MarioWiki talk:FAQ/Archive 4

Have a question you want to ask that you haven't found anywhere else? Ask it here! We might even add it to the FAQ.

huh!
It was legal to archive it, huh?! -- 14:16, 27 February 2013 (EST)

If it is I will (after it reach 225 edits) split the 3 archives as each 75 ok?-- 14:19, 27 February 2013 (EST)


 * No, you should have asked first and let us do it rather than assuming it was okay for just anyone to archive important pages like this. And no, you will not be changing around any of the archives: once the content is moved, it is protected and left untouched and intact with its history. - 21:30, 27 February 2013 (EST)

How do i add a box at the start of the page?
What i mean is adding a box Like a "Conjectural" or a "Under Construction" Boxes found at the start of a site? (A WikiGuest)
 * Those are templates. You get them by writing something like this

22:51, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

Wow you answer Quick! (A WikiGuest)
 * Thank you! A full list of templates are found here

O.K. (A WikiGuest, lol i don't know why i typed O.K, Maybe for no reason?)

How do I become a writer for The 'Shroom?
I'm not sure if I can legitimately edit stuff that's written in the MarioWiki newsletter without being a writer for it. Will anyone show me the ropes?

(talk|edits) 11:30, 26 March 2013


 * Go to this page and check out which position/s may interest you. Then, follow the application form at the top of that page.


 * 15:35, 26 March 2013 (EDT)

hey do u want to be on my FL to yoshikong

How do I become a writer for the 'Shroom (Part 2)
Who do I give the application to? Pokebub (talk) 22:38, 9 April 2013 (EDT)


 * Depends which sub-team the position is in. What are you interested in?


 * 22:39, 9 April 2013 (EDT)

You wanna know what position I want? Well, I'll tell ya! I'd like a spot in my favorite sub-team: Fake News! -- 17:18, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Question
I want to archive my talkpage, but I do not know how. How do I archive my talkpage??? 04:23, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

==My Archives== -- 04:57, 19 May 2013 (EDT)
 * 1) Open your talk page.
 * 2) Click the move button (next to history and + and edit) at the top of the page.
 * 3) Change the title from "Iggy Koopa Jr" to "Iggy Koopa Jr/Archive 1". write a reason (archiving).
 * 4) Press :Move page" button.
 * 5) Edit the archive page and add " " to the top.
 * 6) Edit your talk page and remove everything and add the following:
 * 1) Archive 1

OK thak you. 06:12, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

PNG and JPG
I'm totally confused on replacing jpg with png and related things.. so In short I need to ask.. Is this png artwork is good enough to be uploaded and to replace This jpg artwork. Please explain either yes, or no.-- 02:08, 31 May 2013 (EDT)


 * No, they shouldn't. The png artwork you uploaded have pixelated, unofficial transparency. And I also suspect that they are source-jpgs, meaning that they are still jpgs, just in the png format. So no, unless the artwork has official transparency or are better quality, source pngs, they shouldn't replace jpgs.


 * 23:52, 31 May 2013 (EDT)

How do I make some profile art?
I really don't know how to make some of that profile art like what most users have. Can anyone tell me how to do it?--Mariobro101 (talk) 15:05, 18 June 2013 (EDT)
 * You could do that by using many programs: like photoshop or GIMP. all you need to do is find a character you like very much, download it and modify it as you like.. I could help you if you give me the character's name and modification you would like to do.-- 06:11, 19 June 2013 (EDT)

My username is FireWario. All I want is an icon like the ones used in the Fake News section of The 'Shroom. Oh, and make sure it matches my profile image! I don't wanna see any incongruity! I want it to compliment my pic, not contrast it! -- 17:21, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Smileys
How do I put smileys on MarioWiki pages? I tried some in the Sandbox, and it wouldn't work! What the heck am I supposed to do? -- 18:05, 25 June 2013 (EDT)
 * What do you mean with smileys? there is no smileys on the wiki, but there is on the forum. and do you mean like http://forum.mariowiki.com/Smileys/default/wink.gif ?-- 19:00, 25 June 2013 (EDT)


 * Yeah, just paste the URL of smileys which exist elsewhere: there's no specific coding to put them on pages here. Although, you might want to check out the ones at Help:Chat.


 * 05:21, 26 June 2013 (EDT)

How Can I Become a Patroller?
How can I become a patroller on this wiki? -
 * 1.6 on the page.
 * As Yoshi876 said, it's RIGHT ON THE FAQ. Patroller = administrators. Please read before you post, it's called an "FAQ" for a reason. 17:04, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Rewrite what?
I'm tryin' to be a good egg around here, but I can't find anything wrong with some of the articles on the rewrite list! Help a guy out, will ya? 12:27 11 July 2013 (EDT)
 * Try hitting Random Page, and just looking for mistakes, that's how I make a lot of my edits.

I'm new. What should I edit?
It says that You have to make five edits to become a User. What should I edit? luig99
 * Anything hit Random Page, and see what errors you can find on a page so you can fix them.
 * That was Fast! Thanks for the advice! luig99
 * No problem :) Also remember you have to wait a certain amount of days (can't remember the number as well).
 * Thanks Again! I'll keep that in mind. luig99

Signatures
How do you put pictures or animations on a signature? --RWARS! ...Oh did i scare you? (talk) 22:58, 21 July 2013 (EDT)
 * Just link them using image name.ext]] and adjust the size like this [[File:image name.ext where X is a value such as 200. 00:06, 22 July 2013 (EDT)
 * You can also use something like image name.ext, with the first x making the number pertain to the image's height (just saying "35px" would make it 35px wide, while "x35px" makes it 35px tall). I use 35px as the example because that's as tall as you're allowed to get with signature images; you're also only allowed two static images or one animated image. Signature and Help:Signature have more info about signature regulations and setup. - 00:41, 22 July 2013 (EDT)

Patrollers?
How do you become a Patroller?

KingKamek (talk)


 * See here.-- 14:35, 23 July 2013 (EDT)
 * It's right on the freaking project page itself how can you miss it?
 * Admin = patroller. End of story. 15:56, 23 July 2013 (EDT)
 * And the same question is answered only a few sections above.
 * We really need a "READ THE FAQ BEFORE YOU COMMENT" template or something but it's not gonna do any good for people who aren't willing to read before they act anyway 16:02, 23 July 2013 (EDT)
 * Agreed.
 * Most people don't know about Admin = patroller.-- 21:38, 28 July 2013 (EDT)

Summary?
Could I have a default summary? For example if I edited the page, My summary would be "EXAMPLE", is that possible. I'm using Windows 8 & Google Chroom-- 15:14, 30 July 2013 (EDT)


 * I'm sure it's possible through your monobook. Though I'm not too good with such coding. Perhaps ask around.


 * 21:15, 30 July 2013 (EDT)

Where to ask?-- 19:03, 31 July 2013 (EDT)


 * You could try asking ; he's an expert with CSS.
 * -- 19:16, 31 July 2013 (EDT)


 * I done it! all what I have to do is add the following into my Common.js

function Summary { document.editform.wpSummary.value = 'SUMMARY GOES HERE'; } addOnloadHook(Summary); Thanks for you help, guys!-- 19:20, 31 July 2013 (EDT)

Userboxes
How do i put a userbox on my page? please help. luig99
 * First you make your userpage, then just look at another user's userbox and change certain aspects i.e. the message and if you want the colour.
 * thanks but thats not what I meant. how do you add a userbox tower and a friend userbox luig99
 * Just copy and paste the coding and put it in your userbox tower.
 * How do you create a userbox tower? luig99
 * at the top, userboxes in the middle and at the bottom.
 * it is not working. i'm new and I don't know about the coding. if you could be more specific that would be great luig99
 * Are you using the nowiki tags, because if you are you don't want to be using those, otherwise that's as specific as I can get.
 * check out my userpage! thanks a bunch! luig99
 * No problem, when do I get your userbox?;)
 * right now! {{userbox|border=#008000|codebkgd=green|codecolor=#lime|code=[[File:Luigi Artwork - Super Mario 64 DS.png{{!}}45px]]|msg=This user is a great friend of Luig99 (talk)} luig99

Adding a new redirect
I'm new here. I want to create a new redirect, but it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas? SuperLeaf1 ( Raccoon/Fox ) 20:12, 9 August 2013 (EDT)
 * #redirect page you want to link to . Note: Don't use the nowiki tags when you do it.
 * I guess I wasn't clear. I don't know how to go to the article creation page in the first place! Smb3_super_leaf.png SuperLeaf1 SuperleafNSMB2.png ( Raccoon/Fox ) 20:25, 9 August 2013 (EDT)
 * Type the article redirect you want create into the Search page on the left of the screen make sure you use a capital latter at the start of words that need it. It should come up saying This page doesn't exist, but you can create, click on the red link and there you go.
 * Thanks, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there another way? Smb3_super_leaf.png SuperLeaf1 SuperleafNSMB2.png ( Raccoon/Fox ) 20:32, 9 August 2013 (EDT)
 * Not that I can think of, I can do it if you want.
 * Sounds good. Here's what I was planning: The redirect is called Pi'illo Kingdom, and it redirects to Pi'illo Island. Smb3_super_leaf.png SuperLeaf1 SuperleafNSMB2.png ( Raccoon/Fox ) 20:42, 9 August 2013 (EDT)
 * I'll create it, but someone may think it's unneeded and delete it.
 * You couldn't create the page because you're not autoconfirmed. You have to be here for at least four days and make at least five edits before you can create pages. - 21:08, 9 August 2013 (EDT)
 * OH! Now I see! Smb3_super_leaf.png SuperLeaf1 SuperleafNSMB2.png ( Raccoon/Fox ) 21:15, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

where did my edit go
where did my edit go
 * It got reverted by LN1

Removal of opposes?
Is there is a possibility of making a removal of opposes section in proposals?-- 16:27, 4 October 2013 (EDT)
 * Unnecessary and messy. Just point out if a vote's bad in the comments and hopefully the voter will check back in and do something about it (as outlined in Rule 5). Most people will cast their votes according to sound reasoning anyway and a proposal will pass or fail based on its true merits, so it's not something to worry about. - 18:21, 4 October 2013 (EDT)
 * Thanks-- 05:48, 5 October 2013 (EDT)

My account has been existing for over 4 days and I'm, for some reason, not autoconfirmed.
Is it 4 days of the account existing or 4 days in real time (96 hours)? RandomDSplayer (talk) 05:23, 28 November 2013 (EST)

Nope, I just found out that I'm autoconfirmed. RandomDSplayer (talk) 05:40, 28 November 2013 (EST)

I've been BLOCKED. Help!
I am either Poisonmario990 or Poison Mario Mind. But I was blocked. Why?
 * Read your talk page. Then read your original account's talk page. It's explained there. - 22:31, 5 December 2013 (EST)

I don't know if I'm autoconfimed yet
I don't know if I have been autoconfimed and if I am how do I create a userpage.-User:The Golden Yoshi
 * Check here 03:00, 5 January 2014 (EST)
 * If you are autoconfirmed, you will see it next to "Member of groups" in Special:Preferences.-- 08:29, 6 January 2014 (EST)

Contributions help
I was recently looking at some of my contributions, but i noticed some green text with a plus and a number after it. What does this mean?


 * That's just how much data you put or took out of the article.

Edit Summary Question
So, how do I make those edit summaries that direct users straight to the edited section? I mean those which appear (→like this). SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 11.52, 16 January 2014 (EST)
 * Never mind, already found it myself. SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 04.14, 21 January 2014 (EST)

The age-old question of "is there an age restriction for members?"
Do you have to be a certain age to become a member? (18+) user:Bumpynintendo


 * Lol, a restriction like that would weed out a lot of our users. No, we currently don't have any age restrictions for registering.


 * 22:59, 27 January 2014 (EST)

Good, I'm 10! user:bumpynintendo

What about 8 or 7? I just wanna know.
 * Any age is fine. Like, obviously babies who can't do more than droll all over the keyboard n' stuff shouldn't have accounts, but even then, that's not a rule, just common sense. - 16:40, 23 September 2014 (EDT)

I forgot my username, can I create a new account?
I can't log in because I forgot my username.


 * Contact and he should be able to reset your password.
 * Wait, you forgot your username, not your password? If you created your account earlier, you may find your username here-- 17:40, 13 February 2014 (EST)
 * If not contact an admin and they should be able to link the IP address to an account.

How do I make a poll?
I've seen a lot of polls and I was wondering how to make one.
 * Poll Committee are the ones allowed to create and choose polls, however they aren't open for signing up.-- 10:48, 29 March 2014 (EDT)

Text size
Today, even though I haven't changed my settings, the size of my text seems to be shrinking, to the point that it's almost unbearable. Is there a cause to this, and how can I reset it?--Vommack (talk) 17:09, 23 April 2014 (EDT)
 * You may have accidentally zoomed out in your browser settings. Try to press CTRL & + a few times.-- 07:30, 24 April 2014 (EDT)

makin' a userbox tower
I know you put the template userboxtop at the top and userboxbottom on you know what. What are some of the user boxes I can put in it?
 * There's a list of basic ones on Userbox, and you can also check out what other users are doing and borrow their designs (although you might want to ask permission before borrowing designs). Just remember to focus on editing the wiki, not your userpage. - 11:24, 28 June 2014 (EDT)

How can I use my User and Talk page?
When I click on my User page it says that I am not allowed to create the page! I have seen other users' profile and Talk pages with pictures and text on them. How can I create my User and Talk page?

EdibleTruth
 * You have to wait 4 days before being able to create any type of article or userpage, See Autoconfirmed users for more details.

Thank you, Xzelion! I'm rather new to the whole wiki business, just getting acquainted with all of the schtuffs.

Archives.
I want to know how to make archives' and I found the section called question. I only know up to the 4 steps. Help!

How to add a reference?
I'm editing a page and I need to add a reference. I can't find anything on any of the Help pages, and I forgot how to get back to the tutorial page. Help? ~2spooky
 * http://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Citation_Policy#How_to_add_references --Glowsquid (talk) 22:10, 14 August 2014 (EDT)

Adding signatures for different days
So, I've noticed people signatures change during Christmas and Halloween and other things like that. Do they just change it themselves, or is there a special coding and/or page they used to change it? 21:43, 28 August 2014 (EDT)

They don't change the sig or there is no code. They put the sig on the page. If you don't get it' they put the pictures' links' etc. on the page without a page. I may not be a patroller' sysop' etc. but I do know some stuff.
 * They do change the signature code. Check out my sister's signature. This revision is her old signature during the holidays. I also have a holiday-specific signature (images have long been reuploaded). You can't create multiple sig pages, but just edit your own sig page! You can use holiday-specific signatures, and it's easy to revert once the holidays are over. Anyway, I hope this helps. 21:12, 7 September 2014 (EDT)
 * Also, I feel like Joseph's suggestion sounds like it's advising something that's actually against the rules, so to be clear, you're not ever supposed to put sig coding (links, image links, colours, etc.) directly on talk pages and whatnot: you need to go through the sig subpage, so as not to clutter everything with raw coding. - 22:47, 7 September 2014 (EDT)

But some people do.
 * Well they're not supposed to, and techncially, any raw-coding sigs can be stripped down to a basic link or, as per MW:SIG Rule 3. - 21:54, 8 September 2014 (EDT)

Ah, I just saw these. Thanks for the help, although I may be a bit confused, since I'm not good with coding in the first place (which is probably why Brawl still isn't hacked). I'll play around with it. 18:40, 24 September 2014 (EDT)

Custom Welcome Templates
Are they still allowed? Just wondering.
 * Nope, and if they are created they need to be deleted. The only reason the old ones are still around is so it doesn't mess up coding on the pages that used them.

Bots
Does this wiki have a bot? How does it work? How can help create and fix a bot? And is there anything else I need to know about bots? Sofa.king (talk) 17:49, 2 December 2014 (EST)
 * The site owner operates and, which are used to do mass text replacements whenever needed. Nobody really tried to create one. I suppose any hypothetical new bot would have to be run by  first. --Glowsquid (talk) 18:24, 2 December 2014 (EST)
 * Ninja'd, We have two bots. They're just used for easy, general maintenance tasks such as changing links or removing text. So far, only has the ability to create bots, so if you have further questions, you can ask him.  18:27, 2 December 2014 (EST)

Editing help
I am trying to fix the "lonely" pages that I found, and I want to do something like "This article is about blank. For more information, see blank." However, I don't know how to do that. Could somebody let me know how to do that? Megamario15 - The REAL Mario (talk) 18:20, 8 January 2015 (EST)
 * I think what you're looking for is - Just remember that it's meant for articles with similar or overlapping names, or otherwise very similar subjects that searchers or readers could get confused about. -  23:07, 8 January 2015 (EST)
 * OK, thank you. I was confused because I couldn't seem to do it right. Megamario15 - The REAL Mario (talk) 23:17, 8 January 2015 (EST)

Changing Propsals
I earlier made a proposal for a new look for the Construction template. However, I came up with a different version. Is there a way to give two options to choose from? The prosal is only a day old. Andymii (talk) 19:03, 12 January 2015 (EST)
 * According to rule 14, "Proposals can only be rewritten or deleted by their proposer within the first three days of their creation." So you can add a few more options, but it would be wise to let your voters know about this, especially if they don't follow the 2 week process of the proposal. To give more options, you can create additional voting headers. 19:06, 12 January 2015 (EST)

Great! Are you allowed to change your vote on a proposal? Andymii (talk) 19:31, 12 January 2015 (EST)


 * Yes of what I know of, but not if your the proposer.
 * Huh? You can change your own vote any time. 19:49, 12 January 2015 (EST)

What do people mean by crossing things out like this ?
I see people cross out their writing for no apparent reason, and it sort of mystifies me. I'm sure it has some meaning to it and isn't just sarcasm, so what could it be? Andymii (talk) 09:20, 15 February 2015 (EST)
 * Personally, I use this mostly in talk pages for sarcastic purposes. In other situations, people cross out their messages when something pops out that changes their mind (like in proposals), iirc I don't know what that is short for, lol the only use for this in mainspace is in New Super Luigi U. You can just use it the way you want. Maybe like the way I just did :P-- 13:19, 15 February 2015 (EST)

Thank you! Andymii (talk) 13:25, 15 February 2015 (EST)

Are you allowed to edit the 'Shroom once submitted?
It has come to my attention that I have a very small though somewhat distracting error on my 'Shroom submission. It's submitted already and published, so can I edit the published 'Shroom page or is that not allowed? Andymii (talk) 17:28, 21 February 2015 (EST)
 * It's perfectly allowed to edit your own section for minor spelling, grammatical or coding fixes, just so long as it's not some major overhaul. I generally tend to shy away from correcting mistakes in other people's sections though.

Okay, thanks! Andymii (talk) 17:40, 21 February 2015 (EST)

Policy for gallery labels? (And how to avoid an edit war)
It looks like most of the galleries here have their images labeled with the character's in-game name. But for the past month or so, there's been a user (without an account, editing under IPs from 69.35.200.xxx to 69.35.203.xxx) who's been going around to lots of galleries and changing the displayed names to the exact name of the character's Wiki article (e.g, in Gallery:Mario Kart 8, changing "Peach" to "Princess Peach" and "Wendy" to "Wendy O. Koopa").

This seems like a bad idea: a gallery for a game should show the names from that game. A lot of these changes have been reverted, but IP-Person just comes back a few days later and makes the changes again. (See Gallery:Mario Golf: World Tour's recent history for a good example.) What should be done in a situation like this? -- Steve470 (talk) 06:19, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
 * That's a good thing to bring up. Did anyone try to contact the IP about this? --Glowsquid (talk) 20:15, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

How do I change the name of a file?
I just uploaded a file of a bell (animal crossing) in Mario Kart 8 and I forgot to change the name of the file before I uploaded it so right now it is called File:Screen Shot 2015-04-19 at 7.03.24 PM.png, but that is too long and doesn't relate to the image so I want to change it. How can I do that? Siwel619 (talk) 20:07, 21 April 2015 (EDT)
 * Move the file to the new name like you would move an article. Then update any links leading to the old image name, and then mark the redirect for deletion. - 20:23, 21 April 2015 (EDT)

Image
I uploaded an image and now I want to delete it. How do I???


 * Just put in the image summary, and say why you want it deleted. Also, to answer your earlier questions that you deleted, no, you can't delete accounts or start new ones when you already have one. If you want to leave, just leave, and if you want to stay, keep using your original account. And on the note of deleting the earlier questions, please do not do that again: it is almost as bad as spam to edit a page repeatedly doing and undoing edits. Use the "preview" button to make sure you're happy with an edit before hitting "save". -  22:14, 23 April 2015 (EDT)

Okay. Thanks for answering. I decided on keeping my account. So, sorry about the edits thing. I didn't think it be that bad doing it and u doing it. I'm kind of a noob at this thing. Thanks again. -

Is it possible to...
I want my own Talk page left alone, but is it okay to? The fact is I'm feeling embarassed because I have received a Warning from a non-admin user. by Goolgenerade in 3/May/2015
 * No, talk pages are specifically for other users to talk to you: you can't stop them from using it, and you can't remove their comments or your own responses, although you are allowed to slash out your responses if you no longer stand by them. And for the record, prematurely archiving the talk page is also a poor way to try and hide talk page content you don't like: users try this a lot, and it's never viewed in a good light. -  12:15, 3 May 2015 (EDT)
 * Thank for answering! But I still feel weird that a Warned user has Warned me...  Goolgenerade
 * Binarystep's history shouldn't be a factor, but if you feel the Warning was undeserved, you can try appealing it, although there's no guarantee you will be successful. - 13:19, 3 May 2015 (EDT)

Tabber Extension
I'd like to have the Tabber extension installed on this Wiki. This extension allows for the insert of tabbed sections on a page and the tabs can contain any valid wiki data (links, images, templates, etc), meaning that lots of text can be organized into smaller sections, thus pages wouldn't be as long to scroll through. This extension would be especially useful for some of the major articles, or enemy bestiaries that contain lots of information that require more than one table. If we can have Tabber installed here, that'd be great. --Zootalo (talk) 12:47, 5 May 2015 (EDT)


 * Personally, I hate the tab functions and think the wiki is much better off without them, but has the final say when it comes to extensions. He usually doesn't install new things unless there's a really good reason to, however, since they can negatively affect the database (i.e. if they have glitches, or as they become outdated incompatible with upgrades, etc.). He'd know better than me, of course, but I feel like this idea is not gonna fly. -  15:15, 5 May 2015 (EDT)

Splitting lists into separate pages
Not sure if it's already mentioned here, but are we allowed to split long lists into separate pages? My enemy formation lists for Paper Mario and its sequel include pictures and I originally had things on a single page, but decided to split them off in separate pages per chapter because the pages were getting very long. I also wanted to know if splitting bestiaries with lots of enemy stats into separate pages would be acceptable as well (as they had to be split off into separate tables). --Zootalo (talk) 20:02, 30 June 2015 (EDT)


 * I'd say keep the bestiaries together, and actually, we're not supposed to use subpages anymore, so what you've done with the enemy pages is breaking policy, technically. I suggest simply removing all the repetitive images and just keep all the formations in one list. It's not like we really need to see the exact same Goomba sprite 17 times in a single section, and frankly, for single-character battles like Jr. Troopa in that section, it looks silly to have the sprite twice, or to have things like The Master getting three lines further down. Stuff like the two 2-party Goomba formations in "Goomba Road, first area" could also be summarized with "x 2", or with another column to say how many times a given formation appears. It might be worth keeping the "Enemy on Field" images since that's what players need to look out for, and to add some bling, but not the in-battle extras. - 20:38, 30 June 2015 (EDT)

why was "list of beta elements" changed to "list of pre-release and unused content"?

 * http://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_42#Ban_the_term_beta.2A_and_rename_pages_in_the_Beta_namespace --Glowsquid (talk) 10:13, 20 July 2015 (EDT)

Someone is posting rude things on my Talk Page.
Just look at this.

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Pyro_Guy&action=history

How do I report, block, or warn this guy? 11:02, 23 July 2015 (EDT)


 * Tell an active administrator online to take care of it. That's my suggestion.

Also you can delete the rude comment. Basically you're not allowed to delete comments, but if it's rude, go ahead. (talk|contribs) Kamek Power! 11:03, 23 July 2015 (EDT)

What's up with this page?
This has caught my attention. Why is it there? 14:09, 9 September 2015 (EDT)


 * It comes with MediaWiki, and is apparently for benchmarking and other technical fun times, apparently. - 17:49, 9 September 2015 (EDT)

Question about writing style of Japanese Meaning section
I am now back from 2 weeks of blocking because of not obeying JapR writing Policy. Now I get how Users should write JapR section, but I still do not get how to write JapMs. The fact is some Users extremely detest colloquial translations like this, as they try to undo my those loose translations immediately. When I edit JapM, "I mostly try to insert loose translation like fun newspapers, not too literal", and "When there is a need to refer to a Japanese word like this or this, I write the original word in italic only if the Japanese is short enough and I add Japanese text if it is not short or a phrase". So, could someone tell me where can I find the guideline or the Policy about JapM texting style? If there isn't such a page, could someone answer it how? If possible, I request answers from native Japanese Users. Goolgenerade (talk) 03:56, 26 October 2015 (EDT)


 * It's not just Japanese, it's all languages that require direct, accurate translations: being loose and "fun" is actually misleading a lot of the time, since the names aren't actually saying what you said they are. In many cases, the direct translation can just be provided, but in other cases, explanations are needed, like to explain corruptions breaking from actual words (like your Watt example), stuff requiring context (like if it's a pun, if it's from a saying, or is otherwise a cultural reference, like the Nintendo example), things with multi-layered or significantly different possible meanings (again, each of Nintendo's kanji have a lot of implications in addition to the overall "leave luck to heaven" stuff, so it's useful to walk readers through it), or onomatopoeic names that can't translate directly. In the latter case, things like Doki Doki Panic get translated as "Heart-pounding Panic" even though a direct translation would be "Lub-dub Panic" - but the latter is very awkward sounding and loses the feel of the original name, so instead, the former is provided, with an explanation that doki doki represents the sound of a rapidly beating heart, so that the readers aren't being mislead into thinking that "doki doki" literally means "heart-pounding", but still get the sense of urgency/tenseness that the Japanese name's conveying. There's no policy page on how to use  properly yet, but now that we actually are starting to see more and more non-English names added, perhaps that's something we should be looking into, or at least expanding the instructions on the template page itself. -  13:16, 26 October 2015 (EDT)