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MarioWiki Forums

Can you change my username there to Kaptain K. Rool? My username there is Liamroche. Kaptain K. Rool

Looks like I changed it. --Steve (talk) 16:30, 27 February 2011 (EST)

Mario Games

DO you play Mario games? Kaptain K. Rool

I sure do. --Steve (talk) 16:40, 27 February 2011 (EST)

Hi

Why can't we ask for sysop powers? Also I have tagged some pages for deletion so will you please kindly delete it? Thx Kaptain K. Rool

Because I'm sure a lot of people want to be a sysop, and the administration has better things to do than field all those requests. Being a good user gets you there; it's not something that you ask for and then receive. Also the images will be taken care of at some point; you don't need to notify me about them. --Steve (talk) 16:21, 28 February 2011 (EST)

My apologies sir. I am just wondering why we can't ask. Even if I want to be one. I wont ask so I will work for it even if it will take like 2-3 years... Kaptain K. Rool

Why don't we have many sysops on here even if users such as BabyLuigiOnFire are good-faith users? That doesn't make much sense to me >-<. When will my sysop privilige time come? Kaptain K. Rool

You're looking at it backwards. We don't make all good users sysops. Instead, when we decide to add a sysop, we choose a good user. Becoming a sysop is not something you should be concerned about at all. Your time may never come because you're already thinking about it too much. --Steve (talk) 20:58, 4 March 2011 (EST)

OK then I'll wait for the time.... Kaptain K. Rool

The server is so slow!

Why the site was closed for like a hour? Did you update something on the site? SWFlash

Computer trouble; Stay in touch next time! officialmariowiki+emergency at Google email system. --Steve (talk) 14:51, 1 March 2011 (EST)

ads are akervating

Hi steve, it's me again. when I try to look around mario wiki,ads and pop up unexpectively, and It's so akervating!!! Then they pop up in the words alone! can u help destroy these ads.PLEASE????!!!!! :'( SUPERZ!

ps.like my new sig?

They shouldn't "pop up" or cover anything. --Steve (talk) 15:05, 2 March 2011 (EST)

Fix

Can you fix the Template:Affiliates plz. Thx Kaptain K. Rool

Template:Block

I have done a mistake on this wiki seeing that I have put block templates all over the wiki on many banned users. Do you mind helping out doing it seeing that I am not a sysop. Kaptain K. Rool

It's alright. We have the situation under control. - Gabumon^(talk) 16:01, 5 March 2011 (EST)

What do you mean? You don't seem to be doing anything at all :/. Kaptain K. Rool

We have assumed bot status to not flood the Recent Changes with our edits. Click on "show bot edits" if you want to be wiser. - Gabumon^(talk) 16:14, 5 March 2011 (EST)

Hi

Do you play fourth generation PokEmon games? If so what is your FC? Kaptain K. Rool

I played Diamond when it came out but not anymore. --Steve (talk) 14:53, 6 March 2011 (EST)

OK... you don't have it anymore or you don't play it Kaptain K. Rool

Don't play it. --Steve (talk) 14:55, 6 March 2011 (EST)

Sorry sir, I was just thinking of a real life talk while trading Pokemon or having a battle, but that is what I was thinking so yeah. Also my Wi-Fi is secured so I can't do it. Sorry dude :/. Kaptain K. Rool

Sitenotice

Can we bring it back? --Knife (talk) 15:21, 6 March 2011 (EST)

It would only be visible to logged-in users. --Steve (talk) 21:56, 6 March 2011 (EST)

That's fine. Could be useful for editing tips and policy changes.--Knife (talk) 23:43, 6 March 2011 (EST)

What does it do?

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 00:29, 7 March 2011 (EST)

It's just a message atop every page, and sysops use it to keep the community informed. --Steve (talk) 00:32, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Alright, sounds good to me! :)

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 00:38, 7 March 2011 (EST)

P.S. - But if you don't mind me asking, what does he mean by "bring it back?"

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 00:54, 7 March 2011 (EST)

It was a feature originally, visible to users and guests, but was disabled due to guest caching. We still cache guest stuff; that's why it can be brought back for those logged-in. --Steve (talk) 08:47, 7 March 2011 (EST)

I see PHOENIX (talk • edits) 14:42, 7 March 2011 (EST)

"BREAKING: SiteNotice 2.0 will exist!"...what? When can we start using it for other stuff?--Knife (talk) 10:36, 8 March 2011 (EST)

Whenever. --Steve (talk) 12:55, 8 March 2011 (EST)

Yo Steve

Cool new sitenotice feature. I would love to have that as a feature. What Mario games do you own? I can't list them all cuz there is too many. Kaptain K. Rool

All the big releases beginning with the SNES. --Steve (talk) 08:47, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Hi

Do you mind fixing the user Double Redirects please seeing that I am no sysop? Thanks... Kaptain K. Rool

BTW can you change my username? Thanks...

No; don't come to me for such mundane tasks. --Steve (talk) 16:19, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Not even change my username? See here for info. Kaptain K. Rool

You've already used your two renames; see you in 2012. --Steve (talk) 16:28, 7 March 2011 (EST)

What do you mean 2012? Kaptain K. Rool

Only two name changes per year. Next time, think before you waste them. MrConcreteDonkey 16:31, 7 March 2011 (EST)

Sitenotice suggestion

You can put "Did you know?" facts, "Mario & Nintendo News", latest proposals, featured articles, etc. with {{random}} template. Also, to make it easier, link a template from MediaWiki:Sitenotice (like {{Sitenotice}}). SWFlash

I hope the content will be more specific than main page stuff or random stuff. Can you explain how editing a template is easier than editing a MediaWiki page? I don't follow. --Steve (talk) 12:55, 8 March 2011 (EST)

MediaWiki: Only sysops can edit it. Template: You can choose who can edit it. I've suggested the random stuff because there's barely anything to put in the sitenotice. SWFlash

It would be a sysop-only thing anyway, and I think it was used decently before we got rid of it. Every now and then sysops will ask for its return, so they must have something to say. I just don't want it to become the random fun fact at the top of the page. --Steve (talk) 14:21, 8 March 2011 (EST)

Porplemontage.com

What is that website about? Kaptain K. Rool

My wiki network. --Steve (talk) 20:41, 13 March 2011 (EDT)

Spam filter on Pikmin Fanon

Can you unblock all of the "blacklisted" words on Pikmin Fanon? It turns out some of them are on valid pages (such as your talk page) and they are inaccessible now. Also, we are trying a different method now, so it won't affect the spam that much. Volatile Dweevil

Yeah. --Steve (talk) 23:42, 14 March 2011 (EDT)

blue

Why did you make this redirect? It seems useless because Nintendo didn't make any sequels in a while (since 2009, or 2007 for numberstream). They've released 3DS and they will more likely make a sequel for 3DS rather than Wii (and it will maybe then named Mario Party 3DS, rather than Mario Party 9). SWFlash

I guess I made it so if one searches MP9 they see the list of games to confirm there is no MP9 rather than getting the search results for MP9 which is really just a mess. --Steve (talk) 16:39, 16 March 2011 (EDT)

Contribution Scores

Hi Steve; sorry to bug you with this. I recently just discovered the contribution scores page (yeah, it took me a while) and I realized that it's hard to find out what "position" you're in. If you're right in the middle of the table in, say, 25th, you have to count either down from 50 or up from 1 on the boxes to find out what specific "position" you're in. Is it at all possible that we could add numbers to the side to tell us that? Idk if that's possible or not; no biggie if it isn't. Thanks Steve! Bowser's luma

Get a rough idea of your spot; it's not a crazy contest! --Steve (talk) 16:39, 16 March 2011 (EDT)

Sorry. I'll be back with a good description in a minute. Bowser's luma

Here we go:

File:contributionscores.png|500px

I was trying to say that it's hard to determine what number you are out of the top 50 and this would be a good idea to add. Of course, less crude and aligned with the table correctly, unlike mine. Bowser's luma

It's just to give you an idea of where you stand; we're not so competitive that we need to be comparing ranks. --Steve (talk) 17:16, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

I see. I had a feeling I was being to competitive. Sorry to bother you with this and I'll set the screenshot for deletion. Bowser's luma

No problem; thanks for the suggestion anyway! --Steve (talk) 23:47, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

File:Montage2.png

Just seeing the file history makes me say…me say…one word that starts with 'W' and ends with 'F' (it had 'T' somewhere, but it doesn't matter)

File history

Explaination requed. SWFlash

The wiki originally permitted lowercase titles and usernames. --Steve (talk) 17:16, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

What about the red link? -- Superfiremario 17:32, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

User talk:porplemontage is a page different from User talk:Porplemontage but is no longer accessible. --Steve (talk) 18:05, 25 May 2011 (EDT)

MarioWiki:Image Use Policy

I want to fully rewrite that policy, can you unprotect it or do I have to show my sandbox page first? SWFlash

Thanks! SWFlash

Question

Can you allow autoconfirmed users to edit others' userpages? I am asking because there are some images needed to be replaced and red links needed to be fixed. Thanks sir. Kaptain K. Rool

It's a shame you're not a sysop or you could fix them. --Steve (talk) 10:15, 18 March 2011 (EDT)

I know, but why only sysops? Users can fix red links too. BTW I did NOT sneak in to try to gain sysop powers. I was wondering if autoconfirmed users can do it as well. Kaptain K. Rool

You would need to do a proposal on this. --Steve (talk) 10:21, 18 March 2011 (EDT)

OK then. I am on it. BTW do you play Banjo-Kazooie games? Kaptain K. Rool

I played the first two when they came out. --Steve (talk) 10:46, 18 March 2011 (EDT)

Unclosed Tag

Hi again Steve. User:Glitchman seems to have an unclosed tag as well. Bowser's luma

At least he lived up to his name. --Steve (talk) 07:15, 20 March 2011 (EDT)

Hey

How do I create a wiki like how you created MarioWiki? I want to create Mariofanonwiki.com so I wonder how to create it. Do you know how to? Thanks... Kaptain K. Rool

Go to the URL... that wiki already exists and it was created by one of our good friends. --Steve (talk) 10:35, 20 March 2011 (EDT)

hey steve?

Is it ok if I have my own poll for my page? SUPERZ!

Sure; the PollDaddy extension is free game in the userspace. --Steve (talk) 20:23, 21 March 2011 (EDT)

SWEET!!!!SUPERZ!

Plumber690

Plumber690 (talk) has placed a fake warning on my talk page. Please take action. SWFlash

He's also impersonating staff (MeritC). SWFlash

SWFlash

He seems like a good-faith editor. Do you think he deserves promotion (patroller)? Kaptain K. Rool P.S. Is recommending which other users who should deserve promotion against the rules?

Yeah, it's not necessary. --Steve (talk) 13:19, 22 March 2011 (EDT)

Anyways, play Donkey Kong games? (I might've asked this one) Kaptain K. Rool

Yes... I have met the Donkey Kong. --Steve (talk) 13:26, 22 March 2011 (EDT)

Like the Mario series, do you only have the major releases of the Donkey Kong series? I have almost all major ones, except Donkey Kong 64. Kaptain K. Rool

I have the SNES games and DK64. --Steve (talk) 13:36, 22 March 2011 (EDT)

How about Banjo-Kazooie series? I got Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge and Banjo-Pilot. Kaptain K. Rool

I... already... told you... --Steve (talk) 07:19, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

I mean do you have Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie or was that just a trial/demo? Kaptain K. Rool

I certainly own them. --Steve (talk) 07:23, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

I am jealous. I don't have an N64. Why do you only have the major Mario releases? Why don't you get spinoffs like Mario Kart 64 (don't have) or Super Mario Kart (don't haver either)? Kaptain K. Rool

I actually have all the Mario Kart games. --Steve (talk) 07:37, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

All of them? I though only platformers were major games. Have Conker's Bad Fur Day? I don't and I can't because my mom won't allow it. Kaptain K. Rool

I didn't say I only owned the major games. I don't have Conker. --Steve (talk) 12:47, 23 March 2011 (EDT)

Unblocking users

I think you should unblock KoopaYoshi. I didn't think he impersonated to be mean. I think he was playing around on his friend's talk page. Check it out sir. Also I think the admins were a little hard on Mileycyrussoulja and TheUltimateKoopa so can you unblock them sir? Thanks... Kaptain K. Rool

Talk to the sysop blocker-person? --Steve (talk) 11:17, 24 March 2011 (EDT)

Or, to just ignore this guy, who is now blocked.

Remembered Old Buddy 22:56, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

Hello

Erm... does Edofenrir really mean that I am bossing around people? I don't see that anywhere. I remember telling Cobold for doing his job wrong when protecting the Mario article, but I will stop. Do you really think that is bossy? I don't really seem to know if it is or not. Kaptain K. Rool

Before you answer, please take a look at this. The procedure was discussed beforehand and executed under agreement of seven individual admins (in forum and chat). - Gabumon^(talk) 11:04, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

The link is broken T_T. Kaptain K. Rool

The link isn't broken, it is restricted. - Gabumon^(talk) 11:35, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

Why? Kaptain K. Rool

It is a link to the admin discussion board on our forums. I left that link there for Porplemontage, so he can see that there has been a consensus about your warning. The place where that discussion happened is restricted to people with admin rights though, which is why the link appears broken to you. - Gabumon^(talk) 12:34, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

Um... why was there a consenus about my warning there? Kaptain K. Rool

Stooben got it right on your talk page. I know you're just trying to help, but you need to focus less on talking to sysops and more on the encyclopedia. --Steve (talk) 13:10, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

That is pretty much what I am doing. Focusing more on the encyclopedia and forgetting about this sysop thing, etc. Kaptain K. Rool

SVG solution

Look what I've found! Please, take some time and update the SVG renderer. Thanks. SWFlash

Last time I checked we had the latest version of rsvg supported by the OS. --Steve (talk) 02:39, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Main page MW:About link?

Hi, I was wondering if I could add a link to MarioWiki:About on the main page, in the "Welcome to the Mario Wiki" section after the "Help" link? Here's a mock-up. It was suggested on my proposal about removing spoiler templates by Bop1996 as a compromise for the folks who think that putting the replacement spoiler disclaimer on MW:About (as I proposed) is too out-of-the-way, and would rather have a warning directly on the main page. Regardless of the proposal, I think having a link to MW:About would be a good idea, but I wanted to check with you first. - Walkazo 22:01, 25 March 2011 (EDT)

I definitely don't want a spoiler warning on the main page. The About page really needs an entire rewrite. --Steve (talk) 02:34, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Thanks! I'm worried that people will still want another proposal to move the warning to the main page, but if you're dead-set agaisnt it, hopefully they'll reconsider and settle for the MW:About compromise. - Walkazo 14:33, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

It should go without saying that the wiki contains spoilers. We're an encyclopedia. Wikipedia has this, and we'll have the warning on the About page. You'll note that Wikipedia doesn't have a warning on its main page. --Steve (talk) 14:39, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

My thoughts exactly (I even linked to that same Wikipedia page in one of my comments in my proposal). - Walkazo 15:02, 26 March 2011 (EDT)

Shutting down editing to DK Wiki?

I got told that one of the best ways to contact you is via talk page here or via forum. Another person is using the forum, so I'll have to request via talk. A vandal who can change his (or her) ip returned to DK Wiki, and we need help on getting rid of him (or her). Megatron1 11:21, 27 March 2011 (EDT)

{{infobox}}

(I hope I won't be blocked for so many questions to you :P)
Please unprotect {{infobox}}, I want to style it so if one of the sections is missing the ribbon color won't repeat. SWFlash

Template:Species-infobox

If you look at the infobox in Goomba, Buzzy Beetle or Boo, the enemy's first and last appearance info is shown only if you click on the show/hide link next to "Notable Members". The first and last appearance info used to be shown without clicking anything. What happened?? Mario JC

Fix the last warning template.

When I put in this...

{{lastwarn|2=insulting other users}}

It becomes this.

File:Stop hand.png

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize the Super Mario Wiki or break the rules in any way, you will be blocked from editing this site.

No changes at all. Please fix it.

Remembered Old Buddy 23:12, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

The example was wrong. --Steve (talk) 23:17, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

What do you mean by that? Is my example wrong?

Remembered Old Buddy 23:23, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

There are no parameters for that template; just {{lastwarn}}. --Steve (talk) 23:25, 31 March 2011 (EDT)

Folding Box

Hey Steve, I've found and interesting feature from Bulbapedia and it's the feature to expand a box by passing the cursor over it. I should give the credit to the guy who made it, although I need a comment of yours if it's nice or not to implement in this wiki. I had to make within the MediaWiki:Common.css page because it's the only zone it works. ¢oincoll€ctor

You could have added it to Monobook.css but where do you want to use it? --Steve (talk) 18:40, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

It could be used specially in the archives templates, like that of the proposals' archives. It may also serve to change the NIWA template of the main page and its extensive list of wikis. What do you think? ¢oincoll€ctor

It seems ok.. --Steve (talk) 18:55, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

Excellent. I'll try to take the code to the Monobook.css to see if it can work there. ¢oincoll€ctor

Got it. --Steve (talk) 19:07, 2 April 2011 (EDT)

Wiki question

I have a question, if you wouldn't mind answering it...I was just wondering why wikis like this one or Wikipedia look so much different style-wise than like say The Banjo-Kazooie Wiki, or The Emperor's New Wiki, which seem to look distinctly different...

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 01:44, 3 April 2011 (EDT)

Well, a wiki can be customized to look like anything. Not all blogs look the same, not all wikis look the same, etc. We use Monobook, Wikipedia uses Vector--both of these skins are part of the default MediaWiki package. Wikia uses its own custom skin to give their wikis that distinct look. --Steve (talk) 01:51, 3 April 2011 (EDT)

Okay, that makes sense... :)

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 01:55, 3 April 2011 (EDT)

Omg! Another unprotect!

Now it's Template:Articleabout. You can just copy that text below, the added text is red.

:''This article is about {{{1}}}. For information about {{{2}}}, see {{{3}}}.'' {{#if:{{{4|}}}|''For {{{4}}}, see {{{5}}}.}} {{#if:{{{6|}}}|For {{{6}}}, see {{{7}}}.''}}red<noinclude>[[Category:Notice Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

SWFlash

What page needs all these abouts? It's almost like... a disambiguation page would be more appropriate. --Steve (talk) 15:26, 4 April 2011 (EDT)

MarioWiki?

Just out of curiosity, what's our stance in relation to the MarioWiki (which I just found out existed)?

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 00:54, 9 April 2011 (EDT)

I don't think we have a stance. --Steve (talk) 01:16, 9 April 2011 (EDT)

OK.

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 01:20, 9 April 2011 (EDT)

What the heck?

An user blocked a long time ago has the same name as you!

Remembered Old Buddy

It's a common name. --Steve (talk) 15:49, 10 April 2011 (EDT)

Interwiki

I saw you change something on something about MetroidWiki on Interwiki log. What exactly is that? Kaptain K. Rool

MetroidWiki has a new URL structure and so it has been updated. --Steve (talk) 16:59, 10 April 2011 (EDT)

Omega Tyrant

Can you please provoke his rights on the NIWA DK Wiki. He is using it in a mean way to flame me, but I am the honest one telling him that he is doing wrong by ignoring me when I tell him to remove sitenotices on Wikia where he is a sysop on and he banned me for that!, but he blocks me for a bad reason so please unblock me (Slipknot Darkrai) there and provoke Omega Tyrant's rights for blocking me when I try to tell the truth. Kaptain K. Rool

I generally don't get involved in the politics of other wikis. --Steve (talk) 12:05, 11 April 2011 (EDT)

Template: Media

Hey Steve, is there anyway to fix the problem we've run into here (last two show up as videos). I tried to look at the template to see if I could do something about it, but all that coding was confusing. Anyways, thanks in advance. Xzelion^ETC

The last two are the old way of handling music before I changed some stuff--I'll fix it in a bit. --Steve (talk) 12:50, 13 April 2011 (EDT)

Cite

Could we get the latest version, please? I think some of its new features would be useful. - 2257^(Talk) 11:11, 14 April 2011 (EDT)

What are the new features? --Steve (talk) 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

The ones I'm interested in are summarized under the "Grouped references" and "Separating references from text" headers. The former allows creation of multiple separated reference lists, which we could use to create footnotes (for example, on Badge). The latter allows the current kind of syntax, which looks like this:

'''Mario''' is a character first appearing as the protagonist of the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' released in 1981. <ref name=mario>[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario Mario - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia]</ref> Since ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', Mario has made numerous appearances as a main character in his own series of games, the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]], and has become the mascot of [[Nintendo]]. <ref name=mario />

==references==

<references />

to be replaced with this:

'''Mario''' is a character first appearing as the protagonist of the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' released in 1981. <ref name=mario /> Since ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', Mario has made numerous appearances as a main character in his own series of games, the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]], and has become the mascot of [[Nintendo]]. <ref name=mario />

==references==

<references>

<ref name=mario>[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario Mario - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia]</ref>

<references />

I think that having the second style as an option would be useful. Often, I've noticed that newer users who don't understand precisely how references work will delete the main tag that contains the actual reference data, because they believe it or the fact it's attached to not to be relevant anymore. However, they leave one or more dependent tags on the page, which creates an ugly looking error message. I think the newer syntax will reduce the incidence of this.

"Merging two texts into a single reference (wikisource issue)" is also a new feature, but it doesn't seem to me that it will be especially useful. - 2257^(Talk) 22:08, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

I tried upgrading to both the trunk version and the 1.16 snapshot, but neither worked. The references lists were broken and pages couldn't be saved. --Steve (talk) 23:54, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

Did you try version Cite-MW1.16-r62678? According to this more recent versions don't work correctly. - 2257^(Talk) 10:56, 17 April 2011 (EDT)

Yeah, that's the 1.16 snapshot version. --Steve (talk) 11:32, 17 April 2011 (EDT)

Well that's disheartening. - 2257^(Talk) 13:16, 17 April 2011 (EDT)

Mario Sports Mix FANOM

It has been two months since it was proposed by Mario Fan 123 (talk), no admins are taking any action. Out of topic question: how many days should the FANOM last? SWFlash

Um, nominations are never deleted. There's nothing that the admins can do about it. Marioguy1 (talk)

Kiddy Kong

As well as MSM, Kiddy Kong's unfeaturing proposal has been proposed almost 3 months ago! I don't care. I want it to stay featured so can you please do something about it? DKPetey99^TCE 15:49, 14 April 2011 (EDT)

Hmm, I don't manage the Featured stuff. --Steve (talk) 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

Glitched image

Something is weird about this image: File:SLS.png, I can't even EDIT it! I doesn't appear to be protected as well. SWFlash

Coffee Sometime?

Hey Steve, why dont me and you get together one of these days and talk about that new "project" over a nice cup of "cafe" if you catch my drift --Baby Simones 17:31, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

Let's meet up this week. --Steve (talk) 15:39, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

Alright man, sounds like a plan!--Baby Simones 16:47, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

I have to stop posting stupid questions

But once I've uploaded a video (Ogg Theora) to MarioWiki and it said "sh: /usr/bin/ffmpeg: No such file or directory". It looks like you're lacking some ffmpeg… The video can be watched there (and it should be noted that I can't split them to either gif or audio, it's impossible). SWFlash

Here're other uneditabe images (don't delete those ones): File:4-1 NSMB.jpg, File:Downtown1.jpg, File:TempleofHeaven MIM.png, File:TrampolineCN.jpg. SWFlash

Also I've uploaded File:Copyright.svg, but I can't replace the image with this on this page and this page (both protected). SWFlash

Fine, but why is it so imperative that the image be swapped? Sure, PNG to SVG--which is just going to render the same PNG anyway. --Steve (talk) 19:58, 18 April 2011 (EDT)

PNG is scaled with Bilinear rescaling, while SVG is just redraws to fit the square. SVG wins there. SWFlash

I know the difference. --Steve (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2011 (EDT)

OK, I've uploaded slightly different images from Nuvola Apps. One, two, and three for this, this, and this, correspondingly. SWFlash

You haven't updated the last two I unprotected. Do you know why these SVG files work on here while others have those rasterization glitches? --Steve (talk) 08:12, 20 April 2011 (EDT)

I think it's because of lowercase 'm' in d value of <path> tag. SWFlash

Help.

This guy gave me a warning for editing on archives. However, I was just reverting somebody's edits after they edited on the same archive. Does that deserve a warning? You reverted an edit on an archive, so did I really break a rule?

Remembered Old Buddy

The admins are talking about this on the forums. Marioguy1 (talk)

FEW

Hey Porple! The Fire Emblem Wiki, link, officially joined NIWA today. So could you add them to the main page box? If you don't want to, I could always ask another 'sop. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

File:FESword.png (File:FESword.png) is the image that NIWA uses for it. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

Excellent, thanks. --Steve (talk) 20:38, 20 April 2011 (EDT)

Input

Can you check the forum topic "Block appeals" and let us know what you think of it?--Knife (talk) 19:19, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

Sure. --Steve (talk) 20:30, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

Can you?

Can you mark this as a stub? I'm only autocomfirmed. Superfiremario 19:41, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

No; it's not an article and {{stub}} would be inappropriate. --Steve (talk) 20:30, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

Hey

hey want to be friends? -Mario7727 Mario7727 (talk) File:Shyguy 1134306477.jpg

Ok --Steve (talk) 01:09, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

Late response

(I'm continuing from here)

Our max image area is already more than double the MediaWiki default value.

Wikipedia has 10x larger file size limits and a whole lot of new file types. Comparee to Special:Upload and this image:

One hundred megabytes. It's enough to upload 720p videos with 60 FPS. I can't upload even 360p videos with 25 FPS. Not enough. SWFlash

File size is not the same as image area. --Steve (talk) 16:48, 24 April 2011 (EDT)

Chat

Could you change the chat applet so that it uses #mwchat as the default channel, instead of #mwikitalk? Most users who come on chat seem to be looking for #mwchat anyway. - 2257^(Talk) 18:07, 24 April 2011 (EDT)

Sure. --Steve (talk) 22:04, 24 April 2011 (EDT)

Piranha Plant Paper Mario TYD

Is there any way you could protect this article until may 10th because it's been getting deleted a lot and redirected and it shouldn't until a proposal ends Goomba's Shoe15 (talk)

Uneditable images

Other uneditable images: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J. Edit: I've fixed J myself. SWFlash

Starfy Wiki Image

This page says it all. Marioguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

Sprites

Hi I have been adding sprites to your sprites category but I was wondering can I create other sprite categorys for games? Since you made the sprites category I wanted to check with you first.--File:Yoshi4.jpegYoshidude99 07:54, 7 May 2011 (EDT)

I just wanted to differentiate between screenshots and sprites for the licensing stuff. Game image categories would be used for sprites as well, so no new categories are needed for that. --Steve (talk) 07:57, 7 May 2011 (EDT)

Paperphailurethemariomonster99...

is using ower friend user boxes without permission...including mine. Is there somthing me or u can do about this? SUPERZ!

And PipeProject userboxes that he isn't apart of! DKPetey99 17:00, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

SWFlash

Porplemontage.com

*cough* [1] *cough*
I'm a bit shocked, but what exactly was the site about back then? Why was it changed to "6 wikis I've made" list? SWFlash

It was service/community for Flash cartoons and webcomics, but it eventually disbanded. --Steve (talk) 20:21, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

Also

Unprotect this page, I want to fix the rounded corners and shrink the width to 80% as well as deleting the unnecessary code. SWFlash

Button

Can we add a button to the editing screen for references? It would make it a lot more accessible for those who have no idea what the coding is. Possibly one for in article citation and one for at the end of the article.--Knife (talk) 22:53, 9 May 2011 (EDT)

We could do this with JS. I'll look into it when I have time or someone else can in the meantime. --Steve (talk) 15:43, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

Friends?

Do you you want to be friends? I really want to be friends with you so bad because you are the owner of this wiki. Superfiremario 15:35, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

Sure thing. --Steve (talk) 15:43, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

Hey

Hey Steve, is this appropriate for a sub page? DKPetey99^TCE 19:06, 10 May 2011 (EDT)

Apparently not. --Steve (talk) 07:35, 13 May 2011 (EDT)

Permission

(You've probably been asked this many times but-) Once Userpedia unlocks account creating I'm going to create a fanfic. Can I have permission for you to be in the fanfic? --PyroGuy6 I'M BURNING! Ow. File:ShiggyYakuman.gif 19:31, 12 May 2011 (EDT)

Yeah, I never say no. Consider me a public figure. --Steve (talk) 07:35, 13 May 2011 (EDT)

Remove acwiki from Interwiki Table

Hey Porplemontage, it's Jake from Nookipedia. I've changed all pages that use the 'acwiki' interwiki link to reflect the new name 'nookipedia'. I just wanted to let you know that it's safe to drop the 'acwiki' row from the table if you'd like to. :) --staple720 14:07, 14 May 2011 (EDT)

Ok, thanks. --Steve (talk) 14:09, 14 May 2011 (EDT)

Gap

There's a vertical gap on the right side of the page. Mario JC

How long has it been there, what browser, screenshot? Be sure to CTRL+F5 while logged-in. --Steve (talk) 10:58, 16 May 2011 (EDT)

I'm not trying to be nosy and but in on other people's conversations, but I've been experiencing the same thing the last few days.

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 07:43, 17 May 2011 (EDT)

I'm trying to get to the bottom of it... a screenshot and answers to my questions would be a great start. --Steve (talk) 08:50, 17 May 2011 (EDT)

Um, like a day or two, it disappeared once, but then returned, and internet explorer...when I used CTRL+F5 it disappeared though...

PHOENIX (talk • edits) 01:36, 18 May 2011 (EDT)

Somehow all of your 2006 images are auto-fully-protected

This was replaced by this long long time ago (by you) and it's still not deleted. SWFlash

I'll unprotect it since it's no longer in the stub template. --Steve (talk) 23:09, 20 May 2011 (EDT)

Main Page

Hello Porplemontage

Plumber690 here. For some reason it won't let me edit the main page. How come you get to edit it? Explain why I cannot edit the main page. Some stuff could be said at E3 which will be very soon. --Plumber690 13:13, June 5, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe because he's the creator and owner of the Wiki? Anyways, me being a jerk aside. The page is protected, so only Administrators can edit it. However, certain parts of the page can be edited here. But be careful, and read the rules before you do/write anything. And make sure your spell and grammar is correct. Xzelion^ETC

Why

Why are they still ads when you are logged in.--New Super Yoshi 12:00, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

They go away after you hit a certain number of edits (I'm not revealing the number, but it's not too high). This is to prevent people from just logging in and doing nothing. --Steve (talk) 13:53, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

I want to know how many.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by New Super Yoshi (talk).

Froum

I still have not got an validated email address. Can you help me get on? Thanks!--New Super Yoshi 11:13, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

Yeah --Steve (talk) 17:42, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

Unclosed Tag

MarioWiki:Personal Check/Signatures Hope I could help. Thanks, Bowser's luma

Yeah, there's a ton on there. I'll keep that in mind. --Steve (talk) 21:21, 7 June 2011 (EDT)

New Layout

Now, I'm not trying to bash you, or the wiki, I love it. But I think it needs to be easier to navigate, not exactly getting to characters and items and different pages and stuff, I'm talking about making it easier for users to try and find out who are sysops or patroller are, in case they need to contact them immediately. I also think we should clean up the front page, maybe have less stuff on it or something, and also think about it from a new-comers point of view, the easiest way to navigate through this website. I don't know if i should put this in proposals or not, and I'm not trying to be mean to you or the wiki, im trying to make it easier for everyone who comes here, users or new-comers.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Blue Koop Star (talk).

That's fine, but you need to make specific suggestions such as "I think MarioWiki:Administrators should be linked to from page X" or "Here is my proposed redesign for the main page." --Steve (talk) 22:08, 24 June 2011 (EDT)

PSN

What games do you actively play on PSN? HK-47

None at the moment. Right now I'm exclusive to the Xbox 360. --Steve (talk) 01:52, 25 June 2011 (EDT)

No Wii for you? Plumber (talk) 19:43, 14 July 2011 (EDT)

I don't have it with me right now. --Steve (talk) 21:03, 14 July 2011 (EDT)

Olors 10:22, 27 June 2011 (EDT)

Thanks for creating the Super Mario Wiki!

No probo man. What are your five favorite features of the wiki? --Steve (talk) 17:49, 27 June 2011 (EDT)

I don't know. Can you be my friend????

You know that I'm everybody's friend. --Steve (talk) 19:52, 2 July 2011 (EDT)

Oh....

The text looks funny!! Olors 12:10, 3 July 2011 (EDT)

Edits

Hey Steve. I have a possible glitch find. When I look at my Editcount on my preferences, it is about 200 more edits than what it says on Editcount. Is this a glitch or something? Supremo

No, that's normal. My guess would be that the preferences one doesn't decrement when an edit is deleted. --Steve (talk) 19:49, 2 July 2011 (EDT)

New Idea

Hey again Steve! I have a new idea that I feel I don't want to propose without your approval. Wikipedia has the thing called Request for administration (RfA). This would be a much easier way of getting nominated to a sysop, or even such a patroller. The whole "community" could vote instead of the few administrators that talk about nominating or demoting a user. If approved by you, I think there should be 5 'crats, 15 sysops, and 8 patrollers. Oh, and by the way, this is not me asking to be nominated. It's an idea. Supremo 21:14, 6 July 2011 (EDT)

It's got to be something all the admins want to do; I'm not going to force something like that on them. Since they haven't looked into creating a system like that as of yet, I'm guessing that they aren't too interested. --Steve (talk) 21:20, 6 July 2011 (EDT)

OK. But could you do me a favor and mention it to them? Supremo 21:22, 6 July 2011 (EDT)

Yeah. --Steve (talk) 21:27, 6 July 2011 (EDT)

Thanks. Supremo 21:51, 6 July 2011 (EDT)

Not trying to be pushy or anything, but did they want to do that idea? Supremo 17:39, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

Naw, they weren't crazy about it. --Steve (talk) 17:41, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

Ok, thanks for telling them though. Supremo 17:42, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

Sprites

Hey Porple, want me to make you some MLBiS styled sprites to replace those MLSS styled ones?--UM3000

If you want to. --Steve (talk) 01:11, 8 July 2011 (EDT)

Toolbar

If you have access to editing the toolbar on the left side of the website, can you add a "Random Image" link using Special:Random/Image? It would help my new PipeProject. ThirdMarioBro: Mario, Luigi, and me! 12:13, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

I don't think we need that link in the toolbox. You should bookmark the URL to Special:Random/Image and use that. --Steve (talk) 14:12, 9 July 2011 (EDT)

If you don't mind...

Porplemontage, with the 6th Anniversary coming closer day by day, and being just barely over a month away from now, there is a lot of things going on that you are probably busy with. All I can to ask was - as the Awards Mafia is be promoted on Template:Announcement - if you could add [2] <-- this to it. Barely anyone has signed up for it, and I really would like to have this tournament to actually be done this year since we have never had a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament before for the Wiki. If it is not too much trouble, could you help promote this tournament by putting it in that template? Baby Mario Bloops

Well, first thing is that I don't want there to be more than three lines on that template. Your thing could be merged-in, but I don't know if it's important enough to be added in the first place. So you have to talk to Awards-Sysop people. --Steve (talk) 19:24, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

Lindsay151

I don't know if it's against the rules to do this, but I think you should think about promoting Lindsay151 (talk). She is very active, makes very good edits, reverts vandalism and all of that stuff. She's also made above 20,000 edits. I think she deserves to be a sysop, but I will respect your opinion on whatever you have to say. Supremo 17:59, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

Thanks. --Steve (talk) 18:08, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

Are you being sarcastic? Supremo 18:09, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

How dare you. --Steve (talk) 18:12, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

LOL just kidding. Supremo 20:33, 12 July 2011 (EDT)

Just wondering

How long did you think this wiki would last when you made it? When I made my wiki I thought it would last for like a month or two. Plumber (talk) 19:41, 14 July 2011 (EDT)

I thought it had a pretty good shot since it was the first Mario-style wiki. --Steve (talk) 21:03, 14 July 2011 (EDT)

Hello there

Thank you for creating the Super Mario Wiki. I KNOW that penguins will one day destroy the world!!!!! User:Boss Unit/Sig

Input

Can you provide your input on an idea we had in the Wiki Admins board?--Knife (talk) 12:38, 21 July 2011 (EDT)

:D

Thank you for creating this awesome wiki! Can we be friends? By the way, would you want to be in my RPG? :)

Fawful117 Remember, if you haven't requested to be in my RPG(if you want to), just come to my chat page and I'll see if I can put you in! I HAVE CHORTLES! =) 22:08, 22 July 2011 (EDT)

P.s We need to start, like, some sort of arena where Users/mario characters can battle each other?

Deletion

Can you delete this, and this? Supremo

<gallery> tags

Hello Steve (Porplemontage) of MarioWiki,

Can you manually change the way <gallery> tags function by making having a row with 5 images instead of 4. It would be beneficial to all galleries without resorting to manually adding some code that makes the system do that. Plus with the ads at the right removed, you can properly see the page properly under the minimum screen resolution of 1024x768. I was asking 2257 if he can do it, but he said it's up to you to decide. Please respond. --RAP... 00:23, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

That was good of you to check the resolution, but the site needs to be optimized to 1024x768 for logged-out users who see the ads. So we really need to avoid using 5 for now; we can't have the ads blocking content for those users. --Steve (talk) 00:35, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Seriously? Hmmm...logging out and checking...and logging back in...alrighty, fair enough. Unfortunately, that means one of you guys have to check all the galleries and kill the "5 images in a row" code...unless... got an idea to workaround that! If you log in, the gallery will display 5 images in a row, when log out - it will revert back to 4 images in a row (because of the ads at the right). How 'bout that dude? XD --RAP... 00:49, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Percentage width is the ideal solution. Well, 4 for now. --Steve (talk) 02:24, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Sysop

Hey, didn't I do more than 100 edits? I wanna become a SysOp!!! Gumball of the Stars (talk)

Ok, I just need a valid credit card to verify your ID and your bank account info so I can direct deposit your weekly check. --Steve (talk) 17:37, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

IRC

Hey Porple, I am posting this to ask you if you wouldn't mind removing #mwikitalk from the IRC applet and replacing it with #mwchat. More people use #mwchat these days to discuss both wiki matters and off-topic discussion. · SMB (Talk) · 19:38, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

Ok. --Steve (talk) 21:45, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

Thank you! · SMB (Talk) · 22:42, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

Bot

Hello Steve. I was testing a bot on my local server using Pywikipediabot, and I was wondering if I could try it out here. See the admin board for more details. --Yoshario (Talk) 20:12, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

Well, I guess you can use it for broken and double redirects. We already welcome new users and mass replace text sounds a little risky right now. --Steve (talk) 23:14, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

Okay. Do you want me to create a new account for it so it can be assigned bot privileges? --Yoshario (Talk) 23:15, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

Sure. How does it handle broken redirects? --Steve (talk) 23:27, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

A Python script is ran from the terminal to go through broken redirects, and the bot places a delete tag on it. I might have to modify the source to make it place the MarioWiki delete tag, because the bot was written for Wikimedia. I could also try having it delete broken redirects if the bot could be granted sysop tools. On another note, could you provide me with the $wgScriptPath value on your LocalSettings.php? I'm messing around with the config file to try to get it to work and I think that could be of use to me. --Yoshario (Talk) 00:03, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

$wgScriptPath is an empty string: "" --Steve (talk) 00:05, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

I suspect the reason pywikipedia will not log me in is due to something before the <?php on your LocalSettings.php or any other file you edit. This may be visible, or may not be. If it is visible, you should erase it (unless you have some reason for having it there). If it isn't visible, it is probably a byte order mark. This suggests to take a text editor and to save LocalSettings.php over itself with "Unicode (UTF-8 Without signature) - Codepage 65001". If this is too much trouble, I understand. --Yoshario (Talk) 00:30, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Yeah, I don't think it's worth the trouble to get into this. Thanks for the thought, anyway. --Steve (talk) 00:32, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

No problem. --Yoshario (Talk) 00:36, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

friends?

hey porplemontage want to be my friend? R3D347H wuz here

Alright, add me to your friends list. --Steve (talk) 22:30, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

I remember when I used to add inane stuff to your talkpage. Good times. --Yoshario (Talk) 05:48, 31 July 2011 (EDT)

M&SG

Gallery Pages

• I was kind of wondering about the gallery pages, and why you reduced them to displaying only four images per row. I can understand if a gallery section only has 16 images or less, but if we're talking about 16+ images, I would think that displaying 5 images per row would be fine. I'm probably guessing that you're doing this because not all computer users have widescreen monitors.
  Anyway, if you have the time, be sure to give me the story. M&SG (talk) 08:25, 1 August 2011 (EDT)
  • You got the idea: we need to support a minimum resolution of 1024x768 for logged-out users, aka when advertisements are on the page. Five images per row is too wide in that case. --Steve (talk) 17:26, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Whats up with your font? Someone's sig broken? I'm ~Peanut64~ And I Approve This Yoshi.

Please block

Awepaterick. They're a sockpuppet of someone blocked on this Wiki. Heres the evidence: smashwiki:User talk:Patrickster WikiofSmash"It's called society, ever heard of it?" 19:43, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

Hey, Porple

What's your opinion on Nintendo's idea to use Capcom characters in the next Smash Bros. games? Someone you've never heard of

I'm open to Mega Man and some Resident Evil/Street Fighter characters in there. --Steve (talk) 07:44, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Nintendo vs. Capcom, eh Steve? (lol Eh! Steve) Magikrazy51 (talk)

Gallery tag

The gallery tag in MarioWiki and Wikipedia is different, here, take a look:

(click show)
Original code	This wiki outputs	Wikipedia outputs
<gallery> File:1.jpg </gallery>	<table class="gallery" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"><div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"><div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a href="/File:1.jpg" class="image"><img alt="1.jpg" src="/images/thumb/f/f3/1.jpg/85px-1.jpg" width="85" height="120"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>	<ul class="gallery"><li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"><div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><div style="margin:30px auto;"><a href="/wiki/File:1.jpg" class="image"><img alt="1.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/1.jpg/120px-1.jpg" width="120" height="90"></a></div></div><div class="gallerytext"></div></div></li></ul>

In Wikipedia's case, the perrow=* thing is not needed, the gallery enlarges to fit the screen. SWFlash

Ours will do that too when we upgrade to 1.17 (sometime this month). --Steve (talk) 18:01, 11 August 2011 (EDT)

What the heck?!

When looking at Brandondorf's contributions a while back, I noticed that next to your username and (talk) (he reverted a edit you made)there was (Block)! Clicking on it said the action was limited to admins and patrollers, but still, what the heck?! WikiofSmash"The EarthBounder" 21:08, 11 August 2011 (EDT)

It's all under control. --Steve (talk) 00:00, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

<Noisemaker sound>

Happy 6th Birthday to your wiki. Thanks for making it. If not for you, would there be a Pirate Goomba? Magikrazy51 (talk)

Thanks! I'm not an expert on pirate goombas. --Steve (talk) 07:38, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

I meant that you made the Super Mario Wiki where this nonsense started. Magikrazy51 (talk)

Pirate Goombas

I would love to rant on and on and on about pirate goombas, but don't know if they even EXIST. Happy 6th wiki year, though. Kirby694 10:51, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Oh yeah, I'd like someone to talk about pirate goombas for me. Steve, can people post pirate goomba comments here? Kirby694 10:59, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Thanks, Pirate Goomba. Just kidding, I mean Captain Goomba? --Steve (talk) 16:51, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Can you create MarioWiki chat channels for GameSurge?

Mibbit doesn't work for people who use a Wii. WikiofSmash"The EarthBounder" 20:07, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

I don't own or manage the current channels. You can create one, but I would only make it the default if everyone moved over there. --Steve (talk) 20:10, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Should I make it a proposal?WikiofSmash"The EarthBounder" 20:14, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Sure. --Steve (talk) 20:15, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Okay, I'll do it tommonrow. WikiofSmash"The EarthBounder" 20:21, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Thumbnail issues

(It's about OGG videos) Recently, I've moved from online-convert tools and started using ffmpeg2theora to convert audio/video files to OGG. When I'm uploading a video to this site, its thumbnail is rendered weirdly. Example 1 and example 2. SWFlash

OK. I'm assuming the thumbnails are normal when you upload such a file to another wiki, say Wikipedia? I don't know how to fix this right now, so I'd personally ask you to use a tool which produces a desirable thumbnail on this wiki. Thanks. --Steve (talk) 15:44, 14 August 2011 (EDT)

I Need Some Forum Sign-In Help...

I CANNOT EVER GET IN, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY. Whenever i give an answer for the Are You Human?, It's never marked as "Right"

Why is this so?

And What's The Correct Answer?