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Archive 18
The page was getting too long, I archived it. - CrazyBliep   NL Admin  20:06, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Saw it in the recent changes, bad name in my opinion.  Meeples10 t ~ c 22:31, 22 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Doesn't seem outright offensive to me, and they haven't made any edits, so no action needed at this time. -- Orthotopetalk 07:15, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

File:Red_Dragon.jpg
Delete file, unused. -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 08:51, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Pocket Edition development versions
Could an admin kindly make this page for registered users only, it is a high traffic page and is affected by a lot of spam. –Goandgoo ᐸ Talk Contribs Edit count 02:08, 24 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Done. -- Orthotopetalk 07:15, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Inappropriate content
Please delete this revision of Tutorials/Combat as it is very inappropriate. Lennbot ( talk - contributions) 10:01, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

User:Shreder36327
Uploading copyvio images, please block. -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 12:06, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

File:Perfectdark.jpg
Copyvio image, delete NOW. -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 12:08, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
 * same with File:Banjokazooie.jpg -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 12:08, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

13w48a
I added a new line in [Version_history/Development_versions#13w48a]. Since I am a new user, I cannot post external links.

Please add Server download link and update the version number on the homepage.

13w48a
I added a new line in [Version_history/Development_versions#13w48a]. Since I am a new user, I cannot post external links.

Please add Server download link and update the version number on the homepage. (unsigned)

Same problem: I wanted to fix the broken link in Version history/Development versions for version for 13w48a, but it was blocked, because I am an IP. Please also update the Mainpage. --88.73.107.151 18:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)


 * , thanx. Ready to be archived. --88.73.85.191 22:51, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

More than one water elevator section in the "other " section in the Shelters tut
There is more than one water elevator section in the "other " section in the Shelters tut. It does not seem right. --66.168.204.212 19:58, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Page
I have made a page, and i would like it to be released. Here is a link: http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Uploading_Earlier_Versions&action=submit


 * To make a page you need to click save page. That link only works if you have been editing it and is linked with save page or show preview. As such, the page cannot be put on the wiki and is lost. Next time, press save page. Redstone_(Dust).png Lennbot Redstone_(Dust).png ( talk - contributions) 20:53, 25 November 2013 (UTC)


 * It's gone forever?--108.230.40.67 20:10, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Afraid so, at least there is no such page right now, and no saved draft on the wiki. It is possible that your browser has a copy saved, especially if it's Firefox: You might possibly be able to get back to the edit page, by way of the "Recently Closed Tabs" menu (under "History").   (Or if you've actually kept the tab and browser open, by the "back" button.) --MentalMouse42 (talk) 23:17, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * You might be able to find the page in the Wayback Machine. MrJoeBob(T) (Meeples10) 00:59, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Somehow blocked by the non-administrator user Lobstarooo. Please unblock. MrJoeBob(T) 00:52, 27 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Strange that it would say that; block was actually applied by Powup333 on the Chinese wiki. No reason specified, try asking about it on his talk page. -- Orthotopetalk 02:20, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Aether
There is already an official Aether wiki here: aether.wikia.com/wiki/The_Aether_Wiki:_Genesis_of_the_Void Maybe the aether page on the Minecraft wiki should mention it, because it has a lot of information. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.173.14.157 (talk)&#32;17:52, 27 November 2013‎(UTC). Please sign your posts with
 * Yes, I came across this post while searching for vandalism. Yes, The aether information provided here is terrible. Yes, there IS a much better aether information wiki. But still, we should be giving the wiki and its contributors some slack. -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 18:57, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Well if you mean giving the Aether wiki's contributors some slack, that wouldn't really be a problem. I'm the owner of the Aether wiki and his idea would actually help out (if you need me to verify that I'm the owner, you can message me there and I will reply back. I have an owner usertag on my page). The Aether wiki's purpose is to help people who are confused with the mod, and mentioning it here would probably help anyone who's looking for more information. --Istolethepies (talk) 19:33, 27 November 2013 (UTC)


 * It would be nice if we could maintain full subtrees for major mods like the Aether, but I suspect we'd be competing with their own wiki for "labor" -- that is, most Aether fans will be putting their effort in over there, and few will be moved to duplicate their efforts over here. Given that, a mod's page certainly should have a prominent link to its own wiki. --MentalMouse42 (talk) 21:16, 27 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Link added to infobox. Most of the information here still dates to the first version of the mod, so it may make sense to direct people to the Aether wiki instead of trying to update everything. -- Orthotopetalk 21:39, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Just so you know, the official site is here: www . gilded-games . com/aether/ The official wiki was the one I gave you. --Istolethepies (talk) 01:54, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Pocket Edition development versions
I want to link to the Google+ Community and the beta opt-in page, but it says I am too new to do it. May someone add it for me? GeneralBacon9 (talk) 21:34, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
 * . -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 23:15, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Cookie Page vandalized again, cannot remove
The person who vandalized the "Cookie" page, has vandalized it again, under a VPN or proxy of some sort. I was unable to remove this, because I am considered a "new user", which meant that I couldn't undo their changes. TomRBify (talk) 16:04, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

External-link filter false positive?
I tried to post something on the Talk page for Music discs, and it was blocked for containing "external links". There were no URLs in the post, nor any code at all. I'd paste the content of the post here, but obviously that would be blocked as well. Furthermore, I was already able to post external links in two other pages. Did it flag me as a spambot and just not correctly identify why I'm being blocked from posting? Stevethepocket (talk) 23:28, 2 December 2013 (UTC)


 * The YouTube link in the text above is erroneously catching your edit. If you use the "new section" feature, it should ignore other text. For some reason, the filter catches surrounding text when looking at added text. It's a known issue with the actual extension. 23:31, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Posting a new page
Since I'm a new user, the filter detected my new page as unwanted and denied me permission to post it. I wanted to make a tutorial on The End since there aren't any fully detailed ones on the wiki. pastebin wPGVpziw contains the full text of what I wanted to post. Can an Admin give me permission to post this? Bwhodle (talk) 04:06, 4 December 2013 (UTC)


 * You've now made enough edits that you should be able to create the page without any problems. -- Orthotopetalk 04:20, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

I cannot post a page for my mod.
Hello. I cannot post my mod on here because I was denied permission to use external links. These links are only for the redirect to the official post for my mod.

Here is the error I received.

An automated filter has detected external links in your edit. 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 –Preceding unsigned comment was added by GamersMods (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with


 * Only new users are restricted from posting links. If you make a few more edits, you will eventually be able to post links. 06:25, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Cat CAPTCHA and external links
That "click on the cats" thing counts as an external link, which is not allowed for anyone not logged in. To be clear, this means no one can post if they're not logged in. The cats must be clicked, but they invalidate the post. Apparently this page is an exception. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.68.154.229 (talk)&#32;07:31, 8 December 2013(UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * It does not count as an external link. The CAPTCHA has nothing to do with the abuse filters. Looking at your attempted edits, it's a minor glitch of data collected by the filter for an edit. I fixed the issue and you should be able to post now. Make sure to sign your talk page posts and next time don't spam admin talk pages especially when you already posted here.  08:07, 8 December 2013 (UTC)


 * If it's relevant, why am I being asked to select the cat photos when I'm a registered and established user? -- t  numbermaniac  c  10:48, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * That happens to me too. If the wiki reset the list of users that aren't "new," I think that I have made a little more than 10 edits.  Meeples10 t ~ c 12:08, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Well my preferences says I'm Autoconfirmed... -- t  numbermaniac  c  12:12, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Mine too.  Meeples10 t ~ c 13:01, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Captcha is also required when licensing templates, due to the external links in the templates.  Meeples10 t ~ c 21:09, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
 * It applies for any template with an external link. -- t  numbermaniac  c  23:56, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I am still getting it for page edits. I also note that the "Minecraft Forum" link in the "disclaimer" template appears to count as an external link. --MentalMouse42 (talk) 00:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Update of Tutorial blocked
Hey there,

I read Setting up a server and noticed that part of it is obsolete, so I tried to update it, section Running a 1.7.2 Server is the particular section I wanted to update. Although that section contains links to minecraft.net, so I'm not allowed to post the edit until an admin allows it. I'm not sure if I'll be returning to the wiki in the next few days, it would be great if an admin would post this. The edit I made can be found at pastebin: ZagPfPqf, Summary is: "/* Running a 1.7.2 Server */ Updated links and text to newest version; Removed Notepad++ reference (works with N++ just fine); Replaced line about cracked clients with authentication notice; removed obsolete direct links to the .jar files" Thanks! Cheet4h (talk) 07:13, 11 December 2013 (UTC)


 * The link that was catching you was an external screenshot link for this picture. On top of that though, your third attempt posting here was erroneously caught, which I fixed. I [ performed the edit] for you though as well as changing out that screenshot link.  10:23, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Problem with Tutorials/Traps
On some "diagrams" it says red error text saying "Maximum number of loops have been performed". What does this mean and how can it be fixed? -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 15:30, 13 December 2013 (UTC)


 * It's a limitation of how the BlockGrid template works. The best solution is converting them to use Schematic instead. Larger ones may need to be moved to subpages and dynamically loaded to avoid over-stressing the server. -- Orthotopetalk 23:03, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Collapsible table css polish
LoadBoxes and collapsible tables add a [show] link to the title text:

The link added to the loadbox has, nicely spacing it away from the title text (though maybe   would scale better?), but the table link doesn't have anything. Could a little margin/padding/spacing be added to the table's link?

&mdash;munin &middot;  &middot; 06:03, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * The table links have margin in the form of a set width which is larger than the text, so it doesn't change size and cause centered text to move. The loadbox used to have load/collapse/expand as its text, so a set width wasn't practical, thus it used margin. Now that it just uses show/hide it can be changed to use a set width like the tables. –Matt ᐸ Talk Contribs ⎜ 06:41, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * "…a set width which is larger than the text…" – that will give different results for different fonts (some will have no spacing, some will have lots). Hmm. I think it needs to be at least 4em to ensure wider fonts (e.g., Courier, Monaco, Verdana) still get some space.
 * &mdash;munin &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 08:31, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Hmm... I expected ems to scale by font width, for some reason. Setting it larger would mean there is a big gap (for me the gap is already about 10px) on some fonts, so I'll probably have to just set a margin then set min-width with JS to stop the wiggling. That'll be fine since the button can only exist with JS anyway. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 10:08, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * How's that? –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 10:33, 16 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Excellent. Nice spacing in many fonts from Arial Narrow to Verdana, and the link doesn't move around when it changes. Thanks!
 * &mdash;munin &middot; Grid_Book_and_Quill.png Grid_Stone_Pickaxe.png &middot; 17:35, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

he came back to the wiki, more powerful than ever. The biggest vandalism edit that I ever reverted and the biggest vandal edit he ever made and probably the biggest one on the wiki happened today. This vandal silently went into the Version history page and added over 26,000 letters. Here's the edit If he continues to vandalize the wiki, please block. -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 02:10, 17 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Blocked (again). -- Orthotopetalk 03:06, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Any edit he enters in he defends to the death. He's threatened me, a member of french staff, and one or two others as well with reporting for removing incorrect material.

Tom thundergadget (talk) 17:45, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Unable to post page
I am having trouble uploading an article about using Redstone lamps in decorative mechanism, in which, they have a repetitive off and on state. I am getting this notice that is not letting me publish

''An automated filter has detected that you are attempting to create a possibly unwanted page. 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. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Ellabrada (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with


 * I could create it for you, under the name Tutorials/name. I just need to know what "name" should be.  Meeples10 t ~ c 23:26, 21 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks man! The title will be Flashing Redstone Lamps. I will soon be uploading images to it.--Ellabrada (talk) 23:51, 21 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Tutorials/Flashing Redstone Lamps.  Meeples10 t ~ c 23:54, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Need to update Statistics page
The Statistics page needs extreme updating. It's file structure is new, and it's also now saved per world. I did all the updating, but I'm a new user.

Ads with sound... Unable to disable
Hello,

Recently I'm getting ads from Obama at the bottom of the pages. They have sounds and are extremely annoying, they repeat and repeat and if you have multiple pages opened it's just not fun to edit anymore. Could someone tell me why this terrible decision has been made?

-- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  08:28, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Contact Curse directly about the offending ads; the wiki doesn't have any control over them. -- Orthotopetalk 08:45, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * And how do I do that? -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  08:47, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * From http://www.curse.com/about : support &#64; curse.com -- Orthotopetalk 17:01, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

File:Grid Stone Brick.png
File:Grid_Stone_Brick.png is not properly redirecting on my computer. Going to it give an unknown file image, instead of sending you to File:Grid_Stone_Bricks.png.

--KnightMiner (talk 18:52, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Should be fixed now. -- Orthotopetalk 19:25, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Yep, it works now. Thanks. --KnightMiner (talk 01:45, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Dutch Mainpage
Hello,

Last night a change was made on the English mainpage for mobile users, when we adjust our mainpage, the logo that should only be shown for mobile users is still shown for me, while I'm nog on a phone/tablet. Can somebody fix me or tell me where I can fix this so I can add that page to my watchlist? -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  13:25, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Some styling was added at the same time as that edit. Mediawiki:Common.css Mediawiki:Mobile.css –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 13:32, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks, could you add dutch language links to that pages for easy navigation? -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  13:33, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I added them to Common.css, but it only shows up in the sidebar when you preview the page. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 13:44, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Intended or bug? Because I can't edit it I can't preview it, but thanks for the help. -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  13:46, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * The css/js pages aren't normal wikitext like they used to be, so it showing up in the preview is probably a bug. If you use my codeLinks script, those wikilinks will become clickable. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 14:12, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I've added a list of language links to the top of all css/js pages in the MediaWiki namespace. You can adopt the same changes by copying Mediawiki:Clearyourcache and Template:AllLangs. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 11:12, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Really nice! :) -- TheWombatGuru   <sup style="color:#00F">t undefined<sup style="color:#00F">c  NL Admin  11:13, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey! I've two MCWiki logos on the homepage on my smartphone, is this normal? —  Itouchmasterpro  d  c 22:50, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I too. <font face="Ubuntu">ILeon ᐸ <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">Talk Contribs -  de.Wiki Admin  00:19, 31 December 2013 (UTC)


 * The desktop logo was hidden with CSS so your cache was outdated, however I've changed the way it's done now so the mobile version has no extra hidden content, instead only hiding the mobile logo on the desktop version. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 03:57, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Username
When the move was made to gamepedia, my name was changed for no apparent reason from Tom Thundergadget to Randomguy1234567890. I have put it off because it wasn't at the top of my list but I'll just say it now.

Tom thundergadget (talk) 08:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Upcoming Features Totally Gone
I dont know if this was by a troll or someone else but a little bit concerning, Its been gone for a week now --General McMuffin 21:28


 * Im not an admin but I believe I can answer your query.


 * The Upcoming features page is undergoing changes. There are links on the page to the upcoming 1.8 features.


 * See this for a more extensive explanation. Saanoth (talk 21:13, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Added 14w02a, blocked when trying to move 1.7.4 and 1.7.2 snapshots to "Old" section
Yes, the title says it all... Squawkers13 (talk) 15:34, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

I tried to make titles of separate added posts, I had just added (to the Talk page), but since it was a "removal," of what I'd put before - on two separate areas - it sent you Admin's. a message! So here's one from me, sorry about the multiple failed Edit(s), I guess I can't alter the text Yilante 50.1.134.10 09:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * -- BrandSPim  (Need help?) 16:04, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Editing the Entities template (An unused mob has been removed)
As of 14w02c, the Generic Villager has been effectively removed from the game, and because the template's locked, no one can move it from 'Unused' to 'Removed' 67.85.36.91 01:55, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

My site page isnt saving
It says i have to put something on the noticeboard so here –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Mack477 (talk • contribs)&#32;20:43, 12 January 2014‎&#32;(UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * Rule 6, no personal articles. Use your userpage instead. –Matt ᐸ <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk Contribs ⎜ 01:27, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Inappropriate name in my opinion.  Meeples10 t ~ c 01:00, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Main Page Changes
ps3 should be added in the bottom right box [link ]--tonkku107 « <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk User Page » 15:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Also 14w03a should be changed to 14w03b --tonkku107 « <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk User Page » 18:59, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Cat vertificaton broken
I do it correct and it just loads the same vertification page again. --tonkku107 « <small style=display:inline-block;line-height:9px;vertical-align:-3px>Talk User Page » 15:50, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Same for me, tried about fifteen times last night, two today. Phinbart (talk) 16:38, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Same problem for some users (me included) on the german wiki. I claim to be able to determine whether an animal is a cat or a dog, with only a small margin of error. I got the verification request 5 times in a row (before I gave up) - seems broken. --CalebBlackhand (talk) 16:50, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Welcome. This error also occurs on Polish Minecraft Wiki. Already reported this affair to our administration. If you have known solution to the problem, I would be grateful for letting me know. I greet, Bar tos z K onk ol . 20:32, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Please fix it quickly, so annoying :(

Template Grid is Broken
Recently (as of yesterday), anything using Template:Grid is offset to the left, except Template:Grid itself. Sometimes something is not offset, but most things are offset. Examples: Template:Grid/Crafting Table, Template:Block, Template:Item --KnightMiner (talk 20:11, 21 January 2014 (UTC)