User talk:Angela/Archive 20

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Help!
Hello i am the creator of a new andy warhol wikipedia but i have a logo it is perfect size and it is jpg. but it says the the file is corrupt or it has a bad extension what do i do

Wiki Redirect
Is it possible to change the wiki's url? I want to close this wikis Avatar Trilogy Wiki, Avatar Film Wiki and Avatar Movie Wiki to redirect them to this one Avatar Wiki. I am admin and bureocrats of all of them and I want to those wiki names lead to the same place (Avatar Wiki) Thanks a lot!!--Matias arana 10 15:47, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Never mind, it's done.--Matias arana 10 00:27, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Avatar Wiki
Hi again, can you make a wikia spotlight for my wiki, Avatar Wiki? Thanks--Matias arana 10 18:18, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

admin
can i be a admin.? im frussellsdeakon

Ogg Handler Extension
Could you please install the ogghandler extension at w:c:pikminfanon? We need it for the level music and possibly more. Thank you!

Sir Pikmin

Please check your emails. I, andrewrox (as an IP) have a message for you, and people seem to be ignoring it. - Andrewrox as an IP.

Wiki
My greetings again, Angela. I have very recently created the Secrets of Droon Wiki here:, but now I begin to think its name too long and rather difficult to search for, I fear. Is there any way one such as you could possibly alter the name to perhaps, Droon Wiki or something like that, something shorter? Thank you ! Ralnon 16:50, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Take over wikis
Can people take over wikis?

I see that Poptropica wiki (poptropica.wikia.com) taken over by Greennave. How can he/she do?--125.25.87.28 09:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Enter http://adopt.wikia.com and there you can make a request.--Matias arana 10 20:55, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

League of Legends Wikia and wiki.Leagueoflegends.com
Hello Angela I was wondering if these to pages could be the same because I will start working in that page as well, besides being the only contributor I think there is precedense with WoWWiki.com and Super Smash World. Well any info on how can this be done. --- KazMx The Wolf (T • C • E) 14:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * There's nothing at wiki.Leagueoflegends.com yet. Do you mean that they are planning to put a wiki there? Or are you asking if that could redirect to the Wikia site? Angela (talk) 21:59, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

About Bioarkistot
Hello again. I'd like to ask for some help on Bioarkistot.

First off, is there a way to have Shared Help in Finnish? I found none... Can we translate the Shared Help articles to Finnish and publish them on Bioarkistot? And can we put the text into frames of our own?

And second, do we actually have a forum (Foorumi in Finnish) there? There is no page for it, but is all required stuff available? And what coding should we put in the index (Sisällysluettelo in Finnish)? And should we move Kahvihuone (Village pump) to the Foorumi namespace?

And, should these foreign-language Bionicle wikis be linked to the four already linked together (de, en, fi, pl): I think at least the first two should. The latter two, judging by their URLs, could also be fanon wikis or something.
 * es
 * lt
 * nl
 * fr

Thanks already, and keep up the good work.  -VezonThunder  (talk) 08:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Apple Wiki
There is a wiki called Apple Wiki and it has no life. It is plain and I wondered if you could make me an admin on this wiki. I did the start page if you are intrested. --TDM : Always here to help but only one thing : Call me Data 16:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You may want to try Adoption requests. --Lcawte 16:14, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Removing the Megapoo Wiki
I would like to know why you removed the Megapoo Wiki and could you re-make it? I used to be a sysop there and I know it was removed ages ago, but could you please explain why you removed it. It was edited regularly, kept vandal-free and nobody requested its removal. Please could you re-make it, as the wiki did not break any of the wiki closing policy rules. If something went wrong which I do not know about, just leave the message under this one, or on my talk page. Thanks,

--SomeRandomPerson 14:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Just to let you know why I am using a different name, I forgot the pass to my other account.

--SomeRandomPerson 14:11, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi, angela
Can i adopt finland Mario wiki? Look: bureaucrats hasnt edit finland Mario Wiki more than one year, and no one visit finland mario wiki. Can you help me? (Sorry my bad english) Oops! Now i find the adoption requests :) --Aku ankka 12:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Ummmm
Finland mario wiki hasnt work, and its...its... dead... So, can you destroy that wiki? I mean, here is one better mario wiki, Supermario wiki, and, its... active wiki. So, can you destroy Mario wiki?. Sorry for this thing ): --Aku ankka 18:23, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Remember?
hey Angela, I'm a friend of Andrewrox. He told me that he has a message for you on your emails. Please check them for him. Thanks! --Scradgum111 09:39, 8 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I've replied to him but staff will not be unblocking his account. Angela (talk) 12:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

http://images.nocookie.wikia.net
Do deleted images still remain there?-- 11:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)


 * No, they shouldn't, but they might be temporarily cached there. Angela (talk) 12:57, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, right. I was wondering if I could use an image previously deleted from the Sonic News Network.-- 10:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You could ask an admin on that wiki to send you a copy since admins can view deleted images. Angela (talk) 14:18, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, I have a copy. While I'm here, is CheckUser installed here?-- 07:22, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Checkuser is installed, but generally only staff can use it for privacy reasons. If you need a user checked, just drop a note to special:contact and someone will do that for you. Angela (talk) 07:24, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. According to the link, you're Angela Beesley Starling, but I only knew you as Angela Beesley.-- 07:33, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That's because I got married last November and changed my name. :) Angela (talk) 07:36, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

American Idol Wiki
Hi, I would like to take American Idol Wiki, because I have a wiki of the same topic and there is no articles in the other wiki. I want to do this because my wiki is american-idol.wikia.com and americanidol.wikia.com is shorter, so I want to pass all the info of my wiki to the new one, if it is possible, and leave a redirect. Thanks a lot!!!--Matias arana 10 17:40, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The American-idol URL might be better for SEO rather than the version where it's all one word. Angela (talk) 14:18, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * What is a SEO???--Matias arana 10 16:38, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * SEO means "search engine optimization". What I mean is that people searching for American Idol information are more likely to find your wiki when they search in google if the wiki is american-idol.wikia.com than if it was americanidol.wikia.com. Angela (talk) 01:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

About Bioarkistot
I posted this on your talk page earlier, and now it's on Archive 20... I don't know why Special:Contact has to be used, and to ensure the links work properly, I'm posting this here:

''Hello again. I'd like to ask for some help on Bioarkistot.

''First off, is there a way to have Shared Help in Finnish? I found none... Can we translate the Shared Help articles to Finnish and publish them on Bioarkistot? And can we put the text into frames of our own?''

And second, do we actually have a forum (Foorumi'' in Finnish) there? There is no page for it, but is all required stuff available? And what coding should we put in the index (Sisällysluettelo in Finnish)? And should we move Kahvihuone (Village pump) to the Foorumi namespace?''

''And, should these foreign-language Bionicle wikis be linked to the four already linked together (de, en, fi, pl): ''I think at least the first two should. The latter two, judging by their URLs, could also be fanon wikis or something.''
 * es
 * lt
 * nl
 * fr

Thanks already, and keep up the good work.

In addition to these, I'd like to ask if the namespace "Keskustelu Bioarkistotista" (Bioarkistot talk) could be renamed "Keskustelu Bioarkistoista". That's because "Bioarkistot" is plural (it's literally "Bioarchives" in English), and, because of complex Finnish suffixes, "Bioarkistotista" is incorrect while "Bioarkistoista" is the correct form.  -VezonThunder, ylläpitäjä (kesk.) 06:40, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The reason for using special:contact is that it ensures your question will be answered. There's no such guarantee if you post on a wiki talk page.


 * There isn't yet a Finnish help wiki, so shared help can not be enabled, but anyone can create one and once a few Finnish speakers are involved and have said the site is ready for launch, then it could be enabled.


 * There is a forum at fi:Foorumi:Sisällysluettelo - is that what you meant? You could make one on any other wiki using the instructions at Help:Wiki-style forum set up (or use special:contact and someone will be able to help you do that).


 * I've added interlanguage links between the bionicle wikis, but it can take a couple of days before this starts working. For Dutch I used the w:c:nl.bionicle rather than w:c:nl.bionicleworld.


 * Keskustelu Bioarkistotista is now Keskustelu Bioarkistoista.


 * Angela (talk) 07:06, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

CheckUser
Hello, Angela! Can you grant me the CheckUser flag on My Wiki? I want to test this function. Best regards, Mondalor 08:47, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but this isn't available to ensure the privacy of Wikia's users. However, if you need a user to be checked, please send a note using special:contact and one of Wikia's community team will do that for you. Angela (talk) 10:36, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Fantendo
Sorry to bother you Angela, but the following users wish to be demoted from bureaucrats:
 * McQueenMario
 * COKEMAN11
 * JesseRoo

Thank you.

Plumber 00:24, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Bot Flag
Hey Angela. I have a bot known as Avtbot. It has a botflag on Foamipedia and Suitelife wiki, I was wondering if you could give it one on Phineas and Ferb Fanon, it is to categorize the pages there. Thanks!-- Avatar Talk 20:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)


 * This was done by BlueDevil. Angela (talk) 02:18, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Publicity
Hello, friend Angela. First, I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to help me with the blocked IP Address issue; thus far, nothing of the sort has yet occurred again. Please contact me if I am of any use to you at Wikia at all; simply ask your request and it shall be done. However, I beg you to answer my question first: Please, what might be the best method for publicizing your wiki, if it is very new, other than inviting? Is it permitted to message Wikipedian users who seem to have some knowledge about the subject of the wiki and invite them? Wikipedia has long held a certain appeal for me, yet that was long before I knew the existence of Wikia. Nonetheless...Please, why would messaging others on their talk pages asking them of Wikia be considered "spam" by so many, if neither one objects and it does not influence Wikipedia at all. Could one not even provide one link to a Wikia project? I have long respected the rules of Wikipedia, and I still find it to my very great liking, yet this confuses me, as I would not call it spam. What is the exact relationship between Wikipedia and Wikia, then? Does none exist? Does Wikipedia cut itself off from Wikia entirely, with both functioning independently yet ignoring the other? Please enlighten me. Thanks so much, Angela, for taking the time! Ralnon (talk) 16:27, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Have you seen the help page about promotion? Messaging Wikipedians can be risky sometimes as they might see any sort of mass-messaging as "spam" even where the message is wanted or relevant. My recommendation would be to leave a single message on the relevant WikiProject talk page rather than messaging every Wikipedian involved in that project. The companies that run Wikia and Wikipedia are not linked. In terms of the content and linking between the two, that's up to the communities of each, not to the companies operating the projects. Different people within the Wikipedia community have different views, which means that you can get mixed messages when trying to link to Wikia from Wikipedia. In most cases it's fine, but just be careful and be prepared to respond to any complaints that Wikipedia users might make about it. Angela (talk) 18:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Alas, Angela, I was threatened with a block at Wikipedia for messaging other users whom I saw constructively contributing to pages relating to the subject in question, quite suddenly and unexpectedly as well. I was genuinely surprised; always on Wikipedia have I stroven to be courteous and fair to other editors, and my messages were brief, concise to the point and civil. Besides, the majority of those whom I contacted were merely IP Addresses or users lacking user pages and talk pages, whom I thought would perhaps be interested in editing on a wiki rather than on Wikipedia, where articles concerning the subject are extremely few, mostly stubs. I was not active on Wikipedia anyway, and I certainly failed to imagine administrator attention would be drawn so quickly (and, indeed, drawn at all). All my messages informing them of a wiki based on the subject were swiftly deleted and I was told that I would shortly be considered for banning. However, I beg you not to think too poorly of me, as I indeed refrained from editing altogether on Wikipedia after the warnings, instead trying to explain and reason for many hours with the administrators whom had contacted me, to little avail. Of course there is no need to go much into detail, but it seemed that they did not think much of Wikia, and suggested they contact other sysops they were familiar with to further explain to me. I mean not to complain, but even I admit that I wondered why the administrator minded so much over what I had deemed a relatively petty issue. I have since stopped editing there at all, in the hopes that I might one day be forgiven for what they hinted was great damage to Wikipedia itself, but I am still concerned by it at times, when I flip through wiki after inactive wiki and ponder how much both Wikipedia and Wikia might benefit if they were sister projects, or at least tolerated a few links to the other. I have seen many links to Wikia from Wikipedia sites, but the one I placed was enough to cause great dissent and displeasure for many there, called "spam", though, in all truth, I barely know the definition of the word itself. Then, Angela, may I ask these last questions: Is the very link to Central Wikia at Wikipedia's Wikia article permitted, and if so, why, exactly; is it not itself merely a nexus, a portal and a bridge to all the others? Can links or references to Wikia exist on Wikipedia at all; if not, should not anyone who placed a link, on talk pages or articles, be blocked? Can links exist from Wikia to Wikipedia, and if so, why? Than you so much for taking the time; I truly appreciate it. Do not fear, for I do not think I will bother you any time soon at all, so you may have some peace of mind here. Again, thank you. Ralnon (talk) 20:46, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia's definition of spam is very broad, and covers things like sending a message to more than one person at the same time. If you're threatened with a block, it's best not to argue on Wikipedia about it as it just inflames the situation and can lead to even harsher results, such as permanent blacklisting of the link you were trying to add. It doesn't mean that no links are allowed - just that a particular admin didn't like your exact actions on that day. There's also a difference between someone who is active on Wikipedia adding a link as part of a large edit they're making to improve an article and someone who doesn't edit except to add a link. The latter is likely to be seen as spam when the first one is seen as constructive editing. Angela (talk) 21:22, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Angela, still I am confused: Does that mean, if I had, say, made at least a thousand edits there and made such a link, it would be permitted? Truly, I had meant no offense in doing so or trying to explain to the sysops; I beg you not to hold me in low regard for doing so, for I have long since learned from my mistake. I truly am very sorry if I have offended you with this, please excuse me. Again, know that if you would not wish it, nothing of this topic would ever come up here ever again. Thank you so much for all your excellent help and advice, Angela. Ralnon (talk) 21:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It would not necessarily be permitted. There's no hard rule on this, but people that are community members have gained more trust so are more likely to be given the benefit of the doubt when making such as edit. Please don't worry about this. There are lots of other ways to get people to your wiki. Remember that the number one thing to do is just to add good content as this will always attract more readers than links on other sites. Angela (talk) 02:31, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I understand far better now, Angela. My thanks for taking the time to answer my irritating questions; doubtless you are still disturbed at my actions there, and that of course I understand, but never again would I do so. Do understand, however, that I was merely intending to help both Wikipedia and Wikia, whatever my actions truly were. I have wasted enough of your limited and valuable time here, and I shall not do so again; again, I regret to have brought up such an issue, but I will not do so again. My best wishes for you, Wikipedia and Wikia, Ralnon (talk) 15:49, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

how to change logo again?
hey i put a logo on my new wiki and i want to change it again. how can i change the logo to a new one? Jonathan Smith (JohnnyLightning)


 * Replied here. -- 02:37, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

League of Legends Wikia and wiki.Leagueoflegends.cc
Hello Angela I was wondering if these to pages could be the same because I will start working in that page as well, besides being the only contributor I think there is precedense with WoWWiki.com and Super Smash World. Well any info on how can this be done. --- KazMx The Wolf (T • C • E) 14:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * There's nothing at wiki.Leagueoflegends.cc yet. Do you mean that they are planning to put a wiki there? Or are you asking if that could redirect to the Wikia site? Angela (talk) 21:59, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * They put the wiki already and they want me to help them but i can't be on both - KazMx The Wolf (T • C • E) 12:45, 20 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I think it would be better if they joined you on the Wikia version. The new one only has 5 pages and lacks almost all of the features on Wikia, such as the rich text editor and the other extensions and special pages. Angela (talk) 13:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Desgalipedia
Hello, thank you for welcoming of the Desgalipedia Wikia. Well I would help with a basic interface of the site to accept interlinks other family Uncyclopedia. I say that is very gratifying, because this is a wiki version of the Galician language Uncyclopedia. 01:11, 21 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, that will be added soon Angela (talk) 14:06, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Google
I like Wikia becuse it allows you to edit sites that are of interest to you I really like the create a wikia feature becuse its more farer and gives editor the chance to become admins but I find my wikia and others ae slowed down by google advertising This wouldnt be a problem but Google Use a Program called Google Analtycs which is a script hijacker this means it can slow down websites by redirecting bandwidth for advertisments --Owen1983 23:33, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


 * If you're logged on, you shouldn't see ads (except on the home page). Google Analytics is a different program which provides stats about each wiki. It should not slow the site down as it loads after the content has loaded. If you do notice it slowing anything down, please report it so it can be fixed. Angela (talk) 04:11, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

thanks Angie --Owen1983 18:47, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Uncyclopedia
plz, angela, is unencyclopedia part of wikia? if so, is it allowed? if so, why? plz respond. ty; plz repyl on my talk if u can. Digimonfansrox 17:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes, Uncyclopedia is a part of Wikia. And yes, it's allowed. When it begun, it wasn't part of Wikia, but some years ago it joined. Mark (Tedjuh10) - Talk 18:48, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Artigpedia
[http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Angela&oldid=362607 The case is closed, the topic is archived. Click here for the whole topic.]
 * Angela, sorry for disturbing, Catherine has done it for me. Go to User talk:CatherineMunro for her decision. Signed, CartoonistHenning 12:47, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

AbuseFilter
I would like to follow-up on the discussion on the installation of AbuseFilter in RuneScape Wiki. The following is the response you gave in response to my e-mail:


 * Until Wikia moves to a later version of MediaWiki, the AbuseFilter will not work too well as we need to use an older version. It is currently in testing on a couple of wikis and may be available more widely later on.


 * For protection of an entire namespace though, there are other options. A recent feature we added was that anonymous users must complete a captcha when they create a mainspace talk page. Do you want something similar to be applied to the exchange namespace?

Since Wikipedia is running on MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf (r55629), and AbuseFilter is installed in Wikipedia, I don't see the "need to use an older version". Since Wikia recently upgraded to MediaWiki 1.15.1, were you referring to some other version? It would be deeply appreciated if you clarified this statement. Could you tell us the wiki the extension is being tested on?

CAPTCHA doesn't suit our needs since we want to restrict how a page in the Exchange namespace is edited, not the person editing it. CAPTCHA only applies to edits made by IPs and new users. We want this to apply for all users.

The pages in the namespace are specifically for holding "price data", and there is a certain way the data is stored. If the data is not formatted correctly, the page needs to be rectified so that the information is displayed correctly. In essence, each Exchange page holds data for displaying something similar to a stock market page. (See Exchange:Bones for an example.)

What we need is an extension which blocks an incorrect edit from being saved, and warns a user that the edit needs to be rectified. Looking through the installed extensions in Wikia, I noticed a couple of extensions that might suit our needs: "Regular Expression Any Text Block" or Regular Expression Spam Block.

Could you kindly advise us on the extensions and on how to prevent incorrect edits from being saved.

Thanks.

--Az-- RuneScape Wiki


 * The abusefilter used on Narutopedia is an old version which was added before Wikia moved to 1.15. It is not installed on RuneScape, but the new tags which are related to this might be as those are part of MediaWiki 1.15. Captchas and RegexBlock are used to prevent spam. It's best to use special:contact to request new extensions so the issue can be properly dealt with and tracked. Angela (talk) 01:23, September 2, 2009 (UTC)

Maters of the Universe wiki
the creater have abandoned it could you give me admin powers for it the IRL is http://heman.wikia.com/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe and matbe special prive like premoteremoving block and inposing them also could you mgive me admin powers here


 * Please see Adoption requests. Angela (talk) 13:27, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

Vh1 fnafiction and rollplay wikis
I accidentrly made two wikis and i am sorry, i didn't mean to make the vh1 rollplay wiki i accidently put rollplay instead of fanfiction can you please delete it for me, i want to keep the vh1 fanficiton but i dont want to keep the vh1 rollplay wiki.

My new wiki is going to be about the fanon of vh1 reality shows, such as I love money, and Rock of Love.

I came to this idea since I love money 3 was cancelled due to a contestant being involved mith a murder. Many users say that they wish they could make their own season of i love money, and then i recomended a wiki.

Last time I tried to create a wiki i was told i had to work on my other wiki, the Leona Lewis Wiki, but since then i have given two new users adminship and i wish to let them be in charge of the wiki, as i have no more i can do.

And also I did not make this wiki so i can be in charge, literally i am making it for other users who want to create a fanfiction for the wiki.

Thank you for fixing this -- Redflare! Like a blazing sunin a dark universe... 19:50, September 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok. I'll delete vh1 rollplay. Angela (talk) 01:16, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

About the suggestion of closure of abandoned Wikis
Dear Angela,

Hi, I am an EVCHK user. Recently, I found that there are plenty of abandoned Chinese and foreign Wikis, which are a big waste of storage, so I want to suggest you or your staff to close these Chinese and foreign Wikis as below:


 * 1) 維基閱覽室 Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 11th of June in 2009, the owner is User:Msnhinet8. That Wiki has only got one page of portal with no content since that Wiki was created.
 * 2) 海綿寶寶 Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 13th of August in 2009, the owner is User:Msnhinet8. There are only a few pages in that Wiki and only the owner took part in that project.
 * 3) 維基同學會資訊 Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 5th of June in 2009, the owner is User:Msnhinet8. There are only a few pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days.
 * 4) 台灣展覽紀錄 Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 3rd of July in 2009, the owner is User:Msnhinet8. There are only 5 pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days.
 * 5) 送春公後代家族 Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 22nd of July in 2009, the owner is User:Msnhinet8. There are only 2 pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days.
 * 6) Wargame info Wiki: That wiki is in English, opened on the 27th of April in 2009, the owner is User:Wargame info. That Wiki has only got one page of portal with no content since that Wiki was created.
 * 7) 1e Pedia Wiki: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 25th of April in 2009, the owner is User:Tomlee2007. There are no pages in that Wiki, but that Wiki only has got a few uploaded files. There are no editing history within 30 days.
 * 8) On9袁學民 Wiki: Blank Wiki. No pages are created in that Wiki.
 * 9) Qooper123 Wiki: Blank Wiki. No pages are created in that Wiki.
 * 10) Desene Animate Wiki: That wiki was opened on the 3rd of September in 2009, the owner is User:MusicMaster. Blank Wiki.
 * 11) 49ers Wiki: That wiki was opened on the the 3rd of September in 2009, the owner is User:Arom23. Blank Wiki.
 * 12) HKTKPC百科: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 23rd of October in 2006, the owners are User:Tp61i6m42008 and User:KaurJmeb. There are only 2 pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days. We have discussed that in EVCHK (in Chinese), the conclusion is that Wiki is an abandoned project and it is worthless to develop that Wiki.
 * 13) 香港昆蟲: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 30th of August in 2006, the owners are User:HKInsect and User:KaurJmeb. There are only a few pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days. We have discussed that in EVCHK (in Chinese), the conclusion is that Wiki is an abandoned project and it is worthless to develop that Wiki.
 * 14) 香港交通百科全書: That wiki is in Chinese, opened on the 21st of October in 2006, the owners are User:Tp61i6m42008 and User:KaurJmeb. There are only 2 pages in that Wiki and there are no editing history within 30 days. We have discussed that in EVCHK (in Chinese), the conclusion is that Wiki is an abandoned project and that project is replaced by hkbus Wiki (香港巴士大典) and hkrail Wiki (香港鐵路大典).

Besides that, I found that User:Msnhinet8 has created several of spam Wikis, please go through the problem and stop the Wiki request from User:Msnhinet8.

Finally, thank you for your help!

Best Regards,

--湯米‧提思 04:35, September 4, 2009 (UTC)


 * Storage is not a problem. Each of these are only a few pages and Wikia hosts many large wikis, such as LyricWiki which alone has almost 900,000 articles. Unless the wiki is problematic in some way, it's easier to leave them open. With some promotion, it's possible other people may want to adopt them in the future. I will suggest to Zeyi that she looks at the ones made by Tp61i6m42008 and Msnhinet8 as these may need to be deleted. Angela (talk) 05:48, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

rather then delete wikis it is preferred by wikia to put them up for adobtion --Owen83 19:23, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

---
 * 1) 送春公後代家族 Wiki
 * 2) 維基同學會資訊 Wiki
 * 3) 維基閱覽室 Wiki
 * 4) 台灣展覽紀錄 Wiki
 * 5) 海綿寶寶 Wiki

Dear Angela,

Please help me delete him.

The wiki is redundant, unnecessary, these data backup has been completed.

In order to avoid wasting space, so I have to apply the request to delete those wiki.

--Msnhinet8 10:36, September 5, 2009 (UTC)


 * I will check the list of wikis from Monday. Thanks for all your advice.

Zeyi 21:15, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

How do you...
Hi there! I was wondering about something. How do you "squish" the main page's size, as seen here and here. I would really appreciate it (as I'm a bureaucrat at the Atlanta Wiki). --Schoolbus13 - You're Connected!  - Works of Art  02:58, September 7, 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't know. I tried something on your mediawiki:monaco.css page but it didn't work. I suggest that you check with Uberfuzzy or send a mail to special:contact. You could also ask the admins on those wikis how they did it. Angela (talk) 04:25, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

body.page-Main_Page .monaco_shrinkwrap { left: 50%; margin-left: -485px; width: 971px; } -- ~Joey~  ^Talk^  06:44, September 7, 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried something like that, but does Main_Page need to change to the name of the main page? Doing that didn't work. (Unless caching has tricked me again...?) Angela (talk) 06:46, September 7, 2009 (UTC)


 * Yup, you would have to change the specified pagename, but from what you did it appears to work correctly (tested in personal CSS.) You probably experienced that lovely cache, it's getting longer to clear every day... ~Joey~   ^Talk^  06:58, September 7, 2009 (UTC)

Users Evading Block
Hello, I'm from the Club Penguin Fanon Wiki. I've noticed a number of underaged users that have been banned for TOU evasion returning under different accounts. Most notable of these two are Happyface141 returning as "HappyfaceWantsToTalk", who's originial excuse was "I'm just his messenger", but now, everyone on the wiki knows it is him. Another of the block evaders is the ten year old Metalmanager, who has returned as Ipeng. Another of the socks is MetalBluscat, a sock of Sk8rsbluscat. I have took a few screenshots of confessions from the CPFW shout box.

Thank you for your time, CanuckPeng1867 00:03, September 8, 2009 (U TC)

Lawful

 * Happyface (HFWTT) is currently over 13 and has had his COPPA expired, which is why he is editing.
 * He's been trying to find a way to inform Wikia of his legit age for years, but he can'tr seem to send it. He has been over 13 for quite a while, legally allowing him to edit.


 * MetalBluscat actually mentioned his return, and that it isn't a TOU violation.
 * He claims that he is no longer under 13 and was released from COPPA.


 * IPeng never violated TOU to my knowledge, he was and is over 13.

Furthermore, these so-called "violaters", particularly HFWTT and IPeng, who are actually OVER 13 and shouldn't be banned anyway, are contributiing amazingly and productively to the CPFW website at which the above user has reported these discussions.

I've seen each and everyone state they were over 13, and promise that they were. However, they have no way to inform you of their actual age. It's not like they can fax you their birth certificates.


 * HFWTT, originally Happyface 414, states he lied and said he was eleven when he was in fact fourteen because he feared ridicule from others who believed he was too old for CP, the wiki's subject.


 * MetalBluscat, originally Sk8rbluscat, was banned about a year and a half ago when he was "11, almost 12", which, by now, would make him 13 and free from COPPA.
 * IPeng, originally Metalmanager has referenced the same story.

They are, as of now, over 13 and all have been over 13 for a while now, yet their original accounts are still under lockdown. We've been waiting for a long time for them to recieve their repsective old accounts back.

In fact, their original accounts, Metalmanager, Sk8rbluscat, and Happyface414 (possibly 141), should be unblocked since they are all over 13 and exempt from COPPA, as they have entered the legal age to particiapate in expanding the site.

Besides, how can you even verify anyone's age over the Internet? I say I am sixteen, and I am, but what if I claimed I was eleven and was in fact twenty one? How can you verify any of those statements by mere text? True, all the users accused were banned by COPPA due to being under thirteen, but are no longer under 13. How do you even know if the tattler, CanuckPeng1867, is over 13?

I wish to emphasize that THEY ARE INDEED OVER 13, and that they are not breaking the Terms of Use because they are over 13 and are legally editing under these reasons. They are only using alternate accounts because their originals are still banned.

Can you unban the original accounts? They're thirteen now, their TOU ban is long expired. At the very least, allow these legal editors to continue making the Club Penguin Fanon wiki a better place.

-- † कछुए मशरूम! Jesus Loves You and Died for You!! †    :)  :) DON'T YOU DARE QUIT BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST TYPED!!!!!!!! † 00:29, September 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * All legal issues need to be sent to Wikia using special:contact. I'm not going to discuss Happyface or other users here. Angela (talk) 08:40, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

Logo
I'd just like to point out at the top of your talk page you mention changing the logo in the "top-right" corner of a wiki. I think you mixed up a tiny detail (like left-right). :) Have a nice day! — Baltro [  talk  ·  edits  ] 00:59, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, as nobody has gotten to this yet, could you check out and possibly delete some of these abandoned Zelda wikis? Here's the message I put on the talk page:


 * Hi, I'm an administrator at the English Zeldapedia, and I was wondering if we could close a few of these wikis down (the ones that are duplicates or unused).


 * http://therealzedla.wikia.com: duplicate, even the title is misspelled (it's Zelda, not Zedla)
 * http://es.zeldatriforcewar.wikia.com: only one article, the subject is nonexistent
 * http://thelegendofzeldashrine.wikia.com: unused, duplicate of the English Zeldapedia
 * http://zeldamasterminds.wikia.com: unused, the websites it's (not written) about are hosts of Zelda Wiki.org anyways (rivalry)
 * http://coz.wikia.com: "Clone of Zelda Wiki"? I don't think a clone of any wiki is needed, and not one that's unused and inactive
 * http://zeldanation.wikia.com: one article, completely unused
 * http://zel.wikia.com: duplicate, one article, completely unused


 * Thanks, — Baltro [  talk  ·  edits  ] 01:04, September 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing out the error. Unused wikis don't need to be deleted unless they contain harmful content or are causing problems, but if they are, please send a note to special:contact so it can be dealt with. Angela (talk) 08:40, September 8, 2009 (UTC)

General Hospital Wikia merge
Hi angela, I'm Leslie Roak and I noteced that there are two GH Wikia Sites. The one that is constantly updated is Carly's and tghe other one by AniMate  hasn't been touched by the Admin and doensn't have many users contributing. Most articles have only been created but not completed in that wikia and there are only 19. We at (Carly's wiki) has been working hard and is going under construction. I am asking you to merge them in to one (if possible) because that Wikia is hogging the spotlite. For our Prize article that we've started working on see Carly Jacks or Claudia Corinthos --Leslie Roak 23:05, September 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * As both wikis are active, I suggest you talk to the community there and come to an agreement about a merge. If there is consensus from both wikis that they want to become one, then Wikia can redirect one of them, but if the two want to stay separate, then that's OK too. Angela (talk) 02:44, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

Filmation Ghostbusters Wiki should be listed
For whatever reason Filmation Ghostbusters Wiki isn't listed at all on searches for wikis on wikia and I'd like it on: Ghostbusters search results. This wiki is active and has 176 articles, so its not a dead wiki one pager. Thanks for your time!


 * I've added a link to that on the Ghostbusters page so that people can find it more easily. Angela (talk) 11:32, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Also, every time I sign anything the thing does this: [Template fetch failed for http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Template:User:devilmanozzy?action=raw]. Whats going on here?


 * It looks like substing doesn't work for cross-wiki templates. I wouldn't advice putting one in your signature. If it did work, it would add a copy of this page which I don't think is what you want. Angela (talk) 11:32, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I didn't know what a signature meant. Now I know its the name id when signing a reply. Thanks! Devilmanozzy Talk Page 12:14, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Please shut down an Advertising Wiki
Hi, I found this as I was looking through Special:Newwikis. I remembered it from this earlier today which is now marked for deletion. Just thought I would stop by and report it so you could shut it down sometime. --Lcawte 16:47, September 12, 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for spotting it. Angela (talk) 02:07, September 13, 2009 (UTC)

Dilema on Inactive ish wiki
Hi, I have a dilema, I'm a contributer on the Unforgotten Realms Wiki. We ran into a small problem with sorting out Episodes. I posted a vote in the Watercooler, but our small community of 2, Me and someone else havnt come to a conclusion. As the other user hasnt been online/voted, shall I just go with what I think? I havnt sent an adoption request yet as I have a few Projects I still need to get off the ground. There are a few things I could do with powers to clean up though. The Forum vote -- 17:03, September 13, 2009 (UTC)


 * I suggest that you go ahead with it as there have been no objections. If people object later on when the community is larger, a new discussion could be started about it then. Angela (talk) 03:24, September 14, 2009 (UTC)

IP-ban
Hi Angela,

I am unfairley (I'm sorry, English is not my native language) banned from a wiki. And as you know, I will never vandalize a page. Please can you help me.

Croon 17:33, September 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * Do you have any details about the ban, such as which wiki or the reasons why? It would be best to send those using special:contact if you need help from staff, but you could also try talking to another admin on the relevant wiki. Angela (talk) 01:19, September 16, 2009 (UTC)

General Hospital Wikia own by user:Carly Corinthos-Jacks
She's blocking everyone that wants to help and only helping out with user:Lesie Roak. User: Car5ly8 and user:M42380 are cousins and they have been block unfairly by both of them. User: Carly Corinthos-Jacks has been blocked on wikipedia for being obess with Carly Corinthos on General hospital. Is there any way to unblock them from you?--Missmichelle 17:45, September 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * There's another wiki on the same topic. If there are problems with one, I recommend you use the other one and try to ignore anyone causing you problems on that wiki. Angela (talk) 01:23, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * Then I go to the other wiki and they are there too. Causing more trouble. --Missmichelle 15:06, September 16, 2009 (UTC)


 * Dear Angela and Michelle. I have unbloked all of the accounts by Roak. I have now ome to an agreeent with all of the users. Thank You. --Carly Corinthos-Jacks 01:07, September 19, 2009 (UTC)