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==Welcome!== | ==Welcome!== | ||
Welcome to [[WikiIndex]] MarvelZuvembie! Nice work with all those pages you have been working on! [[User:Icewedge|Icewedge]] 01:01, 20 September 2008 (EDT) | Welcome to [[WikiIndex]] MarvelZuvembie! Nice work with all those pages you have been working on! [[User:Icewedge|Icewedge]] 01:01, 20 September 2008 (EDT) | ||
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I'm Snuffleupagus! ''[makes furnace noises through snuffle]'' f-f-f-f-f-f ''[in a normal voice]'' Get out of bed! ''[pokes Marvel with snuffle, Marvel jumps out of bed]'' --[[User:Snuffleupagus|Snuffleupagus]] 12:05, 4 November 2008 (EST) | I'm Snuffleupagus! ''[makes furnace noises through snuffle]'' f-f-f-f-f-f ''[in a normal voice]'' Get out of bed! ''[pokes Marvel with snuffle, Marvel jumps out of bed]'' --[[User:Snuffleupagus|Snuffleupagus]] 12:05, 4 November 2008 (EST) | ||
==Wiki | ==Wiki license== | ||
Hi - I am not sure what to do here. Why not go forward with your idea, we can always change the name later. Sound good? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | Hi - I am not sure what to do here. Why not go forward with your idea, we can always change the name later. Sound good? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
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==that's it== | ==that's it== | ||
Hi Marvel, [ | Hi Marvel, [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Wiki_gegen_Netzzensur&diff=0&oldid=65643] I want to integrate the mw_parameters into [[Template:Size]] or, better, in an integrated [[Template:Wiki]] because size is accepted now. Greetings --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 03:47, 10 May 2009 (EDT) | ||
:That sounds like a good idea, and probably not too difficult to implement. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 12:52, 11 May 2009 (EDT) | :That sounds like a good idea, and probably not too difficult to implement. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 12:52, 11 May 2009 (EDT) | ||
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Dear MarvelZuvembie, thank you for adding so many [[wiki]] to the [[WikiIndex]] and otherwise doing so much to make this WikiIndex a better place. | Dear MarvelZuvembie, thank you for adding so many [[wiki]] to the [[WikiIndex]] and otherwise doing so much to make this WikiIndex a better place. | ||
I suspect you have more experience with blocking users than I do -- would you mind sharing your knowledge at [[WikiIndex:Blocking | I suspect you have more experience with blocking users than I do -- would you mind sharing your knowledge at [[WikiIndex:Blocking and banning policy]] ? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 08:30, 10 July 2009 (EDT) | ||
==MarketsWiki== | ==MarketsWiki== | ||
Are [ | Are [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=MarketsWiki&diff=68706&oldid=67759 these changes] reasonable? You know the wiki better than I do. [[User:Proxima Centauri|Proxima Centauri]] 13:48, 11 August 2009 (EDT) | ||
:I don't really know the wiki; I just did some housekeeping on the entry. That said, the editor and changes appear to be legitimate at a glance. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:01, 11 August 2009 (EDT) | :I don't really know the wiki; I just did some housekeeping on the entry. That said, the editor and changes appear to be legitimate at a glance. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:01, 11 August 2009 (EDT) | ||
==Need your support to unprotect articles== | ==Need your support to unprotect articles== | ||
Hi. Sorry to bug you but we need 3 [[sysop]]s to get the following articles unprotected. There is basically no one that wants them protected, as far as I can tell. We are not really sure of the purpose of this but, only that you are supposed to decide when we get to move them back out <shrug>. (Notice the statement at the top of these pages): | Hi. Sorry to bug you but we need 3 [[sysop]]s to get the following articles unprotected. There is basically no one that wants them protected, as far as I can tell. We are not really sure of the purpose of this but, only that you are supposed to decide when we get to move them back out <shrug>. (Notice the statement at the top of these pages): | ||
*[[Talk:RationalWiki (en)#Vote for re-insertion]] | |||
[[Talk:RationalWiki#Vote for re-insertion]] | *[[Talk:A Storehouse of Knowledge#Vote for re-insertion]] | ||
*[[Talk:RationalWikiWiki#Vote for re-insertion]] | |||
[[Talk:A Storehouse of Knowledge#Vote for re-insertion]] | *[[Talk:Liberapedia (Wikia)#Vote for re-insertion]] | ||
[[Talk:RationalWikiWiki#Vote for re-insertion]] | |||
[[Talk:Liberapedia#Vote for re-insertion]] | |||
16:25, 13 September 2009 Lumenos | 16:25, 13 September 2009 Lumenos | ||
==Thanks== | ==Thanks== | ||
a lot! [ | a lot! [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=O%27Reilly_Commons&diff=71704&oldid=71701] Greetings --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 04:28, 21 September 2009 (EDT) | ||
:You're welcome. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:08, 21 September 2009 (EDT) | :You're welcome. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:08, 21 September 2009 (EDT) | ||
::[ | ::[https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Glassfish_Wiki&diff=75608&oldid=51291 and again] :-) Best regards --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 04:31, 12 March 2010 (EST) | ||
:::My pleasure. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:12, 12 March 2010 (EST) | :::My pleasure. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:12, 12 March 2010 (EST) | ||
==Inactive== | ==Inactive== | ||
The creator of the article Philsworld recently blanked it as the wiki is no longer active. I have changed it back, but substituted the {{ | The creator of the article Philsworld recently blanked it as the wiki is no longer active. I have changed it back, but substituted the {{Template|Inactive}} template for the {{Template|Wiki}} template. I presume that this is generally how we would prefer to indicate wikis which have reached the end of their lifespan. --MarvelZuvembie 17:10, 22 September 2009 (EDT) | ||
:That is the way I have been doing them so far :-) - removing categories and still keeping the page around for perpetuity - although I would be open to hearing a different way to deal with the [[wiki]] that go by the wayside. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | :That is the way I have been doing them so far :-) - removing categories and still keeping the page around for perpetuity - although I would be open to hearing a different way to deal with the [[wiki]] that go by the wayside. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
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==Strike out or delete== | ==Strike out or delete== | ||
Hi MarvelZuvembie, what do you think about deleting done wikis from the list?[ | Hi MarvelZuvembie, what do you think about deleting done wikis from the list? [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=WikiProject%3AWikis_to_Add&diff=72709&oldid=65193] Regards --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 03:22, 8 October 2009 (EDT) | ||
:That's fine by me. In striking them out, I believe I was following someone else's precedent. However, deleting them makes more sense to me. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 05:21, 8 October 2009 (EDT) | :That's fine by me. In striking them out, I believe I was following someone else's precedent. However, deleting them makes more sense to me. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 05:21, 8 October 2009 (EDT) | ||
::[[MarkDilley]] collected them, I fighted them some time ago, and I would this page free of the lists. The [[:Category:Wikis to add]] is a much better solution, it's self-servicing. :-) Of course the great work you make is thus a little less visible - nevertheless I'll see it. Best --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 06:21, 8 October 2009 (EDT) | ::[[MarkDilley]] collected them, I fighted them some time ago, and I would this page free of the lists. The [[:Category:Wikis to add]] is a much better solution, it's self-servicing. :-) Of course the great work you make is thus a little less visible - nevertheless I'll see it. Best --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 06:21, 8 October 2009 (EDT) | ||
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==http stub== | ==http stub== | ||
[ | [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template%3AWiki_Boilerplate&diff=75947&oldid=75707 Good Idea!] but the auto-categorization will fail now... --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 16:37, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
:Hi Wolf. Thanks for your letting me know. My question is, if it doesn't have a link, do we really want to categorize it? I see that Ted Ernst doesn't think we should. [ | :Hi Wolf. Thanks for your letting me know. My question is, if it doesn't have a link, do we really want to categorize it? I see that Ted Ernst doesn't think we should. [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Category:YourWikiHttp&diff=33034&oldid=32961] Alternatively, perhaps we could put a comment in the boilerplate saying "Use http://". --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 16:43, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
::I think, to know that we have an entry without an URL is not so useful as to make clear that the http-syntax has to be used. I think you are right with your change. Maybe we should better try to change the [[template:wiki]] to meet your point (but that's really hard stuff). --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 17:08, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ::I think, to know that we have an entry without an URL is not so useful as to make clear that the http-syntax has to be used. I think you are right with your change. Maybe we should better try to change the [[template:wiki]] to meet your point (but that's really hard stuff). --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 17:08, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
:::Yes, I can imagine that it would be. Will the comment break it, though? Maybe that's the better solution? --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:42, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | :::Yes, I can imagine that it would be. Will the comment break it, though? Maybe that's the better solution? --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:42, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
:::OK, I changed it to a comment. Come to think of it, though, I'm only editing the boilerplate, not the {{ | :::OK, I changed it to a comment. Come to think of it, though, I'm only editing the boilerplate, not the {{Template|Wiki}} itself. So this only affects users that cut-and-paste the boilerplate, not ones who create a new page using the button. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:48, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
::::The Comment dosn't harm anything. This solution seems even better to me, now. --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 17:50, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ::::The Comment dosn't harm anything. This solution seems even better to me, now. --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 17:50, 25 March 2010 (EDT) | ||
==How can I creat a page about one of my wiki websites?== | ==How can I creat a page about one of my wiki websites?== | ||
How can I creat a page about one of my wiki websites, that does not sound or look like any type of advertisement? The name of the website is Install Guide? If you want to me post the URL so you can see what the site is I will be willing to due that. --[[User:JFrancis|JFrancis]] 11:07, 7 July 2010 (EDT) | How can I creat a page about one of my wiki websites, that does not sound or look like any type of advertisement? The name of the website is Install Guide? If you want to me post the URL so you can see what the site is I will be willing to due that. --[[User:JFrancis|JFrancis]] 11:07, 7 July 2010 (EDT) | ||
:Hi JFrancis. If you follow the instructions at [[Add a Wiki]], it should be fairly easy. Otherwise, create a new page, copy your website's URL, and on the next line type <nowiki>{{add}}</nowiki>. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:59, 7 July 2010 (EDT) | :Hi JFrancis. If you follow the instructions at [[WikiIndex:Add a Wiki|Add a Wiki]], it should be fairly easy. Otherwise, create a new page, copy your website's URL, and on the next line type <nowiki>{{add}}</nowiki>. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 14:59, 7 July 2010 (EDT) | ||
==Your thoughts on upgrade and logo== | ==Your thoughts on upgrade and logo== | ||
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==Re: Welcome== | ==Re: Welcome== | ||
Hi, thanks for the welcome. I [ | Hi, thanks for the welcome. I [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Wikia_Boilerplate&diff=prev&oldid=79952 already added the CSS] to [[template:Wikia boilerplate]]. --[[User:Bachinchi|Bachinchi]] 18:13, 4 November 2010 (PDT) | ||
==WoWWiki and PathfinderWiki both leave Wikia! == | ==WoWWiki and PathfinderWiki both leave Wikia! == | ||
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==Changes in templates== | ==Changes in templates== | ||
Hi, MarvelZuvembie. I just wanted to notify you, I recently changed ([ | Hi, MarvelZuvembie. I just wanted to notify you, I recently changed ([https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Wiki&diff=79960&oldid=64837 1] [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Wiki&diff=80143&oldid=79960 2]) {{Template|Wiki}} and {{Template|Size}} ([https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Size&diff=79961&oldid=78452 1] [https://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Template:Size&diff=next&oldid=79961 2]). There is no visual changes (except the border-width in wiki, 5px->4px). They now are more {{Wp|Wikipedia:ACCESS|accessible}} and conformant with HTML/CSS thing. I hope you agree with the changes. --[[User:Bachinchi|Bachinchi]] 03:06, 14 November 2010 (PST) | ||
:Thanks for the heads-up! Changes to improve accessibility are very welcome! Thank you for doing that! --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 12:56, 15 November 2010 (PST) | :Thanks for the heads-up! Changes to improve accessibility are very welcome! Thank you for doing that! --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 12:56, 15 November 2010 (PST) | ||
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==Templates merging== | ==Templates merging== | ||
Hi Marvel,<br | Hi Marvel,<br> | ||
I added some usage help to [[Template:Down|one of the templates]] and [[:Category:Wiki status | I added some usage help to [[Template:Down|one of the templates]] and [[:Category:Wiki status template|categorized both]] (my suggestion: we should slightly expand use of subcategories for templates). If they are fully equivalent I don't know yet. Maybe we should discuss it, it could be good to start or resume a WikiProject for this subject. Did you already find something? Best --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 00:09, 17 December 2010 (PST) | ||
:Hi Wolf. Thanks for the improvements! I'm happy to use either template (or both). But, I thought we might be duplicating effort, so I thought I'd let everyone involved know. I'll be interested to hear if Wikademia has further suggestions. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 13:24, 17 December 2010 (PST) | :Hi Wolf. Thanks for the improvements! I'm happy to use either template (or both). But, I thought we might be duplicating effort, so I thought I'd let everyone involved know. I'll be interested to hear if Wikademia has further suggestions. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 13:24, 17 December 2010 (PST) | ||
==Upgrade and logo stuff - open to all== | ==Upgrade and logo stuff - open to all== | ||
Please check out [[WikiIndex: | Please check out [[WikiIndex:New logo decision]] and [[WikiIndex:Spring 2011 Upgrade Path]], Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
:I've weighed in on both. :-) --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 19:04, 4 May 2011 (PDT) | :I've weighed in on both. :-) --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 19:04, 4 May 2011 (PDT) | ||
== commercial == | ==commercial== | ||
Will there be a commercial cat as well? [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 20:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC) | Will there be a commercial cat as well? [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 20:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC) | ||
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:You will have to do it. I don't see any demand for it, other than from you. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 22:11, 5 September 2014 (UTC) | :You will have to do it. I don't see any demand for it, other than from you. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 22:11, 5 September 2014 (UTC) | ||
:Also, there is [[:Category:Commercial | :Also, there is [[:Category:Commercial license]], which covers part of it. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 20:44, 9 September 2014 (UTC) | ||
I (Manorainjan ;-) assume, that Your account is email-verified. | ==narrowing down the problem with email verification== | ||
Please add the domain part of Your email to this | I (Manorainjan ;-) assume, that Your account is email-verified. Please add the domain part of Your email to this [[Category talk:Active administrators of this wiki#Table of results|Table of results]] so that we can see more clearly, which servers work and which not. | ||
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so that we can see more clearly, which servers work and which not. | |||
==Request for [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] concerns== | |||
I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to the upcoming [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and solicit your help in making the transition a positive rather than negative experience. Please take a moment to visit [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and curate the list of concerns. Thanks! -- [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 22:38, 14 November 2014 (UTC) (call forwarded by [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 23:21, 14 November 2014 (UTC)) | I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to the upcoming [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and solicit your help in making the transition a positive rather than negative experience. Please take a moment to visit [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] and curate the list of concerns. Thanks! -- [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 22:38, 14 November 2014 (UTC) (call forwarded by [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 23:21, 14 November 2014 (UTC)) | ||
== Weigh in on [[WikiIndex: | ==Weigh in on [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change#Poll]]?== | ||
I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to a potential [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change|decision to change the domain of this wiki]]. I hope you'll weigh in with your opinion. Thanks! [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 20:08, 13 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
I wanted to be sure to draw your attention to a potential [[WikiIndex: | |||
==[[:Category:Adult Swim]]== | ==[[:Category:Adult Swim]]== | ||
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:Looks like it's been taken care of. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 19:39, 13 February 2019 (UTC) | :Looks like it's been taken care of. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 19:39, 13 February 2019 (UTC) | ||
== Template skills == | ==Template skills== | ||
Welcome back! It's great to see that you still remember us. :P | Welcome back! It's great to see that you still remember us. :P | ||
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:Haha, thanks! Well, I brought it up to five. That's not quite what you were asking for, but it's a start. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 05:13, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | :Haha, thanks! Well, I brought it up to five. That's not quite what you were asking for, but it's a start. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 05:13, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | ||
:OK, now it's at six. I'm not familiar with the parser stats, though. How many parameters can be added before speed becomes an issue? --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 05:29, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
::Thanks. I know less than a dieing fly about parser tools. And to be honest, WikiIndex has hardly any templates which rely so heavily on parser functions. For such a seemingly trivial template, it seems massively over-complicated. If you are aware of the same template on any other wiki, or if you fancy a total re-write in much simpler syntax, please go ahead (though within a sandbox might be prudent). As for speed issues, I don't have a clue! Maybe {{u|Jack Phoenix}}, who is an awesome MediaWiki developer might know. Thanks again, greatly appreciate your help. --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]] / [[WikiIndex:Bureaucrats|'Crat]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 05:40, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
:::I'm giving it a whirl with 20. It seems like it should be doable, it just leaves a lot of opportunities to make a mistake. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 05:52, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
:::Looks like it works! --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 05:58, 14 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
::::Awesome! Fantastic effort. | |||