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Firms
I was trying to update my signature, and I see that there are certain character limits, would not it be better to remove that limit? GOTILON (talk) 19:03, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Signature limits aren't exactly things we have access to change I believe. There is an easy workaround however. If you create a page such as User:GOTILON/sig and then put your signature there, you can put into your preferences, and it will work as your signature. --  Void  Whispers 20:37, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok, It worked very well, thanks for the help GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  14:15, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Extension:Configure
Hi, I'm here to ask if the extension I put as a section title is enabled in Miraheze, and if so, is it editable by bureaucrats or only by system administrators?.....GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  14:54, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It is not, and will not be available on Miraheze. We are currently working on a similar extension, which you can access on Special:ManageWiki. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 17:25, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * In this functionality will the bureaucrats of each wiki or only the administrators of the system have access? Also, will it be possible to change the skins by default of the different wikis? GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  18:18, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It’s available to bureaucrats and sysadmins. To change the default skin, you should open a task on phabricator. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 20:35, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Request for Wiki Creator by GOTILON
Hello, maybe nobody knows me, I introduce myself, I'm GOTILON, a user with some other knowledge in MediaWiki software, I come here to ask the community for support in my request as Wiki Creator, trying to give my support, in addition to to be able to help Spanish-speaking users who have no idea of English (I am not an English expert but a native Spanish speaker) can see my contributions at this wiki that I founded, I await your comments, questions, support or rejections GOTILON - Talk  - Contributions  19:19, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * This is fine with me. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 20:33, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Done,please read Meta:Wiki creators guide. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 11:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

For the record, leave user right grant to steward and don't do userright on your own. You approve the request, but you don't grant the user right. &mdash; revi  14:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Name change
I have a question that intrigues me, I know that it is allowed to change the name of the users, but is it limited to changes of names or can it be done as many times as one wants? GOTILON - Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  19:41, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * There really isn't any set rules on name changes, excepting perhaps our Code of Conduct. Of course, if you ask for a new name every day, I might not be inclined to accept. :) -- Void  Whispers 19:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Warn Message
How can I write a warn message? I wanted something inside a box, maybe an alert or a template. Durval88 (talk) 22:28, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Is this something like what you're looking for? -- Void  Whispers 22:38, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes it's. But I cannot make it work. I tried to copy the source but it didn't work. Durval88 (talk) 22:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That's because it also requires Module:Message box, Module:Message box/configuration, Module:No globals, Module:Category handler, Module:Category handler/data, Module:Category handler/blacklist, Module:Category handler/shared, Module:Category handler/config, Module:Yesno, and Module:Arguments. That's quite the rabbit hole. -- Void  Whispers 22:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I never used Module here and I couldn't find how to use it. This is my first day editing a Wiki. I was able to require an Extension and use it. Is it similar or not? Durval88 (talk) 23:07, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Modules are pages, like templates, that can be called to produce an effect. To use them, all you need to do is copy the page onto your wiki and then any template that uses it will function. If you need any assistance with that, let me know, and I can get them imported for you. -- Void  Whispers 01:16, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Echo
I know that the Echo extension is enabled in all the wikis, what I do not know is: will the notifications of a specific wiki get to you like this in another wiki ?, if not, it would be great if there was some way to do that!! <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  13:51, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes if you enable the beta feature in your GlobalPrefrences. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 14:48, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks once more <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">GOTILON - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Talk  - <span style="color: #F8EFFB; font-family: Harrington; text-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00A6AE,1px 1px 0px #00A6AE,2px 2px 0px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE,0 0 7px #00A6AE;">Contributions  16:02, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

1. Hebrew and 2. Adding Uses to My Wiki
Hi all,

First apology: I'm a Wiki novice and my English is not perfect. Sorry :)

1. Hebrew: The editor adds the lang=he and dir=rtl attributes correctly, but the paragraph align is still to the left. Please see the following captures https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zwxVjNnnntBd1cHOZJTFxlX6J73f8V7U

2. I want the Wiki to be private, but to be able to invite people to register and take part in the Wiki (this is a site for Education students in my University, and I assume it will be easier with the Uni if I do it this way and not allow public access due to copyright considerations). How do I do this?

Avinatbezeq (talk) 15:48, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * For 2., you can restrict access in two ways.
 * If you know everyone's email, you can just create an account, and let MediaWiki generate password and email to them. And after you create an account, you can access Special:UserRights  and grant   to the accounts you need.
 * If you do not know everyone's email (or if you can't for some reason), you can let them create an account on this wiki, then visit your wiki, and tell you the account name, so you can add them on the same interface I gave you above.
 * &mdash; revi</tt>  15:58, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks Revi for your answers!
 * For 2.1 - "Create an account" - In Miraheze? In Edustudent (my Wiki, Edustudent.miraheze.org)? In Wikipedia? - Sorry, thoroughly disoriented just now - newbie :(. Can you provide a link/page name?
 * For 1 - I've provided a link to the images. I had to struggle with the visual editor to add the link. It did not allow me (unspecified error). I finally had to resort to the "non-visual" one, which then made me prove I'm not a robot before it allowed me to add the exteranl link...
 * — Avinatbezeq (talk) 16:38, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That should be on your wiki. Put  on your wiki search bar and enter. Click "", enter username/email address. They will automatically receive "your account on (your wiki) is created! Your password is: BLAH. Your password is only good for X days." Then you can visit   on your wiki, enter their username, click "members", enter the reason, and save. &mdash;  revi</tt>  16:47, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * 10X — Avinatbezeq (talk) 17:22, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That should be on your wiki. Put  on your wiki search bar and enter. Click "", enter username/email address. They will automatically receive "your account on (your wiki) is created! Your password is: BLAH. Your password is only good for X days." Then you can visit   on your wiki, enter their username, click "members", enter the reason, and save. &mdash;  revi</tt>  16:47, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * 10X — Avinatbezeq (talk) 17:22, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Can someone give me a hand?
Goodnight: First of all I want to apologize because my English is not very good. Second, a few days ago I created a wiki (eccatonia.miraheze.org) and I have been importing templates from the Wikipedia in Spanish. However, now I get an error and I do not know how to fix it. Could someone tell me what I should do? Thank you (And I'm sorry if you're not in the right place) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Numancia (talk • contribs) 22:14, 13 May 2018‎ UTC
 * On what page are you encountering the error? -- Void  Whispers 00:38, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * is in https://eccatonia.miraheze.org/wiki/Uni%C3%B3n_Micronacional_de_Radiodifusi%C3%B3n, it appears "Enlaces a elementos diferentes desactivado", and I don't know what to do. Numancia (talk) 10:47, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, that's a start, but the display is still weird. I think you would need wikibase to be enabled to go any further. Although, I can always try to change the output from "Enlaces a elementos diferentes desactivado." to an empty value (that won't display). As an FYI, the infobox is in a weird position with limited formatting because you also need to import MediaWiki:Common.css. -- Void  Whispers 23:57, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Request requiring admins on another wiki, where both of the admins are inactive
Where is the best place to go if you want an action to be done on a specific Miraheze wiki that requires admin attention? On the Lost Minecraft Miners Wiki, I would like for an edit to me made to the main page, which would require lowering its protection to semi (which may be a possibility, as there has not been a single case of vandalism in the history of the wiki), or an admin making the edit themselves. I notified the only bureaucrat about this on their talk page, and pinged the only admin, but I have not gotten any reply. I do think at some point another admin that's an active editor should probably be promoted so that admin actions will be able to be performed locally. There are also a lot of other requests I would like to have done that require admins - mostly editing the MediaWiki interface, such as the sidebar and the licenses page. I apologize if this is not the best place to put this (I know that it's probably not), but I wanted somebody to be aware of this.Madminecrafter12 (talk) 21:31, 16 May 2018 (UTC)