MarioWiki talk:FAQ/Archive 4

FAQ Talk
Archive 1 (1-58) Archive 2 (59-116) Archive 3 (117-213)

Have a question you want to ask that you haven't found anywhere else? Ask it here! We might add it to the FAQ.

huh!

It was legal to archive it, huh?!

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14:16, 27 February 2013 (EST) If it is I will (after it reach 225 edits) split the 3 archives as each 75 ok?--

14:19, 27 February 2013 (EST)

No, you should have asked first and let us do it rather than assuming it was okay for just anyone to archive important pages like this. And no, you will not be changing around any of the archives: once the content is moved, it is protected and left untouched and intact with its history. - Walkazo 21:30, 27 February 2013 (EST)

How do i add a box at the start of the page?

What i mean is adding a box Like a "Conjectural" or a "Under Construction" Boxes found at the start of a site? (A WikiGuest)

Those are templates. You get them by writing something like this

{{construction}}

Ray Trace^(T|C) 22:51, 10 March 2013 (EDT)

Wow you answer Quick! (A WikiGuest)

Thank you! A full list of templates are found here Ray Trace^(T|C)

O.K. (A WikiGuest, lol i don't know why i typed O.K, Maybe for no reason?)

How do I become a writer for The 'Shroom?

I'm not sure if I can legitimately edit stuff that's written in the MarioWiki newsletter without being a writer for it. Will anyone show me the ropes?

FireWario (talk|edits) 11:30, 26 March 2013

Go to this page and check out which position/s may interest you. Then, follow the application form at the top of that page.

Shokora (talk · edits) 15:35, 26 March 2013 (EDT)

hey do u want to be on my FL to yoshikong
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mario the hedghog (talk).

How do I become a writer for the 'Shroom (Part 2)

Who do I give the application to? Pokebub (talk) 22:38, 9 April 2013 (EDT)

Depends which sub-team the position is in. What are you interested in?

Shokora (talk · edits) 22:39, 9 April 2013 (EDT)

You wanna know what position I want? Well, I'll tell ya! I'd like a spot in my favorite sub-team: Fake News! --FireWario 17:18, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Question

I want to archive my talkpage, but I do not know how. How do I archive my talkpage??? Iggy Koopa Jr (talk) 04:23, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

1. Open your talk page.
2. Click the move button (next to history and + and edit) at the top of the page.
3. Change the title from "Iggy Koopa Jr" to "Iggy Koopa Jr/Archive 1". write a reason (archiving).
4. Press :Move page" button.
5. Edit the archive page and add "{{Talkarchive|User talk:Iggy Koopa Jr}}" to the top.
6. Edit your talk page and remove everything and add the following:

==My Archives==
#[[Iggy Koopa Jr/Archive 1|Archive 1]]

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04:57, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

OK thak you. Iggy Koopa Jr (talk) 06:12, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

PNG and JPG

I'm totally confused on replacing jpg with png and related things.. so In short I need to ask.. Is this png artwork is good enough to be uploaded and to replace This jpg artwork. Please explain either yes, or no.--

02:08, 31 May 2013 (EDT)

No, they shouldn't. The png artwork you uploaded have pixelated, unofficial transparency. And I also suspect that they are source-jpgs, meaning that they are still jpgs, just in the png format. So no, unless the artwork has official transparency or are better quality, source pngs, they shouldn't replace jpgs.

Shokora (talk · edits) 23:52, 31 May 2013 (EDT)

How do I make some profile art?

I really don't know how to make some of that profile art like what most users have. Can anyone tell me how to do it?--Mariobro101 (talk) 15:05, 18 June 2013 (EDT)

You could do that by using many programs: like photoshop or GIMP. all you need to do is find a character you like very much, download it and modify it as you like.. I could help you if you give me the character's name and modification you would like to do.--

06:11, 19 June 2013 (EDT)

My username is FireWario. All I want is an icon like the ones used in the Fake News section of The 'Shroom. Oh, and make sure it matches my profile image! I don't wanna see any incongruity! I want it to compliment my pic, not contrast it! --FireWario 17:21, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Smileys

How do I put smileys on MarioWiki pages? I tried some in the Sandbox, and it wouldn't work! What the heck am I supposed to do? --FireWario 18:05, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

What do you mean with smileys? there is no smileys on the wiki, but there is on the forum. and do you mean like  ?--

19:00, 25 June 2013 (EDT)

Yeah, just paste the URL of smileys which exist elsewhere: there's no specific coding to put them on pages here. Although, you might want to check out the ones at Help:Chat#Smilies.

Shokora (talk · edits) 05:21, 26 June 2013 (EDT)

How Can I Become a Patroller?

How can I become a patroller on this wiki? -Mario7 (talk)

1.6 on the page. Yoshi876 (talk)

As Yoshi876 said, it's RIGHT ON THE FAQ. Patroller = administrators. Please read before you post, it's called an "FAQ" for a reason. Ray Trace^(T|C) 17:04, 9 July 2013 (EDT)

Rewrite what?

I'm tryin' to be a good egg around here, but I can't find anything wrong with some of the articles on the rewrite list! Help a guy out, will ya? FireWario 12:27 11 July 2013 (EDT)

Try hitting Random Page, and just looking for mistakes, that's how I make a lot of my edits. Yoshi876 (talk)

I'm new. What should I edit?

It says that You have to make five edits to become a User. What should I edit? luig99

Anything hit Random Page, and see what errors you can find on a page so you can fix them. Yoshi876 (talk)

That was Fast! Thanks for the advice! luig99

No problem :) Also remember you have to wait a certain amount of days (can't remember the number as well). Yoshi876 (talk)

Thanks Again! I'll keep that in mind. luig99

Signatures

How do you put pictures or animations on a signature? --RWARS! ...Oh did i scare you? (talk) 22:58, 21 July 2013 (EDT)

Just link them using [[File:image name.ext]] and adjust the size like this [[File:image name.ext|Xpx]] where X is a value such as 200. Ray Trace^(T|C) 00:06, 22 July 2013 (EDT)

You can also use something like [[File:image name.ext|x35px]], with the first x making the number pertain to the image's height (just saying "35px" would make it 35px wide, while "x35px" makes it 35px tall). I use 35px as the example because that's as tall as you're allowed to get with signature images; you're also only allowed two static images or one animated image. MarioWiki:Signature and Help:Signature have more info about signature regulations and setup. - Walkazo 00:41, 22 July 2013 (EDT)

Patrollers?

How do you become a Patroller?

KingKamek (talk)

See here.--

14:35, 23 July 2013 (EDT)

It's right on the freaking project page itself how can you miss it?

Admin = patroller. End of story. Ray Trace^(T|C) 15:56, 23 July 2013 (EDT)

And the same question is answered only a few sections above. Yoshi876 (talk)

We really need a "READ THE FAQ BEFORE YOU COMMENT" template or something but it's not gonna do any good for people who aren't willing to read before they act anyway Ray Trace^(T|C) 16:02, 23 July 2013 (EDT)

Agreed. Yoshi876 (talk)

Most people don't know about Admin = patroller.--

21:38, 28 July 2013 (EDT)

Summary?

Could I have a default summary? For example if I edited the page, My summary would be "EXAMPLE", is that possible. I'm using Windows 8 & Google Chroom--

15:14, 30 July 2013 (EDT)

I'm sure it's possible through your monobook. Though I'm not too good with such coding. Perhaps ask around.

Shokora (talk · edits) 21:15, 30 July 2013 (EDT)

Where to ask?--

19:03, 31 July 2013 (EDT)

You could try asking Twentytwofiftyseven (talk); he's an expert with CSS.

--driftmaster130 (Talk • Edits) 19:16, 31 July 2013 (EDT)

I done it! all what I have to do is add the following into my Common.js

function Summary() {
    document.editform.wpSummary.value = 'SUMMARY GOES HERE';
}
addOnloadHook(Summary);

Thanks for you help, guys!--

19:20, 31 July 2013 (EDT)

Userboxes

How do i put a userbox on my page? please help. luig99

First you make your userpage, then just look at another user's userbox and change certain aspects i.e. the message and if you want the colour. Yoshi876 (talk)

thanks but thats not what I meant. how do you add a userbox tower and a friend userbox luig99

Just copy and paste the coding and put it in your userbox tower. Ray Trace^(T|C)

How do you create a userbox tower? luig99

{{userboxtop}} at the top, userboxes in the middle and {{userboxbottom}} at the bottom. Yoshi876 (talk)

it is not working. i'm new and I don't know about the coding. if you could be more specific that would be great luig99

Are you using the nowiki tags, because if you are you don't want to be using those, otherwise that's as specific as I can get. Yoshi876 (talk)

check out my userpage! thanks a bunch! luig99

No problem, when do I get your userbox?;) Yoshi876 (talk)

right now! {{userbox|border=#008000|codebkgd=green|codecolor=#lime|code=|msg=This user is a great friend of Luig99 (talk)} luig99

Adding a new redirect

I'm new here. I want to create a new redirect, but it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas? SuperLeaf1(Raccoon/Fox) 20:12, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

#redirect [[page you want to link to]]. Note: Don't use the nowiki tags when you do it. Yoshi876 (talk)

I guess I wasn't clear. I don't know how to go to the article creation page in the first place! SuperLeaf1(Raccoon/Fox) 20:25, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

Type the article redirect you want create into the Search page on the left of the screen make sure you use a capital latter at the start of words that need it. It should come up saying This page doesn't exist, but you can create, click on the red link and there you go. Yoshi876 (talk)

Thanks, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there another way? SuperLeaf1(Raccoon/Fox) 20:32, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

Not that I can think of, I can do it if you want. Yoshi876 (talk)

Sounds good. Here's what I was planning: The redirect is called Pi'illo Kingdom, and it redirects to Pi'illo Island. SuperLeaf1(Raccoon/Fox) 20:42, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

I'll create it, but someone may think it's unneeded and delete it. Yoshi876 (talk)

You couldn't create the page because you're not autoconfirmed. You have to be here for at least four days and make at least five edits before you can create pages. - Walkazo 21:08, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

OH! Now I see! SuperLeaf1(Raccoon/Fox) 21:15, 9 August 2013 (EDT)

where did my edit go

where did my edit go
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mario lover (talk).

It got reverted by LN1 Ray Trace^(T|C)

Removal of opposes?

Is there is a possibility of making a removal of opposes section in proposals?--

16:27, 4 October 2013 (EDT)

Unnecessary and messy. Just point out if a vote's bad in the comments and hopefully the voter will check back in and do something about it (as outlined in Rule 5). Most people will cast their votes according to sound reasoning anyway and a proposal will pass or fail based on its true merits, so it's not something to worry about. - Walkazo 18:21, 4 October 2013 (EDT)

Thanks--

05:48, 5 October 2013 (EDT)

My account has been existing for over 4 days and I'm, for some reason, not autoconfirmed.

Is it 4 days of the account existing or 4 days in real time (96 hours)? RandomDSplayer (talk) 05:23, 28 November 2013 (EST)

Nope, I just found out that I'm autoconfirmed. RandomDSplayer (talk) 05:40, 28 November 2013 (EST)

I've been BLOCKED. Help!

I am either Poisonmario990 or Poison Mario Mind. But I was blocked. Why?
The preceding unsigned comment was added by 96.26.168.84 (talk).

Read your talk page. Then read your original account's talk page. It's explained there. - Walkazo 22:31, 5 December 2013 (EST)

I don't know if I'm autoconfimed yet

I don't know if I have been autoconfimed and if I am how do I create a userpage.-User:The Golden Yoshi

Check here Ray Trace^(T|C) 03:00, 5 January 2014 (EST)

If you are autoconfirmed, you will see it next to "Member of groups" in Special:Preferences.--

08:29, 6 January 2014 (EST)

Contributions help

I was recently looking at some of my contributions, but i noticed some green text with a plus and a number after it. What does this mean?
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Luigitime (talk).

That's just how much data you put or took out of the article. Yoshi876 (talk)

Edit Summary Question

So, how do I make those edit summaries that direct users straight to the edited section? I mean those which appear (→like this). SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 11.52, 16 January 2014 (EST)

Never mind, already found it myself. SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 04.14, 21 January 2014 (EST)

The age-old question of "is there an age restriction for members?"

Do you have to be a certain age to become a member? (18+) user:Bumpynintendo

Lol, a restriction like that would weed out a lot of our users. No, we currently don't have any age restrictions for registering.

Shokora (talk · edits) 22:59, 27 January 2014 (EST)

Good, I'm 10! user:bumpynintendo

I forgot my username, can I create a new account?

I can't log in because I forgot my username.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.199.22.2 (talk).

Contact Porplemontage (talk) and he should be able to reset your password. Yoshi876 (talk)

Wait, you forgot your username, not your password? If you created your account earlier, you may find your username here--

17:40, 13 February 2014 (EST)

If not contact an admin and they should be able to link the IP address to an account. Yoshi876 (talk)

How do I make a poll?

I've seen a lot of polls and I was wondering how to make one.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by PatrickG (talk).

Poll Committee are the ones allowed to create and choose polls, however they aren't open for signing up.--

10:48, 29 March 2014 (EDT)

Text size

Today, even though I haven't changed my settings, the size of my text seems to be shrinking, to the point that it's almost unbearable. Is there a cause to this, and how can I reset it?--Vommack (talk) 17:09, 23 April 2014 (EDT)

You may have accidentally zoomed out in your browser settings. Try to press CTRL & + a few times.--

07:30, 24 April 2014 (EDT)

makin' a userbox tower

I know you put the template userboxtop at the top and userboxbottom on you know what. What are some of the user boxes I can put in it? ToadAwesome12

There's a list of basic ones on MarioWiki:Userbox, and you can also check out what other users are doing and borrow their designs (although you might want to ask permission before borrowing designs). Just remember to focus on editing the wiki, not your userpage. - Walkazo 11:24, 28 June 2014 (EDT)

How can I use my User and Talk page?

When I click on my User page it says that I am not allowed to create the page! I have seen other users' profile and Talk pages with pictures and text on them. How can I create my User and Talk page?

EdibleTruth

You have to wait 4 days before being able to create any type of article or userpage, See MarioWiki:Autoconfirmed users for more details. Xzelion^ETC

Thank you, Xzelion! I'm rather new to the whole wiki business, just getting acquainted with all of the schtuffs.

Archives.

I want to know how to make archives' and I found the section called question. I only know up to the 4 steps. Help! Joseph (talk) (contribs)

How to add a reference?

I'm editing a page and I need to add a reference. I can't find anything on any of the Help pages, and I forgot how to get back to the tutorial page. Help? ~2spooky