Help talk:Userbox List

Shrinking
Have the userboxes on certain pages randomly shrunk and made them illegible on anyone else's vists? This happens to me quite often and is easily fixed by reloading the page, but I just want to know why it happens, if anyone knows. Thanks--Magnus orion 23:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It happens whenever the mouse pointer is over a green link. It also happens whenever the window is minimized. Also, on IE7 at least, it happens when you switch tabs. I don't know why though.--Matt 13:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah, now the realization dawns - we're talking about the dreaded Internet Explorer. My advice - DITCH IT!
 * I was wondering how it could be that I've never once seen any userbox display errors. If you're still seeing them with firefox, then we can talk ;) --Adam 16:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

It's the ads. The ads are doing it. I tested and it is all the ads' fault - in combination of poor programing in Internet Explorer. Like it or not, most visitors to this site will be using IE. This because people are lazy by nature. Internet Explorer comes with Microsoft Windows. Putting on another browser would be too much work. You would be surprised at how little work is considered too much by most people. We should see if Jason will remove the ads now. He did say it was only temporary anyway.--Matt 20:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks like we are not losing the ads anytime soon. So here are two solutions:


 * Go here, and choose disable ads
 * Go here and get Firefox!


 * I suggest doing both.--Matt 03:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

If you think it's bad on IE, you should see it through AOL... I can't even visit this site through it. Alter 07:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Optional Fields
It might be a good idea to have optional fields on some userboxes. I already made one. That is the Phantom Hourglass one. It took quite some time for me to get it right. Now I think I can be a little better at it. The one I added was a friend code. Not everyone has access to wireless internet. So if they don't put in a code, the userbox will look like it did before. Just look on my userpage for an example of how it looks with a code in. We have just scratched the surface on the possibilities here. We can make much more complex conditional statements!--Matt 03:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)


 * This is basically what I added:




 * I added this to the Diamond and Pearl userboxes. In those I had to change the text color. Here, means field one, the value of  in  . So it is fairly straight-forward for choosing the right field.--Matt 04:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Right now, Seablue254 has a diamond userbox and Ando has a pearl userbox. Seablue254 has the friend code in, and Ando does not. This way, the userbox does not look messy with or without the friend code.--Matt 04:15, 8 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, awesome. Looks like you know a lot more about templates than I do. :P Fantastic work, sir. Very useful both now and in the future. --Ando 04:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Before I started, I didn't have a clue. But I learned fast.--Matt 04:19, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps someone should design a Tingle's Balloon Fight userbox. Is there a way we can go about creating our own userboxes? I'd like to create an Onox one too, but I'm not sure where to start. A bit of help would be awesome. Alter 00:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

This page
Okay, so I'm just wondering what people's thoughts are; how useful is this page? My idea when I created it was that it was useful to have a visual sample of all the userboxes available, as opposed to just the category (which equates to little more than a list of names). However, as the one who originally brought the userbox to ZW, I can honestly say I never imagined that they would become so popular and prolific. What this boils down to is that every newly created 'box still needs to be added to this page in order to keep it up to date, an this often gets overlooked. I've just added another one, making this my 16th edit in around 4 months. That equates to one a week, more or less - it's not that I'm complaining (although it is a little tiresome), more that it's indicating to me that this feature is less important to others than I'd thought.

So my question is this: Do you use this page? Do you think it's useful for others? If it is to stay, how can it be improved? (yes, it's a mess) 06:22, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


 * It would be better if we had listed exactly what needs to be typed to get each one. 13:03, July 29, 2008 (UTC)


 * A redesigned version of this page, doing what Matt's said, is already being made for the New Help Guide. That's been mildly delayed again due to a complete redesign. :P


 * How about the userbox containers? We practically have to tell every new user that asks for them that they need to end it with |} . How about creating a template that is named "Userbox container end" or "Userbox container bottom"? That would cut down on the amount of explaining we'd have to do each time a new user asks for one. Speaking of that. We should add how to use the userbox containers on the revised version of the page. 13:26, July 29, 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes I think reforming the page would be the right thing to do, it has become somewhat disorganized. The catagories at the bottom of the page should be closer to the top so users won't overlook them. I like the Userbox container idea as well, it would save time and room. 09:28, 29 July 2008 (EST)


 * Just to tack on support, yes, I like it and use it. Links could be added to each page's template... especially on ones that have parameters, like Template:User SSBB or Template:User Anime Like. --Douken 20:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Okay the page is finished. I've completely rewrote it. I've used the suggestions made here to improve it. It is much better now. I also made that template I suggested. It is Userbox container bottom. I suggest that everyone using a userbox container switch to this template. That way new users won't have as hard of a time. 08:17, November 28, 2008 (UTC)

Userbox request
Can someone please put userboxes related to Princess Ruto? thanks GFlame (Talk) - Its good to be back! 03:55, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Actually, I think someone made a 'This user thinks that Ruto is creepy!' userbox. I have been trying forever to find out how to add a 'This user is a fan of Princess Ruto!' userbox to this page. And, when I do, there will be a Princess Ruto userbox! 20:35, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

I made it on your talk page. I'll add it here soon. 17:07, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Consoles section Addition
I think I've added it on all good, except the quick link at the top down to consoles, isn't working, so could someone take a look at that! and I'm about to go change their pictures from all being Wii pictures now!

Also, when I use the 'edit' links in the quick links at the top, the text on the edit page shrinks and the page distorts, sometimes logging me out. Is anyone else experiencing this? 10:47, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I suspect that this is a browser issue; both of the actions work correctly in Firefox, but I've found that using the edit link in IE logs me out as you've described. What browser are you using? 17:37, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It works fine in Chrome. And I just tried it in IE. No problem. First off, restart your computer. If it still happens, give us technical details. 18:10, December 22, 2008 (UTC)


 * Firefox of course...and since I've logged on this morning I'm still receiving the same stuff. As for details, it simply logs me out and the text on that page is shrunk significantly, and that effect is sometimes spread across all of my tabs opened at ZW. 23:11, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Weird. You could try clearing your browser data if you didn't already (press Ctrl+Shift+Del and select cache, cookies and offline data), then restart Firefox and try again. Also, what version are you running, and are you using any add-ons/extensions? (if not too many to list!) 07:16, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * -I clear my data quite regularly, so that didn't help. I've got version 3.0.5... and these are my add ons: Colorful tabs, Download helper, Duplicate Tab, Eng Aus Dictionary, Flagfox, Forecastfox, Foxclocks, Java quick starter, McAfee Site advisor, Organise Status Bar, PC Sync 2 Synchronization Extension, URL fixer and Eng US Dictionary. 07:33, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Okay, could you let me know what version of Nokia PC Suite you have installed please? I'll try to recreate your browser environment to see if I can replicate the fault. 15:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I appreciate your effort to resolve this issue for me. I'm using version 7.9.0.2 of Nokia PC suite! 22:59, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * And Adam has clearly demonstrated that he works troubleshooting computers. ;) 00:33, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Indeed.! :D 09:52, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

OK, this is truly weird! I'm using another machine with Firefox 3.0.5 and all extensions disabled. So I tried the edit links and got logged out, which kind of rules out a browser issue. But then I played about and edited the Userbox List page - after I'd saved the changes, all of the edit links suddenly worked correctly, so it's actually an intermittent issue during the same browser session! 11:09, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


 * And now I just restarted Firefox, and the issue is back!! To be honest, I'm beginning to think it may just be better to do away with the manually created edit links and replace them with direct links to each of the sub-pages. After all, is it really worth worrying over a single additional click in order to edit the lists? 11:13, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It is indeed a weird issue. I agree with you, that we should do away with the edit links and just link to the sub pages too. Seems easy and logical. 21:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Don't be so fast about it. This is not the only place on the wiki with edit links. If this really is happening, then it should occur at all of the edit links. The others would be in templates. If it happens at all of them. Then removing them would be pointless. And we should instead have two links here instead of just the edit ones. Because this is so rare. We should not remove the edit links for just one person. Others will still use them. 23:18, December 28, 2008 (UTC)


 * You're right. I was a bit hastily selfish in saying that! 08:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I like what you did Adam. I think we can all be happy with that! 11:15, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

After re-reading this, I realized exactly what this error was, because I get it often. Pretty much whenever I access the Wiki from an external link I end up being logged out for whatever reason. Not sure what the cause is. Doesn't happen on any other sites. :/ 14:28, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Link & Midna Coding
This really needs to be changed to. Link's name comes first in all but this one, and it threw me off. 13:48, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Coulples userbox list
I think that a userbox for Link and Peatrice should be posted in the couples section. It's pretty well known, and I've seen it mentioned in other places.

My last question also concerns the couples section. Why is Link and Ghirahim in there? Ghirahim is male, evil, and wants to plunge the Earth in pain and agony. It should be removed unless someone found a good reason to put it up.. --Person777 21:55, 17 February 2012 (EST)
 * I have played Skyward Sword and think the Link and Ghirahim userbox is different from all of the other couples userboxes in the fact that it has no evidence and it's just... wrong. Maybe someone thought Ghirahim was female? Also, is it possible to delete it? It makes the couples section look messy. And, I think we really need a Skyward Sword userbox, seeing as we have all of the other games. And sorry, I've been wondering about the Link X Ghirahim one forever... 20:30, 30 October 2012 (UTC)


 * 1) There is a SS userbox and 2) As long as it's not vulgarity or spam, it's not really our place to tell people what they can and can't put on their userpages, and that includes userboxes. Yeah, the idea of Link X Ghirahim gives me nightmares, but hey, to each their own! :P 23:39, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops. Guess someone made a SS userbox in the past few weeks. I checked a while ago and it wasn't there. Sorry. 13:04, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Request
Could someone please add a Userbox saying "This user's favorite boss is Malladus."? Please and thank you. PS: Don't judge my opinion. :/ — ᏒᎬᎠᎬᎪᎠ64 04:45, 9 May 2014 (UTC)