Minecraft Wiki:Admin noticeboard

= General requests =

Error on Wild Update page.
On the Wild update page It shows the Warden and the Deep Dark biome, however they are being added in the 1.18 C&CII Update not the 1.19 Wild Update. I cannot fix this as an error shows up so I am asking someone else to do it. – Unsigned comment added by Infrasound7 (talk • contribs) at 18:57 UTC October 16 (UTC). Sign comments with
 * First, please sign your comment using 4 tildas (~ ~ ) and the Warden is going to be added to the 1.19 Wild Update. Humiebeetalk contribs 20:07, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Edit war on Java Edition version history/Development versions
I found series of vandalism edit war on Java Edition version history/Development versions, so i think you will protect that page for a month? 49.228.176.139 05:09, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Consider that Java Edition 1.18 Pre-release 1 is not released yet until certain number of weeks.</s49.228.176.139 05:14, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Vandalism on Concrete Page
Someone vandalised the concrete page and replaced all the 'Concrete' with 'Dinnerbone', as well as turning Java into Fava, and Bedrock into Badrock, etc. Can someone pleace fix that? -Infrasound7

Please create a page called "Criticism of Minecraft"
Thanks! 99.19.68.61 00:46, 14 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Why? That's what Wikipedia is for. See Minecraft. Wikipedia would give the topic more encyclopedic treatment. It's sort of outside the scope of the Minecraft wiki. Amatulic (talk) 05:02, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Please change a page model
Please change to json for storing module data.

Thank you.-- Snow dash （Talk & Contributions） 15:29, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Can't type Minecraft preset (admin keeps blocking it)
I made new Minecraft preset. I tried to make a new page with the preset, but the admin keeps blocking it, as it says, it has unwanted words. But it was only Minecraft preset. I can't do anything! – Unsigned comment added by Tankazer (talk • contribs) at 13:27, 7 December 2021 (UTC). Sign comments with
 * I'm not an admin and have no idea what would've triggered that abuse filter, but the page you're describing is not something that would meet this wiki's notability guidelines, which disallow pages regrading fan-made content. If that's still something you want to get posted to the wiki, it would have to be a subpage of your user page – JEC talk @ 15:41, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I also changed the filter a bit. I suspect it was causing an issue because of the "lapisSize" property. --AttemptToCallNil (talk) 10:29, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Highlighted ref is not readable in dark mode
Please see the discussion at MediaWiki talk:Fandomdesktop.css. —⁠andrybak (talk) 23:46, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Please delete 319 pages/files.
In Category:Pending deletion, there are 316 pages/files in the category plus 1 subcategory and 2 more in Category:Pending speedy deletion. Can all of them be deleted? Most of the pages are unused, unneeded redirects, duplicates, or other pages that have no reason not to be deleted. I know there is a right given to admins called Mass delete pages. Humiebeetalk contribs 19:10, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

i cant sign on with my former user names
i used to be chaskuchar. then it would not let me sign on. so i changed to chaskuchar1. now today it would no let me sign on with my microsoft account and i made a new chaskuchar2. i don't like be labeled a newbee and i can't always remember new usernames. this is depressing. thank you. Chaskuchar (talk) 14:57, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Undeleting a very old image
On the main page, alongside File:Minecraft.png there used to be another file, File:Minecraft2.png, captioned "Epic cityscapes", which has long since been deleted (and doesn't show up on the internet archive either: http://web.archive.org/web/20090621202937/http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page). Since this was one of the very first images ever added to the wiki and since its companion is still around and still being used on the classic page, I think it deserves to be undeleted so it can be seen again by the modern world. AlienAgent124 (talk) 07:50, 1 May 2022 (UTC)


 * . – Sonicwave talk   22:05, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks a ton, and while we're on the subject of undeleting old files, I noticed something else: the files File:Cavern 1.png, File:Cavern 3.png and File:AlexVMiner's Spleef Arena.png are some of the only known screenshots of the missing version 0.0.21a_01. However, the user who uploaded these images also uploaded another image on the same day as those three, File:Cavern2.png, which was deleted. This was probably also taken in the same version so it's probably also one of the few existing screenshots of this version, so it definitely ought to be undeleted too.


 * There's probably at least a few more old deleted screenshots on here that are of versions now lost, but it would be difficult to tell which ones without undeleting them first. AlienAgent124 (talk) 00:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Cavern2.png is just an extremely cropped lava texture. Feel free to add more files here to look at undeleting.  Nixinova   T   C   05:49, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Fix false positives regarding edit filter 50
I have pointed out many false positives regarding edit filter 50, called "Tag character spam", by adding hex colors, such as #333333, #999999, etc., hence I proposed to fix the false positives to that edit filter. DeepLineMadom (talk) 07:27, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It kicks in, however, only for users with less than 10 edits. I think that's reasonable, and unlikely to generate false positives. Amatulic (talk) 18:15, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Beetroot Seeds Usages
I just made an account to delete a section under the Beetroot Seeds. The trading part relates to Beetroot, not Beetroot seeds. Since I've not made enough edits yet I'm not allowed to perform this action. – Unsigned comment added by Codex404 (talk • contribs) at 14:58, 5 May 2022 (UTC). Sign comments with
 * No — The section shouldn't be deleted, but corrected. One can buy beetroot seeds from wandering traders. I have corrected it accordingly. Amatulic (talk) 15:23, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

73.93.5.139
User:73.93.5.139 keeps editing with bed stuff end update? Pls! Just pls!98.109.176.33 14:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * "Keeps editing"? Where? That IP address made one edit in January and one in May. Not clear that it's the same user. Looks like drive-by one-off vandalism to me. If problems persist, see the link at the top of this page to make a proper block request. Amatulic (talk) 15:35, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

iron golem spawn volume conditions are in conflict in 2 pages for bedrock edition
For Bedrock edition,

wiki says "The golem attempts to spawn in a 16×12×16 volume around the village center defined by a bed or a bell." in https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Golem#Spawning page.

However;

wiki says "... 16×6×16 volume around the village center." in https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_Golem#Spawning page.

These information are in conflict ! Which one is correct?

regards. – Unsigned comment added by 92.45.88.58 (talk) at 10:10, 17 May 2022‎ (UTC). Sign comments with
 * I believe your second link was intended to link to the Tutorials/Iron golem farming, where you saw this discrepancy.
 * Always assume that article pages are more correct than tutorial pages. Articles contain actual technical information based on testing and code examination. Tutorials pages were originally created as a way to keep "how to" advice out of the articles, so that the articles contain only information about the game and not how to play it. Many tutorials are dumping grounds for fancruft and youtube videos, although I've tried to keep some of them clean and up to date, such as the ones about farming drowned, iron golems, axolotls, zombie villagers, and water transportation.
 * I missed the change for the iron golem farming article. Thanks for pointing it out.
 * The spawn volume changed after 1.17.30. I have fixed the tutorial page so now they both agree. Amatulic (talk) 17:07, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Error with loot chests
All locations where there would be a table of a loot chest normally instead have this text: "Lua error in Module:LootChest at line 3817: attempt to index field 'rolls' (a nil value)." Not sure what all of that means but I think it needs administrator attention. I have not posted before so please forgive any mistakes in my formatting. HardlyHunter (talk) 00:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)HardlyHunter
 * User:AttemptToCallNil made a bunch of edits to the module in the past two days. It may have been the result of that. I left a note on their talk page. Amatulic (talk) 14:44, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * The error was introduced in edit 2136652, I actually fixed it. Because of that edit, several upcoming pool lists became part of ordinary pool lists (they were supposed to be sibling nodes) and were interpreted by the module as one of the pools. Since the upcoming lists ended up empty after the edit, the module crashed due to absence of some critical fields that all pools are expected to have. --AttemptToCallNil (talk) 06:47, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Navigation popups gadget no longer working
Since the recent wiki software update that finished earlier today, the 'navigation popups' gadget (see user preferences / gadgets) has stopped working. I rely on this gadget heavily to preview diffs in my watchlist and in recent changes, and also for patrolling edits.

It would be nice if the ping template started working with this new update. Testing pinging : Did you get notified of that ping? Amatulic (talk) 16:38, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I submitted an updated version of the popups gadget for JS review. It worked for me in test mode. As for pings, I'm not sure, but I think the issue is with the custom notification system used, which won't work no matter how much MediaWiki is updated. --AttemptToCallNil (talk) 17:06, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Navigation popups is now working again for me.
 * It's a pity about the pings. That is an incredibly useful feature for those of us who 2000 pages on our watch list. Amatulic (talk) 00:17, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I take that back. Navigation popups appears, but the "mark as patrolled" option is no longer there under the top heading. Amatulic (talk) 00:19, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's most likely an upstream change, so if this option is necessary, it will have to be re-implemented by local admins, which is a non-trivial task. --AttemptToCallNil (talk) 03:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Well, the navigation popups gadget had to be implemented by someone in the first place, and it was done originally at my request after I tested it by pulling it in from MediaWiki. That conversation is at Minecraft Wiki:Admin noticeboard/Archive 33. User:Madminecrafter12 originally imported it and made it available in user preferences. The gadget did need some tweaking before it started working really well, particularly with patrolling. User:Majr fixed up that feature. User:Jack McKalling also participated. I guess it needs to be looked at again. Amatulic (talk) 23:43, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Inappropriate username
There is a user named Minecraft Wiki Administrator which is misleading because the user is definitely not an admin. Is it preferable to rename the account, or should the user just create another account? Fadyblok240 (talk) 02:52, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked indefinitely. BDJP (t 03:06, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Is it a soft block or a hard block? If the username is the only problem with the account, then a hard block may not be justified. Sure, the edit made by the user isn't constructive, but we may not know whether the user is editing with malicious intent without letting the user make more edits. Fadyblok240 (talk) 03:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * In this case, because the user had "Admin" or "Adminstrator" in their name, it generally falls under a hard block. Some accounts with that word in their username haven’t even edited (or their contributions were deleted) before being blocked. BDJP (t 03:28, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

DELETE
File:Chorus.png DELETE THIS FILE, ITS NOT MINECRAFT. ZaLink700 23:40, 1 July 2022 (UTC)


 * In case you didn't notice the follow-up reply to your comment in my profile one or two days ago, the admins of this wiki can't do anything about that image since it's hosted on the Fandom Commons Wiki and not here – JEC talk @ 01:49, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Important question
Is the official Technoblade easter egg on the Minecraft Launcher allowed on this wiki? (It is an official easter egg from Mojang.) I am having a dispute with another user about this. Minermatt122514 (talk) 21:09, 2 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I think that you are correct on the matter. Technoblade's crown is a feature built into the game that is important to address in the article, and disallowing it because it's "advertising a youtuber" just seems a bit silly to me. A note to both of you, however (pinging and ), repeatedly reverting each other's edits over and over, especially spamming ALL CAPS in the edit summaries, is never a way to solve a dispute, and risks being blocked over. Next time, if something like this happens, I'd recommend starting a discussion somewhere to solve the issue, either on that page's talk page or just here (which I'm glad you did do eventually). --Madminecrafter12 (talk) 04:38, 3 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I sure wish the ping feature actually did something on this wiki. Amatulic (talk) 15:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Abuse filter
Can you please remove the abuse filter when removing sections? I am redirecting the page Heartstealer to the page Claymore#Heartstealer, and then the abuse filter disallowed me from removing a section. Can you please remove the abuse filter? 110.54.116.150 (talk) at 10:25 UTC July 13, 2022
 * I'd say no. It would have negative consequences in other situations, and the redirect is bad anyway; there is no "heartstealer" section on the MCD:Claymore page. If you want this done, fix the destination page first and then ask someone with a confirmed account to fix the redirect. Amatulic (talk) 17:57, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Alright
Delete this image ZaLink700 04:59, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree. There is no place for "tips" or "pro tips" in article space, and there is no need for it in tutorials, which are basically pages full of tips and pro tips. Amatulic (talk) 18:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah because it doesn't look like Minecraft and "pro tips" don't really come around. ZaLink700 19:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * . – Sonicwave talk  21:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Blocked by automatic filter when trying to edit https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Bedrock_Edition_level_format/Block_entity_format
I attempted to fix a few typos ("postionn" -> "position") and was blocked with the following message:

> Error: Your action has been disallowed by an automated edit filter. A brief description of the matched rule(s) for your action is: Your edit contains an unwanted word. As a new user, your action has been disallowed. If you believe your edit was constructive, please post a message on the admin noticeboard or notify an admin directly. – Unsigned comment added by 80.47.130.203 (talk) at 17:35, 14 July 2022 (UTC). Sign comments with
 * I just tried it and it worked for me. I'm not a new user though. And I edited only that section, not the whole page. Maybe there's a word somewhere on the page that's triggering the filter (the word "position" certainly wouldn't). In any case, the spelling error is fixed. Amatulic (talk) 18:13, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * One of the lines changed in the IP's edit included a blocked string inside another word which triggered the abuse filter, even though it was already there and not touched directly by the edit. I'm not sure what would be the best way to prevent these cases without allowing a significant amount of spam through. – Sonicwave talk  22:09, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Fart piano
Someone made it, view history for more. ZaLink700 03:53, 15 July 2022 (UTC) EDIT: Its gone
 * You don't have to announce these here. Just put a delete tag on it, and an admin will come along and delete it.
 * It occurs to me that this would be an interesting new sound for a note block. Like maybe if you put it over a slime block, it makes a fart sound. Amatulic (talk) 04:33, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!
I ACCIDENTLY PRESSED "ENTER" ON MY KEYBOARD AND MOVE "Chat" TO "C" WHILE I WAS PRETENDING!!!!!! THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ACCIDENT!!!!!!!! I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!! ZaLink700 (talk) 04:49, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It should be fixed now. Just be careful of how you move pages around so that the actual page history stays with the page, instead of just copypasting the contents to the correct location. If you aren't able to move the page directly back to its original title, it may be better to wait for an admin to delete the incorrect pages so it can be restored correctly; or see Wikipedia's instructions on Round robin moves for how to resolve such a situation yourself. – Sonicwave talk  05:35, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

More broken functionality
Since the recent wiki software update a month or so ago, I have noticed, in addition to the "patrol" feature disappearing from the Popups gadget, now diffs no longer have a "thank" option. I found this useful to acknowledge when someone corrected something I did. Amatulic (talk) 04:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * : It's not broken, bacause it appears on history pages. It seems to be a change made by staff on some config option for the extension globally. We could try to request it to get reverted back to how it was before, but we'd need a good reason anyway. Thejoaqui777 (talk) 13:57, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The good reason is that it was a useful communication aid that should still be available. Another reason might be that an "upgrade" to wiki software shouldn't result in downgraded functionality.
 * I never used it from history pages. I use "thank" from diff pages, where it used to work quite well.
 * As for page patrolling via popups, I do that from my watchlist. I don't recall it ever worked from history pages. Amatulic (talk) 21:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I thanked you from the history section as a test, and it works. TheGreatSpring (talk | contribs) 21:53, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I didn't see a notification, though. I used to. So something is broken Amatulic (talk) 23:25, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Creating a template called "Logic gate output table"
The following table is used on pages like Redstone circuits and Redstone circuits/Logic. Because of that, I want to make this table into a template, but the wiki says I don't have permission to create templates. I request the following table to be added as a template called "Logic gate output table". 73.27.171.243 22:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I can probably take this on later today (assuming I have the right permissions) - AD OffKilter (talk) 22:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * - AD OffKilter (talk) 23:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

double link in Sheep (disambiguation)
Hello. I tried to remove double link on the page Sheep (disambiguation), but an abuse filter disallowed by edit. Please remove the double link. Thank you.--143.44.165.14 10:34, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't see any duplicated links there. To which link were you referring? Or do mean the very first one. Maybe that one doesn't need to be there... - AD OffKilter (talk) 14:26, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Ancient City page can't be viewed on Firefox
The Ancient City page bugged and never properly display, only the sidebar and random ads or embedded "windows" managed to show (scrolling up and down won't help), tried starting Firefox or even restarting computer won't fix, not experiencing similar problem on other pages. Sonickunckle (talk) 19:06, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I tried looking at the Ancient City page in Firefox on both Windows and macOS, and it seems to work fine. Maybe you got a really bad advertisement that is stuck in your cache. Try viewing it from a private or incognito window. If it works there, then your main firefox window needs its cache cleared. Amatulic (talk) 19:50, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Appears to be fine in Firefox on Linux too. --AttemptToCallNil (talk) 07:16, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Can’t remove user talk:MegaMack02
I accused him/her/it of vandalism on Hell (biome). I soon discovered that it was a simple mistake, but I posted something on the user’s talk page about this. I was going to remove it (the page was empty beforehand) and I couldn’t. I went here because the notice told me to. Should it be removed? 101.185.66.160 01:22, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There is no need. You can edit the page and blank the content if you want, but it might be best simply to leave a short apology about the misunderstanding. Amatulic (talk) 18:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposal: delete old add-on tutorials
I've started a discussing here but it didn't get much attention, so I'm posting a link here in hopes of a more active discussion Madman1995 (talk) 11:22, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Info on Formatting codes in minecraft and specifically Book & Quill (java)
Info on Formatting codes in minecraft and specifically Book & Quill regarding Java version; there was a change in the 1.18.1 update which allows for formatting text in book & quill in game, this works on the current releases as well. Can the wiki(s) be updated to reflect this? Bjornolil (talk) 20:29, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That change can be done by everybody (including you), so I am not sure what are we discussing here right now. Also a friendly reminder, this page is for requesting action/comment of wiki admins (specifically), otherwise everything should go on Community portal or to respective talk pages. --TreeIsLife (talk) 21:59, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Several IP edits tried to add info regarding the use of the paragraph symbol for formatting to the page, but these edits were reverted. For good reason. Formatting is not possible in Java Edition using just that symbol. Although the symbol might have said effect, using it is not possible without hacking the client or using 3rd party software. Formatting with the paragraph symbol has been replaced with raw JSON text formatting. That is the recommended method for applying formatting, as the underlying functionality of the paragraph symbol is going to be phased out at some point. Although not explained in this much words in the corrective edit summaries, this is what was explained and that is why this information is not added to said page. Assuming you're referring to the paragraph symbol. Jack McKalling (talk) 22:14, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Although json may be the "correct" way to format, the section sign can also be used, even in vanilla clients prior to 1.14 and later than 1.18.1 I have tested that on two different computers, my laptop (Windows 11), my desktop(Linux Mint 21). I do not use hacked clients, however I did use notepad to type the character first as I am aware it can't be typed directly in java edition, is that considered a third-party software then?. How to reproduce this: Open minecraft launcher, start a new game (any version where books are available (except 1.14-1.18.1). Copy the character § from notepad after typing it, paste in minecraft book, then type any format character (0-9,a-f, k-o) then type, the typed text will then be formatted.

I am sorry that I used the wrong page, however the first text on the community page includes this text: "..discussions about a single page do not belong here", so I wasn't sure where else to post it. Bjornolil (talk) 04:56, 2 November 2022 (UTC)