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Delete my wiki
I want to delete my wiki.How can I delete my wiki?--プログラマリオ (talk) 11:23, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You can close your wiki by checking "closed" at Special:ManageWiki. For actual deletion, make it inactive for a while (at least 180 days), and it will be completely deleted by a sysadmin automatically (check out this page for further information).--開拓者 (talk) 11:46, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Your wiki can be deleted per request. Please make a request on Phabricator. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 13:31, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much.--プログラマリオ (talk) 08:59, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

How much storage space does Miraheze have?
Well, My wiki, Crazybloxian Empire, could get large pretty soon. How much storage space does the wiki-hosting service have?

Change logo & favicon
So how do I change the logo and the favicon? Which size should the logo have? Can it be rectangular or must it be square? --Micru (talk) 16:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The logo can be any shape, the size limit is 135x135px however. Both can be changed now by going to Special Pages, under Wiki Management (click Manage a wiki) MZD (talk) 22:23, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Extension Translate
Hello, in my wiki I have activated the extension Translate, as a bureaucrat and administrator, I do not have the option of translating a page, nor does he appear to add me as a translation admin GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  23:56, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * In order for a page to be translated, the page first has to be prepared and marked for translation. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Translate/Page_translation_example for help. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 16:31, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks :3 GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  23:09, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

How to handle interwiki requests
So, I have seen some interwiki requests handled by adding the requested prefixes to the interwiki table on the local wiki. When I handled a interwiki Request here for the first time, after I did it in the same manner, told me that no, it should be added by a meta sysop to the Global, (Meta) interwiki table. I would like this to be clarified as to how it should be done. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 20:20, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Reasonable requests should be handled globally. Unreasonable global requests should be local. Things like language codes should be local or changes to existing ones because they conflict with a global prefix. It's discretion but global is preferred unless unreasonable. John (talk) 20:24, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I see no reason for prefixes to be global when they were only requested for specific wikis. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 20:28, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Global good. On the same argument I see no reason for user pages to be global when they're made on one wiki :) John (talk) 20:29, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Request for Wiki Creator for Cy
Hello. I would like to request wiki creator. I have read the wiki creator's guide, and was inactive, but not anymore. I also see a large amount of requests, because of my timezone, one where almost no wiki creators are active. I would like to hear opinions on this. Thanks, and sincerely,  Cy connect  23:20, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Seems ok. ✅ by me. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 01:19, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, but I couldn't find any log actually showing s/he has been actually permitted. Could you reconfirm what's going on?-- 03:24, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The wiki creator is given a bit after it is approved. Sincerely,  Cy connect  04:22, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Just a quick note pleasantly surprised this is how this happened. Wiki Creator is granted at the discretion of any system administrator, but system administrators (who are also not crats or stewards) are not supposed to regularly using their userrights and userrights-interwiki permissions. So MacFan4000 (a sysadmin) approved the request and John (a steward) assigned the permissions. PuppyKun (talk) 17:10, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ John (talk) 09:20, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Request for wiki creator for 開拓者
Hi, and I'd like to ask for the wiki creator permission. I've read the guide and translated it into Japanese (my native language), and I understand what I should do. I should also note that I'm familiar with Japanese wikis (as a Japanese native) and I'm able to check requests made by Japanese users better than non-Japanese users, which have been increasing (and sometimes being problematic, as vandals are creating "unofficial" versions without permissions of the original Japanese wikis outside Miraheze) recently.-- 03:07, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ John (talk) 09:20, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you :) -- 09:49, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

XML Page Import Protocol
Hi, I just started my wiki here today. I am trying to import all of the pages that I had on my Wikia, however, I am having difficulties doing so. Whenever I try to import my pages I get the error message "Import failed: No interwiki prefix was supplied". I'm unfamiliar with the Interwiki prefix, what should I be doing? CerebralPolicy (talk)

I looked at the FAQ I think I have a better idea of what to do now CerebralPolicy (talk) 03:51, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure about your imports, but what I can say for sure is that you haven't set your logo in a proper format. See this page for more details.-- 04:16, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have everything imported, but I'm also having issues with some Infoboxes like this, it works perfectly fine on another wiki, I'm not sure why. CerebralPolicy (talk) 14:29, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Wherever you took the infobox module/template from, you also need to copy over the page MediaWiki:Common.css. It contains all the styling for the infoboxes and will resolve all the display issues with them. -- Void  Whispers 16:10, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I have copied over the Common.css from Wikipedia, so they should work. Indeed, the templates do display but they display a generic "Unknown" instead of the Military infobox template, I don't know why because the css import worked with the country infoboxes. CerebralPolicy (talk) 16:34, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmm, for whatever reason, Template:Infobox seemed to have gotten stuck on a revision that included something about wikia-infoboxes. I restored it to the version that is compatible with the national military infobox, but that might break other things. (but hopefully not) -- Void  Whispers 16:45, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Help Sidebar
Hello, I come once with a problem, in my wiki the sidebar does not work as it seems, I'll leave the MediaWiki:Sidebar link so they can see

https://pirategalaxy.miraheze.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  16:03, 29 June 2018 (UTC)