RuneScape:Administrative requests

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Editing with lots of text removed
I was trying to rewrite a lot of things in the currently awfully written Wilderness/Survival guide article, but after trying to publish my edit it gave me an error message that asked me to post here due to a large amount of removed text. How do I get it fixed now? I'm really new to the wiki and all so I'm not sure how this all works. Mariatrix (talk) 09:40, September 5, 2016 (UTC)


 * I've added your changes in, unfortunately they were caught by a tool we use to prevent spam and vandalism which is normally good at catching vandals, but sadly less good at differentiating between good edits and bad. It seems to have triggered for you due to you having fewer than 15 edits, which is normally a relatively safe benchmark.
 * Putting the issues to one side, thank you very much for taking the time to make those changes! I look forward to seeing more of the same :)


 * I've also tweaked the checks to prevent this particular type of error from happening again.


 * Thank you. :3
 * There's still a lot to improve in the article but I'll be doing my best to fix the rest of the parts that still need to be rewritten.
 * If there are any similar articles with badly written, outdated information, I'll gladly work on those as well.
 * Mariatrix (talk) 08:03, September 6, 2016 (UTC)

Deletion
99.99% sure :File:Checker-16x16.png can be deleted now. As far as I can tell, it's no longer part of any interface. 18:12, May 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, #yoloing it hardcore and deleted it. 18:15, May 16, 2016 (UTC)

New Monobook Wordmark
When people don't believe 150px is the max size: http://i68.tinypic.com/2edrztw.png -- 02:53, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * I pretty clearly addressed that issue: "It will be slightly cut off on desktop because it's larger than the standard Monobook sidebar, but it can easily be resized or replaced with CSS." -- 04:00, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * You all are the CSS wizards. Cook something up! 04:44, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * So permanently setting the logo to [[File:Monobook logo.png]] is the unilateral interpretation of Forum:Mono 👻 k_icon? I don't recall that as one of the options. It still looks like a broken implementation to me. Also, on Special: pages, using site css or js doesn't work. It's got to be Wiki.png. -- 18:50, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * In what way is it a broken implementation? There is no such limitation on site css or js. The reason auto-refresh works in recentchanges is because of the AjaxRC script. -- 19:22, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * The forum result was http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/iiiiiii/images/b/bc/Wiki.png, or at least something that looks like it, not [[File:Monobook logo.png]]. Also see [ Special:Preferences]. -- 19:46, June 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't explain myself fully in the forum, which is my fault – I meant the logo with the background to be for mobile, and for the Monobook logo on desktop to match File:Wiki-wordmark.png, the Oasis logo.
 * For all intents and purposes, the logo is overridden on articles and Special pages. Do you frequently browse Special:Preferences? -- 02:13, June 11, 2016 (UTC)
 * I think you're retconning quite a bit. The proposal was to update the Monobook logo only. There was only one image proposed. -- 20:46, June 13, 2016 (UTC)

Adding to Charms log marked as possible vandalism
As you can see in my recent contributions, my two charm log additions have been marked as possible vandalism. As I completely stand behind the figure I entered, I feel like they should be added to the charm log. It started with the Bloodvelds, and thinking it was a glitch, I did not post my charm log for the next few Slayer tasks until Black Demons. I think it is safe to say that whatever bot you use for this is a bit overreacting.

Cross my heart that I am not lying :^)

Greetings,
 * A possible vandalism warning is exactly that - possible. Your contribution was still added to the charm log, but just to be safe we logged it on the RS:CVU too. 22:36, June 30, 2016 (UTC)

Uploading a custom signature image
I would like to upload a small image (PNG / 3.46kB / 171x28px) to use as a signature, comparable to my established one. As far as I know, external images are not compatible with ImageMap coding. So either I would like to upload this small image, or someone can tell me how to use external images with ImageMap.

The ImageMap coding I wish to implement:

The signature image: http://i.imgur.com/CDSpE7n.png

Greetings,
 * Split the images up and put them in your signature separately. Example:

http://i.imgur.com/somecode http://i.imgur.com/othercode etc. Since Imgur links are automatically embedded, this should show the images you want and link to the correct pages. 22:39, June 30, 2016 (UTC)

Slight issue on halberd pages
When I was changing some templates over yesterday, I noticed something on all of the halberd pages. Bronze halberd, for example. There's a redlink under the bonuses infobox, "Cetegory:Halberds". It's on all pages with "|type = halberd" except, the Exquisite halberd (that seems to have a separate issue, shared with other multi-tiered weapons like shark fist, in that certain attributes shared by all levels, such as type and range, don't show up at all).

It's definitely the type parameter that's causing it, but as I don't know how to edit that infobox any more, I can't fix it. 12:12, August 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * The "cetegory"-typo has been fixed. But I haven't looked at the other one yet. 12:34, August 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed switchfo bonuses 14:00, August 12, 2016 (UTC)

Cadavaberry parasol
The price for Exchange:Cadavaberry_parasol does not appear to be working. 08:05, August 26, 2016 (UTC)
 * I just updated the price manually. The Exchange page is working, the price just isn't being automatically updated by User:TyBot for whatever reason, so I've asked User:TyA to take a look. -- 16:47, August 26, 2016 (UTC)

"Offensive Language" block
Flippers McGraw has dialogue for Transcript:Bosun Higgs when on Whale's Maw. I'm however not allowed to make the edit as Flippers uses the word "sexy". I need an administrator to make the edit for me:

===Whale's Maw=== Thanks — Heaven Sent (talk) 17:04, September 18, 2016 (UTC)
 * Bosun Higgs: Well, this place is a dump.
 * Player: Why, what's wrong with it?
 * Bosun Higgs: There's nothing here [sic]it's just the world's saddest beach resort, scattered with a few shipwrecks, a few stupid turtles and some lecherous fishermen.
 * Navigator Jemi: Yeah, they make me uncomfortable too.
 * Quartermaster Gully: Urgh, tell me about it.
 * Bosun Higgs: It's taking everything I've got not to stab their eyes out.
 * (If Head of the Family has been completed:)
 * Lookout Ekahi: Eye, me too. It's not nice to stare.
 * (If Flippers McGraw has joined the crew:)
 * Flippers McGraw: Well, I like it! It makes me feel sexy.
 * Flippers is not allowed to be sexy, obviously. Regardless, Coel made the edit. 21:57, September 18, 2016 (UTC)

24 Oct 2016 color scheme
Idk where to put this complaint so ill put it here till some admin yells at me.

yesterday (10/23/16) the website was normal with white backgrounds and black words. all of a sudden today (10/24/16) the site was changed and now people who are colorblind or have other issues, can no longer read anything on the site.

the new color scheme needs to be changed a bit as pages are hard to read now and it is harder to see links without hovering the mouse over them. I understand making it more colorful, but I suggest only having the side banners be the new color scheme while reverting the actual pages to the normal white background, black words.

if you want to keep the purple pages, i suggest a different font color than white, as white is hard to read on a light colored background. or have an option to change background colors (so that people can either keep the dark color or go back to old colors)

you admins can delete this if it is in the wrong place. or move it to the proper place. don't really care as long as an admin sees this and knows that there is a problem.


 * I'm not color-blind, and I think Oasis is pretty unreadable now. It doesn't affect me too much, because thankfully it hasn't been applied to Monobook. I believe this change was in response to a survey in which apparently many people expressed a desire for a dark theme, calling dark text on a light background "boring." As much as I utterly despise the implementation of gadgets at Wikia, I think it would be better to make it a gadget, so it can be turned off. Or better yet, make it a gadget that is off by default. If people really want it, they can opt in. -- 21:44, October 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I've seen lots of people complain about this, even pm'ing me about it in-game. 22:11, October 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * To calm the masses about someone thinking Saftzie's comment is correct, this is the Halloween theme for this year. Feedback has been heard and some changes have been made. 03:12, October 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Now it's readable! =D 17:42, October 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Except this is not readable still :(  17:44, October 25, 2016 (UTC)

Also see User:Heaven Sent/Sandbox — Heaven Sent (talk) 18:05, October 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed and fixed -- 19:02, October 25, 2016 (UTC)

I tried to edit the sitenotice to mention that this is for halloween and if a user has a problem then to come here for instructions on how to edit their own css, but I no longer have access to it. Or I was on the wrong page. Could someone do that?

Diffs are still unreadable, by the way. 20:18, October 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Have you not cleared your cache like all these other people, or are you just complaining about my choice of color? If it's the latter, you know you have the ability to edit MediaWiki pages, right? -- 23:48, October 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * I think it's cache, since diffs are fine for me. 08:52, October 26, 2016 (UTC)
 * They may possibly be referring to the diff shown when undoing an edit, rather than the changes for a new edit - Rawny (talk) 19:17, October 26, 2016 (UTC)
 * Good catch. Didn't see that yet. 19:20, October 26, 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks -- 02:04, October 27, 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries ^_^ - Rawny (talk) 02:41, October 27, 2016 (UTC)
 * Halloween is over now, can we please change the color theme back to normal now ? –sumone10154 (talk ) 21:41, November 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * I think the idea is to revert the theme when the 2016 Hallowe'en event leaves the game (7 November I believe). — Heaven Sent (talk) 22:56, November 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * Pls fix Template:Infobox Monster new –sumone10154 (talk ) 22:03, November 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * Someone might correct me, but I'm pretty sure those colours are deliberate.

Children of Mah talk page "un-redirect" request
Children of Mah is an important upcoming quest with major lore implications/story impact, but its talk page currently redirects to Dreams of Mah's talk page (since in 2014, it was just an incorrect name for the Mahjarrat and other Freneskae tribes).

I think it would be a good idea to give CoM back its talk page before it comes out. Thoughts?

Toa Neya (talk) 10:33, November 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Already dealt with 10:52, November 14, 2016 (UTC)

Offensive language alerts when adding interlanguage links
Hello. I am trying to add a PT interlanguage link to the Black hatchet page, and i am receiving an offensive language alert that is blocking me from saving my changes. This is happening because in Portuguese, "Black" is "Negro", which i understand is sometimes used as a racist insult in English. However black equipment was named like this in Portuguese. Could an admin do something? Crowborn (talk) 17:07, December 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * Link added, but someone else will have to update the filter. Since it's a private filter, I can't see it, but I can easily imagine it's a pile of spaghetti. -- 17:19, December 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * From the filter's comments: "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY THIS FILTER.". Are you ok with us just giving you rollback instead as a workaround?
 * DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY THIS FILTER. Seems like the admins need to talk about their regexes. -- 20:37, December 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * I think have have Suppa to thank for this particular mess of spaghetti. I started trying to list all the words it matches and got bored after the 64 variants of a word for male genitalia including w3n!z. I had no idea that was even a recognisable word.
 * I suspect there's some technical limitation that was there at some point, I have no idea of it's still there or what happens if you cross it. I'll probably have to find one of Wikia's devs to explain what it means and if it's still valid.
 * Well, since I can't see it, I just have to imagine that someone got paranoid that any edits would break most/all the regexes. Maybe adding something like, although that allows  . That would allow something that's only a language link. -- 00:43, December 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * It's laid out as two massive regexes, one for words that should never appear and ones that should not appear standalone. The difference in terms of regex, aside from the content, is that the latter is surrounded by . From there, it's checks whether if the user is not in any specified groups, whether the edit was to a selection of namespaces. Next it checks if the text is only in the added text, so avoid triggering for edits that edit a page with it in already and also applies the second regex to new or moved titles and new users.
 * The full warning for the filter is:

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY THIS FILTER. DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THIS FILTER. THIS FILTER MAY NOT BE ANY LONGER, ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE ITS LENGTH WILL NOT WORK.
 * My guess is that Suppa came up against something he couldn't workaround and decided to leave the filter for the time being. After some research, I'm still clueless what the warning could refer to. It's not the condition limit as it's up to 77/1000 and it's not the text length which is 3k/65k if T21606 is correct.
 * Thanks for adding the link, but it would be nice to find a fix for the filter. There are many pages waiting to be created that come with that name, and having to request your attention at each case would be inconvenient. Crowborn (talk) 18:34, December 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * I know it's not a permanent solution, but until it's fixed, you can always request my help. :) 20:04, December 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh jeeze, I should probably respond to this. The filter is very much a mess, mainly thanks to me. The do not attempt to modify is because of a bug that existed in a previous version of MediaWiki that caused the filter to match every edit if the filter's length exceeded a certain threshold. That seems to have been fixed, so that shouldn't be an issue. It's been on my mind that the filters should all be reworked to be a) more modular, b) more accurate, and c) more legible. I'll give it a think over the next few days and see if I have any ideas. I'm open to suggestions, of course. 21:09, December 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * I have a suggestion above that should work. Although it would allow edits that add only language links, which is not ideal, it would be better than now. -- 21:37, December 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that is true. I'm wonder how you could make it a bit more generic though. 01:44, December 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Handing out rollback (which is exempt from the filter) is still the easier workaround which gives us much more time to figure out an overhaul. 07:59, December 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Except then you're handing out elevated privileges to work around a bug that has nothing to do with the privileges themselves. -- 21:47, December 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * I disagree. While the rights traditionally associated with rollback do not extend to exemption from abuse filters, that this filter includes such an exemption means we've implicitly created a new user right. If a trusted user has demonstrable need for a right, then they are given said rights. As we dont have a specific group for this, rollback is the next best option.
 * That's like saying "Just do everything as Administrator on a Windows machine." The ability to add language links shouldn't require additional privileges. Maybe we should just make everyone a rollback, then. -- 02:32, December 15, 2016 (UTC)

Halp with my userscripts
So, how do I move my userscripts, including its entire history, to the mediawiki domain? Now that Wikia has decided we need babysitting, I can't update User:Joeytje50/qc.js anymore, which is required, because the cross-domain AJAX request site has changed its url (it's  instead of   now). So yea, I want to do a little maintenance, but I can't. How do I fix this? I'm sure someone here knows how to do this. 00:28, December 28, 2016 (UTC)