User talk:Sarah Manley

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Welcome
Hello, I am a community Manager here at Wikia. Please add new messages to the bottom, thanks :)

If you're looking for help, you can leave a message for me here or visit our help page. If you have an idea for a new wiki, please create one!

hi
Hi. I just meant to ask you, how do you delete those two wikias, because they were accidentaly created.

--Jetfire606 22:41, June 30, 2010 (UTC)


 * HI, please send an email to Special:contact with your request. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:14, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Problems
Why my logo does not change, even though yesterday I added a picture Wiki.png?

And left the bar, recent changes -list is not updated, it is all the time 1 second ago... My wiki is http://fi.lemmenviemaa.wikia.com--Djlordi 12:03, July 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, it may be that the cache hasn't cleared on our wiki yet. I have let the technical team know, and it should clear over the next day or two. Thanks for your patience. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:17, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

hello!
Hello! So I saw the above posts about searching Dead Rising in the search bar on Wikia.com. I tried it and all it shows is the other, underdeveloped wiki. Is there a way that you could make http://deadrising.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Rising_Wiki show up as well? Thanks, --Mistertrouble189 04:53, July 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, just keep building out the content, and it will rise to the top! Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:18, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Adobe update
I just got this on my talk page, by you: "Adobe has recently released an important security update - we recommend you update your Flash player to continue viewing Wikia at its best!" I normally get a notice for updates, so I checked the staff blog and your contubutions, and didn't see anythig related to it, is this a real update, and if so, what does it do? Jabberwock xeno 19:16, July 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, we just wanted to let folks know that Abode released the latest version of its Flash player, which has better sercurity measures. It was a friendly suggestion to help all of our users. For more details, tt's best to read more about on their site for more exact details. Sarah (help forum | blog) 22:07, July 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * ...Which tells me nothing XD. All it says is that it's a update. Oh well. Jabberwock xeno 22:19, July 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm also here to discuss this. It's way more than a security update this time. They totally overhauled the Flash engine, to the point where it will run on lower-spec machines. It's the first time I've ever wanted to upgrade not just because I had to. It's actually better. (Hope that helps you, too, Jabberwock xeno) --trlkly 03:42, July 4, 2010 (UTC)

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html

R-type Wiki question (split from previous section)
( I was the unregistered contributor)

Thank you,

I have a deep concern about R-Type wiki missing a good amount of articles, witch is why I most recently added the Revo article (it was also misspelled [Reevo]). The entire TL fighter piece for R-Type Final is also missing ( I am hoping to fix that very soon, or at least as soon as a get a list of all the TL fighters, of which there are 5).

Hope someone helps so as to fix it,

NuclearHolocaust

PS: Help me Help Wiki, seriously.


 * Best of keep editing, and to talk to other users there. If the wiki's admins are not around, you can request to adopt the wiki on our adoption page. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:27, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Xbox Live
Hey! Do u have Xbox live?? If u do, add me Rmon3y1


 * Nope I don't, Have fun though, and be sure to check out our Xbox wikis. Cheers, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:27, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

I did it, I confess.
Hello Sarah,

For what it's worth, I am the author of the contest entry for the Solar Cooking Wiki (webmaster Tom Sponheim can verify this). I could have sworn I was logged in when I posted it (unless I was supposed to do the four tildes thing there....)SharonID 07:40, July 4, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your entry. There were lots of great wikis to choose from! Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:27, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Probelm
User FadhillPF has blocked me on Phineas and Ferb Fanon because fighting with Ferblover. Me and Ferblover said sorry. I really need help.

Thank You, PremierChannel TV'10


 * You will need to talk to FadhillPF further about this issue, which they are the local admin there. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:27, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Fiddle Wiki
Hi Sarah: I was wondering if you could give me suggestions that I can use to help Fiddle Wiki grow? We need more members! Buddpaul 17:49, July 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, the best place to start is to read through our advice pages. I would also suggest reaching out to your friends and family, as well as posting about your wiki on facebook and twitter. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:27, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Gabi Hernandez
Hi, Sarah.

You've a new user from en:wp that could use some guidance. See:


 * w:c:daysofourlives:User talk:Gabi Hernandez

There's a link there that will give you the context. If you've any questions, feel free to contact me.

Cheers, Jack Merridew 06:09, July 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * Great, thanks! Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:03, July 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * Kewl; she's also got an adoption request in here:
 * Community Central:Adoption requests
 * I suggested this to her and also noticed another wikia about this soap:
 * w:c:days6510:DAYS_OF_OUR_LIVES_Wiki
 * nb: Her request is re:
 * w:c:daysofourlives:Days of our Lives
 * I suggested that they might be 'merged'. I don't know what the '6510' or 'btbs' means and I may be missing something.
 * I'll refer other en:wp editors to Wikia as needed.
 * Cheers, Jack Merridew 16:08, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Ikariam Wiki ITALIA
Hi Sarah! I'm new to Wiki and I've just creted two wiki sites:

Europe1400

Ikariam Italia

I've put the new logos in both wikis but I realized that the one in Ikariam doesn't fit in the box, so I tried to change it, but no way! I followed the same procedure of the first logo change, but the logo still remains the same even if I uploaded a new image.

I've read the help guide for logos but still don't know how to change it.

Thank you for helping me.

Minerva Titani

Minerva Titani 16:03, July 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, it can take some time for the cache to clear, so please be patient. It will change over soon. Thanks for the report, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:06, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Hi! Can you help me to delete this wiki?

http://poichingsch.wikia.com/wiki/

Thanks!--Singapore123 13:23, July 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, deletions are handled though Special:Contact, so please send us a request there. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:06, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

can you plese
can you plese un block my tdi bolg thank you

I am bullied by Charitwo
Please excuse me if you are not the one to go, for I apologize. And this happened to me. Please, by all means remove this picture when you are done as it takes up quite some space when done with it. Peter Griffen Boy 19:37, July 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * If you have a problem on a local wiki, you need to talk to the admins there. If you continue to have an issue, you can email us at Special:contact. Cheers, Sarah (help forum | blog) 23:45, July 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Charitwo is a VSTF guy. He bans for me the dumbest reasons on IRC on #wikia. He is always the one that bans me. I left you a new message at the bottom with more info. Peter Griffen Boy 17:47, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Checkuser request
Hi Sarah, could you do a checkuser for me please.

On these three users, and see if any of them are from the same IP. Also can you check to see if any of them are from New York.


 * User:Bullygirl
 * User:JennyVincent
 * User:Kateharrington

Thanks Dan the Man 1983 00:10, July 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Dan, can you send an email to Special:Contact about this and include what wiki you are interested in? It is the best way for us to answer these types of requests. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:15, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

I am being bullyied by a VSTF user by the name of charitwo

 * Me and him have been having a long amount of ugliness. He's banned me twice, and each time it was overturned. It is often for stupid reasons, such as one time I got banned, when I typed nothing, nothing at all. Another time Charitwo was completely off topic, I asked him to get back on topic, banned. One time my friends were on my computer, changing my nick, banned. I tried explaining to Joeyaa and Charitwo to what happened, and neither one helped me. Charitwo ignored me and Joeyaa said "Well that computer is banned." and said I was nick spamming, but all I did was quickly try to change my name, but it was to late and I was banned. I get no warnings. Oh yes. I remember One time I user was spamming cap locking and typing short messages; flooding, all that annoying hell. I told him to stop or he would be blocked, but I accidentally hit caps lock. Guess what, that guy who was flooding, didn't even get a warning, he got to go free, but I got banned. Most of the time these bans have been overturned. It has been Charitwo who has blocked me without warning for the dumbest of sorts. Another user Nelo Angelo97 has had similar experiences. I was requested by IRC staff to change my name after my friends changed my name, I tried telling them that, but Joeyaa beat around the bush and Charitwo ignored me. I do apologize for any trouble given and if this is the wrong person to message, could you please point me where to file a complain? Thank you for giving me some of your time, as I am sure as a Wikia "general" your time must be valuable. Peter Griffen Boy 05:02, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

For some strange reason, my computer will not allow me to upload some pictures I have screen captured. However. I have two pictures and a copy of paste of what happened twice of my blocks. http://battlefield.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Peter_Griffen_Boy/Bullied_by_Charitwo_part_2. < That link is when he blocked me for accidently typing one small sentence in caps lock, by accident. I tried to explain, and I was ignored. http://battlefield.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Peter_Griffen_Boy/I_am_bullied_by_wikia_staff< although that is text form, I have not said a word, and Charitwo bans me. The second part is where I tried to get him to tell me why he banned me, again, I just got nothing of an answer. Peter Griffen Boy 17:43, July 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Peter, As I mentioned above it is best to discuss this through Special:Contact. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:48, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

Logo
How do you change the logo of a Wiki.HazeShot 08:19, July 14, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, you can learn how to change your logo on our help page here. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:47, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

Photo galleries, recent pictures
Hello,

Firstly, thanks for your continued work on Wikia. The constant updates that you guys do makes wiki-editing worthwhile! Thanks. One of these updates is the photo galleries you've added, which I think are great. The one where you can look at "recently added images" works well, but I can't add any links. Is it possible to add links to this? And if it isn't, a future update which would add that would be good.

Thanks, Bethel23 19:37, July 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Did you miss my message? :) Bethel23 05:58, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Hi!
Hi SM! I just wanted to say that you do a great job on Wikia! Slidey5555


 * Thanks Slidey5555! We hope you are following our blog, it's the best place to keep up to date with new features and events on Wikia. Cheers, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:22, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

Please Undo
Hello, I am a very big editor at two wikis and i have noticed (and been infuriated) by the new Gallery's. I loved gallery because they were neat and nice, Now you need to put coding and all this other junk to TRY to get what you want. The spacing is terrible and quite rankly i hate the new gallery's. The Gallery's are no longer net, They AREN'T! Now i enjoy wiki and all the time i spend here but now my image of wiki is bad because of gallery's. My wiki friends have taken gallery off or switched to the space taking not as well liked Slideshow. Now i have a terrible time editing wiki with images and at the wiki i am at gallery's are needed! Is there ANY possible way that we can get the old gallery back unless the coding the user who likes*shivers* this format. Please i just want the old gallerias back. Thats all i want for my fun wiki time i am very OCD and like things organized on wiki. Please one wiki is starting a petition to ask you to undo these changes, that has to mean something :(.

Thank you for your time. Ken zen   Elev  en!  07:29, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Kenzen Eleven!, the best place to provide feedback is on the blog post on the new galleries (it helps up to have feedback all in one spot). Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:25, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey Sarah, I have a question. Can you please change the galleries back to original? 22 minus 1 users on the Camps wiki don't want it. See? Oh, and do you mind looking at my uglt Total Drama Island Camp Wiki User page and see it's ugly gallery (I hope that doesn't offend you, sorry)? Here. Scroll down to Total Sprink Character Editing 2, and look. Also look at "Total Kenny Recolor School". The sizes are way different. I hope you take this into consideration. Please reply on my talkpage. Signed, MTDM. -- Dr. Totaldramaman You want an appointment? Then talk to me. 21:09, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

I Am Alive Wiki
Hi, I've decided to start an I Am Alive Wiki, but there is already one so I'd like to adopt it, seeing there are no contributors, the creator abandoning it after TWO edits.. one to a page and another to the main page. This way I can delete, move, do other admin things to try and build the site. Also, could you rename it to I Am Alive instead of I am alive? Thanks! --Mistertrouble189 02:51, July 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for your note, but the best place to request this is on our adoptions page. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:00, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

This is bornin

From Kingdom Hearts FF
You won't have to worry about the situation, it was resolved the minute I resigned as Administrator. I was under pressure, and my fellow administrators, who had nothing to do with my actions, were being attacked because of this. My only option was to resign, it seemed no matter what rules I admited to breaking or vowed to follow in the future, no matter what guidlines me and the admins created to stop this from happening again, the users who started the whole debacle simply had a personal vendetta against me.

They use fancy words and numerous guidelines, but no matter how many times I admitted guilt, apologized, or try to settle the matter, they kept fanning the flames and riling me and others up. Said users wouldn't rest until they had my head on a platter. My resignation however must have been second-best, because they ended the conflict as soon as I was gone.

I'm asking for someone to investigate those users, they simply crossed the line. They abused and harrased the wikias' admins, two of which I said were innocent. I was wrong, willing to accept responsibility and change my ways, but I didn't deserve the onslaught of abusive messages from users like "Kajalamorth" or "Xerruy", who relentlessly hounded me to the point of having to quit to get some peace and quite on the talkpages!

I'd like to return and turn over a new leaf, change things like you said to get some more growth. But that will never happen if those users are waiting in the shadows for my return, to start another witch hunt agianst me.

WolfRisingSun 02:23, July 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, thanks for the explanation. At this point it is probably best to join another more welcoming community. There are tons out there that could use your help. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:38, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

Quick Questions about Achievements
I saw in your blog that there is a feature called "Achievements" which gives awards for edit counts to curtin article types. I'm looking for information as I'm interested in adding it to Ghostbusters Wiki, and maybe a few other wikis. I prefer places on how and what to do to do it and how it determines how it counts. TY Devilmanozzy  (Talk Page)  04:50, July 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, I am working on a help page and will let you know once its ready. If you want to test it out, please send an email to Special:contact and we can get it turned on for you. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 18:40, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

name error
i wanted my wikia name to be called bakugan unreleased wikia,not bakugan gundalian invaders wikia.So can the name be fixed?

GaiaDrago 13:44, July 28, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, I switched it for you. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 23:21, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

Hi
I was blocked on http://www.candyandsoda.wikia.com I was later unblocked, but It won't let me edit. Could you please help me? And could you please reply on my talk and not yours? So I will easily notice -- Unknown4  Talk  01:31, July 29, 2010 (UTC)


 * Are you able to edit now? Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:50, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Another Wiki
Hi i edit a wiki that a couple people go to and their is another wiki about the same thing and a few more people go to that one. I would edit the other one but mine has a lot more pages and information. Which one should i edit?HazeShot 23:25, August 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * I see you got in touch with a couple of other staff members. If you want to merge the wikis, feel free to contact us at Special:contact. Best, --Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:51, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Monitoring IP addresses
As I have nothing to do with L4W Wiki and there are problems on WP with the given IP address can someone keep an eye on what happens (and, as with WP allow 'activity on signing in' if a IP-alone block is deemed necessary). Jackiespeel 16:42, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

Staff Requests
Hi could you do me a favor is grant me the Staff rights please,thanks big monster.Hand lovers Crazy Hand 19:44, August 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thats just for staff. Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:56, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Everything Wiki
How can you eliminate Everithing Wiki? My brother has wanted to create one wiki with my user without asking me and now he no longer wants to work on it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you. --New Super Iggy Koopa Bros. Wii 20:18, August 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi, please send a request to Special:contact about closing your wiki. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:56, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Account Deletion
How do you delete a wiki account?


 * Help:Create_an_account -- 04:23, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Help!
There are problems on Custom Bionicles. A user is being weird, and the database is locked so I cannot contact an admin or anyone else. I have sent a message to wikia, but I need help. Varkanax39


 * The database issue was just temporary, and should be working ok now. You can now contact the local admin about any issues with other users. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:12, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Mass Vandalism By Administrator
Hello, I have run into a problem while managing my Wikia. An user of Patapon Wiki was given the rights of a administrator by someone who I don't know the identity of, and this "administrator" deleted the front page, and locked the DATABASE of the Wikia. I need help on reversing his damage, and I have already blocked this user. Send help ASAP. Thank you.

Yumipon 02:15, August 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * A link would help, and you should send that to Special:Contact. -- ( (  (  (  Matias   )  )  )  )  ~  Talk  AVATAR Wiki 02:33, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

handle
Permissions you can handle it?--航海小子 17:13, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks It's a great Idea! From, Stelios7! 17:18, August 5, 2010 (UTC).

Message
Thanks for the messagie, I follow the staff page but I'm some in difficult because I'm italian but thanks everything!

Axel 8

No response?
Hello Atmmachine11 here, and I just want to say on my wiki:

http://fft4hol.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy:_The_4_Heros_of_light_Wiki

I requested badges 2 times and got no response both times...should i quit wikia because noone responds to me or what?


 * ( btw can you somehow give my wiki the ability of badges?

.signature exporting
Hi, I just wanted to ask, what should I do to export my .signature (developed in Lyrics.wikia.com [formerly lyricswiki]), I did it once for vampirewars wiki and it was a PITA, I had to export 5-7 templates manually, is there something I can do to reference my lyrics .signature on castleage.wikia.com (just the 1st example, I think I collaborate on others with content too)? it doesn't matter how complicated it is as long as it's only done once, ty. p.s. check my homepage on lyrics.wikia.com/User:sscout for an example of how pretty it looks like as opposed to below \ / v -- 22:54, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

The problem with polls
Hi Sarah,

Hi I am a sysop and contributor on the Girl Genius wiki.

One of the things that could definitly use improving is the way polls are conducted. The current method fails if there becomes a desire to increase the poll options.

This seems to happen frequently. I wrote my desires and suggestion in this article on the girl genius wiki. I did it a while ago without knowing how I would get it to the attention of someone who can act on it.

You seem to be doing outreach so maybe you could help connect resources? You can reply to the article or here or on my talk page. -Rej 07:58, August 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, a good place to add this idea is to the forum post about feature requests. We can't promise they will all get worked on, but its very helpful for us to see all the community suggestions in one place. Thanks, Sarah (help forum | blog) 20:58, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Request
--  Mvtech  Faithfully  12:26, August 6, 2010 (UTC)

can you create a template for meh called "Template:User:Mvtech" I want it to be here in community central and I also want it to be look like my user page(main) also for me to just put that in my userpage in any wiki I contribute at. Deal? when I write it I want it to be like this. most importantly like this:

logo request for bakugan unreleased wiki.
hey i contacted logo creation wiki and they said they couldnt do it.Could you help me make a logo based on unreleased bakugan?


 * Hi, unfortunately I can't help you. Why don't you ask other users on your wiki, or post to the forum? Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:01, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Footers
Hey Sarah. I have a quick question. Can I make a footer for all Cartoon Network-related wikis? Nick and Disney both have them and there are at least 15-25 Cartoon Network wikis. Am I allowed? --User talk:Webkinz Mania


 * Is it fine if I do so? :) --User talk:Webkinz Mania
 * Hi, I recommend getting in touch with a bunch of the admins there, and coming up with something together. That way it works for all of your wikis. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:40, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Unregistered User
Hi Sarah!! I Have This Unregistered User On My Wiki And They Keep Messing Up My Wiki And They Put Mean Comment!! Can I Just Flag Them Or Block Them??


 * If you are an admin, I would first check to read through our help page on blocking. If they continue to make bad contributions, check to make sure no one else shares that IP, and then block it if necessary. Let us know at Special:Contact if you continue to need help. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:04, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

Follow the staff blog to stay informed.
Can you suggest the best way to do this, absent a RSS reader? There's no way to have it appear on my watchlist / "followed pages", is there? -- ◄mendel► 08:23, August 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. You can click "Follow" on Blog:Wikia Staff Blog and you'll receive an e-mail when a new blog is posted. =) - Brandon Rhea (talk) 15:41, August 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Clicking "Follow" adds the page to my watchlist; it's already on it. I don't receive emails for watchlist changes because I have turned that preference off. However, the page is not listed on my watchlist because it actually doesn't change when new blog entries are added, because the blog functionality was created outside of "normal" wiki mechanisms. Are you certain that your solution works, i.e. have you tried it? Because there must be some Wikia feature I don't know about if it does. -- ◄mendel► 21:17, August 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, it appears that Wikia does send out email notifications for blog changes when the preference "E-mail me when a page I'm following is changed" is checked, even if this change does NOT appear on Special:Watchlist or Special:MyHome/watchlist . Tubular. -- ◄mendel► 05:51, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Categories?
Hello.

I created a page about heroes in the Verdonia Wiki, and have been trying to place it by adding category. Apparently it functions quite differently from how it does in Wikipedia, because now I have an orphan page, with two categories that doesn't exist. How do I erase a faulty category? William the Meek 12:12, August 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, you can read all about categories here. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:42, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Nobody Has visited my wiki yet!!
Nobody has visited my wiki - Toy Story 3 Video Game Please Help!!Disney14ph12 16:30, August 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, we have a lot of great pointers here. Best of luck, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:45, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Logo
Hi I have a question at Avatar Wiki they have a banner thing for a logo. How can I get one for my wiki.HazeShot 08:15, August 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * You can choose a preexisting image on your computer for it. It has an option to browse your computer for one. I don't know how to get there after it's been made-WoWDeathknight 00:17, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Editing.
I noticed wowwiki has a requirement to have a wikia account to edit. How can I make my wiki the same because I want to make it a little harder to vandalise my wiki.-WoWDeathknight 00:17, August 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * It is possible to do this, but it is not something we would usually recommend for a wiki. It's much harder to build the community on a wiki that blocks anonymous users. This is because many first time visitors will try out the site before logging and creating an account. Forcing people to log in first can put people off and slow the growth of your wiki.


 * While it is often true that more problem edits can come from anonymous editors, accounts are easy to make and it's likely that vandals and spammers will just switch tactics rather than go away. At least with anonymous edits, you can see which are the ones to check first, and can see the IP of the vandal directly. With this information it's possible (in some cases) to block a range of IPs and prevent someone editing who is switching IP addresses.


 * The main reason we recommend keeping a wiki open to editing by all, is that it's just more friendly that way. Open editing is an ideal, one that wikis were built on. We think it's good to keep wikis that way.


 * If you are having a particular problem on your wiki at the moment, please let us know and we will do what we can to help. If the issue is particularly related to spam editing or linking, you can also contact the Wikia anti-Spam Task Force at vstf.wikia.com. Best, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:48, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It was just because it was an original plan but now I see that leaving it open is best :) -WoWDeathknight 01:27, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Admin..ness
Hi there

I was wondering if you could answer my question. You see, I created a Walrus Wiki some time ago, and I still can't figure out if I have to become an admin by choice, or if I already am one. Being the creator, I'm not sure if that automatically makes me an admin, or if I have to sign up to be one

Wonderwalrus 02:09, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Yes it makes you one.-WoWDeathknight 03:02, August 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, if you are the wiki's founder, you are already an admin and a bureaucrat there. Happy editing, Sarah (help forum | blog) 21:49, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aw, sweet! Thank you so much! I spent so much time searching around when I could've just asked you guys....
 * Derp.
 * Wonderwalrus 00:27, August 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Wonderwalrus 00:27, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

New Files Layout
Erm, hello. I am an admin of Kuroshitsuji Wiki. I want to ask something, please.

In Special:NewFiles, there is always the name of the uploader of the image, I wonder if I can get rid of it (as I saw in many other wiki, there are no name of the uploader). Thank you. --- Stripe |||-- "The truth can never truly die..." 13:46, August 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello, that is by design so folks can easily see who uploaded the image. We think it's helpful to users, so it will stay at this time. Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:17, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Wiki success story
Alien species wiki was saved by me and Somarinoa and its been from a slow lingering death to success --Owen1983 12:18, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * That's great to hear. Happy editing! Sarah (help forum | blog) 16:17, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

premote
Hi i am a beauracrat on naruto/avatar wiki, and I was wondering how do you premote someone? VJavatar  is avesome  (talk &bull; AR) 13:46, August 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. To promote a user, you simply go to to Special:UserRights. :) -- 14:31, August 17, 2010 (UTC)

Help at Ponyo Wiki?

 * Have you seen the movie? Can you please help with cleanup, images, etc? Please respond with your answer. Love, Ponyo Fan 19:24, August 17, 2010 (UTC)

Make The New Wiki Style Optional
Pikipedia (pikmin.wikia.com) has a neat and orderly style, skin, and community. The content areas are organized and although it doesn't have a large number of templates, it has all it needs. The skin is simple, but has lots of minor details that the head admin added on that most people wouldn't notice. I really hope this new style is optional, because if it isn't:

1. Pikipedia and many other wikis will drastically change and fall while larger communities that match the style thrive.

2. All of Greenpickle's hard work on both the Pikipedia's skin and the Kirby wiki skin (which he is just finishing up right now) is now down the toilet. Admins on other wikis will also watch their hard work disintegrate.

3. Though in the eyes of the staff, all wikis should be shared and brought together in one big community, this is not true. The smaller wikis will lose many a user and viewer from this feature. Ask around on people's talk pages, you'll find that 99% of users oppose inter-wiki "transport", as, though the staff belong to all wikis, and it would certainly help them, most users go to one or two wikis and stay there. Again, ask around, this one I'm certain will be opposed.

4. This new style has an extremely similar style to blogs or social networking sites. It has a news post box, has quick connection between wikis that users belong to that are like "groups" and it has a date display. Plus the bottom "tool" menu milks out items that only new users use. While this would be great on wikis with between 75 and 150 users, it would act a lot like facebook for some of the larger wikis and would be utterly pointless on smaller wikis where all of the active users know each other. A facebook-like style would most certainly thrive at community central, where the staff all have facebook style avatars (the icons, not the movies), but on other wikis it may not work out so well.

5. Several users dislike the new skin, more dislike it than like it (see the full history of the new style's blog.

6. Users who wanted to implement the new style on wikis would be fine with waiting while you implemented plans to make this style optional. If you don't wait, and you force it up right now and add the option later, many good, helpful users will leave wikia forever or for a long period of time, while other user who are not interested in contributing, but rather, just in the social networking "community" will join and post only on pages like user talk, and, if there are achievements on that wiki, will make hollow edits to boost their "social status".

7. If the staff wants to really get what wikia is all about to most people (the actual users), then, instead of checking input blogs, go and join a large wiki (like wookiepedia-starwars.wikia.com), a small wiki (like pikipedia-pikmin.wikia.com), and a new wiki (like the Spectrobes Fanon Wiki-spectrobesfanon.wikia.com). Contribute and add to the pages as best as you can, even minor edits help! And once you have been part of each type of community you will realize that each has separate needs and that the new style will work for medium/larger wikis, but not other wikis.

8. In my opinion there should not be "updates" which change things, like this new skin, but "features" which give the users of each wiki the option to go with it. The true key to success with the users of the wikia community is to allow them to customize, even with small things. Rather than bringing all wikis together, this will help keep them individual, unique, special, it will help them focus and match the subject. Maybe the best thing you could do is make several new styles and make them all optional, and maybe bring back old styles, like Monobook, as an option. Either way, most certainly keep Monaco, this style has worked great for the majority of wiki communities. Look at other wiki sites, like Wikipedia and wikispaces. They allow customization even for individual users! If one doesn't like the new style on Wikipedia, they don't have to complain! They just go to their preferences and change the style back to Monobook! If all new features were optional, angry comments would drop down to an all-time low. Only compliments from users who will use on their wikis will appear, as users who disliked the style would just not implement it on their wiki. This blog would be several pages shorter. Everyone would love the staff.

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