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Something wrong on the Forums

Today I got a message from someone on the forums and in the message box under the logo it says My Messages [1] and I replied to it already, it keeps saying I have a new message and there is none. The My Messages [1] won't ever change. I don't know what is wrong, can you help me? YoshiGo99

Log out, clear your cookies, and log back in. Check your messages a few times and let me know if it's still an issue. --Steve (talk) 13:38, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

OK thanks, I will try it. YoshiGo99

It didn't change at all when I did that.YoshiGo99

Dynamic Page Lists

They are gone.
Now since you've deleted (or was it because or MediaWiki uppdate?) some articles, including MarioWiki pages are now left with "Invalid tag extension name: dpl". Examples: Super Mario World (television series), MarioWiki:Personal Check/Personal Images. I hope you'll reinstall it. SWFlash

It wasn't working after the update and was a little too heavy on the database. Let's see how we do without it. --Steve (talk) 10:05, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

So, is there any hope that it will return? I'm asking, because Help:DPL is linked from most of the talk pages from welcome template, as well as being mentioned on Help:Contents. SWFlash

I've removed those links. I'd really love for us to work around not having it so we don't need to add it again. --Steve (talk) 11:17, 19 August 2011 (EDT)

Also broken stuff: MarioWiki:Changing username, MarioWiki:Pipe Plaza. Link that needs to be deleted: MarioWiki:Rules. Also, the Help:DPL needs to be either deleted or marked as "doesn't work anymore". SWFlash

Thumbnails

It seems the thumbnail for some of the large images (ex: this and one of the revision of this) does not display correctly. Mind investigating that? --Glowsquid 13:40, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

I decided to revert back to using the MediaWiki default maximum image area for creating thumbnails: 12.5 million pixels or about 3500x3500. Reasoning is that this puts less of a strain on the server, and it's not like we're using images anywhere near this size on the actual article pages. I'll help resize and reupload. --Steve (talk) 14:33, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

I was wondering why the 4000x4000 pixel images that I uploaded two months back were having thumbnail errors today. At least I now know why that is. M&SG (talk) 17:32, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

Question

How did you get this whole (awesome) Porplemontage Enterprises idea? I'm curious. WikiofSmash"The EarthBounder" 20:02, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

Well, I started picking up wikis with the formation of NIWA and wikis jumping ship from Wikia (as you know). "Porplemontage Enterprises" is just what I decided to call my collection of wikis since I wanted something like a portfolio to throw up on my porplemontage.com website. --Steve (talk) 20:32, 20 August 2011 (EDT)

Please, don't erase the article named Wario enemies! I know that there exist a category about this, but I want to make an article! -- Super Radio 07:47, 21 January 2012 (EST)

Minor question.

Did you updated the wiki? Looks like the parameter cellspacing of the tables isn't working (unfortunately, that's the only error I've seen for now) and the galleries are no longer centered... do we have to center the galleries manually? Another question: why the collapsible boxes of my userpage doen't work? well, they do work only when I log in but not if I log out... is it posible to fix that? ¢oincoll€ctor

I don't know why cellspacing wouldn't be working now; maybe you could link me to an example on that? The galleries would need the center tag to be centered, see Gallery:Super Mario Galaxy 2 vs. Gallery:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. I fixed your collapsible stuff; it was a matter of clearing the cache for that page. --Steve (talk) 01:47, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Oh, wait... I think I see the problem of the cellspacing. It seems that the thumbnail thing of the images inside the tables show them like that. No problem, I'll fix it myself and as for the collapsible tables in my userpage, thanks. ¢oincoll€ctor

Forum Update

Do you know how long it will be until the forum is working again? Yoshidude99

Maybe an hour. --Steve (talk) 04:23, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Ok thanks Yoshidude99

Olors 14:23, 29 August 2011 (EDT)

The font's normal!!!!!!!!

'Sup?

Ban mecha-boss unit!

According 2 the History: Talk:Mr. L page mechaboss unit did a lie. (see Talk:Mr. L#He's not Luigi!, the section after that and User talk:KoopaMan/Archive ) There was no AntiMario!!!!!!! Gumball of the Stars (talk)

Please block

Garfeildgirls. Dr.Wario ''Those who risk, win.'' 23:28, 5 September 2011 (EDT)

Thanks. :) Dr.Wario ''Those who risk, win.'' 23:30, 5 September 2011 (EDT)

This isn't my business

But should a userpage be locked from editing if the user is editing it too much? Dr.Wario ''Those who risk, win.'' 15:24, 10 September 2011 (EDT)

Maybe after a few warnings or something. --Steve (talk) 15:30, 10 September 2011 (EDT)

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&limit=500&target=Purifieda Dr.Wario ''Those who risk, win.'' 15:37, 10 September 2011 (EDT)

I've noticed

The wikis you run are having downtime more often. Why is this? Dr.Wario ''In a big country, dreams leave you.'' 18:04, 11 September 2011 (EDT)

Combination of a couple factors. A modification I made kept getting reset, but that shouldn't happen any more. I picked a bad day to do something, and I may want some more RAM. --Steve (talk) 18:40, 11 September 2011 (EDT)

???

What is up with the "Take SMG2 Screenshots of..." headers in random talk pages? Mario Bros.! 22:32, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

SWFlash (talk) gave us a little something extra in his sig. --Steve (talk) 22:50, 22 September 2011 (EDT)

Hey!

Remember this? http://web.archive.org/web/20061130134825/http://www.mariowiki.com/Main_Page Ah..memories. Sadly, it appears the Internet Archive didn't capture the site design(background).Dr.Wario ''User #19809'' 18:43, 24 September 2011 (EDT)

Yeah, here you go. --Steve (talk) 18:46, 24 September 2011 (EDT)

Oh forgot about that, silly me. Dr.Wario ''User #19809'' 18:52, 24 September 2011 (EDT)

Userpage help

Hi, I'm Pichi-Hime6, I just became Autoconfirmed yesterday,
and I would like some help with my userpage. I have no idea how
to edit it, upload a picture, create a userebox tower, ect.
I've tried looking on all the Help pages for that stuff, but I
just can't seem to be able to do anything. --That's Bohogos 16:18, 25 September 2011 (EDT)

I couldn't explain a given topic better than the help pages already do. Click on your username, add text, and save. View the source of other userpages for an idea of how to do stuff like userbox towers. The file upload link is in the toolbox on the sidebar, and it's pretty self-explanatory: browse for a file and hit upload. --Steve (talk) 21:39, 25 September 2011 (EDT)

Oh, I finally got my page up. it looks pretty good, actually! Thanks for the tip on viewing the source that was a big help. Now all I need to do is figure out how to make my sig look really cool......... --That's Bohogos 20:06, 10 October 2011 (EDT)

Hey, Watered Down

Do you mind if I call you Watered Down from now on? Magikrazy51 (talk)

It's a little late for that. --Steve (talk) 21:39, 25 September 2011 (EDT)

Message on forums

Can you please respond to this issue ([1])?--Knife (talk) 21:27, 4 October 2011 (EDT)

A Moralising Tale

From #Bowserpedia. I was asked to do this.

Neptune99 topic Smasher, MCD. I'm sorry. Will you please consider coming back to Bowserpedia, so we can be good bros again?
ChanServ changed topic to Smasher, MCD. I'm sorry. Will you please consider coming back to Bowserpedia, so we can be good bros again?
MrConcreteDonkey bro
MrConcreteDonkey we never stopped being good bros :')
UltraMario hoove
Neptune99 punches UltraMario
Neptune99 awww
UltraMario ,,,
Neptune99 but i feel guilty
UltraMario WHAT WAS THAT FOR
UltraMario D:<
MrConcreteDonkey <insert FiM-style moral here>
Neptune99 and that was the only way to get rid of the guilt
Neptune99 that or retiring
Neptune99 i actually did consider retirement, due to my long long past of not being able to say sorry
Neptune99 aww SM isn't there to be twilight to write a letter to princess celestia about the moral of this incident. :'(
Neptune99 i guess rarity can do it then.
Neptune99 SPIKE (Doomship), TAKE A NOTE
Neptune99 Dear princess celestia
Neptune99 Today, i have learned not to be too hasty when asking for a friend's help
UltraMario Princess Celestia = Porplemontage
Neptune99 And, together, we can slowly but surely bring bowserpedia to some sort of high point...that is if MCD and Smasher would like to come back
This Is War 15:12, 8 October 2011 (EDT)

In unrelated news, can't the admins just ban KKR's IP? Or is he using different ones? He's incredibly annoying now. I'm sure everyone is fed up of seeing Recent Changes flooded by yet another KKR sock. One last question: Is he Plumber690 as well? I'm not sure. This Is War 12:27, 11 October 2011 (EDT)

Sorry, Edo informed me that they probably have dynamic IPs. Sorry about that. This Is War 08:27, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

supermarioandyoshi2

hey!THANK YOU FOR THE WIKI!!!!!!check out what i said about miis!!!--Supermarioandyoshi2 09:26, 10 October 2011 (EDT)

Small Mario Image remover

Please block this user before he destroys more pages.--New Super Yoshi 11:42, 12 October 2011 (EDT)

Question about second person articles

I have a quick question. Why isn't second person allowed in articles? - Bill-tendo 22:38, 14 October 2011 (EDT)

It's too informal and sloppy for the purpose of an encyclopedia. --Steve (talk) 22:45, 14 October 2011 (EDT)

Spammer alert

User talk:Edresses0. Please block 64Fan (Discussion) 14:39, 15 October 2011 (EDT)

Thanks. --Steve (talk) 14:41, 15 October 2011 (EDT)

You're welcome. :) 64Fan (Discussion)

Pop-up Issues

I've been noticing lately that whenever I access the Mario Wiki now, I end up getting a pop-up whenever I attempt to log on. Can you do something about that? M&SG (talk) 10:43, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

Most browsers have a pop-up blocker built-in. --Steve (talk) 16:19, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

Change a name

I am retiring and giving up my account to my sister, and therefore I want to be renamed Nasta-Peacha. Gumball of the Stars (talk)

This thing? --Steve (talk) 22:07, 18 October 2011 (EDT)

Personal images

Personal images needs to be renamed into Personal files (because of ogg being allowed on this wiki). I'll let you decide, but here's the list of the pages that uses this phase:

• Template:Personal-file
• Template:Personal-file-sig
• Template:Personal-file-abandoned
• Template:Personal-file-warning
• MarioWiki:Personal files
• Some pages from this list

SWFlash

Or we could just say "No personal ogg files." This isn't exactly a priority of mine right now. --Steve (talk) 20:04, 20 October 2011 (EDT)

Wiki

Hey, I was wondering, how do you create a non-Wikia wiki and put it in the NIWA? I want to create a Yoshi Wiki. PikaSamus (talk)

Please answer. PikaSamus (talk)

You need to buy a domain name, acquire web hosting, and install MediaWiki. Google search those three things and you'll have more than enough info to get started. Once your wiki has been around for a while with a healthy set of editors, you may apply to NIWA. Since this wiki covers Yoshi, I will have the final say on whether you may join. So you might want to get on my good side. --Steve (talk) 22:02, 26 October 2011 (EDT)

Maintenance Issue

• Sorry to bother you, but there's a problem that I found while checking the list of double redirects. I saw that the 8-bit Club redirects to 8 bits, which redirects to 8 Bits, but for some reason, whenever I try to fix up the 8-bit Club redirect, the wiki acts like that article doesn't exist. M&SG (talk) 08:07, 27 October 2011 (EDT)

Should be good now. --Steve (talk) 11:33, 27 October 2011 (EDT)

Preview thumbnail images

Hello Steve. Is there a way to turn off seeing the preview thumbnail images that appear in the image page? For instance, whenever I go into an image page like this, I can see a set of preview images at the bottom. Is there any way I can disable them? --RAP... 05:35, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

The file history thumbnails? --Steve (talk) 05:40, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

Yes. --RAP... 05:45, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

The best you could do is hide them with CSS such as

table.filehistory img {
	display: none;
}

--Steve (talk) 05:49, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

No way to make the option user-friendly? It would be useful to those who don't want to waste bandwidth due to bandwidth caps. Anyway, gonna plug this thing. --RAP... 05:52, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

The hidden image will probably still be downloaded; the CSS is just hiding it. I don't think those little thumbs are killing anyone bandwidth-wise. --Steve (talk) 06:05, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

How can you tell Steve? --RAP... 06:08, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

They are about 20 KB each on that page. I hope you don't accidentally click on the 5.44MB image, since it's equivalent to 278 of those 20KB thumbnails. You visit more image pages than anyone else. It's not something a general user would need. We have a small percentage of users who visit a ton of image pages time a small percentage of users who even have to worry about bandwidth times the fact that the thumbs are small to begin with. And you better use them to compare images since if you click on an image you're throwing any bandwidth savings from hiding the thumbnails out the window. --Steve (talk) 06:21, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

Probably not so - since I'm not an admin anymore, I can't really delete those duplicate images (assuming that most of them are duplicates). Seriously, 278 thumbnails? With the stuff you said, you observe all that data with Google Analytics? --RAP... 06:53, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

No, just division. --Steve (talk) 14:37, 30 October 2011 (EDT)

Double Redirect (again)

• I found another double redirect, which requires Sysop assistance. This time, it's User:Chris Helper/Story Corner/The 3DS Uproar/Story, which redirects to User:Chris Helper/Story Corner/The 3DS Uproar/, which redirects to User:Chris Helper/The 3DS Uproar. M&SG (talk) 08:02, 1 November 2011 (EDT)

Ok, because it's in the userspace. --Steve (talk) 11:25, 1 November 2011 (EDT)

{{Italic title}}

Is this useful? Mario & Luigi

It's useful if we italicize page titles, but last I checked we don't do that. --Steve (talk) 21:35, 1 November 2011 (EDT)

Broken Redirects

• I recently ran into a good deal of redirects that are broken, but they require Sysop assistance to fix. The broken redirects seem to be related to the double redirect issue that I told you about earlier; the one relating to Chris Helper's user page sub-pages. M&SG (talk) 07:53, 2 November 2011 (EDT)

It's because you can't edit his userspace. --Steve (talk) 10:20, 2 November 2011 (EDT)

I'm aware of that, which is why I asked you to handle that request. M&SG (talk) 08:17, 3 November 2011 (EDT)

Next time just say it's in the userspace. Calling it a "double redirect issue" makes it sound like an actual problem. It's expected that you can't edit his userspace. --Steve (talk) 11:16, 3 November 2011 (EDT)

Template:Foreign names

Hello Porplemontage. Nintendo of Europe confirmed Mario Kart 7 will get a Dutch, Portuguese and Russian translation. These three languages need to be put in the Template:Foreign names. Dutch and Portuguese are already in the template, but Russian isn't. Because you protected the page it's impossible for me to edit it (I'm a patroller). Could you please add Russian to the template? Could you also change the order, so Portuguese comes behind Italian and Russian behind Portuguese? Thank you.
rend (talk) (edits)

I took care of it. --Glowsquid 12:28, 4 November 2011 (EDT)

Thanks guys. --Steve (talk) 16:13, 4 November 2011 (EDT)

Sonic the Hedgehog characters external links

Hi, I noticed that all of the Sonic characters' pages have external links to SonicRetro. The Sonic Wikia has more information on these subjects, so I think we should change the link to that website. Is that okay?

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 14:57, 7 November 2011 (EST)

Honestly, the first word of an article shouldn't link to any other wiki. You can put both wikis in an External Links section at the bottom of the page. --Steve (talk) 15:04, 7 November 2011 (EST)

Okay, thanks for the info.

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 19:38, 10 November 2011 (EST)

One orphaned page un-orphaned, about a gazillion to go

Hey, I added a link to the Mushroom Kingdom Tribune on Fawful's page, so now it's un-orphaned, but the orphaned pages list still says its orphaned. Can you change that? Thanks

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 19:37, 10 November 2011 (EST)

Those lists update once a day. --Steve (talk) 20:09, 10 November 2011 (EST)

Personal Check

Hey Steve, why shows the Personal Check not longer images and signatures? Lakituthequick 13:21, 11 November 2011 (EST)

We've done away with the tool which made those automated checks possible. --Steve (talk) 05:17, 12 November 2011 (EST)

Okay, I'll just tell you. UN-STUBBED!

Hey Steve. I think I un-stubbed Charmy Bee and maybe Lemmy's Castle. Could you see if they are un-stubbed, and if they are remove the Stub-warning. Thanks

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 20:51, 14 November 2011 (EST)

Well Donaldthescotishtwin removed it on Charmy Bee and Lemmy's Castle is still a stub. Not sure what you mean by Stub-warning. --Steve (talk) 20:58, 14 November 2011 (EST)

Okay, thanks. and by Stub-warning I mean whatever you put up there that says "this page is a stub, you can help the Mario Wiki by expanding it"

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 21:15, 14 November 2011 (EST)

Apple Touch

Recently I read this page, tested this wiki with it and saw it didn't works. May this be funny for us? (Image tips: this and this) Lakituthequick 13:02, 24 November 2011 (EST)

I like the idea and it looks good. --Steve (talk) 13:21, 24 November 2011 (EST)

I saw you made work of it, looks great! Thanks! Lakituthequick 08:21, 25 November 2011 (EST)

Facebook

Hey, I'm Tails777. I have a question. Have you ever considered making a Facebook page for this site? Tails777 Talk to me!

We have one right here. --Steve (talk) 02:00, 25 November 2011 (EST)

User page double redirects

Pokémon Trainer Red

• I recently spotted some double redirects, which involve the user, Pokémon Trainer Red; User:Mario Bros.! redirects to User:Mario & Luigi, which redirects to User:Pokémon Trainer Red. If you have the time, can you fix up the redirects? M&SG (talk) 10:08, 2 December 2011 (EST)
• Oops, looks like I forgot to read your message after the last userspace double redirect problem. For that I apologize. Anyway, this is just another usersapce issue. M&SG (talk) 10:11, 2 December 2011 (EST)

Other Users

• I spotted some more userspace related problems while checking the "Wiki Maintenance". If you have the time, can you fix them up? M&SG (talk) 07:55, 7 December 2011 (EST)

Cream's page

Okay, so I wanted to give Cream an infobox like everyone else has. You know, like Full Name: Cream the Rabbit
First Appearance: Sonic Advanced 2 (GBA) And that kind of stuff, but she has two pics on her page and I don't know where I'm supposed to put the one I'm not using as her Infobox image. I don't want to remove either of them, but do I really need to make a gallery for only 2 pics? And if not, where do I put the other one?

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 15:41, 8 December 2011 (EST)

Neither image is great. It'd be nice to get a close-up shot which isn't blurry. The main text of the article is short; it's fine if there's only one image. --Steve (talk) 17:21, 8 December 2011 (EST)

Okay, I'll work on getting a better image for her. I'll probably upload some official artwork from like SonicRetro or something. Thanks for the info.

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 18:10, 8 December 2011 (EST)

Procetion of user talk page.

Hi, porple! Could you please protect this? Thank you in advance! Best, RandomYoshi^{(Talk • PMs • C)} 08:08, 12 December 2011 (EST)

Yeah.. --Steve (talk) 12:30, 23 December 2011 (EST)

Mario Kart Wii

Do you have it? I think I versed you in it today. I versed a Mii named Steve playing as Mario who looks like he came from New Jersey on the globe. I was playing as Toad and using my cousin's profile, Bobo. Either this is a big coincidence or it's a small world. Magikrazy51 (talk)

Sorry, I haven't played Mario Kart Wii in a while. Funny coincidence! (If "I" won, then it was me :P) --Steve (talk) 12:30, 23 December 2011 (EST)

External links

Okay, so I started adding external links sections to all the Sonic pages like you told me to, but a user named Lord Grammaticus says I'm not allowed to. Is he right?????

--Girls rule, for pink is a manly color! Pichi-Hime6!(talk · edits) 15:06, 24 December 2011 (EST)

No, external links don't have to be "affiliates." --Steve (talk) 17:39, 24 December 2011 (EST)

Since Pichi-Hime6 isn't here currently may I undo said edits that removed the external links to the sonic wikis or should she do it? -Four Paper Heroes 17:43, 24 December 2011 (EST)

You can if you want to. --Steve (talk) 17:45, 24 December 2011 (EST)

The deed is done Porpleboss. -Four Paper Heroes 17:57, 24 December 2011 (EST)

Wiki loading very slow

I've noticed the wiki's been loading slower than usual lately. Is there anything you can do about this?--Knife (talk) 17:42, 27 December 2011 (EST)

It's not slower! --Steve (talk) 17:57, 27 December 2011 (EST)

Sandbox problem

Something strange is going on in the edit history of the sandbox. As the oldest edit, there is an edit from Cobolt at 1 January 2002! And when you click on it there is the option for an even older edit which is in 2007! What is that? Lakituthequick 10:07, 29 December 2011 (EST)

Looks like the edit date is corrupted. --Steve (talk) 12:54, 29 December 2011 (EST)

Question

May I recolor some spritesheets to look like your Bowser avatar and upload them to Userpedia?--UM3000

Yeah. --Steve (talk) 03:17, 30 December 2011 (EST)

CheckUser

Porple how do i get CheckUser on my friends wiki im a admin there dude 17:50, 1 January 2012 (EST) http://yoshiwiki.thegamewiki.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges

CheckUser is a MedaWiki extension. --Steve (talk) 17:52, 1 January 2012 (EST)

download

how do i download it?? CheckUser N64Dude

Here is the download link. --Steve (talk) 17:58, 1 January 2012 (EST)

wiki

how do i get CheckUser on the Wiki N64Dude

Your friend sounds like the wiki expert here. Talk to him about it! --Steve (talk) 18:01, 1 January 2012 (EST)

Userspace

• Some more userspace maintenance issues have popped up, that may require your attention. M&SG (talk) 12:51, 4 January 2012 (EST)
  • Where? --Steve (talk) 14:29, 4 January 2012 (EST)
    • It was another double redirect scenario; I didn't want to make it sound urgent. It has been taken care of though. M&SG (talk) 16:10, 4 January 2012 (EST)

Since you seem to be online...

...and it also seems this page doesn't get checked often, to let you know, I requested a rename. Not to sound obtrusive, just see header.-- PSIWolf (T • C • E) 05:34, 6 January 2012 (EST)

Just this once.. you weren't exactly waiting for very long. --Steve (talk) 05:40, 6 January 2012 (EST)

I know, that was just what I meant... But I was afraid the page never got checked. You see, I'm a bit new here.-- PSIWolf (T • C • E) 05:41, 6 January 2012 (EST)

Hi

Hello can You go on MarioWiki:Changing username and lok at Changing Joeypmario to BabyYoshi and change it?I would REALLY thank you.-- Joeypmario 17:16, 8 January 2012 (EST)

That username is taken. --Steve (talk) 17:16, 8 January 2012 (EST)

Pdjr19k

If you're online, please take care of this sock immediately. I have to deal with him for 40 minutes already and have already reverted 100 instances of his trolling. Thanks --Bryce talk contributions 09:22, 9 January 2012 (EST)

Thanks for everything. Don't forget to RevDel any inappropriate edits (attacking living people, attacking me using cuss words, etc.) --Bryce talk contributions 09:28, 9 January 2012 (EST)

Idea

Could you take a look at this post and see if my suggestion is possible. Thanks.--Knife (talk) 14:50, 10 January 2012 (EST)

Question about the forums

I recently joined the forum and have a question about profanity. How do the Super Mario Boards handle swearing? Are there auto-censors? Good Magikrazy (talk)

Yep, profanities will be censored unless you decide to turn off the censor in your settings. --Steve (talk) 17:27, 20 January 2012 (EST)

The problem with auto-censors is that sometimes they censor even words that contain swear words. Good Magikrazy (talk)

Admin Discussion

Hey Porplemontage, the admins have been discussing something and we'd like you to weigh in. This is where the important part of the conversation starts. Thanks! - Walkazo 19:31, 21 January 2012 (EST)

Moobook

Hello Steve! We've never met before. Hi! I'm YoshiKong! I'm just wonderng, what is a Monobook? I did ask Phoenix, but he wasn't quite sure and he refered me to you.

Shokora (talk · edits)

Monobook is the skin used for this wiki. See also wikipedia:Monobook. --Bryce talk contributions 05:49, 22 January 2012 (EST)

Hey, Steve!

I have more than two problems with the auto-censors on the forums.

1. I can't find where to turn them off. 2. They won't let me talk about Cofagrigus, a Pokemon from the new game.

I checked the settings and nothing about the censor showed up. So how do I change the settings of the censors? Good Magikrazy (talk)

It's under Modify Profile -> Look and Layout. Talk to the admins about removing the wildcards and making a rule not to merge swear words. --Steve (talk) 21:48, 22 January 2012 (EST)

Wow

Wow, after 4 years I just realized you had all platforms (something I think a true gamer requires). You are REALLY admirable. Just a curious question, what game series do you most often play on The Playstation and Xbox? And how often?

((User:Booderdash/sig}}

I play Gears of War on the Xbox just about every Friday night. That's really my only gaming time and I haven't played the other consoles in a while. --Steve (talk) 22:40, 22 January 2012 (EST)

Question

Hey, I want to ask you if the File:Question.png that I uploaded with the transparent background is ok for the wiki. I'm not really sure why User:B.wilson reverted it. Thanks. - Tycerius 05:47, 27 January 2012 (EST)

Basically the transparent image had a bunch of noise around the edges. --Steve (talk) 08:11, 27 January 2012 (EST)

I have replied on my talk page. --Bryce talk contributions 08:55, 27 January 2012 (EST)

I'd like to report

I'd like to report that user King K. Rool on the Rampage has blanked an article. I looked it up and that is a level 4 offense,. I already reverted his edit, but please block him. GalacticPetey

Seems legit. --Steve (talk) 07:56, 29 January 2012 (EST)

Hi

Hi. Avengingbandit 17:55, 3 February 2012 (EST)

..Hi. --Steve (talk) 23:52, 7 February 2012 (EST)

Are You?

Are you really Steve? The guy who founded the Super Mario Wiki? CAN I HAVe YOUR USERBOX?!M&L+No Moar Picklez=Wurld War III=[[Image:SMG YellowLuma.jpg|45px]]| 23:51, 7 February 2012 (EST)

Yeah man. --Steve (talk) 23:52, 7 February 2012 (EST)

Cool! I never thought I would meet the guy who created this wiki! You must have worked hard to start it out and create the user creation and the first few articles and especially the MarioWiki Bot. You are AMAZING!M&L+No Moar Picklez=Wurld War III=[[Image:SMG YellowLuma.jpg|45px]]| 21:00, 8 February 2012 (EST)

Since you are Porplemontage and really the creatoor of the wiki, wanna be friends? Here's my userbox:

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This user is friends with M&L and thinks his userbox image is creepy.

I hope you like it! Thanks!M&L+No Moar Picklez=Wurld War III [[Image:SMG YellowLuma.jpg|45px]] 09:20, 10 February 2012 (EST)

Archive

Hey, Steve? Can you archive my talk page and protect it? And make it so that there's a new talk page that's blank and put the archive template there, please. I'm still new, and I messed up uploading an image, and I really think that if I'm that bad I could end up deleting my userspace, so that's whi I'm asking you. Oh, and just Archive it under the title "Archive 1" as I may archive again so I need them numbered. Thanks in advance!SuperPickle Visit the Pickle Shop on my userspace or else! 22:36, 12 February 2012 (EST)

Never mind, I accidentally asked someone else (you had been gone) so I don't need your help anymore. Sorry for bothering you and all!SuperPickle Visit the Pickle Shop on my userspace or else! 20:12, 13 February 2012 (EST)

Can you block this for me so nobody can edit it? Thanks!SuperPickle Visit the Pickle Shop on my userspace or else! 21:17, 18 February 2012 (EST)

Thumbnail images in lists...part 2.

Hi Steve/Porplemontage, remembered I asked you the last time if there was a way to disable viewing/seeing thumbnail images whenever I go into file pages, and you provided me coding for my monobook? I really appreciated that nod, leaving me to do my productivity faster (without having my browser lagging from the brief image loading...it's minor, but very irritating when I try working very fast); now I'm asking you again. Recently, it seems you guys have updated your wiki, and when I went to Special:ListFiles, there are thumbnail images - is there any code that would disable viewing thumbnail images from those special pages? It hampers my work just as the same as the previous one I told you. The main difference is that you have to scroll down longer to scan for stuff, even with Ctrl+F. Thanks. --RAP... 01:08, 19 February 2012 (EST)

.TablePager_col_thumb img {
	display: none;
}

Try that. --Steve (talk) 03:10, 19 February 2012 (EST)

Cool, it works! But hmm, it appears it doesn't outright remove the images at all, it just hides it. Checking through Google Chrone's developer tools, it appears I'm getting the data regardless if it is hidden away or not. Is there any way to truly stop it? --RAP... 03:25, 19 February 2012 (EST)

Not that I know of. --Steve (talk) 03:26, 19 February 2012 (EST)

You sure? Well, alright. Thanks anyway for your help. By the way, would you mind providing me info on modifying monobooks or anything that has to do with skins (with a link per say)? I'm interested in tweaking around it for NintendoWiki. --RAP... 03:31, 19 February 2012 (EST)

I don't have any links. The best thing you can do is inspect the page and play around with the CSS using those dev tools. That's all I did to get the name of that "TablePager_col_thumb" class. Then try-out the CSS in those tools and you can mess around without actually making any changes. --Steve (talk) 04:40, 19 February 2012 (EST)

CheckUser issue

When we try to check the IP addresses of recently blocked users, we get this error: Fatal error: Cannot access protected property Block::$mId in /home/mariowik/public_html/extensions/CheckUser/CheckUser_body.php on line 433. I was just wondering if you know what is going on and why, as none of us really do. Relevant discussion starts here. Mario4Ever (talk)

Thanks; it should work now. --Steve (talk) 21:09, 3 March 2012 (EST)

Looks like it does. You're welcome, and thanks yourself. Mario4Ever (talk)

Videogamerznet

Hello, I am Bullet, known as Starphoria on NIWA, Starfy Wiki Staff, and Icaruspedia and F-Zero Wiki Staff. I'd like to report that user for stalking. After I declined his request to help him with a site, because I was busy at the time, he proceeded to stalk me everywhere, and harass me. I ask kindly you ban this user. He has already gone to Icaruspedia, and I do not want him coming here as he is stalking me. [2] --Bullet 18:47, 7 March 2012 (EST)

Users will be judged by their actions on the site. If he behaves inappropriately towards you or anyone else, it will be taken care of. --Steve (talk) 18:53, 7 March 2012 (EST)

Alrighty,. I'll keep an eye on him then. --Bullet 18:55, 7 March 2012 (EST)

MarioWiki:Chat page.

If I'm not entirely incorrect here, you are the only one here who can actually edit Special pages, am I correct?

What I'm mainly asking you to do here is to update the MarioWiki:Chat page because it has some outdated information pertaining to whom specific chats belong to.

Information that is incorrect

• #paperchat isn't Paper Jorge (talk)'s anymore, because SonicMario (talk) owns it nowadays.
• #userpedia's founder is Super Mario Bros. (talk), not Marioguy1 (talk).
• Last time I checked with ChanServ, Super Mario Bros. (talk) is now the owner of #mwshroom.

I don't know about the other chats that are listed there, because I haven't looked at their access lists at all. RandomYoshi^{(Talk • PMs • C)} 05:59, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

Here we go. --Steve (talk) 09:19, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

Ah. Thanks! Now I can make the relevant edits myself, so that you won't have to bother with it. RandomYoshi^{(Talk • PMs • C)} 09:26, 12 March 2012 (EDT)

F-Zero Wiki

Apparently, this is the newest NIWA member. Would you mind adding it to the main page and/or to the NIWA template? Thanks. Mario4Ever (talk)

I need a little 18px image for it. --Steve (talk) 16:56, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

Seems you took care of that (I would have uploaded something). Anyway, thanks! Mario4Ever (talk)

Ads

When viewing the site on a tablet an advertisement pop-up opens on a background tab, and creates an annoying message on top of the screen, can you do something about that? Pop-ups in general are annoying, by the way. Lakituthequick 16:57, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

Yeah, the pop-up is part of our current advertising strategy. Guests get one and then are free from it for 12 hours. I'm going to try something else without it, but the guaranteed way to avoid it would be to login on the tablet if that's an option for you. --Steve (talk) 18:35, 16 March 2012 (EDT)

Is an option, but I don't want to stay logged in (public home-tablet), so the next time I come here there is a new pop-up. :( Lakituthequick 05:43, 17 March 2012 (EDT)

Horrible!

Quick! Look at the Whittle article, STAT! I was looking at it and there is a lot of meaningless crap in it! SAVE THE ARTICLE BEFORE IT ENDS UP ON BJAODN!SuperPickle Visit the Pickle Shop on my userspace or else! 11:17, 30 March 2012 (EDT)

Freakin' ads

Could you please block this user? He or she inserted an advertisiment ("buy pistachios") in the Characters article, which was instantly undoed. --File:SFCLogo.gif Super Famicom™ 64 02:57, 31 March 2012 (EDT)

Jump (page)

When i go to that page, i want to edit the translates, i want to add dutch, i added it but if i publish it, you cant see it. Do you know what the problem is? MarioMan51

Dutch is Dut on the template. --Steve (talk) 10:01, 15 April 2012 (EDT)

Oh, ok. Now i see. Thanks. Armin00

Support Language

If you could, can you support Serbian? Armin00

In {{foreign names}}? --Steve (talk) 12:25, 26 April 2012 (EDT)

No, i mean here ---> http://www.mariowiki.com/Category:User_Languages

You can add sr to {{BBL-UBX}}. --Steve (talk) 16:39, 26 April 2012 (EDT)

I created and supported Serbian. It works. Thanks for the help! :) Armin00

Cool, good job! --Steve (talk) 15:09, 27 April 2012 (EDT)

aboutfile-reminder

Hello Porple! We have all noticed that the {{Aboutfile}} syntax automatically appears when uploading files, and I think it's a great idea! But not all users format the template correctly, and it ends up looking like this (that upload was intentional, by the way). Users have to go through Recent Uploads to check for incorrectly used templates. I think we should create a template to remind users to use it correctly, and to teach them how to if they don't know already. I've created a draft at User:YoshiKong/aboutfile-reminder. Just tell me what you think of it, and maybe it can become an official notice...?

Shokora (talk · edits)

Sounds good to me; perhaps make the template a little less-wordy. --Steve (talk) 12:25, 26 April 2012 (EDT)

Less wordy? Okay! But I will keep everything that is absolutely necessary. Thanks :)

Shokora (talk · edits)

Friend request

plz?

Smb1 19:11, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

What? --Steve (talk) 19:11, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

I want to be friends.

Smb1 19:15, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

I'm friends with everyone. --Steve (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Friend request

Hey Porple montage wanna be friend? pie12 (talk)

I'm friends with everyone. --Steve (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Friend request

Hey steve I was wondering if we could be friends? meeper (talk) ps.thanks for creating super mario wiki

I'm friends with everyone. --Steve (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Undeleting issues

Hey Porplemontage, you probably already noticed this (or read this post about it), but deleted page histories don't seem to be accessible anymore: yesterday, anything deleted before the 19th was empty, and today the histories don't even seem to remain after 24 hours. It's a bit alarming... - Walkazo 21:00, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

It's ok, I deleted that stuff. --Steve (talk) 21:37, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

It seems I (and indeed, other admins) have the same problem as Walkazo. While I can view/undelete anything deleted in the past 24 hours just fine (such as this page), it seems anything that has been deleted longer than that (like this) can't be viewed or restored - the prompt say there's no page history and clicking "view/restore" doesn't do anything. Is that an intentional change? --Glowsquid 22:24, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Yes, just a cleanse of deleted stuff. --Steve (talk) 22:26, 28 April 2012 (EDT)

Sockpuppet

Bowser junior (talk) is a sockpuppet of Meeper (talk). Please block him. Master R.O.B.

Wii Friend code

Can you add my Wii friendcode and add me as Armin. My Wii friendcode = 7488 1759 3811 4685. I'll add yours. And, do you have a 3DS? If you have, can i have your 3DS friendcode then? Armin00

Sorry, I don't have my Wii with me where I'm living now. I'll add my 3DS code to my userpage at some point. --Steve (talk) 19:50, 4 May 2012 (EDT)

:)

thanks 4 the awesome wiki! how about joining mine? http://whiskerpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Whiskerpedia_Wiki TheWho Loves Dots...

Nice cats, but I don't have much to add. --Steve (talk) 19:50, 4 May 2012 (EDT)

you could add pages (I dont care if they're stubs) about things i haven't made pages on yet for example you could make an article about Manx cats. TheWho Loves Dots...

Also,(awkwardly),c we don't have a 'Cat' page.

TheWho Loves Dots...

Deletion

Hey, Porplemontage my brother originally had an account called Spiny thrown' lakitu we thought because of a computer crash Spiny thrown' lakitu was erased, to find out we were only spelling it wrong to log on. It has been abandoned for months, and I just figured that out on Cinco De Mayo. We would ask if you would erase Spiny thrown' lakitu because it is only an empty talk page and we made a new account for him.

               Sincerely,
               Lots of , but one is Real

We don't actually delete accounts, so it will have to remain abandoned. You can put up this explanation on the talk page if you'd like. --Steve (talk) 20:36, 4 May 2012 (EDT)

MarioFanonNewsNetwork

Could you make the Super Mario Fanon News Network? The account associated with Mario Fanon Wiki has been suspended. File:McDonald McDuck.pngMcDonald McDuck

No, sorry. --Steve (talk) 12:30, 5 May 2012 (EDT)

MediaWiki:Chat

Because you created it, do you know what that page does? Master R.O.B.

It's not used anymore. --Steve (talk) 13:10, 5 May 2012 (EDT)

What was it used for? Master R.O.B.

The title of our old chat page. --Steve (talk) 13:37, 5 May 2012 (EDT)

My chats

How to make a user a successor? Armin00

What? --Steve (talk) 13:38, 9 May 2012 (EDT)

It's no need anymore. Armin00

Uh...

You have created two MediaWiki pages that are only one word. May I ask what they do? Master R.O.B.

Are you the MediaWiki page police? Names for the patroller usergroup. --Steve (talk) 13:38, 9 May 2012 (EDT)

I was just wondering about it because MediaWiki pages are usually fairly important. Master R.O.B.

MarioWiki:Redirect

There are more than a few redirects I had marked for deletion under the original guidelines for the redirect page, but now that you've requested a rewrite for it, should the deletion tags be removed? GreenDisaster 16:03, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

Yes, redirects don't need to be deleted unless they are completely nonsensical. --Steve (talk) 16:13, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

Also, would spellings mistakes be acceptable redirects, like Jungle Rythym... for Jungle Rhythm...? GreenDisaster 17:42, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

Yeah, don't worry about them for now. There will be guidelines for when it's ok to create new spelling mistake redirects, but once one exists there's almost no point in deleting it. --Steve (talk) 17:55, 19 May 2012 (EDT)

Problem with the forum

I can't post, simple as that. What's going on? Good Magikrazy (talk)

 Wait, it's fixed. Good Magikrazy (talk)

Yeah I goofed for a second there. --Steve (talk) 23:33, 27 May 2012 (EDT)

File upload problem

Hey Steve, I'm trying to upload a better version of File:Mario-Kart-7-Box-Art.jpg, but it doesn't seem to be working. I was thinking it wasn't working because of the amount of revisions it has. Is this the case?--UM3000

Don't know of a limit on those. --Steve (talk) 18:10, 1 June 2012 (EDT)

Um...

Yea, could you unblock Meeper? He's been calling me every day for a month now, so I made him promise to NEVER troll again.

Paper Smb1

Don't talk to me; I didn't block him. --Steve (talk) 17:47, 5 June 2012 (EDT)

Its about the shroom

Hey should I edit the shroom without telling anyone or should I get your or someone elses permission or if im not aloud to do it at all? Marioexpert3

Well it depends what you're editing on there. There's a system for becoming a writer and not everyone will be able to do it; anything else I'd ask about on the page's talk page. --Steve (talk) 21:41, 9 June 2012 (EDT)

sorry my family is going on vacation that day and the rest of the week sorry

Unban

I know its wrong to sockpuppet, but I am toolsotrade trying to contact Admins to unblock me because I forgot to put my email on my account Toolsotrade. My email is Toolsotrademail@yahoo.com. I am sorry for any bad edits and rules broken. I am trying to clear myself(Toolsotrade) that I(my toolsotrade account) am not a sokpuppet. Pleaseforgiveme 18:25, 13 June 2012 (EDT)User Talk:Pleaseforgiveme

MarioWiki:Thank You!

It has been six years since anyone has edited that MarioWiki page, excluding Phoenix when he fixed a spelling error. Do you know of anyone else that could be added to the list? GreenDisaster 11:03, 20 June 2012 (EDT)

That page... has been sunsetted. --Steve (talk) 18:22, 20 June 2012 (EDT)

Request

Is there a request to be an admin or crat? Or is you're talk the request? --Armin00 11:51, 3 July 2012 (EDT)

Requesting to be an Admin or a crat can get you banned. You'll need to do alot of constructive edits, among other things, to become an admin. Neptune99 13:36, 3 July 2012 (EDT)

MediaWiki

Hi. I suggest to upgrade this wiki to the latest version. --NewSMBU (talk) 08:57, 5 July 2012 (EDT)

Don't bother me with such a suggestion again. --Steve (talk) 13:19, 5 July 2012 (EDT)

...sorry, didn't want to. --NewSMBU (talk) 13:21, 5 July 2012 (EDT)

I'd like to report

I'd like to report user SmartieMaxx on the grounds of editing out factual knowledge found on Charles Martinet's page regarding voice work taken straight from the Voice Over page on his official website on the grounds of nothing more than his own opinion. This edit has since been reversed. You'll find the user has quite the list of warnings and foul play behind him. Thank you. Kyubihanyou 13:55, 6 July 2012 (EDT)

Personal Images

What is the reason for maximum 4 Personal Images? --Armin00 17:06, 7 July 2012 (EDT)

Because our primary focus is the Mario encyclopedia and we don't want personal images to overshadow the project. --Steve (talk) 17:26, 7 July 2012 (EDT)

Oh, okay. --Armin00 17:46, 7 July 2012 (EDT)

just discoverd Virtual boy mario games

they were both cancelled but I found out about 2 virtual boy games virtual boy mario kart and mario adventure and trust me there totally true I came here to see if I could get your ok on making articles for these games and if you want to see for yourself click on the link List Of Virtual Boy games Papermariobros

We have 2 listed here but probably don't have enough information on those. --Steve (talk) 22:43, 28 July 2012 (EDT)

Good Day, people of the U.S. Mario Wiki

I came in name of the Italian and German MarioWikis. We would like to propose you an Interwiki partnership with other wikis.

The Italian one, in which I am an administrator, is just a newborn wiki. It started many years ago in the Wikia server, but it was so full of vandals, stubs and bull***t that we decided to move to another server, sadly canceling all our 3000 articles. The old wiki still exists, but it's unactive. Today we only have 320 articles, but we're growing.

Waiting for an answer, --What's my name? (talk) 01:46, 26 July 2012 (EDT)

Hello and welcome (although I see you've been contributing for a couple years). I'd like some input from the community before I make a decision on this, so please create a proposal. Thanks! --Steve (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2012 (EDT)

I'm going away for a few days, so I'll not be here when the proposal expires. If you could please wait until wednesday, it'll be wonderful. --What's my name? (talk) 03:21, 6 August 2012 (EDT)

I've taken the step of creating the interwiki links, but we can go over things when you're available. --Steve (talk) 16:49, 7 August 2012 (EDT)

Ok, I'm back. I'm ready to set some of the links in my wiki. Thanks a lot and goodbye. --What's my name? (talk) 13:36, 8 August 2012 (EDT)

Question!

Hey, I'm NinjaYoshi! I was wondering if I can in-fact upload an image of another person to put on my userpage? Is it allowed? It's photoshopped so it's not just a straight photo... Thanks! NinjaYoshi

A public figure, yes. Otherwise you need their permission. --Steve (talk) 19:53, 29 July 2012 (EDT)