User blog:Ursuul/Sandbox this weekend

Hey-O lads. Apologies for there not being a WU last week, but I was moving house & then working on assignments for my. This WU should cover that week & this week past. FYI: my Hiatus will not end until I’m in my new rental house (with decent freaking internet), but I will try to be more active here in the meantime. Without further ado, lez get-in-da-noose.


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September Sandbox this Saturday
The next will be in the chat from 12 PM to 2 PM EST (UTC 16:00 — 18:00). The first hour is Wiki-discussion, and the second hour is gaming in a Game Mode of our choice. The last Sandbox had many participants and was a lot of fun, so hope to see lots of people there!

Fanon Tournament Voting
The finals have been completed, and the quarterfinals are halfway done. The voting will continue throughout the week, so be sure to check this thread regularly so that you can vote for your favorites!

Fanon Categories
As mentioned in the previous WU, they still need to have descriptions written and to be linked via subcategories and parent categories (accomplished by adding the category of a broader category to a more specific category, making the broad category the “parent” category and the specific category the “subcategory”).

New Namespace Templates
Several already exist, allowing for more easy linking between s, but everyone is welcome to create their own templates for more easy linking between namespaces, and it is an excellent form of future-proofing. InterWiki Link Templates are similarly useful Templates that anyone can create if they have the mind.
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Staff Page redesign
In accordance with the Staff repurposing, the page has been redesigned (with the help of ) to utilize icons as signifiers for each Staff rank, a code for which can be seen here (or by reading more of the Staff page). Each icon doubles as a link to a Project Namespace page about said group. Lastly, the Staff rank descriptions have also be rewritten to be more succinct.

New EotM
Congratulations to for making Editor of the Month for September! It was another close call, but Tidal undoubtedly earned his spot this month for his diligent patrolling, rampant concepting, and helpful contributions to the main space.

Demotions

 * — Momentary resignation until his activity increases.
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installed
Category:Accoladed Fanon Articles has a list of pages where the Icons are currently in use (although they may have stopped working for a day or so due to JS Review issues; working examples here). Winners of the ongoing Fanon Tournament will also receive similar Era Icons, in addition to specialized. Once those rewards have been given out (and the other Medals from the Conception Wikia are brought over) DCoW will soon close permanently.

New bot, old bot, everywhere a bot
is now Ursuul’s primary bot account, used for everything except Chat Logging. , now solely a Chat bot, is now operated by a ; however, even though Özün Oldun is no longer operated by Ursuul, any issues with the bot should still be directed to (not the actual operator). In case it was not obviously apparent, this means that Özün Oldun will no longer have problems falling out of chat, and the will be entirely complete from now on.

Minor CSS rewrite
CSS which gives Staff their colors has been rewritten into a cascading format, meaning that the “more important” CSS cancels out the “less important” CSS. Effectively, when a Staff member is demoted, rather than completely rewriting the CSS in order to change their colors, only a small piece (the “more important” piece) needs to be removed, and then their colors will update as-intended, since the less important CSS will no longer be cancelled and will take effect. The same is true in reverse for Staff who are promoted; only a small piece needs to be added. This also applies to.

Miscellaneous

 * was updated to include the latest Fanon Tournament iFrame.
 * was locally so that  can edit it via.
 * was tweaked to allow it to be safely imported into other Wikis.
 * was tweaked to standardize WDS Buttons on that skin.
 * was updated with new links for Monobook navigation (suggestions for better links appreciated on the talk page).
 * was uninstalled sitewide.
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The is becoming a Test Wiki!
After three seasons of trying to get our Wikia on the proverbial map, has asked to test out some new features on our Wikia. Specifically, this test will involve adding the ability to upload images directly into. Unfortunately, the test is currently centered around our Community App, which is only out on Android. However, everyone with an Android device should download the App and test out the new feature once it’s set up!
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