Forum:Several Questions

I have several questions I would like to ask. First of all I want to know how I can edit the welcome message. This is the one that appears after their first edit to the wiki.

If you look at the side bar, all of the menus link to a separate page on the wiki. For example, if I clicked Top Content or any menu with sub menus, I don't want it to re-direct anywhere.

For this next question, you will have to visit the JamLegend wiki. http://jamlegend.wikia.com/wiki/JamLegend_Wiki

I have two title bars, the Knowledge base and and Official Trailer, and I want them to line up. Whats the best way of doing this?

User:Radioactive1 23:52, November 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * To edit the welcome template, go to "Template:Welcome" and then edit whatever you need. To edit the side bar, go to "MediaWiki:Monaco-sidebar" and you can determine what links where. However, I don't think you can disable it actually directing anywhere, but just change where it directs to. I could be wrong, though. Not sure about your final question, though, so I'll leave that for someone else. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 01:16, November 10, 2009 (UTC)

Visit the user page for the Wikia bot There you will find all of the detail you need to customize that bot's auto-generated welcome messages. Brandon's tip was for the older, manual system when fellow community members would post the welcome messages using templates. -- najevi 02:13, November 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * User:Wikia


 * Fixed the divs, you had a bunch of newlines between your divs, they add up, and slightly push things around.
 * As for the menus, you cant really, everything gets linked to something. best option is to just keep it pointed to your mainpage like you have now.

Main Page misaligned headings in two columns
I just had a quick look at your misaligned headings and I realize that there are some required "special tags" missing from your main page.     It's probably best that a staff member help you get those back in place as it affects how the advertising blocks get inserted by various scripts.

-- najevi 02:23, November 10, 2009 (UTC)

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I just read over the user page of the bot and it says that $3 controls the signature. Which user will be displayed there? Also when I edit the skin, I can't find where I can change the border on the search box.

Radioactive1 07:05, November 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * If its set to @latest, its the last sysop/staff/helper to edit, if its @sysop, the last sysop to edit.
 * its got ID of, so

Thanks for fixing the misaligned headings

Anyway I added this code but it's not changing the border. Should I be putting it under any of the other ?

http://jamlegend.wikia.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Monaco.css

This question still needs to be answered

New Question
As I was browsing though the wiki, I have a few more questions. On the main page, I have this huge white space, and I'm not sure how to get rid of it.

The next question is how do I edit the licenses? When you upload an image, you have to select the license of the photo.


 * For the licenses thing, you can edit MediaWiki:Licenses. Mark (Talk) • (Contribs) 15:45, November 11, 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, but I need someone to answer the last few of my questions.

How to win more responses and influence helpers ...

 * I realize that you are new here so please take this advise in the same positive/constructive spirit with which it was prepared. :-)

There are some posting habits you ought to pick up early to make it more likely that others will respond to help you.
 * 1) Number your questions if you have many. Specific references to specific unanswered questions is much easier to deal with, don't you think ?
 * 2) Separate posts for each question - OK use some good judgment here. It may often make sense to get several questions in one post but once those are answered start a fresh a post especially if the questions are not directly related to one another.
 * 3) Sign your posts with 4 tildes   - You may recognize what text is yours but others can't. I am one who'll usually ignore a post if I can't make sense of it.
 * 4) Input as much energy as you expect your helper(s) to. This would have to be the Golden Rule of online forum and especially one with a wiki culture.

Good luck. -- najevi 05:49, November 13, 2009 (UTC)