MarioWiki Changes

[Hobbes]

I figured I would make this topic...

Recently, Steve upgraded MediaWiki to Version 1.15.4, which brought various changes, here they are:

* $wgAddGroups and $wgRemoveGroups are added to allow finer control over usergroup assignment
* AJAX-based page watching has been cleaned up and enabled by default
* Internationalization and localization has made a huge step forward; a lot more translations, new translations are now also committed to 1.12, Special:Version is localizable, support for Hebrew, Thai and Iranian calendar.
* Parser preprocessor rewritten
* Userrights interface improved and generalized
* New special pages: FileDuplicateSearch, ListGroupRights
* Special:UserRights and Special:SpecialPages have been redesigned
* Hidden category feature: __HIDDENCAT__ on a category page will hide the category on the article page.
* Friendlier behaviour for users who click a red link but can't edit
* Double redirects created by a page move can be fixed automatically
* Supports a plaintext copyright notice (other than Creative Commons or GFDL)
* Images can link to an arbitrary title or URL
* Search engine indexing can be controlled on a per-page basis
* Better CSS support for handheld devices
* Page history pages now have a date selector
* File upload history pages now display thumbnails for every file version
* Supports filename moving
* Added keywords {{GENDER:||}}, {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} and {{REVISIONUSER}}

If you find any problem, or have any question, please ask here, or in Steve's talk

 

[ralphfan]

Will anything happen with those glitch pages and broken redirects?

 

[Hobbes]

THey will be fixed as they are noticed

 

[ralphfan]

I keep noticing that when I try to edit broken redirects, they are often userpace pages that a Sysop/Crat needs to move.

 

[Jesus Freak]

{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}

Just out of curiosity, how, exactly, is "active" defined in this context?

{{REVISIONUSER}}

What's this?

 

[Super Mario Bros.]

{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}

Just out of curiosity, how, exactly, is "active" defined in this context?

I think the wiki defines an active user as a user performing an action within the past 7 days.

 

[ralphfan]

Congratulations to new patrollers Gamefreak75 and Lindsay151 as well as new sysop Super Mario Bros.

 

[Super Mario Bros.]

Congratulations to new patrollers Gamefreak75 and Lindsay151 as well as new sysop Super Mario Bros.

Thanks!

And yes, congratulations to both Lindsay and Gamefreak. I know you both will do great jobs as Patrollers.

 

[Garlic Man]

_HIDDENCAT_

Anyway, since when does the wiki not have Advertisements anymore? Does this mean we can reinstate the wiki-wide headline bar?

 

[Hobbes]

I had asked Steve about that and he had said no, perhaps he had changed his mind since then

 

[Marioguy1]

{{REVISIONUSER}}

What's this?

It shows the last user to edit Article X, i.e. if you put that on "Mario", it would show you the last person to edit the "Mario" article. And BTW, I don't care if she is retired D:<

 

[Alisbet]

I have one request for a change. Wikipedia for example has updated it's design by moving the search bar from the left to the upper right hand corner. You should do it too.

 

[Hobbes]

I don't think we are changing to Vector, sorry

 

[Nathan Fielder]

Personally I find the current search bar on the Mario Wiki to be much better than the one on Wikipedia.

 

[Super Mario Bros.]

Not sure if this is the right topic...

Congratulations to Fawfulfury65 and Gamefreak75 for their promotions to sysop! Also, congrats to Marioguy1 for becoming a Patroller!

 

[ralphfan]

It's the right topic. And awesome, congratulations!

 

[Nathan Fielder]

They had it coming.

It's too bad Gamefreak won't be back until tommorow.

 

[Marioguy1]

Oh thx

 

[Hobbes]

wow, so much happened in the weekend I was away


Congratulations to the 3 of you!! You greatly deserved it

 

[Tyrell Badd]

Thank you everyone!

 

[Hobbes]

The wiki was updated again, this time to 1.16. If you find any bugs, please let us know. Some of the most notable changes:

*In watchlists and Special:RecentChanges, the difference in page size now appears in dark green if bytes were added and dark red if bytes were removed.
*RecentChanges now has a legend to explain what the Nmb! flags mean, and the flags have tooltips.
*Show change block / unblock link on Special:Contributions if user is blocked (admin only)
*Note on non-existing user and user talk pages if user does not exist
*Upload errors that can be solved by changing the filename now do not require reuploading.
*It's now possible to block users from sending email via Special:Emailuser. (admin only)
*The new skin Vector was added
*RSS/Atom feeds are now included in the watchlist