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Purge Cache

Uh, hey Steve. A while back, a troll vandalized a few templates with lewd ASCII art, which has persisted in the cache. I added a link to "Purge Cache" in the sidebar but Wayoshi suggested that I ask you to move it to the toolbox. So if you could do that, I'd appreciate it. Or if you could just purge the entire cache, that'd be cool too. Thanks. - 2257^(Talk) 22:04, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

Are you using this to clean pages or do you expect guests to use it? --Steve (talk) 22:22, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

Um, I was using it. It doesn't show up for guests yet anyway. - 2257^(Talk) 22:29, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

You can use it where it is for now but once we're clean get rid of it because I really don't want just anyone clearing the cache for funsies as it will put more strain on the server. Thank you. --Steve (talk) 22:37, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

I won't really know when. I've got no way to find the pages that are affected other than when guests complain. Anyway, if you think it'll be a problem, I'll remove it. The manual way isn't hugely inconvenient or anything. - 2257^(Talk) 22:43, 19 April 2009 (EDT)

Okay. --Steve (talk) 00:56, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

Hey Steve...

I have a question. Seeing as you are the creator of the wiki, you would know the best on the subject. What are Bots? Because the page that lists the users who have high rankings (Patrollers, Sysops, Buerecrats) has Bots on the drop-down selection. · SMB (Talk) ·

Bots are robo-tools used to perform mundane tasks. We don't have any. --Steve (talk) 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Ok. Thank you for letting me know. Super Mario Bros. (talk)

Stooben

He got hacked by Rudnicki. As a precaution, can you demote him from op in chat until we get this worked out? Thanks. 1337Yoshi wuz heer! I never finish anyth

Thanks. --Steve (talk) 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Your Porplemontage-ness...

I am just informing you that I started a new proposal on the wiki that, if passed, would create a new ranking of users. If you would like to know more about it, please check the proposals page itself, I don't want to mess up the explanation. · SMB (Talk) ·

Sounds good. --Steve (talk) 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Thank you. By the way, if the proposal were to somehow pass, would you personally be ok with adding the rank? If not, is there anybody else who could add the rank? · SMB (Talk) ·

I would do it (but it's not looking good). --Steve (talk) 17:10, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Yeah, I know. Thank you. · SMB (Talk) ·

Chat

Did Gadmosikano/C0rwin go into the chat impersonating me? He (he's my friend) says he went in and swore at you a lot.

Ralphfan>>Just checking.

No. --Steve (talk) 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Help! I've been hacked again!

Steve, this is the real Stooben Rooben; I've been hacked again! If you want proof you can check my IP, I don't know how the hacker did it but I need help! Can you recover my password?

If you can't, please demote the troll before he hurts someone again like he did on the forums.

Stooby 08:09, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

IP is different, dude. --Steve (talk) 11:58, 2 May 2009 (EDT)

Access List

Can you add me to the #mariowiki access list?? ™ Thanks :)

What? --Steve (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

Actually, the Ops decided against giving Patrollers Op status in chat. — Stooben Rooben 00:26, 5 May 2009 (EDT)

Pic of the weak

Err, the poll selection and the proposals have a link on the sidebar under community, but the picture selection page isn't. do you think that that would be a good thing to put under community? -

Its link on the main page is fine. Proposals stays because they are a big deal. I'll move poll selection. Thank you. --Steve (talk) 00:06, 6 May 2009 (EDT)

Polls

I was wondering, what exactly do you use to power your polls? I'd like to install that feature on my music wiki. — Stooben Rooben 15:47, 16 May 2009 (EDT)

Advanced Poll + iFrame extension to embed them in the wiki. --Steve (talk) 16:26, 16 May 2009 (EDT)

Got it! Thanks! — Stooben Rooben 14:42, 17 May 2009 (EDT)

Site Q's

Hey Steve,
What pay level is the Super Mario Wiki? Just wondering coz I have a secret wiki that I might use pay-hosting for. Anyways, thanks
—★レシイラム^talk 01:53, 20 May 2009 (EDT)

We don't use Referata. --Steve (talk) 13:03, 20 May 2009 (EDT)

Oh okay. What do u use? —★レシイラム^talk 02:14, 22 May 2009 (EDT)

Vandalized

User:Il Koopissimo vandalized the royalty template and created numerous spam articles! Could you please block him Founder Porplemontage?

-Link's Shadow 05:17, 21 May 2009 (EDT)

Chat Problem

HI STEVE!!! Uh.., i have a problem, the shroom's channnel, #mw-shroom, cant be accessed in the MW chat, its already in MediaWiki:ircapplet. I would greatly apreciate any help. Thanks™ The 'Shroom i cant sign properly in my dsi...

I think it's because of the "-" in the name. THe Channel might need to be renamed Tucayo in order for us to be able to access it. I ran some tests by adding another channel, #test-test to the applet, and couldn't access it either. The "-" would be my best guess. Xzelion^ETC

I can access it just fine. I added Z3r0 Tw0 (talk) and Ralphfan (talk) to the access list just the other day. — Stooben Rooben 16:01, 5 June 2009 (EDT)

In the MW chat??? ™ ???

Yeah. — Stooben Rooben 21:12, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Your Porplemontage-ness (Again)

Steve, I need you to check my proposal again. If it passes (unlike the original version), would it be okay if you added the ranking? Super Mario Bros. (talk)

Give it up boy. --Steve (talk) 14:37, 5 June 2009 (EDT)

Yeah, sure. Super Mario Bros. (talk)

!

Nothing important, but I had no idea you was the master of Super Mario Wiki! Cool! File:Unknown Shy Guy.PNGHyper Guy (talk)File:Unknown Shy Guy.PNG

Yeah man. --Steve (talk) 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

My story

The honorable Inter-wiki Porplemontage-ness, I have a question. Would you like to have a guest appearance in my story, The Legend of Zeldagirl? I would portray you as you are, the wise leader of the Mario Wiki (in the story, the wiki is called the Mario Wikingdom). · SMB (Talk) ·

Yeah man. --Steve (talk) 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Poll Question

Hello Steve, I'm just wonering about the MarioWiki Poll. I want one on my site, just wondering where you get the extensions or whatever from (like Stooby said above, but I don't get it). Ok, thanks —★レシイラム^talk 18:57, 12 June 2009 (EDT)

Yeah you gotta try to figure it out. Advanced Poll is not wiki-related but you install it and iFrame in the polls from it. --Steve (talk) 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Could you possibly give me a link or something, I really don't understand, sorry.

—★レシイラム^talk 02:56, 23 June 2009 (EDT)

Upgrading

Hey Steve. You may have noticed that we have a relatively outdated version of MediaWiki (we currently have 1.10.2, the newest one is 1.15). Any future plans for upgrading to the latest version? Yoshario (talk)

We have so many extensions that get screwed over it's not easy. --Steve (talk) 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

That's understandable. Our version isn't even that bad anyway, or at least not yet. There is nothing really drastically different from our version than the latest version. Yoshario (talk)

TehDman

Can you change his access level to 150? Since Ultima Bahamut and Neurario have retired, I'm the only 150, and frankly, it's quite a big job to handle since I'm at work full-time now. Thanks. — Stooben Rooben 13:03, 15 June 2009 (EDT)

Yeah okay. --Steve (talk) 21:24, 16 June 2009 (EDT)

Thanks, dude. — Stooben Rooben 04:36, 17 June 2009 (EDT)

Upgrade and security

HI STEVE! 2 things:

1. WHy dont we upgrade to the latest mediawiki version? the wiki is running very slow apparently beacuse of that.

2. What would you think about some human verification thing to join? You know, the words tyou have to write correctly? ™ Thanks :)

Speed has nothing to do with the version and we have measures to prevent bots from joining. --Steve (talk) 18:15, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

will we upgrade? many people wants to know that. then why is the wiki slow? Thanks! :) ™ do you read the shroom?

No. And the wiki is slow because the server can't always keep up with the number of visitors. --Steve (talk) 01:31, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

Then upgrade the server again. Wa _T^C_@^Y 01:43, 30 June 2009 (EDT)

Show / Hide question

Hey Steve, I'm just wondering, when you created Mario Wiki, did the show/hide extension (used on User:Bella-Yoshi/navigation etc) come with it? Thanks. —★レシイラム^talk 04:53, 2 July 2009 (EDT)

No. --Steve (talk) 07:59, 2 July 2009 (EDT)

Okay, where did you get it from, abd how do you download it? Thanks again. —★レシイラム^talk 19:10, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

We use this one. You have to copy the source to a PHP file. --Steve (talk) 22:52, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

Hi Porple

Hello Porplemontage. How are you? Super Mario Bros. (talk) 23:32, 4 July 2009 (EDT)

I'm good and you? --Steve (talk) 01:41, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

personal js/css pages

Is this feature disabled on this wiki, as I tried to create one, and it deosn't seem to load after I clear my cashe. Thanks. :) Erwin Springer [talk] 17:54, 5 July 2009 (EDT)

Custom CSS and JS is enabled so I don't get it. --Steve (talk) 07:07, 6 July 2009 (EDT)

another MediaWiki question

Hello Steve, sorry to bother you again. But I'm just wondering: how did you get MarioWiki? Do you download the latest version of MediaWiki? Okay thanks and sorry I keep wasting your time with (probably) really obvious questions —★レシイラム^talk 03:29, 6 July 2009 (EDT) =)

Yes. --Steve (talk) 07:07, 6 July 2009 (EDT)

?

Is it anoying to have to read all of this. User:Gamer2.1

I think I heard about that. --Steve (talk) 16:11, 6 July 2009 (EDT)

Chat op

Quick thought, what do you have to do to become one nowadays? -Toadbert101

Pray that your talents are noticed. --Steve (talk) 00:44, 8 July 2009 (EDT)

Footnote

Hey, would it be possible to enable this? - 2257^(Talk) 16:16, 8 July 2009 (EDT)

Can't do it with this version. --Steve (talk) 01:25, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

New here...

I'm new here and I'm struggling to navigate all the help pages etc.There's just so much it's mind-boggling!Do you have any tips on ways to study and learn how to edit,or should I just spend a few days reading each help page over and over?Also,should I put spaces after the end of sentences and how exactly do you make a talk?-WeegeeO