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Patroller
How do I become a Patroller or Sysop? Tails777
 * Take a look at FAQ -- 22:25, 5 January 2011 (EST)

Question
Hi, while i have been looking through some pages I've noticed the words Sequel and follow-up. What is the difference between a sequel and a follow-up?

-IGGY7735
 * I don't think there's a very large difference, a sequel is a game that came out to follow-up the game before. So I'd say they are the same, or so similar that it doesn't really matter.

Hi, i cant edit my page,can you help?Minimario
 * You have to be a member of the wiki for a week and make ten mainspace edits before you can create and edit your userpage. It's explained on Autoconfirmed users. - 23:41, 3 February 2011 (EST)

What are the benefits of being a member on Super Mario Wiki?
 * You can edit the database. - 20:27, 11 February 2011 (EST)

How can I make my User page User:Jmt0404
 * Please see User space for questions about user space, but basically, you have to wait a week after joining, then click on the red link. - 22:34, 16 March 2011 (EDT)

This Big Box
I am a new user. HOW DO I GET THIS ANNOYING BOX OUT OF MY TALK PAGE???!!!??? --MushroomMadness1221
 * Do you mean the table of contents, or the welcome template? If you don't want a table of contents, edit the page and type __NOTOC__ at the very top of the editing window, in the line right above the welcome template (don't leave a space between them, or there will be empty space above the welcome template). If you don't want the welcome template, simply remove it (edit the page and remove the part that reads ). -  13:04, 22 February 2011 (EST)

The 'Shroom
Dear Super Mario Wiki,

I have a question. I see that many places on the 'Shroom are vacant, but some are not. Is there any way I could write on the 'Shroom too? I would really like to do the Fake Police Blogger, but it may not be vacant by the time you may answer me. But is there any way I can do the 'Shroom? My name is Nintendo Bro. and I am a "member", or something like that. But however, I just started. So please write back in your free time, Sysops or Administrators? I appreciate it. -Nintendo Bro--

--Nintendo Bro. 07:16, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

Thursday, March 17, 2011


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Q
Can anyone give warnings, reminders, ect, or do only Wiki Admins get to do that? I was wondering, that if we can't give warnings, do we report a person to a admin?
 * Anyone can give reminders or warnings, but make sure not to abuse giving them out. 17:54, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
 * Also, always use the official templates: personalized warning/notice templates will be deleted (yes, people have tried to make them in the past, iirc). - 19:46, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
 * OK, so if I give a warning/reminder (not that I would do that in a hurry or frequently) does that count as a User Talk against my UserSpace Count? Or does it not count towards Userspace? I know it doesn't count toward mainspace, so what does it count towards?-- 22:58, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
 * It'd count as a User Talk edit, which is different than Userspace edits. If you go to the search page, it has all the different types of namespace listed (all of which are tallied separately in Edit Count); if you want to know which namespace a page fits in, just look at the prefix that comes before the colon (and of course, if there's no colon, it's mainspace). - 12:43, 15 April 2011 (EDT)