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Have a question you want to ask that you haven't found anywhere else? Ask it here! We might add it to the FAQ. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:45, 7 Apr 2006 (EDT) <br>

== Why are all of my articles deleted? ==

Hi.  I've made about 20-30 articles and I didn't visit for 2 days.   Now, every last one that I created is no where to be found.  They were all under characters.  Why did this happen?  I know how to put them back, but it is a hassle.  Thanks.
:You're articles are not deleted. However, I did remove their links from the [[characters]] page because your articles were about generic [[enemies]] and [[species]], not [[characters]]. A character refers to a singular person of group such as [[Mario]] of the [[Axem Rangers]]. You should add links to the pages you created to the [[Species]] page for a generic race (including enemies and friendly races), the [[Enemies]] page for generic enemies and evil characters, and the [[Allies]] page for helpful generic races and good characters. Hope this helps! =) Also, I was wondering where you found the name [[Name Kuri]]. I've looked everywhere for the name to these creatures and could never find one. --[[User:Son of Suns|Son of Suns]] 16:57, 6 July 2006 (EDT)

== A noob here! ==

Im kinda new to SMW, but i know a lot of SM games.
I made some items arcticles (degree cards) but i got edited.
I think my arcticles were way more complete.{{unsigned|NekoRen}}
:<pre>Please note that all contributions to the Super Mario Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors.
:If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then don't submit it here.</pre>
:This note appears after the edit box every time you make an edit. If you have a problem with other edits, don't come here. I'm sure good parts were kept and OK parts were improved by other contributors. <span style="font-family:Kunstler Script; color:#006633;"><font size="5">'''[[User:Wayoshi|W]]'''ayoshi</font></span><small> ( [[User talk:Wayoshi|T]]<tt>&middot;</tt>[[Special:Contributions/Wayoshi|C]]<tt>&middot;</tt>[[Special:Emailuser/Wayoshi|@]] )</small> 20:44, 1 September 2006 (EDT)

I just came here to help complete your database, but since arcticles are being "merciless edited" why would i bother in doing an arcticle that i know it will be edited by some guy who just wants to write his arcticle, deleting mine?
its has little to no sense.

"dont come here" <--- kinda agressive to me.{{unsigned|NekoRen}}

:Sometimes it is better for the article to be edited. [[User:Superchao|Superchao]] 21:20, 1 September 2006 (EDT)
:I'm sorry, sir. I'll personally see to it that Wayoshi is removed from the sysop team and permanently banned. Once again, our apologies. --<span style=" -variant: small-caps;">'''[[User:Porplemontage|Steve]]''' (''[[User talk:Porplemontage|talk]]'')</span> 21:21, 1 September 2006 (EDT)
::Uh-huh, of course. <span style="font-family:Kunstler Script; color:#006633;"><font size="5">'''[[User:Wayoshi|W]]'''ayoshi</font></span><small> ( [[User talk:Wayoshi|T]]<tt>&middot;</tt>[[Special:Contributions/Wayoshi|C]]<tt>&middot;</tt>[[Special:Emailuser/Wayoshi|@]] )</small> 21:41, 1 September 2006 (EDT)

*sniff*
hmm...fresh sarcasm. Just cant get enough of it.

Jay Resop has landed! Kyle Orland user is King Thing, ok???????? [[User:Samus]]

What is this page and why has it been cancelled?{{User:Knife/sig}}
:It should be a quick way to find answers to those frequently asked questions, and was started early in the wiki's life. But, it hasn't been maintained. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 17:00, 19 December 2006 (EST)

== HOW DO YOU EDIT THE TITLES OF ARTICLES?! ==

Hi, I'm Super Pie Man, and I'd like to know how to edit the TITLES of articles. It's quite annoying when you see that the name of something is pure conjecture and is not correct, but you can't do ANYTHING about it! Please help me out!{{unsigned|Super Pie Man}}

:There's a "move" tab around where the edit tab is. That tab moves an article to a different name. --[[User:YellowYoshi398|YellowYoshi398]] 17:01, 26 December 2006 (EST)

== The Vertical Line? ==

How do you add a vertical line? I've tried every button on my keyboard (Seriously). How do I do it? --[[User:Maxlover2|Maxlover2]] 18:20, 14 February 2007 (EST)
:You mean this: | Hold shift and press: \ on your keyboard. Hope that helps. --{{User:Yoshi626/sig}} 18:29, 14 February 2007 (EST)

Thank You SO much!!!!!! {{unsigned|Maxlover2}}

:You're welcome. --{{User:Yoshi626/sig}} 19:18, 14 February 2007 (EST)

==How to make the box things with linx in?==

You know, those tab things at the bottom -- [[User:Dragonfree|Dragonfree]]
: These things are called templates. If you see <nowiki>{{example}}</nowiki> on a page, it's a template called 'example' included on the page. Each such template can be accessed at ''Template:Name'', where ''Name'' should be replaced by the template's name. {{User:Smiddle/sig}} 15:16, 23 February 2007 (EST)

Yeh, I know that, but how to make a new 1? From Scratch? -- [[User:Dragonfree|Dragonfree]]
: If you want it to be called e.g. ''qwerty'', you'd go to [[template:Qwerty]] and create that page. {{User:Smiddle/sig}} 05:23, 24 February 2007 (EST)

== font and color ==

how do you change the font and user background color?

{{User:Super paper luigi/sig}}

== User link color ==

How do you change the color of the hyperlink to your user page? [[User:Maxlover2|Max2]]
: <nowiki>[[something|<font color="#123456">woot</font>]]</nowiki> equals [[something|<font color="#123456">woot</font>]] {{User:Smiddle/sig}} 09:26, 17 March 2007 (EDT)

== Sysop ==

How will one user ask another user to become a sysop?--[[User:Fg|Fg]] 17:07, 26 February 2007 (EST)
:Not sure I understand what you're asking. You can't really ask to become a sysops. It's up to the admin if you become one. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 19:50, 26 February 2007 (EST)

== User box ==

I created a user box. I want to know how to add an image. Anyone know how to do so?? [[User:Koopa lover|Koopa lover]] 19:46, 10 March 2007 (EST)
:In the code parameter, add the image code. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 19:47, 10 March 2007 (EST)
::I mean, with my "favorite character" image, given that my user box has my favorite character mentioned. [[User:Koopa lover|Koopa lover]] 19:53, 10 March 2007 (EST)
:::??? It's still the same thing. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 19:55, 10 March 2007 (EST)
::::I tried, but it didn't look the way I want it to. I want the image to be able to fit the user box correctly. [[User:Koopa lover|Koopa lover]] 19:59, 10 March 2007 (EST)
:::::Add "|45px" to it. {{User:3dejong/sig|px'd.}}

im vruet1 im new here and my userbox tower is going left to right please tell me how to fix it july,26 2007

== Comic ==

How do you make a comic for your user page?--[[User:Jakerl|Jakerl]] 19:46, 24 April 2007 (EDT)

um... you upload one. {{User:Maxlover2/sig}}

No I didn't--[[User:Jakerl|Jakerl]] 19:48, 24 April 2007 (EDT)
:Nono, he's not saying that you upload one, he's saying that if you want one, make it and upload it. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 02:15, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

I know I upload one. I just want to know how to create one.--[[User:Jakerl|Jakerl]] 16:25, 3 May 2007 (EDT)
:Draw one, get some sprite sheets and put one together in MSPaint, etc. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 21:13, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

== Banning Stubs (WTW?!) ==

Whose terrible idea was it to ban stubs?! Not only does it hurt the wiki, but it hurts anyone who comes to this wiki for information. [[User:Hisak|hisak]]

:Umm....except they don't add information. People come looking for info, and get nothing. But if there was no article, they might want to create a real one. Creating new stubs distracts from real work at the wiki. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

::I agree with Son of Sons on this one. {{User:isyou/sig}}

"But if there was no article, they might want to create a real one." I know a lot of people who are very apprehensive about creating new wiki articles. But if one was already started, they will probably be much more likely to improve the article.
[[User:Hisak|hisak]]

Then we will ''encourage'' people to make new ones. And if they don't want to make a new one, we have a lot of articles missing information they could surely fill in. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

But which articles are missing the most information? How do they know without stubs? [[User:Hisak|hisak]]

[[:Category: Stubs]] -- There ya go! It's in [[MarioWiki: Maintenance]] as well. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

We should at least be able to submit the information that we know of, instead of no information at all. [[User:Hisak|hisak]]

Why? To waste everyone's time? -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

Some of you have been creating one sentence pages, mainly around SPM. Others like the Fay article use {{PAGENAME}} to simply look like the writer gave no effort in creating the page and copy & pasted it. My point is, if you don't know anything about an article (other than what game it appears in), don't create it at all. This drives away the attention on the red links and drives serious writers away. I mean no one wants to work on crappy pages, do they?  [[User:Great Gonzo|Great Gonzo]] (confused write this)

That's what the { { rewrite | expand} } template is for, isn't it? Anyways, I apologize for my earlier behavior. [[User:Hisak|hisak]]

:It's okay - just don't do it again. =) We are having a tough time with stubs lately, as the quality of the wiki as a whole is being compromised. We are attempting to come up with a certain standard for any new article. An article that meets the minimum will be a stub. Larger articles that are very complete, but still missing information, will have the expand template. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

But, But, BUT, Some articles will HAVE to be stubs. I mean, how much can we expnad articles like [[Wario's Mom]] or [[Samantha Mathis]] without getting off-topic/making stuff up? - [[User:Ultimatetoad|Ultimatetoad]]

:Well if they are complete, they are not stubs, right? However, we can write about the life of Samantha Mathis. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

Question: If you add the stats of the enemy, but not much else, is it still considered a stub? [[User:Hisak|hisak]]

:Yes. We need actual content in the main body of the article, not templates or lists at the end. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

Standing back and looking at the discussion, this seems a little backwards. We have a category for stubs, but stubs are being done away with. What qualifies a page as a stub, exactly? -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 06:33, 9 May 2007 (EDT)

:That's what we are trying to figure out. We are trying to establish a minimum standard to be called a stub. -- [[User: Son of Suns|Son of Suns]]

:: So...once that "minimum standard" is established, stubs will be allowed as long as they meet the standard? [[User:Hisak|Hisak]] 17:03, 10 May 2007 (EDT)

== I'm nervous ==

I am new and I'm scared. Every time I visit this website I worry about one thing: editing. How am I able to make the best of editing, with out being warned by another user? [[User:Rock-on-peach|Rock-on-peach]] 15:45, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

:Well, Welcome to the wiki, mostly only if you add false info or bad things, you get warned. But if you help the wiki by adding confirmed facts you'll do just well. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}

Mostly any non-vandalism edit is accepted here, but we encourage strong sentences with real content. See [[MarioWiki:Manual of Style]]. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 15:47, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

Hey, don't worry. I've made many mistakes, and have been warned, but that doesn't matter. I listen to the warning, and try to follow it so I do better next time. Take a bad action you did, and use it to your advantage that's what I say - [[User:Pokemon DP|Pokemon DP]]

== Sigs? ==
So... Hi, I'm new!  :)
Anyway, I made my own signature;
--[[User:Obiwan|&quot;Ciao, my count!&quot;... says Obiwan.]] 22:13, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
So I was wondering, is there a limit to how I use it?  Am I allowed to tack it on every article I edit, or does it serve another perpose?  Thanks in advance!  Love the site!
:Well, don't sign your edits, put your comments at the bottom. And your sig can go on all talk pages and such. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}
Oh, thank you!  Sorry about that.  By the way, I made a page on [[Basic Language]], but the link doesn't seem to work...  Is there something I forgot to do?
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

:Well first off, the page is "Basic language" but it was deleted, cause it wasn't needed. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}
Oh... :(  That was fast...
Ah well, thanks for clearing that up!  Sorry for the trouble, I'm gonna go dealete that from the Ukiki page, then.
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

:Also sign your edits to talk pages, just not in main articles. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}
What do you mean?
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

:After making an edit on a talk page put <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>, but '''don't''' Sign your edits to articles, such as you did with the Floro Saipens. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}
Oh, OK, thanks for all your help!  Wow, you noticed my changes fast!
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

:Heh, I do that alot, since i'm mostly online all day. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}

GG-Sama has no life! :P {{User:HK-47/sig}}

Sorry for bothering you again...
but I was wondering, on the differance page for the snufit police, you commented my edit.  How do you do that (or counter statement)?
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

:Below the edit box is a "Summary" type whatever there. {{User:Great Gonzo/sig}}
Ah, thanks.  That should be all of my questions... I think...
heh heh, sorry.
Anyway, yes, I am sure that they were called Snifits, not snufits.  At least my game says that...
{{unsigned|Obiwan}}

== Taking scans from other web pages ==

I would like to write sometime about the Mario comics published exclusively in Germany (later also in Austria and Switzerland) and the German Club Nintendo magazine which contained the comics. But I have a question: There are good scans of them around the web, can I just save and upload them here according to the U.S. Fair Use law without asking the web page's owner - or do I have to make all these scans myself again? --[[User:Grandy02|Grandy02]] 13:51, 9 June 2007 (EDT)

You can pretty much take pictures from any website, unless the image is labeled as property of that web site. If there's nothing saying you can't use it then go ahead. Remember: those images are property of Nintendo, not that website, unless it is fan art.{{User:Knife/sig}} 14:22, 9 June 2007 (EDT)
:Well, almost. If an artist makes a comic and is licensed by Nintendo, the character is still owned by Nintendo, but the artwork itself belongs to the artist. Still, I don't think there would be a problem with using scans that every other Mario related site uses. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 19:51, 9 June 2007 (EDT)

== Newbie help ==

Please, tell me, I want my usertalk page and a part of my userpage looking like a castle (windows, doors, towers, those thinks that loom like this _|-|_|-|_ on top of the walls and that triangular red things that appears at a tower's top)
i also need a koopa klown kar but more "gigabowsered"
Thanks
{{User:AndreZoio/sig}}
:Getting a background image for your userpage would be easy enough, but fitting text within a certain window would be extremely difficult. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 14:12, 24 June 2007 (EDT)


Then how i can make a backgroung off a image?
and i cant write anything with a background image?
im already making it.
{{User:AndreZoio/sig}}

PLX TELL ME, HERE IS THE LINK
[http://www.mariowiki.com/User:AndreZoio/mariorgp]
thanks
{{User:AndreZoio/sig}}
:<nowiki><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mariowiki.com/User:AndreZoio/mariorgp http://www.mariowiki.com/images/f/f1/Larry.gif]</span></nowiki> {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 19:53, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

==How Do I Recover My Password?==

I need help on recovering my password I think I lost it!!!--[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:12, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

If you're still online, you can do one thing: go to my preferences, enter your e-mail, and log off. Then you should be able to use the recover password option via the password will be sent to your e-mail account. Then you can change you password into the password you need to know.{{User:Knife/sig}} 22:21, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

Thanks for that info I think i should think harder next time --[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:26, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

==My info was helpful but it was deleted, Why?==
My info that I have given was true and helpful but people had deleted it (I have even proved with my own console) Why did this happen? I need to know!!!!--[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:10, 27 June 2007 (EDT)
:What info? {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}
About PMTTYD Secrets--[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:15, 27 June 2007 (EDT)
:Can you a video to prove it? {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}

They aren't true. The first secret you mentioned was already mentioned somewhere else in the article and the second one is false.{{User:Knife/sig}} 22:19, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

Ok thanks for telling me that the second info is false I was worried  i need to check the whole article next time even though I got this info from a magazine--[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:22, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

It depends on which magazine. All Nintendo endorsed guide books and content are most likely true. However, I am not saying that everyone but Nintendo is a liar, there are some good source 3rd party sources out there too.{{User:Knife/sig}} 22:33, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

Oh I got it from Total Gamer (now on a different magazine) --[[User:MarioBros777|MarioBros777]] 22:46, 27 June 2007 (EDT)

== Help!!! ==

Everyone looks like they know each other here and are friends. How do I become friends with someone?
{{unsigned|Anti Dude}}

Ummm... you just become a part of the community?{{User:Knife/sig}} 13:40, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

People will warm up to you eventually. Unless you turn out to be a real prick, we generally accept everyone into the community.{{User:HK-47/sig}}

Start by pimping out your userpage, then make crazy awesome edits to the mainspace, engage in tantalizing discussions, and people should pick you up in no time.{{User:HK-47/sig}}

== Font, text color, & background color ==

How do I change my font, text color, & backround color?{{unsigned|Anti Dude}}

== Wrong ==
There are currently ten sysops, not seven, so this FAQ is wrong... {{User:isyou/sig}}

Fix it please. {{User:isyou/sig}}
:Um, can you show me where it says that? {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}

'''I think I've found some defacement on the wiki. What can I do?'''


It's near the bottom. {{User:isyou/sig}}

==WTF?==
why can't I edit this page? [[user:Bamboo|Bamboo]]
:Cause I protected it, now Stop signing as other users. {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}

== User Signatures ==
How do I make my own signature? - [[User:Mcoolister|Mcoolister]]
:I suggest looking at [[Help:Signature]] and [[MarioWiki:Signature]] if you need further help, message me on my talk page. {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}

== Username Change ==

I really want to cut Bowser Jr. Fan just to Bowser Jr.
Is their anyway to do this? --[[User:Bowser Jr. Fan|Bowser Jr. Fan]] 06:47, 27 September 2007 (EDT)

You can ask a sysop to change your name, but there is already someone with that name here.
[[User:Glowsquid|Glowsquid]]

:I think only Bureaucrats can change usernames. Don't quote me on this. -- [[Image:Shyghost.PNG]][[User:Ghost Jam|Chris]][[Image:Shyghost.PNG]] 07:34, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
::Only Bureaucrats can change names. {{User:Pokemon DP/sig}} Ask [[User:Xzelion|Xzelion]] or [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]].

== User page==
How DoYou Create A User Page??
{{unsigned|Wario Bros.}}

Seems you've already created yours [[User:Wario Bros.|Here]], whats the problem? {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}

==Ahhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggg!==

On my [[User:Gowser|user page]], I have ALOT of userboxes. And you know how they are all on the side, well now every other section is on the side too! Help please! --[[User:Gowser|Gowser]] 15:00, 16 November 2007 (EST)
:Place {{tem|userboxbottom}} at the bottom of your userboxes. - {{User:Cobold/sig}} 15:01, 16 November 2007 (EST)

Thanks so much!!! --[[User:Gowser|Gowser]] 19:14, 16 November 2007 (EST)

==Grammar and spelling==
Is there any article you can list here that needs grammar fixing? Is there any article that needs spelling correction?([[User:Super F22 Pilot|Super F22 Pilot]] 04:21, 20 November 2007 (EST))

:Presumably any article ;) Start with [[Special:Random|this one]]... / {{User:Time Q/sig}} 07:44, 20 November 2007 (EST)

==Other improvements?==
Also is there any articles that need editing? Is there any article that needs a quote?([[User:Super F22 Pilot|Super F22 Pilot]] 03:26, 22 November 2007 (EST))

== How do I send messages? ==

How do I send messages?
{{unsigned|Supermario67}}
:Go to a user talk page (User talk:Xzelion for example) click edit, then type out a message remember to sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>. {{User:Xzelion/Signature}}


== Sub-pages ==
I've been seeing people with their own sub-pages like a comic sub-page but i don't know how to do it! Can someone help me?!{{User:Super Yoshi10/sig}}

==Uploading Pictures?==

I have been making some articles and I need pictures to make them...''complete''. I want to upload them from Gamespot.com, but I don't know how! I've went to the uploading page, and I just don't get what I'm supposed to do! Could you please give me an example? '''''PLEASE?!''''' :(( -- [[User:Lemonface|Lemonface]]

You get the picture, save the file into your 'My Pictures' file then go to the upload page, click on browse, click the image you want to upload, it's code will then be in the top two rectangles then give a breif description of the picture, then give the licence e.g game screenshot, official artwork of a character, then click upload and its uploaded! Now you have to see if its a png, jpg etc, copy the file name then put it on the page and put internal links around it and your done! =D if you want to adjust the size, description etc. look at other pictures codes, copy and paste them next to your code, stick delete the code already there and put yours there instead and then start adjusting the settings. Happy editing =D {{User:Super Yoshi10/sig}}

Thank You! --[[User:Lemonface|Lemonface]]

==Good Sites?==

Okay, here's my second question. Does anybody know of any good sites to get cool pictures and animates Mario gifs from? It's not an emergency, but I'm trying to get everything I need to make good articles for others to see.
-- [[User:Lemonface|Lemonface]]
:I don't actually have an answer, but please try '''not''' to put ''animated'' pics for articles. {{User:Wayoshi/sig}} 18:19, 6 December 2007 (EST)

Thanks! I won't use animated pics on articles though, just my own page. -- [[User:Lemonface|Lemonface]]

== Opinion ==

If anyone has [[Super Mario Sunshine]] (SMS), I'd like for some to test some glitches on the list of glitches page for SMS and tell me, VK, if they work. please.--[[User:Visual Kei|Visual Kei]] 22:59, 6 December 2007 (EST)