Minecraft Wiki:Admin noticeboard

Vandalized Tab Icons
Hello! I've been on the wiki a moderately long time, but i've noticed that the tab icons (e.g Blocks) have been changed to irrelevant pictures, for example, air has been changed to an out of focus oak sapling item. Please help!

Can´t edit the Directors page
Hello, I´m an administrator of the german Wiki but can´t edit the Directors page. Can you change my rights, please? Because I have a question which I want to put there. Thank you --.zip de.MinecraftWiki-Admin Diskussion 18:28, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Becoming an admin on one wiki does not automatically make you admins on other language wikis. You could post it on the talk page of this. — t  numbermaniac  c 22:07, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * >"The Minecraft Wiki Directors is made up of administrators from all of the language sites."
 * All admins from all language sites should have director rights on this wiki.
 * While I am here... consider this a request to give me director rights as well (I am an administrator on the Russian wiki). --GreenStone (0x54; 0x43) 22:16, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Is there even such a right as director? Hmm, probably is. — t  numbermaniac  c 05:14, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Special:ListGroupRights -- Orthotope talk 05:24, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
 * That answers all the questions I had about that. Cool. — t  numbermaniac  c 05:36, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * So can someone change the rights, please? --.zip de.MinecraftWiki-Admin Diskussion 22:37, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Only bureaucrats and Curse can change user rights. The two bureaucrats of this wiki have not edited for a while, and the only active Curse person I know hasn't edited since the 12th. — t  numbermaniac  c 00:45, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response. Then I have to wait.--.zip de.MinecraftWiki-Admin Diskussion 08:32, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * .zip, I have added you to the Director's group. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  22:07, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you--.zip de.MinecraftWiki-Admin Diskussion 10:10, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Wynthyst. Can I also become "director"? More, an administrator could add "Gizmo le fou" as an admin of the French wiki in this page : http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki:Directors ? thanks Itouchmasterpro 18:38, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry I didn't respond earlier, both of you have Director's rights now. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  12:13, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Inappropriate Ad?
I am seeing an Ad pop up at the bottom of the page for "Wartune", which prominently says "MALE GAMERS ONLY" and leads to an adult-oriented site. I tried to link, but it wouldn't let me due to being a new use. wartune dot gamerankers dot com

Looking at the Wiki Rules, I feel it violates the spirit, if not any specific letter, of those rules. You may wish to speak to the company that handles the ads and ask that such not be displayed here. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.136.69.61 (talk • contribs)&#32;01:39, 20 July 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * You can send an email to contact@curse.com — t  numbermaniac  c 01:49, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree about that ad being inappropriate. All I've seen from that game's adds are images designed to attract male players (terminology is limited).  If you search up "wartune advertisement" on bing images, you can see what I mean.  And, this: www dot gamesindustry dot biz/articles/2013-05-10-wartune-advertising-runs-afoul-of-esrb.
 * Generally, this game is inappropriate. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Pokechu22 (talk • contribs)&#32;04:24, 20 July 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * Link refactored due to the possibility of the original user being unable to edit this section. — t  numbermaniac  c 07:42, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Invalid/illegal advertisement.
'''I have copied this out of the archive since it is still somewhat active. (Weirdly, that wartune one hasn't had a post for over a week and it is still considered active) Pokechu22 05:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)''' Please remove this advertisement as it is endorcing piracy/turns you into a spambot/is a scam.

I don't know exactly how gallerys work, so that may be extremely small. Apearently, according to the terms, it installs some kind of "wonderbar" thingy (not the actual term), so it must be evil. Pokechu22 19:45, 5 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Admins can't do anything about ads: maybe contact Curse. — t  numbermaniac  c 21:34, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * How? I assume it goes on the curse forums, but would it go under bug reports or where?Pokechu22 21:51, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Probably send them an email at contact@curse.com. — t  numbermaniac  c 21:57, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Done, now I'm waiting for a response. Pokechu22 22:05, 5 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Might be worth contacting Mojang about the site as well, since it appears to violate their Terms of Use. -- Orthotope talk 02:57, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I saw this ad too; it's very misleading. --Sheepuff20 (T 06:44, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I sent too. Now which do you think will come first, the curse one of the Mojang one? Pokechu22 04:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It all depends on how often each checks their email and how many emails are sent to them daily. If Curse doesn't reply soon, maybe you could email Wynthyst as she works at curse. — t  numbermaniac  c 04:33, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I also tried reporting the ad to google, but the reporting thingy kept saying "INVALID EMAIL". Pokechu22 18:22, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That's probably a bug on google's side. — t  numbermaniac  c 02:11, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * If you reported the ad to contact@curse.com it should be dealt with. If you ever see inappropriate ads, or ads that trigger any sort of anti-spyware, etc. Please note the page you are on, the time, and get a screenshot of the ad and send that information immediately to either contact@curse.com or wiki@curse.com and it will be investigated immediately. We only provide space for advertising that is provided by a 3rd party, we don't actually control the ads ourselves, so while we have fairly stringent criteria, on occasion bad ads do slip through. Thank you for your diligence and concern! -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  10:59, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I did report it to there, should I have gotten a reply? Its been over a week, no reply. I also tricked the google bug by saying my email was "someone@example.com", and linking my actual email in the message body.  You'd think it would accept gmail, but meh.  Also, please note this: (Its a post on this page). Pokechu22 23:53, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * PS: do those "3 easy steps to convert pdf" things that install adware also count? They do stuff that already is available and are basicly scams. Pokechu22
 * If it installs adware then yes. — t  numbermaniac  c 00:14, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Where can I see the full advertising policy? Pokechu22 00:01, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Minecraft Wiki:Privacy policy has some decent info. — t  numbermaniac  c 08:03, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, I still haven't gotten a response from either of them, but I haven't seen the ad either, so I'd say we have succeeded. Pokechu22 22:29, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Sometimes companies act without responding, so maybe you have won! -- t  numbermaniac  c  05:10, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry to burst your bubbles, guys, but it's still here. --Sheepuff20 (T 05:30, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Maybe Pokechu should send it again. -- t  numbermaniac  c  05:48, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yea, I'm doing it. (This time, I found one that was non-flash, so I can report it directly, instead of describing it.)  Aditionaly, they seem to have fixed the email address bug, so I [hopefully] will get a response.  I linked to all of googles policies it violated in any way, so that they don't have to do much.  Pokechu22 16:59, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Administrator rights
Can I be an administrator on the vietnamese wiki? After all, I am vietnamese, and am able to translate and write it with minimal difficulty. --1234567890Number 21:01, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * You should ask that on the Vietnamese wiki and not here. -- <sup style="font-weight:normal; color:#00E">t  numbermaniac  <sup style="color:#00E">c  02:24, 24 August 2013 (UTC)


 * There currently exists no Vietnamese wiki. If you want to help out, I would suggest assisting with the translation project. — Hower64 13:15, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, but I might not have enough time to get to it frequently, but I will try. --1234567890Number 17:21, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Another thing, can I be an administrator on the English wiki then? I have fluent english and grammar, and I created a Slime disambiguation page today. --1234567890Number 17:31, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Hello? No admin has answered this for a while, and it's been four days... :| --1234567890Number 19:42, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't ask for administrator rank, if you deserve it they will give it to you. -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  20:31, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Second account of User:Pedr0viski. Meeples10 t ~ c 00:00, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Broken external link filter
I was attempting to post to the Music Disc talk page, but it says my post contains external links. That is incorrect as there is no external link. Below is the Subject and text of my post:

Subject/headline: strad derived from Tomb Raider theme music

Body: Please add to the Trivia section that STRAD is very similar to the theme music from the original Tomb Raider; heavily influenced is more like it. It is unmistakable when comparing the two. Also, I'd posit that the name is a contraction of Soundtrack Tomb Raider.

~ ~ ~ ~ (all together on the post)

Please fix this as I believe my post to be relevant and salient.

Thanks so much! :)

Cheers, Sixit 05:19, 29 August 2013 (UTC)


 * The abuse filter stupidly includes the line above where you're editing, which in this case includes a link, so it thinks you're adding it. I don't think there's anyway to fix that. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs – 07:13, 29 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Once your account is 4 days old and you have made 10 edits on the wiki, the filter won't apply. -- <sup style="font-weight:normal; color:#00E">t  numbermaniac  <sup style="color:#00E">c  21:28, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Bad Word
In the Herobrine page in one of the quotes, there is an un-blanked swear word. Major Issue. Mokiki 23:52, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm assuming you mean the Kappische quote. You can change it on Herobrine/editcopy and an admin can put it on the main Herobrine page. -- <sup style="font-weight:normal; color:#00E">t  numbermaniac  <sup style="color:#00E">c  00:14, 1 September 2013 (UTC)


 * In general, we don't censor direct quotes from Mojangstas. It's hardly the most offensive word out there anyway. -- Orthotope talk 00:31, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Define "bad". Sheesh, you chose the wrong internet. cf 88.104.28.235 01:29, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Not another alternate account, but one for a friend who does not know how to make one. 216.81.121.112 11:00, 5 September 2013 (UTC) (Meeples10, sorry, forgot to login)


 * The only edit that I (the above user, Meeples10) will make with this account will be setting up some things for the person I created it for. MrJoeBob 11:03, 5 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Now that I'm done setting up the preferences and watchlist, I probably won't make any more edits on that account. Any edits on that account from now on will most likely be my friend. Meeples10 t ~  c 20:50, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Moved Blaze to a silly page called Fire throwing thing. I reverted this but please block him. --1234567890Number 23:51, 5 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Blocked. -- Orthotope talk 01:33, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Clock circuit

 * Clock circuit

Wanted to remove "Redeveloped with edge detector/control lever, on Wiki by Sorceror Nobody, June 4-5, 2013." as useless self-promotion.

Filters wouldn't let me.

88.104.28.235 01:23, 7 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Removed. &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 01:45, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thx 88.104.28.235 02:00, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Keeps adding stuff about "Alfiecraft" to pages. Meeples10 t ~ c 21:21, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You may want to undo all his edits if they aren't useful. -- <sup style="font-weight:normal; color:#00E">t  numbermaniac  <sup style="color:#00E">c  21:38, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * All edits from this IP seem to be vandalism. They have been reverted. --GreenStone (0x54; 0x43) 21:46, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Template:BlockSprite
This template has gone all stretchy with the whole sprite imagery, go take a look for yourself at the template page. Can you fix it? --1234567890Number 00:53, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Clear your cache. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs – 01:07, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

File:Mojang logo.svg
Full protection? --GreenStone (0x54; 0x43) 16:30, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's only used on a few thousand pages... -- Orthotope talk 00:45, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Abuse filter
The Abusefilter is constantly blocking my edits as a new user, while I'm goodwilling and only want to update things on this wiki. See my recent controbutions. This is quite annoying because I've ran into it for like 7 - 9 times on a row trying to save a post (without links!) on a talkpage and aswell on a normal page. --DdgMC 15:12, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * PS: I know how a wiki works. So I think it's the regex of the filters. --DdgMC 15:14, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Some of your edits had links on the line above, see . Although the links you were trying to add are meant to be in the whitelist...
 * You've already made enough edits to not be counted as a new user now, anyway. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs – 15:59, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for the info. If I ever stumble upon something where an admin is needed, I will come back at this page :). --DdgMC 16:09, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Can't edit the Main talk page?
I try to talk on the Main Page talk page (I did put the numbers 0.7.5 and 0.7.4 in and my 4 tildres) but it says I put external links so I cant edit? Please fix this. <font style="color:#800000">ILikeTrains  <font style="color:#008080">(<font color="#008080">talk | <font color="#008080">contribs ) 22:58, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Look at the topic right above. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs – 03:10, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Similar domain with a virus
There is a web site with a similar domain name (take ours without the "t" in minecraft), and it claims your minecraft is out of date and does stuff like that. I'm not sure if there is anything that can be done, however I just wanted to let your know. Pokechu22 15:35, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You should report that to Curse (look on their site for an "abuse" address), and tell them so they can work on legal action. --Mental Mouse 11:06, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Vandalized Iron Golem. I undid it, but please block. --1234567890Number 21:11, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * By the way, VandalMan is my younger brother. He wanted me to make that account for him, but it turned out to be a big mistake. So please only block the account, not the ip address. --1234567890Number 21:19, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * If your brother wants to make an account called VandalMan, that's usually always bad.  Meeples10 t ~ c 23:35, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Done. If he wants to make constructive edits, he'll need to pick a new username. -- Orthotope talk 02:00, 17 September 2013 (UTC)