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== Link bot ==
== Request ==


You are clear to let loose the bot on changing [[Thirteenth Tribe]] to [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)]]; I've done the TOS links and made a list of pages that intentionally link the disambig page. The same goes for converting [[Earth]] to [[Earth (RDM)]], JubalHarshaw and I have done the TOS links and I've also got a list for that one. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 08:33, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
Hello.  
:10-4 [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:16, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:Earth changes happing right now... [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:27, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::[[Special:Whatlinkshere/Earth]] -- Some things the bot can not do is on other names spaces.... [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:45, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:Thirteenth Tribe changes happing now... [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:45, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::Hmm, the Thirteenth Tribe changes [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Thirteenth Tribe|don't seem to be finished yet]], and the bot [[Special:Contributions/InterBot|has been silent]] for half an hour now. And can't you run the bot on a per-namespace basis? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 14:29, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:::There is a ''good'' reason. While I was running it.. the cable/tv went out at my apartment and I had to goto work. do'h. I'm going to create a client side script for people to run at future dates. I have not think of a setting where it can be run in a namespace, but I will check. [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 02:36, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
::::You mean you actually run the bot at your home PC and it just uses the HTTP interface to MediaWiki? Then you probably use [[Special:Search]], and you'd have to use a URL like "[http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Special:Search?ns0=1&ns1=1&ns2=1&ns3=1&ns4=1&ns5=1&ns6=1&ns7=1&ns8=1&ns9=1&ns10=1&ns11=1&ns12=1&ns13=1&ns14=1&ns15=1&ns100=1&ns101=1&ns102=1&ns103=1&ns104=1&ns105=1&ns106=1&ns107=1&redirs=1&search=earth&searchx=Search url]". Although the namespace numbers vary on a per-Wiki basis, you can still automate it by parsing the HTML you get from the Special:Search page. Anyway, the bot I'm considering to write would operate on the server side and interact directly with the MediaWiki DB, making it a little more dangerous (it could theoretically frak up the DB if badly written) but allowing many more options to be implemented much easier. Finding all articles in all namespaces containing '<nowiki>[[Earth]]</nowiki>' could by done with a simple SELECT query. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 08:40, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
:::::No. I run the bot off the our server, but they way I run it, I have to be connected for it to run so I know it doesn't mess up the server. Replace I would usually never let it run alone. Doing interwiki links I run it and let it run by itself. [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 15:04, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
::::::I see. Maybe I'll write a bot with a PHP interface over the summer, as that would be easier to use and would also serve people who don't have the luxury of SSH access to their server. But that's really more of a summer project. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:19, 17 April 2007 (CDT)


==Styling on Editcount addon==
I come to you because I need your help. I started to update the french part of the wiki, to translate various pages from the english one, to import templates the french wiki didn't use yet etc etc. I noticed you were looking for somebody to manage the french wiki. I do not exactly know what it'd be about, but let's say I'm quite interested in this.
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Special:Editcount/Mercifull
Shows up as all white. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 08:43, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:Highlight and it's still there. For some wicked reason, edit counts are in a white typeface on a white background ^^ --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 08:50, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::Yeah I know, its a simple change to do tho removing the hardcoded styling and setting it in the css. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 09:20, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:::I sent in an SVN change before and they still haven't fixed it. I'll send it in again. [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:16, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::::Change it ureself Mr Lazy, its quite simple :P --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 05:21, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
:::::On ours I will.. but the source code I would have done a long time ago if I had access. [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 06:06, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
::::::I don't think its being updated anymore. Change the code a bit, remove the hardcoded styling to make it look a bit neater and then upload it as an updated version to the extensions page :D --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 08:38, 17 April 2007 (CDT)


== Got Windex? Congratulations! ==
The reason of my message is simple. I updated the Episode List (not the template, only the wikipage) and had to do some modifications, involving accents, missing or useless capital letters, and special letters. I think i'm done, however these modifications broke several links to episode pages.


You are now a member of the Order of the Squeegee, with bureaucrat privileges activated. "With great responsibility..." yada, yada, yeda. :) ''Don't crash the server.'' --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:25, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
I know it is possible to hide them on screen, but that would not be quite clean, that's why I tried to rename the pages who needed it... unsuccessfully, since I'm not allowed to do it. Could you please grant me the correct permissions, so that I could rename the pages with a correct typography ? Afterwoods, when there is no more broken links on the "episode list" wiki page, I shall update de "episode list" template page, and the episode infoboxes.
: Just remember not to spray Windex into the hardware... Oh, and congratulations, my friend. You've definitely earned this one a thousand times over. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 12:34, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::Horray Shane! http://www.evilmerc.com/uploads/mod.swf :D --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 12:35, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:It's not like Shane wasn't able to destroy the wiki before :P Anyway, congrats ;) --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 12:44, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:::Thanks all! [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 13:17, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
::::Wooo! We love you, Shane! (Sorry, I'm really hyper right now) --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 17:07, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
:::::Congratulations! No one deserves it more! [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 18:32, 16 April 2007 (CDT)


==Re:Wiki Designs==
Thank you.
Hello Shane


By chance happended upon your user page here after browsing the Matrix Wikia. Very impressive work here. Are you still offering to help with wiki layouts, and if so, is 'Forgotten Realms' something you would be able to work with? :) Thanks in advance [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/User:Zerak-Tul Zerak] <sup>[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Zerak-Tul talk]</sup> 21:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
[[User:Alvine|Alvine]]


:Shane's reputation led me to ask him to help with the Matrix Wiki in the first place. :) Hopefully he has some time to give some tips. (I'm a Neverwinter Nights/2 fan, and more rabid Matrix fan, adding many articles on that wiki, but don't hold either against me. :) -- [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:01, 19 April 2007 (CDT) <sup>([[User_Talk:Spencerian|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Spencerian|Contrib Skillz]] - [[Special:Editcount/Spencerian|Edit Skillz]])</sup>
== Issues with Wiki Frakr ==


== Error creating thumbnail ==
Hi Shane! Happy holidays to you and yours, I hope all is well ...


[[Billy Tan]]: <code>{{tlp|flag|MY}}</code> gives <code>{{flag|MY}}</code>. Can you fix this? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 14:13, 20 April 2007 (CDT)
When I attempt to save an edit on Wiki Frakr I get the following:
:That is because we havn't gotten around to installing SVG. :-) Also, I don't know if "Billy Tan" can be considered "Crew" and for that matter part of the RDM universe (category). [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 15:10, 20 April 2007 (CDT)
 
::He's not in the Crew or Crew (RDM) cat, but the Crew Data template is used for all comic writers. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:34, 20 April 2007 (CDT)
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:::well. '''rsvg''' is still not installed. So many ''requirements'' that I don't have any more time to fiddle around installing them. I will try to get to it tomorrow morning when I get back or Joe can take up the task. :) [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 16:15, 20 April 2007 (CDT)
Detected bug in an extension! Hook ReCaptcha::confirmEdit failed to return a value; should return true to continue hook processing or false to abort.
::::Don't you have [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ APT] then? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 17:13, 20 April 2007 (CDT)
 
:::::'''rsvg''' does not come in a package nor does any of the files needed for it to be installed or I would have done it a long time ago ;-) [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 05:54, 21 April 2007 (CDT)
Backtrace:
::::::Pity. Good think you do know APT though, it's a real time-saver. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 14:54, 21 April 2007 (CDT)
 
#0 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(758): wfRunHooks('EditFilter', Array)
#1 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(2259): EditPage->internalAttemptSave(false, false)
#2 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(463): EditPage->attemptSave()
#3 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(348): EditPage->edit()
#4 /home/frakr/w/includes/Wiki.php(490): EditPage->submit()
#5 /home/frakr/w/includes/Wiki.php(59): MediaWiki->performAction(Object(OutputPage), Object(Article), Object(Title), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#6 /home/frakr/w/index.php(92): MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(Article), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#7 {main}
</pre>
 
Thanks. [[User:JubalHarshaw|JubalHarshaw]] 04:51, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
:Ah shit. ok. I'm on the case. :) [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|talk]]) 05:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 
== Colors and First letter of title in uppercase ==
 
Hi Shane.<br/>Just two questions for the moment.
* Can you give me all the hexa code for the colors you use for the wiki?
* Is it possible to disable or to show me the way to disable the automatic uppercase of the first letter of each word on the article title please?
Thank you very much. --[[User:LIMAFOX76|LIMAFOX76]] 16:22, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 
:Hi, Shane, thanks for [[Battlestar_Wiki:Chiefs'_noticeboard/Archive8#Capitalized_Headlines|fixing this]] for the German version (it works); sorry I didn't notice earlier, since I wasn't active for a while. Perhaps it would be a good idea to drop this transformation alltogether...
:@LIMAFOX: You can create a personal stylesheet in your profile which applies this change. (for German, it looked ''very'' wrong because this language has quite elaborate rules about uppercase first letters; but I didn't intend to discuss anglo-saxon habits). --[[User:Bruno-the-questionable|Tobias]] 19:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 
== The Matrix Wiki Skin ==
 
Hi, I've recently joined Wikia and started adding to the [http://matrix.wikia.com Matrix wiki], where I noticed that you'd [http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#CSS.2FStyle_Design posted] to the main talk page about a new style design.
 
The skin at the moment is terrible, but as I've only ever really had experience altering the content of articles in wikis I have no starting point to alter it (the internal help is pretty limited at the moment too). I'm familiar with CSS and web design etc. so if you point me in the right direction I should be able to improve it, but if you're still willing to help with the style that would be more awesome still.
 
I'm not thinking anything too fancy, just a plain black background, green text and so on, but with an animated gif of the falling matrix code on either side of the page to really make a good impression.
 
Please reply either here or on my [http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Xensyria talk page there] if you've got the time. Cheers --[[user:xensyria|xensyria]] 17:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 
== Userpage Design. ==
 
I too copied your userpage design. I hope its fine. Just letting you know. [[User:CylonU87|CylonU87]] 11:13, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 15:13, 12 August 2011

Message to all
Please note: This user has a photographic memory. Anything this user sees is quickly memorized.


Request

Hello.

I come to you because I need your help. I started to update the french part of the wiki, to translate various pages from the english one, to import templates the french wiki didn't use yet etc etc. I noticed you were looking for somebody to manage the french wiki. I do not exactly know what it'd be about, but let's say I'm quite interested in this.

The reason of my message is simple. I updated the Episode List (not the template, only the wikipage) and had to do some modifications, involving accents, missing or useless capital letters, and special letters. I think i'm done, however these modifications broke several links to episode pages.

I know it is possible to hide them on screen, but that would not be quite clean, that's why I tried to rename the pages who needed it... unsuccessfully, since I'm not allowed to do it. Could you please grant me the correct permissions, so that I could rename the pages with a correct typography ? Afterwoods, when there is no more broken links on the "episode list" wiki page, I shall update de "episode list" template page, and the episode infoboxes.

Thank you.

Alvine

Issues with Wiki Frakr

Hi Shane! Happy holidays to you and yours, I hope all is well ...

When I attempt to save an edit on Wiki Frakr I get the following:

Detected bug in an extension! Hook ReCaptcha::confirmEdit failed to return a value; should return true to continue hook processing or false to abort.

Backtrace:

#0 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(758): wfRunHooks('EditFilter', Array)
#1 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(2259): EditPage->internalAttemptSave(false, false)
#2 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(463): EditPage->attemptSave()
#3 /home/frakr/w/includes/EditPage.php(348): EditPage->edit()
#4 /home/frakr/w/includes/Wiki.php(490): EditPage->submit()
#5 /home/frakr/w/includes/Wiki.php(59): MediaWiki->performAction(Object(OutputPage), Object(Article), Object(Title), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#6 /home/frakr/w/index.php(92): MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(Article), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest))
#7 {main}

Thanks. JubalHarshaw 04:51, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Ah shit. ok. I'm on the case. :) Shane (talk) 05:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Colors and First letter of title in uppercase

Hi Shane.
Just two questions for the moment.

  • Can you give me all the hexa code for the colors you use for the wiki?
  • Is it possible to disable or to show me the way to disable the automatic uppercase of the first letter of each word on the article title please?

Thank you very much. --LIMAFOX76 16:22, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Shane, thanks for fixing this for the German version (it works); sorry I didn't notice earlier, since I wasn't active for a while. Perhaps it would be a good idea to drop this transformation alltogether...
@LIMAFOX: You can create a personal stylesheet in your profile which applies this change. (for German, it looked very wrong because this language has quite elaborate rules about uppercase first letters; but I didn't intend to discuss anglo-saxon habits). --Tobias 19:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

The Matrix Wiki Skin

Hi, I've recently joined Wikia and started adding to the Matrix wiki, where I noticed that you'd posted to the main talk page about a new style design.

The skin at the moment is terrible, but as I've only ever really had experience altering the content of articles in wikis I have no starting point to alter it (the internal help is pretty limited at the moment too). I'm familiar with CSS and web design etc. so if you point me in the right direction I should be able to improve it, but if you're still willing to help with the style that would be more awesome still.

I'm not thinking anything too fancy, just a plain black background, green text and so on, but with an animated gif of the falling matrix code on either side of the page to really make a good impression.

Please reply either here or on my talk page there if you've got the time. Cheers --xensyria 17:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Userpage Design.

I too copied your userpage design. I hope its fine. Just letting you know. CylonU87 11:13, 12 August 2011 (EDT)