User talk:Jake

Unresolved issues

Just making a list here, please remind me if there are any I missed:

CategoryTOC template doesn't work
Some parser functions don't work

These seem to be fixed now. --Ja ke 15:46, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

This doesn't work yet: Template:Portal.FatHomer^Talk 19:05, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Just so I can get an idea of how to go about fixing it, what exactly is this template supposed to display and where is it used? --Ja ke 20:59, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

It should look like this: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Portal and is used like a galllery or something is seen on the main page: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Simpsons_Wiki .

Polls are broken
WikiForum is broken
Main page social profiles glitch
Main page footer issue

Solved. There was a missing div. --Ja ke 15:46, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

<_< Why didn't I try that? The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 16:02, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

☆The Solar Dragon☆ 18:56, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Also, we will be having a meeting on IRC this Saturday, 7PM Wikisimpsons time. You are free to join us. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 18:56, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that! And I'll be sure to stop by if I get the chance. :) --Ja ke 20:25, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

A couple more things

There is still that weird glitch at the bottom of the main page. Also, will you be entering the design-a-skin comp? The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 19:28, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

I added that issue to the list. At the moment, it doesn't look like I'll have time to enter the competition. Sorry about that. :( --Ja ke 04:42, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Namespaces

Can we have dictionary and news namespaces so we can move over content from the dictionary and news wikis on Shoutwiki? Thanks.--Cook879 10:58, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Done. :) -Ja ke 13:18, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Swedish wikisimpsons

Hi can you move the swedish wikisimpsons to simpsonswiki? FatHomer^Talk 19:05, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

This is the one on Wikia. (just requested a database dump, here) ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 19:41, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Or, i don't want a database dump i want to start from the begining. sv.simpsonswiki.net? FatHomer^Talk 19:44, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

In that case, you will be wanting a subdomain sv.simpsonswiki.net added then and bureaucrat rights I presume, which I am fine with. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah FatHomer^Talk 20:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC) Also, if it's possible with acchivements i would like to have that. FatHomer^Talk 20:34, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I explained this on my talk page. Achievements are a Wikia-only extension. The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 20:36, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

So you want a brand new wiki with the same configuration settings as this one set up at sv.simpsonswiki.net? Should the language be swedish as well? --Ja ke 21:04, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, i don't like the swedish translation of the wiki but the main language should be swedish anyway and if you want, you can change language in the settings. FatHomer^Talk 08:43, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll get this set up as soon as I can. :) What should the name of the wiki be? --Ja ke 22:57, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

:D , I,ll be away for about a week so you don't need to hurry. The name should be something like "Svenska Wikisimpsons". 09:21, 15 July 2011 (UTC)FatHomer^Talk

Image error?

http://simpsonswiki.net/wiki/File:What_About_If...Skinner_Was_Scottish%3F.png ? FatHomer^Talk 09:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Moving it worked. File:What About If Skinner Was Scottish.png. The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 09:52, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Different logo in namespaces

Hi Jake, I know this is possible, Uncyclopedia and Darthipedia do it. Can we have this as the logo in the Dictionary namespace and this as the logo under the News: namespace please? Thanks, The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 12:14, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Done. I'm not sure how those wikis do it, but I used some fancy CSS rules so you guys can change them if necessary. See the top of MediaWiki:Common.css to see what I did. :) --Ja ke 16:47, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

So, I'm guessing that ns-706 is the Dictionary namespace and ns-708 is the News namespace? Is there is a list of the codes of each namespace anywhere? The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 17:46, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Correct. The default namespace ids are listed here. I'll post our custom namespace ids below. --Ja ke 19:21, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

$wgExtraNamespaces[702] = "Blog";
$wgExtraNamespaces[703] = "Blog_talk";
$wgExtraNamespaces[704] = "Forum";
$wgExtraNamespaces[705] = "Forum_talk";
$wgExtraNamespaces[706] = "Dictionary";
$wgExtraNamespaces[707] = "Dictionary_talk";
$wgExtraNamespaces[708] = "News";
$wgExtraNamespaces[709] = "News_talk";

Monaco content background

Hi Jake, the only problem with the Monaco skin now is the content space is white. I've tried changing this to no avail. Could you have a look at it? Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 15:05, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh, and there's a bit of a bug with the Social profile with bits overlapping in Monaco. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 15:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll try reinstalling Monaco to see if it helps. :) --Ja ke 23:52, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh, it was just a CSS error. Fixed. :) --Ja ke 11:49, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

There's still a problem with user pages. Everything is messed up. The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 12:47, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Yeah. I noticed that before but there's not really anything I can do about it. It's a problem with the Monaco port itself. --Ja ke 13:45, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Sound files

Hi Jake. Is there any way to display a file like on here. This is for .ogg and .mp3 files. Thanks in advance. Doh5678 (talk) 18:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I've got the template, but the play button thing doesn't work. Doh5678 (talk) 19:41, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I've installed OggHandler, which should allow you to play sound. See this page for more information on the syntax. :) --Ja ke 23:52, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

The Play button still doesn't show up on Template:Sound file. Doh5678 (talk) 13:49, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

I'm looking in to this. Thanks for bringing it up! :) --Ja ke 16:07, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Upload directory read only

When i try to upload a image on sv.simpsonswiki.net. I get the messege "Upload directory read only" and i can't upload images. /AleWi 15:20, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Should be fixed now. :) --Ja ke 16:07, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Interwiki links

Could you enable interwiki links between here and the Swedish wiki please? Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)}☆ 15:57, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Done. All interwiki prefixes can be administrated on Special:Interwiki, by the way. :) --Ja ke 16:07, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

I mean interlanguage links, sorry. ☆The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)}☆ 16:23, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

No problem. I've never actually set up interlanguage links, but it seems like they're just interwiki links with special names. I'll go set them up. --Ja ke 16:38, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

Social profile

Hi, there's an update for the social tools that allows admins to edit other users profiles. Link. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 05:27, 21 July 2011 (EDT)

Installed. :) --Ja ke 09:52, 21 July 2011 (EDT)

thanks. The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 10:09, 21 July 2011 (EDT)

Vacation!

Just to let you all know, I'll be away from 7/24 to 7/28. I'll have a 3G tablet with me in case the server has any issues, but for the most part I will be relatively inactive. Any issues that arise during that time should be brought to the attention of your department head.

If for any reason you do need to contact me immediately, I can be reached at jake@simpsonwiki.net.

Thanks, and I'll see you all when I return. --Ja ke 14:02, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

Simpsons Fanon number of articles problem

Hi, Jake. I should have dropped a note before you went on vacation, but there is a problem on Simpsons Fanon. On the Special:Statistics page on Simpsons Fanon, it says there is 29 articles, however, there is 60 articles (excluding redirects) on the wiki. Please note that there may be more articles added after the time this comment was published. I hope this problem will be fixed after your vacation. Thanks, Phinbart - just one of the huge Bart fans! 07:58, 26 July 2011 (EDT).

I'll go ahead and refresh the article count for you. I should also point out that only pages that meet MediaWiki's definition of an article are included in the 'Article' statistic. If you'd like, I can switch the wiki over to the 'comma based' article count mentioned in that MediaWiki article. Hope this helps! :) --Ja ke 13:14, 29 July 2011 (EDT)

Jake, I should have mentioned this earlier, but refreshing the article count hasn't worked, so I would like you to switch to the 'comma based' article count please. Thanks, Phinbart - just one of the huge Bart fans! 13:14, 12 August 2011 (EDT).

No problem. I've just made the change for you. Let me know if it helps at all. :) --Ja ke 13:41, 12 August 2011 (EDT)

German wiki

Hey Jake. Could you setup a german wiki. Thanks. Doh5678 (talk) 15:59, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Sure. I'd just like to get the Chinese wiki up and running first. :) --Ja ke 11:34, 31 July 2011 (EDT)

Any updates? Doh5678 (talk) 12:08, 21 August 2011 (EDT)

Sorry about that. I'll start working on it right away! The German language abbreviation in MediaWiki is de, right? So de.simpsonswiki.net? --Ja ke 18:15, 21 August 2011 (EDT)

Yep, it's de --Smiley12 00:59, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Okay, it should be all set up now, aside from the logo. :) Let me know if you need any other configuration changes made. --Ja ke 13:19, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Can you add interwiki's onto de, and add de to zh and sv. I'm looking forward to more interwiki fun :)--Cook879 13:37, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

I would like steward rights, please. Doh5678 (talk) 13:44, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Do you speak german, Doh5678? FatHomer^Talk 14:24, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Ja, ich. (English:Yes, I do) Doh5678 (talk) 14:33, 22 August 2011 (EDT)

Just an FYI, and I'm sure you realized, but by interwiki i meant language links. Thanks --Cook879 16:03, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Rate the page?

Is it possible to get this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Feedback_Tool on this wiki? FatHomer^Talk 10:47, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

Even if it is possible, I don't want it. It's too intrusive. If there was a way to get the system they used on Wikia (a small rating out of 5 stars) that would be good. Otherwise, no. That is too big. ☆The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)}☆ 11:12, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

Hmmm... Yes, it would be good with a 5 star rating. FatHomer^Talk 12:41, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

Well, I found this: W4G Rating Bar. You can see it in use here (Bottom of page). I think we can add it to specific pages or all pages. We could try adding it to specific pages at first with the option of uploading it to all pages if it works. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 13:44, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

Yes, that looks good. FatHomer^Talk 05:05, 3 August 2011 (EDT)

I'll try to get that installed as soon as possible. I've been running a bit behind with work lately, but I'm trying to get caught up with everything that needs to be done here. :) --Ja ke 18:33, 3 August 2011 (EDT)

Do you se a list of all highest rated pages with that? FatHomer^Talk 03:54, 4 August 2011 (EDT)

Chinese Wikisimpsons

I'd like the logo to be like this: Also the site name should be 辛普森维基, thanks --Smiley12 18:32, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Done. I've also granted you access to that wiki's statistics in Piwik. Let me know if you need anything else. :) --Ja ke 18:43, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

The 'project page' namespace should be called "辛普森维基", I want steward rights also. Thanks --Smiley12 23:41, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Done. :) --Ja ke 09:39, 6 August 2011 (EDT)

Can you set up the language links for zh? Thanks. --Cook879 07:46, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Should be all set up now. :) --Ja ke 10:30, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Thanks :D--Cook879 10:51, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

It seems the Chinese wiki's having some problems, including that I can't edit pages (says stuff about session hijacking) and after I logged out I cant log in --Smiley12 04:07, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

I opened my recent changes bookmark for both Chinese and Svenska and both give me database errors.--Cook879 07:32, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

Is this still an issue? Both sites seem to be working fine for me right now. --Ja ke 12:15, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

Nope, it seems fine now :)--Cook879 12:17, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

WebChat

Hi, could you configure WebChat to link to this channel instead please: irc://freenode/wikisimpsons ShoutWiki's IRC server is going offline for a while so we need to use our backup channel. Thanks, The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 14:27, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

Sure, but that's not really a valid IRC channel name. It has to have a domain as well, such as the previous irc.shoutwiki.com. Are you sure that's the only way to connect? --Ja ke 16:32, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

The server is simply "freenode". The channel name is "wikisimpsons". ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 16:35, 17 August 2011 (EDT)

Alright, I've put in those settings for you like this: --Ja ke 10:59, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

$wgWebChatServer  = 'freenode';
$wgWebChatChannel = 'wikisimpsons';

OK, not working. Found out the correct server is irc.freenode.net. Could you change it to that please? Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 11:05, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

Sure, no problem! --Ja ke 12:22, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

$wgWebChatServer  = 'irc.freenode.net';
$wgWebChatChannel = 'wikisimpsons';

Vandalism attacks

Because of the recent vandalism attacks on Simpsons Fanon, I would like to request a global block of IPs on the wiki. Thanks, Phinbart - just one of the huge Bart fans! 06:51, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

This is essentially the same situation as here. The solution was to have an extension that stops spam bots editing and registering. Maybe that could apply there. Doh5678 (talk) 07:13, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Looking through recent changes, I feel that this will be for the best. Let;s try it for two weeks and remove it after that. If it carries on, make it permanent. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 12:13, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Is the captcha extension installed on Fanon? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 15:29, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

No, it wasn't. I had no idea that it wasn't running over there. It's all set up now, so hopefully that will help cut down the vandalism. :) --Ja ke 21:25, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

About the advertisments

Hi, do you decide which ads which are shown on this site? I don't think you should have the ads with scantily clad women. And dating ads and dating asians ads... I don't really care, but as many other wikis they think about that there is maybe children that are visiting the site so they don't swear and more. So you should take away those ads. FatHomer^Talk 14:41, 24 August 2011 (EDT)

No, I do not decide which advertisements appear on the site. (Google does.) If you'd like me to block any ads, just leave a message on my talk page with the URL of the ad. :) --Ja ke 15:05, 24 August 2011 (EDT)

My request was passed

Hi, since my request was passed, could you make a new usergroup called "Wikisimpsons Head"? Could it also have the powers: revisiondelete, checkuser and any other tools that you can think of that I should have (I can't think of any more). Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 03:25, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

Oh yeah, it also has to be so other bureaucrats can't change the group (I doubt they will as I trust them but it just feels right). Also, could you make it so that bureaucrats can't change other crats powers? Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)}☆ 03:31, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

Oops, sorry. I didn't even see that request. I've made the changes, and added you to the group. I've also made it so that bureaucrats can't remove other users from the bureaucrat group. Let me know if you'd like any other changes. :) --Ja ke 11:04, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

It appears that 'Wikisimpsons Head' is too long for a group title. I've changed it to just 'Wiki Head'. I hope that's fine. --Ja ke 11:08, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

That's fine. I'm not in the group however. You also commented in the discussion so you must have seen it :P The Solar Dragon ^{(Talk - Contribs.)} 12:02, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

In order to speed things up, our server caches a lot of things including group memberships. But I assure you that you've been added to the group, and that you should see the change soon. And yeah, I must have missed your request for the group. I knew you were planning on adding it, but I did not know that you had asked me to go forward with the plan. :P --Ja ke 12:35, 25 August 2011 (EDT)

Monaco on Swedish Wikisimpsons

Hi, why doesn't the monaco skin work on the swedish wikisimpsons? —Preceding unsigned comment added by FatHomer (talk • contribs) 13:40, 29 August 2011

Sorry about that. It should be working now. :) --Ja ke 11:45, 29 August 2011 (EDT)

Thanks :) FatHomer^Talk 12:05, 29 August 2011 (EDT)

Is it possible to transle the swedish wiki? Because at the bottom of the page it says "Improve Svenska Wikisimpsons by editing this page" "View random page" in English and i want it to be in Swedish. FatHomer^Talk 13:17, 29 August 2011 (EDT)