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MediaWiki Upgrades?
Hi, Angela. I notice that MediaWiki upgrades have been going up across the board. Or rather, I would not have noticed them unless I noticed the in-wiki search and Firefox search plugin not working, as well as being unable to edit the front page of my wiki without being logged out in the process in receiving a, "this page has been protected, blah blah blah" message. Are we going to be seeing stability any time soon?


 * Which wiki do you mean? It's up to the admins on each wiki whether they want to protect or semi-protect their own main page, so this isn't a bug, but something the community there has chosen to do. Can you tell me more about the Firefox plugin problem? Have you also found this on other wikis? Angela talk

New Blog Feature
Angela;

Thank you for adding the new feature to Wikiality.com! We hope to be using it soon, I am sure I will do it wrong, so please send me some kind of note on how to do it properly! LOL. Thank you.--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 20:45, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I keep seeing this error message whenever I try to go to the Humor blog, and another admin has had the same experience. I've followed links from several directions, so I wonder if I am looking in the wrong place or if it just hasn't launched yet? Thanks again for helping us out, and for adding us to the blog! --thisniss 20:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * All better! Thanks for launching us and general awesomeness.  The Wikia and your crew are most highly  Stephenerated over at Wikiality (after Stephen, The Baby Jesus, and The Greatest President Ever, of course). --thisniss 03:24, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The humor blog is causing a few problems because Uncyc and Wikiality have their own domains, but it seems to be working now, at least for Wikiality. YAngela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

RuneScape Wiki forums
Is it possible to have the Forums: namespace on the RuneScape Wiki semiprotected, so only users with accounts 4+ days or older can edit, make a topic, etc? I don't want this done right now, but it's something we're curious about and are discussing. Oddlyoko 20:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It's not really possible since that would mean protecting uncreated pages when you don't know what new users are going to call those pages. An alternative solution is to not let new users find the forums too easily. For example, you could put it in the welcome message you give someone once they've made a few edits so good users know about it, and remove it from the sidebar so that not everyone knows about it. Angela talk


 * Hmm, I don't know if we can really do that considering so many people know of it already. I tried cutting down on the number of links, but there are complaints about having to make 1 extra click - yes, it's silly. A fellow admin on the wiki posted on the Inside wikia forums asking if we could get the beta forums early, and I do think it would be an ideal solution to our problems. Would that be possible? OddlyokoOddlyoko17:45, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Odd. The Inside Wikia forums seem to have dissapeared. Oddlyoko talk 17:57, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've sent you an email about this. Angela talk 14:09, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Pirates of the Caribbean wikia
Is there any way to get an interwiki link for the PotC wiki, similar to Wikipedia and Starwars:Star Wars? Thanks - Kwenn 20:22, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You can use w:c:potc:article name to link there from any Wikia site and WikiaSite:potc:article name to link there from Wikimedia sites (like Wikipedia). Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Admin on Wikitubia
I recently started working on the (apparently) inactive Wikitubia and I was wondering if I could be an admin there. I don't want to sound like I deserve to become an admin or anything, but I'm not sure what the policy is when there are no active editors. I'd like to see the wiki developed, and when admin tasks need to be done, it would be nice to be able to do them since there's really no one to ask to do them for me.--Jonpro 06:24, 10 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The original founder has never edited, so I've made you an admin there. Good luck developing this wiki. Angela talk


 * I just have one more request. I'd like to do some bot work, so I made User:Jonprobot. Do you think you could flag this as a bot? Thanks!--Jonpro 14:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've done that. Angela talk 19:13, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

New Wikia
Please, can you open the new wikia project? ru.independentgeo.wikia.com? I inquired to request it yesterday. The language of interface in this project is russian and it's title is "Независимая География". Can you open?--Medved&#39; 17:55, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
 * May you give me you answer?--Medved&#39; 10:31, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but I can't see your request on requests.wikia.com. Did you make it with another account? Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

ComputerRPG, stuff
Greetings Angela,

I've been watching w:c:ComputerRPG, and just happened to miss User:A townplayer by a few hours (he says he's gonna be off the wiki for a period of time), so I'm probalby not be able to discuss things with him.

Anyways, by the way User:A townplayer started to add content (the first person to add any content), and if we continue in the direction he started, ComputerRPG will simply be a "scratchpad wikia with a theme (computer RPG games)". I was wondering if that is alright with wikia, or if its nature would overlap with scratchpad too much that such kind of use for a wiki should be just folded under scratchpad.

And if it is alright to run ComputerRPG as just a themed scratchpad, I envision it to actually operate under the "pseudo-namespace" structure that the scratchpad used to be under. That is to say, a link such as c:ComputerRPG:Maps should NOT be a proper article (unless there is a game named "Maps"), and for maps of the game "Tales Of Pirates", the link should be at c:ComputerRPG:Tales Of Pirates:Maps. c:ComputerRPG:Maps would be a disambig page to all the map articles of each game on ComputerRPG (instead of an article that contains maps for however many games that ComputerRPG deals with).

This, in turn, makes wikifing things very very tedious (especially for games with very long names). Thus I was wondering if it'd be possible to modify the way links work so that if I'm at the Foo:Bar article (anything with a colon in the article name), and use the wikicode  Bar2 , the resulting link actually goes to Foo:Bar2 (instead of Bar2. Additionally, if I'm at article Foo, and use the wikicode  Bar , the resulting link goes to Foo:Bar (instead of Bar). Linking to the main namespace can be forced, say, by the syntax  Foo , which would link to the article Foo.

Finally, again, if it is alright to have ComputerRPG run as a themed scratchpad, would it be possible to request scratchpads with other themes? -Afker 23:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I think it could actually be both - a wiki about RPGs and also a wiki that allows people to build WalledGardens within that. Does that sound ok to you? Angela talk


 * Hmm, the WalledGardens link goes to a non-existing page... Anyways, there's no "ok or not ok" with me, I'm just trying to sort out the identity issues between various game-related wikias, and to figure out where and how I would be contributing some game-related content. -Afker 23:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've fixed the link. I forgot which wiki described that. Basically, a walled garden is a section of a wiki that is a section by itself and one that doesn't really interact with the rest of the site. Angela talk 01:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hmm, smack me if I turn out to be just splitting the fine hairs of semantics. After reading that link, and the discussion behind it, the feeling I get about a WalledGarden, is something that the mini wikis are highly parallel to, but with subtle differences and blurry lines (or it's possible that you consider the two terms interchangable and I'm just splitting hairs).  Here is my understanding, using mostly my own words:
 * WalledGarden would seem like what certain sections of the AliceSoftWiki and the Final Fantasy Wiki resembles. Certain collections of pages are very inter-connected, with occasional links to the rest of the wiki.  WalledGardens are like introvert neighbors in a community.
 * Mini wikis are like what is found on Scratchpad and anime. Individual mini-wikis are more independent than individual WalledGardens.  Links that go out from a mini-wiki tend to be definitional in nature, and often could have easily linked to wikipedia or wiktionary instead of somewhere in the main wiki.  Individual mini wikis are by nature independent communities (though they may be related, and the collection of independent communities may be considered from a meta point of view as one larger community, but with each mini wiki as a distinct member of that larger community).
 * Under this interpretation (which may simply be my over-analysis), ComputerRPG is currently actually heading towards a Mini wikis direction, as opposed to a WalledGardens direction. Do you envision the WalledGarden direction to be more conducive with community growth on wikia? -Afker 02:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * In the short term, I think it's a good way to get people to the site. Longer term, the community would be stronger if people actually work together on the topic rather than having their "own" sub-wikis within that. Angela talk 01:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Business
Hi Angela,

Thanks for pointing out Business. I see very few edits on that wikia, and I'd like to see what I can do with it. Business is one third of the primary triangle of institutions that our civilization is built on, the others being Government and Charities. Now that we have all three, it's time to really get started. I'll volunteer as Admin on Wikibiz if you want to make that change. Chadlupkes 14:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've made you an admin there. Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Admin at Harry Potter Wiki
Hi Angela,

I'm having a few problems with a fellow admin on the Harry Potter Wiki. I would really appreciate your advice and help in this. Since the matter is a bit delicate, I have emailed you the details instead of posting them here. If you have any questions, please contact me via email.

Hoping for your prompt action regarding this matter. - Chosen One, 16:35, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll send you a reply about that soon. Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Project Namespace change and new custom namespace for MMKB
The Namespace and SITENAME Discussion on the MMKB has given 3 positive votes on both the changes to the namespaces. The Project namespace which is currently The Mega Man Knowledge-base which understandably is so long and poorly named that no one has ever bothered to use it has been decided to be changed to MMKB as it is the best Project namespace to reflect the Wiki's name and act functional. Additionally, many articles have started a trend of naming things with Fanstuff: as if a namespace was wanted. Votes have also been cast which state that the community would like that custom namespace to be made so they would like those changes. Though, currently there are 2 articles which start with MMKB: and a number more which start with Fanstuff:, I would like AnimeBot and DantmanAWB(For the sake of not requesting something later that could be requested now) to have the Bot flag added to them so that I can use the Pywikipedia bot framework and the remnants of an old script of mine to move all those pages out from titles which would cause them to become lost pages when the namespaces are changed. Thanks for any help. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 11, 2007 @ 23:09 (UTC)
 * Splarka helped with the flags so you don't half to worry about that part. And the pages should be moved by the time you get around to this. Thanks again for all your help. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 12, 2007 @ 10:03 (UTC)
 * I've listed the namespace changes for the tech team to do. Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. I also messaged the active users there so that should prevent anyone moving pages back to spots which would make them lost. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 13, 2007 @ 07:11 (UTC)

Marpedia
Angela, I've noticed something a little disconcerning at the Marpedia. The founder Ichigo nicely Sysoped a user who came to the wiki and asked for admin status to help the wiki out. That user was Jakerl. As a test he blocked the Founder with a 2 week block, then unblocked him the next day. Some days later he blocked him again with an infinite then unblocked him soon after. And a few days ago he blocked the founder with an infinite and hasn't unblocked him since. The improvements to the wiki's interface aren't very good or helpful (Actually, they served to make it hard for me to navigate when I first got to the wiki), and he also Sysoped a completely random user who came to the wiki just to put a few letters into a userpage for himself. I gave a normal greeting to the founder of the wiki, and also gave a small welcome to Jakerl also noting that it would be polite for him to unblock Ichigo so he can help improve the wiki. It would be a good idea to wait for what his response is first as a bit of a test on if his character is one trying to improve the wiki and just making mistakes, or that of a general negative admin. If he does not unblock Ichigo when he get's around next it may be a good idea to use staff powers to unblock Ichigo and de-admin Jakerl and also The cool guy who Jakerl randomly admined. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 12, 2007 @ 00:49 (UTC)


 * They're all the same person. I left the original founder as admin, not bureaucrat, and removed his two admin sockpuppets, but the wiki needs watching to make sure no more of this silliness happens. Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, It's already in my WikiSwitch tab and it's an anime related wiki anyways so I'll watch over the RC there to check for any silliness or anyone chance of someone wanting to help get rid of the current silliness left there. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 13, 2007 @ 07:11 (UTC)

Cloak
Sorry to half to ask you something else, if I could I'd ask someone else so that I wouldn't be asking to much of you. But I suppose I can't request this from anyone else. I recently setup a better set of IRC names for myself. Including Registering my Away state so that I don't half to re-identify each time I come back. I also Registered an alternative so that I could request a cloak. I'm not that fussy about hostname hiding, but I do like the idea of having  as my ADDR as a nice way of verifying to other users that I am Dantman here on Wikia, and also for a bit of community awareness that I am located here primarily.
 * My master Registered username is Dantman and my alternative name as required by the cloak is DanielFriesen. If you perform a  you'll see Dantman listed as master, DanielFriesen listed as the second (My Alternative), and alternative namestates (Such as |Away) further listed. Sorry that I had to ask this also of you, but feel free to take your time with my requests. If you want a list of which is more important than which here's one:


 * Bots on MMKB
 * Namespace Request on MMKB (Cause that can't work out without the pagemoves anyways)
 * IRC Cloak
 * Marpedia stuff (Because waiting for a response is a character test and a good determiner for response anyways) ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 12, 2007 @ 08:33 (UTC)


 * There are no staff on freenode right now, but I'll get you a cloak as soon as I see someone there. Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, that's fine. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 13, 2007 @ 07:11 (UTC)

help needed on the ksw wiki
On the RuneScape wiki, we have a group of vandals (one IP) under the name of Buck nell, Buck nell 2, etc. On my user page on the RS wiki, I mention that I am also found on the Kuk Sool Won wiki. This vandal migrated to that wiki. I reverted his edits there, but one of our two admins is on vacation, and the other has not been active lately. I did once ask for adminship there, but since I did not have 500+ edits, and created 15+ articles, and have 10+ awards, Etc. I was refused. I also found this slightly unfair, because I had 3 to 5 yes votes, and only 2 no votes, but the guy in charge, Jimwitz, just said no, and that was the end of it. I am not here to complain about this, and I am sorry that I kind of got off topic, but on the Kuk Sool Won wiki, the user Buck nell 3 needs to be banned. Megalodon99 01:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for telling me about this. I'll look into the vandal problem on Kuk Sool Won. Is the problem being dealt with ok on runescape? Angela talk 05:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Page deletion on inactive Animanga wiki
I was scanning the recent changes of the wiki in my WikiSwitch recently, and I ran into a bit of pagespam on the Manga Wiki. It's not something that a user can revert, and made me realize the annoyance of not being able to at least delete spam off the inactive Animanga related wiki. The Manga Wiki was one that the WGEP was planning to adopt in the future, but not directly now (noone seams to heavy on moving into phase 2 yet). But it would be nice to at least remove vandalism off inactive English Animanga wiki. I don't really need anything other than Sysop as I just want to be able to keep these clean for whenever either the WGEP or some other user comes and decides to Adopt them. The English Animanga wiki I notice are inactive (and I'm not admin on) I've found are: Manga, Digimon, Zatchbell, Sailormoon, Battle B-Daman, and CCS. ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 13, 2007 @ 15:08 (UTC)

SWGames Admin
Hello, I am an admin on SWGames. I recently noticed that the actual founder of the wiki has been inactive, and by inactive I mean they haven't made a single contribution since the wiki was started four months ago. I hate to do this, but I was wondering if you could desysop them? Any help in this would be much appreciated. :) Supergeeky1 (The Cantina) (My Edits) 22:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I tried emailing Elelohesterling to see if he was intending to come back but the email bounced, so I'd assume he's definitely not. If he ever does, he's welcome to ask one of the bureaucrats there to re-admin him. Angela talk 23:11, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for you help in this! Supergeeky1 (The Cantina) (My Edits) 01:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Motorcycle Wiki
Thanks for creating it. Is it ok to copy articles from wikipedia? And if so, is it better to copy and paste, or import/export. Thanks, -Pinky


 * I've left you a message on your new wiki about this. Angela talk 01:11, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Cinema e Cultura Wiki
Hi Angela, you sent to me a mensagen about this wiki that I'm adopting now. I'm new on wikia and I've two questions: 1st May I change the name to Cinema or pt-br.cinema? 2nd Where can I see the msg that you sent to me? Sorry for my english. My best wishes to you. Artfikan 02:31, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You can see it here. I can ask for the URL to be changed to pt-br.cinema if you like, though it might take a while for that to happen. Angela talk 02:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, I would like to change the name, don't worry about the time. I'll need time to set the things up. Thank you. Artfikan 02:46, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hey Angela, I made a logo for cinema wikia. As soon as you have some free time, could you please pass me the adminship? Thank you. Artfikan 01:16, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You're an admin there now. Angela talk 22:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Artfikan 01:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Beekeeping wiki
Dear Angela, I would like to ask you to do something for me that could make my life easier while editing on Wikia. I discovered Wikia a few days ago after I searched the internet hoping that I would find a wiki about beekeeping. I found only one with a few pages, but I also found Wikia which offers hosting for wikis. First I registered at Wikia with the username Adela (because I thought that I would enjoy better a username different from the username from Wikipedia), but I started to miss my old username. So, I am respectfully asking you to change my username into User:Emily, if that would be possible. I would also like to start the wiki about beekeeping in romanian and in this case I still have an open request (Apicultura) and romanian beekeepers that are waiting for an answer from me. I wish you a nice day! Greetings, --Adela 16:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I think that name has already been taken. Did sannse talk to you about this already? Angela talk 01:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Mediawiki
For some reason, the mediawiki functionality is broken on Quest.wikia.


 * MediaWiki:Monobook.css page doesn't work
 * User:X/monobook.css doesn't work either
 * Slate and Smoke look just the same as Monobook
 * ...and there's probably more.

Could you fix this please? Thanks! --Yunzhong Hou 16:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

--Problem fixed --Yunzhong Hou 16:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Interwiki
Please add http://es.starwars.wikia.com/wiki/$1 and http://historiasw.wikia.com/wiki/$1 to the Interwiki_map, it's for linking on articles, thank you very much. --Jaiden 20:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)


 * We're not adding new Wikia sites to the interwiki map since they can already be linked to using w:c:wikiname . eg: w:c:es:starwars. Angela talk 22:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Message Glitch
Whenever I go to Fantendo, I get a message saying I have messages on Ed, Edd n Eddy, But I've already checked it. Is that intetional? I hope it's not. It's only on the Main Page when it happens.


 * I expect it's a problem with caching. Does it clear if you add ?action=purge to the end of the URL? Angela talk 22:52, 19 May 2007 (UTC)q

Admin at Vegetarian dream wikia
hello i am a user on the almost inactive vegetarian wikia,and nothing seems to be happening on it, long story short i realy want to help this wikia out so i would like to be granted an admin status thanks Jimbo the cheese 01:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I think it would be best if you edited there a bit longer since there's no urgent need for admins. Please don't create pages with inappropriate names like the one I just deleted. The userlist includes users for all of Wikia, not just the ones from the vegetarian wiki. Creating such pages just makes them show up in searches and also gives attention to the trolls who make such usernames. If you need any help there dealing with problem users like this, please let me know or ask for help on the forums. Angela talk 22:59, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I can work on it a little more i have a few more recipies that i could put there, but pleese consider making me an admin there soon okay? thanks Jimbo the cheese 23:39, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Pleese Pleese give me a chance at being an Admin i prommise that i will work hard, i have already got two vegaterians joining the wikia and i'm sure more will come, pleese make me an admin so i can help out pleese? Jimbo the cheese 01:28, 23 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, I've made you an admin. Let me know if you need help with that. Please see the Administrators' how-to guide. Angela talk 19:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

One million thanks! i only just relised i was a sysop as i had been away thanks so much Jimbo the cheese 23:35, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Heroes Wikia
Angela, This Saturday the Sci-Fi channel is running an all day marathon of every Heroes episode so far. Due to the admittedly still relatively small number of contributions that have been made to the Heroes Wiki so far this would be a great opportunity to recruit some new contributors. So I am asking you what the best way to advertise the marathon and website is just until Sunday morning. I thought about nominating it on the wikia messages or wikia spotlight but thought that might take to long. A chance you can speed up the process? thanks! Please respond on my user talk page. Jdray 06:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This is in the spotlight now. I hope it brings you some new users. Angela talk 22:59, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Film Wikia issues
Angela, please go to the Film Wikia immediately. I suspect the last few edits by an anon user has added some coding that is causing my Internet Explorer browser from viewing and editing the pages, including blocking me from rolling back the articles. - Nhprman 15:33, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Do you mean 24.210.255.95? Nothing suspicious there. You can't roll them back on those pages because they are the only editor, maybe? --Splarka (talk) 08:27, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Joining Birds Wiki
Hi Angela! I would like to join the Birds Wiki, but I don't know how to join. Could you please help me out with this? Thanks. Swannihorse 19:52, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've left you a message on that wiki. Angela talk 23:03, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

desysop request on Geomag wiki
Angela, I'm Admin for the geomag wiki and I made user RaM a sysop, which he's indicated he doesn't feel comfortable with: he want to contribute "as an ordinary user". Could you desysop him? thanks.

http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:How_do_I_revoke_sysop_from_a_user

--148.87.1.172 20:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC) Sorry about the anonymous edit: I find that I keep getting logged out whilst operating thorugh my corporate firewall. --Karl Horton 21:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Done (but they had no edits anyway?) --Splarka (talk) 08:33, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

IRC
Hopefully it doesn't end up like #Gaiapedia (Though I hope it can turn up at some point). But, I setup a channel for the WGEP. Since there are currently 5 wiki involved in the project it should have at least a better chance in picking up than The Gaiapedia's channel (Mailing lists would probably work for the WGEP well to, but for technical reasons, I won't be setting that up till the Graphical Entertainment Wiki is setup). The Channel is #GraphicalEntertainment. ChanServ has it fully registered and configured.
 * On another note... While all channels work with the normal http://irc.wikia.com, some wiki like Uncyclopedia have a special portal page like http://irc.wikia.com/uncyclopedia. If this is setup, is it publicly configurable? ~Dantman(talk) tricks May 18, 2007 @ 00:56 (UTC)   Retracted ~Dantman(talk) tricks  May 19, 2007 @ 15:27 (UTC)

Deletion on Wikiality.com
On May 18, 2007 at 03:52 UTC, a wikia staff member (User:Awrigh01 on wikiality.com) deleted a userpage for User:Tawker and a page created by this user called "Tawker" about himself.

Why did this happen?--WatchTVEatDonutDrinkBeer 04:05, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I have talked to both WTV and Tawker. Issue is not yet resolved, but hopefully some progress was made. WTV will email Awright and uno about it. --Splarka (talk) 08:35, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok. Thanks for keeping an eye on my talk page Splarka. :) Angela talk 23:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Are you somewhere with a connection? Can I stop yet? ^_^. --Splarka (talk) 06:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Neopets Guild Wikia
Angela - Hi! Could the site name of the NeoPets Guild Wikia be changed to neopets.wikia.com? After a short discussion revisiting this, that seems like it would make sense. I'll post a site notice to let people know this change may be coming. - RJ 01:30, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That would become the project namespace as well, which could be very weird. If you just want the title (as appears in the browser title bar, and on search engine headers) you can just change w:c:neopets:MediaWiki:Pagetitle (and remove and replace it with whatever you want). --Splarka (talk) 05:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I've listed the wiki to be moved to that URL. Angela talk 19:13, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism problems
There was a moreorless recent vandal over at the Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds wiki. Because there is no sysop over there, I was wondering if you could delete the vandal pages and, if needed, block the vandal? Let me know, thanks Darth Mavoc
 * thanks for pointing to this issue :-) I already took care --rieke 07:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks rieke. Angela talk 19:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello, hello from one of those wacky Uncyclopedians
Hey there! I've heard you guys are trying to get Uncycopedia cloaks for IRC, and that's awesome! I talked to sannse and she said I could get a cloak right now if I followed the simple instructions. So I've reached the point in the instructions where it tells me to bug you. Um, sorry for bugging you, but can I have one of those nifty Wikia cloaks?--Bradaphraser 22:11, 23 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You should have one now. Let me know if you don't. Angela talk 19:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Wiki.png at BG STAR WARS
Dear Angela I have a problem changing my logo! When i upload the new file the old one showes up again! Sorry for my English! Give me a hand please! Chavjedi 16:57, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Logos are cached for a few hours. Is it working ok now? Angela talk 19:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Copyvio on Scratchpad, related to a new wikia request
Greetings Angela,

Jorg of the Memory Alpha, at my request, helped me tracked down several articles on scratchpad that are copyright violations. Those are the 4 articles in all caps in w:c:scratchpad:Category:Potential_copyright_violations. Additionally, all of User:Compaq's contributions on scratchpad are suspected of also being copyright violations of either the "Star Trek The Next Generation Technical Manual" or the "Star Fleet Technical Manual". The number of articles were too numerous so I didn't ask Jorg to confirm the copyvio of all of them.

w:c:Scratchpad:TECHNICAL_MANUAL is a copy (with some modifications) of the table of contents of the book "Star Fleet Technical Manual". I didn't tag that page because even though I felt it was clearly not being copied for fair use, the copying of the TOC of a book might not be a copyright violation (I'm not an expert on the subject, so don't want to make too much assumptions).

The contributions of this user are relevant in his request for a new wikia on the same subject matter as the articles he made on scratchpad. I think it might benefit the human race in general (on a very minute level) if someone experienced with explaining copyright issues can make User:Compaq more informed and educated on the issue, whether his requests goes through or not. I personally hope his request won't go through, and hope he gets a clear understanding of why his request was rejected (copyvio concerns) as opposed to thinking there's a conspiracy against him or that Wikia is against "innovative scientific research" (he is fairly well-intentioned and serious about this "research", even emailing Steven Hawkins and NASA for input).

And if his request does get approval, then it is especially important for him as the founder to understand what is allowed content and where the line between fair use (or citing prior "research") and copyright violations is (a line which he has already crossed on scratchpad). -Afker 17:46, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Addendum: an anon is reverting my edits, removing the copyvio tag and restoring the offending content to the article. I'm not going to go into a revert war, so please just look at my most recent 4 contributions on scratchpad. -Afker 18:02, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing it out. I'll go and look now. Angela talk 19:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Rieke and I handled this one already. :)  — Catherine o' the ComTeam 19:25, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's great. Thank you. Angela talk 19:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Klingon dictionary (mughom.wikia.com)
Sorry to bother you again, but this wikia still has a site message advising us not to edit. Any news? Jonathan Webley 17:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The message should have been removed. The wiki is open now. Sorry for the confusion. I've also sent you an email about this. Angela talk 06:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Fantastic! It looks great. Qapla'. Jonathan Webley 07:22, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Disney Channel wiki
La wiki trataria sobre personajes, series, etc- sobre disney channel. El idioma seria español. Salu2. --Agu$t¡n@ 19:35, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Do you want to request a new wiki for this? Please see the requests wiki. Angela talk 06:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again, but...
SWGames needs two more admins removed. It was just decided today at an IRC meeting that we will need Quinlanfan and Cull Tremayne removed. Sorry to bother you again. Supergeeky1 (The Cantina) (My Edits) 21:55, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, I'll do that now. Angela talk 06:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Adminiship
It seems there are no administartors on the Tribal Wars wiki. I was asking that you make me an administrator there since the only beruocrat has no userpage and is in-active. Moogel 22:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll do that now. Angela talk 18:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Slate skin
Hi Angela! I want to ask you if that would be possible to change the skin of the romanian beekeeping wiki from slate to monobook here. The reason is that with this skin you cannot see the interwiki links and the link for returning to monobook skin is not functioning. I have some people interested in editing this wiki but they are not very familliar with wikis and it would be great to have a simple skin for this wiki. I know that the skin can be changed from the preferences, but if the simple skin appears first, it will be better for everyone. Thank you! --Adela 06:48, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The interlanguage links problem has been fixed and these now appear at the end of the right sidebar by default. You can drag that box up the page to make the links more prominent. In the next release, we'll find a way for admins to set the default position of these boxes for their whole wiki. What happens when you use the return to monobook link? Let me know and I'll get that fixed. Until then, you should be able to switch back at Special:Preferences. Angela talk 18:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you Angela for fixing the interlanguage problem and other problems that I used to have on Apicutura Wiki. That link to Return to monobook skin was above the advertisements box. It doesn't appear any more and it is better now. That link was only using space and was not functional. Slate skin is actually pretty nice for a beekeeping wiki, because the colours are appropriate. Have a nice day, --Adela 19:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Craig Ferguson Wiki
Hey Angela, I've put the Craig Ferguson Wiki on Wikia news box suggestions, and wanted to know, how is the news box changed? What I mean is, do people vote on it? Brain40 16:29, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * There aren't that many suggestions at the moment, so it's not something that's voted on. Unless there's a special wikia message there (like this week with the voting link), the wikis are placed in there every few days, so all of the suggestions will eventually be listed in there. Angela talk 18:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania scholarship
Hi Angela. Sorry to bother you on your talk page but I've sent several e-mails to the community@wikia.com address without a response. I was lucky enough to be awarded the scholarship to attend Wikimania in Taiwan in August. I've registered myself and I'd like to know how to go about claiming it back. Also, I emailed Marnie Bratton about the flights, but have also received no response. I'm obviously very eager to get my travel details sorted out ASAP, so I can make plans for the rest of my summer. Can you let me know about this please? Bobo12345 06:45, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Marnie is in hospital, so the arrangements for Wikimania are in a bit of a mess right now. I'll email you about this today. Angela talk 13:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Namespace translation
Hello! The wikia Wikistad is in Dutch, so the namespaces are also in Dutch. But there is one namespace "Forum talk:", that is in English. So I want to ask you for changing that into "Overleg forum:" Thank you very much, 12:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I'll see if someone can do this, but there have been problems with that namespace before on other wikis so it might take a while. Angela talk 13:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, thanks 17:12, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

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)

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)