User blog:Zathsu/New Diep.io Wikia Discord!

A lot of things changed this week related to the last. Some decisions were either undone or being seen to change. The big thing with this Wiki Update is creation of the Discord, so join in, have fun! Other than that... I have nothing else to say. Enjoy this update. Big happenings. ;3


 * -|Wiki Event News=

New Discord
has founded a Discord server just for the Diep.io Wikia; if it becomes popular and many people congregate there, we will include a link to it in the right rail (as opposed to the Diep Colony module). Be sure to check it out!

Fanon Tournament Voting
After a close round of voting,, a collaboration between , , and won the Polygons category in the Tournament. Following,, created by , won the Enemies category in the Fanon Conception Tournament. Be sure to participate in the next round, Game Modes.

Main Page rename update
After verifying with a that the Main Page will indeed continue to function normally in the  namespace, the rename will go ahead; but not immediately. Due to a potential upcoming change to the Project namespace as a whole, the main page rename shall be halted temporarily.


 * -|Wiki Policy News=

New Fanon Article Regulations loosened due to public demand
The general consensus in Opinion Polls and in comment sections was that the new Fanon Article Regulations were too strict. A compromise drafted between Ursuul and Zathsu is as follows:
 * The requirement that each article have either two images or an has been suspended for one month for all pages, to allow users time to meet the requirements.
 * When the requirements come into place, the namespace shall be reviewed first, the  namespace second, and the  namespace last.
 * Several professional-grade Infoboxes will be created for general use in conception spaces.

Fallen Staff back to Former Staff
Last week, was renamed to Fallen Staff; while many non-Former-Staff and standing Staff members liked the idea, a great many Former Staff detested the change and viewed it as demeaning. Due to the general dislike of the change, it was reverted.

Mass user group documentation renames
Last week several MediaWiki Messages were tweaked so that our Wiki would display the new names of each user-group properly (Sentinel, Moderator, et cetera). More shall be changed this week so that Special:ListGroupRights and Special:UserRights displays the new names properly, so in order to keep up with the changes, several documentation pages in Category:User-Groups have been renamed and tweaked so that they now display the new names. The end result of these changes is that it shall be very hard to tell that each of the newly changed groups are in fact the default user-groups. For all intents and purposes, they shall be totally different custom groups; which, based on their new functionalities, they practically are.

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 * -|Tech News=

Special:CreatePage Preloaded Templates
Users who rely upon Special:CreatePage to add Conception pages to the wiki will be happy to learn they soon will have access to a convenient preloaded template, courtesy of yet another cooked up in a dark room by our resident. With the implementation of this newest update, upon submitting a new page name, users will be redirected to the page in question and provided with a preloaded template in their editor of choice. It is hoped this latest update will bring about a standardized look and feel to Conception pages while also assisting less tech-savvy editors who may simply wish to share their creative vision for the game without the hassle of assembling a page from scratch.

Project namespace rename
While called the “” namespace, internally the namespace is called the  namespace. This is expressed in a number of areas, primarily in the URL of pages in that namespace; for example,  is located at the   URL. Prior to more changes being made to that namespace, such as enabling the AbuseFilter extension or placing the specially coded within it, the Project namespace will be made the Project namespace in truth; its internal name shall be set to   instead of. This means that pages in that namespace will use  in the title by default, and   shall also be the default URL for pages in that namespace. shall become the redirect namespace, similar to how  is the redirect namespace for the  namespace, so no redlinks will be created. This has several subtle benefits, mostly on the backend, but for example, link suggestions for Project namespace links will now suggest the proper prefix (i.e. typing  will now suggest   instead of  ).

HeaderStyle Gadget
Thanks to the efforts of, a new gadget has been made available, namely the gadget, which changes the header’s style by employing a design aesthetic borrowed from extant game elements. To enable this gadget, go to the “[ Gadgets ]” tab in your user preferences. Consult the for details.

Three scripts uninstalled

 * — Unused.
 * — Used rarely, deemed unnecessary.
 * — No longer applies to the new header.

Miscellaneous

 * The Main Page Discussions Feed module (in both Monobook and Oasis) was tweaked slightly.
 * In the restricted Special:UserRights page, user-group names have been updated to use local terminology.
 * Also in Special:UserRights, groups in the “Member of:” section should now all have links to the local documentation pages for each group. However CheckUser and Bot documentations are not included, and the only two available global group documentations are for Global Discussions Moderators and Community Councilors.


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