MediaWiki talk:Sitenotice

I like the happy new year note hehe 02:46, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Ya it's cool but why is there an image of TzTok-Jad? Cool though!18:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the wiki meetup over yet? 09:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Guidelines
The Sitenotice should be used very sparingly. Please feel free to discuss or add guidelines to this section without being accused for editing my post:

Guidelines

 * 1) Do not use this message to inform users of news. Announcements such as a user leaving the site should not fall under the domain of a sitenotice.
 * 2) Use this message for notices that wouldn't make sense to be archived. Something such as "Happy Holidays" is not news, and is temporary by nature and therefore is a good candidate for the Sitenotice.
 * 3) Use this message to promote areas of the site that are receiving extreme neglect. For example, voting that has been neglected (RFA, etc).
 * 4) Do not use this message to announce an upcoming event. Such topics belong in the Events forum.  An exception to this rule is advertising about a community-endorsed event (such as Wikifest) on or shortly before the time of the event.
 * 5) Guideline This Mediawiki component is protected to be edited by admins only. If the message you are posting would benefit you more than other, non-admin users, you are abusing the notice.

Discussion

 * It's a pretty good policy - easy to obey. 09:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't agree with rule number 4. Every time the only advertisement of a WikiFest is on the forum, it fails. Which is pretty much every time. 21:17, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have altered rule 4 per above and RuneScape:Yew_grove
 * I still don't like rule 4. I'm trying to get people to join my God Wars event, and I've posted a message on the forums. But no one's read my post on the forums (except me), let alone answered it. I could get so many more people by putting it on the sitenotice, and what harm would it do? People can just dismiss it if they're not interested.

Fan Fiction
I think something like

''The RuneScape Fan Fiction wiki is up and running! Feel free to contribute there!''

would be a good sitenotice.&mdash; Darthtyler http://images.wikia.com/swfanon/images/1/18/Scuba_Diver.gif Talk 06:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. JalYt-Xil-Vimescarrot  19:41, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

-.-...
Look at the sitenotice and think about what it's saying. Then delete the mistake that is ever-so-clear. 01:04, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. 01:14, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Since when...
Since when do notable and large events not go on the Sitenotice? Criteria two says, "Use this message for notices that wouldn't make sense to be archived.''". Something like "you can go see this now at this place" wouldn't make sense to be archived. I mean... Just look at it!

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In the first few seconds alone, you can see how big this is. Not just any riot can get your screen filmed with text. 02:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It doesn't make sense to be archived, but it doesn't make sense to be on the sitenotice either. This riot isn't even related to the wiki except through the common topic of RuneScape. We don't need to advertise its existence on the top of every single page. Skill 02:43, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Though it may not fit on the sitenotice (which I agree to), how else can editors be notified en mass (not rhetorical)? Many editors don't go on the forums often, though I guess that could be another (though not as effective) way of notifying the community. 04:26, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Why does the community need to know in the first place? That's the point I'm trying to make. Again, it's just yet another riot that will accomplish nothing but getting a bunch of players muted. Skill 10:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Sitenotice not appearing
Why isn't it appearing for me? It was until about a couple weeks ago. I haven't dismissed it, and even if I did, the id would have put it back. Is it just my computer, or are anyone else having my problems? 18:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Clan Wars?
For the MediaWiki header, I would like there to be a link to my hosting of Clan Wars for F2P. I would like it to say this:

Wikia has upgraded to MediaWiki 1.13.1, which is the latest stable version of the software that runs the wiki. If you see any issues due to this update, report them on this forum page.

The Autumn Wikifest 2008 will be on Saturday, October 4 at 9:00 pm GMT. Please see this page for more details. Sign here if you plan on coming. Sign up for fortress wars here! Sign up for Clan Wars here!

 Mast  e   rp443

Bullets?
Why? I don't like it... 22:13, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure either... its easier to tell the different pieces of news apart, but... it just looks odd. I think the thread about it needs to be reborn. 22:26, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

It doesn't have to be bullets, but we need some way to keep the pieces of news apart. 22:31, 4 May 2009 (UTC)