MediaWiki talk:Sidebar

Broken link
The link to the IRC is incorrect; it should be. -- Toshu (talk) 03:21, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Main page relation
I believe the links on the sidebar should be closer and in sync to what is on the main page. For example there are many more links on the official links section of the main page than the sidebar. – Goandgoo ᐸ  Talk  Contribs  Edit count 10:09, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

A useful link
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 * While you may see this link as useful, it does not benefit the wider community and therefore does not need to go on the sidebar. –Goandgoo ᐸ Talk Contribs Edits 11:59, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

What should go on the sidebar
I think we need a discussion of what should be and what does not need to be on the sidebar. Pages like the Steam community, Minecraft Museum, Server list, Classic server list and IRC are not pages that are necessary under the Minecraft subgroup, and perhaps the sidebar should correspond more towards the main page (e.g. with pages such as Smelting, Brewing etc). –Goandgoo ᐸ Talk Contribs 05:43, 5 June 2015 (UTC)


 * We already have some pages like the smelting and brewing under "Useful pages", but I agree some of the "Minecraft" pages could go. Specifically:
 * The Steam community claims to be unofficial, and even should it be official, it hardly seems to be a worthwhile resource, since Minecraft is not on Steam.
 * The server list is linked directly from the forums (since it is a sub section of the forums), so I would remove it as we already link the hub site. The classic server I would also remove since it is outdated (as it seems to be for an outdated version of the game)
 * I have never heard of Minecraft Museum other then in the sidebar. They were apparently a partner of the Minecraft Wiki, but I am unsure if that is still true. If it is still a partner, I would keep it similarly to the forums.
 * The Minecraft Wiki IRC is hardly used anymore, and the #Minecraft channel gets almost nothing related to minecraft posted on it. I would also agree to removing that.
 * – KnightMiner  t/c 16:43, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I can confirm that the Steam group is NOT official. --HelenAngel (talk) 20:20, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Twitter link
The twitter link is outdated. It should link to. is their old account (and has no tweets anymore). – KnightMiner  t/c 14:38, 8 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Done. — Orthotopetalk 15:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Minecraft Twitch/beam.pro links on the side bar
Some time ago, HelenAngel said, "One of the devs noticed that the official Minecraft Twitch & Beam channels aren't listed on the sidebar here. How do I get them added? For reference- twitch.tv/Minecraft & beam.pro/Minecraft". See Talk:Minecraft Wiki. Could an admin please add these links underneath the "Links" section in order for them to appear on the sidebar? Thanks, Maethoredhel (t • c • ) 17:21, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Looks like the twitter page is in the sidebar. The BlobsPaper.png 19:31, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Twitter is very different from Twitch and Beam. Twitch and Beam should be included. --HelenAngel (talk) 01:30, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Then yes, the links should be added. The BlobsPaper.png 03:17, 4 January 2017 (UTC)