User talk:Porplemontage/Archive 9

MarioWiki Forums
Can you change my username there to Kaptain K. Rool? My username there is Liamroche.


 * Looks like I changed it. -- 16:30, 27 February 2011 (EST)

Mario Games
DO you play Mario games?


 * I sure do. -- 16:40, 27 February 2011 (EST)

Hi
Why can't we ask for sysop powers? Also I have tagged some pages for deletion so will you please kindly delete it? Thx


 * Because I'm sure a lot of people want to be a sysop, and the administration has better things to do than field all those requests. Being a good user gets you there; it's not something that you ask for and then receive. Also the images will be taken care of at some point; you don't need to notify me about them. -- 16:21, 28 February 2011 (EST)


 * My apologies sir. I am just wondering why we can't ask. Even if I want to be one. I wont ask so I will work for it even if it will take like 2-3 years...


 * Why don't we have many sysops on here even if users such as BabyLuigiOnFire are good-faith users? That doesn't make much sense to me >-<. When will my sysop privilige time come?


 * You're looking at it backwards. We don't make all good users sysops. Instead, when we decide to add a sysop, we choose a good user. Becoming a sysop is not something you should be concerned about at all. Your time may never come because you're already thinking about it too much. -- 20:58, 4 March 2011 (EST)


 * OK then I'll wait for the time....

The server is so slow!
Why the site was closed for like a hour? Did you update something on the site?


 * Computer trouble; Stay in touch next time! officialmariowiki+emergency at Google email system. -- 14:51, 1 March 2011 (EST)

ads are akervating
Hi steve, it's me again. when I try to look around mario wiki,ads and pop up unexpectively, and It's so akervating!!! Then they pop up in the words alone! can u help destroy these ads.PLEASE????!!!!! :'(

ps.like my new sig?


 * They shouldn't "pop up" or cover anything. -- 15:05, 2 March 2011 (EST)

Fix

 * Can you fix the Template:Affiliates plz. Thx

Template:Block

 * I have done a mistake on this wiki seeing that I have put block templates all over the wiki on many banned users. Do you mind helping out doing it seeing that I am not a sysop.
 * It's alright. We have the situation under control. - 16:01, 5 March 2011 (EST)
 * What do you mean? You don't seem to be doing anything at all :/.
 * We have assumed bot status to not flood the Recent Changes with our edits. Click on "show bot edits" if you want to be wiser. - 16:14, 5 March 2011 (EST)

Hi

 * Do you play fourth generation PokEmon games? If so what is your FC?
 * I played Diamond when it came out but not anymore. -- 14:53, 6 March 2011 (EST)
 * OK... you don't have it anymore or you don't play it
 * Don't play it. -- 14:55, 6 March 2011 (EST)
 * Sorry sir, I was just thinking of a real life talk while trading Pokemon or having a battle, but that is what I was thinking so yeah. Also my Wi-Fi is secured so I can't do it. Sorry dude :/.

Sitenotice
Can we bring it back? -- 15:21, 6 March 2011 (EST)


 * It would only be visible to logged-in users. -- 21:56, 6 March 2011 (EST)


 * That's fine. Could be useful for editing tips and policy changes.-- 23:43, 6 March 2011 (EST)


 * What does it do?

00:29, 7 March 2011 (EST)


 * It's just a message atop every page, and sysops use it to keep the community informed. -- 00:32, 7 March 2011 (EST)


 * Alright, sounds good to me! :)

00:38, 7 March 2011 (EST)

P.S. - But if you don't mind me asking, what does he mean by "bring it back?"

00:54, 7 March 2011 (EST)


 * It was a feature originally, visible to users and guests, but was disabled due to guest caching. We still cache guest stuff; that's why it can be brought back for those logged-in. -- 08:47, 7 March 2011 (EST)

I see 14:42, 7 March 2011 (EST)

"BREAKING: SiteNotice 2.0 will exist!"...what? When can we start using it for other stuff?-- 10:36, 8 March 2011 (EST)


 * Whenever. -- 12:55, 8 March 2011 (EST)

Yo Steve
Cool new sitenotice feature. I would love to have that as a feature. What Mario games do you own? I can't list them all cuz there is too many.


 * All the big releases beginning with the SNES. -- 08:47, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Hi

 * Do you mind fixing the user Double Redirects please seeing that I am no sysop? Thanks...
 * BTW can you change my username? Thanks...


 * No; don't come to me for such mundane tasks. -- 16:19, 7 March 2011 (EST)


 * Not even change my username? See here for info.

You've already used your two renames; see you in 2012. -- 16:28, 7 March 2011 (EST)


 * What do you mean 2012?


 * Only two name changes per year. Next time, think before you waste them. 16:31, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Sitenotice suggestion
You can put "Did you know?" facts, "Mario & Nintendo News", latest proposals, featured articles, etc. with template. Also, to make it easier, link a template from MediaWiki:Sitenotice (like ).
 * I hope the content will be more specific than main page stuff or random stuff. Can you explain how editing a template is easier than editing a MediaWiki page? I don't follow. -- 12:55, 8 March 2011 (EST)
 * MediaWiki: Only sysops can edit it. Template: You can choose who can edit it. I've suggested the random stuff because there's barely anything to put in the sitenotice.


 * It would be a sysop-only thing anyway, and I think it was used decently before we got rid of it. Every now and then sysops will ask for its return, so they must have something to say. I just don't want it to become the random fun fact at the top of the page. -- 14:21, 8 March 2011 (EST)

Porplemontage.com
What is that website about?


 * My wiki network. -- 20:41, 13 March 2011 (EDT)

Spam filter on Pikmin Fanon
Can you unblock all of the "blacklisted" words on Pikmin Fanon? It turns out some of them are on valid pages (such as your talk page) and they are inaccessible now. Also, we are trying a different method now, so it won't affect the spam that much. Volatile Dweevil


 * Yeah. -- 23:42, 14 March 2011 (EDT)

[ blue]
Why did you make this redirect? It seems useless because Nintendo didn't make any sequels in a while (since 2009, or 2007 for numberstream). They've released 3DS and they will more likely make a sequel for 3DS rather than Wii (and it will maybe then named Mario Party 3DS, rather than Mario Party 9).


 * I guess I made it so if one searches MP9 they see the list of games to confirm there is no MP9 rather than getting the search results for MP9 which is really just a mess. -- 16:39, 16 March 2011 (EDT)

Contribution Scores
Hi Steve; sorry to bug you with this. I recently just discovered the contribution scores page (yeah, it took me a while) and I realized that it's hard to find out what "position" you're in. If you're right in the middle of the table in, say, 25th, you have to count either down from 50 or up from 1 on the boxes to find out what specific "position" you're in. Is it at all possible that we could add numbers to the side to tell us that? Idk if that's possible or not; no biggie if it isn't. Thanks Steve!


 * Get a rough idea of your spot; it's not a crazy contest! -- 16:39, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Sorry. I'll be back with a good description in a minute.
 * Here we go:

File:contributionscores.png|500px

I was trying to say that it's hard to determine what number you are out of the top 50 and this would be a good idea to add. Of course, less crude and aligned with the table correctly, unlike mine.


 * It's just to give you an idea of where you stand; we're not so competitive that we need to be comparing ranks. -- 17:16, 17 March 2011 (EDT)
 * I see. I had a feeling I was being to competitive. Sorry to bother you with this and I'll set the screenshot for deletion.


 * No problem; thanks for the suggestion anyway! -- 23:47, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

File:Montage2.png
Just seeing the file history makes me say…me say…one word that starts with 'W' and ends with 'F' (it had 'T' somewhere, but it doesn't matter)

Explaination requed.


 * The wiki originally permitted lowercase titles and usernames. -- 17:16, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

Image Use Policy
I want to fully rewrite that policy, can you unprotect it or do I have to show my sandbox page first?
 * Thanks!

Question
Can you allow autoconfirmed users to edit others' userpages? I am asking because there are some images needed to be replaced and red links needed to be fixed. Thanks sir.


 * It's a shame you're not a sysop or you could fix them. -- 10:15, 18 March 2011 (EDT)
 * I know, but why only sysops? Users can fix red links too. BTW I did NOT sneak in to try to gain sysop powers. I was wondering if autoconfirmed users can do it as well.


 * You would need to do a proposal on this. -- 10:21, 18 March 2011 (EDT)
 * OK then. I am on it. BTW do you play Banjo-Kazooie games?


 * I played the first two when they came out. -- 10:46, 18 March 2011 (EDT)

Unclosed Tag
Hi again Steve. User:Glitchman seems to have an unclosed tag as well.


 * At least he lived up to his name. -- 07:15, 20 March 2011 (EDT)

Hey
How do I create a wiki like how you created MarioWiki? I want to create Mariofanonwiki.com so I wonder how to create it. Do you know how to? Thanks...


 * Go to the URL... that wiki already exists and it was created by one of our good friends. -- 10:35, 20 March 2011 (EDT)

hey steve?
Is it ok if I have my own poll for my page?


 * Sure; the PollDaddy extension is free game in the userspace. -- 20:23, 21 March 2011 (EDT)

SWEET!!!!

Plumber690
has placed a fake warning on my talk page. Please take action.
 * He's also impersonating staff (MeritC).

SWFlash
He seems like a good-faith editor. Do you think he deserves promotion (patroller)? P.S. Is recommending which other users who should deserve promotion against the rules?


 * Yeah, it's not necessary. -- 13:19, 22 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Anyways, play Donkey Kong games? (I might've asked this one)


 * Yes... I have met the Donkey Kong. -- 13:26, 22 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Like the Mario series, do you only have the major releases of the Donkey Kong series? I have almost all major ones, except Donkey Kong 64.

I have the SNES games and DK64. -- 13:36, 22 March 2011 (EDT)


 * How about Banjo-Kazooie series? I got Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge and Banjo-Pilot.


 * I... already... told you... -- 07:19, 23 March 2011 (EDT)
 * I mean do you have Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie or was that just a trial/demo?


 * I certainly own them. -- 07:23, 23 March 2011 (EDT)
 * I am jealous. I don't have an N64. Why do you only have the major Mario releases? Why don't you get spinoffs like Mario Kart 64 (don't have) or Super Mario Kart (don't haver either)?

I actually have all the Mario Kart games. -- 07:37, 23 March 2011 (EDT)
 * All of them? I though only platformers were major games. Have Conker's Bad Fur Day? I don't and I can't because my mom won't allow it.


 * I didn't say I only owned the major games. I don't have Conker. -- 12:47, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

Unblocking users
I think you should unblock KoopaYoshi. I didn't think he impersonated to be mean. I think he was playing around on his friend's talk page. Check it out sir. Also I think the admins were a little hard on Mileycyrussoulja and TheUltimateKoopa so can you unblock them sir? Thanks...


 * Talk to the sysop blocker-person? -- 11:17, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

Or, to just ignore this guy, who is now blocked.

22:56, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

Hello
Erm... does Edofenrir really mean that I am bossing around people? I don't see that anywhere. I remember telling Cobold for doing his job wrong when protecting the Mario article, but I will stop. Do you really think that is bossy? I don't really seem to know if it is or not.
 * Before you answer, please take a look at this. The procedure was discussed beforehand and executed under agreement of seven individual admins (in forum and chat). - 11:04, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
 * The link is broken T_T.
 * The link isn't broken, it is restricted. - 11:35, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Why?
 * It is a link to the admin discussion board on our forums. I left that link there for Porplemontage, so he can see that there has been a consensus about your warning. The place where that discussion happened is restricted to people with admin rights though, which is why the link appears broken to you. - 12:34, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Um... why was there a consenus about my warning there?


 * Stooben got it right on your talk page. I know you're just trying to help, but you need to focus less on talking to sysops and more on the encyclopedia. -- 13:10, 25 March 2011 (EDT)
 * That is pretty much what I am doing. Focusing more on the encyclopedia and forgetting about this sysop thing, etc.

SVG solution
Look what I've found! Please, take some time and update the SVG renderer. Thanks.


 * Last time I checked we had the latest version of rsvg supported by the OS. -- 02:39, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Main page MW:About link?
Hi, I was wondering if I could add a link to About on the main page, in the "Welcome to the Mario Wiki" section after the "Help" link? Here's a mock-up. It was suggested on my proposal about removing spoiler templates by Bop1996 as a compromise for the folks who think that putting the replacement spoiler disclaimer on MW:About (as I proposed) is too out-of-the-way, and would rather have a warning directly on the main page. Regardless of the proposal, I think having a link to MW:About would be a good idea, but I wanted to check with you first. - 22:01, 25 March 2011 (EDT)


 * I definitely don't want a spoiler warning on the main page. The About page really needs an entire rewrite. -- 02:34, 26 March 2011 (EDT)
 * Thanks! I'm worried that people will still want another proposal to move the warning to the main page, but if you're dead-set agaisnt it, hopefully they'll reconsider and settle for the MW:About compromise. - 14:33, 26 March 2011 (EDT)


 * It should go without saying that the wiki contains spoilers. We're an encyclopedia. Wikipedia has this, and we'll have the warning on the About page. You'll note that Wikipedia doesn't have a warning on its main page. -- 14:39, 26 March 2011 (EDT)
 * My thoughts exactly (I even linked to that same Wikipedia page in one of my comments in my proposal). - 15:02, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Shutting down editing to DK Wiki?
I got told that one of the best ways to contact you is via talk page here or via forum. Another person is using the forum, so I'll have to request via talk. A vandal who can change his (or her) ip returned to DK Wiki, and we need help on getting rid of him (or her). Megatron1 11:21, 27 March 2011 (EDT)

(I hope I won't be blocked for so many questions to you :P) Please unprotect, I want to style it so if one of the sections is missing the ribbon color won't repeat.

Template:Species-infobox
If you look at the infobox in Goomba, Buzzy Beetle or Boo, the enemy's first and last appearance info is shown only if you click on the show/hide link next to "Notable Members". The first and last appearance info used to be shown without clicking anything. What happened??

Fix the last warning template.
When I put in this...

It becomes this.

No changes at all. Please fix it.

23:12, 31 March 2011 (EDT)


 * The example was wrong. -- 23:17, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

What do you mean by that? Is my example wrong?

23:23, 31 March 2011 (EDT)


 * There are no parameters for that template; just . -- 23:25, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

Folding Box
Hey Steve, I've found and interesting feature from Bulbapedia and it's the feature to expand a box by passing the cursor over it. I should give the credit to the guy who made it, although I need a comment of yours if it's nice or not to implement in this wiki. I had to make within the MediaWiki:Common.css page because it's the only zone it works.


 * You could have added it to Monobook.css but where do you want to use it? -- 18:40, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

It could be used specially in the archives templates, like that of the proposals' archives. It may also serve to change the NIWA template of the main page and its extensive list of wikis. What do you think?


 * It seems ok.. -- 18:55, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

Excellent. I'll try to take the code to the Monobook.css to see if it can work there.


 * Got it. -- 19:07, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

Wiki question
I have a question, if you wouldn't mind answering it...I was just wondering why wikis like this one or Wikipedia look so much different style-wise than like say The Banjo-Kazooie Wiki, or The Emperor's New Wiki, which seem to look distinctly different...

01:44, 3 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Well, a wiki can be customized to look like anything. Not all blogs look the same, not all wikis look the same, etc. We use Monobook, Wikipedia uses Vector--both of these skins are part of the default MediaWiki package. Wikia uses its own custom skin to give their wikis that distinct look. -- 01:51, 3 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Okay, that makes sense... :)

01:55, 3 April 2011 (EDT)

Omg! Another unprotect!
Now it's Template:Articleabout. You can just copy that text below, the added text is red.  :''This article is about. For information about, see .''  


 * What page needs all these abouts? It's almost like... a disambiguation page would be more appropriate. -- 15:26, 4 April 2011 (EDT)

MarioWiki?
Just out of curiosity, what's our stance in relation to the MarioWiki (which I just found out existed)?

00:54, 9 April 2011 (EDT)


 * I don't think we have a stance. -- 01:16, 9 April 2011 (EDT)

OK.

01:20, 9 April 2011 (EDT)

What the heck?
An user blocked a long time ago has the same name as you!


 * It's a common name. -- 15:49, 10 April 2011 (EDT)

Interwiki
I saw you change something on something about MetroidWiki on Interwiki log. What exactly is that?


 * MetroidWiki has a new URL structure and so it has been updated. -- 16:59, 10 April 2011 (EDT)

Omega Tyrant
Can you please provoke his rights on the NIWA DK Wiki. He is using it in a mean way to flame me, but I am the honest one telling him that he is doing wrong by ignoring me when I tell him to remove sitenotices on Wikia where he is a sysop on and he banned me for that!, but he blocks me for a bad reason so please unblock me (Slipknot Darkrai) there and provoke Omega Tyrant's rights for blocking me when I try to tell the truth.


 * I generally don't get involved in the politics of other wikis. -- 12:05, 11 April 2011 (EDT)

Template: Media
Hey Steve, is there anyway to fix the problem we've run into here (last two show up as videos). I tried to look at the template to see if I could do something about it, but all that coding was confusing. Anyways, thanks in advance.


 * The last two are the old way of handling music before I changed some stuff--I'll fix it in a bit. -- 12:50, 13 April 2011 (EDT)

Cite
Could we get the latest version, please? I think some of its new features would be useful. 11:11, 14 April 2011 (EDT)


 * What are the new features? -- 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)


 * The ones I'm interested in are summarized under the "Grouped references" and "Separating references from text" headers. The former allows creation of multiple separated reference lists, which we could use to create footnotes (for example, on Badge). The latter allows the current kind of syntax, which looks like this:


 * Mario is a character first appearing as the protagonist of the arcade game Donkey Kong released in 1981. Since Mario Bros., Mario has made numerous appearances as a main character in his own series of games, the Mario series, and has become the mascot of Nintendo.


 * ==references==


 * to be replaced with this:


 * Mario is a character first appearing as the protagonist of the arcade game Donkey Kong released in 1981. Since Mario Bros., Mario has made numerous appearances as a main character in his own series of games, the Mario series, and has become the mascot of Nintendo.


 * ==references==


 * I think that having the second style as an option would be useful. Often, I've noticed that newer users who don't understand precisely how references work will delete the main tag that contains the actual reference data, because they believe it or the fact it's attached to not to be relevant anymore. However, they leave one or more dependent tags on the page, which creates an ugly looking error message. I think the newer syntax will reduce the incidence of this.


 * "Merging two texts into a single reference (wikisource issue)" is also a new feature, but it doesn't seem to me that it will be especially useful. 22:08, 16 April 2011 (EDT)


 * I tried upgrading to both the trunk version and the 1.16 snapshot, but neither worked. The references lists were broken and pages couldn't be saved. -- 23:54, 16 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Did you try version Cite-MW1.16-r62678? According to this more recent versions don't work correctly. 10:56, 17 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Yeah, that's the 1.16 snapshot version. -- 11:32, 17 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Well that's disheartening. 13:16, 17 April 2011 (EDT)

Mario Sports Mix FANOM
It has been two months since it was proposed by, no admins are taking any action. Out of topic question: how many days should the FANOM last?


 * Um, nominations are never deleted. There's nothing that the admins can do about it.

Kiddy Kong
As well as MSM, Kiddy Kong's unfeaturing proposal has been proposed almost 3 months ago! I don't care. I want it to stay featured so can you please do something about it? 15:49, 14 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Hmm, I don't manage the Featured stuff. -- 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

Glitched image
Something is weird about this image: File:SLS.png, I can't even EDIT it! I doesn't appear to be protected as well.

Coffee Sometime?
Hey Steve, why dont me and you get together one of these days and talk about that new "project" over a nice cup of "cafe" if you catch my drift --Baby Simones 17:31, 15 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Let's meet up this week. -- 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)


 * Alright man, sounds like a plan!--Baby Simones 16:47, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

I have to stop posting stupid questions
But once I've uploaded a video (Ogg Theora) to MarioWiki and it said "sh: /usr/bin/ffmpeg: No such file or directory". It looks like you're lacking some ffmpeg… The video can be watched there (and it should be noted that I can't split them to either gif or audio, it's impossible).

Here're other uneditabe images (don't delete those ones): File:4-1 NSMB.jpg, File:Downtown1.jpg, File:TempleofHeaven MIM.png, File:TrampolineCN.jpg.

Also I've uploaded File:Copyright.svg, but I can't replace the image with this on this page and this page (both protected).


 * Fine, but why is it so imperative that the image be swapped? Sure, PNG to SVG--which is just going to render the same PNG anyway. -- 19:58, 18 April 2011 (EDT)
 * PNG is scaled with Bilinear rescaling, while SVG is just redraws to fit the square. SVG wins there.