User talk:Mr. Cowbrown

Welcome, Mr. Cowbrown!

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Your article

The page(s) you recently created (Balloon goomba) has/have been put up for deletion, has been deleted, or turned into a redirect. This may be because it violated at least one of the policies and/or guidelines of the Super Mario Wiki. There are some things you can do to ensure this doesn't happen again. Make sure there is no other article about the same subject with a different title, especially for conjectural articles. Make sure the article has enough information to make it a worthwhile read (i.e. it does more than state the obvious, such as "Luigi's Mansion is a mansion that is owned by Luigi"). Overly short articles are known as stubs and their creation is strongly discouraged; it is better to amass enough information to make a solid article right off the bat instead. Make sure the article is significant enough in the Super Mario franchise to have its own article. If the article has only been tagged to be deleted you can still fix or expand it, but an administrator may delete it at any time, so please act quickly. Thank you for reading, and keep contributing!

Sorry, but your article Balloon goomba has been deleted because it was too short. Please put more effort into the article next time. A quick tip: instead of saving the page, try pressing the Preview button so you can create the article in less edits. Thanks for your understanding.

Shokora (talk · edits) 16:12, 6 February 2013 (EST)

Aboutfile

Hello, Mr. Cowbrown. Good job on your recent uploads, but when uploading files, keep in mind that you must correctly use the {{aboutfile}} template. What you were doing looks like this, and it is an inconvenience for other users to fix up the template. It is simple to learn how to format it correctly. The pre-loaded coding is shown below. {{aboutfile |1=Subject of the image |2=Where you found the image |3=Artist |4=Describe edits, if any |5=Other versions (use file link) }} Just replace the necessary parts with that corresponding information, and remove the entire line of the variable(s) you don't use. If you do not wish to use the template at all, then it is acceptable to simply remove it before you upload the file. Please consider the above information before uploading more files. If you continue using {{aboutfile}} incorrectly, then a warning will be issued. Thank you for reading, and keep contributing.

And also, please remember to add categories such as [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Images]], and add the image to article(s) --driftmaster130 (Talk • Edits) 17:44, 12 September 2013 (EDT)

Reminder

Please stop failing to comply to past notices on the Super Mario Wiki. This isn't a warning, and it's possible that you made a mistake by accident or without realizing it; this is simply a reminder for your information. If the action continues, then a warning will be issued. Thanks for reading and keep contributing. If you feel this reminder was undeserved, you may appeal it.

Hello Duque. Please consider the tip in the header above, as you seem to continually not remove the {{Aboutfile}} or add game categories when you upload images.

If you need any assistance, please drop me a line.

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:06, 12 September 2013 (EDT)

Your edits

Hi, please don't make several consecutive edits to a single article like you did here, it floods the recent changes as well as the page's history. If you want to add images, add them all in one big edit after finishing uploads, thanks. --driftmaster130 (Talk • Edits) 18:11, 30 September 2013 (EDT)

About your edits

Please stop making unconstructive edits on the Super Mario Wiki. This isn't a warning, and it's possible that you made a mistake by accident or without realizing it; this is simply a reminder for your information. If the action continues, then a warning will be issued. Thanks for reading and keep contributing. If you feel this reminder was undeserved, you may appeal it.

Hey Duque, good job on your edits but they are flooding the recent changes. Make one big edit rather than lots of small edits. Try to keep this in mind and keep contributing. Golden Yoshi 21:24, 4 January 2016 (EST)

Notes about writing

Hi, I noticed that your writing might not be up to speed with our writing guidelines, so let me help you out:

• Numbers should almost always be spelled out when they aren't used in titles. (i.e.: "Larry knew about three of the Koopalings' locations.", not "Larry knew about 3 of the Koopalings' locations.")
• Proper nouns should be almost always capitalized. (i.e.: "Captain Goomba searched for Bowser.", not "Captain Goomba searched for bowser.")

Thanks for all you do! ^(T|C) 11:47, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Wow!

Holy hell, man, thank you SO much for putting in that work for the story! It was getting tedious doing all that by myself. Thank you very much. Lcrossmk8 (talk) 20:34, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Files

Hello, Mr. Cowbrown. Good job on your recent uploads, but when uploading files, keep in mind that you must correctly use the {{aboutfile}} template. What you were doing looks like this, and it is an inconvenience for other users to fix up the template. It is simple to learn how to format it correctly. The pre-loaded coding is shown below. {{aboutfile |1=Subject of the image |2=Where you found the image |3=Artist |4=Describe edits, if any |5=Other versions (use file link) }} Just replace the necessary parts with that corresponding information, and remove the entire line of the variable(s) you don't use. If you do not wish to use the template at all, then it is acceptable to simply remove it before you upload the file. Please consider the above information before uploading more files. If you continue using {{aboutfile}} incorrectly, then a warning will be issued. Thank you for reading, and keep contributing.

Hello, Mr. Cowbrown. Good job on your recent uploads, but when uploading files, keep in mind that you must correctly categorize the file. It's simple to learn how to do so. Just search for the correct category by starting with the following groups: Images Audio/video files Company images Film images Game images Merchandise images Publication images System images Television series images Website images Company media files Film media files Game media files Merchandise media files Publication media files System media files Television series media files Website media files When uploading, copy the full title of the category and insert it in square brackets into the summary text box below the {{aboutfile}} template, replacing the {{uncategorized}} template entirely. If you're using the upload function from the text editor, simply add the category link to the description. For example, files related to the game Super Mario World would use: [[Category:Super Mario World images]] or [[Category:Super Mario World media files]] Please consider the above information before uploading more files. Keep in mind that some files can belong to multiple categories. Do not put images into the media files category, or vice versa. If you continue uploading files without categorizing them correctly, then a warning will be issued. Thank you for reading, and keep contributing.

It's been a few years since you got a reminder for this, so helping refresh your memory. 20:59, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Please note that an image's file extension should be in lowercase letters, for example png instead of PNG. Thanks for your understanding. Doomhiker (talk) 21:39, 18 January 2019

I've decided to give you an informal reminder instead since it's been awhile since you received the above reminders. When invoking a category, you must use regular brackets ([[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Images]]), not braces like what you used. Thanks! ^(T|C) 21:44, 18 January 2019 (EST)

Categories like those ending with "enemies" and "courses" are for articles, not files. Image files should use "images" categories as explained above (so "Category:Mario Kart 8 images" for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe). Mario JC 21:18, February 8, 2023 (EST)

Template:Br

If you want to push any content below images, rather than adding several line breaks, use {{br}}. Mario JC 21:30, February 4, 2023 (EST)

Template:Classic and Template:Classic-link

These templates are not used for Mario Kart Tour appearances since this game displays the console prefixes in equal text size as the course names. Mario JC 06:26, March 19, 2023 (EDT)