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I'd like my account deleted (I'll explain why)
Hello. I was a former editor on the Miraheze "reception wikis", which consist of which are the best and worst. The negative ones are in particular controversial (which I won't explain), so I'd like my account to at least be deleted. I cannot change my username, I'd rather have it disappear until I can make a new one. I'm telling this mainly due to bad memories and regretting my contributions there, thank you! WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 15:53, 18 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I do know the negative one for TV shows in particular had an article named "celebt*rds" and implicitly defended Nickelodeon's most controversial creator (the guy behind Ren and Stimpy), but I won't provide any further context. WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 15:54, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * It's impossible to delete accounts with MediaWiki. Stewards can lock and vanish your account, which can be requested on the Steward's noticeboard. Tali64³ (talk) 19:02, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * In addition to what have said, if you want to vanish your account according to the Data Request Process, please instead file a request at TSPortal, but not the Stewards’ noticeboard. Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Tali64³ @Matttest I see. Can I have my username changed, instead? And is it against the rules to move an account out of bad memories + contributions on controversial wikis? WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 09:34, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * You can, check Changing username for more info. However, note that it is impossible to scrub your contributions out from a wiki and your username on edits and pages. Even if you request a vanish via TSPortal, it's impossible to remove edits. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 15:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Agent Isai I see. P.S. are Miraheze accounts linked to MediaWiki? Because I also have one on Wikipedia, with the same username. WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 07:33, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I now requested a username change. I also added a reason that I no longer condone reception wikis for having implicitly right-leaning content. Feel free to change my signature all you want, I'm abandoning my old 2019 account after this since I don't want my old username tainted. WannurSyafiqah74 (talk) 07:38, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * You can request it here.Thank you. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 09:50, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Request for Feedback: making syntax highlighting enabled by default
While visiting a few new wikis I noticed that syntax highlighting is not enabled by default. It's a really helpful tool that's also standard for most code editing software, which can help avoid simple syntax errors and make editing easier. And because it features a toggle, it can be easily disabled if anyone prefers to not use it at any time. Advantages of having syntax highlighting by default:
 * It would make the source editor (and code editors) more accessible to beginner wiki editors, who might not even be aware it exists in the first place.
 * People who migrate from Fandom and are yet to learn about ManageWiki would expect for this feature to be enabled by default. This would make it more intuitive for them.
 * Marking it as default would make it more widespread on new wikis. It would be beneficial for editors who edit multiple wikis, and frequently use the multi-select feature the syntax highlighting enables.

Because syntax highlighting for wikitext and CSS/JS/Lua are handled by two different extensions (CodeMirror and CodeEditor respectively), I made a proposal for each.

Note: I was told those extensions may have an impact on performance and to mention in this post.  Xena  (talk)  22:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 1: Wikitext syntax highlighting by default
Make the CodeMirror extension enabled by default when a new wiki is created. Existing wikis would stay unaffected.

Support (1)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Xena   (talk)  22:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Long standing and widely used feature. Beneficial to both beginner and veteran editors alike. CodeMirror is a feature I frequently (read "nearly always") use myself, and also personally frequently forget to enable as part of my new wiki configuration process.  dross  (t • c • g) 22:27, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 22:44, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) Executive2 (talk) 10:15, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) I feel like it even might encourage new users, admins especially, to work more in source editor. Needless to say how handy it's gonna be for helping volunteers. KatozzKita (talk) 10:32, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 6) CodeMirror is very useful.-- 1108-Kiju /▶talk  07:32, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 2: CSS/JS/Lua syntax highlighting by default
Make the CodeEditor extension enabled by default when a new wiki is created. Existing wikis would stay unaffected.

Support (2)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Xena   (talk)  22:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Tab support is a must on any project requiring the editing of code. Seems like a quality of life improvement (technical concerns aside) for this to be enabled by default.  dross  (t • c • g) 22:30, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Useful. by Buel ·Talk·Wikimail 06:56, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) Executive2 (talk) 10:16, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  Per above.  -Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:19, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  Absolutely. KatozzKita (talk) 10:32, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  I am surprised that this extension was not defol... -- 1108-Kiju /▶talk  07:32, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 8)  --LisafBia (talk) 09:25, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

How to change the side menu
Andrey Eduardovich (talk) 09:32, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Instructions at Manual:Interface/Sidebar and on your wiki at MediaWiki:Sidebar --Rob Kam (talk) 10:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Does not work. You can see what code I have on this page, and the srt shows me in the side menu
 * https://parliamentarismrus.miraheze.org/wiki/mediawiki:sidebar Andrey Eduardovich (talk) 18:12, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Columns For Beginners? (possible misuse of col-break template)
I am trying to use the "col-begin", "col-end", and "col-break" functions found here on the template wiki. This is happening. It's displaying a bunch of code junk from the col-break thing. All I'm trying to do is two equally-sized columns, and that part's not even working T_T Should I be using some different template

I've copied the 'col-begin', 'col-end', and 'col-break' templates into their own pages on my wiki exactly as they're used in the source code on Templates, minus the line about documentation. Chantolove (talk) 00:09, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The templates include  requiring to add the relevant code into MediaWiki:Common.css I prefer to create a basic template which I can easily change

Template:2Col On the page


 * PercyUK (talk) 11:06, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * tysm!! Chantolove (talk) 03:59, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

The new version of the photo is not displayed
On my wiki new version of photo files is not displayed on pages. The old version is shown on thumbnails instead of new, even if old versions deleted. Cache deleting is not working. Thefirstdarkness (talk) 08:52, 25 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Can you try:
 * Viewing the images in a different resolution like  (with your image name of course)
 * Viewing the pages on another device
 * Purging the pages with images
 * If any of this works, that means the images will update by themselves, they just need more time. Also, some browsers have a separate option to clear image cache, so there's a chance you didn't clear it.  Xena  (talk)  14:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Ukrainian letter Ґ
Ukrainian letter «Ґ» is five letter of ukrainian alphabet, but on categories this letter is very last. Please, fix this problem. Thefirstdarkness (talk) 08:59, 25 September 2022 (UTC)


 * AFAIK, this is an issue with MediaWiki itself, not with Miraheze. Most "special" characters are listed last, so that's expected behavior. I don't have an exact place where you can complain, but here is their site. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 00:22, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * See mw:Help:Sorting and mw:Help:Categories for more information on how to try remedying this yourself. Otherwise, what you're encountering is more noticeable whenever Special:AllPages is browsed through--a major bane of Unicode-heavy wikis such as mine.
 * Maybe try pinging "Bawolff" at mw:Project:Support desk if you haven't already? --Routhwick (talk) 02:35, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

How to get ParserFunctions StringFunctions enabled.
How do I get string function in the ParserFunctions extension enabled? I found a place tha an administrator needs to set $wgPFEnableStringFunctions = true; in LocalSettings.php. Is this where I ask for that? Thanks Lifelonglearner (talk) 00:00, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello @Lifelonglearner. You can enable  in ManageWiki at [ Special:ManageWiki/settings]. Happy editing!  dross  (t • c • g) 07:09, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Adding CSS Page Doesn't Work?
Trying to add a css page (shamelessly yoinked from wikipedia, admittedly- who knew colored textboxes would be such a quest), but it doesn't work. It just shows up as plain code. I don't have permission to use changecontentmodel on my site, either. Chantolove (talk) 04:01, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi @Chantolove. Sorry you're having so much trouble with this. The CSS you're trying to use relies on the TemplateStyles extension. This can be enabled at [ Special:ManageWiki/extensions]. In order to change the content model of the page, you'll first need to assign the  permission to the proper group for your wiki. You can do this with Special:ManageWiki/permissions. Once you have done this, the content model may be changed at Special:ChangeContentModel/Template:Divbox/styles.css. Happy editing!  dross  (t • c • g) 07:19, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * As Wikipedia has millions of pages, its templates are complex to accommodate all the needs. As your wiki will use it the same way, a basic system can be used:
 * create Template:Divbox
 * create Template:Divbox/styles.css (as I use Lua → Module:Divbox/styles and Module:Divbox for the switch)
 * My alternative → Test Wiki PercyUK (talk) 17:17, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thoughts on combining them with the 2col template to fill the whole space? Or do I need to hunt for a more advanced way to have larger boxes Chantolove (talk) 23:46, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Template:2Col style (background color) and content (No birthdays today) needs to be separated. The color schemes are stored in  I have edited Template:2Col which gives it flexibilty and an example on  New header testing. PercyUK (talk) 06:56, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Contributions footer
I would like to add a contributions footer to my wiki, like the one on Meta. How would I do this? ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 18:53, 25 September 2022 (UTC)


 * A Steward will need to handle this request, as  requires  . Which wiki is this request for?  dross  (t • c • g) 07:34, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The Legend of Dark Witch Wiki ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 10:57, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, $wgMaxCredits doesn't seem to fit what I want to do. I would like to add the thing on the bottom of the contributions page (picture below). ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 11:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer --坑触可 (talk) 12:09, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you! ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 12:15, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Damn, there are so many system messages :p -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 09:37, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Costume explore section.
Hello, I wanted to do a costume explore section on the CountryHumans Wiki, however I don’t know how to do it. Any suggestions? KumihoWolffey (talk) 19:10, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * The explore section is a part of top navigation of the Cosmos skin. You can customize the top navigation on . See the Cosmos skin documentation for more details. Hope that helps! ^^  Xena   (talk)  22:26, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Are reception wikis banned from being created?
I noticed in the farmer logs that some reception wiki requests were declined. Are they banned? Nidoking (talk) 12:56, 27 September 2022 (UTC)


 * No but they are subject to higher scrutiny due to the nature of them. Direct recreations of closed reception wikis are not allowed at the moment as they'd constitute a direct fork of a project which is prohibited by the Content Policy. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 13:23, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * But once the wikis disappear, would it be possible to recreate them here. Or move them over to a different wiki service that uses MediaWiki Nidoking (talk) 16:30, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * You can move these wikis whenever to another host, we aren't stopping you. The database dumps are available on Qualitipedia Central. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:32, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * It would be possible to recreate them after the six month period passes and the wikis are permanently deleted, but that of course would be subject to them respecting the Content Policy. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 06:06, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Just realized The New Reception Wiki is now banned/closed. So I believe they are actually banned from Miraheze... Nidoking (talk) 12:46, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * It was closed by Reception123 for being mostly a clone of Qualitipedia's content, not necessarily because it was a reception wiki. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 13:23, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Indeed, ZeusDeeGoose is right. Creating reception wikis is not banned. Creating clones/forks of the ones that were closed following a community vote is however not allowed because they are direct forks of those wikis and that is not allowed by the Content Policy. Do note that that was the will of the Qualitipedia network/community. The only way the content from these wikis can be revived on Miraheze is either waiting until the other ones are permanently deleted or creating a new RfC which has already been tried and has been rejected. New reception wikis are allowed but the same exact content being copied isn't. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 13:27, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Qualitipedia topic ban and user conduct

 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * I start by pointing out that this discussion should have taken place on Administrators' noticeboard as it concerns measures to be taken locally on Meta by local sysops/bureaucrats and not global actions which is what CN is for. Therefore, I am closing this in my capacity as bureaucrat. A further observation is that, as Raidarr suggested in the comments, it would have been preferable for local sysops to have been contacted about Blubabluba9990's behavior so they could have warned them from continuing it and possibly imposed a topic ban without the need for a community discussion. This should be kept in mind before opening future topic ban proposals like this without any prior warning as it is unusual for the community to dictate specific measures like this which are usually left to administrator discretion. That being said, there is overwhelming and unanimous support (except for Blubabluba9990) for Proposals 1 and 2 and it seems necessary to implement them as soon as possible in order to prevent the behavior that is clearly not desired by the community from continuing. Therefore Proposals 1 and 2 are successful and the topic and interaction bans begin as of now. Proposal 1.1 is not succesful. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 16:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

It has become clear since the announcement of the closure of Qualitipedia on Miraheze that many Qualitipedia community members continue to maintain a strong attachment to the projects. Unfortunately, through several warnings, Blubabluba9990 has continued to insist that the closure be overturned and/or Qualitipedia users be allowed to create forks or clones of existing Qualitipedia projects. This extreme attachment, while not inherently disruptive, have become not only annoying, but disruptive from this user. Blubabluba9990 has also consistently refused to take a wikibreak.

Some users have also responded to this behavior inappropriately. I am proposing that the community impose appropriate bans for these users to ensure collaborative community interactions between users and topics. dross (t • c • g) 04:22, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 1 (Qualitipedia topic ban for Blubabluba9990)
Blubabluba9990 is forbidden from discussing Qualitipedia on Miraheze Meta, except when requesting technical assistance with existing content on Qualitipedia projects listed at mh:qualitipedia:List of wikis or Qualitipedia central.

Support (1)

 * 1) It is unnecessary and disruptive for these conversations about Qualitipedia to continue to occur on Meta. Dumps and the technical assistance required to use exported content should remain as it already has.  dross  (t • c • g) 04:22, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  Overly long conversations about QP on Miraheze Meta is not only disruptive, but also completely unnecessary (this include me posting unnecessary crap to Bluba's talk page). Notable exceptions to this are technical assistance on using exported content from these wikis. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 11:10, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  I'm with the others on this; it's time for others to move on. I'm not as knowledgeable on Qualitipedia like some the others (as I was never a core part of that community). Whether they establish a reception wiki outside of Miraheze is their decision (and perhaps their burden to bear if drama follows them there, they lose respect from others who agreed to the closures, etc.). Over here (in a divided vote) others ultimately agreed to close it, and there's no point in revisiting the same subject several times. Bawitdaba (talk) 11:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  I've given this kid the benefit of the doubt here, but he's been testing our patience for so long that it's practically unavoidable. At this point, my patience on this user has just ran out. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:34, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 12:48, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  This ought to help him end his obsession and find something productive to do. Marxo Grouch  (talk) 14:40, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This is productive though. Even though not much progress has been made on the revival, there is discussion of possibly reopening NRW and starting the pages over from scratch there, though that discussion seems to have come to a dead end. Also, I am the de facto vice president of the Qualitipedia Government in Exile and thus partially responsible for the day to day affairs of the Qualitipedia remnants. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 15:30, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) KumihoWolffey, Aka CameralTea  (talk) 18:11, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Okay, every time I try to give another opening for sanity it seems to be squandered with more railing and more demonstrated inability to tackle subject matter in a way that doesn't make a mess, so I'm going to + this and recommend thoughts of a more permanent solution perhaps by RfC to ensure the involved wikis have absolutely no future on the platform as well since there is still leeway for them to be resurrected as closed. --Raidarr (talk) 23:29, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * NOǃ DO NOT DO THATǃ The wikis need to be savedǃ The Qualitipedia Government in Exile shall prevailǃǃǃ Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:32, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * what -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 23:41, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Raidarr suggested that the wikis be barred from returning on the platform, but he should not do that. Also I suggested forming a Qualitipedia Government in Exile consiting of the remnants of Qualitipedia and all of the users who still want Qualitipedia to continue. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:54, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Why? The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 23:57, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't knowǃ Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:58, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * If you don't know why you formed the "government in exile" as you put it, then you probably aren't one to speak for the community. Marxo Grouch (talk) 14:48, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No I meant I don't know why Raidarr wants to ban the wikis from returning to the platform. I formed the Government in Exile to continue Qualitipedia's legacy. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Spare me the all cap bolded prepubescence. Perhaps a meta admin action to cut this down at the roots is the better idea. --Raidarr (talk) 23:43, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Noǃ Do not cut this down at the roots. You will never stop the Qualitipedia Government in Exile. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:54, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Right now the Qualitipedia Government in Exile may just be a ragtag team of former Qualitipedia users, but someday we shall return Qualitipedia to its former glory and it will be the future of entertainment. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 00:00, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It's amazing how you don't realize how demented your made-up concepts of 'government' and endless obsession with the wikis actually sounds. The more you post the more you are fueling the reason why it should be ejected permanently from the platform, and from the internet in general. Utterly cringeworthy. --Raidarr (talk) 01:02, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It isn't made up. Though the QGE may not be much right now, someday Qualitipedia will return in some other form to its former glory and become the future of entertainment. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:52, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I will say what others have been telling you once again: there is no way that something as niche as reception wikis can change the future of entertainment. It's extremely silly to think that considering how it attracts too many opinionated people and the generally negative reputation of reception wikis. Marxo Grouch (talk) 21:22, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well someday it will be the future of entertainment, even if now the wikis are closed and the remaining loyal users have formed the Qualitipedia Government in Exile. They will change the future of entertainment by acting as a guide for what to do and what not to do in terms of entertainment. That was FreezingTNT's original idea for the rebrand and it still holds up even though the wikis are currently closed. Either we start from scratch on The New Reception Wiki or another wiki and work our way up (or import the dumps once the current wikis are deleted) or sometime before the wikis get deleted I will make an RfC to reopen the wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 22:09, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * or give up The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 23:00, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Noǃ I will never give up on Qualitipediaǃ Blubabluba9990 (talk) 00:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * sorry to say this, but on the entryway discord, they already banned anything related to QP. You need to be Godwhackers. Also, this isnt gonna help your case. LovingHaydeL (talk) 03:12, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, because the future of entertainment is a bunch of numbered lists. Raichu&#39;s Endless Nights (talk) 06:01, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * In the future, refrain from typing in all caps. It makes you sound like you're yelling, and that won't get you anywhere. The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 23:56, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * that is sus. LovingHaydeL (talk) 19:35, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) The disruptiveness of Bluba constantly wanting Qualitipedia to reopen is absolutely unproductive. Everything ends at some point; some good, some bad, but in the end, the only thing that matters is how you spent your life, and if you spent your entire life on Qualitipedia, I feel bad.
 * 2) per above. Raichu&#39;s Endless Nights (talk) 09:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Yes. I also agree with Raidarr that an RfC could eventually be done to ban these wikis from again returning to the platform. Universal Omega (talk) 02:10, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I would be interested as well. The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 13:05, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd be in support of that too. Raichu&#39;s Endless Nights (talk) 15:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  per all of the comments LovingHaydeL (talk to me uwu!) 20:55, 2 October 2022 (PST)
 * 2)  On the one hand, coming from more 'new-school' communities has made me admittedly take a distant interest in this. Like, on any other platform, this guy might have just got banned or shunned for being basically the only one fighting so fiercely with not only the Top Dogs but literally everyone on such a big community issue. It's been a strange display of the kind of community y'all have got going on here, I think it's really something positive to be said about this space that dissent and differing opinions can be put up with so gracefully and bureaucratically by nearly everyone involved. I might be speaking too nicely here, I haven't been paying the most attention, but like. compared to Twitter y'all are saints On the other hand, there's always such a thing as 'too far'. I don't know anything about the Greater Qualitipedia Drama, so I can't say anything about the types of people who frequent it, but from what I've gathered, I think a ban on the topic of these wikis would be appropriate, but I can't say one way or another about a ban for the primary user involved. That being said, I'm used to 'if someone's been banned, you don't continue to make everything about them once they're gone' as pretty basic rules-wise haha Chantolove (talk) 04:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  This dude has been making me mad since 2020 on the Encyclopedia SpongeBobia. Me and MarioMario456 have been trying to get him off these wikis multiple times last year and besides that, he has this horrible obsession with the wikis. If it weren't for him being globalled on Fandom, he wouldn't be doing this and plus, the fact he always gets the staff involved in his block annoys me as well. You know how much the users hate him but this steward appealing thing avoids it. DuchessTheSponge (talk) 11:18, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4)  I personally believe they should be topic banned from talking about  Qpedia as it has grown to the point of being a disruptive obsession. This obsession is very unhealthy. I have had enough of Blubba's disruption on  Meta. Eytirth (talk) 13:59, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Oppose (1)

 * 1)  Where else am I supposed to discuss the issues going on? Blubabluba9990 (talk) 13:18, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Perhaps Whiki Bawitdaba (talk) 15:14, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * But where on Whiki. The wikis may not even be revived on Whiki and there is still discussion on Agent Isai's talk page to reopen NRW and revive the current wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 15:22, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * You can request your own wiki here. Tali64³ (talk) 15:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There also doesn't seem to be a revival on Whiki given that FatBurn, who is in charge of the Qualitipedia Government in Exile, does not want the wikis to be imported off of Miraheze and instead wants to start the pages over from sratch on The New Reception Wiki, assuming it ever reopens. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Under the provisions of the ban, you would still be welcome to discuss any technical concerns, especially related to moving the content to a new wiki or platform. It would prohibit, for example, discussion of the closure of Qualitipedia wikis or a "need" to preserve/reopen such projects, as such proposals have already been officially denied or found in violation of consensus/policy. dross  (t • c • g) 18:10, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well they overlap, which makes this problematic, since I kind of need to bring up their closure to discuss moving them. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:24, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Frankly, if you can't figure out how to discuss taking dumps and moving them to a new wiki without bringing up the old QP community/wikis, that's your own problem. "I'm going to download a dump of wiki QPX, and import it here" does not require any reference to the closure RfC or any previous members. dross  (t • c • g) 18:39, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There is overlap. It is impossible to discuss Qualitipedia's future without mentioning Qualitipedia. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 21:56, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This is not an outright ban of mentions of Qualitipedia. This restricts your discussion on Meta to technical questions about Qualitipedia only. dross  (t • c • g) 22:17, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * But then how will I discuss issues on Qualitipedia. We are going full circle. How will I talk about Qualitipedia's future without talking about what happened on Qualitipedia. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 22:32, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There are tons of reception wikis where you can discuss Qualitipedia's future. There is even a wiki about reception wikis that exists, named Reception Wikis Wiki. The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 23:59, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well there's an easy answer to this: I guess you don't. You drop it and move on. --Raidarr (talk) 11:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Noǃ I will never give up on Qualitipediaǃ Blubabluba9990 (talk) 18:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * good luck The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 19:31, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Comments (1)

 * 1) The big problem is that I think this preceeds having a proper meta admin step-in to say 'woah cool off' and warning to minimize the issue. We're going from no warning to high community sanction. I'd like to see that warning take place, only then followed by topic bans - especially since a large portion of the comments are taking place on Bluba and Fatburn's talk pages, which should be entirely acceptable. That said I'm not fond of when it spills to central noticeboards. But again, that's where the warning/advisory comes in first. I do understand the frustration that made this come about. --Raidarr (talk) 13:29, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Ordinarily, I agree. I have been rather surprised that we have not yet seen such a warning, which I believe is contrary to community expectation. I would hope this can be characterized as a bold community action in the absence of expected admin action. It's more cooperative than it is to undermine admins. dross  (t • c • g) 18:15, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 1.1 (Topic ban satellites)
Blubabluba9990 is forbidden from discussing Qualitipedia on the Miraheze Discord server, Miraheze IRC channels, and Phabricator.

Support (1.1)

 * 1) There is no good reason to allow the discussion to continue on other Miraheze channels.  dross  (t • c • g) 04:22, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 12:48, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  If it's to be forbidden here, it should be forbidden in other parts of Miraheze as well. Bawitdaba (talk) 13:01, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Oppose (1.1)

 * 1) I don't have a discord anyway, so this is kind of pointless. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 13:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) I will second above as Bluba is not present on any of the mentioned places and never struck me as willing to reach out to them. For phabricator especially it would be just plain off topic to be an issue and can be handled normally. --Raidarr (talk) 13:29, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Pointless as Bluba has not accessed any of the places mentioned in the proposal. Marxo Grouch  (talk) 14:42, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) per Raidarr and others. Tali64³ (talk) 15:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5)  Per bluba's comments and others LovingHaydeL (talk to me uwu!) 13:21, 2 October 2022 (PST)
 * 6)  The disruptiveness mainly occurs on , where there isn't much of a designated place for off-topic discussion, where as on Discord/IRC, there are #miraheze-offtopic channels. Discussion on Phabricator would be extremely disruptive and would most likely result in a warning and/or account being disabled on there. Even if Bluba were to make an account and join the server, as long as he's not disruptive, I don't see any reasons to ban him from discussing about Qualitipedia. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 23:49, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  <span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 00:01, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Abstain (1.1)

 * 1)  as there's not really a point if he doesn't use it, but if he decides to start after coming to dead ends on here, then this should be reconsidered. Raichu&#39;s Endless Nights (talk) 09:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  I see this proposal as pointless if they are not on there. Universal Omega (talk) 02:16, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  They don't appear to use other platforms, so no need to ban now, but I would move this to support if they start their obsessive disruption on other Miraheze platforms. Eytirth (talk) 14:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposal 2 (Interaction ban for TF3RDL & Blubabluba9990)
Users TF3RDL and Blubabluba9990 are forbidden from interacting with each other on Miraheze Meta as described at WP:IBAN. Interactions off Meta which result in conflict should be construed as ban evasion.

Support (2)

 * 1)  The only contributions of TF3RDL on Meta have been to antagonize Blubabluba9990, and are primarily speaking on missing authority and extremely out of turn.Examples: 1 2 3 4  dross  (t • c • g) 04:22, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Now I realize that my interactions with Bluba is very disruptive (mini-modding, comparing him to a MOAB Glue and unnecessarily requesting for global ban on him), which is inconsistent with WP:DENY. Because of this, I will accept indefinite partial blocks (preventing me from editing his talk page). TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 11:17, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  This whole debacle between him and Bluba is getting out of hand beyond any reasonable doubt here. --DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 11:37, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2)  <span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">The Goose Named Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 12:48, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  Blubabluba9990 (talk) 13:17, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I sincerely apologize for my obsession with getting Bluba blocked (which is disruptive and I should refrain from doing that) and a MOAB Glue (which is from BTD6/BTDB2, therefore absolutely nothing to do with your disruptive behavior). I've shouldn't respond to @Blubabluba9990 for getting you blocked or even globally locked, nor requesting a global ban for you. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 18:17, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still confused why you're always talking about glue? -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 23:38, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh I realized saying MOAB Glue in regards to my response to Bluba's behavior is not only disruptive but also expletive as the Glue Gunner doesn't exist in real-life. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 10:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm a Kirby fan and you don't see me making comparisons to things related to Kirby during serious discussions, do you? Stuff like that it bound to confuse people, not to mention how unprofessional it is. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch (talk) 19:06, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, so true as making comparisons to fictional characters on serious discussions is not only pointless but it also tends to pollute the Google Search results with unrelated crap (just like Reddit posts with only few upvotes and little to no meaningful comments pollutes the search results). I deeply sorry for making pointless or outright disruptive comparisons on serious discussions and I'll refrain from doing that as it only makes irrelevant search results worse. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 02:58, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1)  Per above  in preferring a proper oversight warning, and since the initial pushback TF3 has toned down his approach. However he's gone an extra mile overall and I am somewhat concerned. This would be a reasonable step. --Raidarr (talk)
 * 2)  From what I've seen of the beef between these two, this has gotten out of hand. An interaction ban should suffice. <span style="background:linear-gradient(90deg,crimson,indigo, #ADD8E6); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Marxo Grouch  (talk) 14:44, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3)  He has tried to bet Bluba blocked numerous times, even making a RfC just to ban him. He crossed the line when he told everyone he deserved to be blocked when the topic was about HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, that it forced me to tell him to stop. With this, it's better if they stay apart. LovingHaydeL (talk to me uwu!) 7:47, 2 October, 2022 (PST)
 * 4) The disputes between these users have gotten out of control. Tali64³ (talk) 15:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) per above. Raichu&#39;s Endless Nights (talk) 09:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 6)  Universal Omega (talk) 02:12, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 7)  Ridiculous comparisons to unrelated crap on serious discussions including Bluba's talk page, invalid/baseless global ban RfC I've made and begging for a block of Blubabluba9990 on non-QP wikis are why WP:DENY is useful for this situation (to avoid further conflicts and disruption) and I have sins (obsession with getting Bluba blocked or even globally locked). Granted that Bluba's unhealthy obsession with QP are so concerning a topic ban are warranted. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 05:35, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 8)  This drama needs to stop and these disputes need to stop. This would be a good way of stopping it. Eytirth (talk) 14:04, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

issues connecting to some my wikis
This might just be a temporary thing, but wikis such as Pokemon Wiki, Nintendo Wiki, and DQ Wiki are returning "Connection refused (db121)" errors Bawitdaba (talk) 10:04, 2 October 2022 (UTC)


 * db121 was temporarily down today, but it is now back up. ZeusDeeGoose (talk) 12:51, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh i see now, thank you Bawitdaba (talk) 12:58, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Image Uploading Failed
Trying to upload an image, I'm getting a "Could not open lock file for "mwstore://local-backend/local-public/5/5e". 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." error when I hadn't before. Looking up this error gives me instructions for a bunch of complicated file setting terminal stuff or whatnot that I've never touched and can't find the settings for. Any advice for, like... even the first page to look on in settings to fix this?

also, some images are failing to load on the wiki. could be connected? is my internet just having a moment? Chantolove (talk) 04:10, 4 October 2022 (UTC)


 * If MediaWiki asks you to do something in the terminal, always ignore it, those instructions are never meant for users. Regarding images, one of our file servers broke and is in read-only mode at the moment meaning images can be read but not written/uploaded (which prompted, as you may have noticed earlier, widespread downtime due to this server hanging all the connections). We're working at this moment to fix that. Sorry for the issues! Agent Isai  Talk to me! 04:13, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting me know! I'm glad I didn't accidentally break anything haha. Chantolove (talk) 04:32, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Qualitipedia Is Closing Their Wikias and I Want To Revive Them Help!
Well, it died. Why? https://qualitipedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Project_closure Is it because of Miraheze or something else? Is there an alternative Wikia Host that allows for article comments?

Grabbergirl134 (talk) 04:17, 5 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Refer to the RfC, the closure of QP was done by Miraheze steward in the requests of network bureaucrats, citing multiple issues like biased content, toxicity and high volume of vandalism originating from that network that can't be resolved without closing all QP-affiliated wikis. So if you want to revive this, you're better off starting from scratch. Good luck. TF3RDL (talk &#124; contribs &#124; FANDOM &#124; Wikipedia) 05:03, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * or wait until the wiki's are deleted so that you can recreate them LovingHaydeL (talk) 15:06, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The reason of closure is linked through the page you mentioned (see where it mentions a Request for Comment, admittedly it's easy to miss if you don't catch the link text with the word 'this').
 * There is probably not another wiki host that would be interested in taking on Qualitipedia. --Raidarr (talk) 20:43, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There are no other wiki hosts. The only other wiki hosts that use MediaWiki and are free and have the latest software are FANDOM, ShoutWiki, and Whiki, but FANDOM banned the wikis already, ShoutWiki's Wiki Creator is broken, and Whiki rejected the wikis. I tried to request a revival called Receptionpedia here on Miraheze that would start from scratch, but it was rejected, so I have officially given up on trying to revive Qualitipedia. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 19:33, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Kudos for figuring something out. Sometimes you gotta let go, Qualitipedia is no different. If you’re truly dedicated to reviving the wikis, host it yourself; once you get the resources, it’s not that hard for a few wikis like that. I know I said I would do that, but to be honest, Qualitipedia is just not worth more of my time than it already was. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 07:02, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Are there any ways to build a fanbase for a wikis users
Hi I don't know what we don on this noticeboard but I need to know easy ways to get started with help on a wiki and I don't know how to grow a community :( Could anyone here provide tips for me or anything? CharlieFiddlesticks (talk) 19:16, 5 October 2022 (UTC)


 * A good way to get started is to put a short description of your wiki on the Gazetteer of wikis. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|uploads|email) 19:21, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The best way is to appeal to/be appealing to the destination community you are making a wiki for. This wiki and everything on it, even the Gazetteer linked above and even the Special:WikiDiscover page, are only really used by people with fleeing curiosity in other projects. Rarely does that become long term audience. If you're making a wiki about a game then you need to be known by the people who play it, so on and so forth. --Raidarr (talk) 20:31, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
 * @CharlieFiddlesticks there is only one way to improve your wiki; advertising people. if people see and click on your ad and start editing, your wiki will start to evolve. I think it's easiest to start with this.  Hey Türkiye  message? 16:58, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Search Error


How do I fix this? Whenever I try searching things up besides the pages full name on the CountryHumans Wiki, there is an error. On other wikis I have been on (Polandball Wiki, Imagination Land Wiki and some of my wikis such as Art's Animations Wiki) it works but in here, it doesn’t work. KumihoWolffey or CameralTea (talk) 19:26, 7 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Please make a Phabricator task reporting this. Make sure to copy and paste the error there, don't send a screenshot. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

How do I put my wiki in read-only mode?
Hello, I have a wiki, and I would like the people to be able to read it, not edit it. How can I do that? How do I set the permissions? Thank you so much :) Lois (talk) 16:29, 7 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Go to Special:ManageWiki and set to private. Save it. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 16:36, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Private makes it so nobody can read it other than allow people to read but not edit. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 16:37, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, sorry. I had misread the title. Simply revoke the edit right from both everyone and Users. You can then put edit rights on another right so approved users can edit your wiki. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 16:40, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Go to, select  , remove all edit related perms, then go to  , and do the same. Make sure admin/bureaucrat have all of the edit perms, or they won't be able to edit since they inherit permissions from the other user rights other than the automatically assigned ones. --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 16:40, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, done. But it doesn't work well. How can I change it so that my readers don't have to log in? Thanks :) Lois (talk) 16:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * That seems odd, is your wiki public? (see Special:ManageWiki) --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 16:59, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, sorry, it works already :) :) Thank you so much :) Lois (talk) 17:03, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 17:05, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Community noticeboard as it did not require Steward intervention. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 20:41, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Chat box on my wiki
Hello, How can I add a chat box to my wiki? Because it's read-only, so my readers can't communicate with me. What kind of chat box can I put in my wiki? A simple chat box would also be good. Which can be used without registration. Thanks. Lois (talk) 05:57, 8 October 2022 (UTC)


 * You have several options. There are extensions that will allow you to comment on an article. Personally, I use an extension called comments. There is also a free chat extension, but I forgot the name of it. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 10:58, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll check.
 * But there is a wiki forum, although I don't know how to use it, what to set up so that everyone can see it. Lois (talk) 11:13, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There was, but it was disabled due to a security issue. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 11:26, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, I read this with regret :(
 * The Comments does not work well because only registered people can comment :(
 * And when will my wiki name be changed? It's already up on Phabricator. Lois (talk) 12:12, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I can't answer the latter, but did you add the comment right to everyone in Special:ManageWiki/permissions? --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 12:42, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, but I don't understand why it doesn't work. Lois (talk) 12:57, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Did you add the comments parse to an article? --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 13:12, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeeees, it works now. Thank you so much! But can't I edit the Comments text? Maybe write their names there, because they can't register. Hmmm? Lois (talk) 13:21, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Editing unfortunately isn't supported in comments. An alternative would to be deleting your old comment and replacing it with a new one. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 13:25, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I see. Thanks a lot, everything is finally working. I'm just waiting for a new name, and then everything will be fine! Lois (talk) 13:32, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Always happy to help. --<span style="font-weight: bold; background:linear-gradient(#ff00ff,#c800c8,purple,#c800c8,#ff00ff);; -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent">Zeus  (talk|contribs|accounts|email) 13:36, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

How do I set up the Contact page in my wiki?
Hello, There is one of these: Notifications: Contact Page Recipient User ($wmgContactPageRecipientUser) What can I do with this? What and where to write? Thanks :) Lois (talk) 15:38, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

I just have one question
Hi, I just would like to ask that I shared in Phabricator (https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T9810) that I would like someone to rename my wiki. And when will this happen? Sorry for the question, just asking. Thank you so much :) Lois (talk) 16:14, 10 October 2022 (UTC)