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Contents 1 An ad change 2 Redesigned page for Monobook 3 Rounded Corners 4 Battlefront III article needed 5 Glitch 6 Ads 7 An Idea 8 Featured picture 9 QotD template error

An ad change

Hi all. Wikia is about to enter a phase of experimenting with advertisements. Basically, we need to find out what combination of ads will work to allow Wikia to succeed. It's going to be a balancing act, and I know we are not going to be able to please everyone! But hopefully we can find the right combination. So, the first thing that we need is to add is a 300x250 box on the main page of several wikis. WoWWiki has had this for a while, Muppet is putting it in place this week as are a few others in this group. To make this look right, the main page will need adjusting to have a 300px fixed column - otherwise the ad will push the header down and look awful. I'm going to start a suggested layout at Main Page/temp2 so I can show you what's needed, please edit away and help get it ready! Thanks all, and as usual I'll be around here and on IRC for questions etc. -- sannse (talk) 17:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

On second thoughts, I'm going to need to get some help with Main Page/temp2... Wookieepedia's main page is so complicated :-/ -- sannse (talk) 18:37, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

OK! I think it's looking about right now! Please have a look :) -- sannse (talk) 19:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

• What the F?!# happened to the main page?! It's frickin green! It looks horrible! Does this have anything to do with the changes? I hope this is just my computer, but I don't think so. Darth Shohet 18:10, June 20, 2008

• Sorry. It's gone. Darth Shohet 19:48, June 21, 2008

• The google add on the right side of the main page totally screws up all the "Did you know" boxes on the right... it pushes them down too far. Freedon 02:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it would work better with "Did you know" in the left column? -- sannse (talk) 08:31, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Redesigned page for Monobook

• Hi, when the ad change came in (see above), the monobook page for me (hope it's not just me) seems to have an error. The heading section with the title and the amount of pages still has the width that the full page, which the usual page doesn't. Instead, it overlaps with the "in the news" section. Would someone please be able to fix this? (sorry if I didn't explain this too well- i can upload an image if needed) thanks, NighthawkLeader 06:40, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Yeah, I have the same problem as Nighthawk. The "In the News" section is covering up half of the main header bar - not a huge problem but it looks a little messy. I had just thought it was my computer's problem, but if other people have that too... Aqua Unasi 15:29, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
• Can one, or both of you, please post screen shots of what you are seeing? When I switch my skin to Monobook, I don't see the error as described. A screenshot might help. Thanks, Greyman^(Talk) 15:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oh sorry, I'm actually on the Monaco skin, not Monobook like Nighthawk. I'll try to get a screenshot but it might be easier for Nighthawk to do it because I'm a bit pressed for time. Aqua Unasi 15:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
    • I may have fixed it... there was a "nowrap" in there, so the columns had to overlap when the width was reduced. Does it look right now? -- sannse (talk) 16:04, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Yup, much better. Thanks Aqua Unasi 16:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Everything looks good to me too now- thanks to everyone who worked on it :) NighthawkLeader 06:17, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
      • Yeah whatever you guys did by squeezing the header over allowed for normal placement of the News section. -- Riffsyphon1024 15:29, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Cool, now all is sorted, it's time for the final stage. The page won't break when I turn on the second ad now... so here goes! -- sannse (talk) 18:17, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Rounded Corners

What is the code to make the corners on the Main Page rounded? (Quote of the Day, Featured Article)

Battlefront III article needed

Why don't we have an article for BF III? Amazon.com has even listed Battlefront II once, even though they took it down to keep the project a secret... We have just as much proof of Battlefront III as we've had for KotOR III. --The Wolfe22 16:03, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

• Well, considering we don't have a KoTOR III article... -- I need a name (Complain here) 20:08, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Yes we do. It's right here.--The Wolfe22 01:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
    • By the way, I didn't mean to type "Battlefront II." (That was meant to be a three, in case you didn't know.)--The Wolfe22 01:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Glitch

There is an annoying glitch on the Main Page. Normally when you type an article name, possibilties show up on a scroll bar, but now the Scroll bar is covered up.Da Securaster 19:19, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Ads

The ads are messed up and covering up some of the Main Page and in some occasions: Coming of the Main Page. Can this please be fixed soon?

An Idea

I'm not entirely certain where to post this suggestion, and I'm not sure if it's even possible, but if it is, it would be very useful to have a feature that would let you view articles that fit into multiple categories. What I'm trying to say is, some way to view, for example, a male Human post-Ruusan Jedi, instead of being able to search only one category at a time. If there's any way to do that, it would make my life as a Star Wars nerd and fanficcer much, much easier. :) --Crazy Jedi Girl 20:49, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Featured picture

I think it would be a good idea to have a "Featured picture" section on the Main Page. I've done-up an example of what a Featured picture section might look like... User:WHLfan/Main Page What do you think? WHLfan (talk to me!) 05:36, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

• Featuring a picture on the front page is almost by definition not Fair Use. jSarek 06:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

QotD template error

Something's wrong with the Quote of the Day; it's showing the description of the quote and its source, rather than the quote itself (to clarify, the desc. where the quote would be, and the source where the desc. would be, with the source itself non-existent). Is this just my computer going nuts or can someone see it as well? Firebird 14:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• On mine it looks normal (I think) but it doesn't have a source. - Kingpin13^{Cantina Battle Ground} 14:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

It reads...

...when it should read...

That better? Firebird 14:26, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

• Ahh, I thought the wording was slightly strange. Also, when I look at it I don't even get the red link to source, it's just nothing. - Kingpin13^{Cantina Battle Ground} 14:29, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
  • Fixed, but now the closing quote mark is in bold. -- I need a name (Complain here) 14:32, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
    • Actually, nevermind the bold bit. I unitalicised the question mark to fix it, since I don't think anyone will notice or care if that's unitalicised. -- I need a name (Complain here) 14:36, 7 October 2008 (UTC)