User talk:Angela

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RuneScape Wiki Ad Dispute
Hello Angela. I'm from the RuneScape Wiki (http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) and am contacting you in regards to the dodgy ads which are appearing there. I'm requesting that you perhaps intervene or at least have a look for yourself. Shadowdancer 19:53, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I've commented about this on w:c:runescape:Talk:Main Page. Angela (talk)


 * Angela, this issue has not resolved. Can you follow up on asking Google or whoever to block the offending ads please?  Shadowdancer 15:29, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Wiki deletion
Hello Angela, is there a way to delete a wiki or nominate it for deletion? I run the Achaea wiki but since there is little activity and an official wiki has appeared it seems to be of little help. --Lilio 14:29, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


 * We don't currently have a good way of closing a wiki. I can add it to a list we're making of ones that might need closing, but for now, it's usually best to mark them as available for adoption instead. Angela (talk) 15:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, please add it to the list of wikis. Thank you. --Lilio 11:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Zlatibor Wiki again
Yes, I was editing some parts of the Media Wiki namespace before. I would like the title to be Encyclopaedia Zlatiborica instead of the current title Zlatibor. I saw sr-zb listed in my preferences, so I though that it was created (although not translated, of course). --Ђорђе Д. Божовић (разговор) 23:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Search_logo.png
I changed my Search_logo.png on the Halo Site but when you click on the link it takes you to the Wikia Home page. I noticed that on Wookieepedia when you click on their Search_logo.png it takes you to their Advanced Search Page. Is there any way to change Halo so that when you click the Search_logo.png it also goes to the advanced search page?

Thank you for your time. --Esemono 00:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Council Forum for PotC wiki
We are in desperate need of one of these, and we were wondering if you could help us out. Thank you! -Davy Jones1414

Talk pages of baned users on Nonsensopedia
Hello. Could you block writing on talk pages by blocked user on Nonsensopedia? We got a problem with spam and well, also trolling now. I believe it's only temporary (example). Thanks. Szoferka 08:18, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

RuneScapeWiki: vs RuneScape:
Over at the RuneScape Wiki, RuneScapeWiki: things have been switched with RuneScape:. This should not have happened. For example, RuneScapeWiki:About is now RuneScape:About, whereas it should be RuneScapeWiki:About, as it's a wiki thing. All RuneScapeWiki: pages are now RuneScape: pages, and I was wondering, is this reall correct? I don't think so. Could you say whether or not it is?--24.109.206.88 21:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikia Mentoring Project
Hi Angela: I'm working on creating a page for the Wikia Mentoring Project that we talked about at the conference. Can you take a look at it, and let me know what you think? I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts about it. Thanks! -- Danny (talk ) 03:32, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Home wiki template broken
In the past I was happy to use on wikicities the Homewiki Template from the central Wikicity on my userpage. Now it is all Wikia and the template doesn't want to render anymore. Any idea for a fix on that? Dedalus 14:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Using instead of  seems to be working, so you could use that temporarily, or just copy the actual text from template:homewiki instead of using the template. Angela (talk) 05:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That doesn't seem to be working, see my user page on the Onderwijs Wikia. Copying text however, works fine, ok. Dedalus 10:29, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Inheritance Trilogy Wiki
Hi Angela! I am an active member of the Inheritance Trilogy Wiki. Currently, Amina skywalker is the only available admin and the founder/bureaucrat hasn't been seen since March. Because of that, I'm wondering if you could please make her into a bureaucrat and me into an admin? I believe that Kumarhk (founder) intended for Amina to be able to assign adminship per this message, and that Amina intended to make me an admin per this message. Please look into it and reply here (or here (Wikipedia) or e-mail me) whenever you get the chance. Thanks in advance for your time. :) G .He (Talk!) 17:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I've made her into a bureaucrat. --Splarka (talk) 03:39, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Cloak
Hello Angela, I'm Tompkins, you might know me, probably not. Anyway, I guess Some of my Uncyclopedian colleagues think I need an IRC cloak, whatever that is, and I was told to come to you for help. My name on IRC is Tompkins, although I sometimes go by Tmopkisn, if you do decide to give me one, I'd like the Wikia kind, since it's the closest to Uncyclopedia. You can contact me at either my Uncyclopedia talk page, or my Wikipedia one. Tmopkisn 07:12, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

What is Wikia?
Re: Your recent revert of my changes at Start a new Wikia.

You seem to be saying that Wikia is both an organization that hosts wikis and an individual wiki used by a particular group. I'm concerned about the lack of clarity that this brings. For example, on the main page you have the follwing statement in answer to the question, "What is Wikia":

"Wikia offers free MediaWiki hosting for your community to build a free content wiki-based website. Find out why you should use Wikia for your wiki and then request a new wiki or visit an existing one. Please contact us for more information."

That had seemed clear to me. However, you have other pages that call the individual wikis "Wikia." This seems to include both individual wikis and the plural form. Someone raised the question of what the plural of Wikia is at Talk:List of Wikia.

To my mind, this seems messy. I first noticed it when someone new began referring to the Ecovillage wiki as a "Wikia." That then raises the question: "What is a Wikia?" It was confusing to him and it is to me. Could we try to clarify this? I've raised the question at Talk:Featured Wikia. Michael 14:42, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Campaigns
Yeah, I see that now. Oh well. I'll do some specifying of categories (like Tab Templates and Navigation Templates). Jfingers88

Question
I accidentally made someone a sysop on my wiki (Ottawa), and now I don't know how to "de-sysop" him. Do you know how to "de-sysop" someone? Because it isn't in the list of special pages. --FreshFruitsRule 12:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Bureaucrats cannot desysop. Bureaucrat <-- note that Wikia does not have the makebot plugin or the rename extension, so bureaucrats here serve only one function: promotion of other users. If you need someone desysopped, contact a wikia staff to do it. --Splarka (talk) 21:07, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Image:Wikihowto-logo-2.1-stable-sm.png
is this small enough or would u like a smaller version
 * ZyMOS 14:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

More on Wikia
Hi Anglea,

I replied to your comment at Talk:Featured Wikia. My concern is with the language. If we call individual Wikia wikis "Wikia," and also use expressions like "Featured Wikia" or "List of Wikia (plural), it seems to me that there will be three meanings of the word:


 * Wikia - an organization that hosts Wikia
 * Wikia - the entities hosted by Wikia
 * Wikia - an individual Wikia on Wikia.

The following sentence, I think illustrates the lack of clarity that will ensue:


 * I participate in a Wikia that is one of many Wikia on Wikia.

Do you see the problem? As an editor, I think there may other ways of ensuring that Wikia wikis are seen as unique and special. Michael 14:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * To be fair, you did strive for maximum ambiguity. Clarity:


 * Wikia - the company
 * wikia.com - the host
 * wikia - a Wikia wiki
 * wikia - plural wikia (use 'Wikia wikis' if you need clarity)
 * --Splarka (talk) 21:12, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Strive for maximum ambiguity? Hardly. Rather my lack of skill in expressing myself clearly. However, I think you miss my point, which is that the word "wikia" is used in at least three different ways and that will be confusing to many. Michael 05:17, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The only ambiguity is in wikia being its own plural. If it is the company, use "Wikia" or "Wikia-inc" (upper case, proper noun) and if it is the host use "wikia.com". --Splarka (talk) 01:47, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Michael is right. It's also very annoying when translating to other languages. I say we change the plural form to wikias. Sure, it's not the propper Latin form, but last time I checked, Latin was still a dead language. Yeh, you still have those crazy clerics, but I don't think the church will mind.--Rataube 16:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


 * So that would be: "I participate in a wikia that is one of many wikias on Wikia." Still sounds strange to my ear... Michael 17:52, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Here's a suggestion. Change pages such as "Featured Wikia" to "Featured on Wikia." That will make the Main Page consistent. I tried to do this, but was reverted immediately. People seem to be reluctant to discuss this, so I will leave it with this suggestion. Michael 15:10, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Campaigns Wikia 3RR needs your signoff
Hi Angela. I'm an admin, but I'm not staff, and I'm certainly not in a position to set policy. But I posted this proposal for how to deal with edit wars on Campaigns Wikia, and we're coming close to needing something like this. Can you take a look and let me know if this will work or if Wikia already has something that would work better? Chadlupkes 15:44, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Sysops on SWFanon
StarNeptune has been inactive lately, and we need another admin. Jasca Ducato and Aiddat have been waiting at the sysop elections for months. Can you please appoint another one? Bub 01:14, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks a lot for the welcome on WikiCheese. Me and a fellow Uncyclopedian have decided to adopt and/or foster it for a while, but he is currently having problems logging in.

I was trying to upload a new logo for the wiki but the page seems to be protected. Is there anything you can do to help me do this - unprotect the page maybe, or give me some sort of access? Thanks once again. -- Hindleyite 11:47, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --Hindleyite 16:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Just fishing for good input from you
Hi Angela, I've been working very dilligently, ever since you got me started on Wikia, and I've had an absolutely wonderful time working with Lisa (sannse). I know that you're very busy, so I've simply dropped by to inform you of something good that's happening at w:c:Christianity:Christianity Knowledge Base:ChristianKM, and I'm requesting your highly valued participation in the discussion, if you choose to contribute your input. Eric (w:c:Christianity:User:Ermeyers) --Ermeyers 18:02, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Request cloak
Hello, I would like to request a Wikia cloak if it will work on all wikis. I am DakotaK in irc. My nick is registered and linked so I have followed all the instructions. I have had an unaffiliated cloak from freeenode for awhile. Thank you :) --DakotaKahn 14:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

diablopedia
Hi!

I wanted to ask, when will i'll be "upgraded" to sysop in "my" diablopedia. In few days i'd like to tell people about it, and i'd like to be able to stop vadals then. Thanks Kreci ryjek 11:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Another user is a bureaucrat there. I'll check the situation. Szoferka 11:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I dont why, but did not founf link to this Wiki earlier, I send a request and when I saw it today in List of Wikia I thought it has been created :) . If you look to recent changes of diablopedia you will see that the creator did absolutely nothing since he was granded to bureucrat ower a week ago. According to google the creator did nothing to promote his wikia. I want to promote it, but i need secure from vandals. Can we do it like - I got sysop on this wikia, and when/if creator apears and doesn't wont me to be a sysyop I give up sysop rights? Kreci ryjek 11:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's all done already, Kreci ryjek adopted this wiki. Szoferka 12:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Requests for Adminship
Hi!

I thought you should of the existence of a proposed policy: w:c:campaigns:Campaigns Wikia:Requests for Adminship. What is you opinion? Ultimately, bureaucrats promote users, so we need some input from you! Thanks! --Waldsen 02:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Side note: Usually the founder of a Wikia is given a bureaucrat flag, but as this one was founded by Jimmy there are technically none. I'll nominate Chadlupkes there for +crat. --Splarka (talk) 02:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Botstatus
Hi again, Angela! I need help at Stargate Command Wikia, as explained in Forum:How do I give a "user" a botstatus. Could you fix this for stargate:User:BotMeister? (BTW on another subject: I just saw that the ":stargate:" prefix sends anyone who clicks on the wikilink, first to the old stargate.wikicities.com, not wikia.com - can this be a problem in the future?) Peter R 20:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll set the bot flag now as Angela is still travelling (until tomorrow). --Splarka (talk) 01:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)