MediaWiki:Community-corner

Extra whitespace 15:25, October 31, 2012 (UTC): In the past 12 hours, Wikia have made some sort of change which is adding extra whitespace around infoboxes and tables of contents. This can readily be seen right the way across the Wikia network. Bug reports were immediately filed, and there's beginning to be some traffic on the issue over at w:c:community. The most likely outcome is that the white space will simply disappear once Wikia address the problem. In the meantime, yes, our pages (and everyone else's in the Wikia network) will look damned ugly. Prefixes getting simpler Please prefix by medium, not by series. We're massively simplifying the prefix system so as to make it more understandable for casual users of the site. The big things that are being changed right now are: The changeover will take some time — perhaps several days. Keep your eyes on our list of prefixes and forum:prefix simplification for more details.
 * all TV shows are prefixed with TV (no more DW, SJA, TW, etc.)
 * all short stories and novels are just PROSE (no more ST, NSA, QR, etc.
 * all audios are just AUDIO (no more BFA, CC, etc.).
 * all comics are just COMIC

Reminder about images When adding uploading new images to our site, you must:
 * select an accurate copyright/licensing tag
 * use only the .jpg format, if the image is a screenshot of an episode
 * keep your pic size under 100kb
 * crop images consistently with our standards, as explained at our image guide
 * make sure your pic obeys our simple, one-page list of instructions
 * choose a name that actually describes the picture in a meaningful way: ElevenFightsDaleks.jpg not 23432424.234324.323432234.snap.jpg
 * add appropriate image categories, identifying the story from which it was drawn (i.e. Category:Blink TV story images) and any major characters or species seen in the image (such as Category:Eleventh Doctor images or Category:Dalek images)

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.