User talk:Pikachurin/11 October 2011

Gallery
How long have we had the slider-type of gallery from Featured pages css? It's very nice! :D &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Re: Interwiki Links
Heya,

That's rather silly, especially how they keep acting like a social networking site - I expect more automation from Web 2.0! Anyway, that at least makes sense.

I've been doing alright; how about you? We need to meet up on IRC sometime; I've not been too active in our traditional fora of communication. &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Eh, my IRC schedule's been pretty sketchy, too. Still, if you're ever going to be on, pop me a talk page note; I'll probably be within range of a computer one way or another.


 * Funny, when I did a Google search, I didn't get any Korean results unless I specifically put the language code in; using site:*.clannad.wikia.com, I only find the French, Vietnamese, and Polish. I'll keep an eye out for more, though.


 * I'm also considering rewatching Clannad at some point here, so if I do, I might end up contributing around here some more. &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

About the Updates I've been making
Hello and sorry for not signing where I made updates. I didn't realize my name wouldn't show automatically as having edited the entries. It looks like you figured it out already but AU + Alternate Universe. I realized after the fact I should have put the words Alternate Universe instead of the accronym. I have experience editing Wikias and will do my best to not making things confusing here.

I have both seasons (Clannad and Clannad After Story) on DVD (English dub but it plays Japanese with English Subtitles, too) and will update the plot the episodes with short guides accordingly. I'll also add a trivia section for most episodes to corroborate with the trivia info the DVD sets give you when you you play them with subtitles on.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to ask me ^_^

Brendan2k5 05:15, August 29, 2011 (UTC)

Recommendations
Hi again,

I've a few thoughts for you to consider regarding some MediaWiki inclusions for the Clannad Wiki.


 * First, I'd like to recommend the image URL in MediaWiki:Talkpagetext be changed to this image. This is the notice that appears over talk pages, telling people to sign their posts; however, the button it displays has not been used on Wikia since before Monaco was introduced, and as such, I think it may help some users if it is replaced with the current button.
 * Secondly, I have some thoughts about MediaWiki:Edittools. As you are aware, I greatly extended and customized its appearance at the Cyber Nations Wiki during my tenure there, and think that the Clannad Wiki might be able to benefit from the additional markup which is present in that version of the table. Many of them are present already in this wiki's version, but are just commented out. There are, however, some characters which I feel would be beneficial to this wiki that are not included in the CN version: kana. Something like this may do to add into the template (right before the commented-out characters begin should work):
 * Something else you may want to take a look at, not so much from the perspective of applying it to the wiki, but more for your own personal use, might be the code at User:Michael von Preußen/wikia.js. The comments I've added will describe what each section does.

Cheers, &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Feel free ^.^ &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * So, something's gone wonky, and suddenly, images started loading with the JS as File:File:Imagename.png. As you can see on mine, this can be fixed by removing the "File:" from the JS if it affects you. Not entirely sure why it started doing it, and it hasn't seemed to affect the CN Wiki. &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Alright, I figured out the issue: Wikia knows no consistency. I've fixed the issue at User:Michael von Preußen/wikia.js, so you can update it on your end. Cheers, &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * 'Course; I was actually going to ask if there were any other pages that needed to be added, but if it'll end up in Common.js, I guess you can take care of that :3 &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * This is a bit more succinct:

// Remove subpage notice for select pages if(wgPageName==="Mag_Mell_/_Dango_Daikazoku"||wgPageName==="Toki_o_Kizamu_Uta_/_TORCH"){ $('header h2').remove; }
 * Cheers, &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * In theory, anyway… doesn't seem to be working for me. Is it working on your end? &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Hmm, perhaps. That's too bad.  CSS to the rescue!

body.page-Mag_Mell_Dango_Daikazoku header h2, body.page-Toki_o_Kizamu_Uta_TORCH header h2 {display:none !important;}
 * &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * To be honest, it's probably better. The JS is still not working on my end, and I think the CSS will apply for guests as well, regardless. &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Except that I forgot Common.css wasn't being applied anymore. God, I hate Wikia. Well, I'm just re-adding my JS to my own userpage for now. I'm kind of curious as to why it wasn't working on Common.js.  May just be a cache issue. &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Well, I mean, I can't see why it wouldn't work, considering the Wikipedia link-fixing script did. The only thing I can think of is if it was somehow being prevented from interacting with either the jQuery script (wherever the hell that is, because I can't find it - and the Wikipedia link script uses it, too) or the wgPageName variable.  Now, if it's the second, the following code may work in Common.js:

// Remove subpage notice for select pages $('body.page-Mag_Mell_Dango_Daikazoku header h2').remove; $('body.page-Toki_o_Kizamu_Uta_TORCH header h2').remove;
 * If not, then I'm stumped. \O.o/ &#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Okay, now it seems to be working, via CSS. Wut. I mean, if Common.css was suddenly working, how come polls still show up, and YouTube videos, when it tells them to hide? ._. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Oh, it did get added there. Somehow I didn't see it on Special:RecentChanges.  So yeah, that must be what's doing it. :D <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Yikes! You'll want to remove these lines from MediaWiki:Wikia.css: embed {display:none;} object {display:none;} .ajax-poll {display:none;} .wikiaPlaceholder {display:none;} <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * The following CSS, if you care for it, will make the external links indicator green External.png . If you choose to add it globally, you'll want to protect File:External.png from editing.

.WikiaArticle a.external:after, .WikiaArticle a[href^="gopher://"]:after{background-image:url(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/clannad/images/4/44/External.png) !important;}


 * Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Hmm, I just noticed via wikipedia that the "view authors"link is still displaying as external. I think removing the wiki/</tt> on the Wikipedia link-fixing code from MediaWiki:Common.js should fix it; not sure why I never noticed before. Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * On a different note, I've just noticed that Monobook has been reenabled. Due to this, and the fact Oasis no longer uses File:Wiki.png, you may want to adjust that image to have a narrower width, in case any editors decide to begin using Monobook. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * (A belated) cheers on the Monobook logo. When you get around to popping onto my Wikia.js page, take a note of the new code under the header "Show all language links and alphabetize". It does pretty much what it says; the "...show all >" link is removed, and hidden languages are shown. The script also alphabetizes links by the ISO language code, since apparently Wikia can't be bothered to show language links in the order they're put on the page. Might be worthwhile porting to the main JS, but I'll leave it to your discretion. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Featured media
I'm curious as to what the protocol is for determining featured media for the main page. See also User talk:Brendan2k5. Thanks, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * Sounds good. Wikifascism is the best type :3 Also, mandatory >.> RTE <.< <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * Provided you can make it to IRC tomorrow, we can talk more there, but I have some suggestions about polls. First, the poll on the main page should really be moved to a protected template, since editing poll options risks deleting information about the poll, including votes cast. I've also created a page for past polls at Project:Polls which should also be locked; and some commented formatting provides insight to my ideas about how to add more polls when we get them. That way, they'll be preserved and protected from data being lost. Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * I believe that so long as it isn't deleted (that is to say, the poll is copied to a new page before being removed from the old one) and nothing is edited (no changes to the options or the title) it should remain in tact. Copying it before removing it probably isn't even necessary, but it's a very good precaution.  As you can see, the data was preserved across copies to User:Michael von Preußen/sandbox and then to Project:Polls. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * You're most welcome. ^.^ <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

I'm officially confused...
...by this edit; specifically the reversion of 'chooses' to 'choses' and the removal of kana. Normally I'd just re-add it, but I figured I'd leave a note, first, in case it wasn't wholly unintentional. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * Hmm. I'mma blame the wikignomes. :3 <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Example BG
Hello Pika,Can you show an example Just one piece image of the background,because it looks Seamless ! 0.0 --LaughingVampire1990 20:10, September 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * How did you make it Seamless ???? --LaughingVampire1990 21:03, September 3, 2011 (UTC)

Branding compatibility
Hi Pika,

Could you add the following code to MediaWiki:Wikia.css?

.CorporateFooter .WikiaHubBranding .wordmark img { -o-transform: matrix(0.6, 0, 0, 0.6, -19, -5); }

The logo in Wikia's "Wikia Entertainment" branding at the bottom of the page spills out of its container because they're incapable of considering IE and Opera to be browsers (aside from, for some inexplicable reason, not taking the easy route and adding a resized logo to their sprite).

Thanks for your hard work, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * I also made a small main page template, nav; if you decide to keep it, you may want to semiprotect it. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * And more of this nonsense. <_<


 * 1) WikiaSpotlightsModule header h1 .logo, #WikiaSpotlightsModule header .WikiaRail .module h2 .logo, .WikiaRail .module #WikiaSpotlightsModule header h2 .logo, #WikiaSpotlightsModule header .WikiaRail #RIGHT_SKYSCRAPER h2 .logo, .WikiaRail #RIGHT_SKYSCRAPER #WikiaSpotlightsModule header h2 .logo { -o-transform: matrix(0.7, 0, 0, 0.7, -15, -2); }


 * Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Re: RE: Example BG
D:

On the plus side, yours probably looks a lot better than it could have made automatically :P <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Rubric Styling
Hi Pika,

To simplify the code of my featured article rubric, could you add the following code to MediaWiki:Wikia.css please?

.rcell { font-size:smaller; padding:3px; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; }

.rleg, .rhead { text-align:center; }

.rleg { background-color:#eaeaea; }

.rhead { background-color:#cecfce; width:20%; }

.rred { background-color:#f99c99; }

.ryellow { background-color:#ffff67; }

.rblue { background-color:#99b3ff; }

.rgreen { background-color:#6ef7a7; }

Thanks a million, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Thanks. Can you delete the redirect at User:Michael von Preußen/sandbox/rubric as well, please?


 * As for the infobox, it will inevitably come down to which side of the pond one caters to, since body weight is almost invariably given in stones and pounds in imperial units, rather than solely pounds as it is in US customary units. Perhaps an alternative would be to have the value in pounds provided as title text? In the long run, I'd like to use JavaScript to enable users to set a cookie which will dictate which units are used on infoboxes; this is something I intend to experiment with on a test wiki I have.  But you know, dreams and such :P <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Implemented as I described above, in reverse. Thoughts? <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * More redirects to delete:
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 * <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Fan Content
What would your thoughts be on including information on fan-made content within the Wiki? The main thing I have in mind right now is the inclusion of information on Great Dango Family about fan-made remixes of the song, in order to reflect on its general popularity among viewers of Clannad. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Alright. Depending on how often this new editor crashes my browser, I may or may not make such edits.  And cetainly, don't worry about activity; school's much more important, after all :p <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

New Editor
My views, and more of my views. I give up. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * The narrow preview window and the fact that adding information at the end of the edit window pushes it to the very bottom of the browser (whereas I'd normally have it about halfway up, so my line of sight is constant) also ticks me off.


 * As for it becoming a social networking site... you mean it hasn't already? We have...


 * Blogs
 * Twitter updates
 * User profiles, with personal information and links to Facebook, Twitter, and personal websites
 * Links to share articles on other social networking sites
 * Wiki articles.


 * Now, let's compare to say, Facebook...


 * Blogs? Check, in the form of notes.
 * Twitter updates? Check.
 * User profiles with personal information and links to Twitter and personal websites? Check.
 * Links to share information people post? Check.
 * Wiki articles? Check.


 * <_< <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Featured articles, and previews
On CL:FA, I'd recommend moving the anchor tags before the headings, rather than after them, so that the headings are visible when people link to the anchor.

On an unrelated note, please consider adding this code to MediaWiki:Wikia.css, or try it out on your stylesheet.

div.blackout {z-index: 2000000 !important;} .page-Clannad_Wiki #EditPageDialog {width:1042px !important;}
 * 1) EditPageDialog {width:750px !important;}

The first line should be added to Wikia.css in general; Opera, without it, puts the greyout effect that's supposed to go behind the popups in front of them instead, making it impossible to see your preview, edit userpage preferences, et cetera. What the second line does is extend the width of the preview "popup" by 28px, making the article preview inside 8px wider (to account for the scrollbar) than the actual article is on pages that have a sidebar. It still isn't perfect, but I've found it makes previewing a heck of a lot more useful than it is without it.

Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Great, thanks. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Ugh, thanks for fixing that template category cock-up of mine. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Just noticed on CL:FA that the closing italics marks are missing after the nominator name in the example syntax you give. I'm going to do a small edit to the rating template which will require some edits on that page; if you'd like me to take care of that, just unprotect it for a bit. Cheers, <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Think that's done. I forgot, however, that nomination was its own template; the first line on it can be omitted now, and the template changed to use nominate. As well, on CL:FA, there's a note about replacing "<Your Article Here>"... but that doesn't seem to appear anywhere.  I left it in for now, though, in case you intended to add it. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * For clarity, I figured  :Nominator:  </tt> is probably redundant now. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * No worries, no worries. As for the rubric, I wonder if some JavaScript couldn't forcibly preload it any time an edit link is clicked from the talk page. I'm going to look into that now. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * We're blingin' now.

if(wgPageName==="Clannad_Wiki_talk:Featured_articles"){ $('a[href*="action=edit"]').each(function{ $(this).attr('href',$(this).attr('href')+'&editintro=Template:Featured_Article_Criteria_Rubric'); }); }
 * <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Can you please change the code I gave you before to the following? div.blackout {z-index: 2000000 !important;} .page-Clannad_Wiki #EditPageDialog {width:1042px !important;} Thanks. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 
 * 1) EditPageDialog {width:750px !important;}

JavaScript Measurements
Okay~!

After many trials, I believe I have managed to get a working version of the JS measurements selector we previously discussed. Since it is a whole whack of code, I'd like to request your help in debugging before you launch it wiki-wide.

The code is the un-commented text near the end of User:Michael von Preußen/wikia.js. Pop it into your user JS and give it a go. I've tested it in Chromium, Opera, and Firefox, seems to work all-around.

A couple of known issues:
 * Currently, users without it (ie, everyone right now, and people without JS once it goes live) will get a narrow green bar on the bottom of any infobox without a references section, rather than nothing at all. Think it's unavoidable, but once it goes live, this won't affect anyone with JS.
 * The selector still shows up on infoboxes without any measurements. Working on fixing this. Fixed.
 * For some reason, a second cookie with an identical name will be set if the code executes on User:Michael von Preußen/sandbox. Once this happens, it will cause problems until one of the cookies is deleted, because it's supposed to be impossible to do. I have no earthly idea as to the cause, or how many other pages may be affected.  However, all the article namespace pages seem to work right now.

Cheers~ <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * I've updated the code to fix a tabindex glitch that the radio buttons created for the search form. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Just going to pop this here to avoid making another heading. Because the episode pages were using middle endian dates, and the character pages were using little endian, I've standardized both infoboxes to use the latter for the time being. I have not, however, yet standardized the text of the episode articles, as it would require a whole whack of edits. If the above process works well, I'm thinking perhaps we could add options for dates as well. What do you think? <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Certainly, don't strain yourself. I realize I've piled a lot of stuff on your talk page over the past few days, but don't feel pressured to get to it.  Just whenever you're able. :) Thanks again. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

So, I did some work with the date formatting, and included new code for you to test when you have the time. In my own testing of the new code, I've also discovered some other pages that are affected by the double-cookie bug mentioned above: pages whose URLs are not consistent with the standard formatting. For example, going to http://clannad.wikia.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_character will trigger a double-cookie effect, whereas going to http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Infobox_character will not. This naturally also affects pages loaded through history (past revisions).

Now... new known issues.
 * Opera is the only browser I've tested that will change the setting without de-focusing from the selection box if you use your arrows to scroll through it. That is to say, in FF, for example, if you click the box and then click on a selection, it will change; however, if you use your arrows to scroll down to another selection, it won't change until you select off of them. Not sure what to do about this.
 * Presently, the new code inserts the day of the week even when it is not present in the page before the JS executes. I know what is causing this, and it is fixable.
 * A much, much bigger issue with the code is its execution in Chromium. Opera, FF, and even Arora (which, like Chromium, is WebKit-based) return "Invalid Date" if the year is missing; this means that on pages like Fuko Ibuki, I'm able to implement a catch and manually reformat the date. Chromium, however, arbitrarily assigns the year 2001 where it's missing. Not sure what Chrome does, as I can't test it, but its worked more like Arora than Chromium in the past. Naturally, this is a major concern that needs to be fixed before it can go live, and I'll be working on it. I think it can be fixed, but it will require an entire rewrite of the code.

Also, with both versions of the code, I'm unable to test in IE or Chrome, so if you could when you do your testing, it would be greatly appreciated <3. At any rate, testing the original, measurements-only code is certainly a higher-priority, though both should now be usable. I've commented out the older code and left an identifier for its beginning with your name. As I've said, though, don't push yourself. Just whenever you have the time and nothing better to do. :p

On a completely different note, page previews no longer work in Opera, the bastards <_<. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Points 2 and 3 fixed with latest update. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Point 1 fixed with the latest update; use of arrows should work cross-browser now. I read some scary-sounding things that indicate I may need to implement some IE fixes, but I'm hoping it will work there without anything new. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * After recruiting Locke's help in bug-testing, I have come to the realization that IE9 refuses to run any code it is given through user JS whatsoever. I have never been so frustrated with a browser.  Anyway, it's probably pointless to test it there; however, if it will work in IE, it will work once it's in MediaWiki:Common.js. After it's there, then I suppose we'll see. God, I hate that browser so much. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

TOC Limits
Sorry for dumping more stuff here, but when you get the time, can you kindly copy the relevant code (near the bottom) for TOC limit from MediaWiki:Common.css to MediaWiki:Wikia.css? Thanks! <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Other languages... and wut.
I found this page to be quite nice to find wikis in other languages. Of course, it misses the Polish wiki, so I'm not sure what to think of it. Forgot the Polish wiki is all backwards. On the other hand, it also has a link to... wut is this i dont even. <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 


 * Also, with the advent of Characters of Clannad, could you update MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation, please? I do apologize for the flood of messages here :/ <span style="font-family:'Adobe Fangsong Std R','Arial Unicode MS';">&#12294;  vonPreußen  &#65295;  talk 

Re: Ohai thar
Welcome back!

As I've said before, don't worry too much if you're absent now and then, and I apologize for dumping so much on your talk page while you were gone; I'll go through the history very soon and compile everything together, since my memory's just awful.

With regards to assuming admin duties, I would be very honored. While there's generally not a lot I can't do without them, I can certainly understand how having an admin here more regularly would be a good thing.

So yeah, welcome back, and happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your long weekend! &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * Thanks, I'll be sure to! ^.^ I think I should now be able to do the MediaWiki edits myself, then; it's ready to launch in theory, and I'll put it up in a minute. I say 'in theory' because IE9 won't run any user JS whatsoever, so we're jut going to have to cross our fingers and hope it works once it goes live, then bugfix from there. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * All live, and working as expected for me in all my browsers. It would be excellent if you could check if it's working in those! If the worst should happen, my mother's computer has IE9, so I can at least do some bug-testing from there. And yes, preventing it from loading should be doable - though chances are, if it doesn't work, it really won't work, and will have the effect of not loading anyways. But y'know, speculation and such. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * .../me cries as the 'admin dashboard' kills both the appearance and the functionality of the autorefresh on Special:RecentChanges. /me heads back to the drawing board ;_; uses the admin email options to get an email whenever someone edits, circumventing the need for RecentChanges. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * Well, the first thing you should do is clear your cache in Chrome and log in in IE; it'll only work for logged-in users regardless. When working correctly, you get an expanded sidebar. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * Awesome! :3 FF's probably not necessary, since it's less-prone to revision-to-revision bugs than IE is, but it can never hurt. Thanks! &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * The only known issue I've encountered is that on certain pages, a definitive list of which I've yet to be able to compile, it doesn't seem to recognize the cookies, and then sets a second set of cookies with the same names, something which shouldn't be possible. At this point, it doesn't appear to be causing any problems (aside from the inconvenience that it may not recognize your preferences), so it's not a major issue at this point. It seems to affect any pages with a page format different from the normal one, and also seems to affect my sandbox (not sure how many others are like it). An example is viewing Fuko Ibuki, which recognizes the cookies and sets preferences accordingly, and visiting the page with the URL http://clannad.wikia.com/index.php?title=Fuko_Ibuki - which does't recognize the cookies, and sets a duplicate pair if you edit them. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 


 * Thanks for pointing it out; I'll check it out tonight or tomorrow and try to implement a fix. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk 

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MvP says that when he uses IE9, the selector shows up the same as in other browsers, but he can't tell you himself because Wikia's preventing him from seeing any user or talk pages, cross-wiki. ~Locke-(talk) 20:31, October 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, yay, talk pages work again. Anyway, I can't seem to replicate it in IE9. Unfortunately, I have no access to IE8, so I have no way to test it there. I'm still going to try to see if I can't find any way to fix it by looking through their CSS, but I'll have to rely on you to test anything I come up with, unfortunately. &#12294; vonPreußen &#65295;  talk