MarioWiki:Main Page talk archive 29

Poll Selection
So, since the polls are back, shouldn't we use the Poll Selection page again?
 * No, because there is a committee of users in charge of selecting polls now. 22:24, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I see.

problem
I don't know if this happens to anyone else but where the polls are, the box is cut off so I can't read it.
 * HMm... can you post a screenshot, please? -- 18:45, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Never mind, if I go to view results I can read it a lot better.

The new Main Page...
...looks awesome! I wasn't a big fan of removing FIs and even I have to say this is amazing. Great job there, guys.  22:49, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * All credit goes to Steve :) -- 19:20, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Noob question: How do I change the poll so it appears instead of just "Link" and "Surveys"? 22:25, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
 * NO script is doing it. Allow PollDaddy.com and see if it works.

Oh. 23:10, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Five Years as of 78 minutes ago!
Congratulations MarioWiki! 19:05, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * (blows that thing they use at parties) Congrats! 19:19, 11 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It's called a "party favor." *throws bob-ombs everywhere and everything explodes*

WAHOO! 5 YEARS! WE SURVIVED 5 YEARS! CRANK UP THE BASS MAN!

Happy birthday Mario Wiki! This is a present for ya.(the bob omb may explode at any time...hihi...)

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1813/wikibirthday.jpg

Nice Present! Hey everyone! Lets all do the Mario!

Wow, amazing! 5 years... not as easy as they seem. Congratulations MarioWiki and Steve. Now let's go for another 5! -- 02:00, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday MarioWiki!


 * Another year older, ha ha ha.

Happy birthday Super Mario Wiki!!! Here's to 5 awesome years of a truly "Super" Wiki! (Spot the bad joke.) *Accidentally steps on Bob-Omb while celebrating* 13:38, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

What a coincidence, today (GMT) is Friday the 13th, wow. Not that I'm superstitious anyway

Image Glich
On the Unused files page, there are two images at the top: one of a green Yoshi and one of a purple Yoshi. They are unnecessary, so I want to delete them. But for some reason, I can't edit it. I can only "create" it. Anybody know why?
 * Well, I've "restored" the images. So they should technically exist now. -- 02:11, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Foreign names in the opening paragraph
There's an inconsistency in the opening paragraphs of the articles I noticed: In not so many, but still in a notable number of articles, the Japanese name is mentioned in the lead. Actually, I'm perfectly with that, as the Japanese name is the original one in most cases and therefore deserves this treatment. What about adding the name used for the original (not generally Japanese) version to the articles? Like how it is done at Bulbapedia, e.g. "Midbus (Japanese: メタボス Metaboss)". On the other hand, Krow would actually not need his Japanese name in the lead, as he was created by Rare. Episodes of the Donkey Kong Country animated series would have the French name in the lead, as French is the show's original language. Any thoughts? At least there should be consistency on this. --Grandy02 21:51, 22 August 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't really like this style. It doesn't leave any room to explain the etymology. 22:06, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The English name's meaning is also often explained in the Trivia section rather than the lead. Or what do you mean? --Grandy02 10:13, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The English name is explained in the Trivia section because there isn't a template for explaining it. We have a template to put names in languages other than English in and explain their meaning though, so I don't really see why we wouldn't use it. Even if the Japanese name is the original one, it's still a name in another language on an English-language Wiki, so I feel it makes sense to have it in the section for Names in Other Languages (which is how most articles currently handle it); given the section's heading, most people would probably look there first when looking for names in other languages, and it feels more organised that way to me.--vellidragon 14:52, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I didn't mean that the original name should be removed from the template, sorry if my statements implied that. I thought it could work the same way as at Bulbapedia., for example - the original Japanese name is mentioned in the lead and then there's also for all names with explanations (unlike this wiki, Bulbapedia also lists the English name in the template). I think the original name should be mentioned in the lead, since it is, well, the original one, and therefore deserves more attention than the other foreign names. --Grandy02 15:30, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Featured Images?
Sure, the polls are back, but the featured images are gone! Can't we just put everthing we need to on the main page? There's no size limit I don't think.


 * There was a proposal to remove the FIs, It was the same one that suggested to get back the polls and the majority supported it. Also, please sign your comments.--Mr bones 16:09, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

FIs and Polls
I don't know if this a possibility, but if some people want both the poll and the Featured Images, then why can't we just make room for both off them. I don't know if it works like that but if you van add more room, i don't see why not. --
 * No, this has been discussed enough. The people voted for the polls, and wanted the FIs gone, we listened to them. -- 19:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Concerning Japanese and Chinese Characters
How come in some computers, I actually see the actual characters, while other computers, I see boxes with numbers on them? Is there some sort of extension missing in my certain computer? Please specify. I'm curious.


 * Probably: my old computer can't display the characters either, and while it usually blames the Internet browser for being incompatible, all the programs have this shortcoming. In one of the manuals I read (the one for Photoshop, I think), it said that that foreign alphabets have to be separately uploaded. However, I doubt your computer works the same way my antique does (it's a Mac OS from the '90s), so your best bet would be to look it up online. Sorry I can't be more specific or helpful... - 22:17, 31 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It's ok. At least I received a helpful reply.

Halopedia
Can I ask why there's a link to the Halopedia at the bottom of the screen? If you don't know what I'm taking about, look at the bottom. Privacy policy, About the MarioWiki, Disclaimers, Web Development by Virvo, Halopedia.
 * Affiliation I believe. 22:20, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's like our sister wiki from back in the day: Porplemontage and AgentSeethroo helped each other with the founding of their respective websites. - 22:30, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Number Man
You all probably know the User that keeps making accounts with a bunch of random numbers. Well I noticed that similar things are happening on Wikipedia and Wikizilla. Just thought I'd point that out.