I dun't like the SMF. ;_;
But, vBulletin is cooler. D:I dun't like the SMF. ;_;
SMF is a pretty cool guy, eh is a forum service and doesn't afraid of anything.
And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
What kind of banner, and where, may I ask?You know, an artful piece at the top of the forum with the name of the site and maybe a slogan.
But I don't want my Bulbapedia and MarioWiki accounts merged. :(And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
I don't really like the idea of merging accounts.And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
Me neither. :(I don't really like the idea of merging accounts.And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
I don't really like the idea of merging accounts.And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
Maybe not a merge of accounts, but some feature that allows you to link your accounts from each wiki? Like on your zelda wiki profile your mario wiki, NIWA, and bulbawiki account names will be displayed? More like a partial merge if you ask me.That can be done now with {{smw|user:blah}} and that, is that what you refer to?
I don't really like the idea of merging accounts.Me neither. I don't really think it's necessary, anyway.
Per Stoob and Garlic.And me dammit. D:<
Though this is pretty minor compared to other stuff, how about new boards for this forum? I guess maybe Off-Topic, HelpDesk, etc. would be cool.
Per Stoob and Garlic.You mean, a copy of Mario Wiki Forums? *shot*
Though this is pretty minor compared to other stuff, how about new boards for this forum? I guess maybe Off-Topic, HelpDesk, etc. would be cool.
Lik I've previously mentioned, maybe little sub-ford to discuss the separate wikis in the alliance can be addedThere's already such a board in the Staff-only boards; but perhaps we can make an open one as well for everyone to contribute opinions.
Lik I've previously mentioned, maybe little sub-ford to discuss the separate wikis in the alliance can be addedThere's already such a board in the Staff-only boards; but perhaps we can make an open one as well for everyone to contribute opinions.
Maybe have somewhere on the forums a members introduction?That's actually a pretty good idea. :P
So we can all get to know each other and stuff. :O
Umm umm yeh.. x3
Maybe have somewhere on the forums a members introduction?That's actually a pretty good idea. :P
So we can all get to know each other and stuff. :O
Umm umm yeh.. x3
Although, I recognize like most of you. :P
Maybe have somewhere on the forums a members introduction?Done. ;)
So we can all get to know each other and stuff. :O
Umm umm yeh.. x3
VA talk...? D:Voice Actor talk. Those arguments get rather ugly and they COULD arise here. Just saying better to be safe than sorry.
VA talk...? D:Voice Actor talk. Those arguments get rather ugly and they COULD arise here. Just saying better to be safe than sorry.
Voice Actor talk?VA talk...? D:Voice Actor talk. Those arguments get rather ugly and they COULD arise here. Just saying better to be safe than sorry.
Well arguments. Some people prefer different voice actors and start bashing other voice actors, etc etc. It just starts flame wars in the Pokemon fandom.Voice Actor talk?VA talk...? D:Voice Actor talk. Those arguments get rather ugly and they COULD arise here. Just saying better to be safe than sorry.
Well arguments. Some people prefer different voice actors and start bashing other voice actors, etc etc. It just starts flame wars in the Pokemon fandom.Voice Actor talk?VA talk...? D:Voice Actor talk. Those arguments get rather ugly and they COULD arise here. Just saying better to be safe than sorry.
It should be IRC based incase someone can't access it from the forum app. I use a DSi, so using the DarkMyst Alternate App is the only way I can access chatrooms.You use your DSi? I used to do that, but it was really slow...
I'd like a Super Smash Bros. sub-board.I'm not sure if we need one of those right now though. :/
I'd like a Super Smash Bros. sub-board.I'm not sure if we need one of those right now though. :/
Oh, well "R o d d i c k" still shows up as "d***"is it working now?? d***
Roddi?ck?Tennis player :)
Roddi?ck?I see what you did there...
I tried changing my birthdate, and it worked alright. Did you click "Save Changes"?There's only 12 months. ;)
Try again, and if it doesn't work this time, I don't know what's wrong. (Make sure that the date you put in is valid, too; i.e. No more than 30/31 days, 13 months, etc.)
That was precisely my point. Inserting a number that is over 30/31 days, or inserting 13 months will result in an error.I tried changing my birthdate, and it worked alright. Did you click "Save Changes"?There's only 12 months. ;)
Try again, and if it doesn't work this time, I don't know what's wrong. (Make sure that the date you put in is valid, too; i.e. No more than 30/31 days, 13 months, etc.)
That was precisely my point. Inserting a number that is over 30/31 days, or inserting 13 months will result in an error.I tried changing my birthdate, and it worked alright. Did you click "Save Changes"?There's only 12 months. ;)
Try again, and if it doesn't work this time, I don't know what's wrong. (Make sure that the date you put in is valid, too; i.e. No more than 30/31 days, 13 months, etc.)
Maybe an option to link all of your usernames into one for those who would like it, like I would like with my SMW accountAs I said before, you can use the interwiki links {{smw|user:Tucayo}} {{zw|user:Tucayo}} {{bp|User:Tucayo}} :police:
Hm, didn't see/realize that, thanks :)No prob :police: AFAIK wikirby and metroid wiki dont have those yet, BTW
Is it a Nintendo Series?;D ;D Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link!http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page (http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page)
Is it a Nintendo Series?;D ;D Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link!http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page (http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page)
NIWA = Nintendo Independent Wikis Alliance :police:Is it a Nintendo Series?;D ;D Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link!http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page (http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page)
Are we supposdly sticking strictly to Nintendo Series? I thought NIWA was about any Wiki not through the use of Wikia. But no it is not.
O_O Dang it your right!!! Oh well...NIWA = Nintendo Independent Wikis Alliance :police:Is it a Nintendo Series?;D ;D Guys! I found An independant site out of Wikia! It's for Team Fortress 2!! I'll send you the link!http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page (http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Main_Page)
Are we supposdly sticking strictly to Nintendo Series? I thought NIWA was about any Wiki not through the use of Wikia. But no it is not.
Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?Because it is.
And even if they didn't notice THAT, all of the suggestions thus far have been Nintendo (or, in the case of Sonic, thought to be).Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?Because it is.
Seriously, even if you somehow didn't know the N stands for Nintendo (what else can it stand for?)
The three wikis at the moment are all nintendo.
And even if they didn't notice THAT, all of the suggestions thus far have been Nintendo (or, in the case of Sonic, thought to be).Why do I find this pathetically hilarious?Because it is.
Seriously, even if you somehow didn't know the N stands for Nintendo (what else can it stand for?)
The three wikis at the moment are all nintendo.
Perhaps this is just me, but I am a little confused about the 'meta'-ness of NIWA. Somebody want to start a thread or add a page describing why having an alliance of these wiki sites is advantageous, other than communal members?
This seems like something that might be important to discuss, since from looking at most threads most of what has been touched on thusfar has been "whats your favorite XXXXX" which is all good and well, but isnt much of a more general community draw, if you see what I mean.
Over the past years, we have noticed a disturbing trend in Nintendo fandoms. Where once stood friendly communities, operated by well known and well loved faces, now stand sterile places run by faceless corporate entities, whose only care for their visitors is how much advertising revenue they generate. Nowhere is this more true than with fan wikis. For the past several years, there has been a systematic attempt made by certain groups to acquire wikis of sufficient size and prominence in their respective fandoms. While some webmasters have resisted, many others have instead given themselves over. Some misled my duplicitous offers of free hosting with many more strings attached then they were ever aware, and others led astray sadly by greed, with promises of shared advertising revenues or even flat out lump sums of cash.
We seek to change this trend.
What we have said should not be misunderstood as being anti-corporate. There is certainly a place in online fandoms for corporate sponsorship, and it's true that many fansites, ourselves included, would not be able to cover their hosting bills without advertising of some sort. Nor can we blame all of those who have had to relinquish control of their communities, as the financial and technical burdens for those of us who become large are often quite significant, and there are most certainly difficulties for webmasters in forming the networks and connections they need to make enough return off their advertisements to pay for their communities.
What we do stand against is the corporate meddling in the actual day-to-day operation and management of our communities, which we feel is a detriment to our fandoms as a whole. Our feelings can be summarised thus.
* Fan communities should be run by the fans, by people whose involvement in the well-being of the community is of the emotional nature of the fan. They should not be run by those having only a purely financial investment, with no interest in the specific fandom itself.
* Fan communities should be run for the fans, by people who will take a positive interest in the fans' desires, always thinking about how they can continue to enhance the enjoyment of everyone in the community.
* Fan communities should be run together with the fans, embracing a spirit of co-operation and camaraderie in our fandoms, with friendly rivalries rather than bitter divides.
It's time we made our stand together, as fans, for the sake of the futures of our fandoms.
That stand begins now.
NIWA is a network of independent operators of Nintendo wikis, founded jointly by Bulbapedia, ZeldaWiki and Super Mario Wiki, who have banded together in the face of this threat. We hope that our example will serve as both a message, and as an example. A message that we will not take this trespass in our fandoms lying down, and an example to those of other fandoms that such a stand is possible, and worthwhile.
To those of you who seek to hold power over us, we say fear us.
To those of you without power, oppressed under the shackles of faceless shadows, we say to you seek us out, and join with us.
We are NIWA, and the seeds we plant here today will only be the start of our garden.
We seek to change this trend.
Just as a quick disclaimer there....that's a draft, it might not be the final version of the manifesto. ^^;Answered my question just fine though :D
When it's finalised (hopefully later today), it'll get its own thread. We'll also be making a page for it linked to from the front page of the site.
It came from one of the staff boards. And as he said, it'll get its own thread once finalized.Just as a quick disclaimer there....that's a draft, it might not be the final version of the manifesto. ^^;Answered my question just fine though :D
Where did that come from? Archaic, since it looks like you wrote that up, i wonder if you might repost it as a separate thread and sticky it, that way people can both find it quickly and discuss it.
It will have a page in the hub AND the thread, right? I hope we are not linking to the board from the hub, not that I dont want to, just that I think it should have its own page in the hub. :police:Per. I think that it will be too... Disorganized, if you will, to do that.
It will have a page in the hub AND the thread, right? I hope we are not linking to the board from the hub, not that I dont want to, just that I think it should have its own page in the hub. :police:Per. I think that it will be too... Disorganized, if you will, to do that.
Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
Yeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
I think its ready, try reuploading itYeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
Still not working, I tried uploading it straight from my computer and uploaded it to Imageshack and linked. :(I think its ready, try reuploading itYeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
Hmm... try uploading it in a size smaller than 100x100?Still not working, I tried uploading it straight from my computer and uploaded it to Imageshack and linked. :(I think its ready, try reuploading itYeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
I'll resize it in GIMP.Hmm... try uploading it in a size smaller than 100x100?Still not working, I tried uploading it straight from my computer and uploaded it to Imageshack and linked. :(I think its ready, try reuploading itYeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
I now see it move ;)I'll resize it in GIMP.Hmm... try uploading it in a size smaller than 100x100?Still not working, I tried uploading it straight from my computer and uploaded it to Imageshack and linked. :(I think its ready, try reuploading itYeah you better. Otherwise Kotone will never release her excitement. :'(Can you make it so that animated gifs will work as avatars?I will try to. I think I know what to change..
I just hatched an idea!
I was thinking of having some members be an "Inner NIWA Operative", which they are free to join. These members support the NIWA by helping every wiki under the NIWA name. Instead of only editing a Kirby or Zelda wiki, they edit every NIWA wiki which needs support. Not only will the NIWA grow as a result, but we will meet new people, and be more of a community than mostly-seperate wikis.
Just putting it out there....
So far I have registered and/or edited at Zelda Wiki, WiKirby, Bulbapedia, and Lylat Wiki (not under the NIWA yet.) I plan to register at the Super Meriod wiki, and any other wiki if they join the NIWA.
I hope I won't be the only person editing for several different wikis (I know some of you edit at at least two). I can see the NIWA grow threefold+ if more people join to be an "operative."
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I still feel that we aren't quite a community yet. Yes, there is plenty of room to add more wikis/members, but quantity isn't the answer here. I don't know what needs to happen, but we could be more of a unit.I think we need to take baby steps here. The NIWA community is almost entirely made up of the three founding members' communities (Bulbagarden, Mario Wiki, and Zelda Wiki), as Metroid Wiki and WiKirby were founded by these wikis (and you can count the number of active editors here at Wars Wiki with two hands). These three communities are well-developed and large, and, more importantly, independent. Furthermore, NIWA was formally created less than two months ago. I bet some editors don't even know NIWA exists, and that the vast majority have never been to this forum. Now I don't think the wikis are at fault: the three founding wikis are doing a good enough job of advertising NIWA's existence and linking to the other member wikis. Though this forum and the actual NIWA website could be linked to a bit more, I think that this is simply a matter of time and we just need to wait for people to trickle in and gain interest. I hope that eventually, some editors will not edit one wiki exclusively but will move between any number of NIWA wikis that they have the passion and knowledge to work on. (I think that an (optional) universal login would be necessary for this to come to fruition.) Also, we certainty don't want to disregard the existence of separate communities around each wiki; these are a very important part of the wikis and I doubt that any would want to be assimilated into a larger NIWA community.
*Moved to suggestions.*
It is being worked on by Mel and Aiedail. We hope to have it updated soon
is there any way to get a name change?
I know you can have your userpage A on wiki A redirected to your userpage B on wiki B... but that's it.An in the MW that doesn't work....
I know you can have your userpage A on wiki A redirected to your userpage B on wiki B... but that's it.An in the MW that doesn't work....
there I just made an account on all current wikis, though I made a slight typo on the zelda wikiYou can ask one of the crats to rename you :)
so when/if we get a miscellaneous wiki will it get it's own bored or will the Nintendo bored be used for it?bored lol..... We will use the board we have
so when/if we get a miscellaneous wiki will it get it's own bored or will the Nintendo bored be used for it?bored lol..... We will use the board we have
so when/if we get a miscellaneous wiki will it get it's own bored or will the Nintendo bored be used for it?bored lol..... We will use the board we have
yup, very bored, and why is Garlic Man always viewing the forum stats?
so when/if we get a miscellaneous wiki will it get it's own bored or will the Nintendo bored be used for it?bored lol..... We will use the board we have
yup, very bored, and why is Garlic Man always viewing the forum stats?
Why are you posting on the forums? I see nothing wrong with watching the activity of the forums grow. :)
Ask him on his profile page for we are starting to go off topic.
To make it clear, I highly disaprove that.
Moving posts to staff boardsTo make it clear, I highly disaprove that.
wait, which part?
Moving posts to staff boardsTo make it clear, I highly disaprove that.
wait, which part?
are mario, zelda, etc, going to stay as child boreds or are they going to become "full" boreds at some point?
are mario, zelda, etc, going to stay as child boreds or are they going to become "full" boreds at some point?I'm not exactly sure... The Forum Staff hasn't decided yet.
Here's a suggestion: refrain from "moving discussion to staff boards". I see it in the Gamehiker topic, and Tacopill's absence topic. What you are doing is essentially saying "your opinions don't mean anything" by doing it- let people have their say. As it stands you're stifling the activity you want so much.I agree with this. The moving of posts needs to end now.
But I don't want my Bulbapedia and MarioWiki accounts merged. :(And, this is for the wikis: global login in all? Would be useful, eh?
I'm not sure about this. The one thing that would worry me is that we have some users that have accounts on two or more of the wikis... There might be some way of merging the accounts globally (I think they call it Userpering on Wikipedia). If all of the wikis would agree to that, then that would be good.
TO be honest, I dont see that happening
TO be honest, I dont see that happening
it was just a thought
I can verify that would never happen. The WiKirby staff board is being ushered out of here. I expect activity to drop when it happens since 2 of the most active people in here wouldn't have mod rights anymore. Nothing I can do about it really, I was surprised to see the messages myself. So if a minor staff board isn't allowed, then a larger forum merger certainly wouldn't be.
what is and isn't appropriate topics for this bored? are stuff like religion and politics banned?I would say yes, they are banned. Conversations about those topics never end good.
what is and isn't appropriate topics for this bored? are stuff like religion and politics banned?I would say yes, they are banned. Conversations about those topics never end good.
what is and isn't appropriate topics for this bored? are stuff like religion and politics banned?I would say yes, they are banned. Conversations about those topics never end good.
okay I checked the rules and nothing was said, just wanted to be sure, another thing, the calendar could include the release dates for games published by Nintendo
By a weird reason, only Holidays can be added
It's not really ready to go public yet, that's why. ^^;Ah, like how the Metroid and Kirby wikis were? k. Makes sense.
While it is still in development, I think this (and the other in-development Wikis for that matter) should be put up somewhere in the forums, these Wikis like Lylat Wiki (http://grifkuba.org/starfox/wiki/Main_Page), PKWiki (http://grifkuba.org/MotherEarthBoundWiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges), and Ace Attorney Wiki (http://linkjorge.net/aceattorney/index.php/Main_Page) are lacking activity for they don't get a lot of attention besides some links on somewhat obscure posts. Which leads me to this...
Do all the Wikis (pending or not) have a topic on the forums? I think they should for reasons mentioned above.
While it is still in development, I think this (and the other in-development Wikis for that matter) should be put up somewhere in the forums, these Wikis like Lylat Wiki (http://grifkuba.org/starfox/wiki/Main_Page), PKWiki (http://grifkuba.org/MotherEarthBoundWiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges), and Ace Attorney Wiki (http://linkjorge.net/aceattorney/index.php/Main_Page) are lacking activity for they don't get a lot of attention besides some links on somewhat obscure posts. Which leads me to this...
Do all the Wikis (pending or not) have a topic on the forums? I think they should for reasons mentioned above.
They definitely have had their own threads discussioning them in staff. As in actual boards, they are reserved for members of the NIWA. The Earthbound wiki/Ace/etc. wikis are not members yet. However, going back to threads, you can make such threads in the NIWA board.
I have a suggestion.
We could make a wiki about actual Nintendo hardware, like the NES-Wii, G&W's, the Game Boy line, etc. Maybe call it Wiiki, or something catchy. I would make one, but I really don't know how to make a wiki. So, maybe somebody could make one for NIWA. I just feel NIWA needs one. :)
Sorry if this idea sounds stupid. XD Just tossing around ideas and trying to help. ::)
I have a suggestion.
We could make a wiki about actual Nintendo hardware, like the NES-Wii, G&W's, the Game Boy line, etc. Maybe call it Wiiki, or something catchy. I would make one, but I really don't know how to make a wiki. So, maybe somebody could make one for NIWA. I just feel NIWA needs one. :)
Sorry if this idea sounds stupid. XD Just tossing around ideas and trying to help. ::)
that could go in the miscellaneous wiki
It's not really ready to go public yet, that's why. ^^;
I've been thinking about this. I think we've been misusing the Alliance Requests thread. Let's reserve that one for existing wikis like Wars Wiki and GameHiker. They were around for a long time before NIWA. For startups from members of this forum we could have the NIWA Maternity Ward.Here's my opinion on things:
It's not really ready to go public yet, that's why. ^^;
what's not ready to go public?
It's not really ready to go public yet, that's why. ^^;
what's not ready to go public?
I think the post I made with the link got deleted. Anyways, if so, you'll find out soon enough. (If you don't already know.)
It's not really ready to go public yet, that's why. ^^;
what's not ready to go public?
I think the post I made with the link got deleted. Anyways, if so, you'll find out soon enough. (If you don't already know.)
k? ???
Anyway, these sound like good ideas.
I must be blind, how do I contact an admin on zelda wiki? and now do I look up old news articles? specifically the one about Nintendo powers recent guide
I don't know if this had already been suggested, but there is an enourmous wiki (on wikia) called smash wiki. Maybe we could get them to split from wikia and join NIWA Technically smash bros. is a nintendo game so I think that this would be a valid wiki. ;D here's the link: super-smash-bros.wikia.com/We're trying to do so ;)
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned (I haven't had a chance to get myself fully up to speed on events), but Animal Crossing Wiki (http://animalcrossing.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Crossing_Wiki) might be a good addition to the garden. I've been following their progress for a few weeks now and they are showing much potential.Ohai GJ! Well, the main problem is that that AC Wiki is part of Wikia, hence, is not independent. We have been in talks with Yoshario's AC Wiki, and other AC wiki
Forgive me if this has already been mentioned (I haven't had a chance to get myself fully up to speed on events), but Animal Crossing Wiki (http://animalcrossing.wikia.com/wiki/Animal_Crossing_Wiki) might be a good addition to the garden. I've been following their progress for a few weeks now and they are showing much potential.Ohai GJ! Well, the main problem is that that AC Wiki is part of Wikia, hence, is not independent. We have been in talks with Yoshario's AC Wiki, and other AC wiki
SMASH WIKI it has teh smash brosWikia: NOT ALLOWED. If they chose to secede from Wikia, and set up their own servers, they may be allowed. Anyway, the plan is either to try and get Smash Wikia to do so, or set up our own.
pikmin wiki it has teh pikmin
SMASH WIKI it has teh smash bros
pikmin wiki it has teh pikmin
Agreed.SMASH WIKI it has teh smash bros
pikmin wiki it has teh pikmin
and please...no leet speak.
What did that mean, anyways?Agreed.SMASH WIKI it has teh smash bros
pikmin wiki it has teh pikmin
and please...no leet speak.
dang it now i have too google everything
AFAIK it's not possible.
As Far As I KnowAFAIK it's not possible.
"AFAIK"?
<turb> i was going to propose that we allow series that have the majority of their games on nintendo consoles in
<Fassad> I agree
<turb> not counting ports and rereleases
<Fassad> Mega Man would be one
<Fassad> Sonic, maybe?
<turb> this would allow b-kwiki in too
<Fassad> yes
<turb> maybe sonic
<turb> aawiki was only allowed because it got through the loophole since the non-nintendo games were ports
<turb> i don't think wikis should need to cut it that close
<Fassad> Mhm
<Fassad> I agree
Opinions?
ORRR we could accept any type of nintendo-related wiki and still be called NIWA...
What I meant was the rejection of Wikis such as Fantendo and Rare Witch Project.
I'm personally of the opinion that NIWA is NIWA. Rather than expanding NIWA to become all inclusive, I'd rather make an umbrella organisation for more general things, with NIWA being one of several "cells" of wiki groups under that umbrella organisation.
I'm personally of the opinion that NIWA is NIWA. Rather than expanding NIWA to become all inclusive, I'd rather make an umbrella organisation for more general things, with NIWA being one of several "cells" of wiki groups under that umbrella organisation.
As I've said before, I think that's silly. It's overcomplicated and it's honestly dreaming bigger than we are, or even have close to the capability of achieving. Let's be NIWA first, before we start talking about what we'll be after that. We've hardly begun on being NIWA.
Well, I actually wanted to do the Mega Man Wiki or Sonic Wiki to be honest.
P.S. I am the one called Fassad in that conversation in case you didn't know.
...Get it? Because... iwa means rock in Japanese...? 8D
Even though IWA means rock,we are still a garden of Wikis. We DO rock,but still,NIWA makes more sense since IWA would be based on our opinions. And this may be off topic,but I think we really need an Animal Crossing Wiki in NIWA. Seriously...we don't need more Pikmin Wikis. Two is enough >:( but anyways,I think we shouldn't allow any non-Nintendo wikis into the group. A Perfect Dark Wiki is OK,even though I never played the game before,but it's published by Nintendo. Any Wikis on games worked on by Nintendo is fine in my opinion.And we REALLY need an Animal Crossing Wiki! :eekdance:
Seriously...we don't need more Pikmin Wikis. Two is enough >:(Uhh...what?!
Anyone ever heard of Rock Gardening? :P
Anyone ever heard of Rock Gardening? :P
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Anyone ever heard of Rock Gardening? :P
Hahahaaaa. Best of both worlds!
It's a type of garden with mostly special rocks over plants.
I don't see why NIWA can't accept non-Nintendo wikis and still keep the name NIWA. 7-Eleven keeps its name even though most of them are now open 24 hours; 20th Century Fox never renamed itself to 21st Century Fox; and KFC is still known as KFC despite now being available outside of Kentucky. Those are just some of many, many examples. A change in a company's - or organization's - direction rarely leads to a name change.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies)
TBH, I think you should contact Archaic himself about this.
The larger a wiki organisation is, the less that could actually be done within that organisation without things turning into a Wikia and getting oppressive with requirements, etc. Personally, I'm of the opinion that if we were to ever expand beyond Nintendo, it wouldn't be under the NIWA banner. NIWA would remain in existence, as a separate group, and NIWA members wouldn't be obliged to join whatever larger umbrella organisation was set up. In the best case scenario I think, all we'd do would be to get together with whatever other groups set themselves up (there's already one for Sega games) and have something like a roundtable, with representatives of each.
Is it possible to create a wiki that incorporates the articles of all the other wikis? Basically an all-inclusive Nintendo-wiki so that I could enter something into the search bar and articles from any sub-wiki could show up?
http://www.segaretro.org/Main_Page
I just approached them about working with NIWA.
http://www.segaretro.org/Main_Page
I just approached them about working with NIWA.
o hi der
In all honesty, I have to say I agree somewhat with those who were talking earlier about the relative segregation of the network--there's something inherently strange about a Sega site being part of a Nintendo network.
Besides, doing so would imply that all that 90s advertising about the two companies being arch-rivals would be wrong. (http://ss.sonicretro.org/emot-ssh.gif)
http://www.segaretro.org/Main_Page
I just approached them about working with NIWA.
o hi der
In all honesty, I have to say I agree somewhat with those who were talking earlier about the relative segregation of the network--there's something inherently strange about a Sega site being part of a Nintendo network.
Besides, doing so would imply that all that 90s advertising about the two companies being arch-rivals would be wrong. (http://ss.sonicretro.org/emot-ssh.gif)
Glad you came Scarred Sun! I was getting worried that it would be a lost cause. In any case, We know there's Sega Retro, Sonic Retro, and SonicTheWiki... not sure of any other Sega-based Wikis (Super Monkey Ball, Ecco, etc) out there, but I'll bet some of the Dreamcast RPG series have strong followings. I think you would be the best person to organize a Sega Wiki Network, which could be an affiliate of NIWA. I'd imagine it would be easier to expand the SGNW than to create something new.
As far as NIWA's involvement in it, I'd imagine people that play those titles and ports on the Nintendo consoles would be pleased to cross over and edit. But I think we'd all agree that NIWA wouldn't have any control there. We'd help you out where possible, general wiki stuffs, traffic, etc. I'm thinking if we schedule monthly roundtable discussions among the two groups we could keep an non-intrusive distance and still have a mutually beneficial partnership.
That is not something we have planned at the moment.
Don't know if this has been suggested, but a gaming forum of sorts for things like Werewolf/Mafia and games such as the one where you corrupt wishes. Maybe a subforum of the lounge?
how about a more interesting rank system? Jr member, member, Sr member is boringThere's actually more beyond that. Hero Member and Nintendo Master go beyond Sr. Member. I think Hero Member is gained at 1,000 posts and Nintendo Master is gained at 10,000.
sweet, i'm only162161 away from being a master.
the spoiler tags misspelled hidden as "hiden"
the spoiler tags misspelled hidden as "hiden"
[spoiler="Click show!"]
I saw in a post by Jake of AC Wiki, that you can change the words of the spoiler marker.
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Hmm... but that sounds like it will affect everyone, and I'm guessing each person has different preferences.
so I take it Donkey Kong won't get it's own bored and continue to share with Mario?
We had a discussion where it was decided that boards would be shared
Randomised order?That'd be cool. Keep the same layout, but have the icons randomize in order. Because right now, I bet 90% of people will have already clicked somewhere by the time ZeldaWiki's image comes up~
Why not just widen the current layout to four or five across?This. Four would especially look nice now that there are 16 icons. (though that probably won't last for long)
Is there something planned for NIWA's first birthday? It's coming up right?
Add some new forum sections. Expand the Lounge to have a Forum Games section/subsection?
I suggest this (http://www.niwanetwork.org/forums/index.php?topic=664.msg12820#msg12820). Even though, it wouldn't be done by the wiki staff; it could be fun for the regular editors/viewers.
I'd be willing to provide a prize for the competition.
type: [ url = link ] Word you want [ / url ]
without any spaces. I had to space it out so it wouldn't work example:
[ url = https://club.nintendo.com/rewards-category-details/a/18501.do ] New Epic Yarn patches from Club Nintendo [ /url ]
makes:
New Epic Yarn patches from Club Nintendo (https://club.nintendo.com/rewards-category-details/a/18501.do)
I'd be willing to provide a prize for the competition.
How about a VC/Wii Ware game of there choice?
Wii Point cards would be convenient, no shipping involved, simply buy a card and give the code to someone else.
Wii Point cards would be convenient, no shipping involved, simply buy a card and give the code to someone else.
remember you can gift games as well
I'm sure this has probably been mentioned in the thread in the past, but I figure I would voice my opinion just this once... right?
Anyway. I think we should encourage members to post on the forums about their current projects, things to focus on, and any news they might have about their respective wiki. I've noticed that there's a large lack of communication between members, and people often don't really know what's going on at other places-- which can lead to a lot of backlogging when explaining a problem they might be experiencing. And that's annoying. 8(
Maybe collaborative projects for everyone to help out with, as well, although I'm not sure on specifics, and it could be difficult coming up with something. But I do think that encouraging members to keep updates on the forums would be a good idea.
A suggestion for Bulbapedia, a search for finding Pokémon that learn certain moves, for example, I want a Pokémon that can learn both Bite and Tackle, you put them in and it will list all Pokémon that can learn both moves.That's not really possible for a wiki as I understand it. I think you want this site (http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/search).
A suggestion for Bulbapedia, a search for finding Pokémon that learn certain moves, for example, I want a Pokémon that can learn both Bite and Tackle, you put them in and it will list all Pokémon that can learn both moves.That's not really possible for a wiki as I understand it. I think you want this site (http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/search).
A suggestion for Bulbapedia, a search for finding Pokémon that learn certain moves, for example, I want a Pokémon that can learn both Bite and Tackle, you put them in and it will list all Pokémon that can learn both moves.That's not really possible for a wiki as I understand it. I think you want this site (http://veekun.com/dex/pokemon/search).
Yes that site works nicely for me thanks.
I was talking this over with Tacopill on Lylat Wiki and I wanted to suggest this. Firstly, I wanted to suggest a second, more basic Smashwiki to accompany the one we currently have. Note: I'm just suggesting the possibility of one. I don't have one in the works, nor would I be able to. I was thinking this second wiki would just focus on the games and characters as they appear ingame. Compared to the current Smashwiki, which seems to take the games' competitive side as the main focus. In a way, it's similar to how we have two Pikmin wikis. All those names and tiers are fanmade, right? Plus, if this ever does come to fruition, each wiki could have a notice saying something like "You are on (enter basic Smashwiki name) if you want a more in depth wiki, go to Smashwiki."
Okay. I understand, but I think you misinterpretted what I meant. I wasn't saying we should change Smashwiki's current status. There is no reason to alter Smashwiki. I was thinking more along the lines of a good wiki about the basic parts of Smash Bros. comes along and wants to join. Of course, they only can if Smashwiki agrees, but this would be for the for the basics as in only information found in the Smash Bros. games. Thinking about it, this might be something better discussed when/if the issue ever comes up.
Okay. I understand, but I think you misinterpretted what I meant. I wasn't saying we should change Smashwiki's current status. There is no reason to alter Smashwiki. I was thinking more along the lines of a good wiki about the basic parts of Smash Bros. comes along and wants to join. Of course, they only can if Smashwiki agrees, but this would be for the for the basics as in only information found in the Smash Bros. games. Thinking about it, this might be something better discussed when/if the issue ever comes up.
I guess I did misunderstand; the more important question to me, though, is why anyone would use that instead of simply skimming over the info they don't care about on SmashWiki as is.
Okay. I understand, but I think you misinterpretted what I meant. I wasn't saying we should change Smashwiki's current status. There is no reason to alter Smashwiki. I was thinking more along the lines of a good wiki about the basic parts of Smash Bros. comes along and wants to join. Of course, they only can if Smashwiki agrees, but this would be for the for the basics as in only information found in the Smash Bros. games. Thinking about it, this might be something better discussed when/if the issue ever comes up.
I guess I did misunderstand; the more important question to me, though, is why anyone would use that instead of simply skimming over the info they don't care about on SmashWiki as is.
This is a paragraph in an article about Pit in SSBB. I understand most of the terms, but I will bold some of the terms that a beginner may not understand.
Pit (Kid Icarus) is a character who can play into many roles. He combines attacks well, can play up front with low lag smashes and multi-hit neutral A moves (though his close up game is impaired by poor range), moves relatively quickly, and has a respectable aerial game. Pit is easily juggled due to being a semi-floaty medium weight, but this also makes him difficult to chaingrab. Unique to Pit are two moves that reflect projectiles - his Mirror Shield which also protects Pit from many attacks, gives him launch resistance while pulling it out and actually turns foes the opposite direction much like Mario's Cape, giving him good gimping capabilities, and his Angel Ring, which is also good for racking up damage. Pit's Palutena's Arrow is a great projectile due to its fast speed, long range, quick start-up time (making it easily spammable), and decent priority. However, it's also easily perfect shielded due to its fast speed, which makes it lose some of its usefulness. Pit has an advanced technique known as Wing Dashing. Pit also has one of the longest recoveries in the game, with three midair jumps, the fastest glide in the game, and an exceptional up special Wings of Icarus. However, should Pit get hit while using Wings of Icarus or attacks out of it, he cannot use it again until he lands onto the ground, grabs a ledge, or (in worst case scenarios) is KO'd. Pit's moves generally have low lag, low knockback, and deal medium damage. This, however, is one of Pit's greatest weaknesses. Due to stale-move negation, continued use of his smashes can make KOing a difficult task, forcing the player to switch to projectile attacks to buff out smashes again. Pit's back aerial is his most powerful attack, which is a solid KO move thanks to its speed. Careful Pit players can maximize his potential, while playing through his weaknesses, but it can be a difficult task.
The "run-on" sentence structure and the length of the paragraph may also add to the "technical-ness" of the section for a beginner.
I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.
I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.
Still, "semi-floaty" sounds like a fan-made term more than an official Smash Vocabulary, which can be daunting to new players.
I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.
Still, "semi-floaty" sounds like a fan-made term more than an official Smash Vocabulary, which can be daunting to new players.
The problem is that much of the fan-made terminology existed in the Melee community before there existed a smashbros.com in English to give "official" names for things. The Melee terms stuck and the DOJO ones did not, so you'll still find "tilt attack" and "tech" instead of "strong attack" and "ukemi".
See also: http://www.ssbwiki.com/SmashWiki:SmashWiki_is_not_official (http://www.ssbwiki.com/SmashWiki:SmashWiki_is_not_official)
I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.The technical terms should really have links on them to pages describing what they mean. However, I found "glide" pretty blatant without any need for explanation, but if there is a page for it, it should still be linked to.
All SSB slang terms should have their own articles IMO, a definition as to what they are.I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.The technical terms should really have links on them to pages describing what they mean. However, I found "glide" pretty blatant without any need for explanation, but if there is a page for it, it should still be linked to.
All SSB slang terms should have their own articles IMO, a definition as to what they are.I honestly don't have a problem with the "technical" terms. Almost all of them, if not all, have articles on the wiki explaining what they are, and I didn't have trouble figuring what "semi-floaty" and "glide" meant.The technical terms should really have links on them to pages describing what they mean. However, I found "glide" pretty blatant without any need for explanation, but if there is a page for it, it should still be linked to.
However I don't think it's up to us to decide this. The SSB staff are perfectly capable of making those changes if necessary. We just have to trust them.
All SSB slang terms should have their own articles IMO, a definition as to what they are.
I am asking for opinions, lol. It would help to know if SmashWiki's talking nonsensical jargon in most people's eyes.There is a fair amount of that. It's why I've spent a lot of time trying to replace terms like "nair" and "dair", which I was completely lost by at first - "Neutral aerial" and "down aerial" aren't the best of terms, but at least there's SOME hope of figuring them out from context. Or to put it another way - if I asked someone who plays SSBB casually what they thought of Link's "fair" attack, not in a million years would they realise it meant an aerial attack in the direction the character is facing without further explanation or many guesses.
I am asking for opinions, lol. It would help to know if SmashWiki's talking nonsensical jargon in most people's eyes.There is a fair amount of that. It's why I've spent a lot of time trying to replace terms like "nair" and "dair", which I was completely lost by at first - "Neutral aerial" and "down aerial" aren't the best of terms, but at least there's SOME hope of figuring them out from context. Or to put it another way - if I asked someone who plays SSBB casually what they thought of Link's "fair" attack, not in a million years would they realise it meant an aerial attack in the direction the character is facing without further explanation or many guesses.
There really is too much of that. "Tilt" isn't a particuarly intuitive name either, even with modifiers...
Blame the Melee tournament community for locking these in as the community-accepted terms. :/I suppose that goes back to the apparent reason why T.W. wanted a "basic smashwiki" - is SmashWiki intended exclusively for the tournament community? If it isn't, then just saying "there's a glossary" (IS there even one?) isn't enough - any reader fluent in the English language should be able to basically follow every page and glean useful information from it without reference to any other page, with everything obvious enough for that much from the context. Whereas lots of SmashWiki is impenetrable to the casual reader without a whole bunch of prior knowledge (for a particularly bad example, see http://www.ssbwiki.com/Zelda_%28SSBM%29#Combos - I didn't put the cleanup tag on it, but I fully agree with the sentiment), and that's the definition of "too much jargon".
Blame the Melee tournament community for locking these in as the community-accepted terms. :/I suppose that goes back to the apparent reason why T.W. wanted a "basic smashwiki" - is SmashWiki intended exclusively for the tournament community? If it isn't, then just saying "there's a glossary" (IS there even one?) isn't enough - any reader fluent in the English language should be able to basically follow every page and glean useful information from it without reference to any other page, with everything obvious enough for that much from the context. Whereas lots of SmashWiki is impenetrable to the casual reader without a whole bunch of prior knowledge (for a particularly bad example, see http://www.ssbwiki.com/Zelda_%28SSBM%29#Combos - I didn't put the cleanup tag on it, but I fully agree with the sentiment), and that's the definition of "too much jargon".
Also, the Smasher: namespace seems half-baked, literally. Why did the individual players get moved out of the mainspace, but the "crew", tournament, etc articles didn't? Either the Smasher: namespace should encompass them too (which would be my preferred suggestion), or there should be another namespace or namespaces for them.
Oh dear god that's horrifying. In any case, cases like that should be marked by the usage of Template:Jargon (http://www.ssbwiki.com/Template:Jargon), which I just made.Shouldn't it sort into a jargon-specific subcategory of the main cleanup category?
Also, the Smasher: namespace seems half-baked, literally. Why did the individual players get moved out of the mainspace, but the "crew", tournament, etc articles didn't? Either the Smasher: namespace should encompass them too (which would be my preferred suggestion), or there should be another namespace or namespaces for them.
That namespace is a leftover from SmashWiki's original days as an independent wiki with Smashboards. I think right now we'd be better off jettisoning the whole thing and starting it from scratch to ensure its quality than spending the incredible amounts of time to determine who's really notable and who isn't. (I think crew pages should, with few exceptions, be deleted altogether, and tournament articles are similarly questionable.)I entirely agree (and if anyone DISagrees, point them at http://www.ssbwiki.com/Category:Smasher_stubs ).
Oh dear god that's horrifying. In any case, cases like that should be marked by the usage of Template:Jargon (http://www.ssbwiki.com/Template:Jargon), which I just made.Shouldn't it sort into a jargon-specific subcategory of the main cleanup category?Also, the Smasher: namespace seems half-baked, literally. Why did the individual players get moved out of the mainspace, but the "crew", tournament, etc articles didn't? Either the Smasher: namespace should encompass them too (which would be my preferred suggestion), or there should be another namespace or namespaces for them.That namespace is a leftover from SmashWiki's original days as an independent wiki with Smashboards. I think right now we'd be better off jettisoning the whole thing and starting it from scratch to ensure its quality than spending the incredible amounts of time to determine who's really notable and who isn't. (I think crew pages should, with few exceptions, be deleted altogether, and tournament articles are similarly questionable.)I entirely agree (and if anyone DISagrees, point them at http://www.ssbwiki.com/Category:Smasher_stubs ).
I'm less-than-sure there'd be consensus for it, unfortunately, but the first [non-controversial] step would be to purge broken and unused redirects from the mainspace to the Smasher: namespace anyway, to help get [[Special:Allpages]] under some sort of control.
I've just put the twelve broken mainspace->Smasher:space redirects up for speedy deletion. Hunting down unused main->Smasher: redirects will take longer, but I'd be willing to help look if you'd be willing to delete them.
And for the other thing, I think so too. Plus, adding a 5,000 membergroup encourages people to try to reach 5,000 posts.
Is it possible that NIWA allows the trading and/or selling (for niwa credits) of the collectible cards in NIWA's credit gambling system?
That would be complicated, but I could look into it. It may take awhile, though.
Why can't a have a four letter username?
Why can't a have a four letter username?
who is "a"?
also, there maybe a minimum amount of letters in a username.
A very strange typo, and why must there be a 5 letter minimum?
Confirmed: your user name can be four characters. But, if you want to change your display name, it has to be at least five characters long.
Confirmed: your user name can be four characters. But, if you want to change your display name, it has to be at least five characters long.
that's odd..... i guess it's to help distinguish between one set of names (actual) and the other (displayed)
Confirmed: your user name can be four characters. But, if you want to change your display name, it has to be at least five characters long.
that's odd..... i guess it's to help distinguish between one set of names (actual) and the other (displayed)
Still, I would think four characters is sufficient enough.
Yes. I also had "illegal" characters to where my display name was invisible. ...They changed the rules while I was gone.
Why can't a have a four letter username?
who is "a"?
also, there maybe a minimum amount of letters in a username.
A very strange typo, and why must there be a 5 letter minimum?
Why can't a have a four letter username?
who is "a"?
also, there maybe a minimum amount of letters in a username.
A very strange typo, and why must there be a 5 letter minimum?
You can likely ask an admin to change your display name to simply "Rahu" ...if you are trying to get rid of the three in your username. Otherwise, they might not change it.
It would be helpful if we knew what you wanted it changed to. All I can say is ask a forum admin. I would gladly change it for you, but it's beyond me.
It would be helpful if we knew what you wanted it changed to. All I can say is ask a forum admin. I would gladly change it for you, but it's beyond me.
Never mind I found a way around it.
It would be helpful if we knew what you wanted it changed to. All I can say is ask a forum admin. I would gladly change it for you, but it's beyond me.
Never mind I found a way around it.
Not really, you're still using five characters. But, whatever. :P
Actually it doesn't. I just tried to change my name back to my login user name (A) and it said it there was a requirement of 5 characters.It would be helpful if we knew what you wanted it changed to. All I can say is ask a forum admin. I would gladly change it for you, but it's beyond me.
Never mind I found a way around it.
Not really, you're still using five characters. But, whatever. :P
It does work though.....
6. Moderate swearing is allowed. However, you shouldn't' do so against other users. If any moderator sees you breaking this rule, you will be warned. Posts may be edited if they contain excessive swearing.
But the "f" bomb?
But the "f" bomb?
If you have a problem with the post, talk (respectfully) to the moderator who edited it. (It's at the bottom of the post.) But while doing this, please keep in mind he/she is just trying to do their job.
Oops. I have been censoring people around here. Every time someone posted "should this really be allowed?" in the NIWA chat, I said it's better to censor than to not censor considering this is a Nintendo-based website. I didn't even know about the auto censor thing. I guess more flags have to be added to the auto censor though, since not everything that should get censored actually gets censored
You guys should update the news thing, since like, most thing have passed already.
Update it with what, exactly? I don't know the news from each Wiki. Is there anything somebody wants us to put in the spotlight?I mean, update as in "Remove the things that already passed" from them.
But if I remove what's in there, then what? Have nothing?
You guys need to fix the spoiler tag.
Hidden is spelled wrong.
Your display name is the name that's displayed and your user title is the thing displayed above your ranking (for me it's CEO of Kaiba Corporation.
I think spoiler tags were added later.
When will we get more "Change your display name" in stock? and what's the difference between "Change User Title" and "Change your display name"?
I think spoiler tags were added later.
When will we get more "Change your display name" in stock? and what's the difference between "Change User Title" and "Change your display name"?
I JUST SAID THAT. >:[
I think spoiler tags were added later.
When will we get more "Change your display name" in stock? and what's the difference between "Change User Title" and "Change your display name"?
Your user title is the text which is directly under your username. Your display name is the name everyone sees your username as. I.e., I have the username "Austin", which I use to log in, but everyone sees it as "Member #36" (my dispay name.)
I think spoiler tags were added later.
When will we get more "Change your display name" in stock? and what's the difference between "Change User Title" and "Change your display name"?
I think spoiler tags were added later.
Hey like, what happened to my signature?
I think we should start a Professor Layton Wiki. It's becoming an increasingly popular Nintendo/Level 5 title and I think it deserves one.http://layton.wikia.com/wiki/Professor_Layton_Wiki
I think we should start a Professor Layton Wiki. It's becoming an increasingly popular Nintendo/Level 5 title and I think it deserves one.
I don't see much difference. They both link to each other, and people are just as likely to have an account if they click that link as not.
I say combine all the franchise sub-boards in the Nintendo Gaming board. it just creates forum disunity and most of us dedicated Nintendo fans are fans of multiple franchises anyways.