Nethilia Talk Archive

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Greeting
Hi Nethilia -- we are excited to have American Girl Dolls Wiki as part of the Wikia community!

Starting a new wiki can be a big job, but don't worry, the Wikia Community Team is here to help! We have put together a few guides to getting started. They say imitation is the best form of flattery so absolutely check out other wikis on Wikia for ideas on layout, ways to organize your content, etc. We are all one big family at Wikia and the most important thing is to have fun!


 * Our guide to Getting Started gives you 5 things you can do right now to set your wiki up for success
 * We also put together some Advice On Starting a Wiki which provides a more a in-depth look at some of the important things you should consider when building a wiki
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Now, go edit! We look forward to seeing this project thrive!

Best wishes, Angela

Hello!
Hi, Nethilia! I'm Shawn, a Helper on the Hobbies hub here at Wikia. We're really glad to have you here, and your wiki is looking fantastic - great job on it so far. If you need any help with anything at all, please feel free to come message me on my talk page, I can help with pretty much any problems you might have. Shawn ( talk ) 17:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Spotlights
One other thing - we have a program called Spotlight available for Wikia users with an impressive pagecount. What we do is create a custom graphic that we use to advertise the spotlighted wiki across the other Hobbies hub wikis. Sound like something you might be interested in? Shawn ( talk ) 17:56, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

A quick tip
One thing I've found helpful in starting new wikis and getting a good userbase built up is leaving new members messages on their Talk pages. There's tepmlates you can use in Wikia's database, you you can just leave a few quick lines for every new person who works on your wiki. It lets people know they're being noticed and that their work is appreciated. I'm welcoming some of the people I've been noticing editing here, but if you need any help along those lines, please let me know on my own Talk page! Shawn ( talk ) 22:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Sidebar items
Hi, Nethilia - I've noticed something about the sidebar on your wiki. There are a few items in it that are stubs or don't have existing articles - the Bitty Baby, Bitty Twins and Girls From Many Lands. I left messages on the talk pages for those articles, but I also wanted to leave something with you personally. Do you think that, especially with the Bitty articles, it might be a good idea to remove them from the sidebar and just give them a category? Or put them under a Bitty section, or a Featured Dolls section if you really want to highlight them?

Either way, you might want to flesh out those articles a bit before you make them so prominent on the site, especially because the Spotlight we're putting up will be drawing a lot of attention here soon (combined with the American Girls ads Wikia's been running, you'll want to make as good an impression as possible, right?) The other parts of the Sidebar look great! Shawn ( talk ) 19:22, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Welcoming new users
Hi Nethilia - first off I want to congratulate you on continuing to grow your wiki - you're doing a great job! And you're getting a lot of new users coming in and making edits, too, which is fantastic. There's something I've noticed that might help you make it a really thriving community, too - you've got a tendency to revert edits by new people and just leave a note on the reverted page summary - if you leave them a quick message on their talk page welcoming them and explaining nicely why you reverted it, you could get them to follow your style and make them into a valuable editor. If you have any questions about it please ask me! Shawn ( talk ) 19:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Need help with wikis
I have just discovered AG Wiki a few months ago and I am still not sure of a few things. 1st, what is the defenition of an article stub? I have created a few short articles and I want to know whether I should tag them as stubs. 2nd, I still do not know how to sign after I leave a comment on a talk page, like this one.

This next one is not so much of a problem. You have asked me to become a user a few times, but I'm only 10 years old and I don't know if my mom will let me yet. If she does, I certainly will create an account.

Wanted!
Can you create a page on Angelina Ballerina? If not, why not? Thank You. 24.119.47.111 21:31, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * We should have discussion on it; while it was an AG line, it's no longer, and continues to run today. --Nethilia 05:44, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Ok. Well, we don't say anything about that Angelina Ballerina existed, but she used to be part of the line. Don't you think she should have something given her? AG Reader 16:37, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Angelina Ballerina is mentioned on the Retirement page. Hermione524 03:41, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

That's true. AG Reader 15:46, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

I really don't think that a page for Angelina Ballerina should be created because it was hardly ever an american girl brand and is now known as a completely different thing. If we have a page for her, we might as well have a page on Amelia's Notebooks and all of the other lines that AG doesn't make. However, this could be used as an argument for it, also, because we do have a page for the Girls of Many Lands. So my new suggesion instead of NO WAY! is ????? 68.101.117.129 03:07, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, Angelina Ballerina and Amelia's notebooks weren't just strictly AG, but the Girls of many Lands were AG created characters. I think that's the major difference. --Nethilia 06:39, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

How about we just mention that AG made them and not make a new page. AG Reader 02:00, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

How?
How do you create a new page on Wikia? Thank you. AG Reader 20:22, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikia Page
The home page for this Wikia isn't looking as good as it usually does. Are you going to fix this soon? AG Reader 20:19, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. --Nethilia 06:30, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Unlock
When are you going to unlock my discussion page? Hasn't it been over two weeks? And don't I have the right to delete things off my talk page that I don't want? AG Reader 20:52, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) It's two weeks tomorrow. 2) Your Talk page isn't yours. Nothing on a Wiki is yours alone. The user pages are given to you as a somewhat personal space, but they can be edited by another person. Given that your User:Talk page is a record of conversaions, warnings, and the work on the project--no, you CAN'T delete anything off your talk page. It's not your personal space. When it's unlocked, if an admin catches it being blanked out again, you will be placed on a two-week ban from all editing. --Nethilia 08:27, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Now that my page is unlocked, can I delete the thing on Angelina? AG Reader 01:52, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No. --Nethilia 03:16, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Uploading An Image
Hi Nethilia! I'm really sorry - but I was wondering about copyrights for an image if you upload it. There is this site (http://curtdanhauser.com/AG_Collecting/ if you want the link) and they have some images of AG Doll Outfits I'd like to upload. How do I credit them with the image? Do I need to contact them? Thank so much! Mermaidgirl45 15:38, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Try to find as many images as you can from image searches. If that can't be done, try and credit images the best you can. Images of outfits need to be at least 300 by 300 pixels--small images don't give a good picture. --Nethilia 20:11, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Nethilia - Sorry to bother you again! I was just wondering about something. If you click "Recent Changes," there's positive and negative numbers in red and green. I was just wondering what these were for. Thanks so much! Mermaidgirl45 00:10, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * How many characters were added to or removed from an article during an edit. --Nethilia 00:21, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Glossary of Foreign Words
Hi Nethilia! Sorry - you are probably getting sick of me! I was just wondering about whether or not I should post something, or just a certain amount of it. You know how in Josefina's and Kirsten's and Kaya's books there is a glossary in the back? I was just wondering if I should list the glossary words for The Runaway Friend. I really don't want you or the site to get in trouble over a copyright claim. So, anyway, do you want me to not post them, only post maybe the first entry, or just go ahead? Thanks SO much! Mermaidgirl45 18:05, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It would probably be better to leave the glossaries off for now, and we can come back later and see if they are needed. --Nethilia 03:43, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Creating a New Page
Hi-- Me again. Sorry. Anyway, I was going to create a new page. I thought it would be helpful to try to create a page where there was a complete (or, as complete as possible) list of all the outfits American Girl has released. I've seen the warnings about short, poor articles, so don't worry. I'll only make a page if it'll actually be a contribution and I have enough information intially. But, I'm not sure how to do this, or go about this. Is there any advice you can give? Thanks! Mermaidgirl45 18:17, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
 * We already have lists like that. Several. Under each character's collections and lists of all the Just Like you Things. A central list is completely redundant. I'm going to go ahead and mark that page to delete. --Nethilia 03:43, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Another Language for AG Wikia
Hi Nethilia! I was browsing Wikipedia and saw the alternate languages on the sidebar and got an idea. I think I can translate this site into Spanish. I'm in Spanish 1. Well, actually, I'm on summer break, but I love Spansih and have three pen-pals and read books and listen to songs in Spanish. I think I could, with the help of a translator and verb conjugator online. Next year when I graduate from Spanish 2, I will officially speak Spanish fluently. I think I could, maybe. Could we try it? I think it would be great, personally. Is this possible? And, are there any other users here who speak Spanish? Thanks! =) Mermaidgirl45 23:23, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think that should be done right now. That should only be done by someone completely fluent in the language naturally. --Nethilia 23:25, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay. Thank's anyway! =)