User talk:Sannse

Please add new messages to the bottom, thanks :) -- sannse (talk)

Embedded Coments
I have just begun to create a new wiki. However, there is a minor yet irritating problem I have encountered. I would like to inquire how to permanently remove all the embedded comment boxes which mysteriously appear at the bottom of every article I write.

As it was an auto-message sent by you to my talk page on the wiki congratulating me on its creation, I thought I should approach you with this inquiry.

Thanks, --Byzantine Latinkon 18:24, February 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Comments are the default for new wikis on Wikia now. They replace the old-style talk pages, bringing the conversation to the actual article page. We can switch wikis back to the old way on request - just mail us to let us know your preference. Any existing comments will be lost if you do this -- please be sure to mention in your message that you are aware of this. Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:36, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Chat Time
I'm going to suggest Tuesday at 1:30PST. Using that program Brandon Rhea suggested, If you could suggest the settings I need to enter to end up in the right place, I would appreciated it.

ErinEmeraldflame 20:27, February 12, 2011 (UTC)

OK
Wednesday at same time? ErinEmeraldflame 22:26, February 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry I missed the first message, Wednesday is fine. You just need to go to http://webchat.freenode.net/ - enter your nickname, #wikia as the channel name, and the captcha... and click "connect". Don't worry about the two checkboxes. See you then. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:43, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I was having problems with the gateway. I could see you typing but was unable to type anything myself. ErinEmeraldflame 21:34, February 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you get error messages or just nothing happening in the text entry box? -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 21:36, February 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * There was no text entry box at all. I'm not sure why, I couldn't find any help information and the FAQ page didn't have anything of substance as it was undeveloped. Unless you know why, perhaps some other option would be better. ErinEmeraldflame 21:38, February 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * The box is a very thin line at the bottom of the screen. Possibly you missed it? Or it may be a problem with your browser - I use Firefox and can see it correctly -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 21:48, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Help ASAP
Please ban User:Tutulolface from greegee wiki & the great weegee wiki ASAP.

He is calling people gay, some users & me are sick of undoing his work all the time.

We did nothing to him.

HURRY I CAN'T TAKE THIS MUCHH LONGER!

I ♥ Haters NOT!!!! 04:01, February 14, 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked. You can revert all his edits there (I'm not sure what's good and what's wrong). 00:16, February 15, 2011 (UTC)

The great weegee wiki
I would like to adopt http://thegreatweegee.wikia.com/wiki/The_great_weegee_Wiki. The admin hasn't been there since January 3 & died January 9.

So I want to be administrator & bureaucrat.

I went to http://community.wikia.com/index.php?title=Community_Central:Adoption_requests&action=edit&section=39 be thay won't respond.

I ♥ Haters NOT!!!! 23:58, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * It sometimes takes a while for us to get to that page... and your request was only yesterday :) Someone will look as soon as they can -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:45, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Please Don't Take Down The Complipedia
Please don't take down the Complipedia. It's a wiki about creatures I make called Compliens. If you take it down I'll be upset.

CompliensCreator00 22:31, February 15, 2011 (UTC)CompliensCreator00


 * We don't take down wikis unless there are serious issues with them :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:50, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Spotlight
Can we have another Spotlight? You know the wikis that appear on the sides as reccomended and at the bottom? We have been improving so much. There are great new users and I would like to adopt the wiki as the Main Owner(Creator) since the old creator is inactive. Thanks Batking30 User_ Talk:Batking30 Need Art? 00:33, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, the page to request spotlights is here. Don't forget to include the link to the wiki you mean :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 02:51, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * And Adoption request can go here. If you adopt the Wiki though, I believe you can no longer request a spotlight for it for a while. - Tjcool007 (Talk / Contribs) 08:55, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Reply from my talk page...
Oh that's why, I'm OK with the switch, I am dearly thankful for what you are doing for my wikia RetroGamer 08:17, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * OK, it's done :) Sorry for the wait! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:25, February 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much ^_^ RetroGamer 20:12, February 23, 2011 (UTC).

The dumb one
Please ban User:John Egbert from the great weegee wiki.

Every body want's him out.

Every body hate's the great weegee wiki, all we get are hater's there.

I ♥ Haters NOT!!!! 23:13, February 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Please work out any problems with the admin on that wiki. I see he has been online recently. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:28, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, and help
First of all, I would like to thank for adding slideshows to the Monobook functionality. Don't know why you did, but thanks. And second, none of our templates work on the Winx Club and Winx Club Fanon wikis. I'd like to know if this is a wikia issue, or something we did. Thanks!--Aliana*Anima della tundra! 00:33, February 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * It looks as though there have been some recent edits to templates on both wikis, but you have some very complex templates, so it's difficult for me to see what's going on. I would say your first step should be to revert some recent changes to see if that helps. Then you may be able to get some expert help in the Community Forums. Don't forget to give plenty of clear links - both to the wikis and to the specific templates you are having problems with -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 00:37, February 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! And thanks so much, again, for the slideshow thing. -- Aliana * Anima della tundra! 01:20, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Emailing Users
Hey Sannse how are you doing. I just have one question this time around. As I was looking though some of the updates with the toolbar, I noticed that the EmailUser function doesn’t have a tool feature. I noticed this feature disappear from user pages with the skin update. In Monaco, there was a link on user pages, below the sidebar, that allowed people to email each other if necessary. I am curious, what happened to this feature? Thanks in advance. Lancer1289 03:19, February 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, The email feature was very seldom used... just a few times a day over the whole of Wikia. So we removed the link as one of the least important - we want the links that show to be the ones used most, and to keep the number to a sensible level :) Since then, the feature has been misused a couple of times, which has made it even less likely to be a link we emphasize. If it's not a way people generally want to communicate, and is misused by spammers... not much point in us keeping it around! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:26, February 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah several very good reasons for removing it. No use keeping something around that is never used. Thanks again for the response. :) Lancer1289 17:57, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

Did you know like half your volunteer spam fighters are walruses?
How can you sleep at night knowing this? 99.198.127.150 07:48, February 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * I will take your silence as an admittance to being a walrus yourself. --173.224.222.29 06:00, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Not to be rude, but that's not a very nice way to speak with the Staff. VSTF are very good at what they do.
 * Eglinton ♫ profile Talk ♫ 00:13, March 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Eglinton ♫ profile Talk ♫ 00:13, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * At the risk of asking a stupid question, what is meant by the term walrus here?

In-active Beaurcrat
I'm trying to promote a user on the Garfield Wiki, but I'm only an administrator, and the only bearucrats have been in-active for months. Help? Minifig-me, bOiNg!!! 17:58, February 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * I should point you at the the adoptions page, but as I've been slow to catch up here... done ;) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:31, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Can you help me?
I have created a new wiki, Beaus, Admins and Rollbacks Wiki, and I need some active Wikia users. Do you by any chance want to do this. Respond at my talk page. Sorry if I'm being a bother. Mr. Grille (talk) "If you want a good wiki, pick me!" 21:48, February 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't generally edit on various wikis :) my job is to give general help all over Wikia. A good place to start is by showing the wiki to friends and people you talk to online. good luck -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:32, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Question
Hey Sannse! Firstly, let me congratulate you on 5 years at Wikia! You have offered guidance to many users and co-workers, and from the Wikia community perspective, I think you are doing an amazing job! Keep up the good work!

Secondly, I wanted to ask if I am allowed to make a certain blog post. Its about vandals, trolls and spammers and how to handle them in different situations, with or without administration rights. I have only been on Wikia since August, but I worked hard on it and believe that it could help many users in situations where they aren't sure what to do.

Just wanted to be sure with you if I'm allowed to make this blog post here, since I'm not allowed to make it on the V.S.T.F. wiki.

Thanks! --BobNewbie talk • blog 07:14, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the congratulations :)


 * Yes, you can add a blog post here. My own advice on trolls, vandals and spammers is always "block, revert, ignore"... and I tend to think that too many posts or pages about drama just increases it ;) But this is a wiki where you can blog about this or any other related topic. -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:42, February 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem.

Also, thanks for the advice. I wanted to make a BP about it because I keep seeing users addressing vandalism wrongly. Anyway, have a nice day! -- BobNewbie talk • blog 18:37, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Another Glitch
Last night (the 20th), I edited my sister's story, Ben 10 Meets Phineas and Ferb, on Ben 10 Fan Fiction. For some reason, it's showing up today! Although it's not that big a deal, I am annoyed, since it reset my counter for the 100-day badge. What happened? ---****--- Roads (talk, blog, and Ben 10 series) 18:19, February 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * The counter uses the UTC timezone, rather than your local time. And you edited just after midnight for that timezone. We have so many people from so many countries (and timezones) that the system generally just uses the "standard" time. Sorry it messed up your counter! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:45, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Banned by Bullying ?
Can you help with a couple bullying admins? Please read:

http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Banned_by_Bullying_%3F

--JoeyGowdy 14:33, February 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * I see the community has replied there, and I'm happy to leave this to the local admins -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:51, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Yumor Wiki
Please, delete these wikis:,. And necessarily block him. He created those just because he he blocked everywhere. He doing trolling in every wiki that he find. This is not a joke. Please pay attention for that I said.85.233.69.179 22:32, February 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * Please use the contact form for this. You will need to give a lot more details about any problems on the wiki though, we don't just close people's wikis without a very good reason -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:57, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

Help me!
Please help! This IP keeps vandalizing pages and inserting offensive material in there! The admins and b-crats aren't online and I dont have blocking priviliges! I'm trying to undo his edits but he keeps changing them! Please help! SirLinkalot96 00:59, February 23, 2011 (UTC)SirLinkalot96

Forgot to say where. The Red Dead Wiki. SirLinkalot96 00:59, February 23, 2011 (UTC)SirLinkalot96


 * I see an admin got there. This isn't the best way to get fast help I'm afraid, I often don't get to this page for a few days. The VSTF may be quicker if you need urgent help... although on an active wiki, there's usually an admin around to help pretty quickly :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:02, February 23, 2011 (UTC)

need an image attribution design tip
Is there an easy way to make small thumbnails be less unsightly? See for example w.c:guildwars:User:Brother Roland/Mini Pets; due to the small size of the icons, the attribution wraps and adds to the visual space of teh text, which as a result is much larger than the image itself. MediaWiki won't enlarge thumbnails if you give them a larger px size, so that option is out, and I don't want to turn attributions off (in fact, I'd like to avoid any wiki-specific "solutions" that would have to be maintained in the future). Any ideas? --◄mendel► 20:32, February 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * One way might be to create the images with a bigger border... but I'm not sure that's ideal either. It's a tricky one. I'll show this to the some folks in the office tomorrow, and see if they have some ideas of what might work better -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:52, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that would be great! We have by now close to 100 of these pet icons, and I'm fairly sure that creating duplicate versions of all of these won't be ideal. --◄mendel► 14:02, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Has anything come of this, or do I just have to live with the attribution ugliness for these small images? --◄mendel► 05:56, March 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * I passed it on, and the likely solution is going to be remove attribution for any thumbnails below a certain size. That's got to be finalized (especially deciding exactly what the cut-off is) but I hope it won't take too long to make the change -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:20, March 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good idea, can't wait for the rollout! --◄mendel► 15:34, March 9, 2011 (UTC)

I was skiped?
http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Community_Central:Adoption_requests#The_great_weegee_wiki

They didn't do my Adoption request. What did i do?

I ♥ Haters NOT!!!! 23:11, February 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, they were looking in to the situation, but hopefully you are now aware that you can't adopt an active wiki (and shouldn't keep asking after being told that already) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:53, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Hi
On, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wiki, I tried to implant a successful character template, known as "Template:InfoCharacter". I made it work, but for some reason, it's consuming the entire page, and I don't know what to do about it. Is there anything you can do? --Archie 21:55, February 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Your infobox opened two tables with {|, but closed only one; therefore, all subsequent text on the page got stuffed into the outer infobox table. I fixed it. --◄mendel► 00:59, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

wiki of the month
Hello there :) I was wondering: will you ever hold anything like, the most improved/neat wiki of feburary or something? Me and the fellow people at Cats of Clans wiki are working hard to improve it and to try to nominate it in some events :) ♣Saint♣Ice♣  22:29, February 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's certainly something we've considered doing :) We'll keep it on the list of ideas for the future -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:58, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Broken wiki
Hello, Sannse. Our wiki doesn’t work already more than one week. Do you know what happened? —24.158.233.212 18:07, February 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, you'll need to give me a bit more of a clue than that :) Please use the contact form, and don't forget to include details of exactly what's wrong and which wiki! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:58, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * http://www.inciklopedia.org/wiki/. I don't know what happened. When I try to open this wiki I get empty page. This problem not just with this wiki. A lot of wikis, that on this same server, don't work. It happens too often, but this time - is longest. It is already second week. If you can do something - please help us (and sorry for my english, I'm Ukrainian). —24.158.233.212 13:29, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * That's not a Wikia wiki. It's hosted by someone else (probably a guy called CarlB) and has so isn't one I can help with I'm afraid. You will have to find his contact information and ask him to fix it. Sorry -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 20:10, March 4, 2011 (UTC)

One small request
Hello Sannse, me and the founder (Head.Boy.Hog) of the test admin wiki have a request to have Jeff G. 's rights removed, I accidentally gave them to him when I wasn't paying attention. I'm afraid he might hurt the wiki.

Hope you can help :-Þ Sorry for bothering you...

Eglinton ♫ profile Talk ♫ 01:29, March 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * It looks to me as though he is going out of his way to be helpful to you. Sorry, but this isn't an urgent request, and you've been asked more than once not to keep asking staff for loads of small tweaks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 06:04, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Meaningless blocks
Hey this is Wildoneshelper (cont. Uhsting) (talk) (edits) again and I'm from http://wildones.wikia.com/wiki/Wild_Ones_Wiki again.

Recently, some pages are blocked by no reason. Those pages are not the ones which are the cores of controlling and affecting the wiki so much. They are just only informative pages. The pages are not private and doesn't expose some information about the user or community. The following three pages are http://wildones.wikia.com/wiki/Falcon and http://wildones.wikia.com/wiki/Turkey and http://wildones.wikia.com/wiki/Rumble_in_The_Jungle. Please unblock them or if not, reply at my talk page. Thank you! I'm very angry at WildWarren and I'm going to do something to prevent him to block the pages again. He is trying to prevent me to spread around the wiki! I have fully contributions in Wild Ones Wiki and I don't know why he blocked the pages. It is a reason that he hates me I think. He is lazy on blocking the pages. When blocked, no edits he made in the blocking pages. I wonder why he does it. He must have gone crazy about me. I want you to solve this problem asap.

Wildoneshelper (cont. Uhsting) (talk) (edits) 09:53, March 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * This is something you need to discuss with WildWarren and any other admins on the wiki. I would suggest you have a calm and friendly discussion with him -without drama like "he must have gone crazy" and "he is lazy". Just talk to him :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 20:41, March 4, 2011 (UTC)

I have but he just didn't listen.

Wildoneshelper (cont. Uhsting) (talk) (edits) 06:56, March 5, 2011 (UTC)

Beautification help
hello again, Its me once again begging for help on the barsoom wiki, This time I need help with the beautification of the invididual portals. . . and no matter what I do I cannot seem to get the google rating up, and in all honesty It has me worried. I have tried some of the things that were on the page about it. The most popular and consistent work for the burroughs universe right now is the warlord of mars series (a current ongoing comic), and the upcoming movie. . . which our article on both of these subjects are lacking, But I am unsure of how to go about acquiring help for these two subjects. It seems rude and unlawful to copy information on the movie directly from other wikis, and asking for help for the dynamite warlord of mars series on the sites official forums will likely get me banned for advertising a website I am in charge of (i have seen this happen with other wikis). . . I am sorry for being so amateur ralok 07:02, March 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Everything on a wiki is public domain information. It's perfectly legal to copy it, and it isn't rude at all. Just make sure you've cited it properly.


 * Monchoman45: that's not quite accurate :) it's important to separate copying text directly and gathering information from a source. You can't always just copy the text, but you can take information from a source and put it in your own words. So the fact that grass is green can't be copyrighted, but that doesn't mean you can directly copy the exact text of an article that says that -- you need to pull out the facts and write about it yourself :)


 * On the other hand, many wikis (including those on Wikia) use a license that does allow you to copy text directly -- as long as you give credit to the source. So it depends on the situation.


 * ralok: I'd say that content is the key to getting noticed on Google, rather than beautification -- although that helps keep people on the site once the reach you! Content will be especially important as the movies get closer and people search more for the key terms. Finding information from other sites and wikis and putting it together in your own words is definitely not rude or illegal :) You shouldn't just copy text of course, but bringing together information from many sources and building them in to the ultimate resource is what wikis are all about.


 * You may also find that linking to other sites on your wiki (for example " broke a new story that...." or "Source: ") will help those sites notice you, and may encourage them to send people your way to share information too.


 * Forums and blogs have varying rules, but some allow you to link a wiki or other site in your signature or profile. Contributing on forum discussions and adding replies to questions will then give you publicity for your wiki without you spamming. Forums may also allow you to link when the link is part of a relevant reply. For example, someone might ask "what are the names of the Pricesses of Mars?" and you could reply something like "the most important are A, B and C... but there are also 25 others mentioned in the books - there is an article about all of them if you want to know more".


 * And most importantly - don't give up! You are doing great :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 21:18, March 4, 2011 (UTC)

Council
Hi, quick question... What's the community council? is it like a group for users to decide things? if so I'd love to join it sounds like a way to help out. I've been very bored lately on wikia so I saw this new group.

Eglinton ♫ profile Talk ♫ 00:10, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * It seems to be an administrative group, as only VSTF, helpers, and staff were added to it. I'd still like to know what it is, though.


 * it's a new group of people who are helping us with some extra feedback on Wikia and its features. The group is an experiment, so we're only adding people by invite at the moment -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:32, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

SOCOM wiki admin rights
Hi! It's me, CS Specialist from the SOCOM Wiki, listen, thanks for the greeting here, but I am really concerned for SOCOM wiki right now as it has no admin. Just send the word to my SOCOM wiki here: CS Specialist on SOCOM Wiki

CS Specialist 00:31, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, if there are no active admins, then you can ask to adopt the wiki via our adoptions page. If there are other active people on the wiki, then you should be sure to get agreement from them first -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:34, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Bureaucrat trouble
Hey there. A couple of months ago, you helped out our wiki Dragon Ball Fanon Wiki with a rogue bureaucrat, and we were all sorted for a good while. Unfortunately, the user promoted to bureaucrat as a replacement then insulted another of our administrators as an anon, and I blocked him for a year. It was then decided that we would demote Princeofallsalads and relace him with a more reliable user.

Seeing as bureaucrats cannot demote bureaucrats, would you be able to do the job? Thanks. 01:34, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * This is the anon account that he used to harass a fellow admin... I guess if you want you could do an IP check with the Princeofallsalads account to make sure, but he did admit to being both of them... -KidVegeta

Hey, it's all cool now. As it turns out, POAS decided to demote himself. -KidVegeta


 * OK, glad it got sorted -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:34, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Thank You!
Thanks for the tips, Sannse. My wiki has grown to 10 users, and now Finchelfanno1 is spreading the word around on a very popular wiki-Glee Wiki. Mr. Grille (contact) 12:54, March 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * Good to hear :) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:59, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Favicon
well please you can make just one favicon to pucca wiki please!!!


 * Best place to ask is the Logo Creation Wiki - and I'll try to call in soon to see if I can help (if someone else hasn't) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:59, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Would you mind...
... editing here regularly?

Ten good reasons: -BRAINULATOR9 (TALK) 00:27, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) We've got spam.
 * 2) We've got Wikia Labs, meaning everything is turned on!
 * 3) We've got achievements.
 * 4) You'll be a good rollbacker, administrator, and bureaucrat.
 * 5) You can turn on the Layout Builder.
 * 6) You can promote our wiki.
 * 7) You can put an end to spam on the wiki.
 * 8) You can learn about Orange and his friends.
 * 9) You can answer my 'YouChoose" questions.
 * 10) We're looking for a good regular Wikia Staff member, so check us out!


 * Thanks :) but it's my job to look after wikis all over Wikia, so I don't generally get a chance to edit on specific wikis. But best of luck with your wiki! -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:37, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Usernames
Hi, (it's been a while) is there any way to change a username?-- (Who am I?)(Have something to say?) 00:34, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * w:c:help:Help:Changing_your_username Rappy 00:42, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

Contributor Double Trouble
Recently, there is a contributor which is damaging our wiki severely. His IP address is 98.149.112.147 Please charge him if nessesary and block him for 1 year. I'm not a bureaucrat but I want to tell it to you.Wildoneshelper (cont. Uhsting) (talk) (edits) 05:30, March 6, 2011 (UTC)Not enough 60 days to ask for Bureaucrat permission but I wanna have it to unblock innocent pages and block users.Wildoneshelper (cont. Uhsting) (talk) (edits) 05:30, March 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, you don't say which wiki, but possibly you mean Wild Ones Wiki? You are admin there, so can block the IP. Just go to Special:Block on your wiki to add the block -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:43, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Answers
Using the new wiki-creation format, How do I create a new answers site? There doesn't appear to be a link to do this.Hockeyben 00:22, March 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I replied on the forum. There is actually a work-around at the moment: you can visit http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:CreateWiki&type=answers&uselang=en to create an answers site... although I don't know if how long that will be available, and you should be aware of the potential for changes to the look of Answers wikis in the future (I don't have news on that yet) -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:53, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Problem
Please ban User:John Egbert from the great weegee wiki!

Take a look at the mean message from him http://thegreatweegee.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Murkekow_Alt&oldid=9046

He has been renaming people's user page's and removing all content from page's.

That blue plumbah! 04:41, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * It may just be me, but I think you're bringing it on yourself with edits like these. What goes around comes around. If you promote hate, that's what you will normally be greeted with. Rappy 06:44, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * What Rappy said.
 * It looks like the admin there has been inactive for a while, I would suggest that the active users start by working out how to work together more politely, and then discuss who should have admin rights. Then you will be able to look after the wiki more effectively -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 18:56, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

New Skin
Hi Sannse! The new wikia skin is actually quite good! Only one problem though that strikes me down badly: Why cannot users change their skin to their own liking? I am currently stuck on the monobook skin, but if I could change my skin preferences, I could switch between to two when I like, therefore there are no problem reports about it. My basic question is this: "Why can users not change their skins to their liking?". It just doesn't make sense to me anymore... I asked Sarah Manley whether she could change my skin. She replied saying I could, so I checked but no, I cannot (due to $wgHiddenPrefs being set to "skin" I suppose) and she has not replied yet. Can users have the right to change their skins, please? OH! And if the fact that they cannot change their skins because of the new Wikia skin being the new Wikia style and that users should always have that one on, well think about this: I cannot change my skin to Wikia, so Monobook is my default one :( I would like to be able to switch between the two. Thanks — Jempcorp {user page | talk} 22:18, March 8, 2011 (UTC).
 * Oh, and one more thing: The "Vector" skin would look great on Wikia, I think. So sleek and shiny *deep thought* — Jempcorp {user page | talk} 22:23, March 8, 2011 (UTC).
 * Does not matter now - found it under User Profile. Thanks, — Jempcorp {user page | talk} 10:00, March 12, 2011 (UTC).

spam
spam wiki here http://julius4sharp.wikia.com/wiki/Cheap_Flights_to_Istanbul_–_Route_your_Flight_through_another_Airport_Wiki. Hockeyben 02:49, March 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * The best place to report spam wikis is here.  Random Time  11:49, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

Hello Sannse. 80.221.115.193 06:39, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

Vandal
There has been a vandal at the Artemis Fowl Wiki for a few days now. Whenever I ban him/her, he/she always comes back and somehow bypasses the block. He/she always comes with a new username/IP, and has been blanking pages, insulting me, etc. His latest IP is 71.136.245.156. Can you do something about that if you get the chance? Thanks. ಠ_ಠ Waddle D33  ( Talk •  Contribs ) 17:15, March 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hello. He can keep coming back because he has a large, dynamic range. I have checked and there were no false positives and have blocked the smallest range possible. Please let us know here if he returns and we'll take a look. -- 18:55, March 12, 2011 (UTC)

Change Title
I would like if you were to change the name of my wikia "BRUCE LEE WIKI" to "Bruce Lee Wiki", thanks.Quiet Man 10:33, March 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, we can do that, but need to know which wiki :) Please send the details in by using the contact form. Thanks -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 05:06, March 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't feel quite comfortably using the contact form, it's this wikia. Quiet Man ( Talk ) 22:54, March 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't feel quite comfortably using the contact form, it's this wikia. Quiet Man ( Talk ) 22:54, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Sysop
Hi, would you be able to make FatMan2539 into a sysop for the XBIO wikia page to help with the wiki please.

02:26, March 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, the current beaurocrat can do that - they just need to go to his contributions page, and click the link that says "user rights" -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog)  05:06, March 15, 2011 (UTC)

Rights etc
hi i just mad a new wiki and im confused on how to make people admins and how to add popular pages........help please?(: Per3ylove - Talk  23:23, March 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, you can set rights by going to a person's contributions page and clicking the "user rights" link. Popular pages are automatically added as your wiki grows.  -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png  (help forum | blog)  05:06, March 15, 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism on Simpsons wiki
There is a spamming person on Simpsons Wiki. Thought you could get http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/User:Lisa_Simpsons_Jr. banned. I did edit the user page to get my point across.
 * Blocked and reverted - in the future, it's best to report vandalism here - that way, someone who's online at the time has a better chance of seeing it  Random Time  23:06, March 15, 2011 (UTC)

Bleach Wiki Rights?
Hello, I am coming to ask if Bleach Wiki has the right to block all non registered users from editing. They have been doing this for years, and it won't allow you to edit unless you have an account. I have seen many other wikis and all of them allow non registered users to make contributions. Normally I wouldn't have said anything but I read the conversation here between one of the admins and one of the heavy editors on the site and thought I should report them. Is there some way that you or the staff of this wiki can fix this? ErzaLover 02:47, March 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * There are a few wikis on Wikia that only allow logged in editing. This is sometimes because they had severe vandalism problems in the past, or because it's a wiki that moved to Wikia and they already had that setting, or because it was a wiki with an larger, active community that feels very strongly about anon editing. It's something that we only allow rarely, on a case-by-case basis, and it should never be done with repeated use of Protect Site (that's not the way it's done on Bleach - it's correctly set by staff).


 * But if the Bleach community wants to try opening up editing again, then that would be great :) All it needs is for a discussion on the wiki, and a general agreement to give it a go - then an admin should contact us and we can make the change -- sannse http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 21:49, March 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Sannse, we most certainly do not want to open the site to anons. We have enough trouble with people making accounts to vandalize the site. Opening anons would only make this worse. The above user has made 1 edit to the wiki which was undone for not following the rules. My guess is that they are upset over this.--

Not Upset.
I wasn't saying that out of spite, I simply wished to know why I couldn't just edit without an account, and I wouldn't have said anything if the user himself wouldn't have said that they were doing something wrong, but thanks for your answer. ErzaLover 01:30, March 19, 2011 (UTC)

Spotlight error
Hi i'm not a user of the Twilight wiki but i thought i should report this. Pls take a look at this pic. It's a screenshot from Red Riding Hood (movie) not the Twilight saga. I hope you do something about it. Bye  What is CH3OH?     It's Methanol   ....  11:59, March 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I'll pass this feedback to the team that handles Spotlights. --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:20, March 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * The Spotlight team says: "if they click on the spotlight it takes them to a blog post on Twilight Saga wiki that talks about Red Riding Hood being the next Twilight because it's being directed by the same guy who directed one of the Twilight movies."  So, not a mistake. (I suppose that's why it says "the next twilight?". I didn't catch it, either, though.) --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog)  17:30, March 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * The Spotlight team says: "if they click on the spotlight it takes them to a blog post on Twilight Saga wiki that talks about Red Riding Hood being the next Twilight because it's being directed by the same guy who directed one of the Twilight movies."  So, not a mistake. (I suppose that's why it says "the next twilight?". I didn't catch it, either, though.) --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog)  17:30, March 23, 2011 (UTC)

True Blood Wiki
Hi Sannse! We have a minor issue developing on the True Blood Wiki that I'm hoping you can resolve for us. Our one and only Bureaucrat, The Scourge has gone inactive, and we have only one active Administrator. The fourth season of True Blood starts in a couple of months, which is bound to increse traffic on the wiki, and bring problems in equal measure. Buffymybasset was previously an Administrator, but her rights were revoked due to her account being hacked. The suspension of her rights was supposed to be temporary, but The Scourge went inactive without restoring them. So, would you please restore her admin status, and promote either her or Babbyjabba to Bureaucrat? Thanks in advance. Jayden Matthews 15:07, March 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * It looks like XD1 is active on this wiki and restored Buffymybasset's rights. Have you tried asking them for a Bureaucrat promotion? --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 17:36, March 23, 2011 (UTC)

Liberapedia
Somebody's hacked into Wikia and changed the LP logo for Liberapedia to the Conservapedia logo. Liberapedians won't like this. Proxima Centauri 09:08, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

It's been put right now, thanks. Proxima Centauri 08:44, March 23, 2011 (UTC)

hello
Hi Sannse, this is probably a weird request but is it possible to restrict the "Move"/"Rename" pages option only to sysops? we don't really want our users who aren't admins renaming our pages. This is from the w:c:testadmin and it's just a question? just to restrict users from moving pages.

Eglinton talk  00:36, March 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes but it can only be done page by page. You just protect the page (via the drop down menu on the edit button) and choose edit = new and registered contributors, move = sysop.--
 * Talk page stalker No, it is technically possible to move the  right from user to sysop (making it so only admins can move pages), but wait for Sannse's answer for whether or not she will do this for you. Also, in future, such requests should go through Special:Contact on that wiki.  03:14, March 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) I just don't want to be going around protecting pages :-P
 * Eglinton talk  22:52, March 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Eglinton talk  22:52, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Abandoned Wiki
Hello Sannse, I think the founder of this wikia has abandoned it. Quiet Man ( Talk ) 22:47, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

Just a suggestion: But I think you should put in a request to adopt the wiki, if you wanted to request administrative or bureaucratic status there.

Hope that helped :)

Eglinton talk  22:53, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

My word.

User DarkusAlpha was Blocked for Intimidating Behavior/Harassment on another Wiki, and starting Randomness on our Wiki some time ago. The Badges are, somewhat, a hope to get some Editing on our Wiki, because all Users there are only Commenting on Blog Posts instead of Editing. 2X☆∞ |  klaT &lt;    Backwards.


 * Also, most of our Administrators are ignoring our Policies/Rules and act inappropriately. If Banned/their Rights are removed, they go on a "strike" and begin threatening by using various methods. Any Solutions will be highly accepted. Thanks. 2X☆∞ | <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#00ccff"> klaT &lt;   <font face="Viner Hand ITC" color="#lime"> Backwards.


 * And Finally, my entire point being, how can i keep a Wiki alive if the Community hates me? <font face="TimokU Italic" color="#330033">2X☆∞ | <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#00ccff"> klaT &lt;   <font face="Viner Hand ITC" color="#lime"> Backwards.


 * If I may give my non-staff opinion, there are a few things at work here. First off, Bakugan wiki is likely to have many users that are under the age of 13, simply due to the subject matter. Hence, the people you're dealing with will tend to be immature. From what I saw on that blog, you have a Randomness policy for people who only comment on blog posts. You probably shouldn't block people who only comment on blogs - instead, provide something that makes them want to edit content pages more. Badges don't seem to be a good option (judging from the above), so try to think of something else. And one user made a good point - "what happens on one wiki stays on one wiki". Don't block a user on two wikis for something they did on one. Those things should be a step in the right direction - hopefully, they'll help you get your community under control.




 * No one's perfect - people make mistakes. I myself have blocked people for bad reasons before. Doesn't mean that people can't change. Both sides need to compromise here.

Deleting Wikis
Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to delete wikis? I've been recently wanting to delete one, but I remember someone telling me a long time ago that it's a pain to do so. Anyway, please let me know!

Thanks,

--Blemo


 * Hi! If the wiki has a lot of content on it or there are other community members involved, we encourage you to leave it for others to adopt and improve, rather than delete it. However, if it's brand new, mostly empty, or you're the only person who's used it, just send us a message via Special:Contact and we'll try to help you out. --Dopp http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 16:31, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

Your photos on Wiki
Hi there,

I am making labels for a candle company. Can the images of state flowers be used as part of the labels? Your images are amazing!

Thanks, Gina

Question
Hey Sannse, I have a question. Is it possible to delete wiki accounts? I just got a random email yesterday that I had two (unused) wiki accounts from 2005. Yeah, it was weird and I dunno why I just got the emails... but I'm wondering if I can delete those accounts, as I have no intention of using them any more. Is this possible? Let me know,

-KidVegeta
 * No if you delete your account in a wiki your whole account in all the wikis will be deleted. <font color="DarkBlue" face="verdana">What is CH3OH? <font color="DarkGreen" face="verdana">It's Methanol  <font color="darkgreen" face="verdana">Contrib  06:35, March 28, 2011 (UTC)

I should mention that they are on a different email address, then this account that I'm using now. Is that important? -KidVegeta


 * It is technically possible to delete an account (the software can adapt), but it's messy to do so and is rarely, if ever, done. The email you got was likely a phishing attempt, because Wikia doesn't send out emails about having unused accounts. You can disable the account, but if you're not using it anyway there's really no need.