User blog:Ursuul/WUs are back

For the moment at least are back on tract! Hopefully this’ll be just the beginning of continued regular Wus & Sandboxes, but that depends largely on the activity of other Staff members. Without further ado, let’s finally get back into the news ;)


 * -|Event News=

Latest Sandbox
Last Saturday, there was a small that took place. The main problem with this Sandbox was the absence of Senior Administrators, due to scheduling conflicts. Luckily, Moderators were able to ensure that it proceeded smoothly, the recap of which is covered in lower topics.

A New Wordmark
Over the past couple of weeks, has been working on a new wordmark design to provide a permanent logo for our wiki. He’s currently working on a couple new versions that will eventually be implemented in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming Community Vote regarding it!

Templates — Main Page & Fanon
A new right column template is planned for the Main Page, drawing attention to the. For the time being, the welcome module serves as a link to. Additionally, the Adopted template can now display the original author of a conception.

Next Sandbox time
The next Sandbox is scheduled for 15:00-17:00 UTC (11 AM – 1PM Eastern Time), on June 23rd, 2018, which is a Saturday. We hope to see many more people there, and the presence of a Senior Administrator is assured!


 * -|Policy News=

New Discussions Guidelines (/d/g)
,, and worked on amending the  in order to address recent problems with  in Discussions. A standard of quality has been established, & chatters are encouraged to go to or the Wiki Discord for such things.


 * -|Tech News=

Beta Gadget Changelog
The has been updated frequently. A list of changes is shown below: Major aesthetic improvements have been implemented to the which is only visible on Google Chrome users. If you would like to test this gadget, go to and enable them at your own risk! Please report any bugs to as you find them.
 * Sprites are now base64-encoded SVGs for easier display and rendering.
 * While editing MediaWiki pages, the publish button and its respective drop-down was messed up. This is now fixed.
 * The Source Editor toolbar is a bit taller to accommodate the 30px buttons.
 * Secondary buttons will now show the pointer cursor when hovered.
 * The thread buttons, the Go! button, the Medals button, etc. have reduced heights to avoid button overlapping.
 * All popup modals have some extra bottom padding.
 * Sprites lack borders now.
 * Form padding has been increased slightly.
 * The WikiaPage is now 15px bigger.
 * Chat “Submit” Button is now fixed.
 * now works.
 * Disabled on mobile because of display issues.
 * Scrollbar-thumb is now blue.
 * Scrollbar-track is now dark grey.
 * Few pixels thinner
 * Scrollbar-thumb will now be atleast.
 * and  have been removed.

New Gadgets!
Two new gadgets have been created! The changes the look of the  bubble while the  changes the look of the WikiaBar (Footer).

Minor CSS Tweaks

 * Some content in have been hidden.
 * Find and Replace module looks cleaner.
 * All rail headings are now the same color.
 * Most hex codes have been converted to rgba codes for portability.
 * A bug with the Interlanguage Link module (below the Category module) has been fixed.


 * -|FANDOM News=

Rest in RIP in darkness my old friend, Monobook is kill
FANDOM recently announced that the Monobook will be removed from the network as a skin option on Friday the 25th. This will be done in order to ensure that FANDOM complies with regarding privacy; subsequently, FANDOM has updated their Terms of Use in addition to their privacy policy. The new versions of both can be read here and here.
 * What does this mean for us?
 * It means that all Monobook development will cease and all planned documentation pages regarding Monobook are now cancelled. Several will be modified in order to cut away Monobook-specific functionality and simplify their code in general, causing all Monobook template links to revert to normal links.


 * -|Opinion Polls=