Forum:MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning

On our wiki, we have a page that used to alert IP-only (i.e., anonymous) editors that they were not logged in. This file is located at MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning. One of the biggest reasons this was useful was just in case a regular editor was about to make an edit and had forgotten to log in. It served as a reminder.""However, I just noticed that it does not appear at the top of an edit screen with the new Wikia (i.e., Oasis) skin. Any thoughts? How can we get this working again? Thanks! — Spike Toronto  23:50, May 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * This is just Wikia trying to hid useful tools on the new skin. While they keep the Image Attribution and other useless features. I know, this comment is not helpful here, but bear with that. Someone had to say that. Maybe it has something to do that registered users can choose to not see ads, so if anonymous users get an account they will probably turn off ads and Wikia earn less money. Just my though, I may be wrong. Probably Staff has a better explanation. --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) -WikiDex 11:00, May 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * First of all: When you create an account ads are turned off by default, Second: Image attribution is very useful against spam and vandalism, you find it useless because you where never and admin.
 * --  nobody cares    SongpediaFamily   Band   Chat      Contribs   09:13, May 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * So, no ideas then? I was wondering if the file were to have a different name, would it then appear to users of the Wikia skin? The reason I was wondering this is that the Wiki skin sometimes uses different MediaWiki files for messages than does (my favorite) Monobook. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  00:09, June 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry Nobody, but Ciencia was probably an admin and a good one long before you ever were. I've been an admin on WoWWiki since around 2005 and image attribution does not have much use for me and actually may violate the CC-by-SA license, since it it really isn't attribution, but last uploader identification. Attribution should tell you who created the image, not who uploaded it.
 * Back on topic. MediaWiki engine or extension functionality issues should be directed to w:c:admintools:Special:Contact. We can't do anything about it here at Community Central. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 1 Jun 2011 12:28 AM Pacific

← (outdent) Hmm … my question was, essentially, does the Wikia skin (Oasis) look for a different file than MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning? For instance, whereas Monobook looks for MediaWiki:Sidebar to create its menu, Oasis looks for MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation. So, I was wondering if the contents of MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning could be copied to whatever file it is that Oasis might be looking for, assuming someone knew the name of said file. Of course, if there is no such thing, then I guess there is no recourse but Special:Contact. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  21:15, June 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Was MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning associated with MediaWiki:Sitenotice? The new Oasis equivalent of Sitenotice is MediaWiki:Communitymessages-notice-msg which defines what appears in the lower left notice box that appears when you edit MediaWiki:Community-corner.
 * Also Wikia probably disabled MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning when they implemented Community-corner (which many admins hate, by the way, including me). Your best bet is Special:Contact for info. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 6 Jun 2011 2:58 PM Pacific


 * Good question, but no, w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning was not associated with w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Sitenotice, as far as I understand it. Our anoneditwarning would only appear when an IP-only editor goes into edit mode on any page. The message appears above the editing toolbar as a way of letting him/her know that, if s/he proceeds, s/he will be revealing his/her otherwise private IP address, and to encourage him/her to sign up. But, under Oasis, which all not-logged-in editors operate under now, when the anonymous user goes into edit mode, nothing appears atop the editing toolbar.""The MediaWiki namespace is filled with notices that appear at various times. For instance, when a user is creating a new page, w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Newarticletext appears at the top of the screen in either Oasis or Monobook. So, it shouldn’t be unreasonable to expect w:c:admintools:MediaWiki:Anoneditwarning to appear at the top of the editing screen under Oasis.""I guess I was hoping a Wikia staffer might weigh in here, but I think that we’ll have to use w:c:admintools:Special:Contact, as you suggest. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  Jun 6, 2011, 6:41PM EDT


 * Tagging Staff needed. That is how we politely request Wikia staff look at an issue described here in the forums. Feel free to use this tag next to  on posts where you feel it is appropriate. So far, I seem to be the heaviest user of this tag. -- <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Who?">Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 6 Jun 2011 3:54 PM Pacific


 * Thanks! Being new to Wikia, I knew nothing about that template. Thanks again! — <font color="#DC143C" face="Garamond" size="3">Spike <font color="#000000" face="Garamond" size="3">Toronto  Jun 6, 2011, 7:33PM EDT 23:33, June 6, 2011 (UTC)