MarioWiki:Main Page talk archive 30

New Super Mario Bros. series
Seeing as there are now four New Super Mario Bros. games, should there be a page for the subseries? Pokemega32 06:56, 8 June 2012 (EDT)
 * We should, seeing as that we have series articles for the Mario Baseball and Mario Strikers series, despite both of them currently only have two games in the series. GreenDisaster 07:25, 8 June 2012 (EDT)
 * Apples and oranges. The NSMB series is an extension of the core Super Mario platformer series: split it out and you have to split out the original SMB series, figure out what to do with SMW and SM3DL, and decide whether to include SMG and SMG2 in with the direct-sequel-less 3D platformers or give it its own subseries (and if you include remakes, SMA and SMAS would need addressing too). It's a very slippery slope. By comparison, even if there's only two of each, the Baseball and Strikers titles are completely unique from any other sports title. The only way you could not have them exist as series is by collapsing all the sports games into one mega subseries, but given the number of Tennis and Golf games, that would make organization an inefficient mess. Another thing to consider is that once you have series pages, that means rearranging the Histories too, which would be a huge undertaking, and would necessitate moving a lot of the core series info way far down the Histories. Seeing as these games are the backbone of Mario franchise as a whole, keeping them together, as high as possible on the pages, makes far more sense. Reorganizing Super Mario (series) to lump the different Super Mario branches might be a good idea, however, as long as there's still a bullet-point list at the top showing the straight chronological order of all of 'em, or something like that. - 20:47, 8 June 2012 (EDT)

Concerning the trivia section.
"Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (pictured) is the first game in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series which Pauline is giving a voice."

Not only is this grammatically incorrect, it's also wrong. When Donkey Kong '94 was played on Super Game Boy, Pauline's cries of "help!" could be heard in a digitized voice. It doesn't work on emulators, but I recall seeing a video of it some time ago which I can't seem to find again. So if someone else could provide proof, that would be much appreciate it. - SiFi 07:25, 16 June 2012 (EDT)


 * While she does speak in DK94 (here's proof), the Trivia's about the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, and DK94 is more of a precursor to the series, so it's not actually wrong. (But the grammar has been fixed.) - 18:55, 17 June 2012 (EDT)

Organization of Games?
I'll like to know how are the games in character articles are organized? Like are they organized alphabetically or chronologically or something else?
 * History sections are chronological, but grouped by series; if there's a stand-alone game or if only one game in a series appears, don't bother with a series sub-header. Templates are supposed to be purely chronological, with any series-wide template being placed at the point in which the series first appears. Categories are alphabetical. Non-game-based templates and categories go before the game-based templates and categories, except for merchandise-based categories, which go at the very bottom. Here's a (hypothetical) comparison chart:


 * All this applies to all types of appearances, not just games: in other words, movies, comics, books and TV shows would all be mixed in with the games in the Histories, templates and categories. And just in case you're wondering, cameos go at the bottoms of History pages (under an overall "Cameos" subheader), and a "Background" section is sometimes included at the top, i.e. for characters that had history as babies (such as Bowser, who also has a "Cameos" section, by the way), or one-off characters who have backstory set before their game starts (like the Shadow Queen). There can even be a "Creation"/"Creation and Development" section placed before the History section, which covers the characters Real Life history; Luigi has an example of this sort of section. Finally, for the record, the polices themselves can be found here for the Histories, here for the Templates, and here for the Categories. -  20:59, 19 June 2012 (EDT)


 * But wait! What about {Mario Party Characters}?
 * I didn't use Mario Party in my example, so that's not applicable. It also wouldn't be a proper template if it even existed: templates should be about everything in a game, not just one aspect, and templates about one aspect across an entire series are also highly dissuaded (I just included a "MK Series Characters" template in my example to show how the odd acceptable series-wide template would be placed). - 20:53, 30 June 2012 (EDT)

False trivia
Henry Ford did not create the automobile; that machine was first created by German engineers in the mid 1870s. It should be noted that Henry's name is based on the misconception that the car was invented by Henry Ford.  BNK [ E 23:34, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
 * Good call: I tried to make it a bit more historically accurate - 20:03, 15 July 2012 (EDT)

New section
Hello mario wiki staff i couldnt help but notice that your news paper doesnt have a comic section i figured i could partake in said missing section i(think) i have a preview for your viewing eyes

[[File:C:\Documents and Settings\Malik Due\My Documents\M&L TIP\Delfino airstrip


 * You mean File:Mario and luigi ep 1-1.PNG? I was under the impression that they do have a comic, but either way, if you want to contribute to The 'Shroom, you have to talk to The 'Shroom staff: their names are listed here. -  18:19, 23 July 2012 (EDT)

it should be mentioned
I realized that nowhere mentions that Donkey Kong is a reference to King Kong.

also in the original Donkey Kong game, the ape kidnaps pauline and takes her to the top of a building (which is under construction), similar to how king kong did


 * Actually, the storyline of Donkey Kong was originally based off of Popeye. King Kong's influence was mostly an afterthought.--Vommack (talk) 19:25, 12 August 2012 (EDT)


 * oh! well shouldn't that be mentioned?


 * Please sign your comments, I probably should be mentioned.

the whole "King Kong" thing shouldn't be mentioned. IT'S 2 OBVIOUS Bonkaman (talk) 21:34, 28 May 2013 (EDT)

Mushroom Arena
Why don't we make an arena like SmashWiki and Donkey Kong Wiki!!! The Awesome  12:48, 21 August 2012 (EDT)

Chat
As you created the chat (I'm Italian wiki)--Wariomoto (talk) 17:05, 27 August 2012 (EDT)


 * We use this WebChat extension along with our IRC rooms. -- 17:20, 27 August 2012 (EDT)

Incorrect Trivia
The trivia section forgets that Kamek / Magikoopa is also on a stool in at least the Don't Look minigame. Moolala (talk) 15:59, 28 August 2012 (EDT)

How do I add a page
How do I add a page or edit a page that currently has no text in it ? Davebrayfb (talk) 14:20, 23 September 2012 (EDT)
 * Are you autoconfirmed? You cannot create new pages if you are not autoconfirmed.

Not agreed!
(From = Did You Know?/ Home Page) *Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet is the only galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 where Yoshi can be in the Grand Star victory pose.

I don't agree with it. You can also see Yoshi on the Grand Star Pose in Bowser's Galaxy Generator if you use Yoshi's infinite flutter jump. You guys have to change this. 07:32, 29 September 2012 (EDT)

Something for you: it pr'y shoulda said "where Yoshi must be in the..."

NIWA Check in request
Hello, I'm dkpat from Golden Sun Universe/NIWA. I recently made a thread on the NIWA forums that requests that an admin from each wiki "check-in" and give an update on their wiki activity. I would appreciate it if someone from SMW could check in. Thank you. Link Dkpat (talk) 14:37, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
 * This is currently being discussed on the forums.

Grammar Mistake
Um... On the Did You Know? "Shuri name" should be changed to "Shuri's name." User: Meester Tweester 06:10, 30 October 2012 (EDT)

Signature Creation Page: PROBLEM
Okay, so I had problems with the /sig and /Sig pages before. But I just found out why many signatures go wrong.

When you go to this page: http://www.mariowiki.com/Help:Signature there is a problem. Under the "Preparing for Usage" section, there should be a second } at the end of the "quote" thing. This should be changed!

Pullblox / Pushmo info
Should information be created on this eShop exclusive. It features many puzzles based on Mario characters including Mario himself. If it abides under MarioWiki policies, I'll go ahead and make it myself. Thanks, 15:17, 13 November 2012 (EST)
 * So it's kinda like Art Style: PiCTOBiTS for DSiWare? We have a page on that (and Tetris DS), so we should have a page on this too (but not full coverage since it's not a full crossover: just an article for the game itself, not on the characters and other non-Mario stuff). - 12:27, 17 November 2012 (EST)
 * No no we won't go into detail. Basically some puzzles are based on retro Mario enemies and characters. I'll go ahead and make the article then. Thanks for answering, 13:59, 17 November 2012 (EST)

MarioWiki
Hello, could you make a version of this wiki in Spanish? If the answer is yes, how could I be the admin?Plis¡¡Reason: I'm 100% Spanish is an important language and(use a translator to communicate with you) --Mario12345678 (talk) 11:13, 17 November 2012 (EST)
 * We're not in the business of making non-English versions of our wiki, but you can always make a Spanish Mario wiki yourself, if you're up to it, like how others have made Italian and German wikis (both of which we are affiliated with). - 12:21, 17 November 2012 (EST)

If possible I would, but do not in MediaWiki wikis and a Spanish version ganariais more fame, besides what you have done with the Italian and the other.--Mario12345678 (talk) 03:58, 18 November 2012 (EST)

Poll Spelling Mistake
"I think it has the potential turn out great." on the poll should be "I think it has the potential to turn out great." Tell me if I'm wrong and change it if that's right. Thanks! It's Meester Tweester! 20:09, 17 November 2012 (EST)

Change the Paper Mario fact!
Since both Spiky and Spiny Tromps appear in the new Mario game, the fact that shows which Paper Mario characters appear in 3D games should be changed to add them. --Spookum (talk) 21:14, 19 November 2012 (EST)
 * Ummm... neither of them appear in 3D Games, but i see how that might be true. Spiky must be Lakilester, since when you battle him he's known as Spiky. Both of them re-appear in Super Paper Mario, but only when Mario flips. But that also means every enemy that was remade into SPM must be 3D. Keep in mind that they still have 2D sprites. This is controversial, so whoever reads this should post a comment.[[Image:Tweester.gif]] It's Meester Tweester! 05:58, 19 November 2012 (EST)
 * He's referring to the fact that Spiky Tromps and Spiny Tromps, which were originally Paper Mario series exclusive enemies, have made their debut in a traditional Mario platformer. Also, Spookum, please don't forget to sign your comments. --

Polls
CANCELLED

The main page would be more interesting if there were new polls every week.

Proposer:

Oppose

 * 1) This wouldn't work given the way the system was designed to work.

Comments
I don't have an opinion (I'd personally rather get rid of the polls entirely, but I assume that's an unpopular opinion), but this probably shouldn't be a talk page proposal. Don't be surprised if you're asked to move this to the main proposals page. -- 1337star (Mailbox SP) 13:11, 19 December 2012 (EST)

As the Poll Chairperson, let me say that the way our system works is that we use one week to nominate polls, and the second week to vote on them. It's a system that puts less strain on us, and gives more readers a chance to vote. I'd rather we not change this. Crocodile Dippy (talk) 17:22, 19 December 2012 (EST)


 * Yeah, no, this is not what TPPs are for, so I closed it (it was also formatted wrong, fyi: the deadline should've been after two weeks, not one, and this wasn't listed on Proposals). You could make a proposal instead, but I don't recommend it either: just let the folks in charge of the polls run it the way that works for them. - 19:24, 19 December 2012 (EST)

fake templates
what is wrong with fake templates?? Here's the answer: NOTHING!! yet you delete all of them on the talks and ask us to get rid of the ones on our userpages. It's not fair!!!!! whats wrong with humor?

A rumor was realesed.
I found a website that says that in the ssb game that a new yoshi charecter would apeare but before ssb4 is realesed they will realese a new yoshi game in which the new yoshi charecter will make his debut no official name has been anounced, but debu is a name they tossed around but it may be a joke because debu is japanese for fat. --96.39.100.98 (talk)
 * It's just a rumor on GameFAQs that was unconfirmed. We don't know yet if the user is credible or not.

Poll Message
"There is an open world in Superstar Saga and part of Bowser's Inside Story."

Halopedia!?
Why is halopedia in the bar at the bottom of the page? Are we affiliated in some way?--
 * Steve owns it. --Glowsquid (talk) 18:30, 13 February 2013 (EST)

God knows, but my Mariowiki(Chinese) account is blocked for THE WHOLE YEAR UNTIL 13Feb2014!!!!!!! 670839245 (talk) 18:21, 13 February 2013 (EST)

Put that on the forums--


 * Also please don't drag your problems onto this wiki or you may get in trouble here as well.


 * 22:04, 13 February 2013 (EST)

What's going on here?
The "Did You Know?" section is filled with jokes and false information. also the "Mario & Nintendo News" has false and unofficial information.


 * What are you on about? It's not like today is one of those days where no one is serious...


 * 22:48, 31 March 2013 (EDT)

what? Ooooooooohhh i get it lol.

I'm Serious For Info.! (A WikiGuest)
 * I really thought some vandal made that edit... 23:10, 31 March 2013 (EDT)

Does anybody know the release date of Luigi's Mansion 3: Revenge Of King Boo's Mother?


 * It's too early for another LM sequel. Also, guys, have faith in our research: everything in the DYK is true, ya know. - 23:31, 31 March 2013 (EDT)

Fun fact: today is april fools day. get a calender.


 * It's true, trust me.

K, I've got a winner. How about Swoon.exe made into its own game?

I know that this is April Fool's day, but PLEASE take me seriously. (Mailbag?)
I think a mailbag would be a good idea. Now before you respond, read this. First, I don't know if there already is a mailbag here, because I don't keep up to date with all the features of this site, I just read the wiki. If a mailbag is started I would like to be a responder. I googled for a Mario mailbag but all I found was the SMBHQ one, that hasn't been active for years, and the TMK one, which not only hasn't been active since December, but is also a little too strange for my tastes. (I don't really like or look at TMK anyway.) I just want to be a mailbag responder on some kind of Mario mailbag, so I looked here first. Kelton2: Your neighborhood wiki helper. (talk) 12:57, 1 April 2013 (EDT)

Holy grail
What's all that holy grail stuff about? RPG Gamer. I HAVE RPG!! (talk) 08:29, 4 April 2013 (EDT)


 * Follow the link! Basically we're highlighting hard-to-come-by article coverage, and inviting users to help fill the gaps if they are knowledgeable about anything that is needed.


 * 08:32, 4 April 2013 (EDT)

GFDL
Before June 9, 2010, the wiki was licensed under the GFDL license. Does this mean that work before June 9, 2010 can be taken from here? Just asking as I don't understand that much about this licensing stuff :/. If I ever do, I will make sure to give credit make appropriate changes if needed. 76.22.61.64 12:52, 5 April 2013 (EDT)


 * You can use content before that date under GFDL or you can use our current content under CC BY-SA. -- 13:21, 5 April 2013 (EDT)


 * Thanks, but I guess to help keep the wiki's own modern content, I'll use anything on December 31, 2009 or earlier. 76.22.61.64 13:45, 5 April 2013 (EDT)


 * See the Wikipedia guidelines on reusing content because the same principles apply. -- 14:07, 5 April 2013 (EDT)

Featured Article
Wasn't Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door supposed to be the featured article starting today? It said it would on it's nomination page.
 * I don't think it has passed yet, I think it passes on the 9th if unopposed

Super Mario Argumented Reality
Did anyone see this new video of Nintendo's New AR game? Look Here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v8Tub3gtew

Who's Online
Wouldn't it be a cool idea to have a who's online tracker on the main page? (If you don't know what the who's online tracker is, check my userpage. Please post the answer to this question on my talk page. Thanks!) KoopaHammerman
 * We already have Who's Online on Special:RecentChanges, which makes much more sense than putting it on the Main Page. - 22:56, 19 April 2013 (EDT)

Not a good idea
Looked at the most recent poll. I dunno if you can change polls, but...with what's going on in Korea, 'Master race' is kinda pushing it. So personally, I'd change the wording, but it's up to the admins. Pink Boozooka 20:21, 27 April 2013

No thank you. -Crocodile Dippy (talk) 20:39, 27 April 2013 (EDT)

Small "Mario and Nintendo News Error"
Under the Mario and Nintendo News section on the main page, it still says New Super Luigi U is pictured, but Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is now pictured. Could somebody fix this? --174.59.4.202 11:06, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

John Leguizamo Anniversary Greeting
I posted this to the forums and was told it might be a good idea to share it to the talk page here to get opinion on whether it merits inclusion on the front page news. The following is a [smbmovie.com video greeting] that John Leguizamo made for the 20th anniversary of the live-action film. Sounds newsworthy to me, especially as this is the "Year of Luigi." What does everyone think? Redstar (talk) 16:00, 28 May 2013 (EDT)

Dreambert
Dreambert is a Pi'illow that appears in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. He is the leader of the Pi'illows, and not much else is known about him.

How do you edit the main page?
How do you edit the main page? Do you have to do something? User:SuperMarioBros

Eldream
Is anyone gonna make an article about Eldream?

Best Buy Demos
Super Mario 3D World and Mario Kart 8 are to be playable at Best Buy. Should this be mentioned in the games' respective articles or where else?--Holyromanemperortatan (talk) 17:58, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

Super Mario Flash Games
Hi Mariowiki staff and members,

I crated various Flash Game sites (publishing Flash Games) and my newest one is dedicated to Mario on the site Jogos-Mario.org. My question: I found for many other games sites to pull Mario Flash games automatically via a feed, however for Mario I can't find it. I see there are some Gambe distribution sites which have some Mario Games on it, but not organized that well. Do you know of any good sites for that?

Much appreciated

Mike


 * Sorry, but we try to keep our focus solely on games authorized by Nintendo, so I'm afraid we can't help you on this one. - 20:10, 14 June 2013 (EDT)
 * ...except that we have an entire list of websites affiliated with the wiki, including a couple of flash game sites. What's the requirement for being an affiliate site, anyways?
 * There are no requirements; anyone can sign themselves up as an affiliate, and what they do with their websites has no bearing on what we do with ours. -- 22:41, 16 June 2013 (EDT)

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team News

 * Turns out Dreambert is a prince.

Origin
Wait a minute, hold everything for just 1 second. Is it just me or do all these Mario series games somehow seem to be a little bit Japanese? No offense, but during the credits of the games (that I played), some of the producers names seem to sound a bit Japanese. E.g Shigeru Miyamoto.--Toadettefan1000 (talk) 16:46, 27 June 2013 (EDT)
 * Nintendo was founded in Japan, and some of the most important key people in Nintendo are Japanese. There are two headquarters in Tokyo and Kyoto.

Cool! I didn't know that- wait a sec, didn't Tokyo go down in a heap of rubble during the earthquake and tsunami??? Nintendo games should've been discontinued.--Toadettefan1000 (talk) 17:03, 27 June 2013 (EDT)
 * Nintendo's Headquarters and main buildings weren't harmed. --72.53.147.104 10:17, 2 July 2013 (EDT)

Just before I officially leave/quit, I wanna make my last few edits here. I almost forgot to point out that there are 2 characters that hint the games origin: Yoshi and Sushis (which are those sharks). Yoshi sounds a bit Japanese and Sushi is Japanese food.--Toadettefan1000 (talk) 22:16, 11 July 2013 (EDT)

Trivia, Luigi
Is there a source for that point as I can't find it on either the Shellcreeper article or in Luigi's Creation/Development on his article and when I read I do smell a strong 'not true' smell.

Japanese Names
Why do we use Katakana instead of Hiragana for the Japanese names of characters and enemies? I'm a bit curious. Binarystep (talk) 13:42, 1 August 2013 (EDT)
 * Because that's how Nintendo of Japan named them. As for why they did it, it's probably for the same reason anime, manga and other video game characters, items and species (like all the Pokémon) do it - which boils down to emphasis and branding stuff, as far as I know. Lots of the names are also onomatopoeia (like "Nokonoko" and "Patapata") or derived from non-Japanese words (i.e. "Mario", "Yellow Star" and even "Kuppa"), which are the other main uses of katakana. - 19:04, 1 August 2013 (EDT)

The thing about Mario Party
Somethings wrong, why does it say "as a bosses"?

Mario & Nintendo News
I found out that Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels was released on Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on August 8, 2013. Can you please add that to "Mario & Nintendo News"? Thanks.


 * Can you provide a source for this?

Trivia
In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Larson's house had a Toad-shaped chalk outline and dried blood on the floor. This was removed in the North America version.''

Pardon me but, from since Larson has got a house? If I can remember well, the house you are talking about belongs to an unnamed bandit (the one who stole half of Mario's coins at the start of the game)-- 15:17, 10 August 2013 (EDT)


 * nvm, I'm sure now that I'm correct.-- 14:09, 20 September 2013 (EDT)

Spoiler
Shouldn't there be an Spoiler that you can toggle on and off. If spoilers are on all tagged text will be with a black backround so you can't see it. --Tonkku107 (talk) 10:51, 27 August 2013 (EDT)
 * This has been discussed several times before, and the answer has always been no. When people come to a Wiki they should expect spoilers. -- 15:50, 27 August 2013 (EDT)

Images
I've noticed that some images (Super Mario 3D World most notably) display differently than they're supposed to.


 * How so?


 * 17:09, 6 October 2013 (EDT)

They display as if they have not been updated yet when they have.


 * This is a bug that many different wiki-hosting websites have (MediaWiki, Wikia, ShoutWiki, etc.), and as far as I know, there is no way to fix it other than to wait a few days. bluereddarkorangegreenpurple


 * To see immediate changes, refresh the page while viewing the file page, as well as the articles the image(s) is used on.


 * 17:17, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
 * That doesn't always fix it. bluereddarkorangegreenpurple


 * Try pressing Ctrl+R-- 04:59, 19 October 2013 (EDT)

You are banned from the channel #mwchat
What is this nonsense? Unban me now!!! 16:39, 9 October 2013 (EDT)
 * Whining about it and being rude won't get you unbanned. There was a reason you were banned - if you want to be unbanned you should prove that you learned your lesson. -- 15:59, 13 October 2013 (EDT)


 * It's been sorted..


 * 17:16, 13 October 2013 (EDT)

Template Issue
When I used the Dtenemy template for the Block Monolift X enemy, the enemy template's title remained as Block Monolift even though I had set the template's title to Block Monolift X. If that didn't make sense, just compare the code on the page to what you actually see on the article and you'll see what I mean. Anyone know how to fix this?


 * There is no 'title' parmeter, use 'name' instead -- 17:03, 14 October 2013 (EDT)


 * Strange, that's the parameter seen on the usage details of the template. Either way, it works so thanks.

How do i add a page
please tell me how

See here, but you must be autoconfirmed first, meaning you must make 5 mainspace edits and wait a few days.

INAPPROPRIATE TEXT
as you can see the history of "Octoomba", a ip has added very bad text to the history. and ofensive. is there away to delete that text? thank you


 * Done, thanks.


 * 06:43, 30 October 2013 (EDT)

Fix Links
I've realized some of the links to other wikis are not working, for example, the Kid Icarus or Dragon Quest ones. What's wrong?
 * I tested it, it is indeed working. Took me to Kid Icarus Wiki and Dragon Quest Wiki. 20:10, 7 November 2013 (EST)

bad words
124.176.49.242 added swear words to artical, please remove

portecting kiddy kong is not necessary
it is not necessary to portect kiddy kong. its not realy getting vandalised. i want to make good changes to kiddy kong. please unportect it!
 * Sorry, in an ideal world, everyone can edit anything they like, but we live with vandals so we must protect some of our pages to stop vandalism. The protection should be only temporarily so the vandal will lose interest at some point. 23:08, 15 November 2013 (EST)

actualy there is not temporary becuse it says it is "indifinite" which i think mean not temporary. PLEASE UNPORTECT KIDDY KONG PLEASE!!!

UNPORTECT KIDDY KONG NOW PLESE THERE ARE NO VANDALS, I WANT TO MAKE GOOD CHANGES TO KIDDY KONG PLEASE UNPORTECT IT!!!
 * "No" is the best answer and please learn how to spell "protect". Stop whining. Now, have a good day. 23:15, 15 November 2013 (EST)


 * Either create an account, and then wait to become Autoconfirmed. Or discuss changes on the talk page. Either way, we are not unprotecting the page at this point.


 * 23:16, 15 November 2013 (EST)
 * Well, what do you know, the user is evading a ban. 23:18, 15 November 2013 (EST)
 * Pwned 23:19, 15 November 2013 (EST)

Password-Reset Help
Hey! I'm Mario3D64. I've forgotten my password, and the email address associated with it has been deleted. Is there an alternative way to change my password? Sorry for putting this here if it doesn't belong; I'm not sure where else to put it. Thanks, though!


 * What's your new email? -- 00:53, 29 November 2013 (EST)

It's clawpower2@gmail.com

It worked! Thanks very much! Mario3D64 (talk) 16:11, 1 December 2013 (EST)

Language
How make the Wiki in Spanish like it is in Italian and German? YoshiAwsumness (talk) 17:58, 5 December 2013 (EST)


 * Someone else would have to make a Spanish language wiki of their own and then approach us for affiliation and interwiki linking. That's what happened with the Italian and German wikis: we didn't make them, and have no plans on making any other language wikis ourselves either. - 18:17, 5 December 2013 (EST)

Removing comments and warnings.
I know we have a policy against removing warnings and comments (for an understandable reason, too), but shouldn't we also address this potential "badge of shame" problem as well? We're not Wikipedia, but Wikipedia may have a good reason for why users are allowed to remove warnings as well, especially generally good-faith users removing them. 01:26, 13 December 2013 (EST)
 * No. Warnings serve as a permanent record. Have you heard the saying, "China and reputation are easily shattered and never well mended"? Besides, what's happened in the past shouldn't matter what has happened in the present; if the user has redeeming himself after getting the warning, he has really no fear of getting another warning. To get a warning like this anyway, you'd be breaking the rules, something I think is deserved for acting before you think. Warning templates make it easier for us to keep track of users who are bad, and it also keeps track of their infractions which could lead them to a ban. If a user feels like a warning is undeserved, they may appeal it to remove any time. 01:34, 13 December 2013 (EST)
 * Have you ever heard of the term "scarlet letter"? Warnings are meant to be... well, warnings, not branding users as misbehaving people for others to see. Restoring comments may lead to counterproductive edit wars. A better way to see how a user is going is through contributions, history pages, and block logs rather than talk pages. If people attempt to remove older warnings and reminders, especially after the issue is rested, restoring these warnings and reminders can respawn the problem. Appealing warnings does not remove them, as it leaves a blemish behind, showing where the warning previously was. 02:02, 13 December 2013 (EST)
 * It depends on how you perceive it. Warnings are not intended to be scarlet letters. Rather, they're supposed to give users insight on what they had done wrong. Allowing them to remove warnings at will because it looks humiliating is petty. Besides, if the user decides to reform, this thing will become a relic of the past. If you really don't like it on your talk page, you can always archive it. Focus on the present and learn from your mistakes from the past. That's what the warning is supposed to be for. If you look at it another way, that's another way of saying that you take it too personally. People who assign this usually have nothing against you. Rather, they're just trying to help out by letting you know what you did wrong. If it's humiliating, I think you're just internalizing it rather than the issuer's true intentions. 02:13, 13 December 2013 (EST)
 * Warnings are still treated like scarlet letters; scarlet letters are counterproductive and are often not worth it; also, removing warnings indicates that users have read the warning and understood what happened. Remember, we should assume good faith, not that the user removed it because they are ignoring it or they want to hide it. If users have stopped their distributive behavior and removed their warning, why should the warning be restored? They should not be permanent records. In fact, old warnings become irrelevant, so I don't see why those need to be kept anyway. They can be on archives, but they're still there and can be a painful reminder for some users. I think warnings being treated as permanent records can scare and intimidate new users, especially those that get warnings early.
 * By no means am I supporting vandals remove warnings at will. I do, however, want to consider the new users and users that haven't disruptive for years since the last disruption. Once the mistake is learned and corrected, we don't have to leave it as a mark. 02:24, 13 December 2013 (EST)
 * I don't see any evidence of warnings being treated like scarlet letters, nor do I see how they are counter-productive. Usually, major infractions constitute a warning, and often these infractions are the ones counter-productive to the wiki, rather than the warning itself. Usually, minor infractions come with an informal reminder, then a reminder, then a warning. If the user still doesn't get the clue about what he is doing wrong, we have no choice but to enforce our policies. The warning is there to enforce our policies so less counter-productive activities will take place. Usually, bad editors are the ones who remove the warning template. Anyway, new editors should probably read our policy pages before taking action, just to know how it's like around here. Again, new users are susceptible to act, uh, nooby at times, and that's ok - we guide them and give them friendly, informal reminders. Warnings, however, are pretty severe actions compared to these. The warning is considered a permanent record. Just like your suspension or something. It won't get removed any time, and I don't see any benefit of removing it other than some deeply personal issue about it being "humiliating", which wasn't the warning's intention in the first place. You're still missing out on "focus on the present and learn from the past" from my comments. 02:37, 13 December 2013 (EST)