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Simpsons Fanon wiki

May I enquire why we're linked to the Simpsons Fanon wiki? I mean, sure it could possibly be a way to attract editors and sure it's a Simpsons related wiki, but it's not that "mature" of a wiki in terms of size, organization and content. Just saying. Ldude893 12:33, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

I feel that we should have a network of Simpsons wikis. I have another two planned, a Simpsons news wiki and an UnSimpsons wiki. See Blog:A Simpsons network of wikis. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 13:33, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Simpsons Comics characters

I was considering creating articles for Herb Barnstable and Skip Tarrington, but as far as I know they've only appeared in one comic. Should I create two articles for them, or is that overkill? Manga Maniac 12:39, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Each character should get its own article, even if it has appeared in one comic. Make one each. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 13:34, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Anti wikia skin Barnstar

http://www.shoutwiki.com/w/images/awa/9/91/Anti-wikia-skin-barnstar.gif		The Anti wikia skin Barnstar
		The Anti wikia skin Barnstar is awarded to User:Solar Dragon Because of your determination and dedication while helping out communities and users by directing them to better sites in Wikia's Darkest Moments. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 02:38, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Pass it on: Please share this barnstar with others!

Lol. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 06:19, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

The star....spinning....hypnotic..... Ldude893 11:01, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikia is a sh*t hole

I read your earlier message and found out you called Wikia a sh*thole. Finally someone knows! I F**CKInG HATE WIKIA for doing this!! I've also moved my wiki to here. Their Oasis is lame. I respect you for leaving Wikia. --Knightrez^(Talk) 11:09, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Whoa! I read your last message before you were blocked on Wikia. What the F*CK are these people!! They talk to you like 3 year old babies even after you show them your true colors!!It's like they've been babies their whole lives and they've never delt with the world!! It's pretty sad and pathetic Wikia global blocked you. Ive known you on Wikia before. --Knightrez^(Talk) 11:27, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Good to see another wiki has bitten the dust at Wikia. Have you added it on the Anti-Wikia Alliance yet? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 16:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes I have and I am very proud of it. --Knightrez^(Talk) 16:19, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Thought you might want to know, a wikia wiki's main page will now redirect to Special:WikiActivity. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

23:07, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh yeah, and sannse said she will delete all emails without reply. 1 ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

23:16, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Do wikia edits count?

Just wondering whether wikia edits count for getting awards and stuff because I've got about 150 edits including the wikia ones. Doh5678

There has been a glitch with edit count. Wikia edits do count. Check your preferences for the true edit count you have. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 18:13, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Spotlight Image

I've been wanting to do this for a while now but couldn't really be bothered. The Spotlight image got a bit pixelated when it was shrunk. I uploaded a HQ version of it in the same size (200x75). Could you replace the old image with the new one on the Forum Site and any other site that has the old spotlight image? Thanks.----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 21:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

OK then. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 21:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Wait, when did you upload this and where? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 21:33, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Never mind then. The URL for the Wikisimpsons image has been used so it should be automatically updated. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 21:34, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikisimpsons Forums?

I saw at the top of the page that they were active, but when I went to check them out, I get "Interner Explorer cannot display the page". Mbruno 03:00, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

It is working fine now. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:09, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

83.234.245.140

This IP was spamming as well as vandalizing. I think it warrants an immediate ban, but it's your call. -- Mythigator 19:59, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, you warned him so I will let it slide for now. Our first proper vandal attack since the move! :D ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:26, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

You're in a more charitable mood than I am, then. I've been fighting off a cold for almost a week now, so I'm probably feeling a little punchy as a result. I do have to agree that a vandal atack is encouoraging in its own left-handed way. On a similar note, I've been seeing shoutwiki starting to appear in Google searches on Simpsons-related terms. -- Mythigator 22:31, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah. Wikisimpsons, we are on the first page. Simpsons Wiki, third with Simpsons Fanon on the second, don't ask why. I will stick by our previously used policy. Warn user. If user does it again, block. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 22:38, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Bot

Is your bot working? ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 07:31, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

No. Jack Phoenix handles bot tasks for us. Why do you ask? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 07:32, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Uhh... Is there somewhere we can talk in private? ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

20:12, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

I guess I'll come on IRC then. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:14, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

lol, heard about your what you did It's Magic - C Blackadder 22:43, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

They were talking about me on the Wikia IRC channel too, I heard. Only problem is, as soon as I joined, I was kicked and blocked by Joeyaa. I used to like him, now I think he is a dick. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 22:46, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

That attack was going incredibly well until Joey reverted everything and blocked the only account we have that still has admin powers. Wait until you see my next plan though, Simpsons Wiki will be a spam filled wiki, and Wikia Staff will destroy Simpsons Wiki upon my request. IRC same time same channel tomorrow ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

02:57, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

On the rise on Google

Ah, the joy. A Simspons-related Google search where we not only beat out Wikia, but also come up #1 in the results! [1] -- Mythigator 16:03, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Not for me though. Wikia is top with the Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life article for some reason. It changes depending on location I think. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 16:11, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

A google search for "Simpsons wiki" has the top 3 being wikipedia (and number 3, for some reason, is O.J. Simpson), 4-6 being wikia and 7 being shoutwiki. [2]. -- Brian McClure 00:31, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

It's #9 for me. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

01:38, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

It's #9 for me as well. First 3 are wikipedia (not surprising), 4-7 is wikia (one of them is the Michael Jackson page. weird). 8 is a domain name for sale. 9 is us. Doh5678

This is good news people. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:24, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Good news. For me, Wikisimpsons is first in a search for Simpsons Wiki. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

21:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Movies and Flash

Can you upload .mov or .fla to the wiki? ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 01:08, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Never mind. Here's your Christmas present. A video game! made by me (btw I gave the same thing to sannse). ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

04:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Didn't let me use it. I tried the Play button thing and downloading it but nothing happened at all. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:09, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Nothing ever seems to work on your computer. this is the link you need to go to. When the download thing pops up press 'open' and use Adobe Flash Player. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

08:50, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah. I don't have flash player... ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:58, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I've got flash player, I just dont have an option to open it with Flash Player ----- It's Magic - C Blackadder 10:31, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

So can you upload .fla, .swf etc.? ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs)

19:28, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Yodelin' Zeke Images

The wiki refuses to render the images in the Yodelin' Zeke article. I have no idea what its problem is ... I uploaded the images and created the article earlier this morning, everything looks fine in the code, and the file names are correct, so darned if I know what Shout is on about here. The thumbnails don't display in the files for the images, either, so I think there's a glitch afoot. What do we need to do to fix it or work around it? -- 64.122.207.197 16:49, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Making an edit did to for me. If it hasn't for you, try resetting your cache. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 17:09, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

It looks fine now without doing a cache reset. Maybe it just needed the edit to give it a nudge. <<shrug>> -- Mythigator 18:09, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

English or American

Hey. Do you use the American spelling (lazer) or the British spelling (laser). Either way people will be annoyed. Doh5678 01:20, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Since The Simpsons is an American show, we use American spelling. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:27, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Doh5678 10:55, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

In the USA, "laser" actually is spelled with an S rather than a Z. It's in word endings where USA English tends to default to using the Z, one example being "criticise" (UK) vs. "criticize" (USA). (But in USA English it's still "criticism" with an S. I know, we're goofy; go figure). Two others to watch out for are "license" and "defense" which in USA English end in "nse" where in UK English they would end in "nce". (However, as a hockey fan, I'm well-accustomed to seeing "defence" in print.) Anyway, if you've got any specific questions, feel free to ask; I'm fluent in USA English and reasonably conversant in UK English. Hope that helps! -- Mythigator 19:56, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Fat Tony

Hi, could you please help with the Fat Tony pages? I have done what TheHomer suggested and renamed the pages. However, I am having difficulty with a few things. Could you take a look? Effluvium 12:38, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Done (I think) ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 12:42, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Yup, you did it. Thanks, Solar! Effluvium 12:44, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Project: Episodes

Hi, is there some vote/nomination I have to go through if I am interested in becoming the new leader of Project: Episodes? The current project leader has been inactive for a while, I believe. I mainly edit the episodes on this wiki anyway. Thanks Effluvium 11:12, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

There is a nomination process somewhere but I skipped you past this. You are the project leader. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 12:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Much appreciated, Solar! Effluvium 12:14, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

94.192.183.217

This guy been vandalizing and luckily he's got a block. What type of Vandalizing is he doing, just asking? Doh5678 13:18, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Not sure. I wasn't dealing with him. Blackadder was. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 16:59, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Uploading Help

Hi. Pretty soon I'm gonna be uploading an avatar. I just need a little help: Where do you get the picture? Penguin Homer 12:19, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer

You either find the picture on the Internet or make one yourself... ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 17:00, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Oh and 1 more thing, can I just take it from a website or...I don't know. Penguin Homer 22:12, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer

You can do. Just make sure it isn't against their copyrights etc. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 22:33, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Penguin Homer 11:38, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer

Monaco

Yay Monaci, Wikia can SUCK IT! haha {{SUBST:User:Escyos/autosig}} 12:49, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

:D ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 12:51, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Great edit

Well, here it is. I don't know if it's a great edit, but I turned a stub into a good article. Did you ask this to all users? What are you planning? A contest maybe? — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 14:26, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

I can't tell you that right now. All will become clear next month. Also, enjoying Monaco? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 14:27, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Of course! It feels weird seeing Monaco after all that time. The space seems smaller because the sidebar is bigger than Monobook, but we'll get used to it once again. Also, the wiki is much faster! — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 14:36, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Good Luck, and Goodbye

Just received your message. Thank you for what you have done today.
I am just as against Oasis as you, but I feel that I should try to work with Wikia to make it better.
However, if the staff do fuck it up again, it won't be long before Casualty returns to ShoutWiki.
Until than day, good luck, and goodbye. Eladkse 16:31, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

☆The Golden Marge Award☆

The Golden Marge Award

Congratulations! For removing all dead interwiki links you have been awarded the Golden Marge Award! ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 22:31, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Christmas logo

Hello, I was wondering how you added a christmas hat on Homer's head on the logo. I need to know because were doing a christmas special at Wikicars and we want a logo with snow flakes. --Knightrez^(Talk) 08:32, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

You'll have to ask Smiley12. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:48, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Re:AWB

Excellent, what did you do to get it to work? -- Brian McClure 20:03, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

It's working for me now, all I needed was the right site (for some reason, entering "simpsons.shoutwiki.com/wiki" crashed it). This will make category fixing a LOT easier, thanks for the help. -- Brian McClure 20:27, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Bot

Hi, Solar! I see your bot works now. Can it remove interlanguage links and add "File:" to all broken images in galleries or only make grammar corrections using AWB? — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:45, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Interwiki links should be gone now. A couple may have slipped through the net now. I am not sure if I can add file: before the galleries though. I have looked into it a bit but it seems impossible. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:48, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh, well, it'll have to be done manually. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:52, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

I have an idea of finding them all but it would have to be done manually. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:53, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikicars wants to merge with Autopedia

Urgent message. Wikicars wants to merge with Autopedia!--Knightrez^(Talk) 04:41, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Urm... why exactly are you telling me this? ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 07:54, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

New Project

Can you add my Project to the Template and the Sidebar. Thanks. Doh5678 18:55, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Done. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 19:44, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Doh5678 18:05, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

RE:Help with a template

Hi Solar Dragon. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you. I took an unexpected vacation from ShoutWiki earlier this week, so I'm just now getting your message. I assume the problem you're speaking of is in regards the header for the template, and how {{Navbar}} is pushed below the "show" button, correct? I briefly went through the code for it and didn't find exactly what's causing that issue, though I can say with a fair amount of certainty that it's something I can fix. I have to be leaving at the moment, but I should be back online again later today and I'll see what I can make of it then. Once again, I apologize for the late reply. Cheers! Supergeeky1 09:12, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Rankings etc

Hey Solar, site looks good, especially our beloved monaco (is it wrong to hug my computer now). I was windering how did you get those ranking things and points for people profiles? If your unsure can you point me to someone or somewhere taht may have the answers? I was thinking of putting them on my Stargate Wiki too. {{SUBST:User:Escyos/autosig}} 11:44, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Ask staff to enable the Soical tools. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 23:27, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Personalized signature problem

There's a problem as I cannot use my custom made signature as an official signature. A message reading "Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags." keeps appearing when I have "Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)" checked. Here is the code;

[[User:NGMan62|<span style="plainlink" title = "Select to access NGMan62's homepage."> <span style="background-  color:black;padding:3px;color:yellow;-moz-border-radius-topleft:10px;-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:10px;border-top:thin solidyellow;borderbottom:thin solid yellow;border-left:thin solid yellow;border-right:thin solid yellow;font-family:Rondalo;">NGMan62</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:NGMan62|<span style="plainlink" title = "Select if you want to talk to NGMan62."><span style="color:black;background-color:yellow;padding:2px;border-top:thin solid yellow;border-bottom:thin solid yellow;border-left:thin solid yellow;border-right:thin solid yellow;font-size:9pt;font-family:Rondalo;">Talk</span></span>]][[Special:Contributions/NGMan62|<span style="plainlink" title = "Select to view NGMan62's contributions."><span style="color:black;background-color:transparent;padding:2px;-moz-border-radius-topright:10px;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:10px;border-top:thin solid yellow;border-bottom:thin solid yellow;border-left:thin solid yellow;border-right:thin solid yellow;font-size:9pt;font-family:Rondalo;">Contributions</span></span>]] </sup>

It seems to be fine as it appears in its normal form when viewed anywhere. So, what's the problem?--NGMan62 20:32, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

There should be a tick box that says something like use wiki code. Click that then save. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 23:26, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I done this. I ticked a nearby box that read "Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)". It still doesn't work.--NGMan62 01:41, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Hmm... I haven't used that type of code that often so am not too sure about that code. Try asking a staff member like Jack Phoenix. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:25, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

User Page and Signature Starting...

Hi. Can you tell me how to put stuff on my User Page? Like you put Favorite Characters and some videos on there... Also, like you have your "The Solar Dragon" signature in a special way, can you tell me how to do stuff with mine?

--Penguin Homer 15:29, 26 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer--Penguin Homer 15:29, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

See my signature code. You can copy parts of it and work around it. Otherwise, just tell me what you want and I will make it for you. For your user page, there should be a button called "Use Wiki User Page" or something similar to that. Just press it and edit it like a normal article. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 15:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Ok I understand the User page thing. But how do you make a signautre code? Penguin Homer 17:53, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer

Signatures use wiki code.

TEXT can change the font type. I use Algerian. TEXT changes the colour. Add this into links, like my signature:

☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆

☆The Solar Dragon☆ 19:25, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I'll practice on my page for a while... Penguin Homer 18:17, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Penguin Homer

Inactive

Today I want to thank everyone for their contributions to the success of Wikisimpsons during my time here. In extraordinarily complex and challenging times you have helped the wiki achieve success.

As long as everyone continues to contribute with the same passion as when I first started editing here, Wikisimpsons is exceptionally ready for the future and will continue to be first choice of Simpsons Fans Looking for info.

Now I want to share with you my personal plans. You will have noticed I've been editing less, therefore, effective at the end of the year, I plan to become inactive. I will, however, come back to check on things from time to time.

I enjoyed editing here very much, and enjoyed working with everyone. I would like everyone at the wiki to know how pleased I am to have had the opportunity to be an admin for the past year. Many thanks to all of you again. It has been a privilege to work with you.

Solar, The Homer Trophy images are complete and already uploaded. Project Characters may need a new leader and Someone will have to answer Project Adoption requests (not that there are any normally).

As always, my very best wishes to everyone. You know how to contact me. ----Smiley12 (talk • contribs) 05:11, 31 December 2010 (UTC)