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Message Wall is a communication tool that allows you send public messages to other users.

Leaving Messages

To start a new conversation...

  • Simply go to the Profile of the person you want to talk to, and click their "Message Wall" tab.

Wall tab


  • Enter a subject line for your message where it says "What's this about?" This will help you identify the conversation when you need to come back to it later.
  • Enter the text of your message in the area below.
  • Use wikitext or source mode buttons to format your message or add photos or videos.
  • Click "Post."

New message

To reply to an existing conversation...

  • Click on "Post a Reply" at the bottom of the conversation

Post a reply


  • Enter your message in the field that appears.
  • Click "Reply."

To quote a previous message...

  • Hover over the message you would like to quote.
  • Click quote, and the message will be quoted and added to the reply box. You can then add your response below the quoted text.
Quote example


Editing Messages

If you make mistakes and need to make corrections, you can always edit your message you've posted. Administrators and moderators have the ability to edit someone else's messages with any reason including to making it say something else, removing inappropriate content, removing sensitive information or fixing bad formatting. Most founders have the right to edit comments with any reason outside of these needs like changing part or the whole message with it's own.

To edit a message...

  • Hover over the message and click the "more" button.
  • Click "Edit" in the dropdown menu and then you can edit the message and the title to however you want.
  • If you're happy with the changes you've made to the message, click "Save Changes". It will display who made the edit to the thread once the change has been submitted.
Thread Options Wikia Thread Edit Wikia Thread Editor

Removing Messages

On a message wall, a user can remove and restore a message that he or she posted. Admins and moderators can remove and restore messages from any users, which is useful for cleaning up vandalism, sensitive information or inappropriate comments.

To remove a message...

  • Hover over the message and click the "more" button.
  • Click "Remove" in the dropdown menu.
  • In the screen that appears, provide an explanation for why you are removing this message.
  • If you need additional help from an admin, click "Notify an admin." (This isn't necessary for every removal.)
  • Click "Remove."

Remove1 Removal-box

Viewing History and Restoring Messages

The easiest way to find a message that has been removed is to go to the History.

If you're trying to find a removed thread, you can find it listed in the Wall's history.

  • Go to the Message Wall page and click "History" in your toolbar.

History-link


  • Scan through the history for the record of the thread being removed. Click on the message.

Removed


  • You will be brought to the message page. You can click "Restore" at the top of the page to bring it back.

Restore button


If you're trying to find a removed reply, you need to go to the Thread's History.

  • Click the "More" menu at the top of the conversation.
  • Select "History" from the menu that appears. This will take you to the Thread History.
  • Scan the history for a record of the reply being removed. Click on the message number.
Thread-history

Thread History highlighted number


  • You will be brought to a view of the removed reply, with the option of restoring it.

Removed reply

Closing and Deleting Threads

On a Message Wall, admins and moderators have the option to close a thread to prevent further replies. A user also has this option on his or her own Message Wall.

To close a thread...

  • Hover over the first message in a thread and click the "More" button.
  • Click "Close this thread" in the dropdown menu.
  • In the screen that appears, provide an explanation for why you are closing the thread.
  • Click "Close".
Delete-removed

Most of the time, simply closing or removing a thread is enough. However, in some cases, admins may also want to delete the thread so other users can no longer view or restore it (as with highly offensive vandalism or sensitive personal information). Only admins have this option available.

  • First remove the thread.
  • Then find the removed page through your Wall or Thread History pages (as described above).
  • When viewing the removed thread, click the "More" link on the thread, and choose "Delete".
  • Leave an explanation for why you have deleted it.
  • Click "Delete."

Note: Prior to deleting a thread, the messages should be edited to remove any links or templates in the message. Otherwise, the thread will still be listed in the "What Links Here" report for the page, category or template, resulting in unnecessary entries in the Wanted Reports that will not disappear until the thread is undeleted, edited, and re-deleted. This is because deleting a thread only prevents it from being viewed by regular users through the message wall; it does not delete the pages containing the messages themselves. In fact, anyone can view individual messages in a deleted thread, provided they can find the link in the contributions of the user who left the message.

How to Enable Message Wall on a Wikia

  • If you're an admin of your wikia, click the "Admin" link on the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
  • Message Wall is found near the bottom of the pages "Features" section.
  • Click the "Disabled" toggle so that it changes to "Enabled".

Special Considerations

  • If you enable Message Wall, it will replace User Talk Pages in your wikia's User Profiles. Your User Talk Pages will be archived.
  • If you disable Message Wall after it's been running on your wikia, it will hide from view. This means existing conversations will not be visible until Wall is enabled again.

Extra Features

MSW Greeting Example 1

An example of a Message Wall greeting.

  • Greetings: You can create a welcome message at the top of your wall by adding content to the page "Message Wall Greeting:USERNAME"
    • Example: The page {{#NewWindowLink:w:c:community:Message Wall Greeting:Wikia|Message Wall Greeting:Wikia}} would contain the greeting for {{#NewWindowLink:w:c:community:Message Wall:Wikia|Message Wall:Wikia}}.
  • View Source: If you would like to be able to see the source code of other people's messages, you can enable View Source in your Preferences. Just go to the "Under the Hood" tab, and you'll see it under "Advanced Display Options." This will add "Source Mode" to the menu that appears on each message. On wikias where the message wall extension is disabled you cannot modify the view source on threads preference.

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Further Help and Feedback

  • Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
    • For admins, see Customizing messages section of Help:Welcome tool to customize welcome wall posts
  • Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
  • Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article