All posts by TacticalMaster

Hello, while I was trying to edit an article on a wiki, my text cursor is highlighting a word by default. When I tried to type a word,

I know this is the result of the 'Insert' key function -- you know, the key that enables hot-swapping words on notepad when you press it. I abhor using this because not only I do not intend replacing letters (at all), it's annoying. Unfortunately, the problem is 'disabling' it. When I tried to press my keyboard, it didn't disable it.

But for some reason I can type and add letters as I type this right now. But now, how do I disable the 'Insert' function on my wiki editing, since because insert doesn't work?

(PS: I'm on Steam Browser.)

Hello, I'm actively contributing in the Dead Island wiki while all my interest still last. However, one particular quirk I am having is writing quotes on articles. Within the franchise, the quotes often contained colored text so I tried to mirror what they've originally displayed in media by using HTML coding. However, upon doing so, the entire quote just disappeared. I tried <span> and <font> and both have the same issue.

The problems lie in these two pages. Can anybody tell me why the quote's description disappear whenever I use HTML?

There's a frequent user on one of my moderated wikis who's consistently asking me to rename files, usually for a mislabeling or mispelling. Since I trust their effort, I'd like to grant them the right to rename file names so they can make many mistakes uploading file names and rename them as much as they want.

Unfortunately, there's no role out of the 'moderation' roles that can grant the user the right to rename files. There is 'rollback', but that doesn't grant them the ability to rename files.

So is there a way how to grant a user the right to rename files, so they don't have to ask me all the time?

I need some community advice. I am being randomly asked by an anonymous user that I get involved in a "subjective wiki," but that wiki in question is that I have zero interest in that wiki at all.

Trying to explain anonymously: This "subjective wiki" I call it, only focuses on a single subject. The "single subject" I could describe as examples are: "fan fiction, objects, topics, and interests." These "subjective" wikis have no correlation whatsoever, and I do not want to

The anonymous user that's trying to get me involved claims that the admin is "bad" and they want me to intervene by speaking out against them. But I can't. I have no exposure in that wiki and I have no reputation within the community. If I just go in and just start a discussion with the admin, they'll think I'm a random stranger and do whatever the "bad" admin they are, they'll probably do "bad" admin stuff to me, like a permablock. And if that happens, it'll probably go unresolved and that'll prevent me from adopting other wikis that deserve an active management.

The discussion was going nowhere. The user prefers that they stay anonymous and continue insisting me despite all the facts I've given them. So, I tried standing my ground with a big, strong no, in one paragraph. From there, I just hopefully that ends from there and that I continue focusing in other franchise wikis or managing wikis that I have administrative rights in.

In short: The wiki in question does not interest me in the slightest. Wikis that focus on one subject instead of a franchise are unorganized to me and has no core focus on a major franchise. I chosen not to get involved despite all the pressure the anonymous user is going me.

In the end, am I right to not get involved over a wiki I'm not interested in?

Micromanaging question here: Is there some sort of built-in feature on Fandom that detects any potentially duplicate image or other similar image/files in my wiki's file roster?

Hello, I'm the bureaucrat of a low-traffic wiki called "Cocotama Wiki." I only need some technical help for this "community management"...if it's possible.

To start off by putting this simply: By dumb luck, I somehow successfully became the bureaucrat of the Cocotama Wiki I was trying to adopt. It started off before they became admin. After my persistence and patience, somehow I was able to get this position. And I really needed it because...the other bureaucrat, who initially adopted it away from me, is making questionable perma-blocks on users who make potentially improvable edits or, likely, to end a dispute without due process. Worst of all, they *never* speak. And that dates before they became admin.

And according to this blog about 'abusive admins'...it seems they never want to get involved in all these "bad admin" shindigs.

So, I'm going to have to be the "good cop" on the wiki by using my proper common sense to process all the bans that my admin 'associate' is making. It's a temporary solution, but it has to do in a logical sense.

Now we reach the question: How can I automate a message on banned users on the wiki so that there is a chance for them to appeal their "block" once my 'associate' starts dropping the hammer instantly? I want those users to know that they have a chance to appeal their ban so that they can continue contributing on the series they loved. The problem is, it needs to be in a distinctive way they would notice it. Like a notification, or something. A message is a simple solution, but could it be automated or something?

After all, the wiki I'm managing...is "kids' oriented." And just by having an admin on the wiki just using their power to block innocuous edits...Would be bad. Very bad.

I have no idea how Fandom was able to let them adopt the wiki, and since there is no hope to actually "communicate" with them, I need an answer to this temporary solution I request.

Hey, so there's this wiki that has a custom message added on the "Upload New File" page. I thought I could integrate this with my admin'd wikis, so I tried to search on the web to see how to do this, but I go no inclusive results.

How do I be able to add a custom message to the "Upload New File" page so that I can leave a notice for users before they upload images?