MarioWiki talk:FAQ/Archive 2

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Images
Hi, I recently uploaded an image for my userpage, but it didn't turn out right, so I tried to fix it, & I reuploaded it but didn't turn out right either. I wanted these images deleted (since they had very bad quality), but I probably can't do that. Would you please help me on this situation?
 * Just tag them with and a sysop will come and delete them. Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

I am new to this wiki so could someone tell me what i can do! Mario Freak out P.S Super Sluggers rules!

Me too could someone tell me some of the things that I can do on this website. User:Gamer2.1

How to upload my pictures From my file?

Ummm...
Am I allowed to delete welcomes on my talk page?
 * "Feel free to delete this message when you're done reading it. After all, your user space belongs to you. I hope this information is helpful". So, yeah. Go for it.

Does My username and password work on other wikis like Wikizilla?
 * No, you have to sign up to every Wiki individually. You could always use the same name when joining other websites, but it's a good idea to use different passwords (therefore, if someone discovers the password to one of your accounts, they can't automatically get into all of them). - 15:46, 11 June 2009 (EDT)

I don't want the FAQ's section about becoming admin to be deleted. I was wondering that if anyone calls me, I'll answer! - Chris Helper

User name
When I submit my username Mario freak my whole page comes up why is that?

Ah ha! when you put {{ around a page name, it shows the page, not a link. Instead, put brackets [[ around a page title, and it will show a link. Also, If you want to show your talk in addition to your username, put an | instead of a colon, but use the }'s. Lotsa symbols, but i hope you understand.
 * A.K.A. sign with Mario freak, or ~ (which will give you the first sig and a timestamp). Users also have the option of creating personalized signatures. Look at Signature for more information. -  17:20, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

Help
Could someone tell me how to make personalized names/nicknames. The help page isn't very helpful.

Also can some one tell me how to find people without having to searching all over this website for them. If it's possible

The Dot
How do you do one of those large dots not a period and they are sometimes found on Templates


 * Try using the shortcut Alt + 0149 (use the numpad for the numbers). If that doesn't work, just copy the character: •. 10:43, 28 July 2009 (EDT)
 * I go straight to the source and edit the templates to see the raw hexidecimal codes for those sort of symbols. - 01:19, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

Polls
How do I add a poll? I went to the polls page, and it says it's not being used anymore, so where do I put my poll? -- 09:19, 28 July 2009 (EDT)
 * There's no "official" poll selection anymore. The user who makes the polls is, so if you have an idea, I think you can suggest it to him (this doesn't necessarily mean it will be used, though). 10:37, 28 July 2009 (EDT)

Featured Images
How do I nominate an image for featured images? on the Featured images page, it doesn't say anything about nominating an image.
 * It does. See here. -- Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

Petey Piranha Image
I wanted an Image of Petey Piranha from sluggers but it's to big! how do I size it down? go to my page to see what I mean! also I am having trouble posting my signature.
 * Use an image template to resize your picture. An example template code (a thumbnail) looks like this:


 * [[Image:NAME|thumb|left|150px|CAPTION]]


 * That will make the image 150 pixels wide, aligned on the left of the page (if you want it to be on the right, type in "right" where "left" is on this example), and with a caption. You can change the number of "px" to make the images different sizes (I generally find my ideal sizes using trial and error). As for your signature, you should be able to type in " " and get this: "". To use the " ~ " shortcut, you'll have to go to "my preferences" (at the top right corner of the window, second link from the left), and type in " User:GalacticPetey/sig " in the "Signature" box (fifth line down on the User Profile Preferences page). If you need more signature information, look at Help:Signature and Signature; if you want more insight into images, just look around the Wiki and emulate what's been done on those images. -  01:12, 6 August 2009 (EDT)

Infobox
How do you make a infobox? also ever since I added a Petey Piranha image to my sig I can't get the link to my page.


 * Look at some of the articles around the Wiki if you want to see how infoboxes work. Or do you mean Userbox towers? As for your sig trouble, I suggest removing the image; accoring to Signature, images must be no more than 35px tall, and animated images, like yours, are discouraged (they create long loading times and are distracting to readers). If you really want to keep the images, you MUST shrink them to 35px, and though I do not know why the link stopped working, I found that if you change the text coding to , the link works again. -  20:22, 7 August 2009 (EDT)

Problems
This FAQ should mention something about patrollers, this is a totally new rank not on any other wiki. It should also talk about the no-sig policy because that's an important part of the wiki.
 * Perhaps it should, I'll go and add it for you. 22:59, 11 August 2009 (EDT)

Where did it go
I am Zero! Does anybody know what happened to the Brawl tourney? Zero signing out.
 * Xpike completely fizzled out on me, so I had to cancel it. Very sorry. :( 23:21, 11 August 2009 (EDT)

Icon Dilemma
I have no idea of how to put a icon next to my user name when ever I type it (Or, Diffrent Fonts). Can someone help? User:LuigiMania

Info boxes
Can someone please tell me how to make an info box?
 * You can copy/paste the source code of template:character-infobox onto your userpage and edit it. -- Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

DPL & Other Coding
DPL seems to be a very interesting type of coding, and it also looks to be a good thing to know for wikis. The problem is, I'd like to learn a substantial amount of it, and I don't know where to learn it. Can anybody provide me with links (if not, any coding books or tutorials)? Should I know any other coding before learning DPL? Also, what is "wiki-syntax"? 16:52, 16 August 2009 (EDT)

BK color
How do I change the background color of my userpage?

Personal Image
I want to upload an image and make it personal. How do I do it?

Do any Sysops need to edit something? I'll do it!
 * You can upload the image and add the personal image tag: Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

Status box
How do you make a status box?

Talk to Other Users
How do you talk to other users on the Wiki?
 * Leave a message on their talk page. (e.g. If you wanted to talk to a user named "Example", you would edit the page "user talk:Example" to leave a message). Other ways of talking include the Forum and our IRC channel. Yoshario''' [[Image:Yoshi_wearing_mario's hat.jpg|30px]]

Templates
How do you make a template?
 * Create a page titled "Template:Name" (i.e. Template:SPP for a template about Super Princess Peach) and fill it with coding. But be warned: it takes a while to get good enough at the coding to do it right (I generally copy coding from existing templates and tweak to fit the new template's needs), and people often make templates for things that don't really need one - categories are just as good for most navigational purposes. We're actually trying to cut back on navigation templates and revamp the entire system, so now's not a great time to go making more without a really good reason. - 00:15, 7 October 2009 (EDT)