User blog:MdaCHARMED2016/MdaCHARMED2016 - Archived Message Wall

Here is a post containing all of my message wall posts that I don't want to delete, but want to clear message wall. This also allows new users to learn wiki information from my old message wall posts.

All posts are in order by date received!

Welcome message - 01:12, June 20, 2017
Welcome to Destined-The Next Generation of Charmed Wiki!

Hi, I'm an admin for the Destined-The Next Generation of Charmed Wiki community. Welcome and thank you for your edit to Patricia Halliwell!

If you need help getting started, check out our help pages or contact me or another admin here. For general help, you could also stop by Community Central to explore the forums and blogs.

Enjoy your time at Destined-The Next Generation of Charmed Wiki! -- TotallyWitchy 01:12, June 20, 2017

Welcome from Jillian - 02:36, June 21, 2017
Hi!

I'm TotallyWitchy, an Admin here at Destined. I just wanted to take the welcome you to the Destined community and introduce myself properly. I also wanted to let you know that if there is anything you need, or if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact either myself or Prue.

I hope you enjoy the Wikia!

Blessed be,

Witchy

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Hi!

Thank you for the welcome and I will take the offer, and I will ask you or Prue if I need anything.

I have talked to Prue about it and I'm part of the Wikia page editing people. Just letting you know that I added and fixed some things on Patty Halliwell's page and Penny Halliwell's page. Like Patty's jobs before death, captions to pics on both, things like that..hope you don't mind. -- Matt 20:04, June 21, 2017

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Hi!

Sounds great.

Yep, I saw and she let me know. I don't mind at all! Please, feel free to edit anything you like - everything is greatly appreciated. -- TotallyWitchy 21:08, June 21, 2017

Truth Spell - 04:06, June 25, 2017
Hi Matt!

First off, I hope all is well and that you are enjoying your time at Destined. I think I can speak for both myself and Prue when I say that your help is greatly appreciated.

However, I noticed that you created a page for the "Truth Spell" and wanted to let you know that there is already an existing page for the spell (The Truth Spell). I went ahead and merged the information from the page you provided with the existing one. Anything that currently links that to "Truth Spell" can be relinked to "The Truth Spell" :)

Blessed be,

Witchy

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Oh I am so sorry, as I was looking at the red links, there was one on there that "Truth Spell" so I assumed there wasn't a page for the spell. I hope I didn't cause any inconveniences, because I am so sorry for any that may have occurred. Your greatly welcome for the help like I said, it's my summer and I have lots of time on my hands. - Matt 21:26, June 25, 2017

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No, no it wasn't a problem at all - I've done the exact same thing before. I figured that was what it was. Some links were created before the pages were, and the page titles don't match the original links, that's why they point to red links even though a page exists for the information. You didn't cause any inconvenience, I just wanted to bring it to your attention for in the future :) - Witchy 21:35, June 25, 2017

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Okay, I'm glad it wasn't a problem; I got really worried for a second. Thanks for the heads up on the red link thing. - Matt 21:37, June 25, 2017

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It's okay, like I said it wasn't a problem. Everyone's done that before, I think.

Not a problem. Happy editing! - Witchy 21:38, June 25, 2017

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Thanks! - Matt 21:45, June 25, 2017

Gallery - 21:30, June 27, 2017
(Something I posted for some unknown reason)

Scratch that, Idk how to make a gallery. I mean I do, but when I searched for the images, they didn't come up. - Matt

Infobox Images - 02:00, July 3, 2017
Hey, hun!

Hope all is well :) I apologize in advance for the long message.

I saw that you are having trouble with getting pictures to show in the infoboxes. I took a look at the page and I'm thinking it was all just a formatting error. When adding pictures, make sure to do it manually and not just copying and pasting the image link in the template. That can sometimes cause the template to be confused and not load the image properly.

Let's take petrification for example. Instead of:

name = Petrification|image=example.jpg|effects = Turn victims to stone|trigger = Stare at victim|alignment = Neutral|category = Offensive Power

Space it out like so:


 * name = petrification


 * image =


 * effects =

And so on and so on. This will tell the template exactly what to do and will stop any mistake on the formatting side.

The problem might also be manual. Be careful to not resize the image (example: picture.jpg|200px) as the template automatically adjusts for sizes, and it will think the image link is broken which can cause a gray box.

If you try all these and the problems persist, please send me a screenshot of the editor (in source mode) and what you're seeing (in preview mode) so I can get a better description of how to help.

Have a great day!

Witchy

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So, the way I had been previously doing it was after I'd add the infobox and fill in the information. You see I have an infobox made called "Getting name of pic for article" and I would upload it and then copy the name and then paste it into the image box of the infobox. Now its not working, I'll try it the way you suggested and if I have problems I'll let you know. - Matt 02:36, July 3, 2017

So I can't a certain thing without jinxing myself about my old way of doing it.

But one thing I don't know if it will happen again, but I had to reload Plasma Balls and do it again after I tried to go into Source Mode because it gave me a white box with a notification from the site that said 'error loading data at this time', or something like that. - Matt 02:47, July 3, 2017

Okay so it let me do after the page was created weird, or maybe it was just that one time..idk. - Matt 02:48, July 3, 2017

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It might be that template since I'm not having any trouble with original one. Try using the one that is already created - Power infobox, and see if the problem persists. - Witchy 01:52, July 4, 2017

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Oh no I use power infobox, what I meant was that I have infobox template that I use so I can copy the name of the image so I can past it to the power infobox image part, does that make sense? I feel like I'm sounding confusing. - Matt 02:07, July 4, 2017

Its been working fine today and yesterday evening. - Matt 02:07, July 4, 2017

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I think I get what you're saying, haha.

If it's working fine now I wouldn't worry about it. Another thing you can do is clear your Cache and Cookies - sometimes they can mess with your computer.

Please keep me updated on this issue :) - Witchy 03:22, July 5, 2017

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Okay, will do. Thanks for your help! - Matt 15:43, July 5, 2017

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Hey! So, I encountered the same problem that you were having. I'm pretty sure that if you forget a symbol (Example: Prue-Wyatt.jpg = Prue Wyatt.jpg) you will experience the issue. Same for if you have a typo (Prue-Pure). While I'm unsure if this is exactly why you were having this problem, it might help avoid having it in the future. :) - Witchy 16:43, July 6, 2017

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Depends if its the same as mine...was the image showing up gray with the symbol of an image. And I use an infobox that I made like I said above in the previous messages on how I do it. When I copy and paste the name of the image, all I ave to do is press command+c then I open up the infobox and press command+v and paste it to the image bar. So I'm pretty sure it doesn't miss anything, unless the (-)'s have to be typed in manually. - Matt 17:03, July 6, 2017

Copying and Pasting Content - 23:16, July 7, 2017
Hey.

As the title states, please do not copy and paste directly from the Charmed Wikia. You can use it as a basis but please use your own words when creating pages. If you use your own words you don't have to source Charmed Wikia at all. Copying content that isn't yours can get Destined in trouble, and also sends a bad image. I know Sol told you about this before, and I wanted to remind you in case you forgot.

Thank you.

Witchy

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I'm very sorry, I saw a page that had charmed wiki references and I thought it was copy and pasted. Won't happen again. - Matt 23:18, July 7, 2017

I will still put the reference part on any page I create as the where the basis of the information comes from. Some of the pages I made are in my own words, but I put the references at the bottom because I got my info from that page of Charmed Wiki. The only ones I copy and pasted are the power pages that were really long. Most of the powers were re-written the best I could so it would still make sense and look professional. I forgot to say this above, and didn't want to forget to mention. I also will not copy and paste anymore for longer lengthed pages. - Matt 23:25, July 7, 2017

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I understand. If you do base it's fine to reference. The copy and pasting are the only issues, really. The ones you did rewrite look great and are very appreciated. As for the really long ones, I get it - rewriting can get tedious at times. If you find that a page is very long you can cut information out. Not everything from the power pages on Charmed needs to be included in the ones on Destined - primarily the comic information. So, it's fine if you leave portions out as long as it flows nicely and what not. It looks good so far.

Thank you. - Witchy 02:48, July 8, 2017

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I'm glad you understand with long powers...yeah I'm glad its okay to cut stuff out.

You are very welcome! - Matt 02:57, July 8, 2017

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Yeah, you don't need to post everything about a powers backstory. Just a few sentences will even do, maybe a paragraph if you want to write that much on your own. Up to you. - Witchy 03:00, July 8, 2017

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Mkay..thanks for telling me! -- Matt 04:03, July 8, 2017

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Wiccan Rede page created; rewritten as in I changed the wording of several areas.

Will continue referencing, it feels right. - Matt 04:37, July 8, 2017

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Okay. - Witchy 16:47, July 8, 2017