Community noticeboard/Archive 31

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What happened?
I just woke up due to my inactivity on Miraheze. I noticed that my wiki got shut down due to inactive, can it be restored?? The Taki GL3480 (talk) 15:36, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It appears as if your wiki has been marked as deleted, but it hasn't yet been deleted from the database, meaning a Steward can undelete it for you. — Chrs (talk) 17:41, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The Taki GL3480, your wiki has been ✅ now. Please ensure you have reviewed, or re-reviewed, Content Policy, together with our other global policies with respect to your wiki and your users'/administrators' conduct. Dmehus (talk) 17:48, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I would promise that I would be little active on my wiki and Miraheze. The Taki GL3480 (talk) 18:01, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask in a new thread here, on your user talk page by adding help me in a new thread, or in on IRC (relayed to Discord as  ). Dmehus (talk) 18:07, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Problem Template "Scroll box"
Hi, I have a problem with my "Scroll box" template, here : https://fiction.miraheze.org/wiki/Mod%C3%A8le:Scroll_box In fact, as you can see on this example here : https://fiction.miraheze.org/wiki/Lord_Voldemort#Citations, the template doesn't encompass anything but the first part and is completely useless. Maybe it's because of the fact that there are templates within a template. Thanks in advance for your help. Darkrai18 (talk) 10:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * The bug was in Modèle:Citation which I have corrected. You will have to refresh/purge the pages to update. - PercyUK (talk) 17:54, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks you very much, . Darkrai18 (talk) 18:25, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

CSS page has wrong content model
On my wiki that archives deleted Wikipedia pages, subpages in the Template namespace that should have a Sanitized CSS content model instead appear as normal wikitext, as is evident in pages such as this one. I have CSS and TemplateStyles installed. Is there any way to fix this error? Tali64³ (talk) 21:43, 1 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, if you want to change the content model of a page (from wikitext to CSS), you can use Special:ChangeContentModel on your wiki. Let us know if you encounter any other difficulties. Matttest (talk) 23:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I didn't know that page existed. Tali64³ (talk) 00:36, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Just an xtra note; it has to be Santised CSS, not just CSS, expecially for template styles, hope this helps :) --  Joseph  TB  CT  CA   07:24, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

About special:RequestWikiQueue/24793
Excuse me. I don't know should writing this comment here, but I want my question answer. Why special:RequestWikiQueue/24793 wait yesterday to today? I don't know here system. other request accept, but my request late one day. Do you forgot it? Something cause be maybe. Though, I worry it. I'll ask, please answer. I can't speak English, so this comment may have angry you. And, I think only here in can communication, so wrote here. Long comment sorry. 段ボール (talk) 08:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Olá @段ボール, A equipe da Miraheze se dedica ao máximo para responder todos os usuários, como a demanda é grande talvez possa demorar algumas horas ou dias para atenderem a sua solicitação, peço que seja mais paciente, eles não esqueceram de você, espero ter respondido sua pergunta, tenha uma boa noite. Genuino123 (talk) 22:09, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Can't post.
The original thread which is not a request for steward action is moved from Stewards' noticeboard to here.

When you try to submit, you will get a message that says, "Part of the edit form did not reach the server. Please check and submit again as is.Please check and try again. " No matter how many times I try to submit, it does not update. This situation has continued for five days. Please help.

BookHouse

-- Funa-enpitu（talk/Posting Record） 23:51, 3 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Funa-enpitu, this is quite vague, but nonetheless seems to be a technical issue. Please raise a Phabricator ticket here. It would be best to include a screenshot in this case, obfuscating any personally identifying information, of course. Dmehus (talk) 05:29, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Since this is not an action that requires a steward intervention, it is moved back here. --Cheers, Matttest (talk | contribs) 10:07, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Centering the tabbers?
Hello, I would like to know how to center the tabbers. As you can see here, they appear on the left: https://fiction.miraheze.org/wiki/Lucifer_(Supernatural) I want them to be centered for aesthetic reasons. Thanks in advance. Darkrai18 (talk) 18:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * try --  Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] (talk) 23:36, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Is there a way to increase the maximum amount of loops
Is there a way to increase the maximum amount of loops? because it seems to go up to 99, but I want it to go up to at least 276. Sirlance3000 (talk) 18:50, 8 June 2022 (UTC)


 * You can request that on the Stewards' noticeboard but I believe system administrators don't recommend anything above 200 or you'll cause server strain. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 23:43, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * oh Sirlance3000 (talk) 00:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Is there any way to embed Google fonts on a wiki page?
Is there any way to embed particular Google fonts on a wiki page, either by using an extension or with some page code? (This can wait until the wiki upgrade to MediaWiki 1.38.) Robkelk (talk) 14:46, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Sure, if you have interface-admin right, just edit your MediaWiki:Common.css, or any skin-specific CSS. You can see the example here. William Surya Permana (talk) 07:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Could someone tell me the problem with this file?
https://fiction.miraheze.org/wiki/Fichier:10_juin_%C3%A0_14.10.mp4 Why is there so much space on top, and how do you remove it? Thanks in advance. Darkrai18 (talk) 17:37, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Because it is rendered as a video. If you want an audio, you can try uploading .ogg files. William Surya Permana (talk) 07:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

I am still having problems with importing a dump to a wiki
Right now, when I attempt to import a dump from Bad TV Channels Wiki into Worst TV Networks Wiki, it comes up with the message "Import failed: Expected tag, got". FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 21:43, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hm, might be because the import is too big. I suggest making a Phabricator task for the import. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 21:45, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I do not want to use Phabricator; it requires me to give personal information, which I am not willing to do. FatBurn0000 (sandbox | CentralAuth) 07:37, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It only requires the e-mail (which you most likely linked on your MH account), and a Miraheze account. The real name field is optional. -- Bukkit  [ cetacean needed ] 18:04, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There appears to be a misunderstanding. Phabricator only requires a valid miraheze account and email confirmation. When you have those you need only use the 'login with mediawiki' button and nothing more is required, especially sensitive information. --Raidarr (talk) 12:10, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

How do I change back to the legacy vector theme?
I'm trying to revert my wiki back to the legacy vector theme, however I can't find the option in the styling menu. Every instruction page I see says to select legacy vector, but it isn't there. Can someone please help me? Liesa Hicks (talk) 00:40, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Just select the option that says "Vector". In ManageWiki, there are 2 options, Vector and Vector-2022. Legacy Vector is the "Vector" option. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 00:41, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've done that and so far nothing has changed. Does it take a few minutes or is something not right? Liesa Hicks (talk) 00:55, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I think it was due to the fact that my preferences were selected to vector-2022. Liesa Hicks (talk) 00:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Just go to  on your wiki and select "vector" as the default skin. See also phabricator:T9389 Naleksuh (talk) 00:45, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Suggestion
Member in private wikis do have the right to change content, but they should have only the right to read Xerbam (talk) 21:09, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Please note that I have moved this from the Meta administrators' noticeboard to the Community noticeboard where it's better suited. As for your enquiry, you can always revoke the  right from the   group to prevent editing.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Tasks submitted in Phabricator
I submitted a task in Phabricator T9360 and not a single thing has been resolved. Is this normal? And if not, what should I do? If I don't get an answer, I will move to a new wiki. Funa-enpitu（talk/Posting Record） 05:24, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Please keep in mind that we're all unpaid volunteers and that technical issues take a while to debug, especially if not widespread. It seems you're the only one with that issue so it may suggest a local network issue. Please be patient but if you must, we do wish you all the best if you choose to move. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 06:57, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Again, problem with infoboxes
It's not the first time I post about this, be it on the Steward's or here in the community noticeboard. To cite the other times I posted about it: "After importing some .xml files from other wikis, I somehow managed to break all my infoboxes, as shown on this link: ".

Being honest, it was a long time ago that I imported these .xml files, and I don't really remember any specific details. In any case, it was said to me that I would have to make the wiki public for troubleshooting. That wouldn't be an issue. I hope that, this time, I can get some closure on this issue.

Any help is appreciated. -- IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 12:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)


 * It's been more than a week, already. Does anybody have any ideas about how to solve this? -- IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 18:07, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Still waiting. -- IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 22:19, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * And still waiting. Nobody has any ideas about this? -- IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 23:08, 6 June 2022 (UTC)


 * First question: Did you overwrite something important when you imported the xml files? If you did, then you'll need to choose which you want more - whatever is in those the xml files or the infoboxes. If you want the infoboxes more and you did overwrite something, you'll need to re-import the infobox template; see Importing Wikipedia infoboxes tutorial for the easiest way to make an xml file for infoboxes. --Robkelk (talk) 14:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * About the first question: It seems to be the case, right? And about the suggestion: Thanks, although I am somehow familliar with MediaWiki importing, I shall do it. -- IvanCastroTheFool (talk) 16:40, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Mobile view not right
I recently opened a wiki with articles imported from Wikipedia as XML (Mandaepedia). I imported all the modules and templates, but still the mobile view is off. I added the file to get the info boxes to appear correctly and that is basically the only thing working right. Also, the sidebar with collapsible lists shows the entities vertically, one below the other, making it too long if it is expanded affecting the rest of the article. Is there a file I need to add or adjustment I need to make to get the mobile view to show correctly as well as the sidebar with collapsible lists?

Thank you, Mandaepedia001 (talk) 19:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * What exactly is "off" in mobile view? Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Try to enable MobileFrontend. Cigaryno (talk) 12:28, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I checked under the extensions, other tab, and the MobileFrontend is enabled. I am using the vector skin. Mandaepedia001 (talk) 15:22, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 'Read', 'View Source', 'View history' tabs appear at the top of the mobile view followed by the entire sidebar (Main page, tools etc.) After scrolling down through that, you get to the article with the infobox and images not centered on the page. Here is an example of an article where you can see the mobile view and sidebar with collapsible list
 * Mandaepedia001 (talk) 15:43, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I see the issue. Vector 2022 isn't designed to be responsive for mobile devices just yet. Because it's mostly a mobile-first extension, it does that because it doesn't really focus on phones. I suggest you set the mobile default skin to something else as Vector 2022 isn't really meant for phones just yet. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:59, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I did as you suggested and changed the mobile skin to minerva which seems to have solved the problem. In desktop minerva skin, the sidebar with collapsible lists shows the links correctly, but is missing the small bullets that are supposed to separate them as shown here. Is there a way to correct that? Mandaepedia001 (talk) 18:34, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

MY NAME
My old name miraheze is still viewable. It's seen on redirects and in search engines on this wiki and other ones. Usually ones that rant about pointless things. Can you figure out a way?

ROLLBACK THIS POST AFTER IM DONE Vanished user 7e47db1e70d176137a1338195b6cd179 (talk) 01:44, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * We cannot help you with the search engines. They will index everything at their own pace and update them accordingly so you will have to wait. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 02:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Per above with indexing. With redirects I've half a mind that acting on them would simply draw further attention. But feel free to drop an email to stewards@ with the name and perhaps they can be purged for confidentiality depending on the circumstances. --23:40, 17 June 2022 (UTC) Raidarr (talk) 23:40, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.39 developer release/alpha
Hello, I think Miraheze should run the latest alpha/DR build of MediaWiki 1.39 4 days after the release of a build. Cigaryno (talk) 12:27, 17 June 2022 (UTC)


 * No way Miraheze is going to go to cutting edge without significant extension testing and a stable release to work from. --Raidarr (talk) 23:38, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * We won't upgrade the entire farm to MediaWiki 1.39 (we would quite literally break every single extension as MediaWiki 1.39 introduces many, many breaking changes that breaks about 95% of extensions) but we will definitely upgrade our beta cluster to begin testing for that version once the time draws near for it's release. Agent Isai  Talk to me! 03:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * By "break[ing] about 95% of extensions", what do you mean? --Routhwick (talk) 23:26, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
 * As the co-moderator of the largest wiki on Miraheze, I think that staying on the "bleeding edge" by installing alpha releases of software is a Very Bad Idea. All The Tropes needs a stable platform; we do not need the latest bells and whistles. --Robkelk (talk) 12:32, 18 June 2022 (UTC)