User blog:TheGoldenPatrik1/News Galore

Hey lads,

There's tons of news this week! From further category cleanup, to a Fanon Megabox, to a bold new Halloween theme, to images enabled on, there's lots to read about!

Also, welcome to the News Team group of people who write news. ;)


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Fanon Conception Tournament
At long last, the Fanon Conception Tournament draws to a close. 's conception narrowly won the Game Mechanics category. Meanwhile, voting on the Simple Boss category has begun. Be sure to vote for your favorite conceptions!

Categories, categories, and more categories
The fanon category tree is in the midst of heavy reorganization by and. It is unknown when this project will be finished.

In addition, removed   from all articles, since it does not cover anything that the boss tank or enemy categories do not cover.


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User Group Page
Thanks to the efforts of and, there is now a  specifically for the Bot user group, detailing their role and user rights on the Wikia. If you’re wondering what bots can do or how to flag a bot, be sure to read.

Demotions

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Megabox
Template:Fanon has been created by as a general-purpose  for. It is designed to cover most general conception types, and automatically categorizes conceptions based on namespace and input. Additionally, it is able to list the author/adoptee of the conception, display navigation links like a navbox, and display SoundCloud/Spotify modules for background music; all of this it does in a format that works in, whereas navboxes, background music, and notice templates currently do not work in mobile. This Infobox is eventually intended as a replacement for notice templates (or “top hats” such as Author), and so once the Preloaded Template (default page for new conceptions) is created, it shall include this Infobox so that all new conceptions use it. It is hoped that users will introduce this Infobox on their existing conceptions, or convert existing Infoboxes to it. An aesthetic makeover is planned, and we are constantly working to add new fields users might want in an Infobox to the template.

Halloween Theme
Thanks to the efforts of, users who wish to view the wiki in a temporary Halloween-themed color scheme may now do so by activating the “Themes” gadget under the Gadgets tab in Special:Preferences. Furthermore, contributors using Nobellion’s “HeaderStyle” gadget may also activate the similarly-themed “HeaderStyle Themes” gadget, which too brings a Halloween-flavored look and feel to his custom wiki header design. Both gadgets are only available for users employing the Oasis skin, and Monobook support is unlikely to be added. It should be noted that, on the day of Halloween itself, the gadget shall be enabled by default for all users; it is only for that one day in order to celebrate, and it may still be manually disabled in the Gadgets tab in preferences.

ListUsers
Thanks to a of   script,  pages summarizing the rights and powers of our custom user groups will now properly display the users holding that right, excluding from view bots and other users who may hold the right but who are also members of higher-tier groups. Furthermore, users included in such lists will now have a talk page link following their name, enabling viewers to more easily access and interact with said users.

ShowUserGroups
The script (currently visible only to Monobook users or users who have it personally installed) now sports a user group sorting configuration option, courtesy of a series of modifications graciously undertaken on our behalf by its author,. The changes in question will ensure that user groups displayed in the associated user groups field are optimally sorted so as to most succinctly indicate what roles each user plays on the wiki.

ChatTags
Taking advantage of recent updates to the  script, the wiki will no longer employ its own forked version of the script and will instead import the main branch from her wiki. Hopefully, this will ultimately result in increased performance from the script, as we will be able to directly benefit from bug fixes and whatever potential future updates she has in store.


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Discussion image feature now live!
As mentioned in a previous wiki update, we are now a test wiki! Not only that, but we are currently testing a new feature: adding images to. Be sure to keep a close eye out for bugs; also, contact FANDOM to provide feedback or bug information.


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