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This is the '''general discussion page''' for the wiki! New founders should leave a nice welcome message and encourage new visitors and editors to leave a note to get the conversation started.  
This is the '''general discussion page''' for the wiki! New founders should leave a nice welcome message and encourage new visitors and editors to leave a note to get the conversation started.  


==Old Forum posts==
==Featured article discussions==
 
===September 22, 2013===
The following are old forum posts from before this website became independent. Please do not add or make changes to this section.
What should be our next featured article? I vote for [[Wotsaruto]] because his/her coverage is complete now. --[[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 20:04, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 
:Wotsaruto would make a great featured article along with maybe his music underneath his pic. -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|The Forgotten Beast]] ([[User talk:The Forgotten Beast|talk]]) 03:25, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
===Forum:*gasp* We're popular!===
 
God, we've finally gotten recgonized!
 
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100713165417/central/images/c/c3/10What%27s-Hot-Gaming.jpg
 
God! This can't be happening! God, please give me a cookie! I'm overreacting! Omg! I can't believe I have been such a help to such a popular wiki... [[User:MBArceus|MBArceus]] 00:20, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
:When I saw that, I dropped my jaw in astonishment. I was hoping for this Wikia to be well known to those who seek Starfy info, but this... Just make me feel all warm and cozy inside. :3 - [[User:BattleFranky202|BattleFranky202]] 04:50, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
 
Well, isn't this fun? Congratulations everybody!^^ Keep up the good work.
 
[[User:Chopperdude|Chopperdude]] 14:30, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
This is great! Hopefully now more people seeking information about the Japan-only Starfy games will see this. I'd hate to brag, but I know I was a big help to get this far! This is great! Maybe we'll even get new editers that know more Japanese than I do! Or we'll just get more vandals... Either way, we're popular! [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 20:07, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
Truly, this is a grand occasion! And you have every right to be proud Star Light! As well as everyone else here who helped this wiki get started! Especially our founder BattleFranky202! Well, with great fame comes great responsibility (or pickled haring, I forget which one 0_o) so let's continue to work hard so this wiki keeps on shining and hopefully will be more popular than the APB Wiki! -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:#00693E">'''The'''</span> <span style="color:gray">'''Forgotten'''</span> <span style="color:#00693E">'''Beast'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:black">TALK</span>]]</sup> 22:53, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
===Forum:Lovelin or Loverin?===
Okay, it's about time I made the article for [[Lovely]]'s yellow look-alike, but I don't know which way to Romanize her name. ラブリン can be Loverin or Lovelin! Which one should it be? [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 04:37, August 5, 2010 (UTC)
 
:I don't know, either name makes sense to me, because if you choose Lovelin it kinda sounds like a combination of Love and Lin (Kinda chinese in my opinion) and if you choose Loverin it kinda sounds like a combination of Lover and (I guess) Catherine or something, personally I think Loverin sounds more logical (maybe), but Lovelin sounds prettier, but I guess in the end we should probably go for Loverin... -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:#00693E">'''The'''</span> <span style="color:gray">'''Forgotten'''</span> <span style="color:#00693E">'''Beast'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:black">TALK</span>]]</sup> 08:33, August 6, 2010 (UTC)
::Alright! Loverin it is! We can always change it if needed. [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 03:40, August 8, 2010 (UTC)
 
===Forum:New Featured Article===
 
{{#ev:youtube|hLFgPkMBCXU|270}}<br>
Alright then, [[User:MBArceus]] has brought up an important subject, apparently [[Moe]] has been our featured article for more than a year... So it's time we voted for a new featured article! So let's get to voting and see who will be our new FA! (PS: The music above is to make this seem more exciting...probably won't work...-_-) -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:#00693E">'''The'''</span> <span style="color:gray">'''Forgotten'''</span> <span style="color:#00693E">'''Beast'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:black">TALK</span>]]</sup> 23:14, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
:I agree. I nominate Starly's page. It looks very nice, and has quite a bit of info on it. (PS, I think the music is a nice touch) - [[User:BattleFranky202|BattleFranky202]] 23:53, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
::Thank you BattleFranky, nice vote! My vote shall go to [[Old Man Lobber]], his article is well written and well organized and covers his appearances in the Japan-only titles! -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:#00693E">'''The'''</span> <span style="color:gray">'''Forgotten'''</span> <span style="color:#00693E">'''Beast'''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:The Forgotten Beast|<span style="color:black">TALK</span>]]</sup> 23:59, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 
:In spite of it still having the stub template, my vote goes to [[Konk]]. [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 01:12, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 
::My vote is also for [[Konk]], so i guess he is winning. - [[User:Kittana]] 06:59, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
::i will also choose Konk PS i like the music
::
::I Vote for The Terrible Trio. Looks like 2 votes for the Terrible Trio! (P.S. The music i think makes people want to vote faster like times running out.) -User:Blueclaw* 12:48 July 24, 2010 (UTC)
::
::I vote for [[Old Man Lobber]].-[[User:Stafyfan360]]
::{{MBArceus
|time = MBArceus 12:58, July 24, 2010 (UTC)
|text = Hey, Titanic98810 deleted my post! (I know it was Titanic98810 because it said he edited this page last.) Anyway, I said I had voted for [[The Terrible Trio]].
}}
::{{MBArceus
 
|time = MBArceus 01:52, August 11, 2010 (UTC)
|text = It's been quite a while and I see no action in this. Someone, vote for Old Man Lobber or Konk already and end this.
}}
I'll just change my vote. I think the Old Man Lobber article's better now anyway. [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 04:29, August 23, 2010 (UTC)
===Candidates===
*[[Starly]] (votes: 1)
*[[Old Man Lobber]] (votes: 4)
*[[Konk]] (votes: 2)
*[[Terrible Trio]] (votes: 2)
 
===Forum:Next featured article===
 
====<center><big>Update: Forum is now closed</big></center>====
 
{{#ev:youtube|r2a9MhSaYjo|284}}
 
Alright everyone its that time again! We have to vote on a new featured article for the wiki so if anyone wants to suggest any candidates leave your suggestions below. After candidates are chosen we will begin the voting process. -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|The Forgotten Beast]] 23:00, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 
<big>'''"Update:"''' Suggestions for candidates will close on September 9th, afterwards the voting poll for the next FA will begin.</big>
 
==Suggestions==
 
MOE {{unsigned|Fudgehog15}}
 
Moe was already a featured article...  At least back when the Starfy Wiki was still on Wikia.  I suggest Starly. - [[User:BattleFranky202|BattleFranky202]] 04:17, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 
I vote for [[Ogura]], we always had the main protagonists being featured on here every year so why not have the most known antagonist to be featured on here this year? I mean his page has the most views out of any antagonist in this wiki with 2,645 views while Mashtooth is second with 2,585 views! Sure he might be third on the polls but thats because the only Starfy game released outside of Japan was The Legendary Starfy and everyone by now is most familiar with those antangonists. [[User:Kagegamer12|Kagegamer12]] 13:51, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 
I always wanted to find out what the ham starfy is any way so learning as much as possible might help me solve the mystery --[[User:Fudgehog15|Fudgehog15]] 22:15, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 
I nominate [[Konk]], his articles covers all of his appearances and details his personal traits. -[[User:The Forgotten Beast|The Forgotten Beast]] 06:21, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 
I vote for [[Wario]], because it covers all of his roles through ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' in detail for each level in [[Undersea Ruins]].
:@[[user:BattleFranky202|BattleFranky202]], was it? Would you like me to add it back as featured? --[[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] 15:40, 2 September 2011 (UTC)  
::edit: oh, sorry. I didn't realize that there was only one featured article at a time ;-;. --[[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] 15:50, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
[[Category:Watercooler]]
 
My vote also goes to [[Konk]]. It's been well updated since last time. [[User:Star Light|Star Light]] 23:34, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 
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==Other discussions==
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There are some big contrast issues with the default skin. Both the log in and preferences pages require highlighting to read due to white-on-white. I actually changed my skin to the uncustomized Vector just so I could change my preferences. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] ([[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|talk]]) 06:47, 9 November 2012 (CST)
There are some big contrast issues with the default skin. Both the log in and preferences pages require highlighting to read due to white-on-white. I actually changed my skin to the uncustomized Vector just so I could change my preferences. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] ([[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|talk]]) 06:47, 9 November 2012 (CST)
:Fixed. Thanks for bringing it up and sorry about the delay. --[[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 14:56, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
::I have the same issue when viewing diffs, like [http://starfywiki.org/index.php?title=Starfy_Wiki:Community_portal&diff=31882&oldid=12563 this one]. The contrast is terrible in Monobook. In fact, underneath the edit window, I can't read any of the non-linked text (without highlighting it) other than the "Save page" etc. buttons. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] ([[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|talk]]) 06:44, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
:::Thanks. I've forwarded this to Michael. If there are any other contrast issues, let me know and hopefully he can get them fixed. [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 08:09, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
::::The text is now readable. [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 08:47, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
:::::Ah great, that looks much better! --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] ([[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|talk]]) 09:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
=== Fan names and Chinese names ===
These can now be added. The fan names are [https://sites.google.com/site/torchickens2/densetsu-no-starfy-translation-project from an April 2020 revision of the script], but this revision is technically not the final. Currently I've added up to [[Fukafuka]] (Fluffy). Anyone can add the rest. ^^ The Chinese names have not been started however, and I want to ask around for someone who understands Chinese script. [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 22:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
:Note: The above is about the GBA Starfy 1 translation ROM hack. [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 22:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)-
::Changed plan that any fan names can be added, but some may be removed from the article case by case. However, it's complicated that some of the ROM hack fan translations may be a stretch; so perhaps it either has to be from the ROM hacks or a name that is from a literal analysis (e.g. both Georgiro (ROM hack name for Jojiro) and Jawjiro could be allowed). In this and Wozart's case, the source of the name could be added in brackets. [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 23:14, 8 April 2020 (UTC) (edit @ :16)
Hello, I'm new to the wiki. I just finished creating a map of the Lobber' Cave stage to put it as an additional picture for the Lobber's Cave page, however, everytime I try to upload the file, I am not able to do it, and red leters appear saying that I do not have permission to create a new page. If somebody can tell me how to upload the file i'd really appreaciate it. Thanks.
:Apparently, according to [[Special:ListGroupRights]], patrollers and above are able to [[Special:Upload|upload files from their computer]], while autoconfirmed users are able to upload through url. That is some very odd restrictions, and I'm not sure what the autoconfirm limit is, so I'll ask someone about that after Christmas. Feel free to shoot me a reminder at some point after then, too, I don't mind. [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] ([[User talk:Alex95|talk]]) 17:46, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I will try to do it again then.
===Spam===
Recently, mass waves of spam have become an issue again. What are our thoughts on this? Should the spam continue to be vetted manually, or should there be a stricter autoconfirm, or is there another option/approach to this? While it's tempting to add tighter locking, I have mixed thoughts on it; because both the spammers can still circumvent it (whether it be circumventing a Captcha, waiting until "autoconfirmed" (a user group) is enabled. The only exception might be something like NintendoWiki (NIWA) (but some may find that elitist too - the concept that before an edit is published a staff member has to manually check it (it depends on the community so made this section for opinions)). On the other hand, the volume of spam would be expected to decrease and it requires less commitment from the staff (or patrollers). [[User:Torchickens|Torchickens]] ([[User talk:Torchickens|talk]]) 09:41, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 09:41, 24 February 2022

This is the general discussion page for the wiki! New founders should leave a nice welcome message and encourage new visitors and editors to leave a note to get the conversation started.

Featured article discussions

September 22, 2013

What should be our next featured article? I vote for Wotsaruto because his/her coverage is complete now. --Torchickens (talk) 20:04, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Wotsaruto would make a great featured article along with maybe his music underneath his pic. -The Forgotten Beast (talk) 03:25, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Other discussions


How come this wiki doesn't have pages for the FIRST FOUR games of the series? JesseRoo

I was thinking the same too, but it's hard to write something that never released outside of Japan. If anyone played the game outside of Japan, it'll be too hard to understand the story if that person doesn't read Japanese. BlueWater Starfy

I also think many of the pages on this wiki are too messy (For example: The Terrible Trio), incomplete (Example: All Starfy games, The Legendary Starfy series page, and MANY character pages), horrible templates (Example: The boss template), and bunch of redlinks (Example: Characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and most Starfy games). We really need to improve this wiki. BlueWater Starfy

You've got to be patient about these things, they come over time. KillrTalk 20:29, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


Affiliation (& confirmation e-mail)

Hey there, this is Koroku from Wikimon, here to say "Sure" to the affiliate idea. Also, wanted to let you know this:

Starfy Wiki could not send your confirmation mail. Please check your e-mail address for invalid characters.
Mailer returned: php_uname() has been disabled for security reasons

Might wanna get that fixed, because it DID send the e-mail. (: --Aredmoon 08:27, 23 January 2012 (EST)

I'll talk to Tappy later. --Starphoria (C·E) 16:08, 23 January 2012 (EST)

Delete User Extension

I propose that we add the extension that allows you to delete users. Looking at Special:ListUsers, all you see are Spam users. It should not be that way. I suggest we get the extension and delete all the spam users so they don't show up as a user at all. --Starphoria (C·E) 21:12, 26 February 2012 (EST)

I definitely support this, or maybe an extension which allows you to hide those users (unless that's actually what delete user does. Sorry I'm not really good with MediaWiki in general). There are some usernames there which may be offensive or agitating to visitors who read them, and we really don't want that on Starfy Wiki. --Torchickens 16:43, 28 February 2012 (EST)
(nods) --Starphoria (C·E) 16:51, 28 February 2012 (EST)

Skin

There are some big contrast issues with the default skin. Both the log in and preferences pages require highlighting to read due to white-on-white. I actually changed my skin to the uncustomized Vector just so I could change my preferences. --SnorlaxMonster (talk) 06:47, 9 November 2012 (CST)

Fixed. Thanks for bringing it up and sorry about the delay. --Torchickens (talk) 14:56, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
I have the same issue when viewing diffs, like this one. The contrast is terrible in Monobook. In fact, underneath the edit window, I can't read any of the non-linked text (without highlighting it) other than the "Save page" etc. buttons. --SnorlaxMonster (talk) 06:44, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
Thanks. I've forwarded this to Michael. If there are any other contrast issues, let me know and hopefully he can get them fixed. Torchickens (talk) 08:09, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
The text is now readable. Torchickens (talk) 08:47, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
Ah great, that looks much better! --SnorlaxMonster (talk) 09:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Fan names and Chinese names

These can now be added. The fan names are from an April 2020 revision of the script, but this revision is technically not the final. Currently I've added up to Fukafuka (Fluffy). Anyone can add the rest. ^^ The Chinese names have not been started however, and I want to ask around for someone who understands Chinese script. Torchickens (talk) 22:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Note: The above is about the GBA Starfy 1 translation ROM hack. Torchickens (talk) 22:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)-
Changed plan that any fan names can be added, but some may be removed from the article case by case. However, it's complicated that some of the ROM hack fan translations may be a stretch; so perhaps it either has to be from the ROM hacks or a name that is from a literal analysis (e.g. both Georgiro (ROM hack name for Jojiro) and Jawjiro could be allowed). In this and Wozart's case, the source of the name could be added in brackets. Torchickens (talk) 23:14, 8 April 2020 (UTC) (edit @ :16)

Hello, I'm new to the wiki. I just finished creating a map of the Lobber' Cave stage to put it as an additional picture for the Lobber's Cave page, however, everytime I try to upload the file, I am not able to do it, and red leters appear saying that I do not have permission to create a new page. If somebody can tell me how to upload the file i'd really appreaciate it. Thanks.

Apparently, according to Special:ListGroupRights, patrollers and above are able to upload files from their computer, while autoconfirmed users are able to upload through url. That is some very odd restrictions, and I'm not sure what the autoconfirm limit is, so I'll ask someone about that after Christmas. Feel free to shoot me a reminder at some point after then, too, I don't mind. Alex95 (talk) 17:46, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I will try to do it again then.

Spam

Recently, mass waves of spam have become an issue again. What are our thoughts on this? Should the spam continue to be vetted manually, or should there be a stricter autoconfirm, or is there another option/approach to this? While it's tempting to add tighter locking, I have mixed thoughts on it; because both the spammers can still circumvent it (whether it be circumventing a Captcha, waiting until "autoconfirmed" (a user group) is enabled. The only exception might be something like NintendoWiki (NIWA) (but some may find that elitist too - the concept that before an edit is published a staff member has to manually check it (it depends on the community so made this section for opinions)). On the other hand, the volume of spam would be expected to decrease and it requires less commitment from the staff (or patrollers). Torchickens (talk) 09:41, 24 February 2022 (UTC)