification Emails to believe me the longest I have been waiting is 3 years | |||
so can you PM me on my page or something, please I even made this emergency account so I can edit this page-GreenWeegee (greenThunder2041)now terradon | |||
== Another upgrade for the list of games organized by system == | == Another upgrade for the list of games organized by system == | ||
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Looks like it's back online. 😁 [[User:Lord Falafel|Lord Falafel]] ([[User talk:Lord Falafel|talk]]) 01:09, February 24, 2020 (EST) | Looks like it's back online. 😁 [[User:Lord Falafel|Lord Falafel]] ([[User talk:Lord Falafel|talk]]) 01:09, February 24, 2020 (EST) | ||
can you delete my Mario Board account I want to replace it | |||
== Template question == | == Template question == | ||
Hello. Is it possible to code [[Template: | Hello. Is it possible to code [[Template:Play Nintendo quiz|this template]] so that the answer boxes only appear once you fill in their corresponding parameter? ("answer1", "answer2" etc.) For example, if I want the fourth box ''not'' to appear, I can simply not add anything to the "answer4" field. I'm asking because [[Trivia: Are you an expert Yoshi-ologist?|this quiz]] only has three answers for each question instead of the usual four, so it would be very handy to make use of the same template for this one. Otherwise I would have to create a separate template that only has three answer boxes and I don't want that... Thanks! {{User:Bye Guy/Sig}} 22:00, February 23, 2020 (EST) | ||
:Thank you porple ❤️ {{User:Bye Guy/Sig}} 04:54, February 24, 2020 (EST) | :Thank you porple ❤️ {{User:Bye Guy/Sig}} 04:54, February 24, 2020 (EST) | ||
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Is it ok if I ask you MediaWiki-related questions here if ever I need help? This could benefit others developing their own wikis, because then they'll be able to see how to do it (just like when Recent Changes got disabled on WiKirby). [[User:Results May Vary|Results May Vary]] ([[User talk:Results May Vary|talk]]) 17:27, April 22, 2020 (EDT) | Is it ok if I ask you MediaWiki-related questions here if ever I need help? This could benefit others developing their own wikis, because then they'll be able to see how to do it (just like when Recent Changes got disabled on WiKirby). [[User:Results May Vary|Results May Vary]] ([[User talk:Results May Vary|talk]]) 17:27, April 22, 2020 (EDT) | ||
:Actually nevermind, I seem to have [https://spyrowiki.com/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css&curid=107&diff=316&oldid=291 got the hang of it]. [[User:Results May Vary|Results May Vary]] ([[User talk:Results May Vary|talk]]) 13:34, May 1, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Shouldn't we disable the option for IPs to edit? == | == Shouldn't we disable the option for IPs to edit? == | ||
Many IPs have been straight-up vandals. They change PNG and JPG images to weird names (e.g. <nowiki>[[File:Mario.png]] to [[File:Mari.png]]</nowiki>), add content containing bad words, and even just changing pages in general | Many IPs have been straight-up vandals. They change PNG and JPG images to weird names (e.g. <nowiki>[[File:Mario.png]] to [[File:Mari.png]]</nowiki>), add content containing bad words, and even just changing pages in general! Is there an option to require all contributors to log in like Bulbapedia and formerly WiKirby? That would add an extra layer of defense to our wiki. | ||
(I asked Mario jc but he told me to message you). | (I asked Mario jc but he told me to message you). | ||
[[File:BowserNSMBUDX.png|25px|link=Bowser]] [[User talk:Bowser201|201]] 21:21, April 27, 2020 (EDT) | [[File:BowserNSMBUDX.png|25px|link=Bowser]] [[User talk:Bowser201|201]] 21:21, April 27, 2020 (EDT) | ||
:IP's = more edits. More bad edits, but also more good edits. So revert the bad ones and keep the good ones. Now you have more good edits overall. Better for the health of the wiki. Just make sure you have enough staff to keep up with the vandals. Bureaucrats manage staff. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 22:08, April 27, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::Thanks. I may not be active all the time but I will check to see if any vandals attack the wiki. [[File:BowserNSMBUDX.png|25px|link=Bowser]] [[User talk:Bowser201|201]] 22:19, April 27, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Yoshi tables == | |||
In step with the already-existent [[MediaWiki:Common.css|CSS]] for Donkey Kong tables, can you add a green table CSS to be used in articles related to the Yoshi franchise? I would currently like to incorporate the enemy lists on ''Yoshi's New Island'' level pages in such tables, and further apply this standard to other Yoshi pages. Thank you in advance. {{User:Bye Guy/Sig}} 13:15, May 8, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:The DK table coloring is a special case since it was brought over from DK Wiki, but honestly I don't really love getting super colorful with everything. I'd say make a proposal to see if people want to add more table colors. Plain tables could certainly be used in the meantime. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 13:40, May 8, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::Understood. {{User:Bye Guy/Sig}} 15:43, May 8, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Attacky Sack vandal == | |||
Hi, would you mind adding "Attacky sack [blahblahblah]" and "Attacky $ack [blahblahblah]" to the [[MediaWiki:Titleblacklist|title blacklist]] to stop the "Attacky Sack"/"shh babe don't be afraid now" vandal? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 16:06, May 21, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:Didn't notice that the former was already there, though thanks for adding the latter! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 17:35, May 21, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== MediaWiki:Searchsuggest-search == | |||
There's a bizarre cutoff where the search bar says "Search the Mariowik" without the "i" at the end. Or maybe it's just how I'm viewing it on my browser and/or computer? {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 14:24, June 3, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Can you change the email for my account? == | |||
I had [[User:Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|an account]] here but cannot remember my password since I haven’t logged in for two years. I had an email address listed as recovery but have since deleted it to replace it with a new one and don’t think I can log into the old email now. Is it possible to either change my account recovery email into fourswords2002@gmail.com or send a reset password into that email? | |||
I thought of contacting another administrator about this but thought to myself you could help out more | |||
[[Special:Contributions/216.154.41.68|216.154.41.68]] 01:59, June 9, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:I serviced the account. It should work --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 02:39, June 9, 2020 (EDT) | |||
Thanks, it works now | |||
{{User:Mario Super Sluggers/sig}} 09:51, June 9, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Templates are currently locked from being edited == | |||
Do you have any idea why templates are currently locked from being edited at all? There are two edits that I'd like to perform in the Template namespace but can't due to that issue. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 15:16, June 24, 2020 (EDT) | |||
==Desktop view== | |||
I'm stuck in desktop view right now, yet on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki I can still use mobile view. I prefer to use Mobile view while browsing or editing too. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:Here's the situation. We're seeing sustained high traffic and these are measures to keep things stable. Templates and mobile will be back by tonight. In the meantime, I'm working on better solutions so we hopefully don't have to do this again. A server upgrade is on the horizon (slated for January but could get moved up) but we're not there yet. Thank you for your patience. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:51, June 24, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::Ok, that's fair enough. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:::Oh, I see. Given the really slow loading times, I figured it was something of the sort. {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 16:15, June 24, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Why is it possible to edit the user page of this guy? == | |||
[[User:DarkNight|Where “view source” is supposed to be, it’s “edit” on my screen instead.]] | |||
{{User:Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness/sig}} 16:38, July 14, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:Mostly because you were probably veiwing a protected page. Example: {{User|Alex95}}. Admins can protect their own userpages. My page, on the other hand wasn't protected, so you could still edit it (mostly for fixing FNCs though). [[User:DarkNight|DarkNight]] ([[User talk:DarkNight|talk]]) 16:58, July 14, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Mobile View == | |||
I asked Keyblade Master, and he said to ask you about this. So Mobile view looks different, and he saud it was in preferences, although it wasn't there. [[User:DarkNight|DarkNight]] ([[User talk:DarkNight|talk]]) 15:18, July 22, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:Never Mind. Keyblade Master figured it out. [[User:DarkNight|DarkNight]] ([[User talk:DarkNight|talk]]) 15:31, July 22, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Namespace Selector == | |||
Is it possible to remove the PipeProject and PipeProject Talk from the namespace selector in the recent changes? I'm asking because there's a proposal about it going on right now. {{User:DarkNight/sig}} 18:38, August 2, 2020 (EDT) | |||
==Templates== | |||
Would you happen to know why templates such as "new subject" are not showing up in mobile view? {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:The templates are working now, thank you. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
== User Page == | |||
I have been on for over a week and I have done 10 edits, but I still cannot make my user Page. {{unsigned|DragonDragonArt}} | |||
== Text replacement == | |||
Hi, would you mind running the text replacement script to change every transclusion of [[Template:Super Mario World TV]] to [[Template:SMW TV]]? Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 10:25, August 24, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Could I tag your help on something please? == | |||
[[User talk:Mariojc]] (scroll to newest) | |||
[[Boo (Mario Party Advance)]] | |||
{{User:CappyThrow/sig}} 02:52, August 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== chat == | |||
hey not that any reasonable person cares in 2020 but [[MarioWiki:Chat]] is pointing to mwchat instead of #mwchat | |||
thank you for being a good second father figure to me {{User:Paper Jorge/sig}} | |||
:Thank you for your service --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 02:03, September 3, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Bot request == | |||
<code>tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' that began on</code> --> <code>tour of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', which began on</code> <span style="font-family:Mario Party 2/3 Textbox">[[User:RickTommy|RickTommy]] ([[User talk:RickTommy|talk]])</span> 07:05, September 16, 2020 (EDT) | |||
== Lexmark Professional == | |||
There have been two vandal accounts over the last few days with this username. It may need to be blacklisted if possible. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:I know you already took action on this, but the pattern for usernames appears to be "Lexmark X''[four-digit number]'' Professional". Just thought I'd let you know. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 08:43, October 8, 2020 (EDT) | |||
==Text replacement request== | |||
Hi, could you please run the text replacement on <code><nowiki>==[[Super Gem]]s==</nowiki></code> to make it <code><nowiki>==Super Gems==</nowiki></code>, as there are too many [[:Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Levels|instances]] of this for any human to reasonably do to make all of these articles (more) compliant with the Manual of Style? Thanks! --[[User:HappyToad|HappyToad]] ([[User talk:HappyToad|talk]]) 05:01, October 23, 2020 (EDT) | |||
==I can’t use my iPad== | |||
Right now, I can’t access the Super Mario Wiki at all on my iPad. However, on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki, which I know you also own, I can still access every page besides the recent changes page. Both wikis still work fine on my phone, although editing is really uncomfortable on my phone. I’m hoping there is something you can do about this soon. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:Little update, the entire wiki only seems to not work if I am logged in, logged out only the recent changes page doesn't work, and yes I was logged out on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki when I looked at it earlier. I am making this edit while logged out on my iPad, but thought I should let you know. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
::Can you clear your cache? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:47, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:::What exactly does that mean? If it's clearing my search history, I did so and that's how I logged out. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
::::You go to Settings -> Safari -> Clear History and Website Data. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 13:22, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:::::That didn't work. Would it be possible to basically undo any changes you recently made to Media:mobile? Not to be rude, but I have a feeling that's what messed it up for me. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:I'm sorry my boy [[User:Benjaminkirsc|Benjaminkirsc]] ([[User talk:Benjaminkirsc|talk]]) 14:24, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
I'm dead serious that I need these settings you made reverted (just for my account and my IP address at least if possible), otherwise I can't contribute on here at all anymore. I also discovered that I can't look at contributions pages either. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:Do the pages not load at all? Clearing cookies and cache is the best advice I can give. It's not possible to roll back the changes; the entire wiki was updated. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 21:02, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::Anytime I try to go on these pages, I just get a completely white page with a message saying "cannot open page because the network connection was lost". I even downloaded a Chrome app to try there, and it didn't work on there either. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:::I'll try to figure it out. Can you make sure your iPad software is up to date? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 21:35, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
::::For me, it didn't work, but maybe it's just me waiting for a bit. It works now on an iPhone 11. (Request: Can you add undo in mobile view? It would be easier to fight vandalism with that.) {{User:DarkNight/sig}} 22:46, October 28, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:::::My iPad is quite an old one, and I am on iOS 10.3.3, there's no software update available. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
::::::Does it work now? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 08:23, October 29, 2020 (EDT) | |||
:::::::Thank you very much, it works again. {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
== 68.6.99.242 == | |||
Hello, can you block the ip above please? {{User:DarkNight/sig}} 16:58, November 6, 2020 (EST) | |||
== What Links Here page not syncing up with page caches correctly == | |||
Okay, so I'm having issues with [[Special:WhatLinksHere]], in that it now practically never responds to page caches being purged. This has happened to me twice already, where I moved [[Big Koopa Paratroopa]] and [[Star Gem]]; though I changed the links on the respective navtemplates, the links from the transclusions of [[Template:P&DSMBE]] still show even after an hour has passed (which is when I would assume most caches would be purged), and the only way to make the links on the WhatLinksHere list disappear is to manually purge them one by one. I'm pretty sure this is a technical issue, but I do want to know on the off-chance that I move another page soon. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 23:26, November 14, 2020 (EST) | |||
:The wiki makes these updates relatively slowly so they are spread out and there's no burst of processing all at once. An update of 700+ links will take a while, but it will process eventually, you don't have to manually purge. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 00:38, November 15, 2020 (EST) | |||
== Site crashing == | |||
Lately, the site has been crashing quite a lot for me when I try to go to a different page or save an edit (which causes me to have to start all over again), would you happen to know about this? {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} | |||
:I completed several important server updates last week, which can cause instability due to required restarts. That work is done and we should be good to go for a while now. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 16:25, December 21, 2020 (EST) | |||
== Searching == | |||
Hi, is there a way I can change back to the old search system in my preferences? Or do I need to create a ''common.js'' page for that? {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 11:00, January 18, 2021 (EST) | |||
:Yes, check out the Search tab in preferences. You can disable Advanced Search. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:02, January 18, 2021 (EST) | |||
::It didn't work as intended, I'm afraid. Does it take a while for the settings to actually take effect? {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 13:48, January 18, 2021 (EST) | |||
:::No. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 13:51, January 18, 2021 (EST) | |||
::::Alright, I guess that I should reiterate my question then. Is there any backup or alternative that you know of that changes search functionality in my preferences that strictly limits searching in the search box to alphabetical order? {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 16:17, January 18, 2021 (EST) | |||
:::::The suggestions are now generated and sorted based on page quality and relevancy, while being able to correct for small typos. To make the behavior closer to how it was, set search completion to "Classic prefix search" in the preferences Search tab. With typo correction disabled, the results will match closer to what you type, but there's no way for them to be listed alphabetically. For purely alphabetical functionality, [[Special:PrefixIndex]] is an option. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 00:59, January 19, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Hey um. == | |||
Can you help me out with my user talk pages? I'm not sure what happened when I tried archiving the current one. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 11:50, January 20, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Pageimages-blacklist == | |||
Should the file [[:File:Nocoverart.png]] be in [[MediaWiki:Pageimages-blacklist]]? {{User:Wynn Liaw/sig}} 22:26, February 12, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Some edits don't update when logged out == | |||
I noticed the last couple of times I've made edits, they don't show up when I log out of my account. It doesn't just happen to my edits either, as I've seen other people's edits not updating when I'm logged out and it seems to happen to random edits. I've noticed this issue a few days ago and it's pretty annoying because I keep thinking people have reverted my edits when that's not the case. I know it's not something with my computer because the same issue occurs on my mobile device as well as on different web browsers. Do you have any solution to this? {{User:LuigiMaster123/sig}} 21:55, March 6, 2021 (EST) | |||
:It's because I'm working on the cache right now, I really didn't think you'd be logging out and checking your edits. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 22:01, March 6, 2021 (EST) | |||
::Oh, okay that makes sense. Sorry about that and thanks for letting me know. {{User:LuigiMaster123/sig}} 22:03, March 6, 2021 (EST) | |||
:::No worries, perfectly valid thing to report :) --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 22:07, March 6, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Category:Places >>> Category:Locations == | |||
Hello, Porplemontage. | |||
If you've seen the proposals lately, you'll know that one of my proposals recently passed. We've decided to change every instance of Category:Places to Category:Locations, as it sounds more formal as well as for consistency in general. | |||
'''Example:''' Category:Luigi's Mansion Places >>> Category:Luigi's Mansion Locations | |||
We were wondering if you could run a bot to automatically change the category links once they're moved. I can update you once I've done some of this. Thanks. | |||
{{User:The Mansion/sig}} 15:03, April 15, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:Hi. I will do the moves and replacements, but here's the thing. Your proposal is based on a flawed premise, since you state that "way more categories are referred to as locations rather than places, and [this] would be easier and more efficient to enact." This is wrong, 48 categories use Places while only 13 use Locations. So for the sake of consistency across all categories and '''Category:Places''', '''List of places''', and the least strain on the server, I am going to move the the relatively few Locations categories to Places. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:56, April 15, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Lengthy Media == | |||
Hey Steve! Long time, no see. I hope you are well. | |||
I have been working on reducing the length of media files found in the articles of [[:Category:Articles with audio files over 30 seconds|that category you made]]. I noticed that some pages aren't showing up in it though, despite having media files over 30 seconds. I wasn't sure if there was a reason for that? [[Inside the Castle Walls#Mario Tennis Open|This page has at least one file in a media table]] that is over 30 seconds (over 4 minutes). I've also noticed some other pages not showing up in the category when they have the media file directly linked/embedded — [[Piranha Plant Slide]]'s infobox comes to mind, it was originally not in the category even before the length of its file was reduced. (I can try to find a better example or link to some >30s files on a test page if that would help, since the media files on that page are shorter now.) | |||
Dunno if it's even anything that warrants attention, but I wanted to bring it up to you since you'd already put so much work into making pages/files like that more easily identifiable. Thanks for reading! {{User:Stooben Rooben/sig}} 13:56, May 19, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:Hey, I hope you're well too! That category is limited since it's solely based off the user-entered values for the <code>length</code> parameters of the {{tem|media table}} template. If the template isn't used or the parameter is missing for a file, that article won't be added to the category. Unfortunately I don't know of an easy way to just grab the length values directly from the files and use them for categorization, but I figured this was better than nothing for at least a place to start. Thanks for helping out! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:27, May 19, 2021 (EDT) | |||
::That makes a lot of sense. I saw that the category mentioned the <code>length</code> parameter may need to be updated, but didn't realize that the category itself was tied to it. Cool stuff! And no worries, it is definitely a huge help and a great start for reducing the file lengths. After the category is cleared, I'll probably just hit up [[:Category:Media by game|media by game]] or [[:Category:Media files to be reuploaded with higher quality|quality requested]] to find the stragglers. I really appreciate the clarification. Thanks for all you do, man. {{User:Stooben Rooben/sig}} 14:51, May 19, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== YouTube images guideline == | |||
[[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive 56#Allow/create categories for images and media by website|As per proposal]], a while ago I created a category for [[:Category:YouTube Images|YouTube-related pictures]]. In it, I added a brief guideline for what seemed reasonable to add to and exclude from that category—for instance, the guideline doesn’t allow screenshots of all uploads portraying random gameplay or animated show footage unless it’s specially designed by the creator to be shown on YouTube. I would appreciate if you could tweak the guideline to your own liking, thus giving some form of proprietor endorsement. {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 07:55, May 28, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:Hi there, I don't need to sign off on everything, but I appreciate the thought and nothing sticks out that I would change. Nice job on the categories! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 01:35, May 30, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Ban-evading anon == | |||
For a few months now, the staff members have had to block so many IP addresses for evading bans and making edits in names in other languages sections without leaving spaces after commas. Is there anything you can do to stop this from continuing? {{User:Keyblade Master/sig}} 09:21, June 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:Sure, I've added an error message if an anon adds any commas to an article without succeeding spaces. Let's see what happens. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:25, June 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
Can you do this to force English quotation marks "..." around Korean words, or if that's not possible, force spaces around Asian quotation marks「...」? The anon's ignoring messages again (and tbh I'm doubting it's even a real person, the behaviour seems very bot-like). {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 21:54, March 24, 2022 (EDT) | |||
:Ok, I've added something to help enforce proper quotation marks for Korean ("") and Japanese (「」) phrases. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 02:00, March 25, 2022 (EDT) | |||
== Account Deletion / Purge Request: Josephine Lithius == | |||
I'd like to have my account deleted '''and''' purged, please. | |||
I wouldn't normally go "straight to the top", but I didn't see a way to do this, myself, and it doesn't seem like Bureaucrats have this ability. | |||
Thank you for your time. | |||
- [[User:Josephine Lithius|Josephine Lithius]] ([[User talk:Josephine Lithius|talk]]) 06:28, July 21, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Infoboxes == | |||
The infoboxes in [[:Category:Infobox templates]] are all floating to the left, despite that category's page implying that class="infobox" should automatically float to the right. Could you instruct PorpleBot to readd "float:right" to the 68 templates in that category?--[[User:Launchballer|Launchballer]] ([[User talk:Launchballer|talk]]) 17:22, August 8, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:This is actually an issue of the CSS not loading properly. CTRL+F5 should fix it now, but there could be a bug somewhere, I will monitor it. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 18:51, August 8, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Text replacement == | |||
Hi. Would you mind replacing <code><nowiki>[[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|</nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|</nowiki></code>? Thank you. --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 06:43, August 11, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Images not showing == | |||
Hello! I uploaded [[:File:NES - NSO DM SP icon.jpg|the]] [[:File:NES - NSO SMB3 SP icon.jpg|icons]] of the SP games listed on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] article and used them accordingly, but they don't show up on the article despite appearing as used on their file pages. When I'm logged in, they appear as red links, and when I'm logged out, nothing shows up at all. Refreshing the page and clearing the browser's cache do nothing, and the issue occurs on multiple of my devices, each with a different OS. Do you have a clue what's happening? {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 16:13, September 1, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Text replacement == | |||
Would you mind replacing <code>==In-Game Map Description==</code> with <code>==In-game map description==</code>? I believe there are currently 28 of them. Some of them are at deeper levels (for example, [[Moon#In-Game_Map_Description|Moon]] has <code>=====In-Game Map Description=====</code>). --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 13:22, September 9, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Problem with blurry resized images == | |||
Hey, do you know why the enlarged sprites on pages like [[Big Mushroom]] look really foggy now? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 14:11, September 13, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:Might it be possible for the algorithm to perform a check whether the file has {{tem|game-sprite}} attached rather than manually adding modifiers? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:04, September 13, 2021 (EDT) | |||
::Awesome idea! I'm adding that. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:37, September 13, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Multiframe background color == | |||
Hi, do you know why multiframe is now displaying a white background on all transparencies? On pages like [[Spray Fish]] and [[Fishing Boo]], it was being used to distinguish due to the sprites having a lot of pure white, and it's also putting a white square on a sprite n [[Cheep Cheep]]'s ''Super Mario Bros.'' section. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 03:34, September 23, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Missing pages == | |||
Hi, I noticed that one of the new pages was missing in [[Special:NewPages]], being [[Wildweather Woods]]. It was created yesterday but was deleted due to being a stub article, but it was later restored under the request of Archivist Toadette, who was working on it at the time. Currently, it's not appearing in [[Special:NewPages]]. Can you help fix that? {{User:WildWario/sig}} 07:10, September 26, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:This is a MediaWiki bug which would need to be fixed on their side in a future version. I filed a bug report and we'll see what happens. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:55, September 26, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== [[MarioWiki:Featured articles]] protection == | |||
Why was the page protected to only be able to be edited by admins? I think whenever anyone starts a FA nomination they should be able to edit that page and put the nomination in the table right away, and then make the necessary changes as soon as a nomination ends. At the very least, I think autoconfirmed user level is enough for that page. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 16:05, September 28, 2021 (EDT) | |||
:I split out the lists, so the page itself is now more akin to a "[[MarioWiki:Proposals/Header|header]]." --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 16:19, September 28, 2021 (EDT) | |||
::I think the list should be put in the main article. Right now, most users don't know about the list, so they probably wouldn't be able to add their new feature or unfeature nominations. {{User:WildWario/sig}} 21:01, September 28, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Bot work == | |||
Hi, would you mind running the bot in order to make changes based on the outcome of [[Category talk:4-player minigames#Merge Category:Free-for-all minigames and Category:General minigames with this category|this proposal]]? Thanks! {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 22:57, November 6, 2021 (EDT) | |||
== Refs without references == | |||
When a page contains <code><ref>...</ref></code> but no <code><references/></code>, the ref text will be silently placed at the end of the article, without a header and possibly following any navigation templates. Examples include the current revision of [[Triple Mushrooms]] and [[Petal Meadows]]. Is there any way to auto-category such pages for maintenance? | |||
If it's not possible, it would still be possible to find such pages by searching for <code>insource:"ref" -insource:"references" -insource:"ref needed"</code>, though there may be false positives and false negatives. --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 22:34, November 22, 2021 (EST) | |||
:Unfortunately that isn't a feature of the Cite extension, but I added a link to the search query [[MarioWiki:Maintenance#General article maintenance|here]] and fixed the existing articles. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 07:20, November 23, 2021 (EST) | |||
== MediaWiki Category Enhancement Plug-Ins == | |||
It's been a while! Anyways, you wouldn't happen to know of any {{wp|MediaWiki}} [[Special:Version|extensions]] that can sort, filter, or preview things in the category namespace? Image categories on {{SITENAME}} in general aren't organized very well. It would be nice if there was a preview mode where a previous or next button existed in the Category namespace instead of clicking individually each image. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 21:48, December 15, 2021 (EST) | |||
:Hey, what up. I don't know of any extensions like that, but for the thing about not having to click each image, you could go [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-files|here]] and check "Enable Media Viewer" for a way to cycle between images. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 23:56, December 15, 2021 (EST) | |||
::I see you have updated the software quite a bit since the last time I was here too. Anyways, I find it to be a double-edged sword. I like it for categories, but not so much articles. It's [[All or Nothing]]. Thanks for the help. Hopefully my extension suggestion gives some ideas for searching or keeping a lookout on the MediaWiki database to enhance the category namespace in the future. I mean, look at [[:Category:Super Mario Odyssey images]]! --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 00:48, December 16, 2021 (EST) | |||
:::I think if you wanted to organize those, then we're talking about creating subcategories (e.g. "Super Mario Odyssey sprites"). For a quick look, you can use [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=100&offset=0&ns0=1&ns1=1&ns2=1&ns3=1&ns4=1&ns5=1&ns6=1&ns7=1&ns8=1&ns9=1&ns10=1&ns11=1&ns12=1&ns13=1&ns14=1&ns15=1&ns100=1&ns101=1&ns102=1&ns103=1&ns104=1&ns105=1&ns274=1&ns275=1&ns828=1&ns829=1&ns2300=1&ns2301=1&ns2302=1&ns2303=1&search=incategory%3A%22Super+Mario+Odyssey+images%22+incategory%3A%22Game+sprites%22&advancedSearch-current={} search]. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 01:00, December 16, 2021 (EST) | |||
::::Nice. I am still learning things about the inner workings and advanced usage of MediaWiki. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 09:56, December 16, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Name Change == | |||
Hi, is it possible for you to delete File:SM3DW Super Bell Hill.oga for now? I'm trying to handle some messy name changes that I accidentally did. {{User:WildWario/sig}} 10:38, December 17, 2021 (EST) | |||
:Not until [[Special:WhatLinksHere/File:SM3DW Super Bell Hill.oga|these links]] are updated. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:41, December 17, 2021 (EST) | |||
::Thanks for helping me with the mess fix. I was confused by the two similar songs. {{User:WildWario/sig}} 10:52, December 17, 2021 (EST) | |||
:::In hindsight I see what you were doing, but for next time, you can simply ask an admin to "move it back" and overwrite the redirect. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:02, December 17, 2021 (EST) | |||
== Damage template == | |||
Due to the fact that the Damage template warns of possible file damage, I made it red to command more attention. I feel this is important due to file corruption. | |||
[[User:The Epicness9000|The Epicness9000]] ([[User talk:The Epicness9000|talk]]) 16:30, December 31, 2021 (EST) | |||
== "Show previews without reloading the page" is missing from [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|Preferences]] == | |||
I don't know when that happened, but I don't have that setting anymore. Previewing edits without reloading is a useful feature. -[[User:Vipz|Vipz]] ([[User talk:Vipz|talk]]) 08:47, February 2, 2022 (EST) | |||
:Live previews don't show warnings in this version of MediaWiki, so it's been disabled, since we don't want a subset of users not receiving that information. Fortunately, this has been fixed in future MediaWiki versions, and the feature will be re-enabled in about a year. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:14, February 2, 2022 (EST) | |||
::Which warnings don't display that are a priority over having this feature? -[[User:Vipz|Vipz]] ([[User talk:Vipz|talk]]) 16:04, February 3, 2022 (EST) | |||
:::Template warnings, Module warnings, TemplateStyle warnings, etc. Check [https://i.imgur.com/5Xa7eyz.png this] out: a very good user was doing some template work, previewing, saving the page... only to find that they weren't warned about duplicate template parameters due to using live preview. When some users aren't getting that info, it's an inconsistent experience. Live preview is a "nice to have" feature that's not exactly critical; if there's an issue with it, it's likely to be the one on the chopping block. The warnings are there for a reason, and we want to rest assured that they are making it to 100% of users. We can't expect users to follow warning that aren't being shown to them. But after we upgrade to MediaWiki 1.39 and turn that feature back on... should be fun --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 18:42, February 3, 2022 (EST) | |||
== ''Mario Kart'' course names == | |||
Yep, I think it's time we revisit this. Since the newly announced [[Booster Course Pass]] clunkily uses "Tour" as an abbreviation for courses debuting in ''Mario Kart Tour'', I think we should completely do away with console abbreviations in the titles for said articles, while merely acknowledging that the games use console abbreviations for [[classic course]]s. Plus, ''Mario Kart Tour'' is still in service, and probably still will be by the time the first two Booster Course Pass cups drop. | |||
So what I'm saying is, is it okay with you if I start a multi-option proposal for ''Mario Kart'' course naming conventions? I would suggest every naming convention we've cycled through over time, as well as my preferred option first and foremost. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 22:48, February 9, 2022 (EST) | |||
:Take a look at [https://i.imgur.com/t25emOI.png this]: Console abbreviations are alive and well when it comes to the older console courses. I love that those line up with exactly what we have, and it makes our pages super discoverable for players searching what they see in-game (with no old game identifiers needed for repeated course titles - games they may have never even played [using a game identifier for content that appears across multiple games is not ideal]). So that system continues to deliver for us; there's no way we're moving all those again. | |||
:Regarding Tour: I agree, both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour are currently "live games" (and oddly, Tour was released more recently). Based on that, we have two options here: 1) Continue to prioritize Tour's normal course titles over the classic titles, not moving any Tour courses to a "Tour" prefix until Mario Kart Tour is basically abandoned or unplayable (and when the Tour service does shut down, it's likely that the only way any of those courses will be playable at all is with a [https://i.imgur.com/IERykTC.png clunky prefix] attached, so it might not seem so weird then). Or 2) Just moving Tour courses to the "Tour" prefix right away based on the fact that this DLC is the newer release and latest iteration of those courses. I think that both of these options are perfectly acceptable, and if the community feels more strongly about one over the other then that's what we should do. | |||
:I really don't see this DLC as cause for another grand reshuffling of those pages; if there was some more radical change to the convention then I'd be open to it. I hope you understand --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 08:33, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
::While I do still understand your cause for concern, is it still okay if I suggest my preferred options with your your suggested additions thrown in? I just think only a portion of our readers follow your theorized sense of logic, though that's probably just me. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 10:19, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
:::No, because the existing classic titles are perfect where they are. The only thing we have to determine is if we should move the Mario Kart Tour courses as the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC releases or after Mario Kart Tour leaves service. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:40, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
::::Just a heads-up, I searched up a few ''Mario Kart'' tracks with and without the console abbreviations. There were ''far'' less results with the console abbreviations than there were without. This even applies to Kalimari Desert 2, which had the abbreviation upon being introduced. | |||
::::And, with all due respect, I don't think "perfect" is a good descriptor for the status quo at all. I think we should at least try soliciting discussion on the options I've suggested, and if they're not supported by a majority of users, then that's fine. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 12:34, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
:::::What is your ideal system? Is it normal names ("Wario Shipyard") and game identifiers where needed like "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)"? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:45, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
::::::More or less, yeah. Though, of course, console abbreviation titles would be used as redirects. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 12:53, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
The only thing is, we can't use the first game names as the identifiers. | |||
*'''The courses have appeared in more than one game'''. When a subject has appeared in more than one game, we use something else for the identifier. It's not acceptable to use a game name for something that has appeared in multiple games because it implies that if you're playing a different game, that's not the thing you're looking for. | |||
**If you are looking for "3DS Rainbow Road" that you read while playing Mario Kart Tour, and you search that and see "3DS Rainbow Road" in the Google results, you know you're in business. "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)" is misleading since you're not currently playing Mario Kart 7, you're playing Mario Kart Tour, and game names should only be used when something appears in one game. | |||
***So it should use some other identifier. In an identifier system, "(3DS)" is an option since it directly incorporates a piece of info that the player sees in-game, which is why we used to do that. That was the compromise, but it brought a bunch of inconsistencies and a weird thing of guessing the identifier for the current game. | |||
Going full retro solves those issues while incorporating the prefix commonly used by Nintendo in and outside of the games. And it has us using the latest iteration of each name. It's sort of like a pre-identifier, it doesn't have to be taken literally as part of the title, but it's there and it's helpful (part of why it's small). | |||
So as you continue to think about your ideal system, you need to address that. Can't use old game names for subjects that appear in multiple games. Ideally, the system would incorporate the console abbreviation in some way as well, since that's what Nintendo themselves use as their own "identifiers." Using ''just'' the console abbreviation as an identifier makes it misleading for the [[Donut Plains 1]] level versus the "Donut Plains 1 (SNES)" course, but putting the prefix first like how they appear in game makes them more of a unique title than at the end, so there is no parenthesis identifier needed. Having to use a console identifier versus a non-course was strange. But [[SNES Donut Plains 1]] has appeared in multiple Kart games, so we can't do "Donut Plains 1 (Super Mario Kart)" either. Same with like [[DS Luigi's Mansion]], we can't do "Luigi's Mansion (Mario Kart DS)" since it appears in multiple games, and "Luigi's Mansion (DS)" is a little weird since it implies it's like a DS game, but [[DS Luigi's Mansion]] just works while matching its modern usage in the latest games. Luckily, a lot of things sort of fall into place with the retro prefixes, since they all have unique article titles. | |||
Regarding your search results thing: That's because adding the prefix makes the search more specific, so it narrows down the results when you add the prefix. But number of results is not even the metric that I'm talking about here, what matters is the number of people searching each term, and more specifically what terms are on their mind for the titles that would need identifiers (e.g. Rainbow Road). Because for a course with a unique name, they are going to find that regardless (so you could make a case to only use retro prefixes where an identifier would otherwise be needed [which is basically what we used to do except we used console abbreviation identifiers when needed], but as we learned that has its own issues, it would make things wildly inconsistent, and we don't base everything 100% militantly on search, but it is a part of the equation). But when users are inserting their own "identifiers" in the search box, they are [https://i.imgur.com/TwWoMqu.png more] [https://i.imgur.com/foW0CO4.png often] [https://i.imgur.com/v5l2Dar.png inserting] a console abbreviation than an old game name. Console abbreviations are what's on their mind, and that's what they're scanning for as they read the results, so those are what should be incorporated into any system. I predict that the older these original games get, the less and less they'll come up in search queries, since a lot of people will simply know them as "SNES whatever" (cementing them as the common name). | |||
So it's only a question of moving the Tour courses as the DLC drops or after Tour support ends. I guess the default based on current policy would be to move them on release, but if we want to delay Tour course moves while both games are in service, that could be a proposal. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:33, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
:Regarding the "more-than-one-game" argument, there's also the [[Warp Space (Mario Party 4)|Warp Space]]s from ''[[Mario Party 4]]''; despite also appearing in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', they still need a game identifier because there's the [[Warp Space (Mario Party 10)|Warp Space]]s from ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. Also, we can switch to type identifiers for things like [[DS Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]] or [[SNES Donut Plains 1|Donut Plains 1]], specifically "race course" or "battle course". Tell you what, how about I draft this up extensively and then contact you once I'm done? {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 16:04, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
::Using game identifiers for more than one game is bad and discouraged for the reasons I laid out. Yes, there are cases where it happens. If possible, a better identifier should be used. If not, then it's a one-off less-than-ideal scenario. When something is bad, pointing out that the bad thing happens in other areas of the wiki does not make that thing good, and it's certainly not an argument for implementing the bad thing on a more pronounced scale wiki-wide. And using those identifiers for Luigi's Mansion and Donut Plains 1, you lose the console abbreviation, which is a [https://i.imgur.com/nJSErd1.png huge boon] to the way folks are commonly thinking about these course titles. Ok, if you can present me with your full presentation, I may have a counter/some ideas. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 18:00, February 10, 2022 (EST) | |||
== Recent ban due to CappyThrow Account == | |||
Hello, | |||
I sent an email about this ban a few weeks ago and have not been responded too. I contacted Mario jc, the person who dealt the ban and also have not been responded too. | |||
Some years ago my older sibling created an account here. He has completely left the house at this point. When I tried to create an account, I was blocked saying that I was a double account of CappyThrow. I am not him. Nobody seems to be responding and I was hoping you might. Everyone is just ignoring me. | |||
Mario jc also blocked CappyThrow saying that he used offensive language over email - right after I sent my email. Considering everyone thinks I am him, I am concerned I may have gotten him in trouble. I assure you, my email was not intended to be offensive if this is my fault. Here is the contents of the email: | |||
Hello, | |||
''I am sorry but I believe we have entered a misunderstanding. CappyCapture is not me but my sibling. To be quite honest, the person behind CappyCapture has moved out entirely. I completely understand where the ban came from and have no hard feelings, as I see how easy and obvious of a mistake this is to make. Especially with how rude he was - I didn't realize until I was fumbling around for a contact address and spotted his comments on Mario JC's page. However I and CappyCapture are not one. I request unbannishment? It would be much appreciated. Sincerest apologies for the mixup. | |||
CaptainCappy'' | |||
So as you can see, I don't believe I was actually offensive in this. I am very confused right now and appear to be being ignored. | |||
Please help out, | |||
CaptainCappy | |||
== Responsive tables == | |||
Hi. Is there any way/plan to make tables on the wiki responsive? For example, can tables like [[Chuck Quizmo#List of questions and answers|this]] use a vertical format on narrow screens? --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 01:44, April 9, 2022 (EDT) | |||
:I made [[TEC-XX#Quiz|this]] table responsive. Check out the [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=TEC-XX&diff=prev&oldid=3596326 diff] and it can be applied elsewhere. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:17, April 9, 2022 (EDT) | |||
== Scarlette == | |||
Can you change all instances of <nowiki>[[List of implied characters#Scarlette|Scarlette]]</nowiki> to <nowiki>[[Scarlette]]</nowiki> please? --{{User:Waluigi Time/sig}} 16:43, April 10, 2022 (EDT) | |||