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Hi. Regarding your recent use of the bot to propagate the {{tem|hover}} template, there are [[Special:Search/insource:"class explain"|still a few cases]] which can be covered.
Hi. Regarding your recent use of the bot to propagate the {{tem|hover}} template, there are [[Special:Search/insource:"class explain"|still a few cases]] which can be covered.


By the way, [[MW:JP#General rules]] is still instructing editors to use the old syntax -- does that need to be updated too? --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 09:23, September 16, 2022 (EDT)
By the way, [[SMW:JP#General rules]] is still instructing editors to use the old syntax -- does that need to be updated too? --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 09:23, September 16, 2022 (EDT)


== Finished the proposal railing against ''Mario Kart'' console abbreviation titles ==
== Finished the proposal railing against ''Mario Kart'' console abbreviation titles ==
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:It's not currently technically feasible. I've done testing with it on the wiki, and trying to visual-edit large articles like [[Mario]] caused server CPU usage to spike and the visual editor eventually hit a 30-second timeout. Not good for server stability. However, I'm planning on migrating the site to an upgraded server early next year. I think there's a good chance it will be doable on the new hardware, but I have to test it first.
:It's not currently technically feasible. I've done testing with it on the wiki, and trying to visual-edit large articles like [[Mario]] caused server CPU usage to spike and the visual editor eventually hit a 30-second timeout. Not good for server stability. However, I'm planning on migrating the site to an upgraded server early next year. I think there's a good chance it will be doable on the new hardware, but I have to test it first.


:In terms of want/desire for it, I'm not really a huge fan, but if it runs well on the new server and the community wants it, then I think we can make it work. One aspect of it is [[mww:Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData]], which makes templates user-friendly to visual editor users. If we do decide to install the visual editor, then we should take it seriously and plan on adding TemplateData to as many of our templates as we can. This is a project I'd like the proposer and community to keep in mind when voting and help with if it were to pass.
:In terms of want/desire for it, I'm not really a huge fan, but if it runs well on the new server and the community wants it, then I think we can make it work. One aspect of it is [[mw:Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData]], which makes templates user-friendly to visual editor users. If we do decide to install the visual editor, then we should take it seriously and plan on adding TemplateData to as many of our templates as we can. This is a project I'd like the proposer and community to keep in mind when voting and help with if it were to pass.


:So I guess the order has to be this: 1) Wait until the new server in 2024. 2) I'll test the visual editor and see if performance is acceptable. 3) If it's doable, community proposal and discussion on the matter can proceed. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:34, February 25, 2023 (EST)
:So I guess the order has to be this: 1) Wait until the new server in 2024. 2) I'll test the visual editor and see if performance is acceptable. 3) If it's doable, community proposal and discussion on the matter can proceed. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:34, February 25, 2023 (EST)
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== ''Super Mario Mirage'' for April Fools Day ==
== ''Super Mario Mirage'' for April Fools Day ==
Hello Porplemontage, Happy Mario Day! I want ''Super Mario Mirage'' for April Fools Day on this wiki. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/36.85.218.108|36.85.218.108]] 00:00, March 10, 2023 (EST)


Hello Porplemontage, Happy Mario Day! I want ''Super Mario Mirage'' for April Fools Day on this wiki. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/36.85.218.108|36.85.218.108]] 23:59, March 9, 2023 (EST)
Mario Day ended, but I still want ''Super Mario Mirage'' for April Fools Day on this wiki. Thanks. [[Special:Contributions/36.85.218.108|36.85.218.108]] 00:00, March 11, 2023 (EST)
 
== CSS table width ==
 
Hi. [[Special:Diff/3876606|This edit]] forced tables to appear 1px narrower than their natural width. It seems that this hack was added to fix something, but unfortunately it caused another problem:
<pre>
{| class=wikitable
! Test 1
| The quick brown fox
|}
</pre>
normally displays as
<pre>
+--------+---------------------+
| Test 1 | The quick brown fox |
+--------+---------------------+
</pre>
Now it displays as something like
<pre>
+------+----------------------+
| Test | The quick brown      |
|  1  | fox                  |
+------+----------------------+
</pre>
To see the effect on real articles, see [[Three Beautiful Sisters#Felissa T.]] At least on my computer (Chrome on Windows 10) the "ー[1]" of "チェリー[1]" is moved one line down, even though the page is wide enough to set the name horizontally. Is there any way to avoid this? --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 23:04, March 31, 2023 (EDT)
 
== SmashWiki seems to have problems with internet trolls using ip addresses to repeatedly ban evade and vandalize. ==
 
Given that many Discord servers require a phone number before you can post in them, how would it be easy to require each account and IP address here to submit sensitive personal info such as bank card numbers, drivers license or government issued ID or phone numbers in order to edit?
 
MarioWiki itself wouldn’t use the data for any reason outside of logging it in a database to auto detect bans. Would it be difficult to verify info such as if bank numbers is real or something or would it result in hackers who hack into MarioWiki itself gaining access to your data?
 
This would also ensure that if an user is banned here, then tries to edit using an IP address, the info they provide would automatically flag and ban them instead of us having to do the annoying process of detecting if they are the same user.
 
{{User:Remembered Old Buddy/sig}} 10:04, April 19, 2023 (EDT)
 
:There are many things that can be done to lock-down a wiki, but generally a conscious decision is made to keep things open and revert vandalism rather than have a restrictive system. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:52, April 19, 2023 (EDT)
 
==MarioWiki Namespace Shortcuts==
 
<s>Why exactly were all the "MW:[TEXT]" redirects removed? I see the bot moved all instances of them to a "SMW:[TEXT]" title, but that also doesn't show up in the search results.</s> Never mind, they still exist. They just don't pop up in the search bar unless you type the full thing anymore.{{User:Somethingone/sig}} 16:50, April 19, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Text replacement ==
 
Can you change all instances of <code><nowiki>[[Category:Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land images]]</nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>[[Category:Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land images]]</nowiki></code>? There are 51 images under the old category. Thanks! - [[User:RHG1951|RHG1951]] ([[User talk:RHG1951|talk]]) 20:43, April 20, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Age template ==
 
I had an idea to update the template, also I updated on Wikipedia a bit. I believe there are more users that born in 1999 than 1989 on this wiki. Which is better, 1972 at time of 1986, or 1999 at time of 2013? Whether the status quo is better? [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) 18:06, April 26, 2023 (EDT)
:Since it's just an example, it doesn't really matter what years are used, so it's fine to leave as-is. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 08:37, May 8, 2023 (EDT)
 
== pls halp ==
 
How do I change the colour of image frames in [[User:Koopa con Carne/monobook.css|my monobook]]? {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 22:27, May 7, 2023 (EDT)
:Edit: And is it possible to change the colour of the navigation/tool boxes on the left side of the web page? {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 22:33, May 7, 2023 (EDT)
 
I suggest you familiarize yourself with your browser's "inspect element" (Ctrl+Shift+C) to see what selector MediaWiki uses for styling a given element.
<pre>
div.thumbinner {
color: white;
border-color: red;
background-color: blue;
}
 
body.skin--responsive .pBody,
body:not(.skin--responsive) .pBody {
border-color: green;
background-color: orange;
}
</pre>
And in case you didn't know, "Show preview" can be used on your CSS page to test changes to elements visible on that page. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 08:37, May 8, 2023 (EDT)
:And I suggest you drop the condescending attitude. I ''know'' about the preview function on that page, the problem is that there are many elements that cannot be previewed in there, and no "Preview X page" exists on my end to aid me with that (templates have it, on the other hand). The only conducive thing I could do was repeatedly save my changes. I'm also using inspect element on the regular when I extract certain web content for documentation, it just didn't occur to me I could do so here too... {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 08:59, May 8, 2023 (EDT)
::I'm not trying to have any attitude; sorry if it came off that way. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:03, May 8, 2023 (EDT)
:::My reaction was overblown. I construed the previewing function as obvious enough not to merit an explanation, hence why I thought you were being facetious with that piece of advice, but I've come to accept that you were genuinely trying to help. I was an asshat. Please accept my sincere apologies. {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 10:17, May 8, 2023 (EDT)
::::All good! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:53, May 9, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Text replacement ==
 
Can you make the following changes:
*<code><nowiki>[[Ashley & Red|Ashley]]</nowiki></code> into <code><nowiki>[[Ashley]]</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>[[Ashley & Red|Red]]</nowiki></code> into <code><nowiki>[[Red (WarioWare series)|Red]]</nowiki></code>
As of this moment, 283 pages still link to {{fake link|Ashley & Red}} and the above changes should take care of most of them. Thanks! - [[User:RHG1951|RHG1951]] ([[User talk:RHG1951|talk]]) 20:06, May 15, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Help ==
 
Some of users seem that dissatisfied with editing the year from the age template from SmashWiki. A conflict of opinion has occured. Please help. Also, please unprotect the age template from this wiki. ADD: The template is too outdated and I updated it. (In Wikipedia, it was written in '''2006''', but this is so obsolete that it needs an update in our wiki. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Age&oldid=85287937 Here]) [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) <s>07:44</s>09:33, May 24, 2023 (EDT)
:A decision has been made. Let's set as August 12, 2005, Mariowiki's found date, as an example of an Age template. And the second date is 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. date, September 13, 2020. Example: <nowiki>{{age|August 12, 2005|September 13, 2020}}</nowiki> [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) 10:36, May 24, 2023 (EDT)
::On this wiki, the template will remain protected and any changes to the example will be the staff's decision to make. Please do not suggest any more changes to it. On SmashWiki, you should listen to the admins. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:55, May 24, 2023 (EDT)
:::Thank you for change to more important date on Mariowiki! I'll look for a suitable answer on Smashwiki. [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) 13:14, May 24, 2023 (EDT)
After block expired on Smashwiki, I didn't checked the messages from Discord (before joining), and I said nonsense on talk page and I was blocked with unpleasant remarks. My weird obsession with that template must be gone off. Can I ask you one thing; can you update and '''protect''' the template from Smashwiki? I couldn't sleep properly. I'll listen to what the admin says. Thank you. [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) 10:50, June 2, 2023 (EDT)
:I will leave that to the SmashWiki admins to decide. Let's try to keep this talk page focused on the Super Mario Wiki; any SmashWiki matters should stay on SmashWiki. Thanks! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:46, June 2, 2023 (EDT)
::I'll focus on this wiki and not to deviate from it. However, I can't say anything because I'm afraid that I'll be cussed by admins, please quietly improve any templates across multiple wikis. Thanks for discussion. [[User:Windy|Windy]] ([[User talk:Windy|talk]]) 13:10, June 2, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Proposal on allowing fanon content ==
 
Last year on June 18, the [[drawntolife:Main Page|Drawn to Life Wiki]] allowed fanon content on that wiki under the [[drawntolife:Fanon:Home|Fanon]] namespace. This time, I want to make a proposal on allowing fanon content on the Super Mario Wiki. You will be able to either create the "{{fake link|Fanon:Home|Fanon}}" namespace if you want to or know how to [[mw:Manual:Using custom namespaces#Creating a custom namespace|create custom namespaces]] or create "{{fake link|MarioWiki:Fanon}}" if you cannot create any new namespaces. Lastly, the [[:Category:Content|Content]] category will receive a subcategory known as {{fake link|Category:Fanon}}, which consists of the subcategories {{fake link|Category:Original characters}}, {{fake link|Category:Theories}}, {{fake link|Category:Alternate universes}}, {{fake link|Category:Fanfiction}}, and, via the <code><nowiki>{{fanon-image}}</nowiki></code> template, {{fake link|Category:Fanon images}}. For example, fanon pages respectively about moves, galleries, events, game mechanics, diseases, bestiaries, histories, pre-release and unused content, staff, consoles, and implied elements each belong to the "Theories" category, fanon pages respectively about characters, allies, and bosses belong to the "Original characters" category, fanon pages about third-party elements belong to the "Alternate universe" category, and fanon pages about fan history and fan-made media belong to the "Fanfiction" category. May I please make the proposal on allowing fanon content on the wiki? {{User:GuntherBB/sig}} 15:30, June 5, 2023 (EDT)
:Unfortunately that would be a potentially big scope expansion into a content area that I'm just not looking to get the wiki involved with, so I'm sorry to say I would veto that proposal. I would encourage the Pikipedia/Pikmin Fanon model and go for a separate wiki. Check out the NIWA Discord server or maybe a site like Miraheze to get started. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 16:10, June 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Democracy ==
 
I checked who the proprietor is and I found it is you. My proposal got closed because they say it's your decision, and I'm beginning to worry that democracy here is under threat. As a consequence, please let me make a proposal where consensus will decide if you should add cat photos to your userpage. [[User:CoolNintendo|CoolNintendo]] ([[User talk:CoolNintendo|talk]]) 10:42, June 19, 2023 (EDT)
:Oh sorry i read rule 17, never mind i can respect that [[User:CoolNintendo|CoolNintendo]] ([[User talk:CoolNintendo|talk]]) 10:49, June 19, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Hidden orphaned pages==
Hello! As of now, [[Special:LonelyPages]] is empty. However, there is a slight problem with that. It appears it considers any page "not orphaned" that is linked to from other namespaces outside of (Main) or Gallery: (File:, User:, Talk:, etc). The pages that are actually orphaned, that are only linked to from file descriptions or talk page discussions, simply don't show up. Would it be possible for you to change that? Thanks in advance, [[User:Spectrogram|Spectrogram]] ([[User talk:Spectrogram|talk]]) 14:50, June 28, 2023 (EDT)
:I might be able to do this, not sure, but if I am then I'll implement it. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 20:54, June 28, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Unusual bot request ==
 
Hello, I made a couple mistakes in the documentation while mass-uploading some .gifs. Can we have
|4=Cropped and animated to match in-game appearance (frame order 1-2-3-4-3-2, frame delay 13)
changed to
|4=Cropped and animated to match in-game appearance (frame order 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2, frame delay 13)
and
|4=Cropped and animated to match in-game appearance (frame order (1*6)-2-3-(4*6), frame delay 13)
changed to
|4=Cropped and animated to match in-game appearance (frame order (1*6)-2-3-4-(5*6), frame delay 13)
? Thanks. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 19:45, June 28, 2023 (EDT)
:While on that subject, is there any way to make the "upload by URL" ''not'' automatically populate (and irreversibly overwrite) the filename bar? Because when uploading via discord link (which I do frequently), all that does is add two extra steps to an already tedious process where I have to move it to the file description section to avoid it being lost. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 20:25, June 28, 2023 (EDT)
::Unfortunately that's very much a built-in MediaWiki thing, but I did have an idea for you. You could temporarily disable your browser's JavaScript next time you have a batch of uploads to prevent the autofill from happening. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 20:54, June 28, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Template question==
Hello,
 
Let's say I have a template with three parameters, designated A, B, and C. When I give them values, the template produces the following:
 
{| style="border: solid black"
|colspan=2|'''This is a two-column list'''
|-
|valign=top|
*A
*B
|valign=top|
*C
|}
 
Now, if I give B and C values but I ''don't'' give parameter A any value, I want the values of B and C to move one space up the list, such that B supersedes A, and C moves to the left column, like so:
 
{| style="border: solid black"
|colspan=2|'''This is a two-column list'''
|-
|valign=top|
*B
*C
|valign=top|
|}
 
How do I program a template to do this? If I just nest "if" expressions in each parameter definition so that the next parameter is displayed in its place if it's not given any value, said next parameter is going to repeat on the following spot in the list anyway, like so:
 
{| style="border: solid black"
|colspan=2|'''This is a two-column list'''
|-
|valign=top|
*B
*B
|valign=top|
*C
|}
 
 
And that's an utter programming n00b move. Is there a wiki function that recognises whether a parameter had already been filled on the same template, and does something based on that? {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 20:08, July 2, 2023 (EDT)
 
:I don't know of a wiki function that would make this easy. Ideally you'd want to design the template in a more forgiving way, like this:
 
<pre>
{| style="border:solid black"
|'''This is a two-column list'''
|-
|<div style="column-count:2"><!--
-->{{#if:{{{A|}}}|*{{{A}}}}}<!--
-->{{#if:{{{B|}}}|*{{{B}}}}}<!--
-->{{#if:{{{C|}}}|*{{{C}}}}}<!--
--></div>
|}
</pre>
 
:If this doesn't help, I think I could be more useful if I knew more about the template you're working on. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 23:36, July 2, 2023 (EDT)
I wasn't aware of the "column-count" attribute; that actually solves my problem partially, thanks! Having created the [[Template:Multilang profile|template in question]], two issues remain:
#the template may split the text in one entry between two columns. [[Gold Cupid's Arrow#Profiles and statistics|Here]], for instance, the German text is moved to the column on the right while its heading stays on the left.
#if multiple parameters in a row aren't filled in, the result is a jarring empty space where the next item on the list should be. For instance, if the Kor and Por parameters (both immediately following the Ita parameter) are left out, you can notice an empty space between the Italian and Spanish entries:
{{Multilang profile|type=Two-column list|Eng=english|Jap=japanese|ChiS=simplified chinese|ChiT=traditional chinese|Fre=french|Ger=german|Ita=italian|Kor=|Por=|SpaA=spanish (latam)|SpaE=spanish (europe)}}
{{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 07:22, July 3, 2023 (EDT)
 
Thank you! {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 12:34, July 3, 2023 (EDT)
 
== A question regarding your server storage ==
 
As you're already aware, lately I've been updating various articles on Mario Kart Tour subjects with in-game blurbs. Because the game only provides these to the end user for a relatively brief period of time, not everyone has ready access to the game's files, and there aren't always video recordings of this information available online to cite, I've taken upon myself to take screenshots featuring these blurbs and upload them to the wiki to act as citations. My concern is that the number of screenshots I have uploaded and will continue to upload is... quite large, to say the least.
*Each item has a blurb localised in 11 languages, meaning I have to upload 11 screenshots at once for a single item.
*The game currently has {{MKT drivers}} drivers, {{MKT karts}} karts, and {{MKT gliders}} gliders, totalling {{#expr:{{MKT drivers}}+{{MKT karts}}+{{MKT gliders}}}}. ''Not nearly'' as many items have been given blurbs, but let's assume all of them have. Each screenshot, when optimised with TinyPNG, ends up being an average of 160kb; times 11, that's 1.76mb of material uploaded for 1 item; times the number of items shown above, that's {{#expr:{{#expr:{{MKT drivers}}+{{MKT karts}}+{{MKT gliders}}}}*1.76}}mb worth of content in our scenario.
Considering the wiki has around 70GB of media files as of writing, would you be ok with a potential {{#expr:{{#expr:{{#expr:{{MKT drivers}}+{{MKT karts}}+{{MKT gliders}}}}*1.76}}/1000 round 1}} gb more to the wiki's storage, or would you prefer I found another way to cite the information mentioned above? {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 15:46, July 17, 2023 (EDT)
 
:That's no problem - we have enough storage for it! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 16:43, July 17, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Something... ==
 
Didn't Alex95 get demoted? Why is his name still green in the "Who's online" section of Recent Changes? --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 11:18, July 31, 2023 (EDT)
:Your [[User:FanOfYoshi/common.css|custom CSS]] makes him green. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:19, July 31, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Mobile view issues ==
 
Since this morning on mobile view, the text in sections wouldn't appear in a page until refreshing a few times, and also don't appear while previewing. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 07:43, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
:Hello. The wiki software was updated this morning. Does it work after clearing your browser cache? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 08:22, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
::I cleared my browsing history and previewing still doesn't work. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 08:48, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
:::I'm not able to reproduce any issues with preview. Can you send a screenshot of what it looks like broken? --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 09:08, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
::::Looks like it's been fixed now, thanks very much. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 13:43, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
On another note, is it possible to run a bot changing "Darkmess Portal" to the lowercase "Darkmess portal"? The reason being because the lowercase "p" is used in-game in ''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''. There are still lots of usage of the capital "P" around articles, including in links. {{User:Swallow/sig}} 20:54, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
== [[:File:Personal-image.png]] ==
 
Should it be updated? Since it obviously uses outdated CGI, or is that unecessary? --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 12:07, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
:If someone wants to provide an updated [[:File:Personal-image.png]] and matching [[:File:Personal-image-sig.png]] as a proposal or something then that's great. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 12:48, August 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Mobile View Issues==
I don't know why so much of the display code was removed, but now the wiki pages look weird on my end. The infoboxes and galleries are all left-aligned, the navigation boxes and collapsed sections of infoboxes are only partially colored (only coloring the area around the text while the outline extends to the full part of the page), and the "compare differences" menu is completely vertical (which takes up more space than before). Was this intentional? {{User:Somethingone/sig}} 14:24, August 7, 2023 (EDT)
:It should go back to normal soon when your browser cache refreshes. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:39, August 7, 2023 (EDT)
::Yeah that worked, it looks normal now. Thanks for letting me know! {{User:Somethingone/sig}} 14:49, August 7, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Error code: Plessie==
My userpage keeps signing me out when I save changes I've made to it. It keeps saying Error code: Plessie. What does that mean and how do I get it to stop happening?--{{User:Pizza Master/sig}} 15:47, August 16, 2023 (EDT)
 
I've made my changes. If this happens again, What should I do? Wait until later to come back and make edits? Or should I contact you again?--{{User:Pizza Master/sig}} 16:33, August 16, 2023 (EDT)
 
== [[Special:Diff/3982300]] ==
 
I need to fix my status template, but i can't seem to figure out how to do so. --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 10:19, August 27, 2023 (EDT)
 
== ''[[Tetris 99]]'' page on Mario Wiki ==
 
I was just asking for a request to the Porple Bot. We have now a guest article for ''[[Tetris 99]]'', the bot should replace all mention of <tt><nowiki>''{{wp|Tetris 99}}''</nowiki></tt> with <tt><nowiki>''[[Tetris 99]]''</nowiki></tt> {{User:PnnyCrygr/sig}} 05:28, September 5, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Div class (Halloween) ==
 
Hello, Porple. I would like to impliment a background for my userpage, specifically a halloween one (pumpkins, perhaps?). What would be the codes for this? --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 09:29, September 22, 2023 (EDT)
 
:Background images require CSS and that's not really supported here for user pages. I would suggest a solid color background and you can place Halloween graphics throughout the page.
 
<pre>
<div style="color:white;background:black">
...userpage content...
</div>
</pre>
 
:--{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:34, September 22, 2023 (EDT)
::IIRC, there were graphics from the Pumpkin Goombas from SMG, but that could just be my memory. Thanks for the help anyway! --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 11:41, September 22, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Change in the names of Crossover Characters==
Hello, this is the first time I've requested the use of PorpleBot, so I apologize if I forgot anything. A past [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/62#Change full names of crossover characters to the more often used shortened versions in article titles|proposal]] has decided that the page names of various crossover characters should be shortened. I have moved the relevant pages and edited their templates, but I need PorpleBot to replace all their respective links across the wiki.
The pages affected were [[Fox]], [[Sonic]], [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]], [[Amy]], [[Shadow (character)]], [[Vector]], [[Blaze]], [[Silver]], [[Rouge]], [[Espio]], [[Jet (Sonic the Hedgehog)]], [[Wave (character)]], [[Omega]], [[Sticks]], [[Cream (character)]], [[Charmy]] and [[Big (character)]]. I'm not sure if I need to specify any other details, thank you for the help! {{User:LadySophie17/sig}} 13:40, September 24, 2023 (EDT)
:There are a few stragglers but the bot got the vast majority of article links. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:38, September 28, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Question about MIDI sampling ==
 
Is it allowed to use MIDI files converted to mp3 or oga? I'd like to fix a mistake/ommission on the SMW Overworld sample. --{{User:FanOfYoshi/sig}} 13:39, September 28, 2023 (EDT)
:Sure, there's nothing wrong with converting media files to one of the wiki's supported formats. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:38, September 28, 2023 (EDT)
 
==Confused about [[Special:Diff/4036148|this change]]==
I guess this probably came about from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', but...I disagree with it being done this way. I know there's been public discussions on what to do with game filenames, and of [[MarioWiki talk:Naming#Decide how to handle internal naming|the]] [[MarioWiki talk:Naming#Decide how to handle internal filenames: take 2|two]] proposals that got canceled, the latter was leaning in the direction of doing something about internal data with the development tier in the comments. Reclassifying game ("internal") data from development names to website ("external") filenames conflicts with at least two proposals: the [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/60#Partially unban citing the English version of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia as official names for subjects|encyclopedia one]] specifically outlines that ''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'' remains a lower priority than internal names, citing the Lumacomète example as a reason, and in the [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/63#Reconsider Nintendo's website filenames being used as a source|website proposal]], no one was conflating game filenames with website filenames, and rather, there seemed to be general agreement of keeping them both distinguishable. Plus, [[Kracka|there]] [[Brickman|are]] [https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/User:LTL/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019)_enemy_glossary cases] where the unused data/string is not necessarily a ''file''name or even "[[Talk:Togemasuku|internal]]" per se. It's a weird technicality.<br>As unrelated as possible: if there is a question we want to ask more privately, would the best way to do it be via forum DM? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 13:41, November 4, 2023 (EDT)
:Sure you can DM me. I only did that change because the page mentioned website files but said nothing about game files. Given that we are creating articles based on game files, surely they should be mentioned somewhere in the policy and be a part of that hierarchy. I don't personally care where they fall; I can move the mention to number 5. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 13:56, November 4, 2023 (EDT)
 
== Tabber ==
 
There is discussion and proposals going on about extensive use of the tabber template. I am aware you said [[Template talk:Tabber|before]] that you didn't like it being used here. I was wondering if your thoughts on it are the same as then or if they have changed. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 10:13, November 13, 2023 (EST)
:I personally hate tabber and I think it's gimmicky. I'd rather just pick an image and cover the rest of the variations in the article body. Regardless of my feelings, I added it after the result of a democratic [[Template talk:Minigame infobox#Image in the infobox|proposal]] (this isn't a dictatorship). Regarding the JavaScript point: I can have the tabber fail in one of two ways: (1) only show the first image, or (2) show all the images. #1 is good if the additional images can be considered ''supplemental'' and hiding them isn't going to conceal important stuff from the user (for example, if those images also appear elsewhere in the article). #2 can make the infobox look [https://i.imgur.com/8My74bu.png kinda silly], but I agree that it makes more sense to use it if the images don't appear anywhere else in the articles so we don't degrade what those users are seeing. Given that several articles have removed images from the article body and put them in the infobox, I switched the failure method to #2. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:33, November 13, 2023 (EST)
 
== Bowser's Muscle Car ==
I recently moved the Koopa Chase to its new official English name, would it be possible to use porplebot to replace the [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Bowser's Muscle Car|remaining links]]? {{User:LadySophie17/sig}} 18:36, November 16, 2023 (EST)
 
== KannonBot ==
 
May the PorpleBot please change all instances of "<nowiki>[[kannon (cannon)|kannon]]</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>[[cannon|kannon]]</nowiki>" and "<nowiki>[[kannonball]]</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>[[cannonball|kannonball]]</nowiki>"? The pages were just merged. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 21:28, November 24, 2023 (EST)
:And now "<nowiki>[[Gobblegut (Black)]]</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>[[Gobblegut|Gobblegut (Black)]]</nowiki>" and "<nowiki>[[Gobblegut (Black)|Gobblegut]]</nowiki>" to"<nowiki>[[Gobblegut]]</nowiki>". [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 17:04, December 2, 2023
::...and now "<nowiki>[[Mecha Bowser]]</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>[[Bowser Statue|Mecha Bowser]]</nowiki>" and </nowiki>"[[Mecha Bowser|</nowiki>" to "<nowiki>[[Bowser Statue|</nowiki>". [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 21:32, December 2, 2023 (EST)
:::...and now I need [[Fiery Dino Piranha]] deleted, [[Fiery Dino Piranha (mission)]] moved to its place, all links to the former directed to [[Dino Piranha]], and all links to the latter changed to the former. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 18:38, December 14, 2023 (EST)
 
== Power Shots ==
The [[Power Shot]] article has been split between [[Power Shot (Mario Golf series)]] and [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)]], while [[Offensive Power Shot]] and [[Defensive Power Shot]] were both merged into [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)]]. I believe I have fixed all of the redirects created in the Golf series articles, but there are far too many Tennis series articles to edit manually. Would it be possible to use PorpleBot to fix those redirects? {{User:LadySophie17/sig}} 12:06, December 5, 2023 (EST)
 
== Citation templates ==
 
Hello, Porplemontage. Since we do not have any citation templates, I used a cite web template onto [[User:Derekblue1/sandbox|my sandbox]] called '''cite web'''. Although, since there is no category, I think we could have '''Citation templates''' as one. What do you suggest? {{User:Derekblue1/sig}} 09:36, December 13, 2023 (EST)
:Hey. '''Citation templates''' is certainly a good category name if we were to have at least a few of them (if it's just one it could probably be tossed in [[:Category:Formatting templates|formatting templates]]), but that template would go against [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/55#Create a template for citations|this proposal]], so you'd need to do a new proposal to overturn that one before the template could be moved to the template namespace or used.
:While I have you here: Note that the changes to [[MarioWiki:Article size]] were designed to make it ''less'' definitive and ''more'' discussion-based: 150 kB is simply when split consideration starts, but if it's decided to keep an article larger than that, that's allowed. That's not to say an article like [[Toad (species)]] couldn't be split into '''History of Toads''' just above 150K - [[Yoshi]] was actually split just ''under'' 150K months ago without complaint (so that's why the threshold was increased to 150K, since splitting at or around 100K didn't feel right to a lot of users while a 150K split was seemingly non-controversial, but in addition to the increase it's now meant to be an open discussion rather than a hard and fast rule). Thanks! --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:08, December 13, 2023 (EST)
::Oh. Thank you for telling me about the failed proposal of citation templates. Let us see how the future proposal goes, but I will accept the fate if it does not come through.
:: For the article size question response, it took me a few hours to understand what you meant but I finally understand you are saying that splitting articles is meant to be an open discussion; that should show why [[Template:Split]] is there in the first place. I was excited to split pages straight away because they fit the 100kB threshold. That is when I ended up splitting up a few articles that have not been discussed in the first place until Mario reminded me on the wall that I stopped. Now I understand, for the Toad species, it is better to put a Split template and discuss user thoughts of splitting this. {{User:Derekblue1/sig}} 19:23, December 13, 2023 (EST)
:::After reading the proposal, I can see where they got the [[MarioWiki:Citations]], so I think it was resolved that they choose not to have a template but a policy. According to some people, the proposal looked forced to tell others to use the citation templates for "professionalism". I will cancel the cite web template idea. {{User:Derekblue1/sig}} 22:45, December 13, 2023 (EST)
 
== Koopa Troop weapons category ==
 
Per [[Category talk:Koopa Troop weapons#Decide what to do with this category|this proposal]], [[:Category:Koopa Troop weapons]] is to be deleted. Is it possible to run a bot removing this category from all pages that have it? {{User:Swallow/sig}} 12:47, December 23, 2023 (EST)
 
== Proposal ==
 
There's a [[MarioWiki:Proposals#Split the "&lbrack;remake title&rbrack; + &lbrack;completely new game title&rbrack;" games|proposal]] that is nine days old. Can you mark the proposal as passed? {{User:GuntherBB/sig}} 10:08, December 30, 2023 (EST)
:For clarity's sake, I just archived it. As stated [[User_talk:Porplemontage#Proposal_approval|above]], you can also archive proposals that have reached their deadline yourself. [[User:Power Flotzo|Power Flotzo]] ([[User talk:Power Flotzo|talk]]) 06:42, December 31, 2023 (EST)
 
== Mass editing request ==
 
I would like to request that the string:<br>
<code><nowiki>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|4=Optimized with TinyPNG</nowiki></code><br>
found across the file pages of hundreds of ''Mario Kart Tour'' screenshots (such as [[:File:MKT Tour101 Spotlight Shop Flowery Badwagon.jpg]]) be replaced with:<br>
<code><nowiki>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>Screenshot taken on Redmi Note 10 Pro|4=Cropped at photopea.com, then optimized with TinyPNG</nowiki></code><br>
The layout of the elements shown in these screenshots may adapt to the device's screen size, and I think it's best if the device is mentioned for verifiability and such. {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 17:53, January 18, 2024 (EST)
:Thank {{User:Koopa con Carne/Sig}} 18:20, January 18, 2024 (EST)
 
== Request ==
Thanks for helping me, however, can I please have my original username WaluigiMan10000 back with my current password? [[User:WarioDude]]
 
== Navtemplate colors ==
 
Hi, should the navtemplate for ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'' use the same color scheme as the one for ''Super Princess Peach''? I just ask because it's not yet brought up at [[MarioWiki:Navigation templates]] and it would make the most sense since both are the only games where Peach is treated as the primary protagonist. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 17:23, February 23, 2024 (EST)
:Yes, sounds good. I've renamed the class from <code>spp</code> to <code>peach</code> to generalize it for more uses. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 17:47, February 23, 2024 (EST)
 
== Vector 2022 bug ==
 
Hi. Why does this page look so strange?
 
: https://www.mariowiki.com/Donut_Block?useskin=vector-2022
 
It seems that if a page has at least four headings, and one of them has an unclosed italics <code>'<nowiki/>'</code>, such as:
 
<pre>
==''a==
==b==
==c==
==d==
</pre>
 
then the following HTML will be output under the Vector 2022 skin:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="html">
<i>
    <div class="mw-content-container">...</div>
    <div class="mw-footer-container">...</div>
</i>
</syntaxhighlight>
 
The effect of the extraneous <code>&lt;i&gt;</code> is to make the whole page italic and extremely narrow. --[[User:Dine2017|Dine2017]] ([[User talk:Dine2017|talk]]) 06:17, March 17, 2024 (EDT)
 
:It seems fine [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Porplemontage&oldid=1214206408&useskin=vector-2022 on Wikipedia], so the fix should eventually make its way downstream to us. In the meantime, those tags should be closed anyway. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:27, March 17, 2024 (EDT)
 
== Fandom interwiki link ==
 
Can you please change the URL that the <code><nowiki>[[wikia:c:<wiki>]]</nowiki></code> interwiki link generates from <code><nowiki>https://community.fandom.com/wiki/c:<wiki></nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>https://<wiki>.fandom.com</nowiki></code>? Thanks! {{User:GuntherBB/sig}} 13:45, March 21, 2024 (EDT)
:That is not possible due to how [[Special:Interwiki]] works. Luckily we can use {{tem|fandom}} instead. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 14:06, March 21, 2024 (EDT)
::So are you going to remove the <code><nowiki>[[w:c:<wiki>]]</nowiki></code> interwiki link if the proposal [[Template talk:Fandom#Decide whether to add the language parameter and/or change back to the interwiki link template|here]] gets declined, since Fandom's interwiki link had problems in the past? {{User:GuntherBB/sig}} 12:28, March 22, 2024 (EDT)
:::No, I don't plan on it. While I would encourage articles to use {{tem|fandom}}, the <code>wikia</code> interwiki is a pretty standard one to have and it's fine to have for backwards-compatibility, use in the userspace, etc. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 13:37, March 22, 2024 (EDT)
 
== Bot request ==
 
*<nowiki>.''.</nowiki> --> <nowiki>.''</nowiki>
*<nowiki>.]].</nowiki> --> <nowiki>.]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>.]]''.</nowiki> --> <nowiki>.]]''</nowiki>
 
<span style="font-family:Mario Party 2/3 Textbox">[[User:RickTommy|RickTommy]] ([[User talk:RickTommy|talk]])</span> 20:16, March 26, 2024 (EDT)
 
== A bot request ==
[[Talk:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass#Italicize the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Per this proposal]], ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' is to be italicised in full, but it seems to still not be consistently enforced. Could you run a bot to change the following?
*<code>Booster Course Pass</code> -> <code><nowiki>''Booster Course Pass''</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass</nowiki></code> -> <code><nowiki>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]</nowiki></code> -> <code><nowiki>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''</nowiki></code>
*<code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass]]</nowiki></code> -> <code><nowiki>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''</nowiki></code>
{{User:Hewer/sig}} 20:38, April 13, 2024 (EDT)
 
== Ruby template ==
 
Hi, just letting you know of a [[User talk:Archivist Toadette#The wiki's Ruby template makes the rubies unreadable on Chrome|certain comment]] ([[User talk:Archivist Toadette/Archive 4#The wiki's Ruby template makes the rubies unreadable on Chrome|permalink]]) left on my talk page just now. To summarize, the {{tem|ruby}} template apparently displays text too small for it to be readable on Chrome, and [[User:DandelionSprout|DandelionSprout]] suggested that the text size on the template be changed to 67% of the standard font size. {{User:Archivist Toadette/sig}} 20:05, April 16, 2024 (EDT)
 
:More specifically, to change it from MediaWiki's ruby standard of "font-size: 50px", to 67%. [[User:DandelionSprout|DandelionSprout]] ([[User talk:DandelionSprout|talk]]) 20:13, April 16, 2024 (EDT)
 
==Potential mass-conversion of YouTube links from HTTP→HTTPS with bot(s)==
From a sample of a mere 27 games (the ones in [[:Category:Wii U games]]), 21 (± 1) YouTube links in the articles were still written within the articles as http://. If the statistic holds true for the 28,610 pages that are listed on the front page, this would result in Mario Wiki as a whole needing to convert a low-to-medium four-digit amount of links. Manually converting each link on each page would not be realistically possible, unfortunately.
 
I've built up some RegEx skills over the years, and if PorpleBot uses the syntax I've seen used for wiki bots, i.e. "$1" instead of "\1", I propose adding <code><nowiki>([\=]|//|\s{1,})http://(www\.|m\.)?youtube\.com/</nowiki></code> → <code><nowiki>$1https://www.youtube.com/</nowiki></code> to the bot.
 
Starting with YouTube links would in theory an easy starting point, as its video IDs have remained unchanged for each video for almost two decades, whereas sites like IGN and Gamespot are much more prone to having old links to them end up on 404 pages. YouTube also has full 100.0% support for HTTPS on all of its pages, while many gaming sites and Nintendo official sites have it depend on their sites' sections. [[User:DandelionSprout|DandelionSprout]] ([[User talk:DandelionSprout|talk]]) 02:46, April 26, 2024 (EDT)
 
:I did something which will automatically update the YouTube links, and many more, to HTTPS without needing to edit anything. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 10:23, April 26, 2024 (EDT)
 
== Undeletion/un-delete template request ==
 
Recently, a user went on a frenzy marking Smash redirects and miscellaneous pages for deletion due to misinterpreting a proposal ([https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Super_Mario_RPG&diff=4183982&oldid=4183966 as clarified by the original proposer, they just wanted categories removed]), and one of the sysops deleted several of them. Can a bot remove those templates and someone undelete (and restore the history of) the erroneously deleted redirects? [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 21:31, April 28, 2024 (EDT)
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