User talk:Angela/Archive 10

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Spammer
Hi. There is no staffers at IRC and spammer to clean and block. Could you please look here? Szoferka


 * I'll look now. Angela talk 17:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Wiki name change...
Hi. The administrators of NSider Forums have had a chat with me because they think the name of the NSider Wiki makes it sound offcial. I'm wondering if I can change the name of the wiki to "Unofficial NSider Wiki". Thanks, Maverick (I would prefer if you replied on NSider Wiki, but it's your choice)

Thanks
Thanks for the french Guild Wars Wikia custom namespaces. It's really appreciated. Not sure who implemented it though, so tell me if i should also thanks someone else. — TůζipVõrζąx Talk 08:53, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll pass on your thanks. I expect it was Kaz3t.

help!
i accidentally gave admin rights to Vandalbert on Dilbert Wiki, please revert User:Umpajug


 * Fixed. Angela talk 13:41, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Ur Template
Sorry if you have already got this message, but your Angela template is broken up from the new mediawiki, 1.10 alpha, so I know theres many bugs, but I would just like to comment that the link that shows it on other wikis, is well broken, see here to see what I mean. It should all be fixed when we upgrade to the 1.10 non-alpha/beta if we do, or if the bug is fixed. Thnx, bye.


 * Thanks for pointing it out. It was an out of date link to Wikicities instead of Wikia. I've fixed it now. Angela talk 18:42, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Thnx Angela. --Darth tader

Runescape Wiki (again)
Apologies for reposting down here, but I was afraid hyou might not see my post further up. I made the current wikia forums less visible, but there've been some complaints - not to mention we've already got someone saying they got hacked by our brand-new phpBB forums. Eucarya and I saw the Inside Wikia forums - which strangely weren't live when I checked last - and we think they would be an ideal solution to our current forum problems. If we could possibly get the new forum functionality, that would help immensely.

It's a lot easier for me to see replies if you let me know at my talk page, but I don't mind checking here if I have to.

Oddlyoko talk 20:55, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't understand what you mean. How did someone get hacked by the forums? The Inside Wikia forum is working again. I think there was just a server down earlier. Angela talk 22:44, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Different, off-site forums we made at a phpBB host-site. I don't honestly think they got hacked; I'm just saying we've been getting complaints that haven't been helping our forums situation, which is why I'm hoping we could get the beta forums. 23:49, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok. I'll see when they'll be available for your wiki. Angela talk 00:02, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks, it looks great. Is there any way for me to get administrator privaleges on the new forums so I could add forums? And we have an ongoing topic of bugs and suggestions if you want to look at that. I'd link it here, but I don't know how to link to a beta forum topic. 06:09, 2 June 2007 (UTC)


 * It says, and I quote, "You are not authorised to access this area." Oddlyoko talk


 * Welll, it's working now. I can access the moderator panel, but I still see no way to add new forums. Oddlyoko talk


 * When I use the link you just gave me, it tells me to log in, I do, then it redirects me to the Main Page. Then when I try the link again, I have to log in again. It tells me I don't have cookies enabled, at the login screen, but I do, I made sure of it. Oddlyoko talk


 * If you could rename the current one to "Tavern" and add "Help Desk", "Voting Booth" (and if possible, could that one be sysops and up only to create topics, but all users to post?), and "Events", that should be good. I have two other questions, though. One, should I post on your user talk page on our wiki (runescape:User talk:Angela), or here? Two, is there any chance that the forum creation ability would be given to bureaucrats?

Thanks! 16:39, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Apicultura Wiki in spanish
Hi Angela! I have a big request for you. Recently I found a wiki in spanish about beekeeping, then I wrote some messages to the bureaucrat that maintains it and he agreed to bring his wiki to Wikia. I made a request for a new wiki, it was approved and we have a new wiki: http://es.beekeeping.wikia.com/wiki/Portada We have the permission to bring all the articles from that wiki(http://www.culturaapicola.com.ar/wiki/index.php/Portada) to the new wiki, but the problem is that I need some help, because there are many articles on that wiki. See here the statistics. There is a lot of good stuff on that wiki and a lot of cleanup to be done, but this work can be done later at Wikia. Have a nice day, --Adela 08:51, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe it is better first to let a spanish speaker, member of the stuff to check if the information are suitable for Wikia, if the copyright laws were not violated. Thank you! --Adela 13:24, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Partner sites
Is it true wikias can be pertner sites?? my friend Captain-poison said so. Forerunner


 * It depends what you mean by that. If you mean an official business partnership, then it's possible, but that's something that would have to be arranged by staff. If you just mean an informal "sister site" type arrangement, then that might be possible as long as the community there doesn't feel you are just advertising another site with no benefit to them. Angela talk 13:28, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

New Wiki in English and German
Hallo, I am new here since 27. May 2007. I already discussed this problem in the Forum:Help desk. Because nobody could give me an advice, how to solve the following problem, I was suggested to ask "the staff".


 * I have 3 user pages.
 * one in english:
 * 1) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tirkon
 * and two in german:
 * 2) http://de.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon
 * 3) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon

I want to open a new Wiki with both, german and english content and interwiki links, which connects the english content with the according german content just like it is done in the english and german Wikipedia. Is that possible and if yes, how? To try this, I played a little bit with my user "accounts". In user account 1) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tirkon I can set an interwiki link to "de:Benutzer:Tirkon" which aims for user account 3) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon. And in user account 3) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon I can set an interwiki link to "en:User:Tirkon" which aims for user account 1) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tirkon. But this two accounts are actually not two accounts but only one in the english Wikia. Although account 3) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon is located in the english wikia it nevertheless can be adressed with de:. This is confusing and not consistent to Wikipedia.

But should not the interwiki link "de:Benutzer:Tirkon" in account 1) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Tirkon aim to the account 2) http://de.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon in the german wikia??? This would be consistent with Wikipedia usage. -- Tirkon 14:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * The central wikia is different to most of them since interlanguage links point to pages on this wiki rather than to a different wiki. If you want content in two languages, it's easier to make 2 separate wikis. Otherwise pages like Benutzer:Tirkon appear in the main namespace rather than the user namespace. Angela talk 14:41, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. But I am sorry. I do not understand the technology of Wikia and thus I have problems to understand most of your comments. or this one 3) http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon
 * You wrote: The central wikia is different to most of them ... What is "them"?
 * You wrote: Otherwise pages like Benutzer:Tirkon... Which one of the two "Benutzer:Tirkon" do you mean, this one 2) http://de.wikia.com/wiki/Benutzer:Tirkon
 * You wrote: If you want content in two languages, it's easier to make 2 separate wikis. easier as what? I do not know, how to write in two languages without making "2 separate wikis" in Wikia: one in english and one in german.
 * You wrote: ... to make 2 separate wikis. Do you mean the english wiki in this "english speaking" space: http://www.wikia.com and the german wiki in this "german speaking" space: http://de.wikia.com ? Are the interlanguage links (thank for that correct word) possible then? -- Tirkon 16:15, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I meant different to the other wikis we host. Usually if you type fr:title you would go to a different site that is in french. However, on this wiki (www.wikia.com), fr:title goes to a page on this same wiki. What exactly are you trying to do? Do you want to start a new wiki? If it's easier for you to ask in German about this, please contact Rieke Hain who will be able to help you. Angela talk 16:49, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I think I already "adopted" this thread (see Tirkon's talk page), will take care about further questions tomorrow :-) --rieke 16:52, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Angela wrote: Do you want to start a new wiki? Yes, that is, why I am doing this efforts. :-) If the wiki is established so far, there will be native english speakers, who have experience in Wikipedia and will care about the english part of the wiki and thus there will be a better english than mine. In the meanwhile rieke informed me, that the interlanguage links between de.wikia und wikia will work in a few days. This will probably solve my problems. Thus I will wait and then check the new situation. Thanks for your help so far. -- Tirkon 17:23, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If you are interested: Here is the first attempt at walking. User:Tirkon/Project Microchip Pic Microcontroller. As already mentioned, the text will be later revised by a native speaker. -- Tirkon 02:18, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

hi
Hi Angela, I was wondering why we don't have a Pendragon wiki. I know plenty of people who read about pendragon, myself included. Plus we have a lot of info about it so why not make one? Thanks, oh yeah I'm also here now if you wanted to post a message here. Thanks Stryker.

the books. I just posted a proposal. I hope it works, Would I be one of the founders if it goes through?


 * Yes, you would be a founder. I've left a question at Forum:Pendragon. Angela talk 21:24, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The series is over??? Where does it say that? Machale has said he is writing ten books. My friend says maybe there might only be 9 but the series over? Naw he wouldn't end it like that. Stryker.

hey angela, I have a question. how soon do the admins get back to you about the proposed wikis? Thanks Stryker.

Hello
I left a message on your talk page on the requests for wiki wiki. Could you check it? Please reply here, e-mail me, or reply on the RuneScape Wiki at around 0:00-2:00 UTC. Thanks! Syugecin


 * Hello Syugecin. I've made you an admin at the dinosaurs wiki. Please let me know if you need any help there. Angela talk 23:23, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Two things. I've added a create article thing because I'm gonna go crazy and make some articles. Second, where is the MediaWiki:Sidebar and SiteNotice? Syugecin
 * And how do I change the wiki logo? Syugecin


 * I'll reply on that wiki. Angela talk 23:53, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for help! ^-^ More questions... he he he. Do you think I could delete all non dinosaur articles and just make it a dinosaur wiki? Syugecin
 * The homo sapiens, homo erectus, aves, and mammalia articles. I want to start clean =) And can you tell me if me and my friend are the only active ones there? Syugecin
 * I meant just making the wiki solely for dinosaurs, making those articles irrelevant. Syugecin
 * Erm.. I kinda do... That's why I added a request for a new wiki. Could you make one? And if so would I be creator/crat? Syugecin

K. I guess I'll stay with the current one. Syugecin

Another Wikia Gaming Blog prospect?
I'm interested in getting the MU*Wiki added to the gaming blog. What criteria does a gaming Wikia need to meet for that? --Stamp 03:02, 2 June 2007 (UTC)


 * The blogs are being trialed at the moment. Once the current issues are fixed, we'll launch them more widely and add all of the gaming wikis to the gaming blog. Angela talk


 * Sounds great. I really hope to see the blogs getting more use! It's a great feature. Stamp 05:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Sysop rights on es.beekeeping
Hi Angela! I would like to ask you to give me sysop rights for the es.beekeeping wikia, because I have to do a lot of cleaning and the local beaureaucrat is not present for the moment to ask him. He also needs help with the system messages, because he doesn't know much about Media Wiki. Greetings, --Adela 13:50, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Bot
Sorry for giving you a lot of work, but is it possible to give w:c:stad:Gebruiker:Staatsbot a bot status? Thank you, 15:32, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Adopting the Astronomy Wiki
I have began editing the (Apparently) inactive Wiki Astronomy. I would like to get Administrator access to this wiki to prevent vandalism and replace the logo on the wiki. I think this wiki has great potentiall on Wikia. If you can, please reply here.

French Uncyclopedia URL redirection broken
Hi Angela

http://desencyclopedie.com doesn't seem to work anymore. it used to point to http://desencyclopedie.wikia.com but now leads to Wikia's home page since a week. Could you help us out on this ? Thank you very much.

--Thaumasnot 09:18, 3 June 2007 (UTC)


 * This is listed to be fixed. Angela talk

css
Hey Angela, I already asked Catherine this, but I decided to ask you as well since your online ATM. Do you know how to change the background color of the sidebar and TOC using css? I've tried to do it in my monobook on another wiki, but with no luck. Thanks, Pinky49
 * It worked for the sidebar, but the toc isn't working. Do you have any idea why? Thanks again, Pinky49|Talk
 * It worked! Thanks. Also, could you delete it now? I have no need for it on this wiki. -Pinky

IRC request
Hi Angela, if you've got a sec could you come on IRC? I have a sockpuppet problem and was wondering if a checkuser could be run. Don't worry if you're busy, it's nothing urgent.  Scott ch  22:40, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

New traffic feature on Psychology Wiki
We are interested in all forms of user feedback here, but couldnt make out what the stats represented, as there were no headings on the columns. Are these users or pages accessed. From our Google Analytics returns we get about 5000 user a week accessing 15,000 pages, so I am assuming they are pages. What do the increase percentages relate to? Why aren't there numbers for every day? etc etc. Happy to work with you to get this sorted as it should be useful and a convenient check against GADr Joe Kiff 19:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

GunZ Wikia...again
Angela, can you make me admin there? I really wanted to delete some pages here and there...--Gravity 09:51, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Stats data request
Greetings Angela,

Would it be possible to find out how much visitor traffic scratchpad.wikia.com is receiving from www.hongfire.com? And/or general traffic data on articles in w:c:scratchpad:Category:IllusionGames? Many of the IllusionGame mini-wiki's editors are anons, and the nature of the mini-wiki probably gives it an even more skewed reader-to-contributor ration I believe. So it's quite hard to estimate how much of the Illusion games player community is using the miniwiki. Thanks. -Afker 14:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Fantendo
Yes, we are having quite a perdicimint with Fantendo. If you could, could you please fix the monobook? They have worked their best, But, its still a greenish black colour. LOLOMG 15:08, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Logging In!
For some reason, neither Internet Explorer nor Mozilla Firefox are showing the "captcha" image that's meant to appear for verification on the "create an account" page on wikia! Is there some way I can get past this problem so that I can still create an account? --84.64.67.13 18:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Please email me at angela@wikia.com with the username you want and I can create it for you. Angela talk 18:18, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Copyright?
What's the copyright restrictions in regards to wikis? Can users upload music tracks/images/quoted interview excerpts? --Creation 19:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Most of the interview excerpts wouldn't be from other websites, but magazines. I don't understand what the deal is with uploading music tracks! Memory Alpha uses music tracks to demonstrate theme tunes of the various Star Trek series. I know that MA is operating under a different licence, but it would seem to make sense for the music wikis here to demonstrate what tracks sound like by including a few excerpts! Can you see any sense in that? --Creation 19:54, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I've just read that Wikipedia uses the same licence as wikia. Doesn't that mean that musical excerpts are allowed on wikis, as they are on Wikipedia?!? --Creation 20:13, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Bots for Halpedia
One of Halopedia's admin, Ed, has asked me for help, and one of his issues concerns bots and making them. I'd like to request permissions to create bots, i believe the permission is botcheck. We're just trying to improve Halopedia a little bit more. If you have more questions feel free to ask me or Ed. Thank you.
 * -- Donut THX 1138 [ Comm ] 00:08, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Ohh. Sorry, i know that some networks require it to be a user permission. I assumed this to be true here too. Can you tell how to create bots, or where to learn?
 * -- Donut THX 1138 [ Comm ] 18:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

wikis
hey. I just wanted to know how long before I get any info if I am allowed to create the pendragon wiki. but I still haven't gotten anything so Idk if anyone even checks them or something. Stryker.


 * Have you made a request for it on the requests wiki? You need to explain there how you would find people who would want to edit it. I'd suggest you make a mini wiki at scratchpad: first to see whether anyone else would help to create a wiki on that topic. Angela talk 20:34, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

changes in Help:Tutorial
Hi Angela there were a number of edits of this page http://peace.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Tutorial on 5 June, including reversing your edit. Would you take a look and see if the current version is the correct/official one? Thanks. -ts-talk 12:36, 9 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi Angela, I had a look on this and the page was vandalized by the "unknown" vandal. I reverted it for now. --Jack Phoenix (Contact) 13:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Wiki
Hello. Soy yo de vuelta.Mira, ya hice lo que me has dicho, y no funcionó, porque dice que puede ir perfectamente en un wiki de tv. Yo quiero hacer como esta wiki pero en español. --Agu$t¡n@ 23:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

oh! thank you, thank you, Angela --Agu$t¡n@ 00:12, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Lurking Vandal on iverilog Wiki
I noticed that you fixed a blanking out of the Icarus Verilog ABOUT page. Thanks for that. This is the second time that it happened and I'm enabling protection from that page to see if that prevents it, or at least drags the perpetrator out of anonymity. Is this something that is just "going around" or is there a software bug that is doing this?

Stevewilliams 15:30, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

IRC
We, Halopedia, seem to be having some trouble with our IRC... I sent you a message on IRC, but you weren't there, so here's the transcript:  a word, please  someone from Halopedia, Phil.e., a reasonably respected user, is trying to take over our IRC channel  cchristianTP is currently the channel contact for #halopedia, our IRC channel  Phil.e. doesn't like this, so he wants #halo-wikia to be our official IRC channel  currently he's #halo-wikia's channel contact, and he refuses to relinquish that...  he will undoubtedly ask you to make #halo-wikia accessable from irc.wikia.org  as a Halopedia bureaocrat, I must ask you not to do this; it seems merely an attempt on his part to gain power that is not rightly his Also, he refuses to believe that you said you're fine with just having access level 10 in our IRC channel... he insists on being channel contact, as well as giving people like GHe and Jack_Phoenix--people who don't even work for Wikia--the channel password, while the actual Halopedia admins are only level 30. So basically, please just keep #halopedia as the official channel that can be accessed from http://irc.wikia.com and tell him that you're fine with being 10. Thank you! g ü é ß Ł ¥ -π é Ґ <font color="#0000ff">∫ <font color="#0000cc">ø <font color="#000066">ñ <font color="#000000">¥ -<font color="#000000">† <font color="#007700">ħ <font color="#00cc00">î <font color="#00ff00">И <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">¥  21:55, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Namespace help?
Can you add Guide and Guide Discussion into the namespace in GunZ Wikia? Thanks in advance. --Gravity 14:47, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


 * This has been done now. Angela talk

"Unknown" spam filter
It seems I'm unable to type the word "unknown" in the summary bar when editing a page, due to the spam filter. What's the reason for this, and is the filter something I can customize on my own wiki? --Proudhug 04:44, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikia Page Admin Response
I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you -- I hadn't checked the Wiki in a few weeks while on vacation. You asked me if I would like to be an Administrator of the page at http://hockeyarena.wikia.com. Just wanted to post here saying I was indeed interested, if the offer is still open. Thank you! --Griminald 05:05, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

New name for DHB Wiki
You were right about DHB Wiki's name. Its editors have said that the name has to be changed.

So... Is it somehow possible to change the name of DHB Wiki? If is, could you please change the name to Bioarkistot?

Regards, VezonThunder.


 * This is done now. Angela talk 15:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Judge Dredd Wiki
Hello Angela, long time no see. I noticed that the wiki is bare. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind changing it to "The 2000 AD Database Project" and making me an admin please --SGCommand 11:48, 14 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I think it would be better if you made some edits there first. Angela talk 15:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Resident Evil Wikia
The 2 known admins, Res.evil guy and Warsman11 don't edit! Warsman11's las contribution was in September whilst Res.evil guy has never edited! Also i'd like to point out that i edit all the time on nearly every day for the last five months. since then most editers are unsigned IPs. Forerunner
 * Also i have made key edits. like adding in a timeline, a character, some enemies, a multimedia library, and i am planning on a walkthrough Guide. Forerunner
 * Also vandelism happens on short intervals. I also figured out that Warsman11 mustn't edit other wikias because he's have known if someone vandelised his user talk via wikia messaging. Forerunner
 * erm... You do realise what i mean do you? *cough* Admin??? Forerunner
 * Yes - I'll make you an admin there now. Angela talk 18:14, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Black Background
I made the Background on one of my wikias black, but the words didn't all change, like if i used a template the words that dont link 2 other stuff are in another shade of black. Do you have any knowlege of MediaWiki:Monobook.css? cos like loads of people ask you before the lower admins Forerunner


 * You need to set the font color whenever you set the background color. For example body {color:#FFFFFF} . Angela talk 15:42, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. Its just hard 2 find it Here

Super Ban
Is it true that if you vandelise Wikia you get banned easier and is it also true that you'd be automaticaly banned on every other wikia or is this just rumoUr spreading around the net? Forerunner


 * Getting banned from the Central Wikia doesn't mean you're automatically banned on all wikis. However, there is a cross-wiki ban tool that can be used if someone is persistently vandalising many sites. Angela talk 15:42, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. Just clearing out rumoUrs Forerunner

Anarchy Wiki
Hello Angela:) Thanks for letting me know about you making Anarchy wiki. Have a nice week and God bless:)--Sir James Paul 14:52, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Zelda Wiki
On the Zelda Wiki, there's no b'crat. I was going to ask for adminship there but realized there's no point because of the no b'crat issue. Could you fix this somehow? Sorry for the bother.--Richard (Talk - Contribs) 01:17, 18 June 2007 (UTC)


 * You could still apply on the requests for adminship page there and then one of the existing admins could become a bureaucrat or a staff member could make you an admin. Angela talk 17:39, 18 June 2007 (UTC)