User talk:Pinky

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How do bots work ? Hockeyben (talk) 17:41, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Bots are basically programs that run automated (usually repetitive) tasks. See this page for information about a specific bot program (pywikipedia). PinkyShoutWiki StaffTalk 23:08, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with template coordination

I have a problem with template box converge to categories at the bottom of article too much. I tried putting <br> tags after the template in both template page and article, but it didn't work. How can I force the template to move higher? EruannoAthreathadan (talk) 12:17, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I believe I've fixed this problem, does it look better now? --PinkyShoutWiki StaffTalk 22:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, it does look better, but the problem is that templates push towards category on whole wikia, not just that article. Can you tell me of way to move template up myself so you don't have to edit whole wikia?
By the way sorry for late feedback, I didn't have the time to go on my wikia lately. :D EruannoAthreathadan (talk) 19:54, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Question and suggestion

Sorry for the generic title :) I have chosen to contact you because you were the one who created Shoutwiki's wiki creation tool.

  • First, the suggestion: that you add a generic MediaWiki:Edittools to new wikis (although it doesn't need to be as complete as Wikipedia's). I haven't had any problems adding my own, but many new users may not be so knowledgeable. Or they might even not know about that Mediawiki feature, unless they come from Wikipedia/Wikia/etc.
  • Second, the question: I miss a very handy Wikia-made extension called Link Suggest, which auto-completes wikilinks within the edit box. I've also been able to locate a (somewhat) similar tool on Wikipedia, but since that is a user-generated script, and I'm not fully able to understand the code, I don't feel confident using it. Do you think you (the staff, I mean) could develop/port this functionality for Shoutwiki? It was really useful on Wikia.

Thank you in advance. Scarbrowtalk 00:39, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Extra details: I contacted Wikia staff and they pointed me to the repository. It's available under the GPL. I don't know if more details (besides the standard Extensions manual) is needed, but I have asked for further details. I hope it's useful and you're able to install it. Scarbrowtalk 09:14, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Further details: Unfortunately there are no specific instructions to install it. The standard procedure should work, but it also requires YahooUI Library. Furthermore, they told me about two (loosely) related extensions, although they really can't compare with the Wikia one. Scarbrowtalk 01:17, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Scarbrow, hmm... do you have a specific version of MediaWiki:Edittools that you think would be good for new wikis? As far as the Link Suggest extension, I would suggest filing a bug in our bugzilla about that. Thanks for contacting me --PinkyShoutWiki StaffTalk 01:56, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
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