MediaWiki:Community-corner

No more "create a new article" box Those who've created a new article in the past couple of days may have noticed that we've taken away a step. There's no longer a little box that appears, asking whether you want to use the standard layout or a blank page. This is a great boon to users of some versions of Opera, which don't play nicely with that little box, called a lightbox. Also, it's completely unnecessary to us, since we have a whole range of preloadable formats custom built for this wiki. Update Some users may have been unable to start new pages using the +page button or the MyTools strip along the bottom of their pages. This issue has been swiftly corrected by DaNASCAT. You can now crete a new page from the usual places, and yet avoid that pesky lightbox. Sorry for any inconvenience you may have experienced during the transition. Quote of the week now automatic Because we've often fallen behind in 2011 with changing the Quote of the Week on the main page, it's now been converted to an automated process. We have quotes programmed through 2013. A lot of those quotes came from the previous nominations process, so most of the work you did hasn't been lost. We'll be letting you know in the coming months how you can participate in the process in the future. Read more. Simplifying interwiki linkage As many editors will know, sometimes it's better to link to another Wikia wiki than to wikipedia, especially when it comes to behind the scenes articles. For instance, muppet:Roger Langridge provides a perspective that neither tardis:Roger Langridge nor Roger Langridge do. Likewise, we'd obviously have an interest in lining to jamesbond:Timothy Dalton. But a lot of editors don't bother to link to other wikis, because the syntax can be a little foreign. We're actively trying to simplify that. Read more. Announcing two time-saving new templates If you find that you're constantly making links to Wikipedia, here are two great new templates that'll save you time. Instead of typing   you can now just type   and the link's made instantly. If you need that link italicised so that you can follow T:ITAL, just use  and it'll be italicised instantly. Read more at template:w and template:wi! Preloads are working again Preloadable formats are now working again! They'll save you plenty of time if you're starting an article from scratch. Just click on a red-link and then look underneath the edit summary box. You can either pull down a list of article skeletons, or you can enter an existing article to copy into your new one. If anyone wants to have a new preloadable format made, please just let CzechOut know. New to editing the wiki? Thanks for helping us out! We're glad you're here. We've recently made it a bit easier to understand how we do things.

If you're wondering why your recently-uploaded image might have been deleted, you might want to read our image cheat card. It lists the major points of image policy in an easy-to-read chart, and will help you ensure that your image remains a part of our database.

You'll also want to peruse a few of our policies about basic editing, such as:
 * why it's important articles have leads
 * why and when you should embolden the page title
 * what kind of sources you can use for your article
 * why writing in the past tense is vital for in-universe articles
 * how to use the wiki markup "language"

Review the archive of recent changes to the wiki here. Refresh your cache often The wiki continues to undergo a complete facelift. As the new style sheet is being implemented, you may see some untidy signs of construction. Thanks for your patience as we remodel. If you want to see the latest changes, you'll probably have to bypass your browser's cache. Safari users merely need to reload pages. Firefox users just have to hold down SHIFT, then press the reload button. Chrome users can press Ctrl + F5. Those using other browsers should check their help files for specific instructions.

Alternately, you can now just pull down the "edit" menu to refresh, and that should perform an automatic purge for you.