Community Central talk:Community Development Team/Requests

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UPDATE: Hello everyone. Some of you may know me, but allow me to introduce myself. I'm Joe, and I've been working on our Gaming wikis for the last 3+ years. In my new role as Content Manager, I am now the person dedicated to fulfilling the community requests made here—custom themes, logos, main page designs, etc. Because I want to help as many wikis as possible, I've lowered the minimum article count criteria from 250 to 100 articles. I've rolled up my sleeves and am ready to go, so let's get those requests coming in! :) JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)

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Redwall
I'm not sure why we were removed from the 'approved' list here. Yes, our request was posted in December, and while I have been in contact with Scarecroe, our request has yet to be fulfilled, or even started for that matter, after approximately 2-3 months now. So, given that, shouldn't we still be in the 'approved' list? I don't want to be forgotten. -- LordTBT Talk! 17:55, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to now note that it has been three (3) months since my request, and it has not been fulfilled, and I was told that after 1 month of waiting originally, I had waited too long. -- LordTBT  Talk! 00:00, March 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * I know (having recently visited your wiki) and I pinged the content team about it even before I saw your message here. They do appreciate your patience.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:46, March 31, 2011 (UTC)
 * Done! Contacted LordTBT and completed his request. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  19:47, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

Deadliest Fiction Wiki
Hello, I am Omnicube1 and I help run the Deadliest Fiction Wiki. The majority of the wiki approves of creating and adding a new skin and redesigning our homepage. We currently have 550 pages (as of 1/13/11) and I am a bureaucrat at the wiki. I am willing to unprotect the Main Page for your edits. Thank you for your help. Omnicube1 23:27, January 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi. The Deadliest Fiction Wiki looks pretty good. As you already mentioned, we'd need you to drop the protection on your mainpage (in fact the only vandalism was by an IP; protection against edits by new and unregistered users would prevent that; no particular need to have it sysop protected anyhow based on the history). Also you have some uncategorized pages that need to be taken care of. Let me know when you've done those things and I'll be happy to add you to the list for help. -- Wendy (talk ) 05:47, January 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Done Omnicube1 18:19, January 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Great. I've added you to the list for help. -- Wendy (talk ) 00:36, January 24, 2011 (UTC)

Gran Turismo Wiki
Hey guys, we need a serious content boost; we're looking for over 1k pages by the end of the year. I think we fall within all the criteria; of our 391 pages, only 45 are stubs. The main page has been semiprotected due to repeat vandalism and blanking, and as far as I can tell, every page has a category. We do use the Wikia Welcome tool, and we are not in the middle of any upheavals (and when one does occur, which is not often, it is dealt with swiftly and efficiently). -- Gp 75 motorsports REV LIMITER GT-PT/GT-EN/CSW 15:35, January 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi. I appreciate that you took the time to check for the criteria before making your request!  Unfortunately this is not a page to ask for help building content.  It's a page to ask for help with search engine optimization, main page design, or skin design.  If you are interested in help with any of the latter please let us know.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 03:25, February 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh. Well, in that case, there is something that we need done. On certain computers, such as my new one, the background image won't load. O have no idea why, but I was wondering if someone could check the CSS and see if they could fix it. -- Gp 75 motorsports REV LIMITER GT-PT/GT-EN/CSW 02:49, February 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi. I'm sorry I didn't see your question sooner and I have replied on your talk page. -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:55, March 31, 2011 (UTC)

DKWiki and RareWiki
I would like a makeover to the site to make it get more attention because that place is low on contributors :/ and I want more attention there.


 * For RareWiki you would need to lower the protection on the main page, make sure all the pages are categorized, and customize the community corner on the wiki activity page.  For DKWiki, you are not the admin, so the request would need to come from an admin there, and I cannot approve the request right now.  Let me know on my talk page when you have taken care of the various issues on RareWiki.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 03:48, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

Band of Brothers wiki
How do I make that logo thing that appears on the top of my wiki. Like, it has a Band of Brothers logo with the word "wiki" underneath. Also, how do I add another Band of Brothers thing for the background, since it only uses colors. Could you please somewhow change the wiki logo, background and skin please? Then can I have my wiki spotlighted?AnyGuy 16:19, February 17, 2011 (UTC)

Okay I made a wiki logo, so can I spotlight my wiki now?AnyGuy 20:40, February 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi. You need to meet all of the criteria for having your wiki helped by the content team and/or a spotlight; right now you need to focus on building your wiki content as you do not have enough content pages for these requests.  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 02:48, March 31, 2011 (UTC)

James Cameron's Titanic Wiki
Hi! I am the creator of this Wiki and also an administrator. Now, I am not currently looking for administrators, but I have just requested that my newest user is granted the right of administrator on my website. Also, we currently only have 30 pages, but there is no way we can make 250 pages out of one movie. There isn't enough information to make it into a 250-page-or-more Wiki. But we still need help. We need a really cool skin and an awesome logo. We also need help gaining users. Now, I understand you may not be able to grant this request because of some of its failures in categories such as the 250 page or more thing, but we need desperate help attracting more people to the Wiki and think one of the best ways is getting an awesome skin and a cool logo. Can you help us out?

14:16, February 25, 2011 (UTC)Tsu'tey te Rongloa Ateyitan


 * Hi. As you realized yourself, you need more articles to be approved for help from the content team.  Good luck building your wiki!  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 02:57, March 31, 2011 (UTC)

How can we get a spotlight?
Hoping it's the right place for this request, I would like to know how we could get a spotlight?

I noticed few weeks ago that some wikis are spotlighted at the botom of our Main page wiki, and we would be please to appear in this area.

I'm currently bureaucrat on the desencyclopedie wiki (http://desencyclopedie.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil), which main page is protected due to a large user trafic and past deterioration.

We have more than 7.000 articles, stub non included, every pages is currently categorized and each new user is welcomed with both Talk and Personnal pages. Our wiki staff is highly motivated, and this kind of spotlight would be a great way to welcome more users.

Thanks, MKP for desencyclopedie 16:17, April 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi. this is a request page for help from the content team with skins or main pages. You can request a french-language spotlight here. Good luck! -- <font color="Blue">Wendy (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 01:27, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello. I am sorry, but we do not spotlight wikis from the uncyclopedia family. Marc-Philipp   (Talk)  08:11, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the answer Wendy, @Marc-Philipp isn't it something we call discrimination? Do you mean that a request on the french page mentionned before will be aborted? Why uncyclopedia family should be censured whereas those kind of wiki are generating the biggest user activity/creativity/emulation with a great community aspect? :( 09:13, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * In past we often had problems with uncyclopedia wikis due to their often offensive contents (I know it, I had dozens of them to answer) and we can't ensure all material is appropriate enough. We don't want to discriminate you (uncyclopedia wikis are the only wikis with monobook btw), but we cannot approve ucyclopedia requests because other people will get offended of its contents (sad but true). Nonetheless I like the article Digimon. :) Marc-Philipp   (Talk)  17:39, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I definitely see what you're talking about, thank you for this explanation ! See you =) 16:38, April 27, 2011 (UTC)

D. Gray Man Wiki
Hi there, I'm an admin at the D.Gray Man Wikia and i was wondering if someone could create an background image. I tried to create some but all of them failed. I hope that you can create one, I already thank you for your time. ProGamerP9 (Userpage ⁝ Talk) 10:54, April 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi ProGamerP9. The wiki looks to be in great shape. I've added it to the approved list and will follow up with you at your wiki. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  22:39, April 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * Done! JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  19:49, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

Shrek wiki
I run the Shrek wiki and would like to be able to request a spotlight by the time the next movie comes out after Christmas. We have around 240 pages, but about 75 stubs, so we need to fill up another 20-30 pages before we request. —Preceding signed comment added by Airhogs777 (talk • contribs • WP) 19:19, April 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, just saw the discussion above about this not being the place to request content :( —Preceding signed comment added by Airhogs777 (talk • contribs • WP) 22:40, April 24, 2011 (UTC)

Jell-O Wiki
I would love to revamp the Jell-O Wiki's homepage. I need something to entice users to edit. <span style="-moz-border-radius: 15px; border: brown; background-color:black; color:white !important; font-family:Myriad Pro Lite, Sans-serif; padding:1px 3px;">Mr. Grille  (talk page) 19:04, May 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Mr. Grille. Please look at the best practices that we require wikis to meet in order to be approved for help. Once the Jell-O Wiki has met the requirements, come back and leave another message, and I'll be glad to help improve the wiki's appearance. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  20:41, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

Prototype wiki
I recently adopted the Prototype wiki and wanted to request a new background. I couldn't find quality images of the two main characters of the game. I recently found on the prototype 2 website. I tried to add Mercer (right side) to the image but it didn't turn out well. Can anyone help us with a new background? I'm also open to any changes/suggestions about organizing the main page (since I haven't completed the contents section). Thank you. Vatsa  11:33, May 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Vasta. Great work you've done so far on the Prototype Wiki! I've added it to the approved list and will start working on your request ASAP. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  20:50, May 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Done! JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  05:00, May 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Vatsa   13:23, May 7, 2011 (UTC)

The World of Cars Online Wiki
Hello, I'm an admin at The World of Cars Wiki and I like what you have at the D.Gray-man wiki. I would like to have a I kind of "line of fire" under the header where it is written wikia, start a wiki, etc. Like the Grayman wiki, which I mentioned, there is a picture of a guy right near the wiki activity button. So i would like the "fire" to be like that but right under the header. And it would not cover the whole area, but only a line right under the header. I know this sounds wierd, but you might have understood by now. So could you please do this in the World of Cars Wiki?

--<span style="color:black;background-color:red;padding:1px;font-size:8pt; -moz-border-radius:1em 0em 0em 1em; -webkit-border-radius:1em 0em 0em 1em;border-top:thin solid black; border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black;padding:1px;font-size:8pt; text-shadow: #000000 0 9px 9px;">  Mcharshy   <span style="color:black; background-color:#FF4F00; padding:1px; font-size:8pt; border-top:thin solid black; border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;">My Talk  <span style="color:black; background-color:#F90; padding:1px; font-size:8pt; border-top:thin solid black; border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;"> Edits In this Wiki  <span style="color:black;background-color:yellow;padding:1px;font-size:8pt;-moz-border-radius:0em 1em 1em 0em; -webkit-border-radius:0em 1em 1em 0em;border-top:thin solid black;border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;">Email Me   10:05, May 8, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Mcharshy. The only thing The World of Cars Online Wiki needs in order to meet the best practices is to put these uncategorized pages into one or more appropriate categories. Once that has been done, leave a message here stating so, and I'll add the wiki to the approved list. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  21:01, May 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey there, I've done all the categorizing. And because the data is cached it isn't updated for me. So I had to double check it all. Some of them also had to be deleted because they weren't related to the game and stuff. So it's all done.


 * Update:Oh, I forgot to tell you. I don't want a new bg as the existing background is perfectly fine.

--<span style="color:black;background-color:red;padding:1px;font-size:8pt; -moz-border-radius:1em 0em 0em 1em; -webkit-border-radius:1em 0em 0em 1em;border-top:thin solid black; border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black;padding:1px;font-size:8pt; text-shadow: #000000 0 9px 9px;">  Mcharshy   <span style="color:black; background-color:#FF4F00; padding:1px; font-size:8pt; border-top:thin solid black; border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;">My Talk  <span style="color:black; background-color:#F90; padding:1px; font-size:8pt; border-top:thin solid black; border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black;border-left:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;"> Edits In this Wiki  <span style="color:black;background-color:yellow;padding:1px;font-size:8pt;-moz-border-radius:0em 1em 1em 0em; -webkit-border-radius:0em 1em 1em 0em;border-top:thin solid black;border-right:thin solid black;border-bottom:thin solid black; text-shadow: #000000  0 9px 9px;">Email Me   04:47, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Ao no Exorcist Wiki
Hello, I would like to request a theme for the Ao no Exorcist Wiki. With image as background tile. Also could you make it with image as the background on the left side. Or with THIS image. but I think it would look better if you put the image below with another one which I can't find. Which is with the other character like in the first picture. I will try to find it if I can.DSM144 19:00, May 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi DSM144. Be sure to read the best practices criteria. There are a few things the Ao no Exorcist Wiki needs to do in order to be approved, such as making sure there are no uncategorizes pages, reducing the amount of stubs (short, incomplete articles), and reaching the 100 article milestone - only 10 more to go! When these things have been completed, come back and leave a new message, and I'll add Ao no Exorcist Wiki to the approved list. JoePlay http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb33036/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (talk)  21:18, May 9, 2011 (UTC)