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Hey There, i am just wondering, would you be able to make me a .js file like your Welcome.js file but instead of it being a wiki welcome, it inserts this instead --- My Help Thingy
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 14:22, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Don't Bother, I've just figured out how to do it
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 15:13, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Lol, I just got a edit conflict for this. I was going to tell you how.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  15:15, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

lol yeah i figured it out anyway
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 15:25, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Editing

When I edit an article, should I use American, Australian, British, or Canadian English?
Anonymous1212144 (talk | contribs) 23:35, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

English. This is an English wiki.

If you know other languages you can also join those wikis.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  23:47, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

For consistency you use American English, though it is acceptable to use other forms of English, you should not mix them.^[Source]
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 00:04, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@12944qwerty: I believe they meant American English, Australian English, British English, or Canadian English, since American, Australian, British, and Canadian aren't languages. And there's a page about it that Jakel181 has posted above.
 EIephant_Lover  Talk  Contributions  Subpages  16:49, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

Permission

do i have your permission to edit the article Welcoming Committee as LiFayTheGoblin is no longer a Scratch Team Member?
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 10:56, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Lifay is still a ST Memeber (still has more rights than the average scratcher) (She is a fourm moderater) just not part of the scratch team (full rights), also it's kind of funny you mention the article because we are planning to update the article too! But I think I can give you premission? to edit it snice I am part of the SwC as long as you don't make big changes to the article. :)
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 12:03, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

If permission is required you might as well save your changes in a sandbox and present that to a person entitled to make the edit for review, then have them actually save it.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  12:31, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

@Ken thanks that helped a lot, @Jakel ok will do
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 08:53, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Need help with signatures

I can't figure out how to customize my signature - can you help me? What I specifically want to do is have the 3 buttons like yours, but have the 3 buttons say "Talk, Contribs, Projects" (with "projects" being my Scratch profile.) Can you help me with this at all?
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 13:48, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Well, you can copy my signature for starters and modify it from there as you see fit; just make sure that when using it, you follow the correct method.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:49, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Alright, thanks! I'll try doing that.
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 13:58, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Lol, that's what I and JJBullet did!
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  14:06, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

How do I link to my profile image? Do I need to upload it manually?
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 14:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Yes, you have to upload it yourself.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:26, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for the help!
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 14:27, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

No problem :)
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:27, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Ok, what tag do I put on the image? Also, it won't display the new signature.
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 17:43, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Tag?? Also, i don't think you have uploaded an image.... Link it here if you have.... (I looked all over recent changes).
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  17:47, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

I know, but what exactly do I insert in to "New signature"?
Dominic305 (talk | contribs) 21:29, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

In your Special:Preferences there should be a box that says custom signatures. Check off 'mark as wikitext'. THen in the txtarea, put in a translusion page to your signature as a template.

For example, I put {{User:12944qwerty/Templates/minisig}} inside the box. I made User:12944qwerty/Templates/minisig include {{User:12944qwerty/Templates/Sig}}. (This is to compact the wikicode when you put four tildes).

If it's still confusing, I can directly help you. (with your permission of course).
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  22:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Works perfect! Thanks for your help!
 Dominic305  Talk  Contribs (1,791)  Scratch  Directory  23:03, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

np!

Just as a tip though, for your projects link, use this: {{plain link|https://scratch.mit.edu/users/Dominic305/projects|Projects}}

This removes the small box on the top left of the external link.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  13:11, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

How do I color that link blue? (Not the default link blue)
 Dominic305  Talk  Contribs (1,791)  Scratch  Directory  13:16, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Lol, I made a template just for this case. User:12944qwerty/CPL
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  13:25, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Awesome! Thanks for your help! (And you too, Kenny2scratch). We should probably stop this discusssion as it has gotten very long, and I am good with the stuff I need. Again, thanks!
 Dominic305  Talk  Contribs (1,791)  Scratch  Directory  13:40, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Nothing is ever too long....
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  13:51, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

"Nothing is ever too long" case in point: S:CPND#We need your help: Apply for getting "International Scratch Wiki Coach"

Glad to have helped, and thanks everyone else for helping as well :D
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  06:13, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

Extra equal signs in the welcome message

In the welcome message that is first on a new user's talk page, there are two = at the beginning, before the message. I know that both you and jvvg post this when you add new users. I've seen it on many talk pages, the easy fix is just to remove the two equal signs at the beginning. I know it's not a template, but just for future reference... please fix it.
 EIephant_Lover  Talk  Contributions  Subpages  18:54, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

I have nothing to do with the extra equals signs being added, but I can't fathom for the life of my why that could happen. I don't deal with the accounts system, though, that's jvvg's area of expertise, so I'll let him know.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  12:37, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Wait a minute! Special:Diff/223048

You added the extra equals signs! I know what's going on, then.

CodeMirror takes a couple of seconds to enable, and when it does turn on your cursor is reset to the top of the page. You must have typed the extra equals signs when adding the header at the bottom of the page.

Why don't you just use the "new topic" pencil menu item when editing talk pages? That automatically adds the sections at the bottom.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  09:58, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

Please add my header to my archive

Hi, I noticed that you removed my header from my talk page archive when you protected it. Can you please add it back? Thanks.
 Supermonkeycat157  Talk  Contribs  On Scratch 20:08, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

Oops, I just eyeballed the closing brackets. My bad - fixed now.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  12:39, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks

thanks for protecting my User page,
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 10:35, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

Editing my userpage

Hi Ken, earlier you protected my user page, and thanks for that, but you forgot one vital part, i need to be able to edit it here is a screenshot could you re-do it so i can edit it

thanks
𝔍𝔍𝔅𝔲𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔱 (тαℓк║cσntríвs║𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽!) 14:35, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

Unfortunately, that's not how protecting works. You can't protect by group and users...
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  23:34, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

...I was wondering what you were hoping to accomplish by having me protect your userpage. Protecting prevents editing by anyone except admins, including yourself. If you want to be able to edit it, you have to be okay with other people being able to edit it as well. (The exceptions are New Wikians, who can't edit others' userpages, and your *.js files, which are only editable by you and admins.)

Do you want me to unprotect it so you can edit it again? Once more, either nobody (including yourself) can edit it or everybody can.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:07, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

yes please, i would like to be able to edit it, sorry for the confusion
𝔍𝔍𝔅𝔲𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔱 (тαℓк║cσntríвs║𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽!) 08:57, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

I've unprotected it. I recall protecting one or two of your subpages too so if you run across those let me know here as well.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:10, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks
𝔍𝔍𝔅𝔲𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔱 (тαℓк║cσntríвs║𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽!) 14:05, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

My Archive

hiya ken, previously you said you recall protecting other sub-pages, well you did, my Archive1 Page has been protected, so can you change that please
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 10:35, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

 Unprotected though FYI talk page archives are usually protected unless you add topics to them periodically like I do.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  10:59, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

thanks
JJBullet (Talk ★ Contributions ★ 1,220 edits) 12:04, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Questions regarding to procedures, formatting, and such

Procedures - What are the procedures for creating a wiki page? Formatting - Does writing a signature work the same like writing text in a wiki page? If no, how do you write a signature? Also, how do you do that little icon on that signature and is it mandatory? - How do you make a header? - I'm confused with the formatting here, see the source for this post, it seems to like having everything in one line. and Such - I want to know what bots you have made.
Sti_scratch (talk | contribs) 07:02, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Did you read S:WELCOME?

S:CHEAT for formatting. S:NP for new pages. TemplatesFTW is the only bot I control.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  09:56, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Lol. Sti Scratch, you may also want to look at S:NOSP and : * # are they only onese that get you to a new line. Pressing enter twice also brings you to a new line.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  13:06, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Question?

Hello! I have a question. First, how do you find pages that need editing/needed pages? Thanks!
SpyGuy9 (talk | contribs) 23:34, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi! You can check out all the pages in, and subcategories of, Category:Pages to Improve for pages that need changes to bring them up to par. You can also use Special:Random (the "Random Page" link on the left) to go to a random page, look it over, and edit that if it needs editing. Finally, Special:RecentChanges shows a list of changes that other editors have made recently - pages they edit might still need further edits, so you can look around there too. Good luck editing!
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  04:12, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

April Fools

Hello Kenny2scratch, I just wanted to ask you when this april fools maddness and this bots nonesense stop it's getting a bit annoying. User:Flompy/sig 19:27 1st april 2019 (UTC)
Flompy (talk | contribs) 18:27, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

First of, make sure you use a header.... I added it for you.

Second, your sig click it

It's April Fools, it will stop at midnight UTC. It goes for 24 hours.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  19:50, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Talking through the mouse

Hello Kenny2Scratch,

I was wondering, how do you talk using your mouse? Is it JavaScript, or HTML, or what?

Thank-you.
Encodingdecoding (talk | contribs) 20:19, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

I should have a permanent link to this, every time I archive someone asks it again. The HTML "title" attribute adds hover text to elements.

<span title="hi!">Text</span>

Text

By the way, I recommend you read the Welcome tutorial - it's really helpful for someone just starting out here and it has a lot of useful information (such as how to sign your posts, which you forgot about here).
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  14:16, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Templates instead

I think we need templates for all of these. Especially for sigs, indents, and wikitext formatting. Almost every week, some person asks it over and over again.
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  14:44, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

I agree. I am trying to do these things.
FireHorse27 (talk | contribs) 02:28, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

We already have a signature template! In fact, we have a tag for it: scratchsig. A template for custom signatures doesn't make sense - the sigs are supposed to be custom.

Indents are explained in the Welcome tutorial, which all users are expected to read at least once. I think if someone obviously hasn't read it you can (kindly!) direct them to it.

Likewise for wikitext formatting.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  11:22, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Your username

If you dislike being called Kenny, why is it in your username?
Jammum (talk | contribs) 06:01, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

User talk:EIephant Lover/Archive 1#About my name
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  07:41, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

A question

Hi Kenny2scratch: I was wondering about this. So, in the cheatsheet, it said you could do {{note}}text, {{caution}}text, etc., but that breaks the style guide. So I removed it. But then I noticed KrIsMa (talk | contribs) undid someone's edit in the past that did the same thing I think. Should I have done that? Thanks for your input.
bigpuppy talk ▪︎ contribs 02:48, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

You should. Times change.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  06:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Deleted imige

The file that i uploaded recently (Banlistex.PNG) was deleted without any notification
Ideapad-320 (talk | contribs) 12:01, 12 April 2019 (UTC) to me.

The image was deleted because its only use was in a page that got deleted.

Also, signatures go at the end of posts, not in it.
Jammum (talk | contribs) 13:13, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

Why did the page get deleted? Without any notice to me?
Ideapad-320 (talk | contribs) 13:42, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

The page was deleted for a few reasons:

• It covered a topic that would probably be frowned upon by the Scratch Team (they don't like people excluding others from things)
• It was too short and couldn't really be expanded
• It was not useful

You were not notified because I forgot to notify you so consider yourself finally notified.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  13:54, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

I forgive you. Thanks for the reason 😀
Ideapad-320 (talk | contribs) 21:28, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

I think you meant "Deleted Image" instead.
God286 (talk | contribs) 08:09, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Hi, welcome to the Wiki! I'd just like to mention to you that this is essentially a necropost and people usually don't like being corrected with regards to spelling. Additionally, it looks like you didn't read the indenting guide in the Welcome tutorial. Replies are to be indented with one more colon (:) than the previous post had at the start of the line. Pay more attention to that, and you're all set. Thanks for your activity!
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  08:24, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Edit Count

Hello! I have noticed something about my edit count and the code for it, it seems as if the code:

{{special:Editcount/TenType}} 

is higher than the edit count shown here. Why is that happening, is it occuring just for me, and which edit count is my real one?
TenType (talk | contribs) 00:25, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

The edit count desyncing between transclusion and the page is a known bug.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:02, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Okay. But do you know which one is the actual edit count, or is it unknown?
TenType (talk | contribs) 03:44, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Unclear - one count includes deleted revisions and counts page moves as two edits; the other doesn't do either. Not sure which one should be the real one. I tend to go with the one on the page, though, because it's higher :)
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  05:53, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Thanks!
TenType (talk | contribs) 05:01, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Problem with my welcome template

I made a welcome template but even though it closes the div tags, the text doesn't align back to the right. How can I fix that? This is the template.
 Dominic305  Talk  Contribs (1,791)  Scratch  Directory  15:47, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

You did not close the <center> tag in the template.
Jammum (talk | contribs) 15:53, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Bureaucrat eMail disabling

It says for bureaucrat rights that thwy can block a user from sending an eMail. How is that possible?
NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 21:33, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

It's email through the media wiki software (Disabled on the scratch wiki b/c of unmoderated chat) not your personal email account. Don't worry!
Jakel181 (talk | contribs) 22:04, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Oh, so it is a right MediaWiki ives them even though we don't use the MW Software. Got it!
NYCDOT [ Talk Page | Contributions | Directory ] 01:45, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

We do use the mw software.....
 12944qwerty  Talk  Contribs  Scratch  02:06, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

On wikis where it is enabled, there is a special page to send an email to other users without knowing their email (MW sends the email on the sending user's behalf). Bureaucrats have the ability to block certain users from doing so by default.

As others have pointed out, though, we have the feature disabled and therefore the permission is useless.
kenny2scratch  Talk  Contribs  Directory  03:06, 24 April 2019 (UTC)