User talk:Y2K

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Contents 1 Show Preview 2 Download links 3 Danke!! 4 Wiki Guestbook Society 5 Editing user pages and the preview button 6 Sig page 7 Signature 8 Monobook 9 UTC clock help?

Show Preview

Just a tip for future reference for when you're editing, there is a "Show preview" button next to the "Save page" button - if you use that, you can see what you've changed without saving the page, which is easier than saving and clicking "edit" again, and it doesn't fill up Recent changes with your edits. --phlip ^T_C 06:59, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, Phlip, but I'm just trying to show the changes to my userbox every time I update it. Apparently, the wiki isn't scripted to do that. --Y2K () 07:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

It will. Sometimes it takes a little while for the template to update. Don't worry too much about it. — Bassbone (^{TALK CONT}) 07:46, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, thanks. --Y2K () 07:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

If you edit a template that's not in the Template: namespace (like your user box tower for example) it doesn't automatically rebuild any pages that use it, 'cause it doesn't realise it's a template. What you need to do is purge the wiki's cache of what your page should look like, so it can rebuild it from the updated template. That doesn't put an entry in the RC... --phlip ^T_C 11:21, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Download links

Please stop adding them to the main page. We're just linking toons and games. Thanks. — It's dot com 05:53, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

The intent of the watch links, etc, is so that people can easily see the latest updates from the Main Page. They don't need to be added to the update archives, it will only make that page cluttered. --phlip ^T_C 06:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, now I understand. Thanks, guys. By the way, Phlip, really enjoying your Homestar All-In-One. --Y2K () 07:24, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Danke!!

Thanks for catching that typo on the SM's Posse userbox. That was odd...— Bassbone (^{TALK CONT}) 07:33, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, it was nuthin', Bassbone. I mean, I owed you for initiating me into SM's posse in the first place. By the way, do you send messages to other members in case of a new member? If not, maybe you should. --Y2K () 07:41, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I dunno. I just kind of started it as a joke, because Strong Mad is kind of an underappreciated character and I like the Strong Mad Has a Posse sticker. It's not really a sort of wiki secret society or anything. Just thought it'd be a nifty thing to see if it caught on. Thanks for joining. If I think up anything cool I'll let you know! — Bassbone (^{TALK CONT}) 07:46, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, then. Just wondering. --Y2K () 07:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Wiki Guestbook Society

Hey, X2 Spidey confused superhero! Your "Wiki Moron Society" is clever. Unfortunately, it's a lot like a creative take on the guestbook concept, and a while back we were having some trouble with a guestbook epidemic and decided to do without them. You can see the short version at HRWiki:Guestbooks, or if you've got insomnia see its talk page for the thrilling, epic discussion. One of the things that came out of that event was that it's definitely preferred not to have elements on your userpage that encourage others to edit it. This talk page here is fine for that! So, one idea would be to move the membership list here to the talk page. Even better, though: think about what the Society really means. If someone just signs their name on a list, have you gotten to know them all that well? (And, flipside, unless you get to know them well, are they likely to seek out the list?) Maybe an even better replacement would be to simply hang out, watch what users do, talk to them about it, and build real friendships that way. Some users have had concepts similar to your society, but lists that they add people to when those people do something unusually cool, sort of a hall of fame. That might be a way to go.
Summary: 1) it needs to be moved from the userpage, and 2) think carefully about whether you can improve on the concept and get something that means even more.
Oh, and welcome to the wiki! Great to have you on board. —AbdiViklas 01:45, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Hang on. I didn't mean it to be a guestbook, just a joke. Although, maybe I should make it a joke message subscription instead. I already have, so I'll see how it works out. --Y2K () 01:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello there. Please have a look at HRWiki:User space regarding subpages. Perhaps the fanstuff would be a better place for your joke sign-up. — It's dot com 04:46, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Editing user pages and the preview button

Please again review HRWiki:User space, especially the point to avoid editing another's user page without their permission. Also, you must become aware of the "Show preview" button. For instance, it helps in turning three individual edits into one. Thanks. -- Tom 05:42, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi X-Spider2. I also notice you're editing the main userboxes page to put in links to specific users. Specific users should not be linked to on that page. Likewise, the fun userboxes should all tie in to some concept on the official site, not fanstuff. Please stop adding fanstuff userboxes to the page. Lastly, I notice that you're editing templates that appear on many wiki pages. While we encourage people to make improvements as they see fit, whenever a change involves edits to lots of pages it's better to bring it up on a discussion page first. Thanks. — It's dot com 16:54, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Sig page

Please leave your signature visible on your sig page, regardless of whatever help section you have there. We need to be able to see it. (By the way, if you really need a help section, maybe your sig is too complicated.) Thanks. — It's dot com 07:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

I notice that now. Maybe I should upload a Flash version, if the next website upgrade can handle Flash. I'm talking to YOU, JoeyDay. --Y2K () 10:31, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

This is a knowledge base, and it will never support Flash signatures. -- Tom 13:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, man! if only I knew enough web scripting for this kind of thing. --Y2K () 22:10, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Signature

I have created a "sig" but how do I define it as my signature that I can leave on talk pages for instance?

Booksworm 07:13, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

This page oughta help. --Y2K () 07:20, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Monobook

Hey there x-spider. I've noticed you've been making a whole lot of monobook edits. Please keep in mind that using show preview while editing your monobook file will show changes that will happen to your display, without even having to clear your cache. Using show preview will reduce the number of recent changes floods coming from your direction, and that way you won't have to keep clearing your cache. Thanks, ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 05:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Gah! Thanks. Didn't understand what that did at all. (Talking about the preview.) It should help me with adding a seconds counter to my Sydney clock. Maybe you could too. It's not working right. --Y2K () 05:51, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

You'd probably get more help from a toaster. I know wikis just fine, but when it comes to scripts and code stuff, I'm totally illiterate. sorry. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 05:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Maybe Phlip? I mean, he wrote the Homestar All-In-One. --Y2K () 08:28, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh yeah, Phlip knows all about that kind of thing. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 15:23, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

UTC clock help?

I noticed you were putting code and stuff on the UTC clock page, and i was wondering if you got that to work. I put the code in my monobook.js and monobook.css files and i don't see a clock. is there anything else i'm supposed to do? --- Collin - (^T/C) 06:40, 8 June 2006 (UTC)