User talk:Porplemontage/Archive 6

Purge Cache
Uh, hey Steve. A while back, a troll vandalized a few templates with lewd ASCII art, which has persisted in the cache. I added a link to "Purge Cache" in the sidebar but Wayoshi suggested that I ask you to move it to the toolbox. So if you could do that, I'd appreciate it. Or if you could just purge the entire cache, that'd be cool too. Thanks. 22:04, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Are you using this to clean pages or do you expect guests to use it? -- 22:22, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Um, I was using it. It doesn't show up for guests yet anyway. 22:29, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
 * You can use it where it is for now but once we're clean get rid of it because I really don't want just anyone clearing the cache for funsies as it will put more strain on the server. Thank you. -- 22:37, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
 * I won't really know when. I've got no way to find the pages that are affected other than when guests complain. Anyway, if you think it'll be a problem, I'll remove it. The manual way isn't hugely inconvenient or anything. 22:43, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Okay. -- 00:56, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

Hey Steve...
I have a question. Seeing as you are the creator of the wiki, you would know the best on the subject. What are Bots? Because the page that lists the users who have high rankings (Patrollers, Sysops, Buerecrats) has Bots on the drop-down selection.
 * Bots are robo-tools used to perform mundane tasks. We don't have any. -- 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Ok. Thank you for letting me know.

Stooben
He got hacked by Rudnicki. As a precaution, can you demote him from op in chat until we get this worked out? Thanks.
 * Thanks. -- 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Your Porplemontage-ness...
I am just informing you that I started a new proposal on the wiki that, if passed, would create a new ranking of users. If you would like to know more about it, please check the proposals page itself, I don't want to mess up the explanation.
 * Sounds good. -- 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Thank you. By the way, if the proposal were to somehow pass, would you personally be ok with adding the rank? If not, is there anybody else who could add the rank?
 * I would do it (but it's not looking good). -- 17:10, 2 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Yeah, I know. Thank you.

Chat
Did Gadmosikano/C0rwin go into the chat impersonating me? He (he's my friend) says he went in and swore at you a lot.


 * No. -- 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Help! I've been hacked again!
Steve, this is the real Stooben Rooben; I've been hacked again! If you want proof you can check my IP, I don't know how the hacker did it but I need help! Can you recover my password?

If you can't, please demote the troll before he hurts someone again like he did on the forums.

Stooby 08:09, 2 May 2009 (EDT)
 * IP is different, dude. -- 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Access List
Can you add me to the #mariowiki access list??
 * What? -- 00:02, 5 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Actually, the Ops decided against giving Patrollers Op status in chat. 00:26, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

Pic of the weak
Err, the poll selection and the proposals have a link on the sidebar under community, but the picture selection page isn't. do you think that that would be a good thing to put under community? -
 * Its link on the main page is fine. Proposals stays because they are a big deal. I'll move poll selection. Thank you. -- 00:06, 6 May 2009 (EDT)

Polls
I was wondering, what exactly do you use to power your polls? I'd like to install that feature on my music wiki. 15:47, 16 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Advanced Poll + iFrame extension to embed them in the wiki. -- 16:26, 16 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Got it! Thanks! 14:42, 17 May 2009 (EDT)

Site Q's
Hey Steve, What pay level is the Super Mario Wiki? Just wondering coz I have a secret wiki that I might use pay-hosting for. Anyways, thanks 01:53, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
 * We don't use Referata. -- 13:03, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Oh okay. What do u use? 02:14, 22 May 2009 (EDT)

Vandalized
User:Il Koopissimo vandalized the royalty template and created numerous spam articles! Could you please block him Founder Porplemontage?

-Link&#39;s Shadow 05:17, 21 May 2009 (EDT)

Chat Problem
HI STEVE!!! Uh.., i have a problem, the shroom's channnel, #mw-shroom, cant be accessed in the MW chat, its already in MediaWiki:ircapplet. I would greatly apreciate any help. Thanks i cant sign properly in my dsi...
 * I think it's because of the "-" in the name. THe Channel might need to be renamed Tucayo in order for us to be able to access it. I ran some tests by adding another channel, #test-test to the applet, and couldn't access it either. The "-" would be my best guess.
 * I can access it just fine. I added and  to the access list just the other day.  16:01, 5 June 2009 (EDT)
 * In the MW chat???
 * Yeah. 21:12, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Your Porplemontage-ness (Again)
Steve, I need you to check my proposal again. If it passes (unlike the original version), would it be okay if you added the ranking?
 * Give it up boy. -- 14:37, 5 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Yeah, sure.

!
Nothing important, but I had no idea you was the master of Super Mario Wiki! Cool!
 * Yeah man. -- 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

My story
The honorable Inter-wiki Porplemontage-ness, I have a question. Would you like to have a guest appearance in my story, The Legend of Zeldagirl? I would portray you as you are, the wise leader of the Mario Wiki (in the story, the wiki is called the Mario Wikingdom).
 * Yeah man. -- 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Poll Question
Hello Steve, I'm just wonering about the MarioWiki Poll. I want one on my site, just wondering where you get the extensions or whatever from (like Stooby said above, but I don't get it). Ok, thanks 18:57, 12 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Yeah you gotta try to figure it out. Advanced Poll is not wiki-related but you install it and iFrame in the polls from it. -- 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Could you possibly give me a link or something, I really don't understand, sorry.

02:56, 23 June 2009 (EDT)

Upgrading
Hey Steve. You may have noticed that we have a relatively outdated version of MediaWiki (we currently have 1.10.2, the newest one is 1.15). Any future plans for upgrading to the latest version?
 * We have so many extensions that get screwed over it's not easy. -- 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)
 * That's understandable. Our version isn't even that bad anyway, or at least not yet. There is nothing really drastically different from our version than the latest version.

TehDman
Can you change his access level to 150? Since Ultima Bahamut and Neurario have retired, I'm the only 150, and frankly, it's quite a big job to handle since I'm at work full-time now. Thanks. 13:03, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Yeah okay. -- 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Thanks, dude. 04:36, 17 June 2009 (EDT)

Upgrade and security
HI STEVE! 2 things:

1. WHy dont we upgrade to the latest mediawiki version? the wiki is running very slow apparently beacuse of that.

2. What would you think about some human verification thing to join? You know, the words tyou have to write correctly?
 * Speed has nothing to do with the version and we have measures to prevent bots from joining. -- 18:15, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

will we upgrade? many people wants to know that. then why is the wiki slow? Thanks! :)
 * No. And the wiki is slow because the server can't always keep up with the number of visitors. -- 01:31, 30 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Then upgrade the server again. 01:43, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

Show / Hide question
Hey Steve, I'm just wondering, when you created Mario Wiki, did the show/hide extension (used on User:Bella-Yoshi/navigation etc) come with it? Thanks. 04:53, 2 July 2009 (EDT)
 * No. -- 07:59, 2 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Okay, where did you get it from, abd how do you download it? Thanks again. 19:10, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
 * We use this one. You have to copy the source to a PHP file. -- 22:52, 3 July 2009 (EDT)