User talk:Angela

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Nonsensopedia
(discussion archived)


 * Zeartul is a now a bureaucrat there, so he is able to make other users into admins using Special:Makesysop. Angela (talk) 08:24, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Possible Copyright Issue
We have might have a copyright issue or not, in the Activism Wiki. As far as I know, the author of the article is probably okay with it. It's just lacking explicit permission at present. We've had some discussion on the Talk Page. I was wondering if you could provide some further guidance on it.


 * I've replied there. Angela (talk) 08:24, 28 Dec 2005 (UTC)

I need sysop status on tokipona.wikicities (urgently)
Hello Angela,

On tokipona.wikicities there was a big vandalism attack, and I want to fix everything (I have to delete pages to be able to move some pages back to the original place; want to block vandals in future)! Could you give me sysop status there? I am one of those (few ;-) who are observing and editing the wiki quite often there, by the way. Additionally I am sysop on de.wikt and als.wikipedia, so I already know the jobs and tasks of an admin ;-) --- Best regards, Melancholie 03:11, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * Done. Thanks for looking after that wiki. Angela 05:38, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Meta tags like other wikis
Hi, is it possible for you to include  in deleted pages like the Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, etc.? It might be a small difference in MediaWiki versions etc. I couldn't find who to ask, so I thought I'd write it here. Thanks, Oh, by the way, can you rename me User:Water Bottle? -- WB 01:09, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * The meta tag change should be possible. I've requested it at 210. We don't currently have a renameuser feature so I suggest you just make a new account and start using that one instead. Angela 05:38, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * Oh, is Wikicities running an older version of MediaWiki? It seems that the newer versions do that. Oh, can you remove my name from the Bugzilla? Paranoid problem of mine. haha. -- WB 06:36, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * Yes, it is, and the renameuser extension isn't part of the main MediaWiki code anyway. Your name doesn't seem to be in the bugzilla - just your username, which is obviously going to be recorded on the wikis anyway, even if you change it, since there is a "rename" log. Angela 21:33, 1 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, I was talking about the noindex, nofollow thing, and the username instead of my actual name. haha. -- WB 20:31, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I hope I'm not being too annoying, but is removing my handle from there impossible? The bug report seems pretty unnecessary if Wikicities is going to be updated with new version of MediaWiki soon though. -- WB 02:30, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know if that's possible. Bugzilla isn't editable like a wiki. Since it's not your real name, does it matter? If it really does, please contact Jason since he's the only one who would be able to do this, if it is possible. Angela (talk) 02:39, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)

Wikicity logos
How do you change the logo for a Wikicity? Having the normal logo for a dedicated Wikicity makes it a bit basic, and I want to make the logo better. Can you tell me how please. Thankyou.--M Johnson 02:49, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * You have to upload your image to Image:Wiki.png; and don't forget to protect this image/page! --- Best regards, Melancholie 04:30, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * I've replied at the w:c:simpsons:User talk:M Johnson. Angela 05:38, 31 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Wookieepedia user(s) of question
User:General Grievous is clearly stated as multiple users on one account, with the intent of using a membership system on Wookieepedia. I find this very odd, and as they mentioned fees for membership, illegal on this site. Your insight is appreciated. [NOTE: I originally posted this on January 2, however was reverted due to a vandal just before me.] -- Riffsyphon1024 05:15, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmmm... I'm not sure if there trolling, being silly, or are seriously trying to do something. I'd just watch it for now and see if they start doing anything bannable. A shared account is pointless since anyone could change the password, which would not then be recoverable (and I'm not willing to reset the password to something else for an account like that if it does get changed). Angela (talk) 12:46, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)

Knitwiki
I got an email from you notifying my that my new wiki (knitwiki) was available, but it doesn't seem to be working correctly. I get a 403 forbidden error when I visit knitwiki.wikicities.com, and it isn't listed in the list of wikicities. Let me know what I need to do to get started.

Thanks!

Rlankenau


 * There was a change after I made this wiki. It is now at http://knitting.wikicities.com/ since we're trying to avoid having "wiki" in the wiki name. Knitwiki will redirect there, but isn't working for the main page for some reason, but does for pages like http://knitwiki.wikicities.com/wiki/A. Angela (talk) 12:46, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)

Some "noob admin" questions ...
Hi Angela,

thanks for your welcome message. I have recieved the wiki notification email with "Subject: Re: Request for a new Wikicity - clean." on 2005 dec 27th. If that's the one you were referring to, I don't know why it appeared bouncing to you.

May I ask you about a few difficulties that I cannot resolve by myself?


 * How to address the sitenotice in the css? I'd like to give it a distinct background color. Simply adding them to #sidenotice {...} doesn't seem to have any effect.
 * Also, I'd like to have a border around the white "Welcome to Clean City ..." box at the main page, but how to do this? At least, I have found and copied the responsible shared Template:MainStyle1, so I can try to customize it. Unfortunately, inside the style="..." tag, a border specification seems to be ignored?
 * Yet another problem: I have uploaded the Clean City search logo, but as it is shown in the search box it still points to www.wikicities.com. I suppose I have to create/edit a MediaWiki page to let the logo link to the Clean City main page - but humm, which one?

Last, but not least: Which is the best place to ask such questions? I do read around in the documentation and help pages quite a lot, but sometimes I just don't happen to find an answer there. Recently I have bothered Jasonr with some issues, this time I am asking you. However, I'd rather not keep you both busy by personal talk about every little problem I encounter. I am quite sure that many users out there come up with similar questions. Are there more "community driven" talk pages where people from various wikicities share their experience and give support to each other?

Thank in advance you for any help

zooloo


 * Yes, that was the email I meant. I guess it was a temporary bounce and the mail still got through eventually.
 * I just tried editing the sitenotice styles, but I can't see what's wrong. You could try asking on the Community portal to see if anyone else can help.
 * Perhaps if you put a div with a style around the white box, you could give it a border?
 * I don't know if there's a way to change where the search logo links to. Can you check with Jason about that?
 * It's fine to ask me or Jason. Other places you might find useful to ask are the Community portal, the Mailing list and the IRC channel.
 * Please check your style changes in another browser. I just looked at it in Internet Explorer, and the whole sidebar is missing, so something must be wrong.
 * Angela (talk) 13:15, 6 Jan 2006 (UTC)

"Wiki tips" page
Hi Angela: Hey, I'm tickled that you guys liked our "wiki tips" page enough to bring it to the central city. That's very cool; I hope it's helpful for other wikis! We're having a really good time on the Muppet Wiki, this is so much fun. Thanks for setting up such a great service! -- Danny Toughpigs 04:10, 7 Jan 2006 (UTC)