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TJC Archives

$wgUseInstantCommons

hi: the wiki is currently configured to display images from Wikimedia Commons when the file is missing locally. for instance a link to File:112.jpg (a file that is either missing or was never here) uses a Commons redirect to a picture of a Volvo. pls see this page at MediaWiki.org. apparently $wgUseInstantCommons is currently set to true. i presume it needs to be set to false. :) Hipcrime (talk) 11:07, 10 December 2020 (PST)

edit filter II electric etcetera

hi: the edit filter is tripping me up again:

Error: The text you wanted to save was blocked by the spam filter. This is probably caused by a link to a blacklisted external site. The following text is what triggered our spam filter: mywikibiz.com

is there any way to just do away with the entire edit filter? Hipcrime (talk) 12:14, 14 December 2020 (PST)

  i don't control the blacklist thing, you might just hit up umk for that

skipcaptcha rights

At the moment, only bots and administrators have the skipcaptcha right. This makes editing slow and tedious for everyone else. Can the skipcaptcha bit please be to granted to Autoconfirmed users, Automoderated users, and EDitors as well? --Ld3105 (talk) 12:45, 2 March 2021 (EST)

I have contacted the Webmaster about the issue and it will be done after the Image issue is fixed and the script imports are done. Meanwhile please wait

Conciërge Kapitein-Commandant Tabs^æ✎♛ 13:14, 2 March 2021 (EST)

Understood. Thanks. --Ld3105 (talk) 21:17, 2 March 2021 (EST)

Yeah, and while we're at it, get rid of that arithmetic problem gate bullshit whenever we add new external links to articles. • Deceptive 10:24, 3 March 2021 (EST)

Update to Progress

To: Ld3105 Conciërge Kapitein-Commandant Tabs Deceptive Hipcrime

I would like to give an update to our progress and what we have left to do.
Our first priority is to fix the images. I am happy to report a solution has been found and is being implemented. We are waiting on the webmaster to download the sorted files.
In the meantime, LD3105 and others should hold off uploading images. First, the files will not overwrite when using mass uploader, or when caught in the mod que. Technically the files are not in the right directory, but the wiki does not know that
Second, it may be redundant. The fix we are working on should be done by tomorrow, so most of these files should be there. We will have broken files primarily from 2018 onward. Those should not trigger the overwrite flag.
Once that is done, we will work on the Issues hipcrime and Co. have laid out. (commons linking, spam filter, skipcaptcha, moderation, and increasing the size of forum icons).
I thought Admins can modify the whitelist and blacklist, I think it's a wiki page? I will check. I will also ask for the localsettings.php , with the server info redacted and allow you guys to suggest changes to it. I will DM hipcrime, Tabs, and whoever else on the forum.
I'm not a wiki guy, so excuse my lack of knowledge. I will try to get this fixed ASAP, or point you to the right direction. Hopefully this week we will be at 99%. --Umkemesik

Yes, the blacklist and whitelist pages (examples given) are in fact wiki pages, under the "MediaWiki:" namespace, however I don't seem to have editing access to them, so I cannot modify them. • Deceptive 10:08, 4 March 2021 (EST)
Oh, and @TabbyGarf: You don't need to superprotect pages under the MediaWiki namespace, as only admins can edit those pages by default. That's just a completely redundant step. • Deceptive 11:31, 4 March 2021 (EST)

Archive page

Regarding the archive page: Does ED even want to provide public archives right now? If not, the page might as well be flushed or at least removed from Sitenotice --Maysam (talk) 05:38, 11 March 2021 (EST)

Not sure, but TabbyGarf seems to have put his own links in there, and based on what I've seen, they lead to some useless, static HTML pages. Unless he needs to fix something, these links are completely useless. • Deceptive 13:39, 11 March 2021 (EST)

Oh wait, these are XML files, and my browser rendered them wrong initially as static HTML. These archives seem to contain a lot of data from ED, so not useless lol. • Deceptive 13:49, 11 March 2021 (EST)

These are raw XML files. You can copy paste it. I'll put a download link later, i'm quite busy with other shit.

Conciërge Kapitein-Commandant Tabs^æ✎♛ 14:58, 11 March 2021 (EST)

i'm quite busy with other shit.
Of course, you're making a Sports portal. (Yes, I do lurk the forums occasionally, not a big fan of forums though.) And it also appears that a particular individual, who shall not be named, is getting another chance at editing the wiki, provided he doesn't fuck it up in the process. • Deceptive 15:13, 11 March 2021 (EST)
Yes, Maysam, let's keep the archive page. We should generate another XML backup at the end of this month, and every quarter thereafter. I also am requesting a backend copy from our new webmaster. UMK ✎♛ 02:11, 13 March 2021 (EST)

Logo Change

I think we should change the main (restoration) logo on the main page. We can keep the restoration logo in all other uses. But I think it's time for ED to finally use the default logo. The crossing saber (inverting the colors), or should be the our main one. What say you? UMK ✎♛ 02:13, 13 March 2021 (EST)

We should also set the browser favicon as well (is this handled by LocalSettings.php?), as right now it's just a standard web globe icon. The first one (crossing saber) could be used for that. As for the actual wiki logo, I think we should have a completely new branding, and make a new logo from scratch. I'll make a few renditions, and post them here when I'm done, and see what you guys think... • Deceptive 11:45, 13 March 2021 (EST)

Yes, forgot about that. We do plan to change the favicon ($wgFavicon), I will shoot that to our webmaster. Excellent idea, I am very excited to see what you come up with. The restoration logo that we are using looks great, but for the main site I want something a little more traditional, at least the color scheme. I have had several request to change it.UMK ✎♛ 12:28, 13 March 2021 (EST)

I noticed you're trying to upload a favicon. I've uploaded an HD (super-sampled) favicon with trimmed edges to get as much of the æ symbol in it as much as possible. And favicons are always 16x16 pixels. I've noticed that you use a program called "ImageReady" (based on image metadata) to edit/resize images. However, I recommend you use Paint.Net, as it's very versatile and easy to use. You can also download plugins for it here, no need to torrent anything. I recommend you check it out as an alternative to what you use now. • Deceptive 13:53, 13 March 2021 (EST)

This is what I've made so far. I'll make more later, but here is the list. This is a template, so the raw code is here. I plan on updating the list with new ideas periodically, and they will show up here.