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how to fix error?
Hello! When I did the Template "Website" I got the error "Error Lua in Module: Wikidata on line 186: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)." I think I need to enable the "Wikibase (client)" extension for the template to work. If I think correctly, how can I turn it on? Wiki — frog.miraheze.org	Kwack (talk)

I have a problem
Can someone look at this? I can not get any further.

What's happening with Labster and the finance pace?
Read up

Files are broken again.
Every file has turned into "Error creating thumbnail: File Missing". Please help!

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 07:45, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

I also got an error when I tried to upload a photo.

Could not open lock file for "mwstore://local-backend/local-public/a/ad/Moxy_is_a_skinny_legend.jpg". Make sure your upload directory is configured correctly and your web server has permission to write to that directory. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:$wgUploadDirectory for more information.

Unblocking Problem and Account Creation Problem
Whenever I try to unblock this anonymous user (184.91.107.238) on Toxic Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki, they somehow get blocked again from account creation. I know that I disabled anonymous user editing on that wiki permanently a while back, but I feel bad for that user for not getting past account creation (since I made a truce from them). Is this a bug? Please help me with this issue regardless of the case. Iceyellow (talk) 08:27, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Oh, also, some of the anonymous users cannot get past their account creation since there are some that are stuck on inputting their password since they get problems with their inputs.
 * no this is not a bug, heres a copy of the block entry for that ip you specified on the wiki you provided, 19:14, August 8, 2019 Iceyellow blocked 184.91.107.238 talk with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation disabled, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page), you disabled account creation. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 12:30, 14 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Huh? I thought that unblocking anonymous users like the one I mentioned would mean that they can create accounts again. I suppose I should temporarily block them without any specified editing reasons and then unblock them just to solve the problem? Iceyellow (talk) 13:02, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Strange, I've just lifted the block without any issues. It looks like your previous attempts at unblocking the IP never went through. -- Void  Whispers 17:00, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

About PNG files
I have yet another problem with Altcyclopedia right now. Apparently, the PNG files have very serious issues. In a nutshell, I get nothing but “Error creating thumbnail: File missing” on all of them. Is there any to resolve this?! - Thanks ManiacACS (talk) 10:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I suppose that Miraheze has server issues, I cannon upload files at all Lily (talk) 10:39, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh no... ManiacACS (talk) 11:46, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, we found the issue and fixed it. Sorry for the inconvenience cause by this. Paladox (talk) 12:33, 13 October 2019 (UTC)

My avatar doesn't show up whenever I write a comment?
Everyone else's does, though. This must be a bug or something.

I know I tried deleting my avatar and reuploading/changing it again, but it's still blank in the comments.

I hope there is one way to fix it. One way or another...

Flow and Interwiki

 * Flow:Hi, i want to in my 植物百科 use Flow.
 * Interwiki:i want to my 植物百科 interwiki english enplantpedia, thanks.--Msnhinet8 (talk) 08:19, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No staff can help me?--Msnhinet8 (talk) 00:39, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * 這裡都沒有管理員可以幫忙嗎?我已經等1天了耶. --Msnhinet8 (talk) 06:07, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * staff forget my quesation?--Msnhinet8 (talk) 06:08, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

How to turn off "From ... wiki" under the page name.
Synth DIY wiki now has "From Synth DIY wiki" under every main page name. How to turn this off? --Rob Kam (talk) 09:58, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Try blanking the page MediaWiki:Tagline, or adding  to MediaWiki:Common.css. --  Void  Whispers 16:51, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks blanking the page MediaWiki:Tagline fixed it. --Rob Kam (talk) 17:53, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

The Definition of Harassment and Related Terms RfC
Hello,

The community's input in requested at The Definition of Harassment and Related Terms RfC that has been created to refine the definitions used in the Username Policy and throughout other Global Policies. This is based on the request as part of the closure to the Username RfC and the final of the 2 supplemental RfCs created following the creation of the Username Policy. Thanks for your cooperation, ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  21:38, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

CoCC election
Hoi,

last year, CoCC election for 2018-2019 begun at 2018-11-02, which is about the last day without 'no CoCC day'. To avoid last-minute elections and co, I think we'd better start the stuff early, preferably starting next week. If nobody opposes, I will create election pages after 00:01, 24 October 2019 (UTC).

We might want to fix the election date, maybe 3 weeks before the expiration of the current CoCC? Maybe this is RFC matter. Currently, there is no provision on the selection of CoCC other than supplementary provision's "The seat for community-elected member will follow Miraheze Meta Requests for Permissions procedures". We might incorporate this into the CoCC rules via RFC, again.

+ I'm not running for re-election, I'd rather serve as a guy who creates annual election pages. We probably don't need bureaucracy like English Wikipedia ACE, we just need someone to create pages. &mdash; revi  05:41, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I think it's decent to start next week so we can have enough time to vote for the new commission. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 12:02, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Finance
As I have seen, Labster is no longer in charge of Miraheze's finances, nor of his related page here, who will be in charge now?, sorry for my English... GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions
 * As of right now Labster is still in charge of Miraheze's finances, if anything changes, we will let the community know! :) Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 21:19, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The page has been updated. Southparkfan (talk) 11:48, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

Citation modules
Hi I am trying to have some citation templates (like w:Template:Cite journal) from Wikipedia, to make quick citations and profit from the visual edit. I started by copying the w:Module:Citation/CS1 and related modules, and it was ok until I needed to copy w:Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css, I get an error that says Error: Lua error at line 1: unexpected symbol near '/'. I do not know how to proceed. What am I doing wrong? Was there an easy way to do this? -MaGoV (talk) 09:00, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

The Notorious IHateShippers Is Totally Out Of Control
With all his 43 sock accounts (and more), this troll went from being a noxious shipper hater back from April 2019 to a heartless cyberbully of mine in August 30, 2019; and he's going crazy! Is there a way to actually get him out of Miraheze forever so that he can leave all of the wikis he visits alone at last?

For example, how do I use the abuse filter so that his accounts get automatically blocked the next time he makes another one? And how do I auto-delete troll pages?

Usually, he'd make troll pages that are about giving me rape threats by sending fictional characters, memes and internet users. Sometimes, he makes immature rants about everything he hates such as ships, bad games and bad companies. Sometimes, those things above can be the name of his next sock account and not just hate pages he makes.

Iceyellow (talk) 04:59, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm investigating a more proactive solution with a global abuse filter. -- Void  Whispers 17:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Special:MobileMenu
Hello everyone,

Is there a way to edit the MobileMenu special page so that when I am on a smartphone, i can have more information than Home and Random Page when accessing the menu ?

When I go on https://zw.fontainebleau-avon.fr/wiki/Sp%C3%A9cial:MobileMenu while connected with an admin user, I have no way to do it.

I tried to have a look on Mediawiki's website but did not understand where to find the information

Thank you for your help

Request for interwiki on Idiotpedia and Imbécilepedia.
Hey there, I want to add Local interwiki prefixes and Interlanguage prefixes on both Idiotpedia and Imbécilepedia here a list of them (both of the wikis)

Imbécilepedia
Thank you in advance --「ペーパークリップ？！」PaperClip I am also on TCRF 17:47, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Delete the World of Iceria wiki
Hello Miraheze admin,

I kindly request the deletion of the World of Iceria wiki, found here: https://iceria.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

Thank you!

Edgard (talk) 15:19, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Language template help
My wiki project has yet another template problem. I'm trying to integrate a language template to the wiki, and all I get is "Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 15: attempt to call field 'length' (a nil value).". Several other templates on the wiki apparently have that same unresolvable problem. Is there a way to fix Lua errors? Thanks. ManiacACS (talk) 15:29, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Questions about Wikibase
Hi! I recently requested a wiki (https://nbdb.miraheze.org/) and I've enabled the Wikibase Repository. I have some questions: I think that's all for now. Thanks in advance! --Ondo (talk) 12:06, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Is there a way to move items to the main namespace, instead of using their own Item: NS? I know the MediaWiki docs show a way, but not sure if Miraheze offers this option (if not, no problem. Just wondering).
 * Secondly, and more importantly, I don't find the option to add statements to items. For example, this test item I created. The Statements header exists, but there is no edit button for that section. I think I already assigned all wikibase-related permissions to admins, but maybe I missed some? Apparently it works now. I'm guessing the installation needed some time to configure everything.
 * Also, if I understand it correctly, the extension that lets a wiki connect with another wikibase installation to display data from it is the Wikibase Client, which is not available for now, right? However, is there a way to fetch data from a Wikibase Repository installed in the same wiki without having the Client?

Request for interwikis on Idiotpedia, Imbécilepedia, Idiotmeta, and Eicyclopedie
Hello I want to add these interwikis on Idiotpedia, Imbécilepedia, Eicyclopedie and Idiotmeta here's a list of them.

Thank you :) 「ペーパークリップ？！」PaperClip I am also on TCRF 00:03, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not a sysadmin/staff member, but use Phabricator for requests, please. See Request features. --Ondo (talk) 18:45, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The request is on phabricator as item T4837 --Examknow ● talk ● contribs 02:14, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Can you delete this wiki I made?
I've abandoned the wiki and it's been translated into some language, like German. Can you please delete it?

https://horriblesongsandartists.miraheze.org

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 18:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately I cannot do that for you. You should make a request on phabricator. Thank you. Examknow ● talk ● contribs 21:14, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually, It's stewards that delete Wikis. Any request made on Phabricator will be closed invalid.  ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  05:57, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I am sorry I was not aware that was the case. Please make a request on the Stewards noticeboard. Thank you. --Examknow ● talk ● contribs 14:35, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, noting that I said SN request when I meant CN request. Whoops. -- Void  Whispers 20:10, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Dan Jacobson thinking of moving his two wikis to Miraheze
Hello. I am getting old and don't want to maintain MediaWiki any more and thus am thinking of moving my two sites, to Miraheze, however they probably will very quickly run aground of the Dormancy Policy, as the former very likely will have no more activity, due to the author's age, and the latter less and less activity, as radios are all going digital, as we note on each page that describes a organization that no longer is scannable.
 * https://abj.jidanni.org/
 * https://radioscanningtw.jidanni.org/

Anyway tell me if my wikis could be exist on Miraheze forever even if not being active (qualify as Dormancy exceptions). I note as I use Let's Encrypt, the wikis could be moved to Miraheze without the users even noticing a change in the URL! Thanks. Jidanni (talk) 02:53, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
 * That should be fine, since the pages are meant to be read that would qualify as a dormancy exception. You can request an import and custom domain on Phabricator after you have requested your wikis. Reception123 (talk) ('C' ) 06:40, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Adding Textbox from Wikipedia
I'm trying to add informational textboxes like the ones shown here to pages on my wiki. I've read help manuals but I can't figure out how to upload them correctly. Also, I would want to do this for a large number of pages (i.e., ~1,100 of them)...is this possible? PFH (talk) 02:35, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Our FAQ suggests a procedure by which to get Wikipedia templates to work at Miraheze. Please read that and see if that solves your problem.  Cheers!   12:33 27-Oct-2019

HELP!!!
A user named Roll (Mega Man), Toon Zelda, Meryl (Mother 4), Chloe Carmichael must porn Iceyellow is vandalizing Loathsome Characters Wiki, and is attacking a user named Iceyellow!!! He's also sent some obscene messages to me on the same wiki! Block him please!!!

Proof of the messages: https://loathsomecharacters.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserBoard&user=IAmEiji&conv=Roll+%28Mega+Man%29%2C+Toon+Zelda%2C+Meryl+%28Mother+4%29%2C+Chloe+Carmichael+must+porn+Iceyellow

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 05:50, 28 October 2019 (UTC)