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Help!
I am using a chromebook, and i need help! my chromebook seems not to be creating thumbnails anymore for the wiki, every page i visit that as a recipe: blank. the links are there, just invisible. Any possible way to fix? Suggestions? Also the top part of the page is the sky color, but no grass. It wasn't like this yesterday! Trigger hurt 11:40, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Clear your browser cache. --M0rphzone(talk) 03:27, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Opinions on which version of File:Phone.svg to use
I'm bringing this up since editors in this wiki apparently can't resolve a simple issue quickly or effectively. Because of the petty edit warring going on at File:Phone.svg, there needs to be a consensus on which version of the image to use. I've stated my reasons in the File talk page, but feel free to post your comments here as well.

The main reason I updated it was because the file is smaller, and also because that form is the generic form that most smartphones look like. Even though the image may superficially resemble an iPhone, that is not important; and in fact, the Pocket Edition is available on the iPhone/iTouch/iPad, not only on Android phones. And as Orthotope stated, "From a technical standpoint, the nominal image size is irrelevant, since it's vectorized, but the file size is considerably smaller."

Please give your opinions and thoughts on the changes. Thanks --M0rphzone(talk) 06:56, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I prefer the original image, from a purely visual judgment. The colors and unnecessary border of the Wikipedia image, in my opinion, make it ugly when compared to the original. And compared to other images we have here, the file size of 13KB is trivial. --timrem 09:21, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I have removed the border, and changed the color to black, so these are not problems. What do you think about the updated image? --M0rphzone(talk) 08:10, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I vote for the newest version. All drawbacks were fixed and it looks more like "generic smartphone". and you got rid of that ugly blue color... — MiiNiPaaT 13:04, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The newest black version is awesome.  19:23, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the one Ultradude uploaded is better. It looks more like a phone. Creepergoboom64 19:49, 30 November 2012 (UTC)Creepergoboom64
 * Not really helpful since all phones that run Minecraft are smartphones, and they look like slates like this image. In any case, File:Smartphone.svg is being used now to represent the smartphones that run Minecraft. --M0rphzone(talk) 03:18, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Not sure who put that "discussion concluded" thing there, but I believe the file used is still up for discussion. There was a discussion starting on File talk:Smartphone.svg since that is the current file locked in place on Template:Pocket. My two cents from that discussion is that the app icon for MCPE should be used in that template, especially since there are devices that run MCPE that aren't even phones, such as the Kindle Fire and the iPads.  19:35, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

servers.minecraftforum.net/servers
There has been some discussion over the links to server listing websites on the Server list and the new page Lists of servers on whether or not such a thing should be on the wiki. As suggested by me on the Talk:Lists of servers page, such a list should be banned from the wiki on the grounds of advertisement in favor of the forum's list, due to the reasons I stated on that talk page. In addition, which is why I am posting here, I suggest adding a link in the left menu to this new list of servers, preferably right under the "Forums" link under the Minecraft menu header. 19:23, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Help on hiding sidebar
Is there a way to hide the video spotlight/recent community articles/mojang tweets sidebar on the right side of the screen? It's annoying when it blocks image files I'm trying to view. –sumone10154 (talk ) 19:46, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * There is a browser script that Ultradude25 made, but I can't find the link anywhere. An easier option would be to put the following in your common.css page:

div#curse-panel {display:none;} div#bodyContent2 {margin-right:20px;}
 * Just navigate to User:Sumone10154/common.css and drop those two short lines in and save. Anyone else who reads this, make sure to replace "Sumone10154" with your username.  19:57, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks!–sumone10154 (talk ) 22:17, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * You can see my subpage on sidebar removal for more info too. --M0rphzone(talk) 22:05, 27 October 2012 (UTC)


 * For other users, this link Special:MyPage/common.css will work for any user. --M0rphzone(talk) 22:08, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

"youtu.be"
May I ask why the YouTube-owned "youtu.be" short link is blocked? I find that much cleaner and shorter than the full link. 20:45, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

"Recent Community Articles" and "Mojang Tweets" need to go.
On every single article, these two tabs are placed on the upper right-hand corner, pushing the actual article aside and cutting its width in half. They add no new information to the content of the article, and therefore get in the way. For example, if I want to look up fire, so much space is taken up by the Recent Community Articles and Mojang Tweets that the description of fire only has a couple of words per line.

I realize that there are ways of removing the sidebar through browser extensions, but this should be a non-issue. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.197.7.158 (Talk) 21:39, 03 November 2012 (UTC (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * That is not this wiki's call. That sidebar is owned by Curse. It is their call and they don't want to remove it. There are one or two more discussions somewhere about it, but the gist is it will always be there. A very efficient way to remove it without browser extensions is to register on the wiki, and place two simple lines in this page. See my code post two sections above this one.  04:54, 4 November 2012 (UTC)


 * And for info on using external tools/browser extensions, see User:Kaydeethree/Sidebar removal. --M0rphzone(talk) 03:27, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

More transparency from curse
You might have read the top of the pages noting that mc wiki has accidentally served malicious ads. We have managed to identify the 3rd party, who is well known to be trusted, as the source of the script. They have been contacted about the compromise and have removed the malicious script being served to not only Curse, but possibly everyone with whom they work. That's very nice and all, being "trusted", but as a really big community, which of most of us might have possibly come under this attack (bearing in mind that most recent browser probably blocked any attacks), we do deserve to know more. We deserve to know the name of the ad company being breached and threatening our computers' security. Currently the situation is like saying that you've come under attack by someone, but we can't tell you who. I know it is not the company's fault at all, but meaningful internet business needs transparency. I know I will most likely recieve a hardline "no way" from curse, them fearing that they may scare away advertisers producing their revenue, but still, we need transparency. I think most of us users would really like to know more about this, any information is welcome. --188.238.251.192 16:32, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * There was no "attack". It was simply a bad ad. Don't read too much into it. If you want to know the exact addresses that caused problems, check this page.  19:46, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

"Minepedia"
Occasionally (i do not know what triggers it) in my browser, Mozilla Firefox, the minecraft wiki looks JUST like Wikipedia, same icons, same format, and under the minecraft wiki symbol instead of saying "MINECRAFT WIKI" It says "Minepedia". Wtf? Is this normal? Is this supposed to happen? Is this some kind of bug with Curse? #trigger_hurt(I 21:15, 11 November 2012 (UTC)


 * You'll need to provide a screenshot of some sort to help us see what you're talking about. --M0rphzone(talk) 03:09, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, when i get home today i'll use Bandicam and take a screenshot, but i will need to find it like that first. I can't do it now because, well, i'm at school, and i'm on a chromebook. I can give you system specs with DxDiag if you need that as well. #trigger_hurt(I 12:26, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Here is the image, i just caught it while visiting my user page with bandicam: File:Minepedia.jpeg and caught "Minepedia" again while looking at my watchlist! #trigger_hurt(I 00:07, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Hmm, that's really weird. Why are you using the old white background (vector) style instead of the default minecraftforum background? So you're seeing this and the regular minecraftforum-style background? Did you clear the cookies and cache for minecraftwiki.net, and did you enable javascript/disable anything? Try updating your browser cause it's not happening on mine, (but I'm using Chrome). Also, you're running Chrome OS and you're using Firefox, right? There might be a compatibility issue involving either your OS or your browser, or both, but I'm not sure. --M0rphzone(talk) 22:44, 16 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually no, as far as i knew Firefox didn't support Chrome OS, my chrome's screen is about 1/4 the size of my 1600x900 desktop screen. Firefox is up to date, using Windows XP; I've never had a cache problem with mozilla for any sites, i doubt that. It never happens to chrome either on the chrome OS or on my desktop. I never use Internet Explorer, so i don't know about that. I honestly hate internet explorer, it's too slow and crappy. Also the reason i made the icons so big is because my monitor can see all of it while still showing the curse panel, which i used my custom.css to remove. As far as cookies go, I honestly still don't really know what those are in terms of browsers, as smart as I am. It is really weird, it doesn't make any sense does it? Why would there be a random version of the site that looks EXACTLY like wikipedia? Is that possibly how the site used to be when it was first created or something? I'll try different combinations of keys to see if it is just something on my keyboard that i'm pressing which causes this, although i don't see why a key combination would do that. #trigger_hurt (I 04:04, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * What you are seeing is the default theme, Vector, that comes with MediaWiki. Ultradude25 applied a custom theme to mimic the Minecraft Forums earlier this year by injecting CSS into the default theme using the MediaWiki:Vector.css page. When that fails to load (due to a bad server connection or otherwise) it defaults to the original theme (the one with the Minepedia logo). As you can see from the first image you posted, the page also failed to load your infobox properly. -- Hower64 04:28, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I never knew that, and probably never would have known that if you hadn't told me :/ Hmn, i guess that's the issue then? Bad/slow internet? I personally connect to an extension since i am too far away from our original router to get any kind of good signal at all, mainly the issue with that being Steam won't connect through that internet connection, too weak. I already know my router extension is a piece of s***, every once in a while i need to turn it on and off, sometimes multiple times a day, others at times maybe not for 4 or 5 days, but those are rare. My dad will help me directly hook up with a wire, i believe the term is "Ethernet", so i will only have internet problems if they do, which they never do. I can't do it myself because, well, frankly I don't have permission to drill through the walls. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Trigger hurt (Talk&#124;Contribs) 05:00, 17 November 2012 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * This is correct, seeing the default Vector look is a sign that the CSS didn't fully load. All of the default Vector stuff is packed at the top of the CSS page, while site-specific modifications are at the bottom. (iirc, the user styles are loaded in a separate page). As for why you're occasionally getting incomplete loads, I can't say. I haven't come around any other reports of this so far.


 * In case you're wondering why we choose to mod Vector rather than build a custom skin, it gives us a lot less headache. Modding Vector means that at worst, you have something end up unreadable or hidden on some pages after an upgrade until it's fixed. With a true custom skin, the wiki might completely break until the incompatibility is fixed, plus it can introduce problems with extensions and scripts you wouldn't otherwise have. Eyes 04:51, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for explaining completely. --M0rphzone(talk) 03:55, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Re: triggerhurt, how far are you away from the main router anyways? An average router (802.11g) should have around 32 meter diameter range. Any decent wireless repeater should be able to double the range. Why not get a 802.11n router or use powerline adapters to extend the signal through your houses's electric wiring? Putting a cone/"dish" of aluminum foil behind the router antennas facing the direction of your computer also works. There are lifehacker guides for this stuff, and it's really not that hard to fix wireless issues. But using Ethernet is always better than wireless, so just use that if you can. --M0rphzone(talk) 04:25, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Well even taking that into consideration, I still get a signal, it's just so weak that sticking to that would be even slower than what I have now. My bedroom is right above our kitchen, the router is in the computer room which is a decent distance away. Keep in mind our house is not small, 6 bed|5 1/2 bath. The extension is upstairs for easier access and a slightly better signal. My sister's bedroom is all the way down the hall, and she is right above the computer room and just connects to that instead. #trigger_hurt (I 15:06, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh wow 6 bedrooms? (rich) That's probably why. The router is too far from your computer and your house probably has a bunch of interfering materials/metal/wires in the walls. Just ask your dad to get an electrician or someone to install the Ethernet cables, or get another wireless repeater. - M0rphzone(talk) 02:34, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Herobrine
Im pretty sure i saw herobrine, I dont know is he real? at least i think its herobrine. Id like to know more about him.Thanks HerobrineReserch 00:47, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Read the Herobrine page, it clearly states he doesn't exists, and there is no evidence in the code itself for Herobrine ,nor is there any kind of texture to use. He isn't real. It's a simple as that. If you saw herobrine, someone modded your game, changed a texture, saw someone with the herobrine skin, or the server is modded to make them look just like herobrine. #trigger_hurt (I 05:13, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

My friend said he saw a heobrine texture on the texture pack, and this is a trusted real life friend Luigiocks873 16:40, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Texture packs can modify the default player skin, along with include unnesasary files (or files for mods), so it is possible that the texture pack did have a file for herobrine, but herobrine is not in vanilla. Pokechu22 21:03, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Curious about something
When looking at Special:Preferences, I notice the "Live Preview" option says it requires javascript. This can't be true, It works just as well on my chromebook and on my PC. See, chromebooks do not support Java, for those of you who didn't know that already. This is one of the 2 reasons trying to play Minecraft on it doesn't work (the other being bad/outdated video card drivers). Unless there's some other explanation i'd like to know why it says that it requires javascript. #trigger_hurt (I 12:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Despite the similar names, Java and JavaScript are completely unrelated programming languages. Whether or not Java is installed makes no difference to how browsers handle JavaScript code. -- Orthotope 20:36, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, so it doesn't matter whether java is installed or not, javascript is just what the web site/browser offers? I really am trying to learn java and how to make mods for minecraft, I'd love to see some of my ideas work. #trigger_hurt (I 12:24, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

wtf?
Whenever i lose my internet connection (happens often) when i try to visit the minecraft wiki it keeps trying to reach this site and it starts to lag my mozilla out, but not too hard.

the url i copied is here. I have no clue why this is happening, so I came here to see if anyone else has seen this... Then it redirects me once i go online while it is spamming to this site. wtf is MyStart Incredibar? Never heard of it. #trigger_hurt (I 00:36, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Sounds like your computer got a bit of browser-hijacking malware installed. A spyware removal program will help. -- Orthotope 01:13, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Ironically, I have Avast Antivirus, and I have some spyware? Weird. #trigger_hurt (I 16:03, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Most antivirus software doesn't deal with spyware, unfortunately. There are some exceptions, but you'll usually need two separate programs. -- Orthotope 20:28, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay I think I've fixed this. I decided to go into my Mozilla folder that hold plugins and such, and deleted a folder called something like 'MyStart' or 'Incredibar' or something like that. It never pops up anymore, hopefully that worked. Something I never even noticed was that my Internet Explorer has some kind of "AVG" bar or something like that. But I won't worry about that, since I hardly use it because it's so slow. #trigger_hurt (I 14:57, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Bit of a problem...
So, I've just noticed that all of the block pages have the word "EPPPPPIIIIIIIICCCC" or something along those lines next to each of the block names. Is it just me who's having this problem?

Recent changes customization
Is there any way to hide the User creation log from showing in Recent changes without hiding all User pages? Currently, [ hiding the User pages] is the only way to hide the User creation log. 18:37, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

What is up with mob icons?
Err... What is going on with the icons in the box at the end of the page that has the mob links? I mean, a chicken is not a cow! But the icon is a cow face, and the other also have incorrect icons. Creepergoboom64 19:39, 30 November 2012 (UTC)Creepergoboom64


 * Can you provide a screenshot? Template:Entities looks fine to me. -- Orthotope 20:14, 30 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Here's a snip of what I'm talking about...
 * [[File:Whatisdis.PNG]]
 * Do you have any idea? Creepergoboom64 20:24, 30 November 2012 (UTC)Creepergoboom64


 * Looks like your cache has yet to update for when Orthotope expanded the size of the entity sprite sheet. Try reloading the page and clearing your cache. -- Hower64 03:18, 1 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, that fixed it. Thanks! Creepergoboom64 14:40, 1 December 2012 (UTC)Creepergoboom64

Warn viewers not to add on to issue pages that have been moved.
These pages have been repeatedly marked for deletion. I put a message box on the page discouraging people that just couldn't realize that issues posted there weren't going to be fixed. I had also removed the ability to post there, but someone had undone it. Extreme 16:50, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm Hungry! Please help
For some reason my character's ability to eat no longer works. Everything else seems to be fine. I have the same problem on each world I have saved. I have gone to the options area but do not see any way to address this. I have deleted the program, emptied the trash containing it, but when downloading it again, the problem is still there. It seems that the best resolution may be to reload the program, possibly through a forced update but I cannot find a way to do that. Any help on a resolution would be appreciated. I'm playing 1.4.5. I am using a mac osx 10.7 Thank you  SpinelessMenace 05:19, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * I can only think of two reasons for not being able to eat. One is if your hunger bar is full (which usually includes Peaceful difficulty and Creative mode). The other is that your 'use item' control may have been changed to a different button/key, so double-check that setting. If it's not either of those, I have no idea what the problem is. -- Orthotope 08:05, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Add info to Admin Notice board.
I propose of adding this to the Notice Board:


 * Do not report pages here, add the template optional reason flagged pages can be found at
 * Category:Pending Review

This was undone by Hower64 for "same functionality as delete". This is a flag template that represents the page needs to be reviewed, Not deleted. The exact meaning isn't defined and you may add any flag you wish.


 * I don't see when this template would ever be useful, however. If parts of the page are in violation of the rules, simply remove said parts. We have notice templates for specific problems which would be more helpful than a vague "Pending Review" category. Thus, this template is practically the same as delete. -- Hower64 22:48, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Unprotected Archives
Now I know this probably not important, but why is only the first archive protected from editing? It's nothing major I hope, but as far as I knew archives are supposed to be protected so that they cannot be edited. #trigger_hurt (I 15:14, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

How do you make user subpages? Or whatever you call them.
The title says it all. Creepergoboom64 02:23, 12 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Like creating normal pages except title them User:Creepergoboom64/PAGENAME. -- Hower64 02:53, 12 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Creepergoboom64 01:59, 15 December 2012 (UTC)Creepergoboom64

Underground base EG
Hello I am new to the wiki and want some advice on what I should put into my minecraft underground base which I am building for my little sister...... I am hoping to up load it so people can use it and I am going to make a server with it. I will change the name of it fr that bit of course :-)

I will post some pictures in my next post but I will go through the list of what I am building and built.

What I have built 5 laboratory's 5 Office's 5 Conference room' s An office block A escape tunnel

What I am building Storage rooms A farm Private quarters And A mine-cart ride I have put auto-ma tic doors in and Glow-stone as lighting

The texture pack I am using is called Pamplemousse and I like it.

Elderblock 17:33, 19 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Greetings, Elderblock! Try this page. It should help. Happy Building! Creepergoboom64 19:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks great help I am making a vid of what I have done so far and I am going to post it onto you tube. Would you be interested in it? I am yet to show the world the houses I have made......

I have made them for my friend and friends......

I am yet to make a server. Also if you are interested in the bunker and map I am going to make a download for people

Elderblock 12:16, 20 December 2012 (UTC)


 * That's great! Glad I could help, unknown user! But please sign your posts with four tildes. @Elderblock: I'm afraid you'd have to find another site to upload it to, though. Some examples are The Minecraft Forums and Mediafire.Creepergoboom64 14:10, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

@Creepergoboom64 I know but maybe later cause it ain't finished yet... I am going to download zeppelin mod so that I can make my two aeroplane's fly....

Elderblock 21:08, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Idea for Minecraft
I have an Idea for a Minecraft update. the ideas are 1. Iron armor rusts, slowly in air, fast in water, 2. you can make steel with coal, iron, and a lava bucket, and the lava bucket is not changed back from this, 3. a 2 by 2 formation of leather makes padded leather, for armor, and a 2 by 2 formation of iron, steel, gold, or diamonds make a plate version for plate armor. plate armor and padded armor is 1.5x stronger than the original version. to my knowledge, this is an original idea. Luigiocks873 16:30, 20 December 2012 (UTC) New/improved mobs: spiderjockey has spawn egg, tree entities named "ents" with 50 hearts, drop wood on death, and also made with a 4 tall pillar with a watermelon on top Luigiocks873 16:38, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * This is not a suggestion page, nor is there a space on the wiki for game suggestions. Please take it to the forums. Thanks! -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  17:53, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

sorry Luigiocks873 14:48, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Sidebar link for Mojira?
Can we add a link in the Wiki sidebar for the Mojira bug tracker? Might help cut down on people posting their latest bugs to topic pages...--Mental Mouse 13:24, 24 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Done. -- Orthotope 01:39, 25 December 2012 (UTC)


 * I think it would be better linking to the main site at https://mojang.atlassian.net in order to include the Pocket Edition, unless you want to make two sidebar links for MC and PE.  01:48, 25 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Agreed. –ultradude25 ᐸ Talk Contribs 06:26, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Tekkit Wiki
Has anyone thought of creating a non-Wikia Tekkit Wiki? Wikia's "Oasis" skin is awful. --90.220.162.186 01:06, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Possible solution for the curse sidebar?
I think I may have a solution for the curse sidebar, and also another possible location for a advertisement that wont get in the way. It is probably possible to put an advertisement on the left sidebar (It must have a better name, right?) that would fit, like those used at http://sethbling.com/. Additionally, it must be possible to have a show/hide button for the sidebar, so that if it is taking up too much space, it can be hidden. I would not advise making it auto-hide, because then you would have a zone where the text is never visible. Pokechu22 21:46, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The sidebar requires a minimum of 310px width, the left sidebar is 160px. So no, the left sidebar is not an option. While we understand some people's dislike of the sidebar, it is a necessary evil if Curse is to be able to continue supporting our communities. There are several options available to people on an individual basis for removing it from view, we just will not officially facilitate that removal by adding a button, or we would be defeating the entire purpose of it being there. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  00:28, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Remove stub flags from pages
Some pages aren't supported by the wiki, mojang, minecraft irc and forums that are flagged as stub's. I don't think there's much to say of expanding the page since there isn't much to say about the mod. Particularly Mods/, has a list of pages flagged as stubs. Extreme 21:11, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Change "Discussion" tab to "Talk"
I think we should change the "Discussion" tab to say "Talk" instead. Everybody calls them "talk" pages, even the namespace is "Talk:" that tab is the only time it is ever called "Discussion" and I think it just makes things confusing for newcomers, not to mention "Talk" is a much smaller word with a similar meaning, so it would help people with small screens. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 03:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * 19:35, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * - Creepergoboom64 21:50, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * -- Hower64 03:30, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Need beginner help
Hi folks - I am new to Minecraft and need some help figuring out how to play in multiplayer mode. Is there a good forum for beginners here i can go to?

Thanks!

76.219.223.247 19:13, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Here on the wiki, there is a sidebar on the left. Click "Forums". There are also a bunch of Tutorials you can read through, but any questions you may have go to the forums.  19:35, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Problems With Spammers
My anti-virus(McAfee) says there is a virus on this wiki. There must be a huge spammer spamming everysingle post. We need to find a solution such as scanning each link automatically before posting. Thanks! - TheGeek56

MacAfee is actully a pretty bad virus checker, at least to internet explorer. Norton is a pretty good one, but it keeps going "is this ok?" "is this ok?"-Louise4589TheEpic 22:46, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Romanian Translation
Hey, I wanted to start a Romanian translation project and I'm not really sure how, and if creating a new translation project is possible anymore. Thanks in advance. FrustratedAssassin 18:36, 6 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Minecraft Wiki:Projects/Romanian translation  21:00, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Redstone melodies tutorial
I'd like to create that tutorial, if I can. May I? - Creepers explode, don&#39;tcha know? 14:33, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure. I recommend creating it in your own userspace and working on it there until it's a reasonable rough draft. It doesn't need to be perfect though before you "publish" it by moving it to Tutorials -- if you publish a good rough draft, others may come in and help, but they'll be more likely to help if there's something to work with. &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 17:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

How to create crafting icons for blocks?
I created the crafting grid for the Block of Nether Quartz. but the icon for the block is missing and i want to upload it to the wiki, how do i create the image? taking an screenshot ingame then editing? or there is any other program? M05K1T0 16:12, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Which page do you mean? Block of quartz crafting grid looks fine to me. - Creepers explode, don&#39;tcha know? 16:22, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Do you mean the little images? Those are a part of one big image. There's File:BlockCSS.png, File:ItemCSS.png, and File:EntityCSS.png. The big item images on the right of the item page are special renders made by ultradude25. If you want to update something on the CSS pictures, make sure you know what you're doing and don't use MSPaint.
 * Also, when you upload a new version of an image, it WILL be there. You need to refresh your browser cache to see it. Do not reupload the same image again.  16:28, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Renders for mobs are made by ultradude too? (Yes, I mean the 3D image for mobs and blocks) –Preceding unsigned comment was added by M05k1t0 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 21:16, 12 January 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * To my knowledge, yes. He uses a program called Blender.  21:19, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Vector tabs
Why is the "read/edit/add topic/ view history" bar moving? --Droideka30 01:53, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * If you mean it slides left or right, that is a vector skin improvement on this wiki that collapses the tabs into a dropdown arrow if you have a small screen/small browser display.  02:02, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, there's a problem with it. In the Talk: namespace, the four tabs continuously bounce back and forth for me. I've tested it in Firefox and Chrome. If I make the browser window wider, it settles down, but at my standard viewing size they just keep bouncing. --timrem 17:46, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah mediawiki's tab collapsing code doesn't understanding padding or margin and gets itself confused, if I can find the code responsible maybe I can replace it with something that works, but for now the best I could do is make them not collapse at all, which would make some tabs completely unusable depending on your screen size. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 01:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't know anything about code. All I know is that when viewing talk pages form my iPhone, with the default Safari browser, the tabs move wildly left and right. It is impossible to resize the window on my phone, and it becomes extremely difficult to hit the tab I want. This happens on almost all of the talk pages on the wiki. --Droideka30 01:02, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I found the code responsible and it should be fixed now. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 03:13, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Nice job, the tabs have indeed stopped bouncing around. --timrem 00:55, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure where to add this
Remove this from here and put it in the right place when you find it.

If you have a stack of 0 items, it acts like a stack of 256 in some ways. HotdogPi ⑬㊲ 04:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) If you move it without using one, it disappears.
 * 2) If you place it, and it's a block, it disappears.
 * 3) If it has a holding right-click function, and you use it, it disappears. (Someone else said that.)
 * 4) This means that only blocks as items in the inventory (e. g. heads) and throwable items work.
 * 5) If you use 1, you'll have 255. (The game thinks you have -1, but it won't disappear like having 0.)
 * 6) It won't say how many you have until you have 127.
 * 7) You can't spawn 0 of an item with the /give command; it requires Bukkit glitches (I used ChestShop.)

Collapse nav templates by default
The recent addition of the Redstone template (conversation) along with its addition to every linked page made me realize how cluttered some pages ended up, like Redstone Repeater. Initially, when I previewed that particular page before it was added, I suggested to put the smaller template, Redstone, on top due to the bullying size of the Blocks and Items. Thinking back to that, I remembered seeing a wiki, with tons of nav templates, default them to being closed. We don't have a ton of nav templates, but now that some pages have three, with the potential to have more in the future if the larger ones are split, I believe this should be a possibility. 04:14, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I was just thinking the same thing. However, it would be nice if they didn't shrink to the left when collapsed but just window-shaded up. &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 04:30, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * That's how they were to start with, then someone whined about having to open them when viewing the wiki on a phone.
 * Not that it really matters, they're at the bottom of the page. Unless you're planning on clicking on some categories, they're not in the way uncollapsed. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 04:50, 18 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. I tend to access the wiki on my phone a lot as well, doing things from work during breaks, so I can kind of relate.  01:23, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

xbox version
In the wiki i noticed that you can see the dates for when the computer version is going to release there update. I am one who plays the xbox version and was thinking why on the xbox page it does not show the date for our next update? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Jeftut1993 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 20:30, 20 January 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * Honestly, I believe the Pocket Edition should do the same thing. The only edition Mojang has complete control over the release date is the PC version. The Pocket Edition release date is at the hands of Apple and Google, as updates have to be handled by their respective app review department, which takes weeks and either app store could get it earlier than the other. The XBox version is much worse. It takes much longer for Microsoft to finish reviewing updates. Because of these three companies and their review processes, which are a necessary evil to ensure bad apps don't make it to millions of mobile devices and XBoxes, this invites speculation and other guesswork to show itself in the release date column. Speculation does not belong anywhere on a wiki.  01:18, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Sliding toolbar!
Whenever I got to a page that has more than four buttons, like "Read|Edit|Addtopic|View history" they slide across my screen! Anybody else have this? - Creepers explode, don&#39;tcha know? 18:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It's a known bug. See above. &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 20:11, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Can someone make me a minecraft server?!!
I tried making servers before, but it wont work. So, if someone could do it that would be good –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.128.180.43 (Talk) 20:14, 25 January 2013 (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * This page is for discussing the wiki. Try asking on the forums -- someone there might be able to help you.
 * Also, please do not delete other people's posts.
 * &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 21:41, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

New template: "Removed content"
As the title implies, this would contain all content removed from the game, for example human mob, rana, gear, crying obsidian, winter mode etc. It would look better outside of the normal templates. Xeoxer 15:17, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Enhanced Recent Changes
Ever since I started here, the enhanced javascript recent changes have been technically "broken" for me, where the show/hide arrow did nothing and the page loaded with the arrows closed (pointed to the right) while all page revisions were shown. Most of my common.css enhancements came from ultradude25, but I specifically left out the change that forces everything closed, since I liked my recent changes "broken". Now, out of the blue, my recent changes started working. Everything collapses, and I can't figure out a way to force everything open. There is no, or I can't find any, obvious opposite to "display: none;". Could anyone shine a light on this? Was there some ninja wiki software update? Special:Version still reports 1.18.6, which I believe it has been there for ages. 02:28, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I like them open by default too. This is keeping them open for me, but won't allow them to close (which is fine for me): . &mdash;Munin295 &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 02:47, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Awesome, that did it. Thanks.  03:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

TU8 Update for Xbox 360
I just was on twitter, and 4j posted that the TU8 update should be released on Wednesday January 30th, 2013.

https://twitter.com/4JStudios

-Monstarules –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Monstarules (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:22, 29 January 2013‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * That's neat, but we're still staying away from a release date column in the Xbox 360 Edition upcoming features page, and eventually the Pocket Edition upcoming features page will follow, but we haven't gotten to the point where that release date column causes an issue yet.  18:27, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

The update came out yesterday, the first of february!

and
Is it just me or are these icons a little intrusive in to the article body? I would much rather see icons next to the article title, like is done on many Wikia's. Assassin's Creed Wiki for example. It would be less intrusive and still get to the point of telling which versions have this feature and don't. CRRaysHead90 09:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Update mediawiki?
Hi guys, This is just random, but apparently the latest version of mediawiki is 1.20 something, where as the wiki has only 1.18 something. Does it need an update? Numbermaniac 09:54, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Strictly speaking, yes, but Curse has to test any updates before they're actually deployed, which required a non-trivial investment of time and effort, so updates are by necessity few and far between. That, combined with some of the long-awaited improvements that are not yet stable in MediaWiki core or Wikimedia-deployed extensions (the parser rewrite, the WYSIWYG editor, and Lua templates, primarily), leads me personally to prefer holding off on an update until said improvements hit stable. 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 10:17, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh. Thanks. I was just wondering why it hadn't been updated, but it makes sense now. Thanks Numbermaniac 11:10, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I've seen some of curse's newer wikis which have the global login system implemented are updated to 1.19.3, so I expect when we eventually get that system we'll be updated. I too would like to hold off until lua (or hopefully server JS!) support is added, I've already converted some of our templates to lua and they work pretty well. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 19:58, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

WIndows 8 Logo or Windows XP/Vista/7
Which logo should be used as the icon of the Windows OS on this wiki.

The old Windows XP/Vista/7 logo Or the new Windows 8 logo.

Do you the new logo or to the new logo.


 * We shoud use the most update logo--007a83 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 22:10, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * We should use the logo that most represents Windows. The windows 7 logo represents Windows all the way back to Windows 3.1 (1992), whereas the Windows 8 logo only represents Windows 8.
 * Additionally, at the size this image is used (20px), the Windows 8 logo just looks like a blue blob (especially on our already blueish background), so you can't actually tell it represents Windows at all. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 23:05, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Same reason as ultradude25. It's not about having an up-to-date logo, it's about having a logo that represents Windows.  23:11, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * According to usage data for January 2013, about 2.5% of computers run Windows 8, compared to 75-90% of computers running all versions of Windows. More people are using Vista than 8. At this time, the Windows 8 logo is not at all representative of Windows as a whole. We should switch at some point in the future (perhaps once 8 is the second-most used version of Windows, beating XP), but not now. -- Orthotope 02:08, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I definitely think we should stick to the old logo. That has been the logo since almost the beginning of Windows, where as the newer logo only represents Windows 8. Orthotope is Windows XP really the most used? Because that is what I have. I have no intention of getting Windows 8 until my computer becomes really outdated. If the blue logo stays, perhaps we can change to that once Windows 15 or something comes out, because by then, most people would probably have something higher than Windows 8. Numbermaniac 05:08, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Adding Pages of individual texture packs
Hello! Question - can I add in wiki pages about specific texture pack? --5.56.85.11 14:04, 11 February 2013 (UTC)


 * We have an article for Texture Packs and sections for low res (8px or lower), default res (16px), and high res (32px or higher). Feel free to add your texture pack to the correct page in alphabetical order.  18:41, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Random Page finder
Is it possible to make it so that the Random page feature only searches for pages in the English Minecraft Wiki? Is there any script etc you can put somewhere which enables this? –  Goandgoo ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.1em;vertical-align:-1.0em;"> Talk  Contribs  Edit count 01:55, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I made an extension for this a while back, however I doubt Curse will want to install an extra extension just for this purpose. Also I never bothered adding a special page to it, so you'd only be able to change the filter by getting Curse staff to do it, i.e it'd never get done. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 02:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I didn't quite catch that - what do you mean by "I never bothered adding a special page to it" - does this mean that there is no page on this wiki which allows that script to be run, or something else? Also, I clicked through a few pages on Wikipedia and found that they were all in their respective language (yes, I know this is not run the same way as Wikipedia). Thanks, –   Goandgoo ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.1em;vertical-align:-1.0em;"> Talk  Contribs  Edit count 11:58, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes it does. In order to add more pages to the exclude list you'd have to edit LocalSettings.php. –ultradude25 ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs 12:09, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, thanks for your help. –  Goandgoo ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.1em;vertical-align:-1.0em;"> Talk  Contribs  Edit count 12:16, 12 February 2013 (UTC)


 * It's not surprising that Special:Random on a random-language Wikipedia only results in pages written in that Wikipedia's language; new-language projects of Wikimedia Foundation wikis are started on the Wikimedia Incubator, instead of being an assortment of subpages on the equivalent English (or any other language) project.
 * It should also be pointed out that the extension Ultradude mentioned is not installed here or on any Wikimedia wiki, so even if he had bothered coding a specialpage for it, you wouldn't be able to view it here. ;) 「 ディノ 奴 千？！ 」? · ☎ Dinoguy1000 20:13, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

I'm curious as to where I should put the info for glitch blocks in Pocket Edition
In the pocket edition, There are 3 blocks that are not (as far as I can see) on the wiki. These are glitch grass (id 253), glitch leaves (id 254), and glitch stone (id 255). I have tested their physics so I would like to post info about them. Z. Hammitt Zachthegamer98 20:36 12 February 2013


 * Are there blocks with those names in the Pocket Edition? I don't play it, so I don't know. Numbermaniac 07:46, 13 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes there are. I just need to know if I should put them under technical blocks or make a new page.
 * Z. Hammitt Zachthegamer98 11:43 13 February 2013


 * They're mentioned on Data values (Pocket Edition). If there's much more to say about them, Technical blocks would probably be the best place for it. -- Orthotope 18:26, 13 February 2013 (UTC)


 * If you're sure that it is called glitch stone, you can add that in Data values (Pocket Edition). The article doesn't list the name for 255, so you could add that in. Otherwise, as Orthotope said, you could also add those into the Technical Blocks area. Numbermaniac 04:28, 14 February 2013 (UTC) minor change:Numbermaniac 04:32, 14 February 2013 (UTC)