Editing User talk:Toadwill

{{welcome}}

== Informal Reminder ==

Hi, when making edits like what you did at [[Meteor Melee]], please keep the number of edits to a minimum (i.e., one major edit) and click the "Show preview" button (to the right of the "Save changes" button) to make sure your edit is actually desired, as floods of edits fill up the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], and on top of that, making too many consecutive edits to one page counts as a level one offense under [[MarioWiki:Warning policy|the wiki's warning policy]]. Thanks! {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 21:19, 20 April 2017 (EDT)

Ohhhh I'm so sorry about that! Yeah I actually thought that might fill up the recent edits too much. Its just that on my phone I have two tabs, one for editing the wiki and one for getting the information. And whenever I leave the tab, it doesn't save my changes when I got back to it, so that's why I save all the time. I'm so sorry about that! I guess I will have to get all the information that i will use, then save it in one big edit. Again, sorry about that! :)
:Additionally, will it's not that big of a problem on your own talk page, please sign your comments with four ~ , which will automatically make a signature such as<br>"{{User|Tommy 8353}} 22:11, 20 April 2017 (EDT)"<br>{{User:Alex95/sig}} 22:12, 20 April 2017 (EDT)
Oh, thanks so much! Like this? <br>"{{User|Tommy 8353}} 22:28, 20 April 2017 (EST)

== Quick tip ==

If you want to pluralise a link by adding an "s", you can simply add it after the brackets instead of writing the name twice: <code><nowiki>[[Lakitu]]s</nowiki></code> (instead of <code><nowiki>[[Lakitu|Lakitus]]</nowiki></code>) Works the same and saves time!

But if the plural form changes the spelling of the original name, you'll need to write it in the <code><nowiki>[[Bumpty|Bumpties]]</nowiki></code> form. {{User:Mario jc/sig}} 00:34, 21 April 2017 (EDT)

Ohhhh thanks a lot! That is really smart and it could save me a few bytes. Thanks! <br> {{User|Tommy 8353}} 0:38, 21 April 2017 (EST)

==RE: My Application to Write for the 'Shroom==

Hey there, I'm glad you are interested in writing for us, but there's a couple of things you'll have to do. Firstly, the purpose of a demo is that it will actually be used as your introductory section should you be accepted, so I would recommend writing a little more. Secondly, all applications must be sent to [http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=577 Tucayo] on the [[Forum:index.php|forums]]. Thanks for your interest and I wish you the best of luck.

{{User|Meta Knight}} 1:55, 21 April 2017 (PDT)

Oh, thanks! I was looking on the sign up page and it said that I could submit my application to any of the following users, and you were the first one. Did I misunderstand something? Anyways, I will work on my full demo and send it to Tucayo and hope to get the position. Thank you! <br> {{User|Tommy 8353}} 21:16, 21 April 2017 (EST)

== RE: OMG Thank you! ==

Thanks for leaving a message on my talk page. I originally put the stub thing there last month before you fixed it up. Glad you could help make this wiki more complete! &ndash; [[User:Owencrazyboy9|Owencrazyboy9]] ([[User talk:Owencrazyboy9|talk]]) 21:38, 23 April 2017 (EDT)
:Your welcome! I feel so important now! I literally just looked up a youtube video on a mario kart wii custom track of diamond city. I can't beilieve someone made a custom track! So I just watched the video and explained all about it! ;) {{User|Tommy 8353}} 21:44, 23 April 2017 (EST)

BTW, [[Diamond City (course)]] isn't the first article you've "de-stubbed". You did a good job on [[Meandering Mount]] and [[Everfrost Peak]] earlier as well. Keep it up! {{User:Alex95/sig}} 21:52, 23 April 2017 (EDT)

:oh, really, AWESOME!! I guess I didn't notice because I literally saw the edit Owen made where he deleted the stub and said it wasn't a stub anymore. Yeah, the DKR courses took me a while. Espically because nobody has footage of the DS exclusive levels on the internet. LOL. The only source I used were these really blurry videos of them on youtube. It was all squinting for me! And somehow I got by with it! Im really suprised I could actually make out what was happening in the videos. Thank you! :D {{User|Tommy 8353}} 21:59 23 April 2017 (EST)

== Already existing images ==

You're uploading images that already exist on the wiki. [[:File:Fawful Artwork - Bowser's Inside Story.png ]] already exists as [[:File:Fawful artwork MLBiS.png]], and [[:File:MK8 Electrodome trac.jpg]] already exists as [[:File:MK8-Course-Electrodrome.jpg]]. Before uploading an image, '''please check''' to see if the image isn't already uploaded elsewhere. 

On the topic of personal images, you should sign them with <nowiki>{{personal-image|Tommy8353}}</nowiki>, and you can only have [[MarioWiki:Personal Images|up to four]]. Additionally, when uploading images, you need to categorize them, as well as give them the {{tem|aboutfile}} template. Here's some examples:
{{imagecategory-reminder}}
{{aboutfile-reminder}}
{{User:Alex95/sig}} 16:51, 24 April 2017 (EDT)

:okay, I understand that some images already exist. But I find it stupid that I have to categorize my pictures when I'm only going to use them for my userbox tower! I don't want to upload them. I realllllly think this wiki should allow users to import images withought uploading and explaining allllll about them when you just need hem for your userbox tower. Sorry if I was mean, thank you! {{User|Tommy 8353}} 16:57, 24 April 2017 (EST)

::You don't necessarily need to categorize personal images, as the {{tem|personal-image}} template will do that for you. However, if the image already exists, you can use that image instead in your userbox instead of uploading a similar one. Uploading an image purely for your userboxes is fine, but if the image you're uploading already exists, use that one instead. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:00, 24 April 2017 (EDT)
::It's [[MarioWiki:Personal images|policy]] to tag images for personal use with {{tem|personal-image}}. If you want to import as you say, upload to Imgur or something and use the URL it generates (not the album one but the direct link to the file, see [[User:Wildgoosespeeder|my userpage]] to see what I mean) and paste the link onto your userpage. For the images you uploaded duplicates of, it would be in your best interest to use the already uploaded art instead of wasting slots for your allowed personal images. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 17:10, 24 April 2017 (EDT)

:uhhhh, I don't really understand even though I looked at the page. Are personal images defined as all the images that are not somewhere on this wiki? If that's true, I think that's stupid if I can only have four......unless you mean camera taken photos completely unrelated to mario, then that makes sense. Please help me understand! Thanks! EDIT: OHHHH I UNDERSTAND NOW! Thanks wildgoose!
{{User|Tommy 8353}} 17:12, 24 April 2017 (EST)
::Concerning image uploaded to the wiki itself, you can only have four marked as a personal image. However, you can simply paste the URL of an image onto your user page to get the same result. Using an image on here as an example, pasting <nowiki>https://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/75/Mario.png</nowiki> on your page will produce https://www.mariowiki.com/images/7/75/Mario.png <br>as a result, without wasting an upload. Keep in mind, however, that '''these linked images will not work in userboxes'''. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 17:18, 24 April 2017 (EDT)