Wowpedia

We have moved to Warcraft Wiki. Click here for information and the new URL.

READ MORE

Wowpedia
(Wrong page)
(Typo fixing using AWB)
(28 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Talkheader}}{{tocright}}[[Category:WoWWiki|{{PAGENAME}}]]{{WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Intro}}
+
{{Talkheader}}{{tocright}}
   
  +
:''Past discussions archived to...''
{{Archives4|26 Nov 2005|17 Dec 2005|17 Dec 2005|17:51, 18 July 2007 (UTC)}}
 
   
  +
:* ...[[WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive01]] Archived 26 Nov 2005
  +
:* ...[[WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive02]] Archived 17 Dec 2005
  +
:* ...[[WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive03]] Archived 17 Dec 2005
  +
:* ...[[WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive04]] Archived 18 July 2007
  +
:* ...[[WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive05]] Archived 1 April 2008
   
 
----
 
----
   
  +
== What's all this about GuildWiki? ==
  +
You'll be wanting to visit [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#It.27s_that_time_of_year_again....|here]]. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 01:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
   
== Selected Article Index request ==
+
== you've messed it up!==
  +
hey guys this is totally screwed up, old design was better --'''''[[User:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="green">Andersmusician</font>]] [[user_talk:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="red">talk</font>]]''''' 02:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
:lol aprils foll xD--'''''[[User:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="green">Andersmusician</font>]] [[user_talk:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="red">talk</font>]]''''' 02:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
::What can you expect? Nobody can fool me today! I could see something like this coming even before I entered the url! Remember last year? Wasn't it MeowWiki last year's April's Fools joke? Well, that was pure genious. The real lack this year is that the logo didn't change, which would have made this year's joke a lot more fun. Still cool, though. --[[User:Kulsprutejojjo|Kulsprutejojjo]] 06:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
:::Hrrmpf, your color scheme makes me want to hurt something, red on black, what were you people thinking?[[User:Alari|Alari]] 06:44, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
::It was amusing at first, but now my eyes are beginning to hurt. :) --{{User:Vorbis/Sig}} 08:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
:::: Yeah my eyes are hurting too. @_@ And I too want to hurt something. I friggin hate April Fools Day. I think it is just a poor excuse for people to go back to middle school for a day. [[User:D. F. Schmidt|Schmidt]] 15:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  +
:::Blame [[User:Adys|Adys]]. He was the one who changed the link colors. --[[User:Kaydeethree|<span style="cursor:help;" title="WoWWiki Admin">k</span>]]_[[User_talk:Kaydeethree|d]]<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Kaydeethree|3]]</sup> 08:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
   
  +
I passed through here several times before I realized anything was amiss... Great stuff <3 {{User:Recluse/Sig}}
Is there something we can drop/move to put in a link to [[Reputation]] as it is a major focus of the game? Perhaps replace [[Events]] under game play?
 
   
 
== What The... ==
--{{User:Sharlin/Sig}} 13:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 
   
  +
I noticed while I was doing my usual stuff that some of the tabs (like editing pages, for instance) have been re-labeled...in what appears to be Chinese! Is this another glitch, or is someone screwing up the main page? --[[User:Joshmaul|Joshmaul]] 14:16, 2 &lt;april&gt; 2008 (UTC)
: That seems fair to me - I can't see anything else that can really be replaced. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 10:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 
   
:: The columns are neat all even and everything, but it won't hurt anything to have them uneven. --{{User:Gryphon/Sig}} 15:07, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
+
: A glitch. Should be back to normal now! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 17:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
   
  +
== WOTLK new class! The bard! ==
::: Perhaps replacing [[Factions]] under Character would be better. [[Reputation]] is what people normally view the subject as {{User:Sharlin/Sig}} 21:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 
   
  +
Hi guys, check this out http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bard/bardclass.xml , are we needed per wowwiki policies to add content informatiuon abou this new hero class? no matter its from Aprils Fool? --'''''[[User:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="green">Andersmusician</font>]] [[user_talk:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="red">talk</font>]]''''' 23:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
:::: Done! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 01:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 
  +
:nevermind, just found it in [[Bard (hero class)]] --'''''[[User:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="green">Andersmusician</font>]] [[user_talk:Andersmusician|<font size="1" color="red">talk</font>]]''''' 14:37, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
   
  +
[[Category:WoWWiki|{{PAGENAME}}]]
== Search Box ==
 
Could the search box be moved to the top of the left column? I have to scroll down everytime I use it. The wikipedia box is sort of where the google ads box is now. {{User:Drain/Sig}} 00:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: I will see about bringing it to the attention of those able to change it (again). {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 01:28, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:: Yeah, people in-game have been bugging me about moving the search box up. Perhaps just under the google ads? --[[User:Fandyllic|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Admin">Fandyllic</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Fandyllic|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Fandyllic|contr]])</small> 8:52 PM PDT 12 Aug 2007
 
 
Though this should be a non-issue with the new skin, for now it would certainly be sensible to have it under the wikis spotlight ('google ads') box. Sounds like another question to ask about whilst here. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 03:57, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:Perhaps we should have a link via an asterisk ([[WoWWiki:Searching|*]]) to [[WoWWiki:Searching]] in the search box? --[[User:Fandyllic|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Admin">Fandyllic</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Fandyllic|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Fandyllic|contr]])</small> %:01 PM PDT 23 Aug 2007
 
 
Currently, Friday 9/7 - the entire search box side of the page is linked to flash gordon and other ads.
 
Its broken.
 
 
: What is? It's not broken for me, both logged in and out. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 18:19, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
It's broken for me ... if you mouseover the left column, everything highlights, and if you click the search box it takes you to the target of the current Google ad. I have to tab into the search box (rather than clicking it) to be able to search for anything. [[User:Seankreynolds|Seankreynolds]] 16:39, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: [[WoWWiki talk:Village pump#Search Boxes]] {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 17:40, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Back on topic a little, did the powers that be decide having the search box on the bottom of the screen is silly? That left column is getting longer and longer. Putting search above google ads would be great.--{{User:Drain/Sig}} 00:12, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: With the upcoming new skin, this will become a problem of the past :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 11:52, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== World links change ==
 
 
I've switched [[World]]s for [[Warcraft Universe]] as a title (to give better RTS, etc. links) and moved it to replace [[Instances]], which is already linked in the guides section. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}}
 
 
== Reducing height ==
 
 
Many people complain about the space the contents box takes up (pushing down other interesting stuff), so I've been fidlling with a test version to try and reduce it - see [[User:Kirkburn/Dev2]]. It has 4 columns. Any thoughts? {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 01:38, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Okay, I have moved onto doing a rather more thorough overhaul - see [[User:Kirkburn/Dev3]]. Much more modular, allows new sections to be added more easily. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 02:33, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== Missing quote in code ==
 
 
I posted this on the village pump too, but I see the page is live so I'll cross post it here. There's a missing quote on a style param that's making the left and right sides uneven. Firefox is handling it fine and making the columns even, but Safari doesn't handle it. The offending code is here:
 
 
<pre>
 
<!--
 
 
BEGIN LEFT COLUMN
 
 
-->
 
| valign="top" style="width:50%; |<!--
 
</pre>
 
 
Last line should be:
 
 
<pre>
 
| valign="top" style="width:50%;" |<!--
 
</pre>
 
-- [[User:Piumosso-Uldum|Piu]] <sup>([[User talk:Piumosso-Uldum|?!]])</sup> 00:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 
: Fixed --{{User:Gryphon/Sig}} 14:18, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== Official WoWWiki PL ==
 
 
I suggest adding the link to the largest Polish WoW Wiki on the main page (along links to fr de and others). That Wiki is hosted by the only official Polish fansite of WoW and has currently the largest amount of articles.
 
[http://worldofwarcraft.com.pl/mediawiki WoWWiki PL]
 
[[User:Jcdx|Jcdx]] 17:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:Official? Looks like a fansite to me. --{{User:Gryphon/Sig}} 17:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
::Please read before you write. I stated "official Polish fansite" as can be seen [http://www.wow-europe.com/en/links/fansites.html here] on Blizz fansite listing [[User:Jcdx|Jcdx]] 16:48, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
::: Largest Polish wowwiki? I don't suppose there are many out there, judging from http://worldofwarcraft.com.pl/mediawiki/index.php/Specjalna:Mostrevisions compared with our own [[Special:Mostrevisions]]. Certainly the community there is rather small. [[User:D. F. Schmidt|Schmidt]] 21:56, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:::: Yes, it's the largest one. And if it won't be linked tell me how can it grow? People need to be aware of the project and many Polish players visit this Wiki. Many of them don't know English too fluently so Polish version would help them. And why do you compare an old and well-known multi-national resource like wowwiki.com with us? There are users working to make wowwiki pl a better site. Every community starts small and I don't think that's a reason to treat it worse. Besides, Polish Wikia IS linked on the main page here. And it sports awesome number of 7 articles. We have over 300 of them and no link. Spanish Wiki (fetured on the main page): 96 articles. So what's the problem with our, Polish? :([[User:Jcdx|Jcdx]] 01:22, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Anyhoo, I have added it :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 01:30, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:Ah, thanks! I hope it will motivate our contributors, too! [[User:Jcdx|Jcdx]] 01:33, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
==Suggested change of featured article==
 
 
I would suggest changing the featured article to Wrath of the Lich King or Death Knights. Just my two cents. ~[[User:Peregrine2976 | Peregrine]]
 
 
: Nominate on [[WW:FA]]! :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 04:06, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
==Why the recent redesign?==
 
What happened to the old main page with the Featured Media on the bottom left? I'm not sure exactly why, but it seemed like it was put together better. Notice how there's a small blank space under the featured media, but everything wraps up at the bottom nicely? I don't think it would have been too hard to fill that little space up with more information and leave that design. [http://www.wowwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=813996 Take a look] at what I was referring to.
 
 
Now that I look back at the differences again I think to me it just seems like the Featured Media belongs on the left if the Featured Article is on the right. One solution is to swap the Featured Media and Warcraft News on the current main page. I think that would look even better than the old one! I guess they needed to change it since there's nothing more to report from BlizzCon. Wait, I think I just answered my own question. Never mind, thanks for listening to me talk to myself! <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:7pt"><span style="background-color:#202020;border-color:#505050;border-style:dashed;border-width:1px;margin-left:4px;margin-right:0px;padding:1px 3px 1px 3px;">'''[[User:Sophia™|<span style="color:#ff0070;">Sophia™</span>]]'''</span><span style="background-color:#252525;border-color:#505050;border-style:dashed;border-width:1px;border-left:0px;color:#a0a0a0;margin-left:0px;margin-right:4px;padding:1px 3px 1px 3px">[[User talk:Sophia™|<font color="#e0e0e0">talk</font>]] <font face="tahoma">&#8226;</font> [[Special:Contributions/Sophia™|<font color="#c0c0c0">contr</font>]]</span></span> 21:46, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: Heya! Mainly it was to get the wiki into a more modular design - the previous design was a bit of a hack job due to some lingering code restictions. Now that the adbox is free to do what it likes, and is higher up the page (part of the reason the Blizzcon box didn't last long), I could add new things. Part of this was to try and make the MP balanced and 'themed'. I have plans for some more stuff, but suggestions are welcome :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 22:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Curious if the redesign that has completely broken the front page and the other design changes that have broken practically every article on the wiki that uses a float/table in ie7 will ever be fixed? Been well over a month now. :/ --{{User:Zeal/Sig}} 18:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:How broken? I use ie7 and haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. --{{User:Gryphon/Sig}} 18:55, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: There was some major CSS changes, which should easily been fixed by a Ctrl+F5 refresh, but apart from that, no problems on IE7 for me either. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 19:08, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:: Aha, fixed! A stray user css page :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 19:23, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
==Corrupted Blood Article==
 
''Moved to [[WoWWiki talk:Village pump]].''
 
 
== Patch links and more ==
 
 
I've added little links to the current and next patch under the logo as suggested by Laurly and Schmidt. I'm not entirely happy with the location, any suggestions? Also, the page has had a CSS makeover, with means it's now readable in monobook! :D {{User:Kirkburn/Sig3}} 12:16, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: Amazing work, Kirkburn! [[User:D. F. Schmidt|Schmidt]] 12:18, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== Problem with the Google ad ==
 
The search bar and every link under the random google advertisment is functioning as a link to the ad. --[[User:The Prophet|Prophet]] 20:59, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== Interface customization reference needs ur help ==
 
 
I filled up complete reference for xml using default interface on this page [[XML_Basic]]. Since i'm not 100% sure what each attribute do i left that for more expirienced. Now it needs ur knowledge, especially [[XML_Properties]] page
 
 
== PTR Down ==
 
 
Just to let you know, the Public Test Realm was taken down last night. 2.2.0 is going up some time soon, I guess. The next patch to go on the PTR is going to be 2.2.2. [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1778019796&sid=1 Source] ~ <font color="#00BF00">Doc Lithius</font> <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user:Doc Lithius|U]]|[[User talk:Doc Lithius|T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Doc Lithius|C]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> 17:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 
:In addition, PTR 2.2.2 is apparently going up some time today. So...keep an eye out. ~ <font color="#00BF00">Doc Lithius</font> <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user:Doc Lithius|U]]|[[User talk:Doc Lithius|T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Doc Lithius|C]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> 16:45, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 
::2.2.0 is out today. --{{User:Sky2042/Sig}} 07:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== WoWWkik/Wikia upgrade info link added to Main Page ==
 
 
See [[WoWWiki talk:Village pump#Upgrade time]]. I added a link near the top of the [[Main Page]] to this info which is also in the article [[WoWWiki:Upgrade Late 2007]]. I put the link in a nice box above the first two columns of the main box. --[[User:Fandyllic|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Admin">Fandyllic</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Fandyllic|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Fandyllic|contr]])</small> 4:37 PM PDT 17 Oct 2007
 
 
== Next 200 ==
 
 
The "next 200" links on pages with more options than can fit on a single page are not working correctly. This only affects users who are not logged in the website. If you are logged in the link will work fine. for example http://www.wowwiki.com/Category:NPCs has 2 pages but when not logged in you cannot get to the 2nd page. [[User:Russblv|Russblv]] 00:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: Confirmed, will add it to the server requests. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 11:52, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 
 
:: Bugs with WoWWiki, but not with the Main Page, should go to [[WoWWiki talk:Server requests]]. Kirkburn has added the "next 200" bug to [[WoWWiki:Server requests#Possible/probable bugs]]. --[[Image:gengar orange 22x22.png]]&nbsp;[[User:Fandyllic|<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted; cursor:help;" title="Admin">Fandyllic</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Fandyllic|talk]] &middot; [[Special:Contributions/Fandyllic|contr]])</small> 7:33 PM PDT 29 Oct 2007
 
 
 
== Headless Horseman Strategy ==
 
 
We could probably get rid of it considering the event is over now. [[User:Rockfang|Rockfang]] 00:53, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: Good point! Thanks for pointing it out :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 01:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 
i never even knew were the horse men was not to mention how to help when is it? so confused --[[User:Ilivetoserve|brenden]] 02:13, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 
 
== meowiki ==
 
 
WHat happened to meowiki?{{User:Airiph/sig}} 15:50, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 
 
: [[Main Page/MeoWWiki]] :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 18:13, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 
 
Lol,thanks!{{User:Airiph/sig}} 18:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 
 
== WoWWiki Spotlight ==
 
So I went to the main page a few minutes ago, and lo and behold, the WoWWiki Spotlight is basically a [[:Image:WoWWikiGoldSellers.PNG|giant gold seller ad]]. Any chance you guys can do something about this? -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 12:26, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 
 
: Check out [[WoWWiki_talk:Village_pump#Gold_selling_ads]]. Thanks for the report, the ones you posted have been dealt with :) {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 23:49, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 
 
== Cleanup ==
 
 
''Love is in the Air! Check out the guide to the latest event'' The event is over now. Could probably be removed from the front page.--[[User:Rockfang|Rockfang]] 16:37, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 
 
: Thanks! {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 07:52, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 
 
== '''Adds''' ==
 
 
My god I'm shocked, can Wikia at least get gif or single picture adds? Do they have to be a flash video? [[User:Shan'do Stormrage|Shan&#39;do Stormrage]] 07:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 
 
: Any particular ads you're having problems with? I can report them. {{User:Kirkburn/Sig4}} 17:50, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 

Revision as of 13:14, 8 August 2008

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Wowpedia:Main Page Dev article.

Past discussions archived to...
  • ...WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive01 Archived 26 Nov 2005
  • ...WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive02 Archived 17 Dec 2005
  • ...WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive03 Archived 17 Dec 2005
  • ...WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive04 Archived 18 July 2007
  • ...WoWWiki talk:Main Page Dev/Archive05 Archived 1 April 2008

What's all this about GuildWiki?

You'll be wanting to visit here. Kirkburn  talk  contr 01:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

you've messed it up!

hey guys this is totally screwed up, old design was better --Andersmusician talk 02:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

lol aprils foll xD--Andersmusician talk 02:50, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
What can you expect? Nobody can fool me today! I could see something like this coming even before I entered the url! Remember last year? Wasn't it MeowWiki last year's April's Fools joke? Well, that was pure genious. The real lack this year is that the logo didn't change, which would have made this year's joke a lot more fun. Still cool, though. --Kulsprutejojjo 06:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Hrrmpf, your color scheme makes me want to hurt something, red on black, what were you people thinking?Alari 06:44, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
It was amusing at first, but now my eyes are beginning to hurt. :) --User:Vorbis/Sig 08:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Yeah my eyes are hurting too. @_@ And I too want to hurt something. I friggin hate April Fools Day. I think it is just a poor excuse for people to go back to middle school for a day. Schmidt 15:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Blame Adys. He was the one who changed the link colors. --k_d3 08:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I passed through here several times before I realized anything was amiss... Great stuff <3 User:Recluse/Sig

What The...

I noticed while I was doing my usual stuff that some of the tabs (like editing pages, for instance) have been re-labeled...in what appears to be Chinese! Is this another glitch, or is someone screwing up the main page? --Joshmaul 14:16, 2 <april> 2008 (UTC)

A glitch. Should be back to normal now! Kirkburn  talk  contr 17:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

WOTLK new class! The bard!

Hi guys, check this out http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bard/bardclass.xml , are we needed per wowwiki policies to add content informatiuon abou this new hero class? no matter its from Aprils Fool? --Andersmusician talk 23:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

nevermind, just found it in Bard (hero class) --Andersmusician talk 14:37, 3 April 2008 (UTC)