User:Topher208/October 2008

Your attention
I would like it to be brought to this if it hasn't already been. felinoel ~ (Talk) 04:28, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Just started patrolling tonight. I just commented on the talk page. Thanks for the heads up! —Topher 04:45, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Hey, could I bring your attention to this now? We need votes felinoel ~ (Talk) 10:30, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Dan Povenmire Correspondence Suggestion, Templates, etc.
Hey, Toph. I have a few things to ask:

1) I have seen "Wikia Spotlights" everywhere on every wiki. How do we get one? Or is there some rule or something? Because that would be a great

2) I have a few suggestions on things to ask Mr. Povenmire in the Dan Povenmire Correspondence.
 * "On a Wikipedia Phineas and Ferb talk page section, it appears Jeff "Swampy" Marsh added some info on Buford's last name. We do not know if that was him, and could he (Dan} clear it up? Like the name, spelling, and root, and if it was Swampy?"


 * "Is the episode Cousin Bartie actually being made? Because I saw it on Wikipedia's List of Phineas and Ferb episodes page, so I put it here, but then they deleted it. It would really be helpful to know if this, and other episodes, will be made and are not just rumors.


 * "Finally, for knowledge of people who simply like to read the sites and for people who work on the site who want to know, what episode will air next in Disney Channel USA and what?

3) Finally, could you help me with some of the templates? I am trying to come up with them, but it is very hard to find quotes and pictures to go with them. Could you start with the Template:Cleanup, which I can't think of anything to go with it?

Thanks, Topher. --SuperFlash101 16:20, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Wikia Spotlights are for wikis that meet the content outlined here. They must have 100 solid content pages and stubs don't count. We have just recently crossed the threshold for having 100 non-stub articles. I have been making sure that every new user, including IP users get welcomed so there are no red links to talk pages. We also have 8 uncategorized pages that need categories. The rest of the criteria, we have in the bag.


 * 2) I will ask Dan your questions. He may not know the answer to what episodes will air next, since he was having a hard time coming up with production schedule vs. air schedule for us. As far as Cousin Bartie is concerned, I think we all need to be very careful using wikipedia as the only source of information. Especially as the show grows more popular and new episodes are coming out, the article will be more popular to vandalize and insert misinformation. If we find something on wikipedia, let's try and verify it somewhere else first, like on IMDb or elsewhere.


 * 3) Cleanup should be an easy one. In Raging Bully, didn't Doofenshmirtz create a machine whose job it was to make people enjoy his party and then clean up after it? I'll let you take it from there. If you need another screencap from the dvd, let me know. I was also wanting an "Incomplete" template for pages like "Oil on Candace" that I made that had structure, but were missing essential information. Better than a stub, but not as good as an unmarked article. Something like this.

Thanks for clearing that stuff up. And Template:Construction pretty much does that last thing. Also, thank you for giving me the reminder for a quote in Template:Cleanup, but for that one I have a website that has images for episodes Rollercoaster to The Best Lazy Day Ever. If I need one for another one, can I ask you? Thanks. Oh, and when we get qualified for a Wiki Spotlight, how do we create the image thing? And I will also double check sources from wikipedia next time. Anyways, thank you. --SuperFlash101 19:36, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey, wait, I just looked on the "Life on Mars" wiki, and it only has 41 articles, but it still has a Wiki Spotlight. How'd that happen? --The Flash 19:53, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Construction sounds like someone is actually working on it, but hasn't finished it. Incomplete means that someone noticed it wasn't finished and wants to invite people to edit it.
 * Not sure why "Life on Mars" wiki is in the spotlight. You're supposed to have 100 articles. We've got lots of articles that aren't marked as stubs that should be marked as stubs. I think we could use just a little more work, but I have come up with a wiki spotlight ad for us nonetheless. I can tweak it if we want to, also and we should vote on whether we want to use it. That should be done in a forum topic, not here, though. We should also discuss whether or not we want to be in the spotlight. This could lead to more vandalism. Would we be ready to handle that? Also, most of our rules are not written down yet. Maybe we should look into coming up with things like a manual of style and more help articles like "How to write the perfect article"?
 * Since it was your proposal, I'll let you start a discussion in the forum about it. You can use my spotlight ad to show if you'd like. —Topher 07:48, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Two Notes...
Like the title says, 2 notes:


 * 1) How does a sysop create a message on the top of every screen? I really need to know.


 * 2) Look at Forum:Wikia Spotlight and Article Fixing. On that subject, I love the Wikia Spotlight, but it appears a smidge bit pixely. It won't be if we have one, will it?

Thanks. --SuperFlash101 21:30, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and why is the page Gevaarlijk instead of Dr. Gevaarlijk? Like it appears you want Dr. Phineastein just Phineasstein. What happened to what we agreed with back in the Doofenshmirtz renaming discussion to have their title if no first name is available? --SuperFlash101 21:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) To create a message at the top of every page, edit Mediawiki:Sitenotice.


 * 2) I have uploaded a new higher quality version of the Spotlight ad. I forgot to raise the quality to maximum, since I usually only put it about halfway for regular screencaps, etc., that I upload. Plus, I tweaked it so that the Phineas and Ferb logo is bigger and the "Wikia Spotlight" tag is smaller. I have also uploaded a second possibility with Doofenshmirtz on it, and one with a little red in the background. When we decide on which version we want, I will save it as a GIF file to make it much smaller.


 * Also, I forgot about the Doofenshmirtz naming compromise. I will move the Gevaarlijk article. —Topher 05:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. But, for some reason, it didn't work. But, um, question: How do you "clear your cache"? --SuperFlash101 18:21, 25 October 2008 (UTC)


 * http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache has a good description of how to clear your cache depending on which browser you use. —Topher 18:46, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Okay, it didn't really work either. Anyways, though, could you tell me why The Sitnotice on my wiki didn't work? And also check out the new section on this page I've added to ask you if you could help me with the wiki.png and favicon on my wiki I am sysop for. Please repond quickly. --SuperFlash101 22:21, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Merging and Images
Can you merge Toy Factory, Comet Observatory, and Mini Golf with Toy Factory/Comet Observatory/Mini Golf, please? Also, could you look at Talk:Phineas Flynn to decide on an image? --SuperFlash101 18:21, 25 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads up, I will take a look at those and discuss them on the appropriate talk pages :) —Topher 18:46, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Cool. It's just I created the Toy Factory/Comet Observatory/Mini Golf before the others so we could merge those into them. That way, whne you click on the names on List of songs, it would bring you there. I mean, there all the same song. Also, there's nothing on the other pages. Another note, can you PLEASE come and help us decide what image to use for Phineas (and now on Ferb's. I've added a new suggestion to Phineas'. And also, I am trying to create a "Template:Fill-in" for what you requested earlier about wanting something that says that it's got the sections, but it needs to be filled in. Can you help me come up with a quote and name? Thanks, and please respond quickly. --SuperFlash101 15:18, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


 * "Toy Factory/Comet Observatory/Mini Golf" is not a valid name for an article. The "/" makes Comet Observatory/Mini Golf a sub-article of Toy Factory. Perhaps the best way is to check with Dan Povenmire and see if he can tell us what the actual name of that particular song is, and we can use that. Also, merging would not be the right solution. It would be better to make "Toy Factory", "Comet Observatory", and "Mini Golf" should use #REDIRECT and redirect them to the main article. —Topher 02:36, 27 October 2008 (UTC)