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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)
 * You can request for that extension to be enabled because it's restricted. Please create a ticket on Phabricator for that. Wolf (talk) 10:12, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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

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...

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 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)
 * didn't work. Jupiter symbol.svg 「ペーパークリップ？！」  Jupiter symbol.svg (aka PaperClip) 11:27, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Please take it up on the phabricator task --EK ● contribs 12:59, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Not a Phabricator issue, the request should be made here. ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -  14:49, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
 * PaperClip Do you still request these interwikis? I could take care of it in the next few days, in any case I'll warn the other colleagues: CnocBride, Shaunak Chakraborty, 黑底屍. Greetings. Hispano76 (talk) 21:56, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for notifying me, I am handling this., by the way, I should not have to add the Wikipedia interwiki since that is already part of the global interwiki table and can be linked by adding the 'w:' prefix before links in articles. By the way, by default I have enabled the 'forward' parameter, this means that interwiki links to the wikis named above will look like local links (links to pages on the wiki). External links normally have a small arrow beside them, please advise whether you would like the links to be masked as local links or shown as external links :) &#32; Miraheze Logo.svg CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  00:47, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Done! Please let me know if I missed anything or made any mistakes, it is quote late lol :D &#32; Miraheze Logo.svg CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  00:56, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Something is wrong with "en" on Imbécilepedia is the worng link is suppose to be " https://idiotpedia.miraheze.org/wiki/ " Jupiter symbol.svg「ペーパークリップ？！」Jupiter symbol.svg (aka PaperClip) (t/c | global🌎 ) 14:21, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
 * That should be it resolved! &#32; Miraheze Logo.svg CnocBride | Talk | Contribs  14:47, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi, I'm New!
Hi, I'm new here! I guess a welcome, bye.


 * Welcome! Wolf (talk) 10:20, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Hate account!
There's a user named "Anti-Iceyellow for Life"! He's yet another alt of IHateShippers that's dedicated to harassing a user named Iceyellow! Lock his account!

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 04:26, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

There's another one of those accounts too!!! He's attacking Atrocious Deviants Wiki! Block him please!!! https://atrociousdeviants.miraheze.org/wiki/User:IHateIceyellow_(Rev_1)

Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 07:07, 29 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello, I think you will need to go to the Stewards'_noticeboard to post this. A steward will help you on this. Wolf (talk) 10:17, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Why my user page don't display on Meta?
Hi, I don't have many to say here, my question is same of title, sorry for my English. GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions Edit: I want say the user page global on login.miraheze GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions
 * I've deleted the page so that the global page will display. -- Void  Whispers 19:38, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank u so much GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions

Examknow
Hi,

I’d like to inform the community of Requests_for_Comment/Examknow

Thanks,
 * ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c - 13:37, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Common.css seems to not apply on mobile
By default, MediaWiki:Common.css has a comment saying: /* CSS placed here will be applied to all skins */ But it clearly isn't being applied on mobile (aplwiki.m.miraheze.org).

Any idea why this isn't working, and how I can fix it? Adám Brudzewsky (talk) 19:08, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Since you have the MobileFrontend extension (enabled by default), you'll need to edit the Mobile CSS page instead of MediaWiki:Common.css since MobileFrontend does not load MediaWiki:Common.css. - Elaeagnifolia (talk) 21:09, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

i'd like to be able to programmatically get the latest versions of wiki pages. Should i access the database or the API or something else?
I'd like to
 * disseminate the most recent version of the data on the wiki in different formats—LaTeX, HTML—
 * and to be able to fork the wiki—i remember hearing some people in Saskatchewan would like to do that.

I've heard the using the API can be a bit taxing on the server, is there a better way to go about downloading pages?

Thanks! PermeateCalgary (talk) 01:02, 4 November 2019 (UTC)


 * If you're going to fork the wiki taking a current database dump and importing it elsewhere is probably the best. If you just want to regularly fetch the latest content, using the API is probably better than just scraping the pages, although you should rate-limit whatever tool you use to do so regardless. -- Cheers, NDKilla ( Talk • Contribs ) 01:40, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

How do I mass delete pages with a certain word in their title?
I'm trying to delete a bunch of pages with the word "Thread" in them. How do I do so? Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 19:23, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Are you referring to the Thread: namespace or pages in the namespace? Also, which wiki is this on? Dross (talk) 22:19, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I mean mainspace, not namespace in the second one. Dross (talk) 22:22, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * It's on Atrocious YouTubers Wiki. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 23:47, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I see you have the Nuke extension enabled. This is probably the most direct route you can take to delete all those thread pages (I'm guessing they came from Wikia). A couple of options I can think of:
 * Add all the pages into categories manually or with something like AutoWikiBrowser (probably not the most desirable)
 * Create a Thread: namespace in ManageWiki, then nuke the entire namespace. The namespace can be deleted afterwards.
 * Somebody else might have a better idea, but these are what I can think of off the top of my head. Dross (talk) 01:01, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
 * So how do I create a new namespace? Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 06:45, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * EDIT: Nvm, I found out how. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 06:48, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Examknow RfC Closure
Hi,

I'd like to make it clear that I am not happy with the desicion to not implement 2 of the proposals of the Examknow RfC. I will be taking steps to ensure that the desicion is implemented and the community has a chance to show their opinion later today.

I have personally decided that effective immediately, until the communities desicion is implemented I will not be dealing with anything on Miraheze other than ensuring implementation of this is done to the community's requirement. Withdrawn, no community support for continued action

I will also note that I have asked Examknow to resign.

Thanks,
 * ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c - 07:01, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Proposal 3 was only a recommendation which group contacts discussed and decided in line with behaviour, it was not appropriate to revoke the cloak. Community oversight does not exist on IRC as it is ran by Miraheze representatives and not the community, likewise with Discord. John (talk) 07:42, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not participate in the Examknow RFC as I do not believe it is my role to engage with potential rights abuses by other users. However, looking at the evidence and accusations I must state that I can't possibly reach a conclusion as so much hinges on evidence which is not just undisclosed but undescribed. I do however think that more than anything this highlights the problems with manual wiki creation which I have discussed repeatedly upon the Discord. ~ El Komodos Drago (talk to me) 17:06, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

I'd like to know how to install JavaScript Wiki Browser
I'm trying to set up JavaScript Wiki Browser so that I can mass delete a page with a certain word easier. Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 08:15, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Please see here for installation. For further usages, please read the documentation page on Wikipedia. Checking out how to use the AWB might also be helpful, as most of the features are similar with each other.-- 09:25, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Regarding the take-down of supporting executable file extensions
I have received this notice of Miraheze taking down supports on .exe and other executable files, and I would like to have all the target extension types provided.

My biggest concern is whether a zip file could be targeted as well (because .exe or any other types of executable files can be included within them), as I distribute free mods of a game called Minetest (that is, say, an open source and free version of Minecraft also officially approving distribution of mods) on one of my wikis, and there I upload these mod files with a zip format.-- 09:37, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * P.S. I have received the same messages everywhere. It would've been better for me if I received the message on a single wiki (if not automated).-- 09:37, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

How do I write a condition for an abuse filter?
I'm trying to set up an abuse filter for Atrocious YouTubers Wiki. How do I write a condition for it? Thank u, next, Eiji (talk) 17:00, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The best place to start is probably mw:Extension:AbuseFilter/Rules format. Dross (talk) 20:00, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Take a look at some of the Wikipedia abuse filters. --Rob Kam (talk) 20:53, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Allow file extensions
Hi, I'd like to allow uploads of MS Office documents, but the file extensions page (Special:ManageWiki/settings#mw-section-restricted) is all greyed out. Is there a trick to this, or do I need to request it here? thanks, Gaddman (talk) 03:12, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 * File upload extensions are restricted ManageWiki settings, so can only be enabled by stewards/staff. Create a task on Phabricator in order to enable them on your wiki. Dross (talk) 16:09, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Come talk to us
Hello everyone,

Miraheze are delighted to announce the launch of Miraheze Meetings.

Please give our new idea a look and feel free to drop in and ask if you have any questions.

Thanks,
 * ~ RhinosF1 - (chat)· acc· c -
 * For the Miraheze Meetings team
 * 16:02, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Error when trying to access Main Page for Mashedpotaytoes wiki
Hi there,

I am getting the following error when trying to access the main page of my wiki, Mashedpotaytoes:

"MediaWiki internal error.

Original exception: [d4f17aeb11f7ddfbc43ec026] 2019-11-14 00:40:10: Fatal exception of type "MediaWiki\Storage\NameTableAccessException"

Exception caught inside exception handler.

Set $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; at the bottom of LocalSettings.php to show detailed debugging information."

This arose after setting up domain forwarding through GoDaddy. Could it be related to that?

Thanks! Jake Yeager (talk) 00:45, 14 November 2019 (UTC)