User talk:TheSatanicSanta/Archive/2017

Difference between NI and NID?
Hi, I was taking a look at the changes you made to the navbox. Can you explain to me when to use NI or NID? I would like to improve my understanding. Crazierinzane (talk) 00:03, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * NID (Navbox item/disambiguation) is essentially shorthand for . Here is a comparison:
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 * All of these result in the same thing, it's just that NID is significantly shorter than NI. Basically, you use it when you are linking to a page that has been disambiguated for a mod (eg, you wouldn't use it when linking to, say, Wolfsbane (Item)). The second form (3rd row in the table) is just a better performance version; you really should only use this if you are really concerned about the page load time. Does this make sense? --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 00:46, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That was well explained, thank you! It's a nice shortcut when disambiguation is in place. I'll try to use it appropriately in the future. Crazierinzane (talk) 00:57, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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 * All of these result in the same thing, it's just that NID is significantly shorter than NI. Basically, you use it when you are linking to a page that has been disambiguated for a mod (eg, you wouldn't use it when linking to, say, Wolfsbane (Item)). The second form (3rd row in the table) is just a better performance version; you really should only use this if you are really concerned about the page load time. Does this make sense? --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 00:46, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That was well explained, thank you! It's a nice shortcut when disambiguation is in place. I'll try to use it appropriately in the future. Crazierinzane (talk) 00:57, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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 * All of these result in the same thing, it's just that NID is significantly shorter than NI. Basically, you use it when you are linking to a page that has been disambiguated for a mod (eg, you wouldn't use it when linking to, say, Wolfsbane (Item)). The second form (3rd row in the table) is just a better performance version; you really should only use this if you are really concerned about the page load time. Does this make sense? --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 00:46, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That was well explained, thank you! It's a nice shortcut when disambiguation is in place. I'll try to use it appropriately in the future. Crazierinzane (talk) 00:57, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Move a page
I think I need to create a disambiguation page for the next item. I've seen you do this in the changelog, could you please tell me how to move a page to create room for a disambiguation page? And would I just use "What links here" to see what pages I need to update to the new link? Crazierinzane (talk) 05:03, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * First, you move the page. If you do not have the rights needed to move a page, add Propose move to the top of the page. Then, once moved, you turn the old page into a disambiguation page (e.g., Wooden Barrel), add About to all the disambiguated pages. Lastly, as you said, you go to the WhatLinksHere and fix all the old links. --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 08:08, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood how to move the page. I thought it was just copying things over. Crazierinzane (talk) 20:53, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No worries. To move a page, you hover over the More dropdown next to the search bar. In that dropdown is a button that says Move. --  Satanic Santa 🎅F T B Wiki Admin 20:56, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It doesn't look like accounts like mine have permission for that unless I'm incredibly blind to this dropdown. http://i.imgur.com/jiqQIwa.png Crazierinzane (talk) 21:27, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You can add Propose move and someone who has the rights will then be able to move the page you want. - Indestructible Pharaoh VII 21:35, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll do that from now on. Crazierinzane (talk) 21:41, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Moving pages by just copying things over is strongly discouraged as it loses all the history from before the move. Doing a move properly will move all the history with the page. 20:57, 22 January 2017 (UTC)