User talk:TheHomer/Archive 1

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Welcome!

Hello, TheHomer, and welcome to Wikisimpsons! Thank you for your edits to the User:TheHomer article and taking interest in our wiki. If you have any troubles, feel free to ask questions on my talk page or any other any experienced editors' talk page. Also, you could look at a help page. Here are a few pages to help out new editors such as yourself: Help pages, your first stop if you need any help Editing help, in case you have questions on how to properly edit articles Please sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically produce your name and the date. Signing your comments is important, as it lets other editors know who has posted which comments. Again, welcome! ---- Smiley12 (Talk) 01:10, April 10, 2010

Your question

If you want text to be in the center of the page (or in this case, the infobox), then you need to type <center> Text </center>. this is one of many HyperText Markup Language codes that are compatible with this wiki. - - Smiley12 was here at 04:59, April 15, 2010 (UTC)

I have edited the location infobox template so it now automatically does this. - - Smiley12 was here at 05:09, April 15, 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I don't know how to edit infoboxes and that kind of things. TheHomer 23:36, April 15, 2010 (UTC)

Image Licensing

You have recently uploaded the image File:The Bart Wants What It Wants.png, to this wiki; however, you did not add a licensing tag to it. Every image on Wikisimpsons must have the correct copyright status provided in the image's description, otherwise it may be deleted. There are licensing templates provided which can be placed on the page to provide copyright status. The templates can be used through the drop down menus which you will find on the upload screen. See Wikisimpsons:Images for more information.Thank you.☆The Solar Dragon (Talk)☆ 05:20, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, sorry! I didn't know that. You see, it is not a TV screenshot. I took the picture from a video on YouTube. Is there any cpyright on that? If there is, please tell me the correct template. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 16:40, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Just use {{Image Fox|source=[[Episode name]]|shows=What the image shows}} ☆The Solar Dragon ^(Talk)☆ 16:51, April 22, 2010 (UTC)

Ultrahouse Pictures

You rock! Thanks for adding the Ultrahouse pictures. Mythigator 01:38, April 30, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. For me, uploading pictures is really easy. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)}17:17, April 30, 2010 (UTC)

Uploading isn't a huge deal; for me, it's getting the pictures in the first place. Do you know of any free software that'll let you do screen grabs from DVDs? -- Mythigator 01:29, May 28, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I hadn't seen your comment. And... no, I don't, sorry. I just get the pictures from videos (since I don't know how to take screenshots from TV). — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:26, May 28, 2010 (UTC)

Image Licensing 2

You have recently uploaded the image File:Shadow of the Colossal Donut.png, to this wiki; however, you did not add a licensing tag to it. Every image on Wikisimpsons must have the correct copyright status provided in the image's description within a day, otherwise it will be deleted. There are licensing templates provided which can be placed on the page to provide copyright status. The templates can be used through the drop down menus which you will find on the upload screen. See Wikisimpsons:Images for more information.Thank you.☆The Solar Dragon (Talk)☆ 06:05, May 4, 2010 (UTC)

Video?

I just want to know a very little thing. When I added a category to Evergreen Terrace, in the "latest activity" box it appeared as a "video added". Why? — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 21:40, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

Forget it. It disappeared. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 21:55, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

It just does that when you categorize something, nothing unusual --Smiley12 was here at 05:26, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Problem Reporting

The Problem reporting link is at the bottom of an article, it has a red circle with an exclamation mark before it. Under 'View Random Page', and above 'Share'. If you still can't find it (you should be able to) then use 'Ctrl + F'. --Smiley12 was here at 05:26, May 17, 2010 (UTC)ç

Oh, I should've seen it. Thanks. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 18:54, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Rollback Nomination

Hi, I have nominated you for rollback and you have to accept the nomination. Please do so under the Comments section, unless you don't want the rights that is in which case, feel free to decline the nomination under the same place. Link is here ☆The Solar Dragon ^(Talk)☆ 20:25, May 27, 2010 (UTC)

THOH XVI

Nice work on Treehouse of Horror XVI. -- Mythigator 01:30, May 28, 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:17, May 28, 2010 (UTC)

Signature

Hi, do you think you could help me out? I've been trying to make a custom signature, which can be seen here - User:Effluvium/sig - but I cannot get it to me my signature. I've seen that you created a custom signature (User:TheHomer/sig), and I was wondering if you could tell me how to set my signature actually as my signature. I'd be very grateful. Thanks! Effluvium 16:28, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

If you just want your signature in a page, use {{User:Effluvium/sig}} and then five (not four) tildes (~~~~~). If what you want is make all of your signatures in all of the talk pages you have signed before to change to your costume signature, then I don't know how. If you want to put your signature without using {{User:Effluvium/sig}}, I think you have to go to your preferences and type your custom signature in the signature box. I'm not so sure so I'll try with my signature. If I discover it, I'll tell you. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:17, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your help! Effluvium 17:21, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Wait... what did you wanted to do? Because I didn't understand so much what you wanted. I discovered that by typing your custom signature (with preformatted text, like editing a normal page) in the signature box in your preferences, you just have to put ~~~~ in a page so your custom signature appears, without putting {{User:Effluvium/sig}}. Anyway, no problem. — ^TheHomer 17:31, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

Wikisimpsons:Signature should help you --Smiley12 was here at 21:33, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for the help! I've got it working now. Thanks again!    Effluvium    talk    contributions    email   22:06, May 29, 2010 (UTC)

Matt Groening (Character)

Hi, thanks for sorting out that page for me. I made it this morning in a bit of a rush and didn't get to finish it off. Thanks!    Effluvium    talk    contributions    email   19:48, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. — ^TheHomer 19:50, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

☆The Golden Homer Award☆

The Golden Homer Award Congratulations! For your outstanding service to articles you have been awarded the Golden Homer Award for May 2010!

Feel free to put {{User Golden Homer|The Month and Year}} on your user page.

The Solar Dragon 09:20, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

Yay! Thank you a lot! — ^TheHomer 16:23, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Also, our new system starts today. Link in the Sitenotice. The Solar Dragon 16:54, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

Rollback Passed

You now have rollback rights. This will make it easier for you to deal with vandalism. Feel free to place {{User Rollback}} on your user page. The Solar Dragon 06:08, June 3, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, yeah! Thank you and the people who voted for me. — ^TheHomer 19:44, June 3, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for unnescesary rollbacks

Sorry, it's my fault: I pressed the buttons by accident, it was a mistake... a double mistake, I did it twice. I'm sorry! — ^TheHomer 22:40, June 4, 2010 (UTC)

That's Okay, I sometimes accidentally do that as well --Smiley12 was here at 22:48, June 4, 2010 (UTC)

Good to know I'm not the only one. I'll try not to do it anymore. — ^TheHomer 23:22, June 4, 2010 (UTC)

Peter Griffin

Hi. Thanks for sorting out Peter Griffins page, after it was vandalized. I have told the user that his edit may be considered vandalism by some. So I have given him an unoffical warning. Thanks!    Effluvium    talk    contributions    email   18:26, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I didn't left a warning on his talk page because I wasn't sure if that was vandalism or some other thing. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 18:28, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

OK. Well, I left him a little message just telling him that it may be counted as vandalism if it continues. Thanks for that!    Effluvium    talk    contributions    email   18:35, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Tagging pages for deletion

Hello, I've noticed that you have tagged several pages for deletion, which is great. However, when you add the delete tag, could you please leave whatever content is in there, even if it's blatant vandalism? It makes things easier for us to assess. For example, with Characters in the Simpsons Hit and Run, there was a redirect there. You removed the redirect and said it should be deleted because there was no content. Next time, just say "useless redirect". -- Brian McClure 21:30, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

OK, I know I should have done that. Sorry, I will do it next time I tag pages for deletion. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 21:45, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned pages

I'm ready if you want it done now. My bot will also do a general clean up to the pages. If you want I can do other things as well. Manyman ^(Talk) 06:26, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

No problem :D Manyman ^(Talk) 21:57, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

hi!

hi TheHomer, I'm gonna be working on Simpsons Wiki! —Preceding unsigned comment added by PremierChannel TV '10 (talk • contribs) 11:44, July 21, 2010

Userboxes

Hi, do you mind if I make the user boxes on your user page into templates for use on other user pages? They are pretty good I feel. Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 17:36, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Good idea! I was thinking on turning them into templates, but then I saw Template:Userboxes already existed (although those userboxes aren't actually... pretty). — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:39, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

hello

hello homer im Therese please be happy im your fan and your movie and epesoide was so so cool and i like homer simpson and bart simpon and lisa simpson and maggie and marge and flanders —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.144.68.244 (talk) 10:30, July 27, 2010

☆The Silver Homer Award☆

The Silver Homer Award Congratulations! For your outstanding service to articles you have been awarded the Silver Homer Award for July 2010!

Feel free to put {{User Silver Homer|Month and Year}} on your user page.

☆The Solar Dragon☆ 08:19, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

Psst, you put August even though you won it for July. :) ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:49, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, yeah, I forgot that. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:51, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

Problem report

Hello, you reported that there was a problem on Homer Badman, could you please clarify? -- Brian McClure 23:56, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

The problem is that there is no content in the page. I'm a fool, I sometimes edit Spanish wikias because I'm very good at Spanish. But going from English, Spanish, English, Spanish made me forget this is an English wikia so I wrote the comment in Spanish. Again, I'm a fool. :) — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 00:06, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

New guy problems

I want to know two things:

1. how to you make those little boxes about yourself. You know, the ones that say, This user is a student, etc.

1. How do you make bages for wikias?KevlarNinja 13:59, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Bages

No, I meant that this is the only wiki with bages, and I want to know how to make bages for other wikis.KevlarNinja 14:08, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

This is not the only wiki with badges. If you want badges for other wikis, I think you have to contact wikia and tell them you want achievements enabled for your wiki. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 14:14, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

How do you get Caterer? I made an edit on a cast and crew page TheSimpsons ^Talk 16:34, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Still didn't work TheSimpsons ^Talk 16:40, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Eye removal

You said something about me removing Ralph's eyes. Well, if you're looking for a reason, I'll give it to you.

a) The picture is too big, and b) Let me be short and honest: I don't like it. Sorry if I offend you. After all, you put it there, right?

The Fayster 22:09, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Catagorys

I'm trying to earn the Trail Blazer badge, but evey time I add a catagory to a page, it(the wiki) does not count it as a part of earning the badge. To qoute Homer, "Lousie peice of JUNK!"KevlarNinja 03:50, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

Adminship

I know your last request didn't go so well, but I think you should try another request. -- Brian McClure 17:25, August 9, 2010 (UTC)

no spam?

what did you say about no spam?

--Death

List of episodes

I am guessing it is something to do with your templates that is causing this problem. If you can't fix this, I would suggest asking at Community Central. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 20:34, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll check them. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:38, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

I fixed it! The problem wasn't the templates but a couple of missing |} at the bottom of each table. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:42, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Admin

Hi, I have passed your RfA. You are now an admin. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 09:41, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! :)    Effluvium    talk    contributions    email   10:55, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah! Thanks everyone! I sort of suspected when I saw the "delete" button at the top of the page. :) — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 14:06, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Golden Homer

I have kept you in the running due to you being entered before you became admin. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 22:03, August 23, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, thanks! — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 22:04, August 23, 2010 (UTC)~

Hello!

So you're an admin around here? Nice to meet you! (I'm an admin on the Patapon wiki.) Sorry to bother you, I'm going to go take a look around this wiki now. Bye! Ironstar 01:23, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

Bronze Homer

The Bronze Homer Award Congratulations! For your outstanding service to Wikisimpsons you have been awarded the Bronze Homer Award for August 2010!

Feel free to put {{User Bronze Homer|The Month and Year}} on your user page.

☆The Solar Dragon☆ 05:11, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

Comprehensive article main page template

Hi, Since you made this and set it up, would you like to be in charge of it? I just have one question, how often will you update it? Once a month with the other main page stuff or differently, like maybe twice a month?

Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 14:57, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I think it should be once a month. And I was going to change it, but I don't know what's this month's comprehensive article. Tell me and I'll do it. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:05, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

It can be any one that hasn't been featured yet from the category. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 17:10, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

I made it for Shapes, but after I checked, this month's is Fort Fragg, since it was categorized today. Do I change it? — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 17:35, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't matter. Multiple can be added a month so just choose a random one if you want. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 18:03, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

Template: News

Hi. Instead of putting Site News in the News section, like you said, I think we should put it in the sitenotice. What do you think? Effluvium 17:53, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, the sitenotice would be better. We could add a bigger box under, over or next to the other three or replace the "IRC" box. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 18:44, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

THe IRC box is to try and attract people to IRC, although it doesn't really work (why don't I ever see you there). So, we could replace it. We can't make it more than two lines long (something that I have stretched a bit) so that making a new box or adding something underneath is out of the question. Most wikis merge wiki news and subject news together though. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 19:02, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Ok then I'll replace that box. Also, I think I'll go to the IRC. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 20:20, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Much oblidged. Gran2 09:53, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Homepage

Hi, I was just thinking about how we could make the homepage better...and one way would be to have the "Featured article", "News", "Featured Video" sections etc to be done in a Simpsons font, like the "Wikia" logo in the top-left-hand corner of the screen. What do you think? I think it would look great! Effluvium 21:02, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it would look good. Smiley did the wikia logo, we should ask him to do it. — ^TheHomer ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 22:46, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

User blog:Smiley12/Project - Simpsons Font for Everyone|Mini - Project:Simpsons Font for Everyone --Smiley12 was here at 06:06, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Hey The Homer,

Thanks for that welcome note and can you tell me the answer to this question. who shot mr burns?

Regards Harry Potter lover Harry potter lover 02:52, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

ShoutWiki

Hi, I've seen that you have made a Futurama wiki on ShoutWiki. What do you think of ShoutWiki then? See User blog:Solar Dragon/ShoutWiki. Thanks, ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 16:02, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Hey solar dragon,

thanks for the messageHarry potter lover 22:07, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

AWA

I think this wiki should join the Anti-Wikia Alliance because the new skin is a very very bad thing.75.71.39.16 02:27, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Yep, It's an alliance I founded. --Smiley12 was here at 03:02, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Introducing Wikia's new look:

Greetings! As many of you have already seen, Wikia is undergoing some major changes to their site layout. As of Wednesday, October 6th, the change will affect both the appearance and how things are done on several wikis, and come October 20th these changes will effect all Wikia sites. These changes are mandatory as this is not simply a new skin option, it’s actually an upgraded version of the core Mediawiki platform itself. Check out "Experience the new Wikia" for a look at some wikis using the new look, Transition guide.

Transitioning to the New Look

We know you’ve put a lot of work into making your wikis look great in Monaco, so we’ve worked on our end to minimize the amount of effort needed for you to move to the new look. Still, there are some things you’ll want to do in order for your wiki to look its best in the new skin. We strongly encourage you to use our Transition Guide to make this process as smooth and seamless as possible.

Our new Special:ThemeDesigner|theme designer tool will be available to everyone during the first stage of sitewide roll-out on October 6th. This gives you time to experiment with different themes and chat with your community about what looks best before all visitors see your wiki in the new look.

We know that many of you are Wikia experts, and have a ton of experience to share with newer users, who may need more help with the transition. To tap all your knowledge, we will soon be setting up a page where users can request and provide help on the transition.

Timeline

The next step is to slowly but surely move all wikis over to the new skin. While there may be some tweaks, the projected schedule is below so that you know what to expect over the coming weeks.

October 6, 2010	The new look will continue to be default for logged-out users on the beta wikis All logged in users will be able to “switch on” the new look for themselves on any wiki they visit. All new wikis created will automatically use the new look. Every wiki in the Wikia Lifestyle Hub will showcase the new look.
October 20, 2010	All users will see the new look on every wiki. Logged in users will have the temporary option of viewing and editing wikis in Monaco.
November 3, 2010	The option to use Monaco will be removed.

Discontinued features

• The widget dashboard and all widgets are to be discontinued as they were deemed to be underused.
• "Report a Problem" links will also be discontinued with the new skin as they were not used as intended.
• "Email a user" link is gone.
• Page ratings are gone.

New features

• New, customizable toolbar that is anchored at the bottom of the screen (Watch the demo video to see how it works.) You will need to learn to use this. (requires JavaScript)
• New tool for customizing the colour scheme/theme, including default themes.

Other changes

• The new look uses a fixed width layout, we are not permitted to change, which might influence the layout of articles quite a bit.
• Wiki logo is replaced with "Wordmark", which admins can customize by adjusting the text & color, or by uploading an image in the theme designer.
• Site notice is no longer on every page. It is now located in the Community Corner and users will receive a notification bubble each time it is updated.
• The wiki navigation that is now on the left sidebar, is moving to the top of the screen. It will have 4 drop down menus, with 7 links each. This is substantially less than we currently have. (requires JavaScript)
• "My Home" becomes "Wiki Activity" and contains a link to recent changes
• There is a new sidebar area on the right that takes about 1/3 of each page's width, where the recent activity and other "modules" will sit. More "modules" are being developed for it, but there are currently no plans for user-developed modules.
• Moved the most recent editor’s name from the bottom of the page to the top, added an avatar, and a new mini-history dropdown menu, which contains the link to the full history. (Supposed to make it more obvious to new users that anyone can edit a wiki.) (requires JavaScript)
• Two of the categories are listed at top as well the full list at the bottom. Apparently the two chosen will be the categories containing the most pages. There is a blacklist to keep out typical maintenance categories, but it is not wiki specific (atm).
• Edit and talk buttons will be used instead of written links.
• The name of the user who uploaded a picture will be listed underneath the image caption on articles.
• The "Terms of Use" are changed so that we will only have very limited options on what we may change on the new layout that is visible to all users.

Terms of Use

In keeping with the goals of the new look, our w:c:wikia:Terms_Of_Use|Terms of Use have been updated as well. Admins will no longer be able to completely remove core features for all users by using custom CSS or JavaScript. This is to protect the universal layout and functionality of every wiki on Wikia and ensure that users have access to all of the features available in the new design. Remember, these Help:Customization_policy |new terms only apply to the CSS of the wiki as a whole -- they don’t apply to your personal pages.

To give a few practical examples of what this means: It’s not permitted to remove the right sidebar modules, blogs, and image attribution or add a banner that shifts the entire content area down the page, or alter the fixed width. You can still personalize your wiki with different colors and themes, add large, standout images to the wiki background, create styled templates and tables within the content area. There are plenty of ways to be creative! While these terms will limit what you can do to the overall layout, creativity is still an essential part of Wikia.

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If you need any help, or if you have any questions or issues - please feel free to contact me on my talk page and I'll get an answer back to you A.S.A.P.
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