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I can't log into FireBarrier101
I've all if my cookies and I still won't let me log in. I followed the instructions and I still get this error message. 14:28, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Please read John's message above, are you sure you have deleted all cookies related to Miraheze? Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Name is displayed as No sitename set!
Hi,there.When I browse Special:WikiDiscover, it says No sitename set! Is this a problem on my terminal?thank you.--松 (talk) 16:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * This issue isn’t being tracked at T5405. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  16:42, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply. Thanks for reporting this issue to T5405.--松 (talk) 16:59, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Why has my wiki been closed?
I am constanly adding new content to my wiki. I got the message that my wiki has been closed because there were no changes for 60 days. Why is that? Lily (Lilypond Wiki) 18:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello, your wiki has been re-opened. You can always go to Special:ManageWiki if its ever closed even if there is activity. Apologies for the inconvenience. 18:14, 13 April 2020 (UTC) by User:Paladox（Talk） --そらたこ (talk) 18:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

(Sorry, I don't speak English very well) Também estou com o mesmo problema. Já desmarquei a caixa "closed", mas o banner de aviso não some. Pode me ajudar? Haizaki 18:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

DifferentHistory Wiki
I'm trying to edit the CSS there but it says that the wiki is closed even though I go on there and regularly edit there every day. Same for all the Reception Wikis but Terrible TV Shows, even though there are plenty of users who regularly edit on those wikis. Is that a bug or something? I know the "Closed" box isn't checked, but the "Closed" notice is still there, so it must be a bug. A really nasty one, too. Can it be fixed? Also, Sofaking we todd it‎ lost the ability to post comments or create pages on Terrible TV Shows Wiki.

Trevor807 (talk) 18:25, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hello, your wiki has been reopen, apologies. Paladox (talk) 18:42, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Can you reopen the following wikis? They're Awful Movies Wiki, Greatest Movies Wiki, Best TV Shows Wiki, Terrible TV Shows Wiki, Atrocious Youtubers Wiki, and Loathsome Characters Wiki.

Trevor807 (talk) 18:44, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

You Are Not Allowed to Post Comments should be changed into Please Login to Post a Comment on This Wiki
All wiki databases under this site branding has IP editing turned off. What about commenting? At the end of almost every page of said wikis there is a comment section with the following message before categories: You are not allowed to post comments.

As explained in the headline, it should be changed into Please Login to Post a Comment on This Wiki like Fandom which in turn is a host of wiki databases ranging from TV to games to film and fantasy literature.

Speaking of that website it should have the You Are Not Allowed to Post Comments but with While Logged Out added after. Sounds okay? It looks much better.

2600:1:F303:D04F:41A3:71ED:EBC2:B29B 20:12, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Your proposed wording is less intimidating. However...
 * Your assertion isn't universal on Miraheze. Admins on each wiki decide whether I.P. Anon will be allowed to edit.
 * Admins are also able to change the wording of the message you object to; it would be in a page in the  namespace.
 * The objectionable wording is probably the wording in a new MediaWiki installation. Miraheze is unlikely to change it on every new wiki by default.
 * "You are not allowed to post comments" might be given in situations other than not being logged in, so your proposed wording might be inaccurate sometimes.  23:54 13-Apr-2020
 * How about: "You are not allowed to post comments. You might need to log in." --Jack980517 (talk) 16:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

I can't log in
User:Nozder. I tried to log on my account, but I failed. I'm using Chrome. Sorry, I don't speak English well. Nozder 20:24, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Make sure you've deleted all cookies for the following domains:


 * meta.miraheze.org
 * login.miraheze.org
 * miraheze.org
 * and the wiki you are trying to log in on
 * These steps should not be necessary and a postmortem is taking place to prevent this situation occurring in the future. (credits to John) Southparkfan (talk) 21:21, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, it works. Thanks. Nozder (talk) 08:38, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

This is bullshit

 * 1) *I cannot even log in as Tony Li! I followed the steps, it does not even work! What's wrong with the site!
 * I am really sorry for the inconvenience. Please make sure to delete all cookies from every Miraheze wiki. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 15:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Miraheze has really dropped the ball.

Can't sign in
Nope. I know the instructions. But I don't know how to delete cookies on Miraheze like Meta and Toxic Fandoms and Hatedoms individually.

Plus I use Samsung Internet. I might run the risk of deleting site data of other sites I've signed in (e.g. DeviantArt, FIMFiction, Wikia). Plus there are other accounts signed which I do not know my own password. Freddie123, user of Toxic Fandoms and Hatedoms.
 * Depending on your browser, you may be able to filter by domain when looking at you cookies, and then clear those individually. You will have to look up how to do it on your device + browser. -- Void  Whispers 20:26, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

How do I delete cookies on Mirahaze
How can I delete cookies here?
 * Please read https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-how-to-clear-cookies.html or https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-delete-cookies-2617981 for how to delete cookies, and follow the instructions above. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:34, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Wiki closed for no reason
For some reason, my community's wiki has been closed, despite the fact that one of the users of the wiki had made a page yesterday, which would have not warranted the wiki to be suddenly closed. Though from what it seems, Miraheze has been suffering through some technical issues as of late, so it could be from that. But anyway, I would like for Atlas wiki to be re-opened, as despite being an admin on my community's wiki, I am unable to click anything in Special:ManageWiki page for my community's wiki, and even so, it does not seem to show the 'Closed' box is checked. Gorbatov (talk) 19:03, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Share the link on your wiki.i see ~'Sourav Halder'  08:37, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

I can't log back in
When I was going back to edit both Awful and Greatest Movies, I can't get myself to log in and here is the message.

"There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please resubmit the form."

My account is Official-PSASD and can you please fix this problem?

-Official-PSASD (talk) 02:23, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete your cookies for that website Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 02:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Hello everybody! Just now joined in this family.

Please let me know any possibility of adding content in Urdu language here in this Gyaanipedia Gncenjary (talk) 15:31, 14 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Please contact Gyaanipedia founder. ~'Sourav Halder'  08:34, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

I cannot log in.
Its me, Acapal8893. I don't know how to log in. I even tried resetting my password and creating a brand new account altogether. For the love of God, please give me a detailed instruction on how to log back in.
 * Please read https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-how-to-clear-cookies.html or https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-delete-cookies-2617981 for how to delete cookies, and follow the instructions above. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:34, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It does work, but I forgot my password.
 * In that case, unless you have a recovery email there is nothing we can do to help for security reasons. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Created wiki but not admin
https://vivoleko01.miraheze.org/ I created this Wiki. Why I'm not admin? LTSC1980 (talk) 12:04, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay now I'm granted. sorry LTSC1980 (talk) 12:48, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * John just granted them.  ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  12:50, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

I couldn't log in
I can't log in to my user Kevbo182.
 * Please follow the steps detailed above. Unfortunately for the time being there is nothing we can do from our side, you need to clear your cookies. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 17:53, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

I can not loggin since this afternoon after the update of the website. I use firefox, suppress cookie following steps details. I also suppress et re install firefox, clean cookie, try also duffrent kind of private mode, result still the same. I play since 6/7 months... I need help Player : WILDFOREST (France)

Miraheze really needs to do something about spam
I don't mean to disrespect anyone working their butt off here but the volume of spam my wiki is experiencing is getting out of control. Is anyone else experiencing 4-5 spammers per day making hundred of edits or it's just us? We never had such an issue on Fandom, and we had x 100 the readers we have here. The only thing that can stop spam is the AbuseFilter extension, which would be perfect if it wasn't so dreadful to write filters that work as expected; I tried multiple times, and all I got was annoying real editors.--Wedhro (talk) 23:08, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Whats the wiki? Hispano76 (talk) 00:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * nonciclopedia.org --Wedhro (talk) 00:28, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * There could be several simple ways to avoid spam.
 * Oblige the registered user to confirm his email using ManageWiki/settings (with the disadvantage of not allowing the edition of anonymous users)
 * Disable the creation of pages for anonymous and registered users and allow only self-confirmed users to create pages, for example.
 * Enable the Moderation extension, this would prevent spam from being visible and would require moderator approval.
 * Greetings. Hispano76 (talk) 01:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but all of the above would disrupt 15 years of community working in a completely different way (Wikipedia-like).--Wedhro (talk) 01:03, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. About the filters I have no experience but I hope they can help you. It is likely that one of the reasons for the spam is the use of the at sign (@) that Wikipedia in spanish decided to use as an image within a template to avoid that apparently. Example on eswiki. Hispano76 (talk) 01:08, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have begun testing a filter on your wiki to see if I can catch some of this stuff. Additionally, I've gone ahead and CU blocked a number of accounts and IP addresses that were connected to the spam activity. -- Void  Whispers 02:28, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Why the hell does this keep happening?
Whenever I click on a discussion page, I get an error saying there's no text on the page. Also, when I try to reply to it, it says the topic is invalid. It especially happens whenever I click on Stephenfisher2001's topics on Awful Movies Wiki and Greatest Movies Wiki. Could someone explain why this happens?

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 01:13, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, which pages (link) and can you screenshot it please? Paladox (talk) 14:54, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Does editing normal pages work? Paladox (talk) 15:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Screenshot 2020-04-16 at 12.53.30.png


 * Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 19:54, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I took a look in the db, and the page does not exist. Are you sure that it was an actual page? Paladox (talk) 20:04, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have this issue too. I click on flow topics and it just gives the topic name and doesn't show anything. Topic:Vkmkqj446jcvgjfi is supposed to be called "I have autism and I'm glad this wiki supports autism.", which Pacsonic9000 created on Toxic Fandom & Hatedoms Wiki. Side note: I am glad as well. WickyHoney (talk) 20:12, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Screenshot 2020-04-16 at 13.34.42.png


 * This topic is supposed to be called "Movies that I wanted to be in National Film Registry", but when I click on it, nothing shows up. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 20:35, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Which talk page? As it does not exist in the db. Paladox (talk) 20:43, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * It's listed in the National Film Registry talk page. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 20:45, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Questions about MediaWiki:Common.css
Recently I gave Crappy Games Wiki a new look to it, but there's two small problems that I can't figure out how to fix:

How do I change the color of the collapsible tabs on the sidebar? They initially appear light grey, but then immediately revert back to their default dark grey color.

How do I change the color of the searchbar? It's a bit difficult to see with the dark background, especially the text that appears within the searchbar. --Seewater514 (talk) 05:20, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, you would have to do #mw-panel.collapsible-nav .portal h3 a { color: } Also the drop down arrows are images. So if you want to change their colour, you would need to upload a image and use that. Paladox (talk) 14:53, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but the sidebar tabs are still the default color when they're collapsed. Is there any way to change that? --Seewater514 (talk) 23:43, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

I can not loggin since this afternoon after the update of the website. I use firefox, suppress cookie following steps details. I also suppress et re install firefox, clean cookie, try also duffrent kind of private mode, result still the same. I play since 6/7 months... I need help Player : WILDFOREST (France)

A tip for everyone at MediaWiki:Common.css
Hello everyone,

I've been encountering the problem that the border of message boxes does not work after importing the messagebox templates from Wikipedia. You might also see this problem with message boxes.

That's because it needs MediaWiki:Common.css in order for it to work. I strongly recommend copying and pasting the original text in Wikipedia instead of importing them, as importing the page may require a long time to import the whole page, and there may be some slight discrepancies between the original text and the text that is being imported. (Importing pages may not be 100% accurate, always remember.)

I hope this guide was helpful for inexperienced users who are starting to import templates into their new wikis.

OwenFung87 06:54, 17 April 2020 (UTC)