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Line 1: {{Archive\|1\|2\|3}}This is the best place to discuss the wiki between all users.▼ ~~{{Archive\|1\|2}}~~ ===Merging Articles, Condensing Template Names, and Wiki Navigation bar=== ▲This is the best place to discuss the wiki between all users. First, I believe [[Land and Water\|Land]] and [[Land and Water\|Land, Water, and Items]] should be [[Help:Administrators'_how-to_guide#Merging_page_histories\|merged]] into one article. ~~----~~ Second, many templates have long names (e.g., [[Template:RollerCoaster Tycoon Rides & Attractions 2D]]). They could be condensed (e.g., '''RCT2 Rides''') to make typing easier. ~~I noticed that RCT2 expansion scenarios are - well - blank pages. Do we have any scenario strategies among our many users for those?~~ Finally, [[MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation]] could be improved. "Parkitekt" under "Other Games" is a non-existent article, and there is no link to the forums.<br /> Also, I've started noting RCT3 remakes of scenarios; all of the main RCT ones are remade as well as [http://www.example.com link title]a good chunk of RCT expansions and the entire main RCT2 scenario list. I think it's good to highlight that these exist. So far, [[Forest Frontiers]] and [[Dynamite Dunes]] have been noted. [[User:CycloneGU\|CycloneGU]] 00:09, May 25, 2012 (UTC) [[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 00:36, November 27, 2017 (UTC) : Regarding first: agreed, I'll work on that. Regarding second: not sure many editors bother. You could, if you want make a new one with the short name, redirecting to the old one, if that's possible. But stay consistent in when naming. Third, Larry98 is working on a new front page, see [[Test]]. Parkitect should stay on the page even though there is no article yet, because of its similarity to the RCT franchise's games. Which forums do you mean? You could suggest that to Larry98. :The scenario pages for [[RCT2]] and [[RCT3]] are a mess to be honest :(. I think this RCT in 3D website should be noted, but not on every single page, rather a single page entirely for the website.[[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]][[User:Lachlan5963\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;">Lachlan5963</span>''']][[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]] 19:16, May 26, 2012 (UTC) : [[User:Bodoc Calado\|Bodoc Calado]] ::How would you propose doing that? I do agree that adding it to every single page seems somewhat messy and was considering removing the Dynamite Dunes addition of mine, but leaving the Forest Frontiers entry. In addition, a general mention somewhere. Haven't figured out the best way to go about it yet. [[User:CycloneGU\|CycloneGU]] 19:21, May 26, 2012 (UTC) ::As to number one, '''Land, Water, and Items''' was supposed to be deleted, have '''Land''' moved to that name, and then have the article undeleted so that the histories could be merged (as explained in the link I provided). But, I assume you had a reason to not have done that, and I do not need to know unless you want to explain. As to number three, I was referring to what appears towards the top of all pages, below "RollerCoaster Tycoon" and next to the wiki logo, where there are dropdowns for "Games," "Lists," and the default "Explore." Also, I had thought you guys had a [[help:Forums\|forums]], seeing as how there are some pages under the "Forum:" namespace (e.g., [[Forum:Forum Rules]], [[Forum:What are we all about?]]), but I assume they were discontinued. Somewhat-relatedly, do you plan to get [[Help:Discussions\|Discussions]]? [[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 23:19, November 27, 2017 (UTC) :::I think we could note it on the [[RollerCoaster Tycoon]] page - I'm actually thinking a page for every fansite is a bit much, I might merge them all in to a single page.[[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]][[User:Lachlan5963\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;">Lachlan5963</span>''']][[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]] 14:59, May 29, 2012 (UTC) ===Background Images and [[RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki:WikiTroll#Offenders\|WikiTroll Offender List]]=== It could be fun to add custom backgrounds to articles. It would not only add artistic variety to the wiki, but choosing which image to put in the background could lead to some friendly competition to get the best picture. I am new here, so I may be blind to a reason for it, but I believe the WikiTroll offender list should be deleted. It is important to never feed trolls—FANDOM has [[Help:Don't feed the trolls\|a help article]] on that—and the list does just that.[[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 18:19, November 24, 2017 (UTC) ::::Do we presently have fan sites with dedicated articles? I agree, that is excessive. I was thinking for this case we can leave the Forest Frontiers entry (noting how the scenario was made into a much more difficult version) and have an entry somewhere else that refers to it as well. I didn't mean its own article, though it's been around long enough that it could probably merit one...but I don't think fansites should have articles. The RCT2 User Created Expansion Set is a rare exception. [[User:CycloneGU\|CycloneGU]] 00:35, May 30, 2012 (UTC) Regarding the troll page: We inherited the list from the sysops before Larry98's adoption of the wiki. The page was created in the very first days of the wiki, so it may be obsolete. I personally find it quite useful for admins to have an editable overview over past blocked users. However, I read the article you linked. So far, I don't know about users that felt encouraged to troll after being featured on the list. Also, there are very few trolls at all on this wiki over time. Besides that, a notable, curious thing is that there is a special page on every wiki that is similar to [[RollerCoaster Tycoon Wiki:WikiTroll\|our WikiTroll page]]: [//rct.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Log/block http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Log/block] :There is a main article ([[RollerCoaster Tycoon Fansites]]), Although this is just a list. Any info about fan-sites can be put in a header on here though.[[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]][[User:Lachlan5963\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;">Lachlan5963</span>''']][[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]] 17:55, June 2, 2012 (UTC) :So, I think we can leave the troll page there for now. Deleting it will probably bring no benefit as there is the other automated site. What we could do is removing the link from the wiki's front page so it is less obvious such a list exist. Besides from that, the most effective measure against trolls should be a strict ban policy. The existance of a troll list seems rather not relevant to me. What do all you think? [[user:Bodoc_Calado\|Bodoc Calado]] Hey guys, it's been a while, but I'm Matt 20 1 and I used to be active here (I was one of the first to get this baby going). I've been inactive for a while, but I'm back to help! Is there anything you want me to do in particular? Are we concentrating on a particular area or whatever? Cheers, --[[User:Matt 20 1\|Matt 20 1]] 03:03, June 23, 2012 (UTC) ::And your opinion on custom page backgrounds? They are achievable by adding a piece of code to [[MediaWiki:Wikia.css]]. An example for [[Vanilla Hills]] would be: :Hey thanks for coming back... as you can Probally tell, I changed a few things when I came admin (like the MonoBook logo etc) so hope it looks fine to you. Do you own [[RCT1]]? Because what we really need is RCT1 ride icons, to make a consistent Infobox picture. If you could upload some of those little 112 x 112 icons then that would be awesome. [[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]][[User:Lachlan5963\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;">Lachlan5963</span>''']][[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]] 10:37, June 23, 2012 (UTC) :: <pre>body.page-Vanilla_Hills{ ::Yeah, I own all of the games (except for Wild), so that should be no problem. What particular icons are you referring to? Also, chances are they are identical to the RCT2 ones. Believe it or not they are almost the same game in terms of the visual elements. --[[User:Matt 20 1\|Matt 20 1]] 10:59, June 24, 2012 (UTC) background: #000000 url(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/rct/images/8/8f/Vanilla_Hills_Overview.png/revision/latest?cb=20100119020028) 0 0 no-repeat; background-position: center top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-size:cover; }</pre> An example of the per-page background stuff in action can be found at [http://subnautica.wikia.com Subnautica wiki].<br />[[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 23:42, November 24, 2017 (UTC) :::I see ''Larry98'' has started that. I would like to note, however, that it needs to be "body.page-Vanilla_Hills"—the system says the "body" part is unnecessary, but it is necessary for these backgrounds for whatever reason.[[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 01:38, November 26, 2017 (UTC) :::Like these: [[File:Spiral Coaster Icon.png\|thumb\|left]]. If they are in fact the same, then just RCT2 and 3 pictures would be needed.[[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]][[User:Lachlan5963\|'''<span style="color:darkgrey;">Lachlan5963</span>''']][[File:Oblivion Logo.png\|20px]] 13:44, June 24, 2012 (UTC) ::::Yes I tried to do it, but it not works. Can you please help me. I even completly copied the complete MediawikiCss but it also didn't work. So I changed it back to the one we had earlier. There has to be another page which controls it. --[[User:Larry98\|Larry98]] ([[User talk:Larry98\|talk]]) 11:13, November 26, 2017 (UTC) :::Update - I've finally bought RCT1 and I really need to know something - how to save the rides?! There is no floppy to click on but I see downloads of rides so what do I do? Thanks lol I know its stupid for an admin to ask questions like that :/'''[[User:Lachlan5963\|Lachlan5963]]''' Flamingo Land Corkscrew replacement: <strike>New GCI woodie!</strike> Zamperla kiddie flat-rides '''[[User talk:Lachlan5963\|Talk]]''' 13:44, June 30, 2012 (UTC) :::::[[Special:ThemeDesigner]] is the only one I can currently think of. Under "customize," make sure the background graphic is set to be tiled. In the meantime, I will try to figure out what else could be causing the fault.[[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 16:28, November 26, 2017 (UTC) ::::::Well, now it works. I suppose this post is all resolved now unless you have thoughts on the WikiTroll offender list.[[user:SLScool\|SLScool]] ([[message wall:SLScool\|message wall]]) 19:25, November 26, 2017 (UTC) === Hello! === I apologise for my VERY long absence from the Wiki, but I wanna try and be a regular contributor again. Rather than just jump in, I thought I'd ask if there's any projects we're working on atm or any particular articles we're concentrating on that you need help with? If not, I'll just start looking around for where I'm needed. Cheers.--[[User:Matt_20_1\|<b style="color:#FA0">Matt_20_1</b>]]<sup>([[User talk:Matt_20_1\|<b style="color:#8DD623">talk</b>]])</sup> 14:43, February 24, 2018 (UTC) No need to apologise. Well, there is no active project at the moment, I suppose. But Larry98 and/or I, we plan to re-activate the [//rct.wikia.com/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon:Projects http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon:Projects] page and organise the most neccessary work sometime in the future. Larry98 also is about changing and standardising the rideboxes and redesigning the front page. Things I find to be done soon are completing the RCT3 rides list with the missing articles (but with filled out table and using the article structure of RCT2 articles) and incorporating RCT World content into the wiki. But, as Larry98 and I haven't assessed areas needing progress yet, you are absolutely welcome to find further topics which need work/improvement by yourself. [[User:Bodoc Calado\|Bodoc Calado]] ([[User talk:Bodoc Calado\|talk]]) 12:05, February 25, 2018 (UTC) :::If I can find my RCT2 disk, I will start adding better thumbnails to the RCT2 rides. But I may have to buy and download it again. I'll do that as soon as I can [[User:Overlogger\|Overlogger]] 20:25, July 2, 2012 (UTC) ==Scenario Pages== What are our thoughts/conventions on the current state of our scenario pages? I've noticed some are a little incomplete in a few places and so I want to go ahead and fix them up but before I jump in want to clarify some things (in no particular order of importance). I've noticed some make mention of recreations done in RCT3 by (as far as I can tell) fans (i.e. they are not official released versions) and was wondering if it was okay for me to delete this information from the pages? I've also seen we have entries for user made expansions for RCT2 (eg. the UCES), to the extent that we have scenario pages for these fan made ones. Not to discredit all the hard work that went into making them, but I personally don't think the belong here and that we should focus solely on what is official (after all, where do you draw the line, as there are a billion and one different fan made scenarios/assets for the game out there). Again, that's just personal preference but I'm curious to hear what the consensus is. I've also noticed some entries have pictures of the scenarios completed, which itself I'm not against but I feel doesn't really belong. I'm thinking of moving them to the scenario guide sub-pages if no one has any objections? On the topic of scenario guides, while some are really helpful, others are severely lacking and I was wondering if we had a protocol or anything for updating them? I know by their very nature there is more than one way to complete a scenario, but is it alright if I re-write some of the poorly done ones? One more thing, I attempted to streamline the [[The Complete Scenery List]] and as part of that process I used collapsible boxes. Of course this is a solely antithetical thing, but I was wondering what you guys thought? Would you mind if I did this on scenario pages in a similar way, or prefer if I left it alone? Sorry guys, I know there's a lot of questions in there, but I don't wanna go and mess around with things before getting some input. Cheers- [[User:Matt_20_1\|<b style="color:#FA0">Matt_20_1</b>]]<sup>([[User talk:Matt_20_1\|<b style="color:#8DD623">talk</b>]])</sup> 13:12, March 2, 2018 (UTC) ==Limiting what pages the Random Page button can use?== I think that the Random Page button shouldn’t bring up more personal pages on the wiki, like talk pages and user profiles, since they aren’t actual articles. Is there any way where we can make pages like this exempt from what pages it can use?[[User:Ho-tee\|Ho-tee]] ([[User talk:Ho-tee\|talk]]) 00:32, 7 April 2023 (UTC)