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ok heres a couple things i think we need back, the my home feature because its a lot more clean looking, the sub menu feature in the side-bar and the rich text editing, i will update this page if i see any other issues/problems [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 13:02, 10 October 2010 (BST)
ok heres a couple things i think we need back, the my home feature because its a lot more clean looking, the sub menu feature in the side-bar and the rich text editing, i will update this page if i see any other issues/problems [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 13:02, 10 October 2010 (BST)


:MyHome is a Wikia feature, why do so many people want that back anyway? The main section of it is just a less useful version of [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Edits]]. The submenus in the sidebar are a feature from the Monaco skin, which we would have no longer had on Wikia anyway. I have never seen another MediaWiki skin with submenus unfortunately. As for the rich text editor, that was once again a Wikia feature, and most MediaWiki rich text editors break the wiki markup of pages. The most important parts of the wiki markup are fairly easy to learn, and in fact, manually entering the markup is much easier/quicker (once you know it) than pressing buttons on a rich text editor. If you're unsure what an edit will look like after saving, simply hit the '''preview''' button (next to the '''save''' button). The main wiki markup you need to know are: To make [[Sandbox|links]], simply use two square brackets on either side of the text that you're linking, for example: <code><nowiki>[[Sandbox]]</nowiki></code> creates a link to the [[Sandbox]]. You can also change the text of the link like this: <code><nowiki>[[Sandbox|test editing here]]</nowiki></code>, which creates a link to the Sandbox that says [[Sandbox|test editing here]]. The other two most important things are ''italics'', made like <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code>, and '''bold''', made like <code><nowiki>'''this'''</nowiki></code>. Filling in infoboxes is less simple, but still quite easy to learn. If you don't know how to do something, you can always use the toolbar above the edit box, or the box full of different code below the save button: just click the type of code that you would like to use, and it will be inserted into the page at the current cursor location. Of course, you can also ask any member of [[staff]] if you don't know how to do something, and we are happy to help! '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 07:09, 11 October 2010 (BST)
:MyHome is a Wikia feature, why do so many people want that back anyway? The main section of it is just a less useful version of [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Edits]]. The submenus in the sidebar are a feature from the Monaco skin, which we would have no longer had on Wikia anyway. I have never seen another MediaWiki skin with submenus unfortunately. As for the rich text editor, that was once again a Wikia feature, and most MediaWiki rich text editors break the wiki markup of pages. The most important parts of the wiki markup are fairly easy to learn, and in fact, manually entering the markup is much easier/quicker (once you know it) than pressing buttons on a rich text editor. If you're unsure what an edit will look like after saving, simply hit the '''preview''' button (next to the '''save''' button). The main wiki markup you need to know are: To make [[Sandbox|links]], simply use two square brackets on either side of the text that you're linking, for example: <code><nowiki>[[Sandbox]]</nowiki></code> creates a link to the [[Sandbox]]. You can also change the text of the link like this: <code><nowiki>[[Sandbox|test editing here]]</nowiki></code>, which creates a link to the Sandbox that says [[Sandbox|test editing here]]. The other two most important things are ''italics'', made like <code><nowiki>''this''</nowiki></code>, and '''bold''', made like <code><nowiki>'''this'''</nowiki></code>. Filling in infoboxes is less simple, but still quite easy to learn. If you don't know how to do something, you can always use the toolbar above the edit box, or the box full of different code below the save button: just click the type of code that you would like to use, and it will be inserted into the page at the current cursor location. Of course, you can also ask any member of [[Grand Theft Wiki:Staff|staff]] if you don't know how to do something, and we are happy to help! '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 07:09, 11 October 2010 (BST)


i already now how to use mark up, but the rich text editor is good for casual editing, and markup is good for adding templates and that kind of stuff, plus wiki noobs won't understand it that good, but what ever. though youtube embedding would be nice to have back lol [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 08:47, 11 October 2010 (BST)
i already now how to use mark up, but the rich text editor is good for casual editing, and markup is good for adding templates and that kind of stuff, plus wiki noobs won't understand it that good, but what ever. though youtube embedding would be nice to have back lol [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 08:47, 11 October 2010 (BST)
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--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 10:52, 11 October 2010 (BST)
--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 10:52, 11 October 2010 (BST)


::Moving [[A B Auto]] to [[A+B Auto]] however results in "The destination page already exists" You're given the option to delete the old page and move (don't know what the result would be?) but if it works the history would be replaced with a new history saying that I just created the page (which I copied the content from Wikia)... '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 10:57, 11 October 2010 (BST)
::Moving [[A+B Auto|A B Auto]] to [[A+B Auto]] however results in "The destination page already exists" You're given the option to delete the old page and move (don't know what the result would be?) but if it works the history would be replaced with a new history saying that I just created the page (which I copied the content from Wikia)... '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 10:57, 11 October 2010 (BST)


:::I know what this problem is. I've added + to the list of special characters allowed in titles, and I need to modify the htaccess to translate it. [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 11:35, 11 October 2010 (BST)
:::I know what this problem is. I've added + to the list of special characters allowed in titles, and I need to modify the htaccess to translate it. [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 11:35, 11 October 2010 (BST)


:Same problem with the & symbol (e.g. [[J & J’s Restaurant]]). --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] 12:59, 16 October 2010 (BST)
:Same problem with the & symbol (e.g. [[J & J's Restaurant|J & J’s Restaurant]]). --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] 12:59, 16 October 2010 (BST)


i've already utilized our ability to use youtube embedding, check the section "Videos I Like" on my [[User talk:Megahypernova|talkpage]] :) [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 13:17, 11 October 2010 (BST)
i've already utilized our ability to use youtube embedding, check the section "Videos I Like" on my [[User talk:Megahypernova|talkpage]] :) [[User:Megahypernova|<span style="color:Green">'''Mega'''</span><span style="color:#00FF00">'''Hyper'''</span><span style="color:Green">'''Nova'''</span>]] 13:17, 11 October 2010 (BST)
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This is a weird issue. If the gallery uses the old shorthand of not using "File/Image", the image in the vehicle infobox creates an incorrect link (see [[Blista]]). But after I fixed the gallery by placing "File/Image", the link is corrected (see [[Cheetah]]). I'm not yet sure if this only affects infoboxes.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 03:07, 12 October 2010 (BST)
This is a weird issue. If the gallery uses the old shorthand of not using "File/Image", the image in the vehicle infobox creates an incorrect link (see [[Blista]]). But after I fixed the gallery by placing "File/Image", the link is corrected (see [[Cheetah]]). I'm not yet sure if this only affects infoboxes.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 03:07, 12 October 2010 (BST)


:Pages with special characters now work but trying to move them will lead to an error page.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 06:34, 19 October 2010 (BST)
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:[[100% Completion in GTA Vice City]] leads to a "not acceptable" page.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 19:14, 19 October 2010 (BST)
:Pages with special characters now work but trying to move them will lead to an error page.</s>--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 06:34, 19 October 2010 (BST)
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:[[Completion in GTA Vice City|100% Completion in GTA Vice City]] leads to a "not acceptable" page.</s>--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 19:14, 19 October 2010 (BST)
 
::Viewing the [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Liberty_City_Memorial_Stadium&curid=25574&diff=306621&oldid=294680 history] of this page by clicking on the "diff" link in "Recent Edits" leads to this odd error. The page used to be an error page but I didn't manage to take note of what it was.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 08:22, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
:::I think that's because the page was moved. The two versions you're comparing with that diff don't exist because they have been moved to another page title. Both diff links in the history work. Just a little bug with MediaWiki perhaps. [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 17:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
::::[[North Rock|Here's the error page I was referring to]].--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 04:53, 15 December 2010 (UTC)


== Create a Page sidebar option ==
== Create a Page sidebar option ==
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:I did previously have that turned on here. I'll look into it. Thanks - [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 07:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
:I did previously have that turned on here. I'll look into it. Thanks - [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 07:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
== not being able to download new search engine ==
Every time I click "Add "Grand Theft Wiki (en-gb)"", it fails to download the Grand Theft Wiki search engine. May you please fix this? -- [[User:PK2PK2|PK2PK2]] 07:38, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
:I've been away, I know what's causing this and will fix it as soon as I can. [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] 16:51, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
==Reclaiming Username==
Need to reclaim ny name. It's NT92 --[[User:NT92reclaim|NT92reclaim]] 04:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
:Replied [[User_talk:NT92reclaim#Reclaiming_Username|here]]. '''[[User:JFletcher|JFletcher]]<sup>''[[User talk:JFletcher|Talk]]''</sup>''' <small>(formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever)</small> 05:38, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
== % sign in title ==
Every time I type in the percentage title in the search box including this, "100% Completion", it just loads the main page instead of "100% Completion". May you please fix this? -- [[User:PK2PK2|PK2PK2]] 00:43, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
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