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'''Put requests for edits to the [[Roblox|main page]] here. Any other edit will be removed. This is not a general discussion page.''' | '''Put requests for edits to the [[Roblox|main page]] here. Any other edit will be removed. This is not a general discussion page.''' | ||
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==[ | ==[RESOLVED] A Quick Question == | ||
If the [[Main Page]] is protected, shouldn't this be protected? --<span style="color:#550909; border-color:#880909; border-size:1px; background-color:#dddddd;">Blocco</span> 21:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | If the [[Main Page]] is protected, shouldn't this be protected? --<span style="color:#550909; border-color:#880909; border-size:1px; background-color:#dddddd;">Blocco</span> 21:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
:Good call.--[[User:Gordonrox24|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36B">Gordonrox24</span>]] | [[User_talk:Gordonrox24|<sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 21:06, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | :Good call.--[[User:Gordonrox24|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36B">Gordonrox24</span>]] | [[User_talk:Gordonrox24|<sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 21:06, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
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:::That's a good point too. --<span style="color:#550909; border-color:#880909; border-size:1px; background-color:#dddddd;">Blocco</span> 21:08, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | :::That's a good point too. --<span style="color:#550909; border-color:#880909; border-size:1px; background-color:#dddddd;">Blocco</span> 21:08, 24 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] Community Guidelines and Roblox HQ links not currently working == | ||
When they changed the Builderman pages, they got rid of the old linking methods. | When they changed the Builderman pages, they got rid of the old linking methods. | ||
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:Just use Builderman.aspx?id=[The ID here]. Also, the ID is the same as the one used in the zendesk links. --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 14:56, 17 January 2012 (EST) | :Just use Builderman.aspx?id=[The ID here]. Also, the ID is the same as the one used in the zendesk links. --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 14:56, 17 January 2012 (EST) | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] PLEASE ADD STATISTICS PAGE == | ||
I like looking at the statistics and a link to that page here would be nice. :) {{User:flurite/signature|date=21:29, 27 January 2012 (UTC)}} | I like looking at the statistics and a link to that page here would be nice. :) {{User:flurite/signature|date=21:29, 27 January 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
:Done --[[User:Sncplay42|SNCPlay42]] 16:36, 27 January 2012 (EST) | :Done --[[User:Sncplay42|SNCPlay42]] 16:36, 27 January 2012 (EST) | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] Some Things to Change == | ||
The "Multiplayer" link has its first letter capitalized; it shouldn't. | The "Multiplayer" link has its first letter capitalized; it shouldn't. | ||
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::::::I do agree with that. The phrase was probably derived from decades or centuries ago when it was, in fact, used as an explanation not an excuse. Nowadays, yes, most adults use it to wave off curiosity or save themselves from telling an explanation. It is sometimes pathetic. [[User talk:MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]][[User:MrNicNac|<font color="#E52B50" size="3" face="Harlow Solid Italic">MrNicNac - Wiki Editor</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]] | ::::::I do agree with that. The phrase was probably derived from decades or centuries ago when it was, in fact, used as an explanation not an excuse. Nowadays, yes, most adults use it to wave off curiosity or save themselves from telling an explanation. It is sometimes pathetic. [[User talk:MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]][[User:MrNicNac|<font color="#E52B50" size="3" face="Harlow Solid Italic">MrNicNac - Wiki Editor</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]] | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] The "General Help" link == | ||
I notice that [[Help|that page]] is about the wiki, not the website. | I notice that [[Help|that page]] is about the wiki, not the website. | ||
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:Did it myself. --[[User:Sncplay42|SNCPlay42]] 10:25, 28 January 2012 (EST) | :Did it myself. --[[User:Sncplay42|SNCPlay42]] 10:25, 28 January 2012 (EST) | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] Link == | ||
The logo shouldn't link anywhere. Right now, it just acts like a refresh button, which is completely stupid. Instead, it should just do nothing when clicked. Just use {{`|<nowiki>[[Image:RobloxWikiHeader.png|center|500px|link=]]</nowiki>}} to show the header, and leave the link argument empty, and it won't link anywhere. <div style="border-top:1px dotted #AAA;color:#AAA;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-size:75%;line-height:inherit;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] </div><div style="font-size:75%;line-height:inherit;float:right">28 January 2012</div></div> | The logo shouldn't link anywhere. Right now, it just acts like a refresh button, which is completely stupid. Instead, it should just do nothing when clicked. Just use {{`|<nowiki>[[Image:RobloxWikiHeader.png|center|500px|link=]]</nowiki>}} to show the header, and leave the link argument empty, and it won't link anywhere. <div style="border-top:1px dotted #AAA;color:#AAA;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-size:75%;line-height:inherit;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] </div><div style="font-size:75%;line-height:inherit;float:right">28 January 2012</div></div> | ||
==[ | ==[RESOLVED] External Links == | ||
Why use an external link to the list of the editors/writers when you can use an internal link? | Why use an external link to the list of the editors/writers when you can use an internal link? | ||
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::::We should never use external links when we can use internal links. And we don't need to show them all on one page, anyways. If the user wants to show them all, he'll just change the limit himself. <div style="border-top:1px dashed;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em"><div style="font-size:75%;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]]</div><div style="font-size:75%;float:right">6 February 2012</div></div> | ::::We should never use external links when we can use internal links. And we don't need to show them all on one page, anyways. If the user wants to show them all, he'll just change the limit himself. <div style="border-top:1px dashed;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em"><div style="font-size:75%;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]]</div><div style="font-size:75%;float:right">6 February 2012</div></div> | ||
== [ | == [RESOLVED] ROBLOX HQ Link == | ||
The "ROBLOX HQ" link should be renamed to "ROBLOX Staff", which would make more sense. I mean, it's a link to a list of the ROBLOX staff, not a link to anything having to do with the ROBLOX HQ... <div style="border-top:1px dashed;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em"><div style="font-size:75%;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]]</div><div style="font-size:75%;float:right">24 February 2012</div></div> | The "ROBLOX HQ" link should be renamed to "ROBLOX Staff", which would make more sense. I mean, it's a link to a list of the ROBLOX staff, not a link to anything having to do with the ROBLOX HQ... <div style="border-top:1px dashed;padding-bottom:.5em;height:1em"><div style="font-size:75%;float:left">[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]]</div><div style="font-size:75%;float:right">24 February 2012</div></div> | ||
:Done{{User:Mattchewy/sig|date=00:01, 25 February 2012 (UTC)}} | :Done{{User:Mattchewy/sig|date=00:01, 25 February 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
== [ | == [RESOLVED] Minor Thing == | ||
There are 2 sections linking to the same thing; | There are 2 sections linking to the same thing; | ||
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::I fixed it. {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=21:55, 8 March 2012 (UTC)}} | ::I fixed it. {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=21:55, 8 March 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
== [ | == [RESOLVED] The header/picture/logo == | ||
I think we should remove the header from the emphasis box. It looks ugly to me, and anyways, why would we create a box just to put a picture? Do you think we should remove it from the box or just leave it there? --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 18:04, 23 March 2012 (EDT) | I think we should remove the header from the emphasis box. It looks ugly to me, and anyways, why would we create a box just to put a picture? Do you think we should remove it from the box or just leave it there? --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 18:04, 23 March 2012 (EDT) | ||
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I feel as this may never happen, should I close it as [NOT LIKELY TO BE DONE]? {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=20:47, 8 April 2012 (UTC)}} | I feel as this may never happen, should I close it as [NOT LIKELY TO BE DONE]? {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=20:47, 8 April 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
== [ | == [RESOLVED] Maps == | ||
Very little detail, but in my opinion ''Make your maps do crazy things.'' should be replaced with ''Make your places do crazy things.''. "Maps" is just not globally used to identify places. --[[User:Dennisvdz|Dennisvdz]] 11:17, 3 April 2012 (EDT) | Very little detail, but in my opinion ''Make your maps do crazy things.'' should be replaced with ''Make your places do crazy things.''. "Maps" is just not globally used to identify places. --[[User:Dennisvdz|Dennisvdz]] 11:17, 3 April 2012 (EDT) | ||
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:::Other than the information on it being completely redundant, I was pretty okay with the appearance. I'll take this moment to point out how odd it is that the "Welcome" is in the middle of the page. I suggest the red section be changed to "About Roblox" and a Welcome box put on top. Perhaps the info in the "About the wiki" subsection can be moved there, so that it's not completely empty. --[[User:Anaminus|Anaminus]] 19:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT) | :::Other than the information on it being completely redundant, I was pretty okay with the appearance. I'll take this moment to point out how odd it is that the "Welcome" is in the middle of the page. I suggest the red section be changed to "About Roblox" and a Welcome box put on top. Perhaps the info in the "About the wiki" subsection can be moved there, so that it's not completely empty. --[[User:Anaminus|Anaminus]] 19:39, 8 April 2012 (EDT) | ||
::::Tenal, it doesn't on my widescreen computer, where I thought it looked okay, but I'll edit it. :/ {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=09:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)}} | ::::Tenal, it doesn't on my widescreen computer, where I thought it looked okay, but I'll edit it. :/ {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=09:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
:::::Almost 10% of programmers (Gotten stats from w3schools which programmers will be visiting) use 1024x768 resolution. Regular people you'll see a large rise in that number. Go to your desktop, change your resolution to that for a few seconds and then look at it. The current homepage works from the minimum my monitor does all the way up to full HD, but your thing mucks up and scrunches together and stuff. It's perfectly fine on all resolutions above that though :){{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=22:09, 13 April 2012 (UTC)}} | |||
==More appealing Lua section?== | ==More appealing Lua section?== | ||
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::::::The icons aren't good either. They are both repetitive and ugly. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 17:13, 13 April 2012 (EDT) | ::::::The icons aren't good either. They are both repetitive and ugly. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 17:13, 13 April 2012 (EDT) | ||
:::::::It's not as easy as saying 'The icons aren't good'. I'm personally not high ranked enough to change them, but you could '''''at least''''' provide better ones, rather than just saying they are bad. If you can't find a better one then who can, since the person who's criticising obviously should have a better alternative, otherwise it's defeating the point of criticism, no? I tried thinking of alternatives and is all I could picture is a green upwards arrow for the updates one.{{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=21:37, 13 April 2012 (UTC)}} | :::::::It's not as easy as saying 'The icons aren't good'. I'm personally not high ranked enough to change them, but you could '''''at least''''' provide better ones, rather than just saying they are bad. If you can't find a better one then who can, since the person who's criticising obviously should have a better alternative, otherwise it's defeating the point of criticism, no? I tried thinking of alternatives and is all I could picture is a green upwards arrow for the updates one.{{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=21:37, 13 April 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
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My version is [[User:Tomtomn00/Draft|here]]... {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=10:45, 14 April 2012 (UTC)}} | |||
:Eww, the layered colour makes it look horrible{{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=12:53, 14 April 2012 (UTC)}} | |||
==[ | (bump) Could we replace everything with [[User:Tenal/Sandbox/Main Page|this]]? [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 19:11, 17 April 2012 (EDT) | ||
::Add {{[[User:Tomtomn00/MPB]]}} or {{[[User:Tomtomn00/MPB/B]]}} to the top of it. :D {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=16:03, 18 April 2012 (UTC)}} 12:03, 18 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
:::No, it is a ripoff of Wikipedia and does not look good along with the style of the wiki. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 14:36, 18 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
*I generally like the design you have made up there Tenal. Only problem is the text of the page, ie the Welcome to Roblox section needs to remain the same. It is set by Roblox employees. So, with that in mind, we may make a change in the future. Thanks!--[[User:Gordonrox24|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36B">Gordonrox24</span>]] | [[User_talk:Gordonrox24|<sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 20:01, 18 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
*:Is it really? I couldn't notice. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 17:26, 20 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
*::Out of curiosity, what don't you like with that section? It is directly from the ROBLOX About us page.--[[User:Gordonrox24|<span style="font-family:Script MT;color:#36B">Gordonrox24</span>]] | [[User_talk:Gordonrox24|<sup><span style="font-family:Arial;color:red">''Talk''</span></sup>]] 17:43, 20 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
*:::It talks about the statistics and the company's goal instead of what the game actually is. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 17:53, 20 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
==[RESOLVED] Correct sentence== | |||
"Roblox provides players to program in Lua," | "Roblox provides players to program in Lua," | ||
"Roblox provides players the ability to program in Lua," would be better.{{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=14:49, 13 April 2012 (UTC)}} | "Roblox provides players the ability to program in Lua," would be better.{{User:Trappingnoobs/Signature|date=14:49, 13 April 2012 (UTC)}} | ||
:Yes, it is better-sounding. Corrected [[User talk:MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]][[User:MrNicNac|<font color="#E52B50" size="3" face="Harlow Solid Italic">MrNicNac - Senior Wiki Editor</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]] | :Yes, it is better-sounding. Corrected [[User talk:MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]][[User:MrNicNac|<font color="#E52B50" size="3" face="Harlow Solid Italic">MrNicNac - Senior Wiki Editor</font>]] [[Special:Contributions/MrNicNac|<font color="#007BA7" size="4">†</font>]] | ||
== LuaLearners == | |||
Do you think adding a link to the LuaLearners website would be a good idea? They are the second biggest Lua teaching group on ROBLOX, they share the same goal as us and many users are learning from their website. Perhaps giving a link to their website would be useful. I've talked a little (by PMs) with the owner, coolbob44, and he agrees that it'd be a good idea. We already have a link to the book Programming in Lua on the official Lua website, so why not add one to LuaLearners, since it can help users to learn? --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 22:51, 21 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
: There's a [[Fansites]] page, it could be added there. <br/>(<font face="Hobo Std">[[User:SoulStealer9875|SoulStealer9875]]|[http://www.roblox.com/User.aspx?ID=2060102 ROBLOX-Profile]]</font><div style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; color:#000000; font-size:10px" align="right">@ 10:43, 22 April 2012 (UTC)</div> | |||
:: It's not a fansite, LuaLearners as a site is helping us to accomplish our goal of educating people in Lua. If some people think the Wiki is too hard, it may help if they have a second site to go to other than the official Lua website. Adding a link to LuaLearners on the front page is a good idea. --[[User:OBF|OBF]] | |||
:::The wiki is standalone. I don't think doing so would be the best idea. [[User:Tenal|Tenal]] 16:56, 22 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
::::The wiki is the only official source of help on scripting, but that doesn't mean we can't link to unofficial websites if it can help users. And the wiki isn't standalone; we work together with the blog and builderman's help page. The wiki is for help with scripting and building, the blog is for news and builderman's help is for help with ROBLOX. We also have the official Lua website which we can link to, including the reference, the book Programming in Lua which offers documentation of more advanced concepts and the source code. Then, we also have Wikipedia to document concepts that are too vast to be documented on the wiki, and we also occasionally add links to other websites. The wiki is certainly not standalone and its purpose is not to document everything, only building and scripting. The difference is that LuaLearners shares our purpose instead of having a similar, but different, purpose. Yet, I don't see why we wouldn't give a link to it. After all, as long as the intent of the site is to help and as long as the site is actually being helpful and useful enough to have an impact, linking to it can be useful. --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 19:28, 22 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
== [RESOLVED] Group Link == | |||
I've been wondering about the following for a while. "Want to help our great wiki team? Join [http://www.roblox.com/My/Groups.aspx?gid=127081 the wiki group] on Roblox to give suggestions to the people who write the wiki." The group article was deleted. {{User:Tomtomn00/Signature|date=18:53, 25 April 2012 (UTC)}} | |||
:That group never had an article... --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 23:32, 27 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
== Capitalization Condratictions == | |||
I've noticed throughout the main page some parts say Roblox and other parts say ROBLOX. Shouldn't it stick to either one or the other? <br/><div style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; color:#000000; font-size:10px">( [[User:SoulStealer9875|SoulStealer9875]] , [http://www.roblox.com/My/PrivateMessage.aspx?RecipientID=3827581 Send Message] on 16:47, 30 April 2012 (UTC)</div> | |||
:Both seem to be correct, as both are used on the website. The staff sometimes uses ROBLOX and sometimes uses Roblox. There doesn't seem to be any correct capitalization. --[[User:JulienDethurens|JulienDethurens]] 16:54, 30 April 2012 (EDT) | |||