Forum:Answers wikis: workaround "Ask" button

The latest update left all answers wikis without an "Ask" input box and button.

As a workaround, you can add the following line to MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation (the easiest way to access it is the "Edit this menu" link on the navbar dropdowns):

(Note that we're using the "more dropdowns" hack by using one more indent level than usual, see here.)
 * | Ask!

Then you should adjust the default page layout on MediaWiki:Newpagelayout to have only this (check MediaWiki:Unanswered_category if you customized this):

This ensures that the question will save (it won't if the text is blank) and be correctly tagged as unanswered.

Lastly, you can add helpful messages to Special:CreatePage; I haven't found the MediaWiki: messages to replace for that, so I'm doing it by adding the following lines to MediaWiki:wikia.css : /* adding text to Special:CreatePage */ body.page-Special_CreatePage form b:first-of-type:after { content:" (your question, do not use a question mark)"; font-weight:normal; } body.page-Special_CreatePage form b:nth-of-type(2):after { content:" (do not edit if you're asking a question)"; font-weight:normal; }

It would be great if you could add  Credit: mendel @ w:Forum:Answers wikis: workaround "Ask" button  to the edit summaries as you're adding this to your site! Thanks!

--◄mendel► 10:09, April 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * This is the best bug ever.--AB 11:08, April 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * The WoW Answers wiki still has it's Ask button and it works. Maybe this problem is only with the answers wikis which haven't got the new Oasis-based skin? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 28 Apr 2011 9:13 AM Pacific


 * It was previously missing on every Answers site for me but it's now appearing again. --StrikerBack 16:26, April 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * When stuff like this happens on our wiki, I generally check central answers: for confirmation. We do have our button back again. (Are there still answers wikis on the old skin?) --◄mendel► 22:01, April 28, 2011 (UTC)
 * Highly doubt it.--AB 22:47, April 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * The missing ask box was a mistake and it's now back. Please do send bug reports to us via special:contact. There shouldn't be any wikis left on either of the old answer skins. Angela 08:15, May 1, 2011 (UTC)