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Dana MC here!
Thanks for adding my Game Play Tips for Lady Bug! I thought I did add them to the main Game Play page, but I guess I didn't. I copied and paste them to that section and is now an official part of the WalkThrough section under the Topics list. So I guess it can be taken off the Talk section. I've been playing this game for years now and I still do on the old-school ,multi-game system ULTRACADE. My highest score is around 350,000 points (Level 24), so I consider myself a bit of an EXPERT on this game. This game is nearly 30 years old and a perceived Pac-Man clone, but let me tell you, it is still a damn good game to play and I recommend it to all you new-schoolers out there. Hey, I like the new stuff too at 40 years old, but nothing beats a good re-education with games I grew up on. Lady Bug is a highly recommended good start. Thanks a bunch. Any more tips I have will certainly be added.

Super Secret World in Super Mario Bros 3 HELP!
"To get a super secret world, glitch your game in World 9[Warp Zone] then move on the water around until you see a black glitch screen. Go to the World 5 number, not the pipe, to access a glitched world called World 0. It has two level 6's, fast moving grass, tress, lots of bridges, and a brief song."

Hi there! From your instructions that I quoted above, how do we actually glitch World 9? We don't understand how to move on the water or where we are looking for a black glitch screen. We also have all 3 warp whistles, and are now awaiting your advice.

Thanks,

Please grant 'writeapi' to all users, even anons
Hi,

I need to batch download and upload images from this wiki. All proper attribution will be done (a link to the home page to the image).

Doing this will help me not to download images myself and that will take hours to do.

Thanks, — Sheriff James B. McDonald bad guys  23:04, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * You get access to writeapi after becoming autoconfirmed, and it's not too much to ask that you've been here for a couple days as a registered user before you get it. We have the autoconfirmed user group to protect us from spam and vandalism, so I don't see why the ability to automate that unwanted behavior should be given earlier. Aren't you autoconfirmed by now anyway? — najzere T 02:07, 31 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Also, the writeapi isn't the problem when doing a batch upload/download. The error message you get when you try doing that is "Unrecognized value for parameter 'action': upload", and api.php doesn't list that as one of the valid actions. --Sigma 7 15:48, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Confirmation emailer error
I'm not able to confirm my email address.

http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Special:ConfirmEmail

Mailer returned: mailer error

I tried two different email accounts and checked the spam inboxes.--Anthonzi 04:46, 28 September 2010 (CDT)
 * Yeah, looks like the entire email notification system is down. I haven't received any watchlist emails from here since the server upgrade. Hopefully someone is fixing it at the moment, or I can contact someone who can fix it. 07:33, 28 September 2010 (CDT)

Is there any movement on this email problem? I miss getting my watchlist emails. --Pelago 17:11, 15 October 2010 (CDT)
 * Fixed. -- Prod (Talk) 01:24, 16 October 2010 (CDT)

CotM red link
Would it be too resource intensive to wrap the CotM inclusion on the main page with an and transclude a static "Visit the CotM page to vote!" message if it hasn't been made yet? This would stop a red link from showing up on the main page, but I know it's highly trafficked. — najzere T 08:34, 2 October 2010 (CDT)

theres-no-black-walkthrough!
Dear strategy wiki i am ps2 kid a.K.A ure biggest fan. I need ure Help1 i have searched and searched but have failed to find a walkthrough for the ps2 ea game black. Black is a FIRST PEARSON SHOOTING GAME LIKE CALL OF DUTY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN U MAKE A WALK THROUGH FOR BLACK?! FROM URE BIGGEST FAN
 * I've created Black, with the basic layout of the guide. Feel free to start adding to that, or hopefully other editors will come and write it. 08:49, 10 October 2010 (CDT)

A Simple Table
I have this table made for God of War: Chains of Olympus enemies and it's pretty simple but i still need to add another HP section, Orbs gained, and theres three more entries each I need for the Context sensitive, Throw/Damage, and Defense Tactics. But I want it all in one table any help? Thanks in advance. KimbleTHEcommie 14:14, 14 October 2010 (CDT)


 * Kimble, I don't understand your objective. What are you trying to accomplish that the above table does not already do?   Pro  cyon  15:20, 14 October 2010 (CDT)


 * This boss fight is two parts with different HP and Orbs as well as CS, Throw/Damage, and Defense Tactics. i dont want to have to make another table if i can avoid it. So i was curious if i could add all the info to this table? The first table is representing the Tower encounter. Heres the rest of the stats. 2nd fight: HP=125, Orbs Death=500, Context Sensitive=L/R Struggle & 360 Struggle (Bridge Phase 1 & 2), 2 Random Buttons & Circle Struggle (Final Breath). Throws/Damage=Circle (appears when backed against the wall)(Bridge Phase 1&2), Circle Appears at 100HP (Final Breath). Defense Tactics= Jaw Grab & Fireball Frenzy (Bridge Phase 1&2). KimbleTHEcommie 15:35, 14 October 2010 (CDT)

Um nevermind i think i figured it out had a blond moment sorry about that. KimbleTHEcommie 15:37, 14 October 2010 (CDT)

Special:MultipleUpload broken
This special page is displaying a white screen. — Sheriff James B. McDonald bad guys  16:54, 19 October 2010 (CDT)
 * Not our fault. Seriously. The extension doesn't work at all with MediaWiki 1.16, and an update hasn't appeared yet. When one does, no doubt it'll be installed as soon as possible. Until then, unfortunately, you'll have to upload images one by one. 17:23, 19 October 2010 (CDT)
 * Ok, thanks. But I have robot software to do that ;) — Sheriff James B. McDonald bad guys  17:27, 19 October 2010 (CDT)
 * Even if the extension not working isn't StrategyWiki's fault, shouldn't someone here at least do something about the current blank page, such as adding some explanatory text, and removing it from the list at Special:SpecialPages etc.? --Pelago 16:15, 7 November 2010 (CST)
 * Disabled. -- Prod (Talk) 16:28, 7 November 2010 (CST)

Adding to watchlist behaviour changed?
Am I thinking of a different wiki or has the behaviour of adding a page to the watchlist changed? I seem to remember that a few weeks ago clicking the "Watch" link used to make that immediately change to "Watching..." then the page refreshed with the link changed to "Unwatch". Now instead clicking "Watch" goes to a page with title "Added to watchlist" and you have to click to get back to the page you were watching. The former behaviour was nicer, I think. --Pelago 16:13, 7 November 2010 (CST)
 * Hmmm... I've fixed that a few times now. I'll look into it. -- Prod (Talk) 16:30, 7 November 2010 (CST)