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Featured User
I might be a little narrow-viewed about this, but I don't think that Hararr should be eligible for the Featured User of October if he's left. Am I mistaken?Jaygo Katarr 13:50, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * He won the election. Graestan ( Talk ) 13:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree!(and november)Ethanco 00:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

An ad change
Hi all. Wikia is about to enter a phase of experimenting with advertisements. Basically, we need to find out what combination of ads will work to allow Wikia to succeed. It's going to be a balancing act, and I know we are not going to be able to please everyone! But hopefully we can find the right combination. So, the first thing that we need is to add is a 300x250 box on the main page of several wikis. WoWWiki has had this for a while, Muppet is putting it in place this week as are a few others in this group. To make this look right, the main page will need adjusting to have a 300px fixed column - otherwise the ad will push the header down and look awful. I'm going to start a suggested layout at Main Page/temp2 so I can show you what's needed, please edit away and help get it ready! Thanks all, and as usual I'll be around here and on IRC for questions etc. -- sannse (talk) 17:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * On second thoughts, I'm going to need to get some help with Main Page/temp2... Wookieepedia's main page is so complicated :-/ -- sannse (talk) 18:37, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * OK! I think it's looking about right now! Please have a look :) -- sannse (talk) 19:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * What the F?!# happened to the main page?! It's frickin green! It looks horrible! Does this have anything to do with the changes? I hope this is just my computer, but I don't think so. Darth Shohet 18:10, June 20, 2008


 * Sorry. It's gone. Darth Shohet 19:48, June 21, 2008


 * The google add on the right side of the main page totally screws up all the "Did you know" boxes on the right... it pushes them down too far. Freedon 02:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Maybe it would work better with "Did you know" in the left column? -- sannse (talk) 08:31, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

@$#&*#! Can't we at least lose the penis enlarger ads? That... that is bad for morale!!! LOL, no seriously... "Surprise her with the size of your penis?" WTF? Drake Lothus


 * o_O there shouldn't be any of those. Please see the help wiki for details on how to report these to us -- sannse (talk) 10:11, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Done. (Here are the links, for whoever is curious: http://img.adv.net/wim/728x90/728x90_1.gif and http://img.adv.net/wim/300x250/300x250.gif ) I sent the e-mail. Drake Lothus

Those damned ads and more of their kind are still there! Drake Lothus 14:13, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Take it easy. Maybe you've got adware or something on your computer. Graestan ( Talk ) 16:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * yes, it looks like it's adware. There's more on this here (note that I have no idea how good or safe this help is, so take care!) -- sannse (talk) 12:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately I don't think it's adware. I'm currently using my cousin's PC, and those weird ads are still there. =/ Drake Lothus 19:02, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That's enough. Wookieepedia is not responsible for Wikia ad choices. Go to the help wiki as sannse suggested, please, and do not continue to post here about it. Thank you. Graestan ( Talk ) 21:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Redesigned page for Monobook

 * Hi, when the ad change came in (see above), the monobook page for me (hope it's not just me) seems to have an error. The heading section with the title and the amount of pages still has the width that the full page, which the usual page doesn't. Instead, it overlaps with the "in the news" section. Would someone please be able to fix this? (sorry if I didn't explain this too well- i can upload an image if needed) thanks, 06:40, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I have the same problem as Nighthawk. The "In the News" section is covering up half of the main header bar - not a huge problem but it looks a little messy. I had just thought it was my computer's problem, but if other people have that too...  Aqua  Unasi  15:29, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Can one, or both of you, please post screen shots of what you are seeing? When I switch my skin to Monobook, I don't see the error as described. A screenshot might help. Thanks, Greyman ( Talk ) 15:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh sorry, I'm actually on the Monaco skin, not Monobook like Nighthawk. I'll try to get a screenshot but it might be easier for Nighthawk to do it because I'm a bit pressed for time.  Aqua  Unasi  15:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I may have fixed it... there was a "nowrap" in there, so the columns had to overlap when the width was reduced. Does it look right now? -- sannse (talk) 16:04, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, much better. Thanks  Aqua  Unasi  16:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Everything looks good to me too now- thanks to everyone who worked on it :) 06:17, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah whatever you guys did by squeezing the header over allowed for normal placement of the News section. --  Riffsyphon  1024 15:29, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool, now all is sorted, it's time for the final stage. The page won't break when I turn on the second ad now... so here goes! -- sannse (talk) 18:17, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Rounded Corners
What is the code to make the corners on the Main Page rounded? (Quote of the Day, Featured Article)

Battlefront III article needed
Why don't we have an article for BF III? Amazon.com has even listed Battlefront II once, even though they took it down to keep the project a secret... We have just as much proof of Battlefront III as we've had for KotOR III. --The Wolfe22 16:03, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, considering we don't have a KoTOR III article... --  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 20:08, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes we do. It's right here.--The Wolfe22 01:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * By the way, I didn't mean to type "Battlefront II." (That was meant to be a three, in case you didn't know.)--The Wolfe22 01:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Glitch
There is an annoying glitch on the Main Page. Normally when you type an article name, possibilties show up on a scroll bar, but now the Scroll bar is covered up.Da Securaster 19:19, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Ads
The ads are messed up and covering up some of the Main Page and in some occasions: Coming of the Main Page. Can this please be fixed soon?

An Idea
I'm not entirely certain where to post this suggestion, and I'm not sure if it's even possible, but if it is, it would be very useful to have a feature that would let you view articles that fit into multiple categories. What I'm trying to say is, some way to view, for example, a male Human post-Ruusan Jedi, instead of being able to search only one category at a time. If there's any way to do that, it would make my life as a Star Wars nerd and fanficcer much, much easier. :) --Crazy Jedi Girl 20:49, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Bump. --Crazy Jedi Girl 01:20, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Featured picture
I think it would be a good idea to have a "Featured picture" section on the Main Page. I've done-up an example of what a Featured picture section might look like... User:WHLfan/Main Page What do you think? WHLfan (talk to me!) 05:36, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Featuring a picture on the front page is almost by definition not Fair Use. jSarek 06:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

QotD template error
Something's wrong with the Quote of the Day; it's showing the description of the quote and its source, rather than the quote itself (to clarify, the desc. where the quote would be, and the source where the desc. would be, with the source itself non-existent). Is this just my computer going nuts or can someone see it as well? Firebird 14:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC) It reads...
 * On mine it looks normal (I think) but it doesn't have a source. - Kingpin13Cantina Battle Ground 14:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

"Admiral Niathal finally realizes the extent of Jacen Solo's madness"

- Revelation

...when it should read...

"Great gods of the waters, is Solo insane?"

- Admiral Niathal finally realizes the extent of Jacen Solo's madness

That better? Firebird 14:26, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Ahh, I thought the wording was slightly strange. Also, when I look at it I don't even get the red link to source, it's just nothing. - Kingpin13Cantina Battle Ground 14:29, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed, but now the closing quote mark is in bold. --  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 14:32, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, nevermind the bold bit. I unitalicised the question mark to fix it, since I don't think anyone will notice or care if that's unitalicised. --  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 14:36, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Featured article typo
the featured article about has a typo. "Only when she faced Qel-Droma, and he refused to fight back did, she finally understand her error and return to the light. "

should be: "Only when she faced Qel-Droma, and he refused to fight back, did she finally understand her error and return to the light. "

the comma is in the wrong place. I cannot fix it. can some who can do it

Strong mouse 02:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed. jSarek 03:16, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Navigation bar error
On the navigation bar, if you go on to "Navigation" and then "Main page", this sents you to "http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookieepedia", which apparantly doesn't exist --Jinzler 21:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * That was odd. Try it now. 23:31, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It was a server bug that was affecting most of Wikia. They tell me that it has been resolved now, but I think there is still some caching as both myself, and obviously a few other users, are still experiencing the problem. I'll check back in on it within the coming day or so. Greyman ( Talk ) 23:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Question From the Phineas and Ferb Wiki
Hello. The Phineas and Ferb Wiki has above image templates, like the one on this site, but you can't have 2 on the top of a page. I would like to ask how the "Eraicon" and "Eras" templates work, because I can't understand how to get to do so on the PF Wiki. Thanks. --SuperFlash101 00:30, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Rules on the Main Page
Hey, how come the rules aren't linked on the mainpage? --User:Pirakafreak24
 * Where would you suggest we put the link? &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:31, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Near the things to do and how many article you have. At the top. --User:Pirakafreak24

Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Wookieepedia! (please remove if this is considered inappropriate talk) 02:00, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

need
big gooberfish should redirect to opee sea killer Sorcerer123 21:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

How Nice..
An EU article purge on April 1st, how nice. Ldude893 07:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My thoughts exactly. Anyone else notice the, "Did You Know?", and the fact that Lucas NEVER said movies were only canon? The quote about him never reading the books? Lie. I read an interview where he discussed the Legacy of the Force series, and how he'd enjoyed reading them. Nice try, Wookieepedia. Not as funny as Kylepedia last year. TheNewDarthMalevlent  If they want war, we'll give 'em war! |undefined 13:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I think the real missed opportunity was not proclaiming that Supershadow is indeed George Lucas' best friend and everything hes every written is true. Now there's an April Fool's Day joke to celebrate... Medleystudios72 14:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, its just a cleverly shorted version of this quote, which as far as I know, is real. ''"I don't read that stuff. I haven't read any of the novels. I don't know anything about that world. That's a different world than my world. But I do try to keep it consistent. The way I do it now is they have a Star Wars Encyclopedia. So if I come up with a name or something else, I look it up and see if it has already been used. When I said [other people] could make their own Star Wars stories, we decided that, like Star Trek, we would have two universes: My universe and then this other one. They try to make their universe as consistent with mine as possible, but obviously they get enthusiastic and want to go off in other directions."

―George Lucas, from an interview in Starlog #337[src]'' Well played, WP, well played.--Kierjan 23:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, pretty obvious April Fools's day joke, but It still is going to freak out some people. The Boba Fettest 14:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Yea, I prefer last years AT-AT's humping. I live in Hawaii so the time change through me off and at the time pissed me off. But I wouldn't be suprised if they (LFL, not WP) would have all canon changed and piss off the fans. Deanscotsmen022 17:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * On a side note would all EU material become FANON, and would all of us who contribue be banned for a while for submiting FANON. Just a thought. Deanscotsmen022 17:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

lol this is most definitely an April fools joke. if they did that id go mad. so would almost every other fan like me.Darth exelton(talk) 18:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Being as big of a Boba Fett fan as I am, I find it hilarious that the featured article is Boba Fett, and that at the end it says he was killed when he fell into The Sarlacc.. Very nice.. --The Wolfe22 19:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Umm...
The April Fool's header is still up... Rodtheanimegod4ever 01:14, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

People Vs. George Lucas
Shouldn't someone make an article for The People Versus George Lucas? --The Wolfe22 23:24, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * What?- Mecenarylord Enter if you dare 23:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * To discuss the negative view of Lucas that fans have, we have an article on Lucas bashing, if that's what you mean. SoresuMakashi ( Everything I tell you is a lie  the truth  ) 23:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Homepage structure
Would you mind if I were to emulate the structure of the front page for a different wiki? --SirRandomage 22:16, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Copyrights
Wookieepedia:Copyrights needs to be updated to CC-BY-SA and GFDL is not used anymore. Antonio Lopez (talk) 16:33, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Pictures?
Today i noticed that most of the pictures on all the articals seemed to have disapeared. I was wondering if this was happing to anyone else or if anyone knows what's wrong. Thanks for your help ; Also i'm new here so if i wasn't supposed to report problems like this here please let me know. Thanks again and God bless.Fettfan4ever 19:06, September 5, 2009 (UTC)


 * Usually that's because of temporary server problems with Wikia. - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 20:02, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

Awesome place you got here
Some of these articles are so comprehensive. I enjoyed reading Darth Vader and Palpatine. Really showed me a storyline I didn't know Star Wars had, and made me understand the series a bit more. Keep on editing and making this place awesome! Blake Talk·Edits 14:02, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * This is not a place to discuss Star Wars in general. Did you read the text at the top of this talk page. This space is for discussing the main page. -- Xd1358  Talk 14:05, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * I am not discussing Star Wars, I am discussing the wiki. So back off please and read what people post before you throw rules at them. Blake Talk·Edits 14:09, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Mumbles something about idiots* This isn't the place to discuss the wiki, either. This is the place to discuss the main page. Antonstaen 15:22, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah. -- Xd1358  Talk 15:23, November 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * This also isn't the place to bandwagon attacks on our readers. Blake, thank you; we appreciate the sentiment, and will indeed continue our work to make this place awesome.  Should you have any further comments, please feel free to leave them in the Senate Hall. :-) jSarek 15:36, November 3, 2009 (UTC)