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Contents 1 Mainpage 2 Tylersyx6 3 RE:Main page 4 Re:Main page 5 Do you know how? 6 Azbot 7 RSWP 8 RE: Kandarin: The Fourth Empire 9 Center tag 10 RE:Main page 11 The rollback thingy 12 Charts 13 Re:Development Diary: Animating 14 More siteNotice CSS+JS 15 RE:FIMG nomination for "Lesser reborn ranger"

[edit] Mainpage

Az, Joe and I are here to help out with the main page. We'll be in touch :) -- Doug (talk) 22:21, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi az. Using the image buttons found on ElfAnurin's test page, I made a first draft of a possible new main page design. Take a look here and let me know what you think. Some things to note: keeping non-essential/non-content links to a minimum will improve the wiki's search rank, which is why I removed links such as 'Other languages' (which are already on the sidebar menu), Policies, Terms of Use, etc. Those links are currently on the top-center part of the page, which Google interprets to be the place where the most important links are located. Since the 'Sister Sites' links aren't on the sidebar menu, I moved them to the bottom of the left column, but I'd suggest that they be removed from the main page and added to the sidebar, since they do not link to any of the wiki's content. Anyway, check out my test page and give me any feedback you have, so that we can make progress toward a new main page design that will improve the RuneScape Wiki's google rank while also allowing the community to easily navigate to the information that they want to see. JoePlay (talk) 01:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

I like this. I really think we should get this underway ASAP. Kudos to Joeplay and Az. Thanks guys.

Bonziiznob ^Talk

05:48, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, az. I made the changes you requested, so take another look. Since the Sister Sites links are now on both the Monaco and Monobook sidebars, I removed them from the page. NOTE: I re-uploaded the image buttons as 75x75, but as I type this, the image server cache has not updated yet. So instead of appearing as sharp, crisp images, they're appearing blurry due to the browser scaling the old versions to 75x75. Unfortunately, this is normal. Whenever you upload a new version of an existing file, it may take a while for the new version to display. Anyway, I look forward to your updated feedback. JoePlay (talk) 19:39, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

"Could you fix the overlapping icons? I noticed this in Muppet Wiki too, although not as much." - It's an example of how the mainpage could be right? He doesn't have to brainstorm on how to fix that, since I already have thought about that. ElfAnurin _{Talk · C · Sign! ·} 10:46, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

The overlapping is easily fixed by going back to the 2 row layout I had previously, which I just did, but I kept the smaller (75x75) images, so there should be no problem with that now. The reason 2008 and 2004 are appearing on the keywords list is because they appear as links, not to mention that they are also bold, which gives them even more "importance." So to prevent that without removing the "On this day" section, just remove the link from all the years that appear on the pages that are used in the section. JoePlay (talk) 17:33, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I'd like to show the potential new design to the rest of the wiki community ASAP, so if you don't have any more crucial issues with it, let me know and we can start a discussion topic in the forum for further feedback. I also plan to explain the reason for the changes that were made, so that the community knows that the changes are for improving the wiki's search engine rank, which will result in more visitors and contributors. JoePlay (talk) 19:15, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Just a heads up... I made a new forum topic here. Could you please update the first sentence in the Sitenotice to direct everyone to the new discussion? I can do it myself, but I think it would be best to keep all the edits made to the Sitenotice done by RuneScape Wiki admins. Also, if you could sticky the topic, that would be cool. Thanks for all the help, az. JoePlay (talk) 22:09, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

DOH! I followed the 'Forums' link from the Community submenu on the sidebar. Thanks for the heads up. I reposted it here. JoePlay (talk) 20:07, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Tylersyx6

Please have a talk with him. I have asked him to read the style guide, and tried to help him but no luck. See his contribs.--^{le talk} 17:22, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Main page

I just chose those colours because I thought they went with the rest of the page and headings better than the colours that were already there. You can change the hot pink, I put that because I was trying to find a shade of pink and hot pink just sprung to mind. Revert my edits if you think they are unsuitable, I don't mind. Congrats on that design anyway, It annihilates the current page. I haven't really been very active on the forum topic, I get a bit to much lag.--^{le talk} 17:57, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Main page

Okay. I'm using Firefox as the browser, Monaco skin, and 1024 x 768 screen resolution. On RuneScape:Main Page, the Patch and Development are aligned. Muzzy34 19:04, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Do you know how?

The discussion about Links has recently closed approving the creation of a links section and relationships with other fansites as I am sure you are aware of. However when it comes to modifying the main page, I have no idea where to start. Do you know how and feel comfortable with creating a collapsable links section in the left hand side navigation menu so we could see how it looks? I am using monobook so I may not be looking at what everyone else is, but hopefully that wont change much. Many thanks. TEbuddy 20:16, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Makes sense, 1 for 1 links. Maybe just a static text link taking the user to a links page with the Zybez link? What do you think? TEbuddy 21:12, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

I found RS:LINKS attached to fan site that was essentially just a vandal pit, I am going to clean that up and use it as the links page since fan site is more of an actual article. I still don't know where the link to the links page on the main page should be placed. Any suggestions? TEbuddy 22:02, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

I was going to post this at the forums, but then the process of putting a simple html link on a page would then be delayed by consensus when it doesn't really matter where the link is placed because its performing a simple function. I only came to you because of your experience with wikcode, if you are uninterested or uncomfortable then I don't mind making the changes with trial/error until it comes out correctly. TEbuddy 22:18, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Added a link to RS:LINKS in the site footer on the draft page, what do you think? TEbuddy 22:42, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Azbot

"(AzBot - Updated chart)" - Hello Az, if you are running a bot it is required to be on a seperate account per the wiki's bot policy.-- 00:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RSWP

Ah.Well,okay,I was thinking its about time to do it,seeing as it needs to be ready by tommorow,but I was putting that up today so someone could correct it if there was anything wrong with it. anyway,I've finalised other pages so that they no longer have the tutorial and now read at the bottom that they do not need any new content. I don't know if I ever mentioned how great your work on the wiki is,but,great work! I love the new look for the paper,the old way was horribly cluttered, the new paper is now clean cut,and perfect in appearance. azliq strikes again! ps. check this link: this is not a rickroll link! thanks az,may teh bunny be with you. -- ~~~~ 15:50, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay,thanks az,we probably have all the content we need now,I just checked the recent changes,and you're like...everywhere....its like...70% yours....anyway,good work. __

~~~~ 20:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Kandarin: The Fourth Empire

Hehehe. I forgot how much litteral and uncensored ownage there was in it. Though, now that I remember, it was meant to intensify the reality of what Castle Wars would really be like. Will this suffice? Chiafriend12^Gb 23:50, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

In Soviet Russia, authentic spelling of "comerade" attempts you!

Also, how have you been treating my Obsidian cape I sold you? The thing has feelings too, you know. Chiafriend12^Gb 05:12, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Center tag

Hello, I noticed that the <center> tag is used in the code at MediaWiki:common.js that inserts a new image gallery. Per W3C guidelines, tags like <center> have been deprecated in the HTML 4 standard. The tag can be replaced by using <div align="center">, e.g:

mwCustomEditButtons[mwCustomEditButtons.length] = {
         "imageFile": "http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/central/images/1/12/Button_gallery.png",
         "speedTip": "Insert a picture gallery",
         "tagOpen": "\n<div align=\"center\"><gallery>\n",
         "tagClose": "\n</gallery></div>",
         "sampleText": "Image:Example.jpg|Caption1\nImage:Example.jpg|Caption2"};

Thanks.

--Quarenon  _{Talk | Contribs | Sign} 15:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I've occassionally done searches for these tags (mainly "center" and "font") and replaced them where I see it. Every once in a while I come across code that was generated by this button so removing the tag there would help some too. --Quarenon  _{Talk | Contribs | Sign} 15:33, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

By the way, this tag also appears in MediaWiki:Edittools. --Quarenon  _{Talk | Contribs | Sign} 15:39, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem! --Quarenon  _{Talk | Contribs | Sign} 15:52, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Main page

I was comparing the current one at RS:MP to ElfAnurins one at her mainpage thing.--^{le talk} 15:22, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The rollback thingy

Hey Az, would you give [Rollback_Examples] a last fast glance before we give it to the Bcrats as finished? Thanks.--Degenret01 09:34, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

I am not positive what you are asking me, sorry. Are you referring to cases of people using rollback to undo added commas to prices? They should use undo there. If your asking some thing else, it flew over my head. That's why I never touch technical discussions, if Azliq7 is on it then I trust things are heading in the right direction.--Degenret01 09:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Oooohhhhhhhhhh, nowwwwww I get it. We can talk about it on the talk page for the new policy, but I think your right, we can call it vandalism.--Degenret01 10:35, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Charts

Nice! Rich Farmbrough, 16:56 3 July 2009 (GMT).

[edit] Re:Development Diary: Animating

Yes - fixed.  :-) Leevclarke ^talk 16:56, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] More siteNotice CSS+JS

This fixes(hides mostly) the [Dismiss] being moved from the normal position to the siteNotice table. The only known issue is that under Monobook the site notice is slightly shorter that usual(by only a few pixels on the right) until everything fully loads, so it still looks much better. Feel free to test it yourself. :-) It is known to work in Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 7, Opera 10 Beta, Camino 2 Beta, and Safari 4.0 and I haven't tested it in any others than the previously mentioned.

MediaWiki:Common.css:(You shouldn't need any more !important as far as I can tell, in fact it may fail if you add the rest of them because it is difficult to override a !important in JavaScript, although you can see the method I figured out to work around it.)

/* Hide the [dismiss] on the siteNotice until loaded. CSS Part */
div#article div#siteNotice { /* Monaco */
    margin-right: -15px !important;
}
div#content div#siteNotice { /* Monobook */
    margin-right: 0px !important;
}
table#mw-dismissable-notice tbody tr td span {
    display: none;
}
table#wikiSiteNotice tbody tr th sub span {
    display: inline;
}

MediaWiki:Common.js:

//Hide the [dismiss] on the siteNotice until loaded. JS Part
function afterLoad() {
    if(document.getElementById('article')) {
        document.getElementById('article').getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.cssText = 'margin-right: -11px !important;'; //Monaco
    }
    if(document.getElementById('content')) {
        document.getElementById('content').getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.cssText = 'margin-right: 0px !important;'; //Monobook
    }
    document.getElementById('collapsibleTable0').getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0].getElementsByTagName('tr')[0].getElementsByTagName('th')[0].style.cssText = 'padding-left: 147.5px !important;'; //Monaco and Monobook
}
function showDismiss() {
    if(document.getElementById('collapsibleTable0')) {
        var spans = document.getElementById('collapsibleTable0').getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0].getElementsByTagName('tr')[0].getElementsByTagName('th')[0].getElementsByTagName('span');
        spans[1].style.display = 'inline';
        spans[0].style.display = 'inline';
    }
}
addOnloadHook(showDismiss);
addOnloadHook(afterLoad);

- 05:03, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

That is strange as it worked on every setup I've tested with, what is your browser? -

TehKittyCat ^{Talk•Contribs}

00:00, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Your right, besides it is a bit of a risky hack in some ways since not all browsers support everything equally. Your Firefox is a bit outdated they have 3.0.11 now and they just released 3.5 :p -

TehKittyCat ^{Talk•Contribs}

22:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:FIMG nomination for "Lesser reborn ranger"

The link is here. C.Chiam^Talk 11:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)