User talk:CatherineMunro

Wikia - creating communities

[edit] Help with Darwinia Wiki

Hello. I need help doing the following on my Darwinia Wiki:

• Setting a Logo
• Setting a welcome message for people who are and people who are not logged in.

Zedo Mann 20:21, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Zedo Mann -- you can see w:c:darwinia:Help:Logo for details on creating and adding a logo. You have some basic welcome templates at w:c:darwinia:Template:Welcome and w:c:darwinia:Template:WelcomeIP -- please feel free to customize these for your project! — Catherine (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New language for ikariam Wiky

Good Morning,

sorry to bother i surfed a lot of pages in a desperate search of someone who can help me but i was not able to find.

I am an ikariam player and i find the wikia on that subject very usefull. I would like to translate it in italian (i am italian)

The questions is: can i do it? Must i ask the permission to someone? Which steps must i follow?.

I thought to edit the english page and write it into italian, but i fear to overwrite the english one....

My e-mail adress is: if_then_else@live.it

Many thanks for your help.

Nicolò

Hi Nicolò -- just submit a request for a new it.ikariam wiki and we will be happy to get you started! — Catherine (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MediaWiki

Hello Catherine! I am not sure if this is the place to ask, but is there a list of all the MediaWiki pages? —This unsigned comment is by Balistic Pve (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~!

Is this what you mean? JCM (talk·edits) 01:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I think he means the list of system messages and/or the list of pages in the MediaWiki namespace. - Adan Aileron (talk) 02:51, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I meant for instance MediaWiki:Recentchangestext or MediaWiki:About for example. --Balistic Pve (T/C/E) 00:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Adan has it right -- Special:Allmessages has all the MW messages that make up the interface, while Special:Allpages, set to the "MediaWiki" namespace will include everything. — Catherine (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] d20NPCs wiki 'abandoned'?

Catherine, a recent change of yours to the description of the d20NPCs wiki indicated that the wiki was inactive/abandoned. Was that a mistake included with updating the format of that page? According to the information about abandoned wikis, that notice would have been put on the main page of the wiki as well, and I don't see that there. I have not personally added content in a while, but the wiki has been active and I daily monitor the recent changes for spam/vandalism/people with questions. So, I've removed the 'abandoned' tag off the description page for the d20NPCs wiki, as I intent to still be active on that wiki. --MidnightLightning 17:51, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

It was a copy-and-paste mistake made when I was updating to the new template format for description pages -- my apologies, and thanks for fixing it! — Catherine (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Foldabots Wiki

Uhhh, can you change Foldabots Wiki name to Foldapedia? Thanks in advance. -Image:WALL-E paint.pngThe Pirate Ahoy! Talk T' Th' PirateImage:Photo 6.jpg 12:28, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

It can be done if you really want it, but it might make your project harder for readers to find. We have found that wikis get a lot more visitors if the wiki title includes the proper name of the topic -- that is, the words most people are likely to type into a search box when they want information on the topic. Do you still want to change it? — Catherine (talk) 15:19, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I fixed the problem, but when I protect the main page to only sysops I can't edit it.

Yes. I want to change the name of Foldabots Wiki. 'Cause I'm gonna make a logo that says:Foldapedia the Foldabots Wiki. By the way I didn't message the thing above.

-Image:WALL-E paint.pngThe Pirate Ahoy! Talk T' Th' PirateImage:Photo 6.jpg 02:09, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

OK, I will take care of this for you. — Catherine (talk) 00:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Creating a wikia

Hi Catherine, Im from portugal and i trying to create the wikia for a group of investigators for my university and i tried but is always been turn down, but we are very specific, we make invastigation e a wide rage of themes because e make study's in anthropologie and Philosophie and history.

Sorry for my english tanks for the aproval o my request (Macanckor 22:16, 22 November 2008 (UTC))

Wikia doesn't host general encyclopedias that cover all topics -- for that you will want to contribute to http://pt.wikipedia.org

You might also want to create a mini-wiki for your group at http://scratchpad.wikia.com or http://borrador.wikia.com . If it is a university group, you may create as many pages as you want at http://educacao.wikia.com

Otherwise, please try to submit a new request which explains very clearly (in your own language) what specific topic you want to discuss. User:Zuirdj speaks Spanish and Portuguese so if you submit something which falls within our Wikia creation policy, we should be able to approve it. Thank you! — Catherine (talk) 00:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed wiki

(This is forwarded from Angela's talk page) I proposed an Inkheart Trilogy wiki a few weeks ago, and have not gotten a reply. Would you please reply to the message here, because I have put together all my research for it already. Thanks, FxC 22:22, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi FeathertailxCrowfeather, the Inkworld wiki has already been created. I hope you are having fun there! — Catherine (talk) 00:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Zombiepedia

Hi,I am Zeno Panthakree,and I am a member of Zombiepedia,Halopedia,and HaloFanon. Zombiepedia only has like 6 real editing members,so I think you should help us advertise on the wikia spotlight. It may yield the results needed to keep this wikia afloat. Please help,Zeno Panthakree 14:53, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I have created a Sandbox on the Zombiepedia wiki,but the creation of the front page will be difficult. Also,I am still slightly confused about the whole Spotlight thing. Zeno Panthakree 00:43, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Zeno, you'll want to check out Wikia Spotlights so that staff and helpers can review your request. --Charitwo^Talk 21:36, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Answered at User talk:Zeno Panthakree. — Catherine (talk) 00:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help!

Help! I was unfairly banned on The Club Penguin Wiki but I can't contact anyone.--   ₪ ΔĢєŋŦGεиιυς  21:02, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

• Email TurtleShroom
• Edit your talk page

--Charitwo^Talk 21:13, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, it was TurtleShroom and co. who actually banned him for no reason. --Sheepman the SheepImage:SittingSheep.gif    21:33, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

From what I can see this is a personal problem among the users of the wiki. Can you please try to sort this out through email with TurtleShroom, Yowuza, and the others? — Catherine (talk) 00:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

TurtleShroom has no registered e-mail and all the other admins hate him. --Sheepman the SheepImage:SittingSheep.gif    20:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

What er you talking about? YOWUZA TALK 2 ME! 18:30, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

All the other admins hate him? No one hates him! And Agentgenius was banned for starting Crisis II and partially Crisis I! I completly agree with the webmasters and Yowuza. Dancing Penguin (Talk to me! I dare you!) 12:04, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

It got sorted out.--   ₪ ΔĢєŋŦGεиιυς 

The Wrong Questions 21:01, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bolt

Catherine, do you know if there is a wiki on the new Disney movie BOLT? -- Twilightfan24 (PF24) ( Talk ) I'm going to see Twilight on Teusday!!!! 00:39, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fanfiction.

I was just wondering. Is fan fiction posted on Wiki's against Wikia policy? Dan the Man 1983 05:37, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for answering, Much Appreciated. Dan the Man 1983 06:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Main page for Zombiepedia

Can you please change the main page back to normal? I was in the process of fixing it and that pic blocked links and it just wasnt good to put there. Zeno Panthakree 14:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Monaco.css

Sorry Catherine. I'm having trouble formatting the Monaco.css of my wiki, could you please help me? FxC 14:05, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

Hi there I just gotten back on my Wiki to finish a project I been working on however I found myself blocked. Im a noob to Wiki so im still getting around how this works. I dunno how to do Request even if thats right can you help me?

Hi, it appears Catherine blocked you because you were creating content on requests. That kind of content might be more appropriate for Scratchpad Wiki Labs. If you'd like to request a wiki, you'll want to check out Special:RequestWiki on Requests. --Charitwo^Talk 15:23, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] help!

hello, when do i know when my wiki (Simpipedia) is ready? --Luke F 17:33, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

http://requests.wikia.com/wiki/Simpipedia You should have gotten an email also. --Uberfuzzy 17:34, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removing the add on main page?

Hi, I just wanted to know. Is there some way to remove the advertisements banners that are on the top of the main page of my wiki? Is it allowed? I don't know if there is some advertisement policy that makes them mandatory or something. I don't have anything against them, well, I didn't until it started showing adds for some rather disgusting stuff. Like for uhm... enhancements of certain male organs and what not. And I can't say its very appealing to go to a wiki and see a big flashing banner that asks if you want to make said organs bigger in big bright flashing letters. So now, I just want it gone, to avoid this in the future. Thanks in advance. Feel free to use my talk page on my wiki. Located here. [1] FireDragonArmy 12:25, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wiki Proposal Section

Hi Catherine Munro,

Would it be possible if the Forum:British Law section which I originally created could be removed, I did suggest the idea but now I've decided to close the idea and wouldn't mind that section to be removed: earlier I did revert my last edit to that page as I did change my mind but after careful thinking, I've decided that the proposal which I've suggested should be removed as I'm no-longer interested in the idea, thanks. Dark Obsidian 20:36, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] dear CM

MK PauloHelene:It's my pleasure to promote gravity wikia to english world reversly. Thank yo very much.

[edit] Logo for the Skatoony wikia

Hey there, I tryed the page you posted on my User talk on the Skatoony wikia and i did all it said and then it completed but then it said that i dont have the permission to do it. Please can you make me a logo for the skatoony wikia Like the one on It's main page.

Thanks

C0ngratz406

[edit] Thank you from Fiona McIntosh wiki

Thank you for the welcome to this fantastic community, there's a lot to learn and do but that's the brighter side of life. Thanks also belongs to Charitwo who helped and would help on the irc channel. Much Gracias to all of you.

Luck, Colpitz 22:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Navbars and the Wikipedia Star Wars navbar

How do you make navbars and templates to help your wiki or get them?

Thanks,

Cam12343 - The Lightsaber Wiki

[edit] My adminship request

You created a forum for my adminship,and I have been elected,so why have I not beome an admin yet? No one else is competing against me on Zombiepedia,so can we please end it and make me the admin? Every one there wants it. We are dedicated to our wiki. Trying not to be rude,Zeno Panthakree 02:29, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] LEGO Fanon

Sorry, but can you please go to Lego Fanon and unprotect its main page? The main page was vandalized by an administrator with only two bad-faith edits. Minimariolover10 is known for angry personal attacks there and was blocked due to that, so I don't know why they made him an administrator. Although Minimariolover10 is now inactive, he should have his administrative rights removed since I'm not sure what he did to deserve those rights to begin with. --Michaeldsuarez ^{(Talk) (Deeds)} 06:46, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Could I be an admin at the Unbionicle wiki?Andrew1219

Hi Andrew, the founder is active at that wiki, it doesn't quality for adoption. You may want to contact The evil dude. --Charitwo^Talk 16:48, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

I know ,but I've contributed more to it than him.Andrew1219 16:55, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

I've also fixed ALL the vandalism done there.Andrew1219

[edit] Global MediaWiki:monobook.js?

is there a way to have

function addPurge() 
{
   var hist; 
   var url;
   if (!(hist = document.getElementById('ca-history') )) return;
   if (!(url = hist.getElementsByTagName('a')[0] )) return;
   if (!(url = url.href )) return;
   addPortletLink('p-cactions', url.replace(/([?&]action=)history([&#]|$)/, '$1purge$2'),
                  'purge', 'ca-purge', 'Purge server cache', '0');
}
addOnloadHook(addPurge);

added site-wide(meaning all the wikis)? So that all of Wikia's wikis will have a purge button? --Balistic Pve (T/C/E) 20:55, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help with Notices

how do you make a notice for every page of a wiki without posting it on every single page, like a message that says you have a new message? I need help to notify the users of something.User:Killerbreadbug72

[edit] Changing my bot to have bot rights, and how to undo sysops and bureaucrats

I know that my Wiki says I can't undo sysops or bureaucrats, but why not? Also, how can I give my Bot some Bot rights?

TimeMaster 02:10, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My Side of the Wiki

Hey, thanks for creating My Side of the Wiki for me. There's a problem, you see, when I try to edit. That is, the editing box has to load or something, there's no "New! Add Images," and it seems to be acting weird. Can you help me, please? --SuperFlash101 19:48, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Um, hello? --SuperFlash101 21:20, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blogosphere wiki

Thanks for the wiki, now I need some help with it...

• I need help promoting the wiki.
• I also am still figuring out the software, it's a bit confusing...

Thanks!Cam42 19:55, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Changing name?

Brovie talk updates

[edit] Thank you very much

Thank you for giving me admin rights!!! I do have 1 question,and that is how to make the wikia spotlight. Also,I sadly already had to block someone,as he started getting religious and threatening another user. Quite sad. Zeno Panthakree 07:37, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Green Lantern Wiki

Hi CatherineMunro its Rod12 I'm here asking you if I can adopt and have the admin rights to the Green Lantern Wiki. The reason why I'm asking is the user that creator of the site originally hasn't been on the site in ages and he hasn't done any editing in ages. Also the editing on the site has slowed down and I want to try and pick it back up and improve the site more. I've been wanting to adopt this site for a long time because the user who created the site doesn't seem committed enough to want and see it improve and I real want to see it improve. This site will also help me because I can now have Green Arrow, Green Lantern and The Flash all connected because in the comic books there all known for being best friends and there always seen in the comics together. On my other sites The Martian Manhunter site has a total of 112 articles/pages and the site is starting to grow with other users coming and the same goes for my other two site The Flash site with 216 total articles/pages and the Green Arrow site my very first site has a total of 166 total articles an pages. My friend and partner on all these sites user Doomlurker will be the main one helping me improve the site and since the site does have alot of user on the site just not of them doing work recently hopefully with this change they will help in the improvement of the site and other new users will join as well. Hopefully you will allow me to adopt and have the admin rights to the Green Lantern wiki site because I'm excited at the idea of improving the site and bring it back to life. Well I'll be looking forward to hereing your response if you need to send me a message on my talk page you can do it on the Green Arrow, The Flash or The Martian Manhunter sites. Well talk to you later and thanks again.

From Rod12

[edit] Wonder Woman Wiki

It has gone inactive and I would like to acquire admin rights so i can improve it further. The current admin is never online and there is only so much i can do to improve it as a user not an admin. If you allow me to be admin i will do my very best to improve the wiki to the standard of the other wikis that i am admin of. As I am admin of the Batman Wiki I think it is logical for me to adopt Wonder Woman because of the DC Trinity and as the original creator appears to be uninterested in working on the site I would be pleased by being given admin rights. I will try and get members of my Batman community to edit Wonder Woman so the Wonder Woman community will increase. I look forward to hearing what you decide.

Thanks, Doomlurker 19:15, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User rights management

Hi CatherineMunro,

I was recently going through the User rights management on the Rome Total War wiki and have noticed that even though I'm an Administrator and a Bureaucrat not all functions are available. Such as changing an editor into a Bot or an Administrator, could this be enabled as it should have when I gained the Bureaucrat flag from the founder. Dark Obsidian 19:50, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Interface change

Do you know why the editing interface for looking at history was changed from "Previous diff" and "Next diff" to "Older edit" and "Newer edit" respectively, and what other changes occured a few weeks ago during maintenance? This is just my opinion, but the way I like it best is how Wikipedia has it with "Previous edit" and "Next edit". Would it be possible for Wikia to adopt that? Thanks. --Energybender 21:25, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

So yeah, if you know, please inform me. I realize you may have a lot to do, as well as many other comments to address, however. --Energybender 19:07, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Address mishap

-Someone has solved this problem, thank you anyway! :) -

[edit] Templates

I'm having some trouble with Templates. I'm trying to get something similar to the Ambox from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ambox) so I imported that template, and now All I get is some weird text... help? Cam42 17:24, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mediation

Hi. I am requesting mediation for this Forum:De-adminship_of_Jorge_Queirolo_Bravo_on_es.literatura. That page has all the information about it. Thanks in advance. --David 14:59, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Club Penguin Fanon Wikia

Dear Sir/Madam,

I concur to the action of Club Penguin Fanon receiving spotlight. I am a user at Club Penguin Fanon and I believe it is not ready for spotlight yet. If you disagree with the webmaster (who is Happyface141), he will put you on a strike, and does childish actions to get his way. Also, there are a lot of restrictions with articles. If it is not related to one particular article known as the USA, it is downgraded and ridiculed, and then claiming that it needs more club penguin in the article. Club Penguin Fanon needs to broaden their horizons beyond one article, and allow new users to explore their minds and let their imaginations go wild. Happyface141 appears as threatening, and unfriendly to some users. Checking on the block list, a user has been blocked for one day, and I will quote the reason; "bad grammer" this is hypocrisy, as it is spellt grammar.

In my opinion, Club Penguin Fanon needs to improve on the following things;

• Tolerance (This is a major issue, disputes should be settled via calm talking NOT by blocking/deletion. Blocking/deletion should only be used as a last resort, or if a user persists. Threatening people and unfair punishment will only get a negative reaction, and will make the user do repeat offenses.)
• Reduce Limits (Another major issue, new users will come to write new articles and if it is deemed as low quality because it does not contain the USA, this may put them off.)
• Power (This issue is based solely on the webmasters themselves. The webmasters are in a position of power. Using that power requires you to maintain the wikia to a high standard, not going on a block/delete parade. Webmasters administrative powers should only be used in dire situations.)

Once these issues have been fixed, I am confident that Club Penguin Fanon Wikia will be a successful candidate for a spotlight.

Yours, POGOPUNK32 12:27, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

I think we are already improving. Maybe in a month we will be applied for a Spotlight. Dancing Penguin (Talk!) 19:13, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bot or not ?

I've been using AutowikiBrowser to change a "word" in many pages on fr.3d.wikia.com today and i discovered something weird. The software (AWB) say that my bot account (Vorlax1) has the bot flag, this is ok, but it doesn't show as a bot in the recents changes on fr.3d. It's not urgent matter, but i'd be glad when you find the time to check this minor problem (or ask another staff to check it out). Aside from that, all seems to work as is should with AWB and Vorlax1 on fr.3d. Thanks. — TulipVorlax 00:59, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] prob on the mash wiki

Helo, I seem to have a prob on the mash wiki I was looking around being fan of mash and I noticed that some of the pages were copped from Wikipedia with no sine of them giving credit to Wikipedia. So I told the head administrator about this being a violating of copy rights and he said this me this on my talk on a other wikia User talk:Wilberj.wene I went back to the mash wikia to post this User talk:Wiezorek James that’s wend I frowned out I was blocked. Sorry to take your time but I think this need to be addressed I have had probs with him before but I see no resin behind any of them. Thank you (Wilberj 05:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Club Penguin Wiki Crisis

Hello, I'm 4th hale, one of the sysops at the CPW.

Could you please come over and sort us out? Our co-webmaster, TurtleShroom, has declared himself a dictator, and he and the Turtlenators or something of the like, who are supposed to be his loyalists are bombarding all the people who oppose the dictatorship with unpleasant messages, notably Alex White. Barkjon, the other Co-webmaster hopes TurtleShroom is joking about this whole Dictatorship thing but I really don't know what's happening. First TurtleShroom deleted the rules, which were constantly being complained about, as they prohibeted homsexuals from editing the wiki as well as that Satanists could not say they were Satanists. In a nutshell, rules extracted from he bible. Then he uploaded a picture that said "The Turtle has no right to rule", then after a while uploaded a picture that stated something along the lines of Webmaster Dictator Turtleshroom: You can't get rid of me that easily! The Turtlenators now constantly now say "Hail TurtleShroom"!

Extracted from his User page:

My New Title:

Absoulte Energie, der gefürchtete Schildkröte-Pilz, Diktator der Penguin-Enzyklopädie

That's German for "The Absoulte energy, the feared turtle mushroom, dictator of the Penguin encyclopedia".

This all seems a bit Nazi, so please come over and help us out! It's gonna be a wikia war soon with all this dictatorship stuff. I'm not trying to get TurtleShroom in trouble, but this has to stop. --4th hale (talk) 15:29, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

I think that thing is just a joke, he said that the whole "dictator" thing was just a joke. Dancing Penguin (Talk!) 00:47, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Problem

Hello, the IP adress of this user Happyface414 was apperently blocked for a year and now he can't edit! He needs to be unblocked on Clubpenguinfanon, clubpenguin and teckdeck. His block ID is #2797. Please help! Dancing Penguin (Talk!) 00:47, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

I would also like to know what happened to Happyface, and if I can assist you in any matter to resolve this situation. POGOPUNK32 11:01, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

And he is our webmaster. Something like that affects the whole wiki. Dancing Penguin (Talk!) 19:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Percy Jackson

The two urls affect the image of the Logo. Is there any fix? --Balistic Pve (T/C/E) 01:18, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Walking WIth Wikis

Is it possible you could demote Black rhino ranger at Walking WIth WIkis? His adminship there seems to be causing vandals to come to the wiki.--Vampyrum Spectrum08

[edit] Mr. Yellow

Catherine, can you help me? I was known as User: Mr. Yellow and I liked this username a lot, but i lost my password (it was something like "Mryellow123rocks") and created another account User: Cube Game, but my new username sucks and I want to recover Mr. Yellow's account password, can you recover passwords? If it isn't possible, can you change my username to Mr.Yellow (no space between the dot and the Y)?Nintendo Game Cube 22:01, 1 January 2009 (UTC) pPlease I'll be eternally thankful.

PS: I'm at UnMario Wiki

[edit] No Blogs :(

Hello Catherine,I believe we have talked before. On Zombiepedia,could add the ability to make blogs in a fashio similar to Halopedias ? It would allow me to communicate with my fellow Zombiepedians alot easier than messaging users all day. Thank you,and have a nice day/night/whatever time it is where yu live. Zeno Panthakree 07:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Could I be an admin at the Sons of Anarchy wiki? --Heycolbymay 09:34, 6 January 2009 (UTC)