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Gunnarsgrunn

I tried to move (aka rename..) article Barbarian Village to Gunnarsgrunn, but this is impossible as the article Gunnarsgrunn is already used, as redirection to the current Barbarian Village article. So the moving can now only be done by an admin, as I read. In my opinion, the article's official name should be this (and not just a redirection), as the official name of the location in-game is actually Gunnarsgrunn now. Ofcourse, by searching Barbarian Village, you would still be redirected to the same (but newly-named) article.

Duke Risto, the Dukest of Dukes 14:13, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Done.

1. REDIRECT User:C886553/sig 14:14, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Another thing needed: the file TownBarbarianVillage.PNG should also be named TownGunnarsgrunn.PNG (or something like that) in my opinion, for the same reasons I stated above, but I don't know how can this be done and IF it can be done. Thanks. :)

Duke Risto, the Dukest of Dukes 14:46, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Also done.

1. REDIRECT User:C886553/sig 14:49, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Requests for deletion

Is there a way to code the templates so that {{Rfd bottom}} doesn't have to be present unless the thread is closed? If we add it when the request is commenced, then users may not pay attention and add their discussion note under the template, which makes a headache when closing. It's much easier to have the closing sysop add the template. --Liquid^Talk 21:54, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I don't really agree, its four buttons to press to move it (ctrl x ctrl v), and that's if they don't post above the line. Its a lot more buttons to press to add the template after the fact. Also bear in mind that any users that notice that they have posted below the line will move it before it even needs to be closed. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 21:56, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

See RuneScape:Requests for deletion/Gravy Boat of Saradomin. I didn't even notice that the template was present because it was so far up. --Liquid^Talk 21:57, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

thats cuz u fail [1] [2] --Iiii I I I 21:59, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Ctrl + F and search it next time?

1. REDIRECT User:TyA/sig 21:59, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Control F requires typing in the name of the template. It would be much easier just to type it in manually. I'm going to remove it from the preload, unless this will break something. --Liquid^Talk 22:02, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I agree that it was too unnoticable initially, but i recently changed the preload templates so that it has a hidden comment that says "please post above this line". In light of that, this should be much less of a problem. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 22:02, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Actually, not really. Most of those mistakes come from users who use the RTE. They don't see the template, nor do they see the HTML comments. That's probably why it's been ignored. --Liquid^Talk 22:03, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I just added it yesterday. So it hasn't had a chance to be ignored yet. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 22:04, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

They see the template as a puzzle piece, nub. But they see the same same thing for our signatures. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 22:07, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I know; they're not going to pay much attention to the puzzle piece. If they ignore all the puzzle pieces for every other template we have on the page, I can't imagine why they would pay attention to this particular one. --Liquid^Talk 22:09, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

I think you're being unreasonable. Not only have 3 people disagreed with you, but you are blindly assuming that most of the problem comes from the RTE users, whereas i would argue that most people who vote in RFDs have long ago disabled the rfd. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 22:11, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Furthermore a similar system has been used in RS:FIMG for quite a while now with no issues. And even if someone does post below the line, I or any other editor who does not have the RTE enabled will notice the template is not at the bottom where it should be and fix it. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 22:13, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Fine; if you really think it's beneficial, then add it back. --Liquid^Talk 22:17, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Gunnars ground.jpg

Whatever issues Wikia is having with images seems to be affecting the subject jpg used on the Update:Gunnar's Ground. For some reason, an incorrect image keeps being placed as "current." Trying to revert to an "older" (apparently correct) image doesn't work, either. Would deleting the current File and starting over be the thing to do? I haven't placed a D on it, because I'm not convinced it would help. It looks like the original uploader was just as perplexed. --User:Saftzie/Signature 15:47, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

On the current Special:Upload page, it says "Wikia servers are not working entirely properly at this time. Do not reupload images that appear to be failing to upload properly." So I think we should wait until that is removed to act.

1. REDIRECT User:TyA/sig 03:45, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

I've made a temporary fix here and here until the image has corrected itself. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 04:15, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Wikia will sort it out eventually.

1. REDIRECT User:C886553/sig 04:18, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

That statement has been there for about a month (that I've noticed, so maybe longer). At this rate, "eventually" could be a very long time. --User:Saftzie/Signature 09:35, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

I think part of the problem could be that File:Fb hint 19 09 2010 2.jpg also used to be named File:Gunnars ground.jpg, so something got confused. Maybe deleting them both and then re-uploading them both would work. Wikia probably just doesn't want users uploading every picture many, many times under the mistaken philosophy that if something doesn't work 999 times, maybe it'll work the 1000th time. --User:Saftzie/Signature 09:35, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

Well, it seems to be fixed now. --User:Saftzie/Signature 15:14, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Userpage protection

Could: User:Matthew2602/status, [[User:M2602Bot/log]], User:M2602Bot/shutdown, User:M2602Bot, [[User:M2602Bot/status]], and [[User:M2602Bot/Task]] please be semi protected? Thanks!

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 02:52, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Oh! And User:Matthew2602/Sandbox, User:Matthew2602/Sandbox/DroppedByLine and User:Matthew2602/Sandbox/DroppedByTableHead. Thanks!

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 02:54, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

What is the reason for the protection? Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 02:58, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Pages are protected after many counts of vandalism, and in some special cases, if they are visited often. None of these pages have any history of vandalism, and they aren't particularly high use. Sorry, but I'm going to need to say no.

1. REDIRECT User:C886553/sig 03:00, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

RS:PROTECT states that user pages can be semi protected when requested by the user. I am the user, I am requesting. Also, while I'm here, I also want [[User:Matthew2602/sigreadytalk]] and [[User:Matthew2602/sigreadytalk/changes]] semi-protected.

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 05:06, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

It's not a "have to do it when requested" maybe if you gave a reason, any reason at all. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 05:08, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

It isn't a "do it when requested"?! Well, they're things I don't want changed without my consent and would be bad if they got vandalised. They are things like templates, info for my bot Especially the shut down link and status, my sandbox I'm workin on stuff and my status. But seriously, it isn't a do it when requested thing?

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 05:16, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

All counts of vandalism can be reverted quickly and easily. And most of these are minor issues which are unlikely to occur at an annoying frequency. 222 ^talk 07:06, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

But according to RS:PROTECT, they can be protected on request by the user. I seriously don't know why people are arguing. User:Liquidhelium never argues when I ask for my userpages to be protected...

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 07:09, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

That's cos liquidhelm is a nub. But seriously, there isn't any real reason to protect the pages. The ones you requested from helm were previously vandalised. 222 ^talk 07:12, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) And here's something else I found in the same policy. "Protecting pages pre-emptively is generally discouraged" 222 ^talk 07:11, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

It's discouraged, but hey, it's my userspace, I can do what I want. Within reasoning.

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 07:14, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Not all of them that he protected were.

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 07:15, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

meh... Ajr's stand still stands . He's the guy who can do something, you'll have to wait for a more "lenient" sysop to come around. 222 ^talk 07:17, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

M E H

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 07:19, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

It appears azaz did it. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 00:12, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

any userpage can be semiprotected for no reason, except for user talk pages. http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 00:24, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Oh... what about bot's talks? Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 00:26, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

I dunno. I protected mine because ips kept posting on it without any reason to do so, and every time they do it its a pain in the ass. I should probably unprotect it soon >_< http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/Psycho_Robot/Sigs%20and%20Avatars/kitty.pngPsycho Robot talk 00:31, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

No no no, ajr protected Evilbot's talk for the same reason (I also asked him to). Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 00:36, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

In my opinion, you shouldn't protect anyone's talk unless they are abusing their right to appeal a block. What if an ip wants to shut it down legitimately?

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 00:53, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Highly unlikely since there is almost always an editor around, and could my bots talk be semi-protected as well, please. It got "vandalised" a few times previously. 222 ^talk 07:42, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Continuing...

Could [[User:M2602Bot/Task/2]] please be semi-protected? Thanks.

1. REDIRECT User:-Matt/sig 06:47, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

All done. --Aburnett ^(Talk) 15:58, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Request to ban User talk:Thebrains2222

Evil told me that someone created a new account named User talk:Thebrains2222. I would like to request for a permanent block for that account on the grounds that users will be confused and that they account-holder may be attempting to impersonate me. Thank you 222 ^talk 10:03, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

The user made a good edit. We must AGF. Request denied.--

1. REDIRECT User:Jalepeno Cornbread/Signature 11:14, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Treasure Trails Guide

Something odd happened to some of the Guide pages. Treasure Trails/Guide/Anagrams, Treasure Trails/Guide/Celtic knots, Treasure Trails/Guide/Coordinates, and Treasure Trails/Guide/Emote clues got moved to [[Treasure Trails/Guide/@comment-Anagrams]], [[Treasure Trails/Guide/@comment-Celtic knots]], [[Treasure Trails/Guide/@comment-Coordinates]], and [[Treasure Trails/Guide/@comment-Emote clues]]. I moved all but Anagrams back, because someone did a copy/paste to create a new page. I was uncertain what would happen if I tried to MOVE onto a page that already existed. However, all the history of the proper page is with the @comment copy. Could someone kindly delete the copy/paste copy and MOVE the page with history back to its proper place? Also it would be great to figure out how it happened.... --User:Saftzie/Signature 14:53, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

If you were to try to move a page to one that already exist it will say

"

The page could not be moved: a page of that name already exists, or the name you have chosen is not valid. Please choose another name, or ask an administrator to help you with the move.
Please do not manually move the article by copying and pasting it; the page history must be moved along with the article text.

"

but in red. Just so you know. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 18:37, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, the moves back have been done now, although I still have a question. Namely, how did they get moved in the first place? There wasn't anything in the histories recording the moves to the incorrect places. --User:Saftzie/Signature 00:11, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

I haven't the slightest idea, I can't find anything about it in any log or history. *draws another tick for mysterious glitches* Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 00:25, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

After all the noise about the new skin, etc., I noticed that blog messages seem to start "@comment." I find that at least highly suggestive that somebody messed up implementing them. What I really meant by the question, though, was whether there were non-public logs accessible only to admins for otherwise "hidden" actions. If so, what do they say? If not, then this topic is done. --User:Saftzie/Signature 15:01, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

There's no hidden actions involving page moves that I'm aware of. If it happens again we'll alert staff. --Aburnett ^(Talk) 15:58, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Item compare

File:Ranged.gif has been deleted, but item compare (from Template:Infobox Bonuses) used it. As nearly as I can tell, item compare runs from User:Quarenon/compare.js, which appears to me to be fully protected. Can someone please replace the string http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/runescape/images/7/7b/Ranged.gif with the string http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/runescape/images/7/72/Ranged-icon.png so that item compare again has a in it? Thanks. --User:Saftzie/Signature 16:49, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

Upon checking, it's not fully protected. It's just the fact that it's a js that keeps mere mortals from editing it. In any case, would someone with superpowers edit it? --User:Saftzie/Signature 19:01, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

It's because it's User:blah/blah.js and the system is treating it as a personal setting but doing nothing with it. It's a nice little trick. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 19:19, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

I have deigned to edit what mere mortals cannot. You're welcome. --Iiii I I I 19:30, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

Restores

File:NewGreenDragonVariant2.png and File:NewGreenDragonVariant3.png need restoring. They are used in articles, stop deleting them. 222 ^talk 08:22, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

Delete

Can someone please delete my old monaco css and js files please. 222 ^talk 06:49, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

Links plox.--Degenret01 09:19, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

"User:Thebrains222/monaco.js" and Caleb already deleted my css. 222 ^talk 09:22, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

My runewiki account

Hi Admin, could you please delete my runewiki account? The layout is too confusing for me and I wish there were 'add replies' as such, and even now I don't know if adding this request is editing over someone elses request? If so please rollback this specific page and delete my account. I will no longer be using it anymore and would rather have it permanently gone than sitting around collecting dust.

Thanks in advance :) ~Triquos

Gadgets

Seeing as Wikia no longer gives users the ability to change their skin theme through SkinChooser with adding more to SkipSkin, the Gadget extension we have here looks more promising for custom/wikia-made skin themes.

Oasistheme Needs to be created to be in-line with how Earththeme was for the Monaco skin. Something along the lines of:

Oasis Theme: The default Wikia skin theme.

Or make it sound better if you can (which I am sure someone will).

Next add the following line under the section "Custom-skin" to the definitions page as we currently see on our preferences:

* Oasistheme|RuneScape:Theme/Oasis.css

While we are on the subject of adding this for skin/theme usage, would an administrator unafraid of Wikia change MediaWiki:New-look from "New Wikia Look" to "Wikia", "Wikia skin" or something that's not saying "New" and/or "Look" in the same phrase. Thanks. Ryan PM 04:05, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Forgot one thing on Gadgets

Really two however one urgent.

For the Custom Skin to function, the last MediaWiki page to be created is this with the following line added to the page:

@import "http://runescape.wikia.com/index.php?title=RuneScape:Theme/Oasis.css&action=raw&usemsgcache=yes&ctype=text/css&smaxage=18000"; (That's the last that should be done to make the theme usable.)

Also, could one move the Oasistheme line to the Custom-skin section? This will make it easier to find. If the page doesn't update immediately, edit an additional time.

The other is to document how to add pages to the Gadgets extension.

---

As seen when you first visit your preferences, there is a tab called "Gadgets." This tab is the result of an extension located in the Wikia Trac Code.

The gadget tab contents are located on the MediaWiki page called Gadgets-definition, this is what we see in our preferences. This page is garnered by sections through MediaWiki messages, new pages must be created for each new section presented on Gadgets-definition. Such as Gadget-section-Custom-skin being typed as Custom-skin on the definition page resulting with the message of "Custom skins" for the proposed section/heading.

For new gadgets to work they must have a MediaWiki:Gadget-____ message to appear on the Gadgets-definition page along with * GADGETNAME|. Here for GADGETNAME, you will create the description of the intended gadget to later be accompanied by the CSS/JS of the gadget.The corresponding CSS/JS must be added to the previous message on the Gadgets-definition and must be referenced by another MediaWiki:Gadget-________ to be appended as |NAMEOFFILE.JS. The CSS and/or JS, depending on the intended use, must be created with the proper @import or importscript respectively to function in the final MediaWiki page.

Example:
* Oasistheme|RuneScape:Theme/Oasis.css for Oasis Theme: The default Wikia skin theme. Executes the CSS found at Gadget-RuneScape:Theme/Oasis.css
• MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition
• MediaWiki:Gadget-Oasistheme
• MediaWiki:Gadget-RuneScape:Theme/Oasis.css

---

Thanks. Ryan PM 05:58, January 6, 2011 (UTC)

Can you be a bit more specific please? Like list each page right next to the specific changes that you want to it? The explanations are great, but they're over my head. --Liquid^Talk 00:32, January 8, 2011 (UTC)

It's already been taken care of, minus relocating the above example to the appropriate section of Custom-skin. When that is finished, this should be archived for future reference (assuming I didn't confuse every living being on Earth). Ryan PM 22:55, January 8, 2011 (UTC)

Reworded explanation to be comprehensible, at least I hope it is now.  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ryan PM (talk).

Trans in file history

Find

/* Background to make transparency show up on image description pages. */
#file img {
    background: url("http://images.wikia.com/runescape/images/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png") repeat;
}

and replace with

/* Background to make transparency show up on image description pages. */
#file img, table.filehistory img {
    background: url("http://images.wikia.com/runescape/images/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png") repeat;
}

to MediaWiki:Common.css (this adds ", table.filehistory img") to add the checkered boxes that is on the big thumbnail to the thumbnails in the file history. This can help tell which has transparency and which doesn't (see this for example). Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 00:50, January 17, 2011 (UTC)

Ajax refresh

Could someone please add ajax autorefresh to the RuneScape:Requests for comment page? And i could imagine RuneScape:Counter-Vandalism Unit would benefit from autorefresh too. JOEYTJE50TALK pull my finger 11:51, January 19, 2011 (UTC)

This is done by adding

, "RuneScape:Requests for comment", "RuneScape:Counter-Vandalism Unit"

to the

/* Ajax Auto-Refresh (courtesy pcj) */

section of MediaWiki:Common.js, in case you don't know(which i assume as this has been unanswered for 4 days). JOEYTJE50TALK pull my finger 20:58, January 23, 2011 (UTC)

Sitenotice

Could someone please add something about Forum:Add drop tables on item pages in the sitenotice? As this is a job for the entire wiki, the entire wiki should know about this. The Sitenotice is a good way to tell them. JOEYTJE50TALK pull my finger 13:26, January 30, 2011 (UTC)

IP stuff

Replace MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer-anon with

{| id="anontalktext" class="plainlinks noeditsection" style="font-size:90%; border: 1px solid #B8B8B8; margin:1em 1em 0em 1em; padding:0.25em 1em 0.25em 1em; clear: both;" 
| '''This is the contributions page for an anonymous user  who has not created an account yet or who does not use it, identified by the user's numerical [[wikipedia:IP address|IP address]].'''

Some IP addresses change periodically, and may be shared by several users. If you are an anonymous user, you may [[{{ns:Special}}:Userlogin|create an account or log in]] to avoid future confusion with other anonymous users. Registering also hides your IP address. [[Help:Why create an account?|Why create an account?]] ([[Help:Create an account|How to create an account]])

'''IP info:''' [http://www.db.ripe.net/whois?form_type=simple&searchtext=$1 WHOIS] • [http://www.robtex.com/rbls/$1.html RBLs] • [http://www.infosniper.net/index.php?ip_address=$1 Geolocate IP] • [[wikipedia:Regional Internet registry|RIR]]s: [http://ws.arin.net/whois/?q=$1 America] • [http://www.ripe.net/fcgi-bin/whois?searchtext=$1 Europe] · [http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?query=$1 Africa] · [http://www.apnic.net/apnic-bin/whois.pl?searchtext=$1 Asia-Pacific] · [http://www.lacnic.net/cgi-bin/lacnic/whois?lg=EN&query=$1 Latin America/Caribbean]
|}

A fix from site changes, added http://www.infosniper.net/index.php?ip_address= to help find the area to check, and http://openrbl.org/ removed as it doesn't seem to be a site now.

Also replace with MediaWiki:Anontalkpagetext with

<br style="clear:both;" />
----
{| id="anontalktext" class="plainlinks noeditsection" style="font-size:90%; background-color:#F8F8F8; border: 1px solid #B8B8B8; margin:1em 1em 0em 1em; padding:0.25em 1em 0.25em 1em; clear: both;" 
| style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Image:Information icon.svg|40px]] || This is the discussion page for an anonymous user, identified by the user's numerical IP address. Some IP addresses change periodically, and may be shared by several users. If you are an anonymous user, you may [[{{ns:Special}}:Userlogin|create an account or log in]] to avoid future confusion with other anonymous users. Registering also hides your IP address.<br />
[[[Wikipedia:Regional Internet Registry|RIR]] [[Wikipedia:WHOIS|WHOIS]] lookup: [http://www.infosniper.net/index.php?ip_address={{PAGENAMEE}} Geolocate IP] · [http://ws.arin.net/whois/?q={{PAGENAMEE}} America] · [http://www.ripe.net/fcgi-bin/whois?searchtext={{PAGENAMEE}} Europe] · [http://www.afrinic.net/cgi-bin/whois?query={{PAGENAMEE}} Africa] · [http://www.apnic.net/apnic-bin/whois.pl?searchtext={{PAGENAMEE}} Asia-Pacific] · [http://www.lacnic.net/cgi-bin/lacnic/whois?lg=EN&query={{PAGENAMEE}} Latin America/Caribbean]]
|}

Mostly the same change with first request but http://openrbl.org/ wasn't there to remove. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 19:37, January 31, 2011 (UTC)

Table css

Add

/* Stop default background-color: white on tables */
table {
background-color: inherit;
}

to MediaWiki:Monobook.css. This will stop things like this. Evil1888 ^{Talk A's L} 20:33, February 2, 2011 (UTC)