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Forum Topics
Hi guys! I have a question about the forum topics. Should we change the dates of when it first opened to the dates of the first topic? Or is that already done? Also, should we include the first forum topic of each forum?
NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 21:55, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
- I disagree, but even if I did, how do you intend to find the first created thread in a subforum, given that they will get bumped around a bit?
Jokebookservice1 (talk | contribs) 00:12, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- I wasn't saying that we must add it. It was just a thought. NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 00:45, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- Huh? What are you talking about?
kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 02:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- I'd appreciate it if you would take time to read what I wrote on top
What I am trying to say is that for the forum pages, should we add the exact dates of the official opening, if we know it? And should we include the first forum topic of each forum? NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 13:01, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- If I hadn't read what you said, I wouldn't have replied. I said "what are you talking about" because I didn't understand what you wrote on top.
- I think the exact date created is too easy to get wrong and too hard to get write to merit inclusion in forum pages. The forum could have been open for days before anybody noticed it. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:02, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, that is true that the exact date is very hard to get, even harder that the original guys (Lucario, JSO, Veggieman001, etc.) are gone. Do we think we could get the month from a ST member? And maybe even the first topic? NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 13:06, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, that is true that the exact date is very hard to get, even harder that the original guys (Lucario, JSO, Veggieman001, etc.) are gone. Do we think we could get the month from a ST member? And maybe even the first topic?
- I'd appreciate it if you would take time to read what I wrote on top
- Huh? What are you talking about?
- I wasn't saying that we must add it. It was just a thought.
Translating Japanese articles into English
Hello! I'm an admin in Japanese Scratch Wiki. In that wiki, we have some articles that English Wiki doesn't have. (Of course, some can't be, due to the strict S:NOSP!)
- ja:音量を使ってScratchを制御する (Control Scratch via Loudness Block)
- ja:Some Blocks (An early extension of Scratch 3.0, which is removed later.)
- ja:画像のホスト/cubeupload.com (How to Use Cubeupload.com)
- ja:商標の方針 (Trademark Policy)
Please discuss whether they are useful. Thank you! 
Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 22:54, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
- Cool articles! I definitely think we should add the "Some Blocks" one; since it was a Scratch 3.0 extension just like the pen extension or the music extension, it's just that it was removed.
- I think the cubeupload one might work well on the Wiki - or at least as a section in Image Hosting.
- I think we could possibly add the Trademark Policy one - after all, we have articles for the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Community Guidelines.
- Could you please explain the first one a bit more? Thank you.
- Anyway, thanks for pointing these out - in my opinion most, if not all of them, could be good articles on the English Scratch Wiki as well as the Japanese one!
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 14:16, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
Uploading ScratchBlocks files
I can't upload .sb2 or .sb3 files, even though I can upload the original .sb files. There's also the issue where I can't ignore the 'empty file' warning when uploading an 'sb2' file.
1a3c5e7g9i(Talk|Contributions) 22:15, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
- An .sb .sb2 or .sb3 is a scratch project file. If you want to use scratch block like this:
When GF clicked
then you use it as if you were using in the scratch fourms. You can also us this to help you make them as well: https://scratchblocks.github.io/
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:49, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
- I want users to download a project, not to painstakingly copy it block by block. The sb3 I'm uploading has some blocks you can't easily duplicate with ScratchBlocks. 1a3c5e7g9i(Talk|Contributions) 02:19, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
- It's much better, usually, to painstakingly copy it block by block, however. Downloading someone else's files and modifying them doesn't teach you as much as re-making the script yourself and attempting to understand it as you do so. A 3.0 scratchblocks is coming, and once it's out we'll use it. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:22, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
- So if my project has 147 unique, lengthy scripts and utilizes sprites, it's more beneficial to duplicate it manually, right? 1a3c5e7g9i(Talk|Contributions) 23:59, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
This problem wasn't solved. 1a3c5e7g9i(Talk|Contributions) 01:55, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- We are not writing pages about one custom program, but the genre of the project, we want also scratchers to be creative while making it. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 21:12, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
- I wasn't making a page about a program, I was uploading a ScratchBlocks file onto the Scratch Wiki that one could download and use in the Scratch 3.0 Preview. 1a3c5e7g9i(Talk|Contributions) 05:41, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- I wasn't making a page about a program, I was uploading a ScratchBlocks file onto the Scratch Wiki that one could download and use in the Scratch 3.0 Preview.
- We are not writing pages about one custom program, but the genre of the project, we want also scratchers to be creative while making it.
- So if my project has 147 unique, lengthy scripts and utilizes sprites, it's more beneficial to duplicate it manually, right?
- It's much better, usually, to painstakingly copy it block by block, however. Downloading someone else's files and modifying them doesn't teach you as much as re-making the script yourself and attempting to understand it as you do so. A 3.0 scratchblocks is coming, and once it's out we'll use it.
- I want users to download a project, not to painstakingly copy it block by block. The sb3 I'm uploading has some blocks you can't easily duplicate with ScratchBlocks.
Wiki is not file-hosting website Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 06:17, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- If it's 3.0 you're specifically worried about, use some other file-sharing website. 3.0 projects can't be shared yet, but IIRC a 3.0 project page is already on its way. Have patience. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 06:54, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
The Main Page is broken
I found that Scratch Wiki Home is broken, as the featured image and featured article are on top of each other. Can a bureaucrat please fix that? 
CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 21:41, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- Can't repro on Windows 7, Firefox 61.0.2
Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 23:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- Cannot reproduce on Windows 10, Chrome 68. For your information, the main page is sysop-protected, so admins can edit it too. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:14, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
- It doesn't happen on iOS 11.4.1 Safari.
Millie S (talk|961 contribs|directory) 01:37, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
- I'm on Windows 10 Chrome 68 with a 1080p screen and I have it. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 01:48, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
- Okay, I'm also win10 chrome68, so could you post your exact version numbers? Here's mine: Windows 10.0.17134.228 Chrome 68.0.3440.106 Screen resolution 1536x864 (actually 1920x1080 but magnified 125% so I can see things) kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 05:57, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
- @CrazyBoy Reproducible, using 68.0.3440.106 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Windows 10, Vector skin. From what I can tell, it's a problem just with Vector, which no updates are going to be made for that skin because it's a risk you wish to take when using the skin. Ken wishes to focus on updating the page if there's an issue with his own skin, SWS. Also, please provide your skin, browser, browser version, operating system (and build may help, if using Windows, press the Windows key and R at once and enter winver. It should be there) and resolution when reporting styling glitches.
banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 15:18, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
- @CrazyBoy Reproducible, using 68.0.3440.106 (Official Build) (64-bit) on Windows 10, Vector skin. From what I can tell, it's a problem just with Vector, which no updates are going to be made for that skin because it's a risk you wish to take when using the skin. Ken wishes to focus on updating the page if there's an issue with his own skin, SWS. Also, please provide your skin, browser, browser version, operating system (and build may help, if using Windows, press the Windows key and R at once and enter winver. It should be there) and resolution when reporting styling glitches.
- Okay, I'm also win10 chrome68, so could you post your exact version numbers? Here's mine: Windows 10.0.17134.228 Chrome 68.0.3440.106 Screen resolution 1536x864 (actually 1920x1080 but magnified 125% so I can see things)
- I'm on Windows 10 Chrome 68 with a 1080p screen and I have it.
- It doesn't happen on iOS 11.4.1 Safari.
- Cannot reproduce on Windows 10, Chrome 68. For your information, the main page is sysop-protected, so admins can edit it too.
I'm not ignoring issues with Vector because it's not my skin; they're not as important because anonymous users don't use Vector and can't set it to that. Styling problems mostly only require operating system and browser versions; occasionally resolution is also important. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:09, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
- Okay, I've tweaked the widths of the scratchwikiframes, which for me on Vector (same browser and resolution specs) doesn't cause the Featured Images box to block the FA and TSW boxes. Does it work for y'all as well? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:19, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
- No fix. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 11:32, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
- Drunken_Sailor contributed a fix, does it work for y'all Vector users now? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:18, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Drunken_Sailor contributed a fix, does it work for y'all Vector users now?
- No fix.
Compliment Tuesday! August 21th 2018
Welcome to the 10th Compliment Tuesday! August 21th 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
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| jakel181 (talk | contribs) |
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| bigpuppy (talk | contribs) |
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| CrazyBoy826 (talk | contribs) |
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| jvvg (talk | contribs) |
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| kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) |
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| asqwde (talk | contribs) |
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| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now-  Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
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The next CT is August 28th 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 18:07, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
Other Language Tutorials
Created - more discussion goes on the project talk page.
Ken and I have agreed that there is a lot of potential in creating tutorials in other programming languages which compare the syntax of that language to Scratch. We are roughly aiming for ten tutorials per language at the start of this tutorial. The pages could possibly receive a bar at the end of the front page (i.e. a try this out bar). We were thinking of having Python (3), C++, C#, C, Ruby, Java, PHP, JavaScript and we are looking for more suggestions. The suggested page hierarchy is (Programming Language)/(Tutorial Name) Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 15:16, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- I think that is a great idea! I would be happy to work on pyhton and HTML ones. :) Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 15:20, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Sounds like a great idea! Will really expand the Wiki in activity, who we cater for, and our exposure across the web. :)
Drunken Sailor [ Talk | Contribs | More... ] 15:31, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
- Sounds like a great idea! Will really expand the Wiki in activity, who we cater for, and our exposure across the web. :)
Doing...
Language Tutorials/project
Please visit the project talk page (linked above) to claim a language to write a tutorial in! kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:37, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
I forgot to mention: We have syntax highlighting now!
I installed SyntaxHighlight a few days ago, and I forgot to tell you about it. This will come in handy for the Language Tutorials.
- Usage
<syntaxhighlight lang="python3">import random print(random.randint(1, 5))</syntaxhighlight>
yields
import random
print(random.randint(1, 5))and
Hello, <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript" inline>"world"</syntaxhighlight>!
yields
Hello, "world"!
If the <pre> tag is being used for code, replace it with <syntaxhighlight>. Replace <code> tags with inline syntaxhighlight tags.
Enjoy! kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 02:38, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Awesome! Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 13:16, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
Cool! Yes, very useful. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 15:44, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Awesome!
asqwde talk | contribs 07:52, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- FYI: If you are tired of typing such a long word, you can also use <source>! You can save 9 letters. -- Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 12:08, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- NO, DO NOT! <source> is deprecated and should not be used! kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:10, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- NO, DO NOT! <source> is deprecated and should not be used!
- FYI: If you are tired of typing such a long word, you can also use <source>! You can save 9 letters. --
- Awesome!
How do I become Admin, Experienced Wikian ect.
I want to help the wiki! Can you give insturctions on how to?
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 03:38, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Experienced Wikians are elected. Admins are sometimes promoted from EW during elections. Bureaucrats are appointed by current bureaucrats. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:54, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Done Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 14:18, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- Well, there a no more rooms for EW or admin, but how to be chosen by a Bureaucrats? Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:27, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Well, there a no more rooms for EW or admin, but how to be chosen by a Bureaucrats?
Undone
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:30, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Please do not edit other people's messages. People's messages are considered part of their userspace, which is to remain inviolate.
- As to your question, there are likely not going to be any new bureaucrats, as EWs do their current jobs well and bureaucrats mainly exist to transfer privileges, block users, and anything else unique to the usergroup that you can find in Special:ListGroupRights.
- Essentially, there are not going to be any new bureaucrats for a loooong while.
- Please post any new questions as a separate topic. Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:46, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
New Featured Images Suggestions
Soon it is going to be Wiki Wednesday, and time to change the featured images! asqwde talk | contribs 07:53, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Indeed - I don't have any pre-chosen ones, so please suggest some :P kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:57, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Ok i am posting this as you yourself said anyone can remind about featured images. asqwde talk | contribs 07:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Indeed I did, and thank you for the reminder. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:59, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- File:Scratch 3.0 Comment Programming.PNG
Millie S (talk|961 contribs|directory) 14:05, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- File:Scratch 3.0 Comment Programming.PNG
- Indeed I did, and thank you for the reminder.
- Ok i am posting this as you yourself said anyone can remind about featured images.
Changed them! Sorry for the wait xd bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 03:54, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Compliment Tuesday! August 28th 2018
Welcome to the 11th Compliment Tuesday! August 28th 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
| User | Compliments |
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| Kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) |
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| Asqwde (talk | contribs) | |
| Jakel181 (talk | contribs) |
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| Apple502j (talk | contribs) |
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| MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) |
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| Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) |
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| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now- Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
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The next CT is September 4th 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:44, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Done Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:44, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- Edited post with retroactive permission kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:28, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
- Edited post with retroactive permission
News Entry
- August 28, 2018 — New Scratch Design Studio — Time Travel
- The Scratch Team has released a new Scratch Design Studio! Its description states:
- "In this SDS, create a project about something that can happen when you travel through time." asqwde talk | contribs 13:48, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- wrong title lol Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 14:37, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- fixed,thanks asqwde talk | contribs 14:45, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- fixed,thanks
- wrong title lol
- "In this SDS, create a project about something that can happen when you travel through time."
Waiting... Done bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 22:05, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
not done archive
some not done posts are done now - should we dedicate an archive for it? I think it might be a good idea.
KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 17:46, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- You're a little late - there have been a bunch of not done posts before. I've just been adding them to the most recent archive whenever we archive. For example, once the main CP reaches 125K bytes this time, any done topics here and any done topics in Not Done will be moved to archive 102. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:02, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
Community Blocks Page
Done
I'm suggesting a page on the removed Community Blocks. Here is a topic on it from the Discussion Forums, if you're curious. Not much information is known but I think we could scrape together enough for a decent length page or a stub at least.
--_Nova_-- (talk | contribs) 12:06, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
- I think it's really interesting - I'd be happy to work on creating a decent length page for it in my sandbox.
Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 07:58, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- I've created a page in my userspace. Feel free to add more: User:Redglitter/Community_Blocks Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 10:08, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- I don't know much about the forum, not being a person who can access it. I'll help out with tweaks. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:13, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- I don't know much either, but if you need any help feel free to ask me! asqwde talk | contribs 11:37, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks everyone! I'm going to search around for more info. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 17:26, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- Created kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 08:45, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks everyone! I'm going to search around for more info.
- I don't know much either, but if you need any help feel free to ask me!
- I don't know much about the forum, not being a person who can access it. I'll help out with tweaks.
- I've created a page in my userspace. Feel free to add more: User:Redglitter/Community_Blocks
Wiki News Update
Hi, can an EW out the latest CT on wiki news? Thanks asqwde talk | contribs 21:56, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
- Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 05:21, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
Changing minor edit box to major edit
All those times when you forget to click the minor edit box... Most of the edits on the wiki are major edits. So why not have the minor edit box already ticked and if it is a major edit untick it, or change the minor edit box to a major edit box. If you look at RC most nearly all edits are minor so that is why i am suggesting this change asqwde talk | contribs 12:59, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ahem! There is a user preference in Special:Preferences that will do exactly that - check the minor edit box by default. I don't think everyone should be making minor edits by default (especially newer users - on Wikipedia anonymous users can't even make minor edits at all!). If you think your own edits will be minor by default, set your preferences that way (check the "Mark minor edits by default" box). kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:40, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
The footer link on the scratch website now links to en.scratch-wiki.info where previously it would link to wiki.scratch .mit.eu and redirect here! asqwde talk | contribs 06:06, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ayy finally! But scratch-lang.info links aren't clickable in comments yet... :( kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:05, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
Compliment Wednesday! September 12th 2018
Welcome to the 2nd Compliment Wednesday! September 12th 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
| User | Compliments |
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| Kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) |
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| 16itople1 (talk | contribs) |
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| asqwde (talk | contribs) |
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| Bigpuppy (talk | contribs) |
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| jvvg (talk | contribs) |
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| Redglitter (talk | contribs) |
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| makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) | |
| --_Nova_-- (talk | contribs) |
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| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now- Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
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The next CT is September 18th 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 21:30, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
Danger Tempalate
A danger template will be good. This means that if you peform this action, you could cause a disabilty or go to jail etc. It will look like 
Danger: . What do you think? Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 05:12, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
- I believe there is a template with an image like that, but I forget the name. You can set the parameter to Danger, for the template to say Danger, I believe. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 07:15, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
- {{warning|<text>}} ->
 Warning: | text |
kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:17, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hmm... banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 07:17, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
- Wow you two edit conflicted me so I neee to retune my reply. We already have
Caution: and what would the use of such a template be? asqwde talk | contribs 07:19, 14 September 2018 (UTC) - How could following a scratch coding tutorial online cause a disability or send you to jail? Drunken Sailor [ Talk | Contribs | More... ] 08:10, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
- Done? (seems rejected Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 14:18, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- Some images are at risk of copyright legal issues, as Germany has different copyright laws than the US. If the host is moved again, those images could potentially be illegal. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 17:45, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- Some images are at risk of copyright legal issues, as Germany has different copyright laws than the US. If the host is moved again, those images could potentially be illegal.
- Wow you two edit conflicted me so I neee to retune my reply. We already have
- Hmm...
Protection
Like Wikipedia, the Scratch Wiki should have locking.
Full protection prevents editing by everyone except admins and EWs. Fully protected media files cannot be overwritten by new uploads.
Semi-protection prevents editing by New Wikans
Creation protection prevents a page (normally a previously deleted one) from being recreated.
Move protection protects the page solely from moving (renaming).
Upload protection prevents new versions of a file from being uploaded except by admins and EWs, but it does not prevent editing the file's description page.
Pending-changes protection means edits by unregistered and new contributors are not visible to readers until the edits are approved by an admin or EW.
Extended confirmed protection, also known as 30/500 protection prevents editing by users without three months and 500 edits on the English Wiki.
What do you think?
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 04:23, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but we can already protect pages. I'm pretty sure that since our wiki is hosted by MediaWiki (?) we either can already do it or can but we're not using that features. I'd ask an admin or EW for more help on this one. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 07:12, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
- This wiki indeed uses MediaWiki (we're not hosted by Wikimedia, but we use their software), so we already have full, semi, creation, move, and upload protection (though with different implications), and we don't intend to add pending-changes protection or extended confirmed protection. Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:34, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
- For newer wikians, we'll need to tell them where and where not you can edit. Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 02:07, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
- It'll be obvious whether you can edit when you try to edit - if you can't edit it, you will not be able to type anything. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:46, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
- Lets just say a totally new wikian just is trying to edit protected pages. They think it's a bug. It's not. They report it on the CP. See? Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:37, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Then too bad, they obviously have never encountered protection before so we'll just have to explain it to them. Seriously, the message stating your inability to edit is pretty clear - "The page has been protected to prevent editing and other actions." kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:58, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Then too bad, they obviously have never encountered protection before so we'll just have to explain it to them. Seriously, the message stating your inability to edit is pretty clear - "The page has been protected to prevent editing and other actions."
- Lets just say a totally new wikian just is trying to edit protected pages. They think it's a bug. It's not. They report it on the CP. See?
- It'll be obvious whether you can edit when you try to edit - if you can't edit it, you will not be able to type anything.
- For newer wikians, we'll need to tell them where and where not you can edit.
- This wiki indeed uses MediaWiki (we're not hosted by Wikimedia, but we use their software), so we already have full, semi, creation, move, and upload protection (though with different implications), and we don't intend to add pending-changes protection or extended confirmed protection.
Thinking Templates
I have template ideas.
All Green check marks, Cross marks, Others, Black check marks, Yellow check marks, Blue check marks, Minus signs, Plus signs, Neutral sign, Purple turn-right, Simple clock, Clock, Note marks, Exclamation, Bulb, Smile and Thumbs Sign Templates. Here is some info.
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:26, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- {{done}}, {{not done}}, {{waiting}} available
- what about Rejected? {{done|<rejected>}}
- No support for CU - we do not CU by request
- No support for block-related template - we do not make blocks info public
- Japanese wiki's one (example) Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 09:18, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- None of these are necessary. One more time, we are not Wikipedia. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:26, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- time to use Rejected Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 12:44, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- time to use
- None of these are necessary. One more time, we are not Wikipedia.
Can you make another wiki?
Please. I want a wiki. Can someone please make a MediaWiki Wiki for me?
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:51, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- We do not make new wikis lightly, and new wikis are only for different languages. Assuming you want to make a language wiki, please request an account on the Test Scratch Wiki, following the account request process. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 10:14, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- I want an Enis wiki. I do not know how to make a wiki. Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 20:24, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- I want an Enis wiki. I do not know how to make a wiki.
Category:BYOB Images
I was just looking through Special:Categories and the eigtheenth one that shows up is Category:BYOB Images. Back in August, CrazyBoy826 moved it to Category:Snap! Images. However, there are still pages categorised undder this category. The edit summary included:
| “ | The categorized pages will be fixed later | ” |
I have been tempted to fix all of these "categorised pages" for 24 hours now. Is it okay to do so? 
Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 08:14, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- No. Ask bot owners for such massive and simple edits. Ken is online now. Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 12:47, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- Done with my bot kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:56, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- I hoped I could move all the pages, but the Wiki is a big place, and there are many other things to do. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 17:39, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- The pages are still categorizezd as BYOB Images according to the category page, but on the pages under it and the source code of the page it says Snap Images. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 17:42, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- That's a known issue due to the way MediaWiki caches things. It should be fixed the next time maintenance is done. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:26, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Great, thanks everyone! Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 16:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Great, thanks everyone!
- That's a known issue due to the way MediaWiki caches things. It should be fixed the next time maintenance is done.
- The pages are still categorizezd as BYOB Images according to the category page, but on the pages under it and the source code of the page it says Snap Images.
- I hoped I could move all the pages, but the Wiki is a big place, and there are many other things to do.
A question no one thought of before
I was looking around the Wiki when suddenly I came up with a problem: what if a user coincidently shares the name of a bot (but not connected to it) and decides to come on the Wiki? This is a very unlikely situation, but if it happened, the whole wiki would be scrambling for ways to fix the problem. What should we do to fix this problem, if the need ever arises? CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 17:38, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- This was thought of! (But good question) Each bot has it's own scrtatch account. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 20:51, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
- lol, either they can add a number after their name (eg. WM2) or change it.
KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 11:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Huh? Bot owners have to own the corresponding Scratch accounts, too. You're talking about an impossible situation. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:26, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Okay. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 23:00, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Done Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 23:39, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Okay.
- Huh? Bot owners have to own the corresponding Scratch accounts, too. You're talking about an impossible situation.
Bots
Hi! Does anyone know what these bots do? User:Tweaker User:bot807 Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:01, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- No idea. I expect they are just bots that aren't in action anymore - they're not on the bots list. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 16:13, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- https://en.scratch-wiki.info/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bot Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:24, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Also is User:VoxBot still active? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:26, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Periodically. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 17:48, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ok just wondering as the day of It's last edit was the day of transfer. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 18:13, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Tweaker was a replacement for WikiMonitor while jvvg was away on holiday; Bot807 was created for the purpose of testing out bot accounts in general, I think. VoxBot is occasionally run, though not as frequently these days. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 00:52, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Tweaker was a replacement for WikiMonitor while jvvg was away on holiday; Bot807 was created for the purpose of testing out bot accounts in general, I think. VoxBot is occasionally run, though not as frequently these days.
- Ok just wondering as the day of It's last edit was the day of transfer.
- Periodically.
- Also is User:VoxBot still active?
- https://en.scratch-wiki.info/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bot
Done Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 05:57, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Userpages
Recently, I've seen a few newer wikians without userpages. I know that generally when a new account is created, a userpage is created with it. I don't know how to phrase this very well, but should I make a list of the users who don't have userpages, make them myself, or just leave it so they can create their own? Examples:
Biran4454,
HR18K,
Cris524.
Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 16:23, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- User pages are no longer created when a new account is created asqwde talk | contribs 19:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- They have to create them themselves as I think it is a userspace violation. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 19:23, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- I would think so.
Purplewolves (talk | contribs) 23:41, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Userpages being created automatically was a bug, not a feature. (Well, the extension treats it as a feature but since we don't use the "biography" section it's a bug.) After the transfer, with jvvg's new version of CA, we could finally turn off automatic userpage creation. Also for some people their userpages were created by Krett12 and his "NoRed" movement, but that was stopped quickly.
- TL, DR: when a new account is created, it's not supposed to have a userpage. It's up to the user to visit their own userpage and find that it's not created. Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 00:51, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, okay! Thanks! Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 08:40, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, okay! Thanks!
- I would think so.
- They have to create them themselves as I think it is a userspace violation.
Category Suggestion
Hello! I would like to suggest to add the category Category:Uncategorized. Why you may ask? Well even though Wiki Monitor reminds you to categorize pages sometimes you forget to add it. A bot (The one I am suggesting here)(Or WM) could add the Category:Uncategorized category and wiki editors can easily find what pages need to be categorized. Thoughts? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 18:36, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Support asqwde talk | contribs 19:22, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- I disagree. There's a special page that lists all uncategorised pages. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 20:32, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Oh? Did not know about that. Link? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 21:17, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Special:SpecialPages - Uncategorized XX
- And all pages in "uncategorized" category are categorized there, paradox Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 23:44, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Special:UncategorizedPages; and as apple said, if you had a category for uncategorized pages it would then be categorized... anyway, the special page is all you need. Done
- also we have no uncategorized pages? OwO Well, I assume that special page only lists mainspace pages kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 00:47, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks and wow O.o Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 13:54, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ty Jacob. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 13:55, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Ty Jacob.
- Thanks and wow O.o
- Special:UncategorizedPages; and as apple said, if you had a category for uncategorized pages it would then be categorized... anyway, the special page is all you need.
- Oh? Did not know about that. Link?
- I disagree. There's a special page that lists all uncategorised pages.
Bug
This has been happing for awhile now but when I type the subject of a new post on one's talk or the CP, and click "save changes" It does not create an automatic heading any more, so I have to manually type ==Heading==. Any idea why this is happing? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 18:40, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- cannot repro Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 22:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Are you sure it isn't your browser? I've had issues simlar to this using Fire Fox. Purplewolves (talk | contribs) 23:39, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
- Are you using the "New topic" link in the pencil menu? And are you actually typing the subject in the subject box? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 00:48, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Sometimes this happens to me, but not when on a talk or the CP. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 08:41, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- Sometimes this happens to me, but not when on a talk or the CP.
- Are you using the "New topic" link in the pencil menu? And are you actually typing the subject in the subject box?
- Are you sure it isn't your browser? I've had issues simlar to this using Fire Fox.
Can you walk us through the exact steps you used to consistently reproduce this? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:06, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- So looking at the video you sent me, your troubles are completely because you enabled features that are known to be potentially broken! Please turn off any "labs" features in your preferences, and everything will work again. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:23, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Interwiki link for my userpage
Hi! Can I added an interwiki link for my userpage? (https://scratch-dach.info/wiki/Benutzer:Jakel181 ) Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 21:56, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
- Sure, just add
[[de:User:Jakel181]]to your userpage somewhere. I've already interwiki-linked my userpage across all wikis. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 01:21, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Wiki News update and S:FA Update
Can an EW+ please update the wiki news and S:FA for the new featured article. Thanks! asqwde talk | contribs 16:55, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
- Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 01:26, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
Adoption
| Warning: | I know it's on Wikipidea, but I have reasons other than it's used on WP. |
The adoption program is simalar to the WP Adoption Program. It will be useful because some new users may need help. Making WP-Like Adoption Templates such as Template:Adopt me will help. There is no reason that it is useful beacuse it's used on WP, but it may be useful in other cases
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 06:23, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- We already are doing that and you can, so no support? Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 07:58, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Where a you doing that and are you a admin? Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:15, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Not here, but one of the ways you can is to make a welcome message and post to new users' talk pages. Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 08:43, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- To clarify, since English is neither of your native languages, many users on this wiki have "welcome" templates (e.g. mine). We post these on users' talk pages when they are first accepted. Consider this already informally Done. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:43, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- That is not what it means. Adopting users means a mentor to help you. And sorry apple for editing your post (aka. your namespace). I live in Australia so my native language is English. Undone Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 22:16, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- New users on Wikipedia can sometimes have literally no experience with the site, so they need a more experienced user to help them along; we have a much more strenuous account request process that ensures that new users already know some things about this wiki; therefore, mentoring is essentially unnecessary on this site, and if it is necessary usually one of the admins ends up watching specific users for a while. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 06:15, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
- New users on Wikipedia can sometimes have literally no experience with the site, so they need a more experienced user to help them along; we have a much more strenuous account request process that ensures that new users already know some things about this wiki; therefore, mentoring is essentially unnecessary on this site, and if it is necessary usually one of the admins ends up watching specific users for a while.
- That is not what it means. Adopting users means a mentor to help you. And sorry apple for editing your post (aka. your namespace). I live in Australia so my native language is English.
- To clarify, since English is neither of your native languages, many users on this wiki have "welcome" templates (e.g. mine). We post these on users' talk pages when they are first accepted. Consider this already informally
- Not here, but one of the ways you can is to make a welcome message and post to new users' talk pages.
- Where a you doing that and are you a admin?
Is this wrong?
In this wiki page: https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day#Wiki_.28since_2014.29 on 2017 and 2018 april fool day pranks it has the same snowflake on studio to prank the st prank and i'm not sure if scratch would repeat the same prank twice so if you have been on scratch on april the 1st 2017 and 2018 please confirm if it's true or not if not please remove the one that's wrong.
Sparf (talk | contribs) 22:20, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hey Sparf!
- Three things:
- Make sure to sign your post after the whole thing with "~~~~", not just after the header.
- When linking to a page inside the Scratch Wiki or Wikipedia, you can use internal links instead of using the normal URL format. Use this syntax:
[[Wiki Page Name#Section (Optional)|Link Name]]When linking to Wikipedia, add "Wikipedia:" before the page name. - Why not post this on the page's talk page so future people editing that page can see it?
- Thanks. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 00:45, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
- Because the section name was really obtrusive, I've moved your signature to the correct place for you, sparf.
- Bigpuppy is completely right - especially about internal links, as we have a style guideline against external links to internal pages. And yes, questions about specific pages go on the pages' talk page. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:54, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Bug: External Images not working
Not done
I was trying to use a external file from another website, but it turned into a reference.
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 08:34, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
- What file were you trying to use? You can only use external images from certain sites. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 08:35, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
- WikiMedia and Commons Heh, heh, I forgot to indent
Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 21:39, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
- WikiMedia and WM Commons files can't be used here. We're not enabling it either. (The main reason is that there are files on Commons that are inappropriate for Scratch, IIRC). kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 06:12, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
- A file whitelist could be added? banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 07:21, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Banana: Then copying by ourselves is a lot easier. Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 09:26, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 07:11, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- There is a Bad Images list that has explicit images. Not going to link it but the responsible admins can do that.
Whatsfordinner77|💬Talk|🔧Contribs|🐱Scratch 02:44, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- There is a Bad Images list that has explicit images. Not going to link it but the responsible admins can do that.
- Banana: Then copying by ourselves is a lot easier.
- A file whitelist could be added?
- WikiMedia and WM Commons files can't be used here. We're not enabling it either. (The main reason is that there are files on Commons that are inappropriate for Scratch, IIRC).
- WikiMedia and Commons Heh, heh, I forgot to indent
Having a list of explicit images isn't enough. To actually use WM Commons, we need to be able to censor any explicit images from being included at all, which is not possible with any of our current tech. I will not listen to any more arguments for using WM Commons files, unless you can point out a simple way to censor explicit images. Rejected kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 02:48, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
Search WP:CHILLDPRO on WP and click the Commons DANGER: DO NOT LOOK IT UP. I'M PUTTING KENNY2SCRATCH TO THE JOB 
link. You'll see that there is plenty of explicit images. Make a new filter plus a Filter for images that works with MediaWiki. This will be plenty to filter. Cant go below that? Just use Report. Whatsfordinner77|💬Talk|🔧Contribs|🐱Scratch 08:32, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- Nope. Making a filter like that is more work than anyone is willing to do. Simply preventing all images from WM Commons is far simpler. If you need a Commons image, reupload it here and add the {{commons}} template. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:25, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- Nope. Making a filter like that is more work than anyone is willing to do. Simply preventing all images from WM Commons is far simpler. If you need a Commons image, reupload it here and add the {{commons}} template.
Random common.css
Hi, i am editing my CSS file and i wan wondering if:
- There would be any way for headings to be a random color
- If there is any way it could change color every second? asqwde talk | contribs 11:55, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Neither of those are possible, you would have to use JS to get any css code to do that. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:02, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Is there anyway i can use js? asqwde talk | contribs 12:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Possibly, you would have to edit your common.js file. (or make a browser extension) Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:16, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- You can have it change every time you vist a new page. If you want to do that then add this to your common.js file
mw.loader.load('/w/index.php?title=User:Jakel181/Code/RandomColors.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');//Changes the heading of a different page every time I visit one, between 6 colors: Red, Green, Blue, Orange, Purple, and Yellow. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:39, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Changing colors is possible with CSS animations; random colors are not possible without JS. Use your common.js file for JavaScript that loads for you. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:37, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
- Changing colors is possible with CSS animations; random colors are not possible without JS. Use your common.js file for JavaScript that loads for you.
- You can have it change every time you vist a new page. If you want to do that then add this to your common.js file
- Possibly, you would have to edit your common.js file. (or make a browser extension)
- Is there anyway i can use js?
- Neither of those are possible, you would have to use JS to get any css code to do that.
Thanks everyone, Done asqwde talk | contribs 14:05, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
403 Forbidden
I have had this issue for several days, when i try to access <link censored because it causes IP bans> i get a 403 error? Accessing it now from the CP just worded, but it doesn't work from Special:BrokenRedirects asqwde talk | contribs 12:39, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
- Kenny2scratch has deleted it now!
NightSpeakers (talk | contribs) 13:55, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
- I still get a 403 even though it's deleted. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 16:57, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
- You shouldn't see that page - it made be ip-blocked for all wikis. I need proxy to read a page now... Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 22:58, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
- Please do not attempt to go to that page. I, even as an admin, got IP banned for about a day. Anyway, I've deleted the page, this is now Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 02:00, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- Please do not attempt to go to that page. I, even as an admin, got IP banned for about a day. Anyway, I've deleted the page, this is now
- You shouldn't see that page - it made be ip-blocked for all wikis. I need proxy to read a page now...
- I still get a 403 even though it's deleted.
Why there was an IP ban
No, it wasn't a MediaWiki ban. Because the page title had a website domain in it, and I attempted to view it, I apparently triggered some sort of anti-commercial spam mechanism that caused me to be IP banned. The ban just got lifted (which is why I can talk to you now), but I've censored the page title for its misdeeds.
To be safe, in the future do not put other websites in page titles. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 14:27, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- Ok i see, i can still see the link you removed in the CP history though <removed>. asqwde talk | contribs 09:50, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- I don't need to censor those revisions, because anybody going into that history is looking for the link anyway. I only removed it so that random not-logged-in users wouldn't see it immediately while looking at the current CP. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:52, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- I don't need to censor those revisions, because anybody going into that history is looking for the link anyway. I only removed it so that random not-logged-in users wouldn't see it immediately while looking at the current CP.
We can now use images from other wikis, on other wikis!
You can now include images from any wiki, on any wiki! This means if a file exists on one wiki it can be included on any other. There's no special syntax to include cross-wiki images, it's just a normal file link. As an example, scroll to the bottom of my sandbox; The QR code there is actually a file on the Japanese wiki: ja:ファイル:ウェブサイトのQRコード.png! Note that the "File:" part has to be in the correct language for your wiki.
Enjoy! kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 14:29, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- That's great! Although I'm not on other wikis I'm sure this feature will be useful to a lot of Wikians. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 14:59, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- That's great news! NightSpeakers (talk | contribs) 20:32, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
- That's great news!
Compliment Tuesday! October 9,th 2018
Welcome to the 13th Compliment Wednesday! October 9,th 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
| User | Compliments |
|---|---|
| Kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) | |
| jakel181 (talk | contribs) | |
| asqwde (talk | contribs) |
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| jvvg (talk | contribs) |
|
| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now- Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
|
” |
The next CT is October 16th 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:37, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
Should we do Userboxes?
I think that they will add alot of possiblites with Userboxes like WP. I'm not saying that they should be used beacuse its used on WP, but they will be handy for alot of users. What do you think? 
Whatsfordinner77|💬Talk|🔧Contribs|🐱Scratch 08:04, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
- If you want, you can - just create in your userspace. Almost everything is allowed there.
- You can copy tw:User:Apple502j/ub to User:Whatsfordinner77/ub.
- Usage:{{User:Whatsfordinner77/ub|File=[[File:XXX.png|60px]]|String=This user is xxxxx.}} Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 12:49, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Welcome, SVG Files!
We can now upload SVGes here! No special things required. Just use this! Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 03:09, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Ayy!! asqwde talk | contribs 09:50, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- Cool! Just confirmed it works, as well (and it properly rejects bad SVGs). kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:52, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
- *dances around the place* That's great news! I always use SVGs, it's such a pain that I sometimes have to convert them into PNGs to upload them onto certain sites! Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 07:47, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
- *dances around the place* That's great news! I always use SVGs, it's such a pain that I sometimes have to convert them into PNGs to upload them onto certain sites!
Scratch CDN links for images
These don't work. Seriously, there Scratch. I can understand Commons and WM being blocked, but why is Scratch CDN not working. This website is for hosting Scratch Project/Studio/PFP Images etc. This seems pointless. Ken, can you fix this? Whatsfordinner77|💬Talk|🔧Contribs|🐱Scratch 10:35, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Scratch CDN is not a wiki, so you need to use another way:
(see source)- However, we do not recommend using this. It's not so hard to upload an image. And why do you need to use CDN? Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 11:42, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- Do you know how to put it in a frame like this?
- Whatsfordinner77|💬Talk|🔧Contribs|🐱Scratch 21:54, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
- External images can't be resized. If you need resizing, upload it to the Wiki.
- (I should also clarify that "external" images are when you use direct image links to include image files; "external wiki" images are when you include images from another wiki with [[File:]] syntax.) kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 08:09, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
- Also, I would like to add that a the wiki is NOT an image hosting site. If you need an image for your userspace then just upload it with the catergory Category:Users' Images Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:01, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
- Also, I would like to add that a the wiki is NOT an image hosting site. If you need an image for your userspace then just upload it with the catergory Category:Users' Images
New SDS!
Can an ew+ add the new sds to the homepage? Thanks! asqwde talk | contribs 07:06, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
- Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:13, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
Remove Italics from Scratch News
Hi! May someone remove the Italics from the SDS entry in the scratch news by replacing '' with " please. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:21, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
- Actually, italics are often used to indicate quoting. Besides, in this particular case, the description spans multiple lines and therefore can't be quoted with normal quotes; the {{quote}} template is overkill. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:25, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
Compliment Tuesday! October 23rd, 2018
Welcome to the 14th Compliment Tuesday! October 23rd, 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
| User | Compliments |
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| kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) | |
| Kittenslikefood (talk | contribs) |
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| Jammum (talk | contribs) |
| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now- Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
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The next CT is October 30th 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:10, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
In scratch news link the FPC's name to the FPC's profile.
This is just a a small suggestion that in the scratch news to link the FPC's name to the FPC's scratch profile. What do you think? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 23:38, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
- I was thinking that, however on the Scratch main front page there is no link to the profile and so should there be on the wiki? NightSpeakers (talk | contribs) 07:44, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
- Violation of S:NOSP, no support Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 11:06, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
- We don't link to user profiles at all. If we have to mention usernames to give credit according to CC, we still don't link the name. (ST members on the Scratch Team page are an exception.) kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:00, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
- We don't link to user profiles at all. If we have to mention usernames to give credit according to CC, we still don't link the name. (ST members on the Scratch Team page are an exception.)
- Violation of S:NOSP, no support
Adding A Section To A Page
Hello! I haven't been here in a while, and it's nice to be back. :) I just clicked "Random Page" and it brought me to the "Projects Loved By Scratcher's I'm Following" page. I've noticed by looking in this studio that most people don't like that row to be on the front page. Do you think I should add a section about the controversy?
Purple_Ember (talk | contribs) 21:47, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
- I don't see much controversy, and the only reason why it's currently being talked about is because of the current question of the week. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:17, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
H: shortcuts for Help pages
I am suggesting that shortcuts for Help: pages to have shortcuts under the H: prefix.
An example would be H:BLOCK, which is meant to redirect to Help:Blocking users. 
Jammum (talk | contribs) 17:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
- I think short cut should say as "S:" as S stands for shortcut, If we use H: for a shout cut on help pages then we can use T for talk U for user, a letter for all the namespaces, and at that point there would be 15+ Different trypes of shortcuts to use and it would be confusing and hard to keep track. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 17:41, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
- You get this idea from Wikipedia, I presume? We don't have enough need for shortcuts to help pages to separate help shortcuts from project shortcuts, I believe. If we had many more help pages, with much more interest in them, then maybe we might consider adding help shortcuts. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:06, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
- Firstly, I didn't get the idea from Wikipedia. Secondly, I think T: shortcuts and U shortcuts might be a bit spammy and unnecessary. Thirdly, I think S: does not stand for shortcut, I think it stands for the "Scratch Wiki:" namespace, as there is B: shortcuts for bots. Jammum (talk | contribs) 16:55, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
- It is indeed true that S: stands for "Scratch Wiki", but B: doesn't stand for any namespace, does it? Also, I think you missed jakel181's point: if we were to have another shortcut prefix for a specific namespace, that would open up the possibility of more prefixes for even more namespaces, causing clutter. Anyway, help pages are not referred to frequently enough for a special prefix to be necessary - if you need to create a help shortcut, use a plain S: shortcut. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 02:10, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- It is indeed true that S: stands for "Scratch Wiki", but B: doesn't stand for any namespace, does it? Also, I think you missed jakel181's point: if we were to have another shortcut prefix for a specific namespace, that would open up the possibility of more prefixes for even more namespaces, causing clutter. Anyway, help pages are not referred to frequently enough for a special prefix to be necessary - if you need to create a help shortcut, use a plain S: shortcut.
- Firstly, I didn't get the idea from Wikipedia. Secondly, I think T: shortcuts and U shortcuts might be a bit spammy and unnecessary. Thirdly, I think S: does not stand for shortcut, I think it stands for the "Scratch Wiki:" namespace, as there is B: shortcuts for bots.
- You get this idea from Wikipedia, I presume? We don't have enough need for shortcuts to help pages to separate help shortcuts from project shortcuts, I believe. If we had many more help pages, with much more interest in them, then maybe we might consider adding help shortcuts.
Reply template
Hi I created a reply template (Here) and I am wondering would it be something that you would use? If so would it be ok to move it to the template mainspace? Also if someone used it to reply to you, would you be ok with being pinged on your talk about that? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:44, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- To clarify, since the OP isn't very clear: What is the community opinion on being messaged on your talk page, notified with a banner, or otherwise made aware of being mentioned with a template on some talk page? I.e. if someone were to
{{@|Kenny2scratch}}I would get a talk page message, or a banner, or something else telling me that I have been pinged on a talk page. Thoughts? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:59, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, I was writting it more like a survey, but yes that is the propose of the template. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 16:08, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- Can this be moved to the template main space as well? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 13:57, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
- The purpose of the template is to provide a single way to make pings, yes? While nothing provides pings, it's simple enough to just write @username, without worrying about using a template. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:58, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
- The purpose of the template is to provide a single way to make pings, yes? While nothing provides pings, it's simple enough to just write @username, without worrying about using a template.
- Can this be moved to the template main space as well?
- Thanks, I was writting it more like a survey, but yes that is the propose of the template.
@Ken Wouldn't it have to be built into the mw software to automatically tell someone that they were pinged? Also, if this template won't be accepted, then we could make it so that whenever our watchlist was changed, we would get a banner. Watchlist topic 
12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 22:55, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- I'm not ken but I can certainly answer your questions.
- No, you can use a bot or an extension for detecting if you were pinged as wiki monitor can automatically tell if you added a signature to a post.
- As for the watch list question, I did a search and couldn't find any extensions or configuration variables, but it is not said it couldn't be created. :)
Something about the vector skin
When I was viewing kenny2scratch's userpage in the vector skin, I clicked on a link, where it went back to the normal skin. To fix this, I recommend that links when viewing in the vector skin to have ?useskin=vector at the end. Jammum (talk | contribs) 16:55, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- That is because when you click on a vector link, the page and only the page you clicked on will be vector. If your default is the sw skin. So if you click on a link that is normal (No specified skin) even if you are viewing it in vector but your delfault is the sw skin then you will see the sw skin when you click on the link. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 20:29, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
- I think I understand you right... you mean that links to pages when viewing in a skin other than your set skin should have
?useskin=skin? I.e. if you're viewing in another skin, links should not take you back to your set skin? - Good idea. Now is it worth the effort?
- Changing links on the server-side is likely the most elegant solution, but also the most difficult.
- Changing links with MW JS is hackier, but easier. Thing is, it also eats up processing power, especially when there are a lot of links. It's also difficult to discern what links are internal and what links aren't.
- If you want to preview in a certain skin, though, you can use my useskin.js file (add the line
mw.loader.load('https://en.scratch-wiki.info/w/index.php?action=raw&ctype=text/javascript&title=User:Kenny2scratch/useskin.js');to your common.js file) which adds a dropdown that lets you choose what skin to preview in. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:30, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
- I think I understand you right... you mean that links to pages when viewing in a skin other than your set skin should have
Server update
We will have a server update after 8 minutes! This means you can't edit for a while. Please refrain from editing so that you don't lose your edits. Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 09:53, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for telling us! NightSpeakers (talk | contribs) 09:58, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
The server transfer: what it is and why the last try failed
So I want to clear up several things... Sorry I didn't bring this up before. (For the sake of making grammar work, I will speak in future tense here.)
What it is
There is another server transfer upcoming. (For those wondering what I mean by "another", see Scratch Wiki#Server Transfer.) The purpose of this transfer is as follows:
- To move the Wikis onto their own dedicated machines
- To give the admins more freedom and power on the servers
- To release us from the constraints and worries of being on someone else's company's server
For those who don't know:
- MartinWollenweber (talk | contribs) is the person who financially supports the Wikis. Currently, the Wikis live in a folder on his company's server.
- To prevent us from doing any potential harm, he only allows we admins to access the servers via FTP, which does not let us do any advanced configuration.
- I am an exception to this. I currently have command-line access on his company servers for the sake of preparing for the transfer.
Why it failed
I attempted to perform this transfer at 10:00AM (UTC) last Friday. However, the attempt ended up failing. I was presented with MySQL error 2013 (search it up for more info) when dumping the wiki databases to transfer to the new servers. There are two possible causes of this error:
- The database is corrupted (doesn't seem to be the case)
- The database is too large, and MySQL times out when reading from it (very likely)
When the next one is
We're not really sure on this one. We're still trying to arrange a time. But do be warned that while the transfer is ongoing, the Wikis will be set to "read-only" mode. This means nobody can make any database changes.
Questions?
Hopefully that explained most of everything. Any questions? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:53, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation asqwde talk | contribs 07:36, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
- What country were the files moving to? Jammum (talk | contribs) 17:54, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
- It's still in Germany. It moves for at most one meter. Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 23:23, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
- That's probably less important
Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:32, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
- That's probably less important
- It's still in Germany. It moves for at most one meter.
Template
I would like to create a template for when a page needs its name to be changed.
Tarekzaki (talk | contribs) 18:09, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for suggesting this idea. What would be the use of the template though? Why can’t you just move the page yourself? If it is move protected then that means the title is suitable, if you disagree you can bring it up on the CP. I don’t see the use for this. No support! asqwde talk | contribs 19:48, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Tarekzaki and @Asqwde it already exists. {{Move}} ;) Though, I created a redirect so you can use {{Rename}} as the "Move button" was renamed to "Rename". Done Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 20:10, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Tarekzaki and @Asqwde it already exists. {{Move}} ;) Though, I created a redirect so you can use {{Rename}} as the "Move button" was renamed to "Rename".
Should we add more emoji templates?
I feel that the SW is lagging behind with emojis, and we should add the new ones.
KJRYoshi07 (BlueStarPort) (My Talk) (Contribs) 23:16, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
- I don't think that we really need more emojis as we are not social messaging site, the only ones that we have are the ones that scratch has. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 02:52, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Just to make it clear that I am not opposing the idea of it, but just giving my opinion. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 02:55, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- I mean we should add the most up to date scratch emojis, because most of the rest have already been added.
KJRYoshi07 (BlueStarPort) (My Talk) (Contribs) 06:30, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Which emojis are we missing? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 10:52, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Some cat face emojis, _suitcase_, _camera_, _compass_ and _binoculars_. KJRYoshi07 (BlueStarPort) (My Talk) (Contribs) 11:03, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Some cat face emojis, _suitcase_, _camera_, _compass_ and _binoculars_.
- Which emojis are we missing?
- I mean we should add the most up to date scratch emojis, because most of the rest have already been added.
- Just to make it clear that I am not opposing the idea of it, but just giving my opinion.
{{e|suitcase}}{{e|camera}}{{e|compass}}{{e|binoculars}}
Added the specific emojis. I suggest you add the cat face emojis to the {{e}} template yourself, but please do prefix the emoji names with "cat-" or something that obvious indicates you want the cat version. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 11:19, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- There are a few cat emojis in that template right now, should I change their names for consistency? KJRYoshi07 (BlueStarPort) (My Talk) (Contribs) 22:48, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
|cat-B) |B)=...
- That should make things more consistent. Also do update the documentation. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 06:53, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- There was a joy emoji that was never added or documented, but made. banana439monkey (Talk | Contribs | Scratch | Edits (3,358)) 08:20, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
- There was a joy emoji that was never added or documented, but made.
- That should make things more consistent. Also do update the documentation.
Compliment Tuesday! November 20th, 2018
Welcome to the 15th Compliment Tuesday! November 20th, 2018.
What is Compliment Tuesday?
Compliment Tuesday is a way of showing appreciation to other Wikians. Feel free to congratulate someone for finishing a large page, or even just give minor thanks for a minor edit. Just remember to keep everything positive!
How to Compliment
We have a whole wiki page on it! You can find it here: Compliment Tuesday
Compliments
The Compliments are *drum roll please*
| User | Compliments |
|---|---|
| Kenny2scratch (talk | contribs) |
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| Jammum (talk | contribs) |
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| apple502j (talk | contribs) |
| “ | There are many more people on this wiki who deserve these comments just as much as those who received them. :) Everyone is special and brings there own ideas. The more of us there are, the better the community spirit. Sadly, I must sign off now- Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 01:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
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” |
The next CT is November 27th, 2018! See you then!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 13:40, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
- Done Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 13:40, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed some grammar in the compliments for a tweet. Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 03:16, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed some grammar in the compliments for a tweet.
Sig is acting Weirdly
Done
Ok, so my signature is acting weird, whenever I put ~~~~, This is what happens:
12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch
01:41, 28 November 2018 (UTC).
To fix it for any specific time this happens, I change it to this: ~~~{{nbsp}}~~~~~ which shows this:
12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch
01:41, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Is there anyway to fix this? (BTW, you can change my Sig or my minisig (for preferences). Just tell me what you did to fix it.
12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch
01:41, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed. Your <onlyinclude> part in your minisig had a newline before and after the transclusion, so when substituted a newline was added before and after your signature, causing the space and time/date to be put on a new line. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:39, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- But now it doesn't start on the next line.... ( 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:10, 28 November 2018 (UTC))
- 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:10, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed it myself! Fixed 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:50, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed it myself!
- But now it doesn't start on the next line.... (
Fixed bar on left
Not done
If we look on the top left, we see the boxes, Navigation, For Editors, Tools. I was thinking of making it fixed on every page, so when we scroll, it stays in position to screen. Any support? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:48, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Edit: This would be helpful in especially long pages like this one. and template for 'not done' 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 03:12, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- I made a css script you can add to you common.js file, that does just that! Hover over the sidebar and scroll to see the parts that go off screen, and if you scroll while not hovering over the sidebar then it will stay there! I had to move the side bar to the far left though because it was blocking the "About" section on the footer. Here is the code:
mw.loader.load('/w/index.php?title=User:Jakel181/Code/FixedSidebar.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css');//Fixes the sidebar to the screen when you scroll. Credit To Jakel181 for the code
- I made a css script you can add to you common.js file, that does just that! Hover over the sidebar and scroll to see the parts that go off screen, and if you scroll while not hovering over the sidebar then it will stay there! I had to move the side bar to the far left though because it was blocking the "About" section on the footer. Here is the code:
- Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 17:25, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, but what I meant was for it to be built into Scratch Wiki. 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 20:50, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- So, I just tried it but it doesn't work.
12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 20:56, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- It says in the main post to add it to your common.js file, not your common.css file. Also, some people prefer the sidebar the where it is right now. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:49, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- Still doesn't work.....
- My computer is really laggy and won't scroll to the top smoothly. 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 23:45, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- Ah I see the problem now, bad on my part. Use this code instead:
mw.loader.load('/w/index.php?title=User:Jakel181/Code/FixedSidebar.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css', 'text/css' );//Fixes the sidebar to the screen when you scroll. Credit To Jakel181 for the code Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 00:02, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Ah I see the problem now, bad on my part. Use this code instead:
- It says in the main post to add it to your common.js file, not your common.css file. Also, some people prefer the sidebar the where it is right now.
- Thanks, but what I meant was for it to be built into Scratch Wiki.
- I too made a CSS file that I think is better than Jake's (Jake, yours has a few problems regarding minute height and width tweaking. Also you use too many hacks :P). Use it by adding
mw.loader.load('/w/index.php?title=User:Kenny2scratch/fixedsidebar.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css', 'text/css');to your common.js file. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:19, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
Suggestion: Request for a new page.
Hi! I noticed that when you are logged in the wiki and search for a page that doesn't exist like Goldfish, it says: "Create the page "Goldfish" on this wiki!" but when you are logged out all it says is "There were no results matching the query." So my suggestion is instead of saying "There were no results matching the query." when logged out it should say "Request the page "Goldfish" on this wiki!" Thoughts? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 01:05, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- That's a good idea - it can help normal Scratchers suggest pages and learn how to! +1, totally! bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 02:45, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Why can't I think of such awesome ideas! +1 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 03:18, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- I made a broader suggestion along these lines more than a year ago, when I wasn't a sysop :P
- I've made a bunch of changes to MediaWiki:Noarticletext-nopermission now, which should incorporate the suggestions here. Look good? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:58, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Why can't I think of such awesome ideas! +1
What I meant is that it only works with pages that are categorized with MediaWiki... 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 16:37, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Ok, you lost me now, This is ment to show on pages not yet created, and if the page is not created it can't have a catergory. The MediaWiki in the fornt is just the namespace. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 17:08, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Ok so the suggestion was for the text to show when you search for something on the wiki. Not when you go to the URL of a non-existent page. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 17:14, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- What I meant was that it only works with MediaWiki as the namespace. The suggestion is asking for to cover the entire scratch wiki search. Right? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:19, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- I've edited MediaWiki:Searchmenu-new-nocreate as well, is that better? Sorry I misunderstood the original suggestion. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:25, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
- What I meant was that it only works with MediaWiki as the namespace. The suggestion is asking for to cover the entire scratch wiki search. Right?
- Ok so the suggestion was for the text to show when you search for something on the wiki. Not when you go to the URL of a non-existent page.
Hour of Code
Next week is officially #CSEDWeek, and with that I will be sharing many of the resources on the wiki on the wiki. Are there any specific resources for Computer Science Education that I should be linking to? Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 02:11, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- All CS education? Or just Scratch? In any case, I definitely recommend that you link to the Tips page, and also probably the discussion forums. For outside Scratch, I recommend the python website. Drunken Sailor [ Talk | Contribs | More... ] 16:40, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Random Page
I don't know if anyone else notices, but sometimes the random pages give the same pages multiple times. If we want more pages to be better and more improved, this should make sure that the random page gives a new page since, let's say, the past hour or two. Support? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 22:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
- Random page is a feature built into MediaWiki, so it's not something we can just change on a whim. I also just opened it 15 times and didn't get any duplicates, so it was most likely a coincidence that you got the same page multiple times.
jvvg (talk | contribs) 03:17, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
Wikian?
So, I was wondering if I was a wikian and looked here. I haven't joined for longer than a month, (one of the requirements for software to detect) but I can edit Apple502j's test page to see if you are no longer a new wikian. I am able to edit it. Is there something wrong with the test page? Is there another page I can use to see if I am a wikian or not? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 04:04, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Are you sure you were able to edit it? Your account isn't a month old, though you do have over 50 edits. You may have been able to view the source, but that's different from being able to edit it. Try editing again, but this time save (undo your edit if it succeeds). kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 05:40, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- I can't edit other peoples userpages... 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 15:22, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- I can't edit other peoples userpages...
Active Users
The Active Users List shows people that are active from the last 30 days. The only flexibility is to hide bots and admins. I feel we could add a little more flexibility of seeing the active users from most active to least activeness instead of alphabetically. Thoughts? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 15:23, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- Special:ActiveUsers is built into media wiki directly, I don't see any configuration settings or MediaWiki interface pages for it. (Not to say that there isn't I just haven't found any) So this most likely would have to be done with an extension which is kind of impractical for us. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:20, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- I've wished for such a feature, but unfortunately there's no such option. And customizing it is incredibly difficult and not really worth it. Sorry. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:19, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
- I've wished for such a feature, but unfortunately there's no such option. And customizing it is incredibly difficult and not really worth it. Sorry.
Step-by-Step publishing
In the editing section in preferences, there is a option for step-by-step publishing which adds the publish button on the top of the edit box. Whenever I use this button to make a new section, It removes the subject and includes the content into the previous section. Why? Is it possible to fix? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 15:33, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- I had the same problem. It is because step by step publishing is a lab and still in development, so it is not recommended to be used. It is technically possible to fix, but not worth it for the scratch wiki. You can either turn it off or use wiki markup as a work around. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 19:37, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah.... What is a wiki markup? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 20:47, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- Scratch_Wiki:Cheatsheet you want to use a level two heading. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:05, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oh. Forgot that Wiki markup is formatting. 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 03:00, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
- I feel like the option should be disabled completely. All in favor? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:20, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
- I feel like the option should be disabled completely. All in favor?
- Oh. Forgot that Wiki markup is formatting.
- Scratch_Wiki:Cheatsheet you want to use a level two heading.
- Yeah.... What is a wiki markup?
Removed preference kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 14:08, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Watchlist!
I feel that just like we are notified for a change in our own talk page, we should get notified for a change in our watchlist! 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 03:30, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- You can! Have you turned on email notifications? Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 01:19, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- I meant directly into the wiki. Something like in mw. When you get replied to on any talk, you get notified (in mw) 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 01:30, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Directly on the wiki is, again, hard, and would not really be worth it. Just check your watchlist frequently! Or, as Jake says, turn on email notifications. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
- Directly on the wiki is, again, hard, and would not really be worth it. Just check your watchlist frequently! Or, as Jake says, turn on email notifications.
- I meant directly into the wiki. Something like in mw. When you get replied to on any talk, you get notified (in mw)
Image Needed Template
Hi everyone! I came up with an idea for a new template.
Sometimes I want to put {{citation needed}} next to something, but I can't, because what I actually need is an image - which I can't get hold of. Has any of this ever happened to you?
I made a template in my userspace called "Image Needed Template." Here it is:
What do all think? Do you think it could become a proper template?
Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 16:49, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
- I support the template, I think it would help articles grow more by adding the urge of the need for more Supportive images. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 01:22, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- I agree +1
- Images convey more information
- Images help clarify information
- 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 01:32, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Agreed. jawiki has that so you can copy&paste: ja:Template:画像募集中 Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 08:09, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Great! Is it possible for an admin to move it to Template:Image Needed? Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 09:33, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Can't you copy and paste instead? Then add the delete template on original page? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:32, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Doing that right now... Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 14:45, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Doing that right now...
- Can't you copy and paste instead? Then add the delete template on original page?
- Great! Is it possible for an admin to move it to Template:Image Needed?
- Agreed. jawiki has that so you can copy&paste: ja:Template:画像募集中
- I agree +1
Done! I'll work on the documentation later. Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 14:51, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Documentation finished! Done Redglitter (Talk ~ Contributions ~ 541 edits) 15:23, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Post after the fact: I'd have moved it if I had had time this week but c&p also makes for a cleaner start for the template. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:28, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
- Post after the fact: I'd have moved it if I had had time this week but c&p also makes for a cleaner start for the template.
Time to archive!
The CP has reached 125 Kb! It's time for the 102th archive! :D Whoo!!! Less scrolling space! :P lol. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 01:24, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- Woohoo! I was wondering when you do it! 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 01:34, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
- ARCHIVE THESE CPND TOO:
- S:CPND#Dedicated page for requests for admin/EW action
- S:CPND#My edit count seems to be out of sync
- S:CPND#New "Report" Extension
- Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 08:08, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
Dedicated page for requests for admin/EW action
I propose that we create Scratch Wiki:Requests for Privileged Actions (WIP title) - basically, if something needs an admin or EW to handle it, post a message there instead of on one of the admin/EW's talks or on the CP.
Pros:
- Makes requests for privileged actions more public and easier for all admins/EWs to see.
- Clears up clutter on admin/EW talk pages as well as the Community Portal.
Cons:
- New page.
Thoughts? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:34, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
- Any examples of what would required privileged actions that is not covered by a template (such as {{delete}})?
- KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 14:47, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
- I do agree with this. Purplewolves (talk | contribs) 19:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
- There actually is a template for protection but no-one uses it - they simply post on an admin's talk.
- As for other actions, it's true that tagging pages with {{delete}} guarantees that it'll be deleted sooner or later... good point. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:46, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
- +1 with K2S:Templates aren't very useful forediting protected pages or deleting logs, and some. I asked an admin to add ja-interwiki to the News, but he didn't.--
Apple502j (talk | contribs) 12:57, 9 November 2017 (UTC) - Support. (PS Apple502j the admins are very busy and can't get to everything on time) I think this page will therefore be a nice addition. How are we going to deal with the templates mentioned then?
- KrIsMa user | talk | contribs | edits 14:33, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
- @Apple502j: interwiki is only done by bureaucrats (i.e. Scratch Team members) on this wiki.
- @KrIsMa: I think we can just use both - it's always helpful to have multiple points of contact and if the categories for those templates have a large backlog we can post on that page too, instead of here. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 00:38, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
- Since I think anyone who wants to voice their opinion has already done so, and everyone seems to agree here, the only thing left to discuss is the name - what should the title of this page be? My initial thought was "Scratch Wiki:Requests for Privileged Action" but that seems too long and too wordy - any other suggestions? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Since I think anyone who wants to voice their opinion has already done so, and everyone seems to agree here, the only thing left to discuss is the name - what should the title of this page be? My initial thought was "Scratch Wiki:Requests for Privileged Action" but that seems too long and too wordy - any other suggestions?
- +1 with K2S:Templates aren't very useful forediting protected pages or deleting logs, and some. I asked an admin to add ja-interwiki to the News, but he didn't.--
- I do agree with this.
Full support with the name Scratch Wiki: Privileged Action Requests asqwde talk | contribs 12:17, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Actually, on second thought, that's rather long - how about simply "Scratch Wiki:Action Requests"? And generalize it to any kind of major action, even if it's not admin action? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:19, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Ok, but what do you mean by major action and if it is not an admin action what is the point if anyone can do it? asqwde talk | contribs 12:23, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Okay, that second thought was just a random thought, you're right there. But "Privileged Action Requests" is still really long - what about "Admin Requests"? Though EWs can do a lot too, "Admin" would just mean "Administrative" in this case. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:29, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- Ok lol, i support the name asqwde talk | contribs 12:31, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- I changed my mind at the last moment and made it a subpage of the CP instead. But anyways, Done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 13:56, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
- I changed my mind at the last moment and made it a subpage of the CP instead. But anyways,
- Ok lol, i support the name
- Okay, that second thought was just a random thought, you're right there. But "Privileged Action Requests" is still really long - what about "Admin Requests"? Though EWs can do a lot too, "Admin" would just mean "Administrative" in this case.
- Ok, but what do you mean by major action and if it is not an admin action what is the point if anyone can do it?
My edit count seems to be out of sync
Known bug
If I transclude my edit count, I get 13,047; but on the actual page, the "Total" count is 386 more than the transcluded count! What's going on? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 07:51, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
- Werid. If I do it, I get 330 but that is actually a few less than the count on the page.
Duckboycool (Talk | Contribs | Edits) 13:43, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
- Same here! The only difference is that mine is only 10 behind.
Drunken_Sailor (talk | contribs) 14:21, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
- Is anybody else having the same problem? kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 09:18, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
- Actually, when transcluded, my Editcount is 25 less than the real count...
Drunken_Sailor (talk | contribs) 11:45, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
- Is this discussion still active? If so, this is happening to me too. My transcluded edit count is 34 less than what it says on Special:Editcount/bigpuppy. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 13:38, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
- Is this discussion still active? If so, this is happening to me too. My transcluded edit count is 34 less than what it says on Special:Editcount/bigpuppy.
- Actually, when transcluded, my Editcount is 25 less than the real count...
- Is anybody else having the same problem?
- Same here! The only difference is that mine is only 10 behind.
Ah, that makes sense. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 15:33, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
- Done?
bob1171 (talk | contribs) on the Community Portal. 17:59, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
- No, we don't know how to fix it yet, it's Not done kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 08:04, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
- I am experiencing the same issue as well asqwde talk | contribs 22:33, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
- Me too. 8,237 and Special:Editcount/CrazyBoy826. Mine is 108 less. CrazyBoy826 | Talk | 8,237 edits | Scratch 16:52, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
- Me too. 8,237 and Special:Editcount/CrazyBoy826. Mine is 108 less.
- I am experiencing the same issue as well
- No, we don't know how to fix it yet, it's
Could it also be because of edits on deleted pages and hidden revisions, I know I haven't uploaded 38 images. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:31, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
- So it seems to be a bug with the editcount extension, and has been known snice 2007 and has not been fix. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Up55ekdaxw8mqhcl Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 17:21, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
- Aw cmon, I posted on the extension's talk page and nobody replied, but you post on the support desk (where it isn't supposed to go) and you get immediate attention? ._. Anyway, glad to know that it's known. We'll just have to deal with it. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 03:17, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
- Opps, I guess we know about it now. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:33, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hmm.. A very similar bug is happening on my Directory. When I use my Footer (it writes the page size), it is very different then when I use this: {{PAGESIZE:User:12944qwerty/Directory}}. Both ways are transcluded.
- 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 01:22, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- It seems to work fine for me, the only difference is the comma User:Jakel181/Sandbox/3 Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:37, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hmmm, wierd, just got fixed
- 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 14:13, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
- Hmmm, wierd, just got fixed
- It seems to work fine for me, the only difference is the comma User:Jakel181/Sandbox/3
- Opps, I guess we know about it now.
- Aw cmon, I posted on the extension's talk page and nobody replied, but you post on the support desk (where it isn't supposed to go) and you get immediate attention? ._. Anyway, glad to know that it's known. We'll just have to deal with it.
So, I just checked mine and both are 340... Maybe this happens for older users? 12944qwerty Talk Contribs Scratch 15:44, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
- Its because of the way media wiki counts edits not the age of the user. Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 19:16, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
New "Report" Extension
A new feature has been added to this wiki: It's an extension of MediaWiki made by Ken named Report. Users(who logged in) can use this to report vandalism/something against CGs. It keeps what you sent a secret, so only EWs+ can see the reports.
Okay, maybe you are interested in this. First, go to the history/difference page. Next, click "Report" of the revision you report. And then you can type the reason. If you have already reported one revision, you can't do it again for the same one.
EWs go to a page to handle them. This page is hidden for non-EWs.
AND IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THING! Don't abuse it. It can only make them angry. Of course, if you really found something illegal, you can use it.
Revision with Report link
Report page
Apple502j Talk/Activities 2,243edit 03:23, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- This post is a bit incoherent, so let me reword it here:
- I've installed a new extension, simply called "Report". If you are logged in, a "report" link will appear next to every revision, like so:
- Clicking it will bring you to this page:
- After filling in a reason to report the revision, EWs and admins will see a message like this in Special:RecentChanges:
- Clicking that link brings us to a page listing current reports. Each report displays the revision it is reporting, and the user who reported it. There is also a link to look at a specific page about the report; on that page, admins can mark the report as "handled", so that it no longer shows up in the list.
- Do not abuse this feature. It is made for when you see something inappropriate that bypassed the abuse filter. If you report a revision that is perfectly acceptable, you'll get a verbal warning. As with most other transgressions, too many (how many is decided by admins) warnings will lead to a block.
- Ideally, this will never be used. In practice, it's probably going to be the case that it'll get used at some point. Use it when actually necessary; don't test it, either, I've done all the testing required on my own test wiki.
- All that aside, please do use it if you find something inappropriate; it'll help us keep the Wiki a safer place. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 04:27, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
- If you are on the fence about whether something should be reported or not, go ahead and report it. We won't get "angry" if we don't see the case as having merit. This feature displays our continued committment to taking input from the community in addition to the New Users Recommendation portal. Makethebrainhappy (talk | contribs) 15:36, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
- At the top of the report screen should we have a message saying not to abuse this feature? asqwde talk | contribs 23:04, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
- Awesome! Asqwde: +1. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 18:27, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
- I took this out of Archive 101 since asqwde had a suggestion. bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 16:45, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
- Wikimedia is blocked on the Scratch Wiki but is allowed on the forums. This may add some possiblity, but there has to be no history. Whatsfordinner77 (talk | contribs) 02:29, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
- Wikimedia is blocked on the Scratch Wiki but is allowed on the forums. This may add some possiblity, but there has to be no history.
- At the top of the report screen should we have a message saying not to abuse this feature?
- If you are on the fence about whether something should be reported or not, go ahead and report it. We won't get "angry" if we don't see the case as having merit. This feature displays our continued committment to taking input from the community in addition to the New Users Recommendation portal.
Done now that asqwde's suggestion has been implemented. Will move to next archive. kenny2scratch Talk Contribs Directory 12:37, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
