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@/TheJavaVoid, I'm completely open to discussing your block with you, but we should do that on my Community Central message wall, not here (so, leave me a message if you want to discuss! I'll get to it sometime tomorrow).
(OP) > ...I just dreamed of the Admin position to be able to punish users...
(Latin915) > You shouldnt want admin just to punish users. Warn them first and offer help, not just punish right away.
@/Latin915 is right here, but it's not just that. People's actions on the wiki have consequences, both positive and negative, but at the end of the day, admins shouldn't be blocking users to "punish" them, they should be blocking users to protect the wiki from harm/disruption. The same applies to other negative consequences, like deleting posts or reverting edits.
Hey!
According to Wikipedia, a fandom is "...a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest." So, in essence, a fandom is the fan base that surrounds a particular topic. Fandom's can form around any common interest, regardless of its popularity.
Fandom (capital "f"; the website you're on right now), hosts wikis that document information within different fandoms. Most notably, entertainment-based fandoms (ex: anime, video games). Occasionally, wikis that are about topics with a very small following are closed.
It's a tad unclear what you're asking here, so I'm sorry if my response is irrelevant.
Does this reply answer you question? :D
Apologies; I misread their post. Thanks for the correction!
Hey!
If that "look at a random image" post was on Community Central, it was probably removed because it's disallowed by the Discussions Guidelines; it's off-topic, because CC is a help forum for Fandom's wikis.
If that post was made and then deleted on another wiki, you should talk to an admin on the wiki in question, and ask why it was deleted.
^To be honest, I don't really see how that would help them or us. There isn't much for the average anon user to edit here.
Additionally, most basic things, like creating an account, can be done without help. And if a previously-anon user needs help after they've created their account, they can just ask in discussions here.
Great job with this! I wouldn't have thought to make it myself.
I forgot to mention this to you earlier, but I think it's really awesome that you're interested in making guides (which is indirect mentorship) for everyone. :D
Based on the Discussions Guidelines, and how rules seem to be enforced here, I highly doubt that this post is a subject for deletion. OP actually made another great guide recently (as he said), which was validated by an admin on this wiki. But regardless, thank you for looking out for the community!
Hey!
Fandom and Gamepedia sort of "merged" in 2020, which created the UCP, with stands for "Unified Community Platform". You can read Help:Unified Community Platform for more information on that.
You can't really create "Gamepedia wikis" anymore. The only current Gamepedia wikis are the historical Gamepedia wikis (i.e. they existed on Gamepedia before UCP).
If someone vandalizes your userpage, you can report that behavior to local admins, and they'll take care of the user (you can also undo their edit(s), even as a normal user). But unless you've already had consistent vandalism issues on your page, or other people are consistently editing your page, you shouldn't worry about it too much.
Other than reporting, the best thing you could do is put a notice on the top of your page that specifically asks other people to not edit it.
There's no specific way to "join" a wiki. You can "join" a community just by making your first post or page edit, although most users probably won't consider you a "part of the community" until you've been active posting or editing for at least a little while (ex: a week). :D
Not that I know of, but I can make some!
Let me know if you're not on desktop/desktop view. But on Community Central, you're gonna do this:
Find "All Pages" under the Explore drop-down menu. When you find it, click it:
It'll take you to this special page:
You'll have the ability to select a namespace; the option is right above the "go" button. You're going to open the drop-down menu, which will look like this:
You're going to click "Template", and then you're going to press the "Go" button right under it:
And there you go! After you press the button, it'll take you to the list of templates. All you need to do is repeat on whatever wiki you're doing this on.
I'll add that, while there are technically ways to find the templates list a little more efficiently, afaik, this one is the easiest for me to explain, and for others to replicate.
To add a special page to the nav bar, you type the name of the special page, along with the namespace "Special." So, if I wanted to add the wanted pages list to the nav bar, I'd add whatever amount of asterisks, followed by "Special:WantedPages" (and you'd probably want to follow it up with "|Wanted pages" or something similar).
What do you mean by "admin page." Do you mean special pages that can only be edited by the admins (ex: Special:AbuseFilter), or pages on the wiki that are meant to be read by the admins?
If either is the case, you can link to them as you would another page or special page, but I would strongly discourage it. Your navigation bar should mostly be serving the readers (people who read the wiki), not the admins. Similarly, try not to link special pages (or any page) that are already built into the wiki's interface, such as recent changes.
Go to "All Pages" under the "Explore" navigation tab on your wiki (Special:AllPages), and when you're there, click "Template" in the namespace drop-down menu (ex) . That'll list all the templates on the wiki. :D
A ban isn't something users here need to dispute the validity of.
To clarify, if you've been permanently blocked on a single wiki, you can appeal to your blocking admin on their Community Central message wall. If they do not unblock you, and you still feel you should be unblocked/they are abusing their power, you can contact Fandom staff, and they might be able to step in.
If you were globally blocked (blocked on all wikis), you appeal your block by contacting Fandom staff.
You're welcome, thanks for the cookie, and don't be sorry! Asking questions is always a good thing, even if things work out pretty easily.
Hello, and welcome!
I assume that you're talking about closing an account, yes? If that's the case, accounts aren't ever "set for deactivation." They either are or aren't deactivated/closed.
The account you're posting this with isn't currently closed/disabled. I'm getting "400 Bad Request" when I try to visit the profile/contributions of the other account (which doesn't mean it's been disabled), but if it's your account, and you can still log into it/use it, then it's not been closed.
Note that, unless Fandom staff disable an account (in which case, there's no getting it back), you can cancel your request within thirty days of deactivating your account by logging back in.
If you're not talking about closing an account, you could please describe in more detail what you are talking about?
I hoped this helped!
To elaborate: Like already said, Fandom isn't a social network because its ultimate goal is to collaboratively produce content, not to post whatever content or talk with people about whatever subject.
But in other ways, Fandom can actually be a great place to make friends; if you're particularly into one topic, everyone else on a wiki about that subject is probably equally as interested, which is already one thing to connect over. So, whether you want to meet someone through posting or editing, finding a wiki about a topic you enjoy is a great place to start!
Edit: ^Semi-ninja'd, I took too long to type this.
That sort of thing very much depends on the context of the situation.
Did the wikian have the argument with the admin on the wiki that the "beef" originated from, and did the admin then decide to block the wikian on an unrelated wiki? If that's the case, then yes, that was probably an unfair block/irresponsible. If the wikian carried over drama onto the wiki in question for no reason, and the admin blocked them for carrying over the drama, then no, that's probably not unfair.
How was this wikian arguing with the admin? Were they being rude, illiterate, over-reactive, or anything similar? Or were they being calm, "civil," and logical, or anything similar? Or a combination of both? Could their behavior be seen as unprovoked, or harrasment?
What is this "ally" doing? If they literally just said "hi" and nothing else, then that would be an unfair block, unless what they did broke the wiki's rules.
The main takeaway is that people should never be blocked for something they did on an unrelated wiki, unless what they did broke Fandom's Terms of Use, or they're carrying over drama from an unrelated wiki. But non-biased context and links to where it's happening are important when it comes to decoding the situation.
If you feel like you've been unfairly blocked, you can talk to your blocking admin on their Community Central message wall. If they don't unblock you/you are unable to work things out, you can contact Fandom staff, and they may be able to step it.
^That can be done here on CC; they don't need to be unblocked on that wiki. But asking users for personal information -such as their nationality- is against the Terms of Use.