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| If possible, you may want to crop out parts of your images that aren't part of the game, as they're unnecessary and can be distracting. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 23:14, July 21, 2021 (EDT) | | If possible, you may want to crop out parts of your images that aren't part of the game, as they're unnecessary and can be distracting. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 23:14, July 21, 2021 (EDT) |
| :Are you talking about a specific game where I didn't do that? Because I thought I already was. --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:40, July 21, 2021 (EDT) | | :Are you talking about a specific game where I didn't do that? Because I thought I already was. --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:40, July 21, 2021 (EDT) |
| ::Several of your [[Special:ListFiles/JacobH.5840|past uploads]] still have other windows and your taskbar present, including [[:File:Melonmayhemtitle.png]]. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 00:56, July 22, 2021 (EDT) | | ::Several of your past uploads still have other windows and your taskbar present, including [[:File:Melonmayhemtitle.png]]. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 00:56, July 22, 2021 (EDT) |
| :::Ah. I'll go fix that. --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 03:26, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::::Um, for some reason the title image for Mario Memory isn't changing to the cropped version, even though I uploaded the new cropped version and now I messed something up. Can you help me?--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 03:58, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| :::::Ok, I fixed the bigger issue, but it's still not changing.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 03:59, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::::::After you upload a new version of a file, you need to clear your cache to see it (hit CTRL+F5). {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 06:55, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| :::::::What's the cache? I've never seen it.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 13:55, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::::::::Oh wait I just tried the CTRL+F5 trick and it worked, so I don't think I need anymore help with the images. Thanks for the help!--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 14:00, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| *Try to avoid linking to the same subject multiple times in a single group of text; just once is enough (see [[MarioWiki:Manual of Style#Linking, linking, linking!]]). After linking to [[Mario]], you don't need to link it every time he is mentioned after that.
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| **When you do link, make sure it links to the article's name exactly, as we try to avoid redirect links (see [[MarioWiki:Redirects]]), or it may lead to the wrong page. For example, [[Mini-Mario]] instead links to the technique in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, when it should be [[Mini Mario (toy)]], and [[Toads]] should be [[Toad (species)]]. In cases like this, the identifier (the part in parentheses) should be hidden in a piped link, which is done like so: <code><nowiki>[[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]]</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>[[Toad (species)|Toads]]</nowiki></code> (format: <code><nowiki>[[Article title|Display text]]</nowiki></code>). [[Gameboy Advance]] is also three words, not two ([[Game Boy Advance]]).
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| *The reason there are genre links on certain articles is because the [[Genre]] page has a section on them (the # in the link links to a specific section, like "Role-playing"). If the Genre page doesn't have the section for the genre of your game, you don't need to link it (e.g. since there is no "Memory" or "Puzzle Rhythm" section, you don't need to type <code><nowiki>[[Genre#Memory|Memory]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[Genre#Puzzle Rhythm|Puzzle Rhythm]]</nowiki></code>, just "Memory" or "Puzzle Rhythm" without the link is fine). If the genre is unclear, you don't need to add "Unclear", you can just leave it blank.
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| Finally, when uploading new files, you don't need to add all of the license, category etc. details afterwards, you can just add them altogether in the description when you upload, which works the same way. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 22:27, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| :Ok. Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to take it into account when finishing the other Flash/Shockwave game pages! --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:52, July 22, 2021 (EDT)
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| I have a little bit of a problem. The next game I'm adding is called "Power Meter", but there's already a page on the wiki named "P-Meter" that's a redirect from Power Meter. How do I name this game? --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 16:35, July 25, 2021 (EDT)
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| :The game would then [[MarioWiki:Naming#Shared_titles|need an identifier]], so the article would be named [[Power Meter (Flash game)]]. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 23:26, July 25, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::Ok. Thanks.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 01:40, July 26, 2021 (EDT)
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| Um, I have a bit of a problem. You see, shortly before typing this, I finished another flash game page, but for some reason, in the infobox, the developers and publishers of the game aren't appearing, despite both of them being known. How do I fix this?--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 15:38, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
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| :The "developer=", "publisher=" etc. parts are the set parameters of the infobox (listed [[Template:Game infobox|here]]), so they should be left alone and not changed or pluralised (even if there are multiple developers, publishers etc.), otherwise they're not recognised and therefore don't display. The release date should also be "released=", not "release date=". You can check the fixes to your articles by clicking on the "diff" links of other users' edits on the article's history pages [https://www.mariowiki.com/Virus_Attack!?action=history]. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 22:41, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::Ok. Thanks. I really appreciate it.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:19, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
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| Oh! I want to ask you about something: You see, the next 4 games I'm making pages for are part of a flash microsite called "Welcome to Greedville!", but I don't know how to make the page. Could you possibly tell me how to make a microsite page? I would really appreciate it.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:33, July 28, 2021 (EDT)
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| :You just need to follow the Manual of Style, then how you present the info is up to you. Add an intro like usual, then add section(s) depending on the content (or even subsections - [[Help:Editing#The wiki markup]] explains how, along with other useful code), and any relevant navigation templates and categories at the bottom. Since it isn't a game, you don't need to ''italicise'' the name or add the infobox and {{tem|italic title}}, and since it's a microsite, [[:Category:Web]] would be an appropriate category. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 07:30, July 29, 2021 (EDT)
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| Well, it's taken almost a month of work, but all 20+ Mario Flash/Shockwave games I have found have their own pages, the last one being made just before I started typing this. I would really appreciate if you could possibly add these to the list of games page, as that was where I first mentioned them. Also, some of these pages are incomplete, as I have not found out everything about them, so work on these pages will continue for some time. But otherwise, I'm glad that all of these games are now documented so other people can know about them! Also, what did you think when I mentioned that I found over 20 games not on the wiki? Just curious.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 19:17, August 1, 2021 (EDT)
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| == RE: List of games ==
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| I can help if I have time, though it's easy to do yourself if you want to try. When you're editing [[List of games#Adobe Flash|the section]], just add the following to the list (after the "| Unknown"s):
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| The |- indicates a new row and the ! and | are what goes in each column (number, title, release date, developer). Make sure nothing goes after the |} at the bottom of the section, otherwise it's outside of the table. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 07:26, August 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| :Well, I don't know if I'LL have time because I recently started school and it's taking up a lot of my time. If I have time, I'll try to put them in, but Idk when that will be.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 09:12, August 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::Also, I was wondering if it would be possible to create another table for Adobe Shockwave, since it and Adobe Flash are separate programs and a number of the games I pointed out are Shockwave games. In fact, someone already pointed this out in the List of Games page discussion.--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 21:52, August 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| :::Yes, it just needs a new section. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 22:10, August 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::::Ok, thanks! One more question, though. You see, for the game Are You Smarter Than Mario, the developer is Mike Dobbins, who is likely an individual who was close to Nintendo, since I saw several other things like official Nintendo microsites also developed by him. My question is in the developer section of a row on the List of Games page, do I list him since the developer is confirmed or not since he's an individual person?--[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 23:51, August 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| ==Flash work==
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| I'm impressed with your work on preserving these Flash games! It's super interesting and a fun rabbit hole of obscurity. I don't know how I got roped into it years after you but I've been working on the [[Camp Hyrule]] and [[Mario Party 4 (Flash game)]] articles extensively. Willing to help or collaborate with you on anything. There's a game I'm trying to track down called "Kremling Krunch" from the 1999 Camp Hyrule that I have a suspicion is just a renamed [[Kremling Krushin]] but unfortunately I have no way to check lol. Anyways, love your work, hope you come back to edit frequently! {{User:Paper Jorge/sig}}
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| :Hey, thanks! Yeah, it sure is a rabbit hole. I know it's been a while since I really edited frequently, but I've gone through a very hard school year, so I didn't really have time. I'm hoping that with some breaks from social media in the future that I can get back to other things I've done, such as my work with Flash games. We'll have to see, though, since I just started my next school year. Again, thank you, and I'll be willing to accept any help or collaborate when I have the time! --[[User:JacobH.5840|JacobH.5840]] ([[User talk:JacobH.5840|talk]]) 00:52, August 11, 2022 (EDT)
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