RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki:Community Portal/Archive2

Monobook
I noticed we are suggesting to view the wiki with the monobook setting. Should we change the wiki logo to fit into those dimensions (I'll have to check what they are), because currently it is cut off on either end.--Matt 20 1 05:52, November 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, that would be better. That version of the logo is not used anywhere on the new style afaik, so it would not affect anything else. About recommending MonoBook: I noticed that many pages look too crammed in the new style, especially those using pictures and/or infoboxes. The problem with the new style is that it has a fixed width, which makes it look bad, especially on widescreens. I hope it is okay that I recommended MonoBook for better readability. If not, please remove that line from the main page. I just haven't found out if it is possible to customize the links on the MonoBook sidebar. --Hadesengel 13:01, November 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Found the MonoBook Sidebar (MediaWiki:Sidebar) and edited it for better wiki navigation. --Hadesengel 14:33, November 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * I really like the sugggestion. In fact, it completely slipped my mind that you could, so I must thank you for the suggestion. I'm really busy for the next couple of weeks, so I won't be able to do much, but I might find time to fix the logo this weekend, if not, on the 14th december I'm having sugery on the 14th December, so I'll have a lot of free time afterwards, so if I feel up to it, I'll be playing RCT a lot more, therefore contributing here. --Matt 20 1 10:24, November 18, 2010 (UTC)


 * I changed the logos dimensions. But since the old logo was 216px x 155px and the sidebar uses 155px x 155px, it looks... different. --Hadesengel 17:57, November 19, 2010 (UTC)

New Awards
I would like to introduce some new awards for the users of the wiki:

I'll add these to userpages of qualifying active users. Checking the whole user list is just too much of an effort, so whenever I see someone appear in the changelog, I will check if he qualifies for any awards, and add them. :) I will also be working on a Template List for userboxes soon, inspired by other great wikis. --Hadesengel 04:16, November 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * wow, they're fantastic, I really like them. It's good to see some more awards.--Matt 20 1 05:16, November 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. How about a "User of the Month" award, that will be given to a user making high quality contributions, and referencing the user of the month before somewhere on the main page? (Each user can only earn this once a year). It has gotten pretty empty around here since the design change. We need to motivate our users, I think. --Hadesengel 16:52, November 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * And two more awards, to give credit to ride designers contributing to the ride exchange: Ride Designer and Master Designer. --Hadesengel 18:46, November 23, 2010 (UTC)

I think that the "Other Tycoon Games" page that links from the main page should be deleted. Like stated on the dicussion page, it's relevance to the RCT series is questionable at best, as "Tycoon" in the title of two games does not automatically mean they are even remotely similar. If we are not going to delete it, at least narrow it down to Chris Sawyer Tycoon games (Transport Tycoon, ect.) or games that play out almost exactly/very similarly to the RCT games. Thoughts?--Matt 20 1 06:55, April 10, 2011 (UTC)


 * I think you're right. They should be removed, as most "Tycoon" games are not really related to RCT, despite the name. --Hadesengel 20:10, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

What's been happening
I know I haven't been as active as an admin should be, but recently I've been doing a little bit of work, and I plan to do a lot more in the near future. I have recently adjusted how the exchanges work to make them more organised/less cluttered. Also changed the "tags" templates. Not sure if we wanna use them or not, but I have been using them on a couple of articles. Also, what templates are we using, cause I've noticed different ones being used on different articles. If we can standardise them, it'll make things a lot easier. Are the ones that appear when you create a new article the ones we are using?

Also, I'm going to work on the RCT2 section of the complete rides list, and create the missing rides from that list. If you need me to do anything else, just let me know. Just letting you know what's happening at my end.--Matt 20 1 06:20, April 25, 2011 (UTC)