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This is the central talk page of WikiBound. Leave any questions or comments about the wiki in a new section below this message. | This is the central talk page of WikiBound. Leave any questions or comments about the wiki in a new section below this message. | ||
== just so you know. == | == just so you know. == | ||
Often, there's an independent page for general-wiki-talk. This page is usually about the main page itself. It's OK with me, we just need to be prepared to explain the difference; just in case.[[User: | Often, there's an independent page for general-wiki-talk. This page is usually about the main page itself. It's OK with me, we just need to be prepared to explain the difference; just in case.[[User:Tacopill|WikiSysop]] 16:26, 27 July 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Two things! == | == Two things! == | ||
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and i hope you like this, everyone. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 14:37, 28 September 2010 (MDT). | and i hope you like this, everyone. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 14:37, 28 September 2010 (MDT). | ||
:Thank you very much for the Editor-in-Chief position! Have fun on your trip, too. | :Thank you very much for the Editor-in-Chief position! Have fun on your trip, too. | ||
:I promise to have at least some policies and help pages written up while you're gone. Really! 8( →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :I promise to have at least some policies and help pages written up while you're gone. Really! 8( →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 16:19, 28 September 2010 (MDT) | ||
:: No problem, and thank you. | :: No problem, and thank you. | ||
:: This sounds good. Talk to Metroid King for help elaborating and expanding the policy pages. | :: This sounds good. Talk to Metroid King for help elaborating and expanding the policy pages. | ||
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So......what do you guys think would be domain. <code>WikiBound.info</code> is available, and so is | So......what do you guys think would be domain. <code>WikiBound.info</code> is available, and so is | ||
<code>.net</code>, <code>.org</code>, <code>.biz</code> and <code>.us</code>. What do you guys think? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 10:25, 5 October 2010 (MDT). | <code>.net</code>, <code>.org</code>, <code>.biz</code> and <code>.us</code>. What do you guys think? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 10:25, 5 October 2010 (MDT). | ||
:I like wikibound.info, personally, since it'd get results for "EarthBound info" and the like (I think?). Although I've been always fond of .org URLs for some reason, too. :P →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :I like wikibound.info, personally, since it'd get results for "EarthBound info" and the like (I think?). Although I've been always fond of .org URLs for some reason, too. :P →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 10:44, 5 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
::I don't think URLs change search results. Regardless I think it should have .info, .net, or .org, as .biz is more for for-profit sites, and .us wouldn't really fit with the wiki aspect; anyone in the world, regardless the country, can edit wikis. Personally, I'm for the .net suffix. [[User:A|A]] 14:08, 5 October 2010 (MDT) | ::I don't think URLs change search results. Regardless I think it should have .info, .net, or .org, as .biz is more for for-profit sites, and .us wouldn't really fit with the wiki aspect; anyone in the world, regardless the country, can edit wikis. Personally, I'm for the .net suffix. [[User:A|A]] 14:08, 5 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
:::Hmmm... .net is good, too. And I meant that search engines would see the 'info' in the site's URL, so if someone were to search "EarthBound info" or something like that, it would be more likely to pop up...? I'm not sure. I just remember hearing the logic somewhere. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :::Hmmm... .net is good, too. And I meant that search engines would see the 'info' in the site's URL, so if someone were to search "EarthBound info" or something like that, it would be more likely to pop up...? I'm not sure. I just remember hearing the logic somewhere. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 14:51, 5 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
== Galleries == | == Galleries == | ||
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TW, an admin at LW, has started to making [[lylatwiki:Gallery:_Fox_McCloud|Gallery]] pages on the various characters, games, etc. Do you guys think doing this on WB would be helpful for us? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 13:20, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | TW, an admin at LW, has started to making [[lylatwiki:Gallery:_Fox_McCloud|Gallery]] pages on the various characters, games, etc. Do you guys think doing this on WB would be helpful for us? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 13:20, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | ||
:Potentially, I guess. The Mother series doesn't get much artwork, though, outside of like... clay figures for the main characters, and SSB. But I would imagine that most artwork could easily fit on a gallery on their own page. | :Potentially, I guess. The Mother series doesn't get much artwork, though, outside of like... clay figures for the main characters, and SSB. But I would imagine that most artwork could easily fit on a gallery on their own page. | ||
:Unless game screenshots would count, too, since I know Mother 3 (not so much the other two, though) has a ton of sprites for everything. Or having a picture of every collectible photo from EB! And so on. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :Unless game screenshots would count, too, since I know Mother 3 (not so much the other two, though) has a ton of sprites for everything. Or having a picture of every collectible photo from EB! And so on. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 14:12, 13 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
::Sounds good. If you do decide to go for it, how would you think it should be named? here are some option i can think of for a Ness Page: | ::Sounds good. If you do decide to go for it, how would you think it should be named? here are some option i can think of for a Ness Page: | ||
::# Gallery:Ness - create a new namespace (like [[mariowiki:Gallery:Mario|Mario Wiki]], [[ | ::# Gallery:Ness - create a new namespace (like [[mariowiki:Gallery:Mario|Mario Wiki]], [[zeldapedia:Gallery:Link|Zelda Wiki]] and [[metroidwiki:Gallery:Samus Aran|Metroid Wiki]])? | ||
::# Ness/Gallery - create a subpage (like [stw:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)/Gallery|Sonic the Wiki]) | ::# Ness/Gallery - create a subpage (like [stw:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)/Gallery|Sonic the Wiki]) | ||
::# Gallery of Art focusing on Ness - no other wiki has this! | ::# Gallery of Art focusing on Ness - no other wiki has this! | ||
::[[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 14:55, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | ::[[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 14:55, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | ||
:::I like Ness/Gallery the most, personally. I don't think it would be worth it to make an entirely new namespace that would be used for probably like... three characters. :P Short and to the point, too. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :::I like Ness/Gallery the most, personally. I don't think it would be worth it to make an entirely new namespace that would be used for probably like... three characters. :P Short and to the point, too. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 15:01, 13 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
::::Sounds good. Feel free to implement it if and when you choose. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 15:05, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | ::::Sounds good. Feel free to implement it if and when you choose. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 15:05, 13 October 2010 (MDT). | ||
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This wiki could use a discussion center (similar to the one [[metroidwiki:Metroid Wiki: Discussion Center|here]] for users to talk about basic things around the wiki. I'm proposing something along the lines of Community Center, but does anyone have any opinions as to what its name should be if it is made? {{User:Metroidking/sig}} 14:56, 7 November 2010 (MST) | This wiki could use a discussion center (similar to the one [[metroidwiki:Metroid Wiki: Discussion Center|here]] for users to talk about basic things around the wiki. I'm proposing something along the lines of Community Center, but does anyone have any opinions as to what its name should be if it is made? {{User:Metroidking/sig}} 14:56, 7 November 2010 (MST) | ||
:I like 'Community Center', personally. Either that, or we could go with a fun EB-related name (something preferably known as a social area... Club Titiboo? haha). A discussion center would be a very good idea, though, and would make things a tad more organized with more general wiki topics. | :I like 'Community Center', personally. Either that, or we could go with a fun EB-related name (something preferably known as a social area... Club Titiboo? haha). A discussion center would be a very good idea, though, and would make things a tad more organized with more general wiki topics. | ||
:I would avoid using the word 'forum', however, just because it makes it sound more like it's a general forum for EB stuff as opposed to wiki topics. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :I would avoid using the word 'forum', however, just because it makes it sound more like it's a general forum for EB stuff as opposed to wiki topics. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 15:01, 7 November 2010 (MST) | ||
== Extensions == | == Extensions == | ||
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| http://wikirby.info/wiki/$1 | | http://wikirby.info/wiki/$1 | ||
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! | ! zeldapedia | ||
| http:// | | http://zeldapedia.org/$1 | ||
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There are pro's and con's to each one, so before implementing it, i am giving you guys a chance to discuss which way we should go (unless i am overridden :D ). See [http://starfoxwiki.org/Lylat_Wiki:Corneria/2010-11-9] for Lylat Wiki's discussion. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 11:09, 9 November 2010 (MST). | There are pro's and con's to each one, so before implementing it, i am giving you guys a chance to discuss which way we should go (unless i am overridden :D ). See [http://starfoxwiki.org/Lylat_Wiki:Corneria/2010-11-9] for Lylat Wiki's discussion. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 11:09, 9 November 2010 (MST). | ||
:I would just use the standard and then stick with that, it's a lot less confusing and it's more to the point as to what it leads to. It'd stay the same with link templates, as well (so instead of typing, say... I dunno, <nowiki>[[smashwiki:Lucas|Lucas]]</nowiki> it would be <nowiki>{{smashwiki|Lucas}}</nowiki>?) There's also no trying to wrestle with sites that share similar acronyms or trying to abbreviate it and have it still make sense. A tad longer, but it doesn't hurt very much to type an extra couple letters. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">< | :I would just use the standard and then stick with that, it's a lot less confusing and it's more to the point as to what it leads to. It'd stay the same with link templates, as well (so instead of typing, say... I dunno, <nowiki>[[smashwiki:Lucas|Lucas]]</nowiki> it would be <nowiki>{{smashwiki|Lucas}}</nowiki>?) There's also no trying to wrestle with sites that share similar acronyms or trying to abbreviate it and have it still make sense. A tad longer, but it doesn't hurt very much to type an extra couple letters. →''[[User:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;"><span style="text-decoration:underline">'''T'''</span>inā</span>]]'' <sup>[[User talk:Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">♫</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|<span style="color:#B16ABB;">δ</span>]]</sup> 11:48, 9 November 2010 (MST) | ||
::sounds good. Do we want to go with interwiki templates, like BP and ZW has (minus the icons ZW putting in)? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 09:59, 18 November 2010 (MST). | ::sounds good. Do we want to go with interwiki templates, like BP and ZW has (minus the icons ZW putting in)? [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 09:59, 18 November 2010 (MST). | ||
:::That's what I meant by link templates. :P Interwiki/link templates are very handy to have, so I'd implement them personally. {{User:Tina/sig}} 10:18, 18 November 2010 (MST) | :::That's what I meant by link templates. :P Interwiki/link templates are very handy to have, so I'd implement them personally. {{User:Tina/sig}} 10:18, 18 November 2010 (MST) | ||
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:Took care of the first two. It would be nice if we could adapt the content and overhaul the help system we have here, though. I do like SmashWiki's help pages a lot, they look very helpful and simple for new users to grasp. {{User:Tina/sig}} 14:08, 28 December 2010 (MST) | :Took care of the first two. It would be nice if we could adapt the content and overhaul the help system we have here, though. I do like SmashWiki's help pages a lot, they look very helpful and simple for new users to grasp. {{User:Tina/sig}} 14:08, 28 December 2010 (MST) | ||
I noticed on [[Special:Upload]], I can't upload images by URL as I can [[smashwiki:Special:Upload|on SmashWiki]]. I compared both sites' [[Special:Version|extension lists]] and can't figure out why. This is a big timesaver that I would think a wiki that's short on images (as WikiBound seems to be) would want. Any ideas how to get it? [[User:Miles of SmashWiki| | I noticed on [[Special:Upload]], I can't upload images by URL as I can [[smashwiki:Special:Upload|on SmashWiki]]. I compared both sites' [[Special:Version|extension lists]] and can't figure out why. This is a big timesaver that I would think a wiki that's short on images (as WikiBound seems to be) would want. Any ideas how to get it? [[User:Miles of SmashWiki|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; color:dodgerblue;">'''Miles'''</span>]] [[User talk:Miles of SmashWiki|<span style="color:silver">(talk)</span>]] 17:05, 29 December 2010 (MST) | ||
:It's an option in LocalSettings.php, I believe. I can't change that myself, however. Gotta ask tacopill since he's the server guy.... {{User:Tina/sig}} 17:17, 29 December 2010 (MST) | :It's an option in LocalSettings.php, I believe. I can't change that myself, however. Gotta ask tacopill since he's the server guy.... {{User:Tina/sig}} 17:17, 29 December 2010 (MST) | ||
::It is an [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowCopyUploads option], but is disabled to start off with. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 20:18, 29 December 2010 (MST). | ::It is an [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowCopyUploads option], but is disabled to start off with. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] 20:18, 29 December 2010 (MST). | ||
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== EarthBound series 30th anniversary == | == EarthBound series 30th anniversary == | ||
Today is the 30th anniversary of the EarthBound series since the release of Mother in Japan. Should this be included in the wiki news?[[User: | Today is the 30th anniversary of the EarthBound series since the release of Mother in Japan. Should this be included in the wiki news?[[User:Ultimαte Toαd|<span style="color:blue;"> '''SupaToad64'''</span>]] [[ File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 01:34, 27 July 2019 (UTC) | ||
:I apologize for my late response on this. I like the idea. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2019 (UTC) | :I apologize for my late response on this. I like the idea. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2019 (UTC) | ||
== Mascot proposal == | == Mascot proposal == | ||
[[File:Wikibound-tan. | [[File:Wikibound-tan.jpg|right|proposal|100px]] | ||
I'm proposing this Wiki-tan to be the site mascot. It's similar to Wikipe-tan, but more in an earthbound-style. Created by PreacherJr of the Earthbound Amino. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 14:46, 5 April 2020 (UTC) | I'm proposing this Wiki-tan to be the site mascot. It's similar to Wikipe-tan, but more in an earthbound-style. Created by PreacherJr of the Earthbound Amino. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 14:46, 5 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
:lol uh... the artwork is nice but I'm not entirely sure if this is suited for this wiki. After all we usually don't see fanart on wikis in general. I do think a mascot would be good for this wiki, but my first choice would be an actual EarthBound series character , my personal picks would be probably Ness or Mr Saturn (I have thought of Starman before, but Starmen.net has kinda already taken that). <span style="font-family: Algerian;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0087ff"> '''''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Omegα</span>]] [[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Toαd </span>]][[Special:contributions/ | :lol uh... the artwork is nice but I'm not entirely sure if this is suited for this wiki. After all we usually don't see fanart on wikis in general. I do think a mascot would be good for this wiki, but my first choice would be an actual EarthBound series character , my personal picks would be probably Ness or Mr Saturn (I have thought of Starman before, but Starmen.net has kinda already taken that). <span style="font-family: Algerian;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0087ff"> '''''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Omegα</span>]] [[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Toαd </span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">64</span>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 22:42, 5 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
:Don't mean to double post but I felt I should be more specific: My concern with this one is that it looks more like a generic anime character rather than something to represent EarthBound. <small>(As a disclaimer I have nothing against anime and people who like it and I find weebs to be at least somewhat tolerable <s>unlike furries</s>)</small> While this character does wear Paula's dress she doesn't fit well in an encyclopedia dedicated to EarthBound, if this was an EarthBound fansite yes she would work, but this is a public encyclopedia so it's something different. | :Don't mean to double post but I felt I should be more specific: My concern with this one is that it looks more like a generic anime character rather than something to represent EarthBound. <small>(As a disclaimer I have nothing against anime and people who like it and I find weebs to be at least somewhat tolerable <s>unlike furries</s>)</small> While this character does wear Paula's dress she doesn't fit well in an encyclopedia dedicated to EarthBound, if this was an EarthBound fansite yes she would work, but this is a public encyclopedia so it's something different. | ||
:The reason I suggested Ness and Saturn is since they are both among the most iconic and recognized characters in the EarthBound series, after all the italian WikiBound has Ness on the logo. As a result they would fot well for the community driven EarthBound/Mother encyclopedia (btw how come the slogan doesn't appear on pages or on Google search? Like how SmashWiki says "From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. Wiki") Anyway while I do like the artwork I feel it's out of place for this wiki . <span style="font-family: Algerian;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0087ff"> '''''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Omegα</span>]] [[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Toαd </span>]][[Special:contributions/ | :The reason I suggested Ness and Saturn is since they are both among the most iconic and recognized characters in the EarthBound series, after all the italian WikiBound has Ness on the logo. As a result they would fot well for the community driven EarthBound/Mother encyclopedia (btw how come the slogan doesn't appear on pages or on Google search? Like how SmashWiki says "From SmashWiki, the Super Smash Bros. Wiki") Anyway while I do like the artwork I feel it's out of place for this wiki . <span style="font-family: Algerian;text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #0087ff"> '''''[[User:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Omegα</span>]] [[User talk:supatoad64|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Toαd </span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue;">64</span>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 23:15, 5 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
::Nothing about this character to me says "EarthBound", aside from the logo sticker on her bag, which I almost missed. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 17:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC) | ::Nothing about this character to me says "EarthBound", aside from the logo sticker on her bag, which I almost missed. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 17:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
::I think the style of the wiki-tan given is not suited for this wiki. [[User:StarFoxNook|StarFoxNook]] ([[User talk:StarFoxNook|talk]]) 01:38, 7 April 2020 (UTC) | ::I think the style of the wiki-tan given is not suited for this wiki. [[User:StarFoxNook|StarFoxNook]] ([[User talk:StarFoxNook|talk]]) 01:38, 7 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
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:On [[Help:Uploading media]] we actually do have it written: | :On [[Help:Uploading media]] we actually do have it written: | ||
::"''Be sure to include where you got the file from, what it depicts, etc.''" | ::"''Be sure to include where you got the file from, what it depicts, etc.''" | ||
:It is a bit unclear though so I believe it would be good to clarify how (e.g. a link to the source or at least a mention of where it was from). <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User: | :It is a bit unclear though so I believe it would be good to clarify how (e.g. a link to the source or at least a mention of where it was from). <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<font color="dodgerblue">Omegα</font>]] [[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<font color="mediumseagreen">Toαd</font>]] [[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<font color="red">64</font>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 03:29, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
:Yea, I read that over, and I'm agreeing. Some of the recent file uploads don't say if they are game rips, downloaded from another site or something else. Not pointing fingers, just bringing it up so people don't have to backtrack in future uploads. | :Yea, I read that over, and I'm agreeing. Some of the recent file uploads don't say if they are game rips, downloaded from another site or something else. Not pointing fingers, just bringing it up so people don't have to backtrack in future uploads. | ||
:If you did upload a file and didn't give a clear source, please make sure to head back and add it. | :If you did upload a file and didn't give a clear source, please make sure to head back and add it. | ||
:Thank you, [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 03:39, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | :Thank you, [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 03:39, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
::Yeah that would probably be me lol. Though yes I fully agree sourcing them is a good idea. To clarify though the recent surplus of uploads from me are from official Japanese strategy guides for Mother 1 and 2, which contain illustrations of the items that I scan and crop myself. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User: | ::Yeah that would probably be me lol. Though yes I fully agree sourcing them is a good idea. To clarify though the recent surplus of uploads from me are from official Japanese strategy guides for Mother 1 and 2, which contain illustrations of the items that I scan and crop myself. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<font color="dodgerblue">Omegα</font>]] [[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<font color="mediumseagreen">Toαd</font>]] [[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<font color="red">64</font>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 04:02, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::Cool, and thank you for clarifying. This does raise more questions. | :::Cool, and thank you for clarifying. This does raise more questions. | ||
:::# Do you know if the book has an ISBN? If so, we could probably link to them via [[Special:BookSources]]. | :::# Do you know if the book has an ISBN? If so, we could probably link to them via [[Special:BookSources]]. | ||
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::::I don't actually own the EarthBound one, but from what it seems like is it's basically the Mother 2 counterpart to the Mother 1 guide. A little while ago I was able to find a collection of the item pages on Starmen.net's Mother 1+2 item guide, which contain all of the other items besides the weapons have the English names right next to the items[http://starmen.net/mother12/itemguides/mother2/weapons/weapons.php] (which makes it more convenient and a lot easier to translate the names so it's a plus for me). I don't have the M2 player's guide, and from what it seems both that and the EarthBound player's guide don't have pictures of every item in the game, so eventually I plan to use this and upload the illustrations of all of the items in the game. Whichever book these came from is the one I'm using, I'll try to find out more about it. If I (or others too) find out more about the books, I for one would like to have articles about the various strategy guides released, though for now I probably might only be able to do the one I'm using for EBB. | ::::I don't actually own the EarthBound one, but from what it seems like is it's basically the Mother 2 counterpart to the Mother 1 guide. A little while ago I was able to find a collection of the item pages on Starmen.net's Mother 1+2 item guide, which contain all of the other items besides the weapons have the English names right next to the items[http://starmen.net/mother12/itemguides/mother2/weapons/weapons.php] (which makes it more convenient and a lot easier to translate the names so it's a plus for me). I don't have the M2 player's guide, and from what it seems both that and the EarthBound player's guide don't have pictures of every item in the game, so eventually I plan to use this and upload the illustrations of all of the items in the game. Whichever book these came from is the one I'm using, I'll try to find out more about it. If I (or others too) find out more about the books, I for one would like to have articles about the various strategy guides released, though for now I probably might only be able to do the one I'm using for EBB. | ||
::::Also I believe it would be a good idea to mention which images are acceptable for the mainspace. Generally as long as they come from official sources (official artwork, Player's guides and strategy guides, etc) they should be fine. Fan made art should only be limited to userpages and never used in the mainspace. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User: | ::::Also I believe it would be a good idea to mention which images are acceptable for the mainspace. Generally as long as they come from official sources (official artwork, Player's guides and strategy guides, etc) they should be fine. Fan made art should only be limited to userpages and never used in the mainspace. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<font color="dodgerblue">Omegα</font>]] [[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<font color="mediumseagreen">Toαd</font>]] [[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<font color="red">64</font>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 14:06, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
== Artwork removal request == | == Artwork removal request == | ||
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::I don't have an actual picture to use, but I would suggest something to match with the blue background. I'll be thinking of one that will work. I thought maybe we could have the clay models of some characters, eg the EarthBound protags like Ness and Ninten (unfortunately Lucas doesn't have an official clay model, and it'd be a bad idea to use fanmade ones without permission). | ::I don't have an actual picture to use, but I would suggest something to match with the blue background. I'll be thinking of one that will work. I thought maybe we could have the clay models of some characters, eg the EarthBound protags like Ness and Ninten (unfortunately Lucas doesn't have an official clay model, and it'd be a bad idea to use fanmade ones without permission). | ||
::I also have thought of in the past other additions to this skin, such as adding colors to the admins' usernames in the recent changes and page histories, something like this: <span style="text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #AF7700"><font color="#EFDA0A">'''Admin's username'''</font></span>. I have seen this done on other wikis, just I don't know how to do so besides the text color. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User: | ::I also have thought of in the past other additions to this skin, such as adding colors to the admins' usernames in the recent changes and page histories, something like this: <span style="text-shadow:0px 0px 3px #AF7700"><font color="#EFDA0A">'''Admin's username'''</font></span>. I have seen this done on other wikis, just I don't know how to do so besides the text color. <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<font color="dodgerblue">Omegα</font>]] [[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<font color="mediumseagreen">Toαd</font>]] [[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<font color="red">64</font>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 00:24, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::That font color and style is pretty hard to read... [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 00:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | :::That font color and style is pretty hard to read... [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 00:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
::::<span style="color:#DFC530>('''Username''')</span> How about this instead? <span style="font-size:2pt>totally not a give us mother3 reference</span> <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User: | ::::<span style="color:#DFC530>('''Username''')</span> How about this instead? <span style="font-size:2pt>totally not a give us mother3 reference</span> <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<font color="dodgerblue">Omegα</font>]] [[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<font color="mediumseagreen">Toαd</font>]] [[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<font color="red">64</font>]]'''''</span> [[File:Toad.jpg|20px]] 01:17, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::::Yeah, that's better, though gold doesn't really mesh well on white, tbh. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 01:19, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | :::::Yeah, that's better, though gold doesn't really mesh well on white, tbh. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 01:19, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
::::::Thank you for taking it down! Minor design advice: Yellow text is difficult to read on white pages. Just go with <span style="color:#00b359>green</span> or a <span style="color:#00b8e6>blue</span>, one that's distinct enough from the default link color. If you have to squint to read it, it's not good. Don't do that. [[User:Tina|Tina]] ([[User talk:Tina|talk]]) 06:11, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ::::::Thank you for taking it down! Minor design advice: Yellow text is difficult to read on white pages. Just go with <span style="color:#00b359>green</span> or a <span style="color:#00b8e6>blue</span>, one that's distinct enough from the default link color. If you have to squint to read it, it's not good. Don't do that. [[User:Tina|Tina]] ([[User talk:Tina|talk]]) 06:11, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
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::[https://motherforever.net/mother-direct/ Mother Forever] did their own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKWHlrThT0 Direct] on this, covering 23 games. I was imagining we could do one-page-per-project, since some of the projects are just Fan Translations, while others are new full games unto themselves. | ::[https://motherforever.net/mother-direct/ Mother Forever] did their own [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVKWHlrThT0 Direct] on this, covering 23 games. I was imagining we could do one-page-per-project, since some of the projects are just Fan Translations, while others are new full games unto themselves. | ||
::I'm also agreeing there would need to be guidelines before this started, even if we were to go with a Mother Fanon route. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 22:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | ::I'm also agreeing there would need to be guidelines before this started, even if we were to go with a Mother Fanon route. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 22:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::I'm all for covering fan games on here since this is a small franchise, and covering fan games can help expand this wiki and bring in more editors. | |||
:::However as Alex said, we should have guidelines and a limit to what should be covered. If you ask me, I feel it should be clearly recognizable as an EarthBound game or inspired by it. Second I would consider notability and how well known it is within the community, much like how SmashWiki handles hacks like Project M. If it's a small game that isn't as well known it should go into [[EarthBound hacks and fangames]] while big and popular ones can have their own pages. | |||
:::I'm not sure how Pikmin fanon works but I'm willing to have it done in any way possible. '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 23:20, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
::::I think a new wiki would be a good idea. The alternative would be to have a namespace in this wiki, but that would get things too messy, too quickly. A fanon wiki helps bring a lot of activity to an otherwise dying franchise, and as Tacopill said, there is actually a scary high number of fan games and fan content being made. [[User:Espyo|Espyo]] ([[User talk:Espyo|talk]]) 23:11, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Hi! This is Wraith, a bureaucrat over at [http://www.pikminfanon.com Pikmin Fanon]. We have a project in the works to create a Nintendo Fanon Network that will initially have a Nintendo Fanon wiki where Earthbound will have a section. We will have coverage of Earthbound Fanon as well as romhacks. So, a coverage expansion may not be necessary. We are still in the planning and outreach phase, but perhaps some users here would be interested in helping out! We have [https://discord.gg/2eV52Dzp4k a Discord Server] for the purposes of planning and gaining support. If you think you would be interested, you can always join the server. But once the wiki is operational, I will provide an update with a link to it, so that users here can post romhack documentation! Thanks for your time, [[User:Wraith|Wraith]] ([[User talk:Wraith|talk]]) 17:20, 22 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
== Main page layout change == | |||
Do you think it looks fine or was it better before? '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 10:39, 4 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
== HTML == | |||
Just so people are aware, I've been asking all the wikis in our hosting to switch to more modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:HTML_5 HTML standards]. So, please don't reverse these changes. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 12:51, 4 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
:Alright thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure to remember. '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 13:02, 4 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
== resize main page sprites == | |||
The sprites on the main page look too small: the Ninten sprite.png, Lucas stand, and Ness sprite.png. Anyone want to get rid of the 15px, 20px? [[User:Results May Vary|Results May Vary]] ([[User talk:Results May Vary|talk]]) 04:35, 17 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
:I fixed it. '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 04:44, 17 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
::Thanks bro [[User:Results May Vary|Results May Vary]] ([[User talk:Results May Vary|talk]]) 05:27, 17 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
==Suggestion for licensing== | |||
Currently our licenses on the site are as follows: | |||
*Copyright | |||
*Public domain | |||
{{clear}} | |||
This is not particularly descriptive for either type of licensing. This is why I suggest expanding into the following: | |||
*Copyright splits into | |||
**Artwork | |||
**Game sprite | |||
**Game screenshot | |||
**Scanned (such as guides or game covers) | |||
**Audio | |||
**Video (if applicable) | |||
**Copyright (miscellaneous) | |||
{{clear}} | |||
*Public domain splits into: | |||
**Public domain | |||
**Unsure | |||
**No license | |||
{{clear}} | |||
*Potentially look into a Creative Commons template that uses variable switches depending on the type used, for example <nowiki>{{CC-BY-SA|3.0}}</nowiki> renders the creative commons standard attribution 3 license. | |||
{{clear}} | |||
For those concerned this would be too much work to change existing files, unfortunately a majority of the 400 images I have dealt with in the past few days contain ''no'' licensing whatsoever. The introduction of more specific licensing, especially if sources can be more standardized, will help demonstrate why we believe files are fair use as well as being able to automatically categorize images by type. Most other wikis use this in practice to great success. Anyone have any thoughts? [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 15:03, 18 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
:I think that's a great idea! I've also noticed a ''lot'' of files have no licensing and it would be great to have more specific ones to use when adding licensing to them (as well as updating files with existing licensing). '''~''' [[User:AlexBot2004|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:#1C662A">'''AlexBot2004'''</span>]] ([[User talk:AlexBot2004|<span style="font-family:Coustard;color:black">Talk</span>]]) 15:11, 18 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
== Ads when logged in? == | |||
Does anyone else get ads when logged in? Until recently ads wouldn't show when I'm logged in, it is actually causing problems when editing by slowing things down or accidentally clicking an ad when trying to view a preview. If there is a way to remove the ads then I would appreciate the help. '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 00:49, 5 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
:The code we had in place to not show ads for logged in users, had to be commented out due to a compatibility issue that pops up when you update MediaWiki to 1.35. We'll put it back in once we figure out a way how to do so. [[User:Tacopill|Tacopill]] ([[User talk:Tacopill|talk]]) 02:41, 5 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
::Alright that's ok thanks for the help. '''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Omegα</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red; font-family: Comic Sans MS">Toαd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen;font-family: Comic Sans MS">64</font>]]''' [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 06:07, 5 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
== Updating == | |||
We will be updating WikiBound to version 1.35 tomorrow. During this time, the wiki will be locked. At best, the process should take about a half hour. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 17:18, 3 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
== Was the WikiBound skin discontinued? == | |||
Noticed when logging in the WikiBound skin is missing, and the default is monobook. I'm guessing an update might've caused compatibilty issues. If this is the case would anyone be opposed to me editing the monobook skin to make our skin a bit more unique? --<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue">Omegɑ</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red">Toɑd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen">64</span>]]'''</span> [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 03:22, 14 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Unfortunately, yes. The WikiBound skin broke on the move to 1.36, and Grifkuba has since moved onto 1.37. It's not Grifkuba policy to maintain custom skins, and while we may reevaluate this one day, we intend to leave | |||
it up to communities to supply us with patches for new versions. [[User:Ampera|Ampera]] ([[User talk:Ampera|talk]]) 20:17, 18 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
:<s>Wow I actually guessed correctly</s> Yeah stuff like this can happen. In the meantime though I can WikiBound-ize the monobook skin. Only problem is I can't see the edits I make to the sidebar boxes and tabs, hopefully it's just a glitch on my end and not something that affects everyone. --<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS">'''[[User:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:dodgerblue">Omegɑ</span>]][[User talk:Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:red">Toɑd</span>]][[Special:contributions/Ultimate Toad|<span style="color:mediumseagreen">64</span>]]'''</span> [[File:Toadsig.png|20px]] 13:50, 19 December 2021 (UTC) | |||