Zelda Wiki:Milk Bar


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Coding error?
On several pages, dark blue text has taken up the first half of the screen, where the top bar that lists (User name), My talk, My preferences, My watchlist, My contributions, and Log out is.

I'm not sure whether this is a coding error or just a bug on my computer. It's not affecting the editing and sometimes it goes away as soon as I move to another page. I'm just putting it here because it's annoying and messes up the screen view. Don't rush to fix it; it's fine. 22:57, 18 December 2012 (UTC)


 * You shouldn't see errors like that anymore. It seems I forgot to disable that when I was fixing up a problem with the upload form. Sorry for the inconvenience. 16:54, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh... sorry. I just noticed it on so many pages I began to wonder what was going on. 01:00, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Public domain
I noticed that while there are several licensing options for images, there is no public domain option. There are several public domain images currently uploaded (e.g. flags, and the copyright symbol itself). It wouldn't be used that often, but it would still see some use. Also, since this is also on the topic of changing the dropdown boxes when uploading files, I've proposed changes to the games dropdown on MediaWiki talk:Games. Currently, when I upload images from the unlisted games I have to edit the file after uploading, which is just an unnecessary extra step. -- Snorlax Monster  10:27, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, we could definitely use a "Public Domain" licensing template. I can think of two more uses for it: File:No Image.png and File:Default.png. 20:33, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Ads
After a short break from the wiki, I returned to find large box ads distorting the wiki. The small, greenish linking ads were bad enough, but now we have huge ads advertising talent sites, how to obtain "true redundancy", and a sweatshirt with courage and wisdom. Also, an ad for a shooting game and various computer games. I know this topic has come up before, but that was about the smaller ones. Those were hard to avoid on a tablet, but on a computer, looked fine and didn't really annoy me. But, as seen on other Zelda wikis, box ads destroy the site. They ruin the appearance and distort the features. I don't see any reason to have them up. 21:49, 23 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The reason to have them up is because we plan to take the annoying greenish linking ads down, or at very least reduce the amount. We're still working out the kinks, but the fact is banner ads are more efficient and less invasive. And unless some rich dude decides he wants to pay Zelda Wiki's server bills out of his/her own pocket, I'm afraid ads are a must. Heck, I don't like it either, but that's the way it is. It's really out of our hands.


 * Do not think this decision was made on a whim, that it was done without weighing the pros and cons first. If we did not believe this was best for the wiki, we wouldn't have done it. But it is, and so we did. Who knows? With the extra funds, we might be able to host an event or a contest of our own. 22:06, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
 * What HK said. I didn't like it, either, but the point is that the text ads were invasive and just plain unprofitable. I'd rather have gross ads and still be able to edit than have no ads and watch ZW disappear when no one can pay the bills. We talked about it and agreed upon it on the basis that ZW could use the extra income. Also, I installed them and can say that there are positives: the ads only appear on mainspace pages (articles) and will never appear in the recent changes, templates, image pages, or anything else. That's far better than those nasty green ads which kept appearing in templates and generally everywhere. 01:57, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Is there any way to "block" certain ads from appearing? Ads for "Dating 1000000 Cute Asian Ladies" continue to pop up, and, as I now use the wiki from my iPad, it's unavoidable that sometimes my finger will slide and the ad will load. It gets VERY annoying.

Also, why does "1000000" typed normally make an internal link appear in yellow even if I didn't use the correct formating? 00:47, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Pretty sure it's a mobile thing. It gets recognized as a phone number because it's seven digits long. If you click on it it'll try to call "1000000". There's probably a way to disable that. I'll look into it.


 * We are well aware that some of the ads that appear on the wiki are not appropriate for our site. The blocking has to be done from the server side so I'll try to get in contact with Jason and see if we can get this sorted out. In the meantime, you're welcome to try filing a complaint with the ad company if you feel the ad is not family friendly (they do have a policy on the matter). 01:30, 3 February 2013 (UTC)