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= Archive =
 
= Archive =
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*[[User:Nicjansma/NicBotRequests|NicBotRequests]]<br>
 
Talk Archives:
 
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* '''[[/Archive | 2006 through 2011]]'''
 
* '''[[/Archive | 2006 through 2011]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2014 | 2014]]'''
 
* '''[[/Archive2014 | 2014]]'''
 
* '''[[/Archive2015 | 2015]]'''
 
* '''[[/Archive2015 | 2015]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2016 | 2016]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2017 | 2017]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2018 | 2018]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2019 | 2019]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2020 | 2020]]'''
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* '''[[/Archive2021 | 2021]]'''
  
 
= Current =
 
= Current =
==Magazine articles==
 
Hi Nic, I'd like to create a page for Magazine content related to the battletech CCG I made: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/BattleTech_Trading_Card_Game/Magazine_Content I'd like to put up ads like this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByRmfoW4q1ZkZWxyVXpvaFBxMnM Or articles like this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByRmfoW4q1ZkVy1MN1ZvdTA3czA Primarily from magazines like duelist, scrye, inquest etc. Where would these fall under copyright rules?
 
Thanks! [[User:Kingfisherb90|Kingfisherb90]] ([[User talk:Kingfisherb90|talk]]) 18:38, 5 February 2016 (PST)
 
:Those links you gave don't seem to work. Anyways, about copyright: You cannot copy text verbatim to Sarna articles if somebody else has a copyright to that text. Also, Sarna doesn't seek to publish stuff; instead, this wiki has articles ''about'' publications (see also [[Policy:Fanon]]).<br />That said, just be bold, go ahead and create the article. If there's a problem, chances are somebody will help you out.<br />(I've taken the liberty to answer since Nic didn't yet. Hope that's okay.) [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 11:56, 9 February 2016 (PST)
 
  
==Server interrupted?==
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==Rebecca "Spreadsheet" Taylor==
Hi Nic, i think the sarna server and accounts are interrupted, canyou look in this.--[[User:Doneve|Doneve]] ([[User talk:Doneve|talk]]) 12:13, 1 February 2016 (PST)
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Excuse me Nic, never done this before, but how do I get Rebecca "Spreadsheet" Taylor added to the Canon character's page?  She's my late fiance and in Rec guide 12 [[User:Livewire2112|Livewire2112]] ([[User talk:Livewire2112|talk]]) 21:14, 12 May 2021 (EDT)
: Doneve, what do you mean by interrupted? [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 20:14, 4 February 2016 (PST)
 
  
==2016-02-17 MediaWiki Server Upgrade to 1.26==
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: Hello, Livewire. I am reasonably sure that if the character is canon (I don't have #12 yet), they will be added in some fashion. However, if you want to prime the pump a bit, and are not familiar with wikis, I'd recommend opening a similar character (maybe from an earlier ''Guide'') and starting an article named [[Rebecca Taylor]], copying all the stuff (text & code) over into the new article, changing everything that doesn't pertain and adding what is needed. Some other Editor will be sure to follow behind and correct any mistakes or add needed info. Good luck, and I'll be looking for the article (and the ''Guide'').--[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 21:21, 12 May 2021 (EDT)
MediaWiki was upgraded today to 1.26 (from 1.24). This was done due to security concerns with the old version, as well as switching away from the [http://blog.areyouahuman.com/goodbye_playthru/ AreYouAHuman Captcha] (for anonymous users) to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ReCaptchaNoCaptcha]
 
  
Here's the full list of changed extensions:
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: Update: [https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Clan_Invasion_Kickstarter_Characters&diff=prev&oldid=676150 The process has started], Livewire, thanks to [[User:Dmon|Dmon]].--[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 22:07, 12 May 2021 (EDT)
* Removed:
 
** BotQuery (old API extension)
 
** Call (wasn't used)
 
** Mantle (no longer needed by MobileFrontend)
 
** Ploticus (no longer maintained and has security issues)
 
** SimpleAntiSpam (merged into MW core)
 
** Vector (merged into MW core)
 
* Updated
 
** AdminLinks
 
** ApprovedRevs
 
** Arrays
 
** CharInsert
 
** CheckUser
 
** ConfirmEdit (switched to RecaptchNoCaptcha from AreYouAHuman)
 
** ContactPage
 
** DataTransfer
 
** Disambiguator
 
** DynamicPageList
 
** ExternalData
 
** HeaderTabs
 
** Maps
 
** MobileFrontend
 
** NewUserMessage
 
** PageSchemas
 
** PdfBook
 
** ReplaceText
 
** SemanticBundle and related
 
** SphinxSearch
 
** TitleKey
 
** UserMerge
 
** Validator
 
** Widgets
 
** WikiArticleFeeds
 
** bad-behavior
 
  
Let me know of any issues.
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== Potential issue in File:Götterdämmerung (system) 3151.svg ==
[[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 05:46, 17 February 2016 (PST)
 
  
:Not really a technical problem, but I note the "This page has been visited X times" note at the bottom of each page is gone. I felt it was useful to see how many visits individual pages got over time, to gauge their impact and relevance. If it's an easy fix then I would like to have the counter back. If not, no sweat. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 06:50, 17 February 2016 (PST)
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Hi Nik,
::Unfortunately MediaWiki removed page hit counters in 1.25 [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.25#Hit_counters_removed]. There's an extension that restores them, but I'm not sure if it's worth the performance cost. [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 05:44, 19 February 2016 (PST)
 
  
:I'm not sure if this is related to the upgrade or not, but I've been contacted by a user over on the official forums, who's concerned that when he browses the site by phone, Sarna keeps trying to access the GPS information on his phone to identify his location. Is that something intentional, or is it a side effect? [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 00:36, 19 February 2016 (PST)
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While reviwing images without category, I found out this one File:Götterdämmerung (system) 3151.svg, which had no category nor information unlike the rest. I remember you have the "macro" that creates them and prepares them and adds a category because I asked this to help clean the [https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:UncategorizedFiles "Uncategorized Files"] page. No idea why this one got nuts. I added the information. Maybe it is because of the nice german spelling, but it is not the only planet like this. Hope you can review and thanks in advance!--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 08:23, 5 November 2021 (EDT)
::Hm, I'm not seeing this, is anyone else? Often, this happens when there's other malware installed on the user's computer, and it's injecting its own ads into the site. [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 05:44, 19 February 2016 (PST)
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: Perfect thanks!  I had to hand-upload that file, because the umlaut caused issues with the initial batch. I think the rest were OK.  Appreciate you added the category! [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 21:07, 8 November 2021 (EST)
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:: No problem. Thanks to you for the macro and all other things you do for this page!--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 11:04, 9 November 2021 (EST)
  
== Hyperlinks and Quotes ==
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== Help with Uncategorized files ==
Nic,<br>
 
I've spotted something weird going on with how links are handled, which I think may be an issue between how or what Sarna views as a hyperlink and the addresses of pages and messages on the Catalyst Game Labs forum. I often check things I think may be errata in the official Ask The Writers forum to get a ruling, and when I do, I record the response via the Quote function here on Sarna, like this:<br>
 
{{Quote|It is correct. Between 3072 and 3074, the Vipers salvaged the Conquest and utilize her at Tanis in some capacity.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,28150.msg643897.html#msg643897 GhostBear (Ben Rome), BattleTech Assistant Line Developer, 28 Mar 2013]}}
 
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Now, when I try and do the same thing, the tag including the hyperlink and message details part doesn't work:<br>
 
{{Quote|Total Chaos trumps JTP:D.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51654.0 GhostBear (Ben Rome), BattleTech Assistant Line Developer, 16 Mar 2016]}}
 
<br>
 
The Quote tag is set up in exactly the same way, and from poking it and trying a couple of dozen different variations, the bit it doesn't like is the hyperlink: http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51654.0 - I'm not sure how that's mechanically different to any of the other hyperlinks, but I tried linking to the specific message:<br>
 
{{Quote|Total Chaos trumps JTP:D.|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51654.msg1192095#msg1192095 GhostBear (Ben Rome), BattleTech Assistant Line Developer, 16 Mar 2016]}}
 
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Same problem again, as you can see. Any idea what's going on, and if there's a simple fix for it, or if I'm doing something wrong? [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 02:46, 16 March 2016 (PDT)
 
  
:In this case, it looks like the <code>?</code> in the second and third URL are causing issues *within* the <code><nowiki>{{Quote}}</nowiki></code> object. Can you use the format of the first URL (<code>topic,28150.msg643897.html#msg643897</code>) instead of the second (<code>index.php?topic=51654.0</code>)? [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 05:59, 18 March 2016 (PDT)
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Hi Nik, I've seen that the file with only have this category: [[:Category:Missing copyright information]] do not appear as Uncategorized... unfortunately, there are a lot of files with miss this but also other information and it is quite complex to find which ones only have the missing copyright... as those ones are missing some category else... Is there any way for you to help identify them?--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 08:21, 14 January 2022 (EST)
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: Hey Pserratv!  Sorry I'm not fully following.  You're looking for files that are *only* missing Copyright, but don't have any other categories assigned? [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 14:59, 17 January 2022 (EST)
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::Yes Nick, that it is. I want to see which images are missing a real category as missing copyright is a "commonplace" not a category for me. It is good to know they are missing copyright, but for me it is even more to know which ones are missing a place like being an image of a Free Worlds League character...--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 05:07, 19 January 2022 (EST)
  
==Error Message==
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==Bug with Module:LuaTest==
Hi Nic, check out the file history here: [[:File:MechV2I2.jpg]]. Dark Jaguar uploaded a wrong image at first, then uploaded a new (correct) image and asked me to delete the first one. There is in fact a "delete" button but for me it results in an error message as follows:
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Hi Nic,<br>
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[[Module:LuaTest]] shows up as a blue link in [[Special:LonelyPages]], but the page appears to be deleted. Adding it to [[User:Talvin/Project_Orphanage#Technical_Pages]] shows it as a red link, and it does not disappear from the Orphans when that cache refreshes overnight. This is hardly a showstopper bug or even close, but it's odd. [[User:Talvin|Talvin]] ([[User talk:Talvin|talk]]) 10:57, 27 February 2022 (EST)
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: Strange, I couldn't find any way to make it disappear either. Must be a side-effect of it being a LUA module.  Since it's not affecting anything else (that I can tell) I'll leave it for now, but if there's a pattern of this happening I can dig into it more.  Thanks for bringing to my attention! [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 22:26, 22 June 2022 (EDT)
  
:<filedeleteerror-short-old>
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== Looks like a Bug. ==
:Error deleting file: Could not create directory "mwstore://local-backend/local-deleted/8/5/4".
 
  
No idea what's going on. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 06:07, 20 March 2016 (PDT)
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[[:Category:Spanish language products]] is a double redirect, and it looks like it is locked up in the change propagation process since 26 March 2022. It appears to need deletion.--[[User:Talvin|Talvin]] ([[User talk:Talvin|talk]]) 10:15, 14 June 2022 (EDT)
: Fixed! [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 17:50, 21 March 2016 (PDT)
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: Thanks. I had to set <code>$smwgChangePropagationProtection = false;</code> first, then remove the page. <code>$smwgChangePropagationProtection</code> is now back to <code>true</code>. [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 22:32, 22 June 2022 (EDT)
 
 
==Red Corsair Page Error==
 
I am getting an error trying to access the main [[Red Corsair]] page: 
 
 
 
'''''The www.sarna.net page isn’t working. www.sarna.net is currently unable to handle this request.'''''
 
 
 
The discussion page still works fine, [[Talk:Red_Corsair]], as do the history and other tabs of the Red Corsair page: [[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Corsair&action=history]]--[[User:Cache|Cache]] ([[User talk:Cache|talk]]) 14:31, 25 March 2016 (PDT)
 
 
 
:Sorry! Should be fixed now. [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] ([[User talk:Nicjansma|talk]]) 19:16, 6 April 2016 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Production year links in infobox/Semantic wiki ==
 
''(copy from BrokenMnemonics talk page)''
 
 
 
Hi BM, When you found time, please take a look on the [[BattleMech Timetable]], [[Combat Vehicle Timetable]], when i go to the year link in the infobox as example Templar it brings me to the site but the 'mech or vehicle is not listed in the table, why who is the failur!?--Doneve (talk) 10:27, 10 May 2016 (PDT)
 
 
 
Hi Doneve,
 
I don't understand how the semantic mediawiki stuff works, I'm afraid. I've had a look, and I've tried tweaking the Templar file, but I can't see why the code isn't working. I had a look at the [[WarShip Timetable]] page, which I know was working, and it's now not working either. I can't see any differences between the article pages that've made it onto the list and those that haven't. This might be a question for Nic, as he installed the mediawiki stuff, unless there's someone else who understands it? I don't know enough to work out what's going on.--BrokenMnemonic
 
 
 
:Nic please can you look inside why the Timetables dont work, thanks.--[[User:Doneve|Doneve]] ([[User talk:Doneve|talk]]) 01:43, 11 May 2016 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Annual Awards ==
 
 
 
Nic - Are we good to declare winners? [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] ([[User talk:ClanWolverine101|talk]]) 14:42, 14 May 2016 (PDT)
 

Latest revision as of 22:32, 22 June 2022

Archive[edit]

Talk Archives:

Current[edit]

Rebecca "Spreadsheet" Taylor[edit]

Excuse me Nic, never done this before, but how do I get Rebecca "Spreadsheet" Taylor added to the Canon character's page? She's my late fiance and in Rec guide 12 Livewire2112 (talk) 21:14, 12 May 2021 (EDT)

Hello, Livewire. I am reasonably sure that if the character is canon (I don't have #12 yet), they will be added in some fashion. However, if you want to prime the pump a bit, and are not familiar with wikis, I'd recommend opening a similar character (maybe from an earlier Guide) and starting an article named Rebecca Taylor, copying all the stuff (text & code) over into the new article, changing everything that doesn't pertain and adding what is needed. Some other Editor will be sure to follow behind and correct any mistakes or add needed info. Good luck, and I'll be looking for the article (and the Guide).--Revanche (talk|contribs) 21:21, 12 May 2021 (EDT)
Update: The process has started, Livewire, thanks to Dmon.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 22:07, 12 May 2021 (EDT)

Potential issue in File:Götterdämmerung (system) 3151.svg[edit]

Hi Nik,

While reviwing images without category, I found out this one File:Götterdämmerung (system) 3151.svg, which had no category nor information unlike the rest. I remember you have the "macro" that creates them and prepares them and adds a category because I asked this to help clean the "Uncategorized Files" page. No idea why this one got nuts. I added the information. Maybe it is because of the nice german spelling, but it is not the only planet like this. Hope you can review and thanks in advance!--Pserratv (talk) 08:23, 5 November 2021 (EDT)

Perfect thanks! I had to hand-upload that file, because the umlaut caused issues with the initial batch. I think the rest were OK. Appreciate you added the category! Nicjansma (talk) 21:07, 8 November 2021 (EST)
No problem. Thanks to you for the macro and all other things you do for this page!--Pserratv (talk) 11:04, 9 November 2021 (EST)

Help with Uncategorized files[edit]

Hi Nik, I've seen that the file with only have this category: Category:Missing copyright information do not appear as Uncategorized... unfortunately, there are a lot of files with miss this but also other information and it is quite complex to find which ones only have the missing copyright... as those ones are missing some category else... Is there any way for you to help identify them?--Pserratv (talk) 08:21, 14 January 2022 (EST)

Hey Pserratv! Sorry I'm not fully following. You're looking for files that are *only* missing Copyright, but don't have any other categories assigned? Nicjansma (talk) 14:59, 17 January 2022 (EST)
Yes Nick, that it is. I want to see which images are missing a real category as missing copyright is a "commonplace" not a category for me. It is good to know they are missing copyright, but for me it is even more to know which ones are missing a place like being an image of a Free Worlds League character...--Pserratv (talk) 05:07, 19 January 2022 (EST)

Bug with Module:LuaTest[edit]

Hi Nic,
Module:LuaTest shows up as a blue link in Special:LonelyPages, but the page appears to be deleted. Adding it to User:Talvin/Project_Orphanage#Technical_Pages shows it as a red link, and it does not disappear from the Orphans when that cache refreshes overnight. This is hardly a showstopper bug or even close, but it's odd. Talvin (talk) 10:57, 27 February 2022 (EST)

Strange, I couldn't find any way to make it disappear either. Must be a side-effect of it being a LUA module. Since it's not affecting anything else (that I can tell) I'll leave it for now, but if there's a pattern of this happening I can dig into it more. Thanks for bringing to my attention! Nicjansma (talk) 22:26, 22 June 2022 (EDT)

Looks like a Bug.[edit]

Category:Spanish language products is a double redirect, and it looks like it is locked up in the change propagation process since 26 March 2022. It appears to need deletion.--Talvin (talk) 10:15, 14 June 2022 (EDT)

Thanks. I had to set $smwgChangePropagationProtection = false; first, then remove the page. $smwgChangePropagationProtection is now back to true. Nicjansma (talk) 22:32, 22 June 2022 (EDT)