SmashWiki and Smash Boards Podcast

[Jihnsius]

I don't feel there's any need to assign people to jobs -- if someone wants to do it, they will anyway. I'll do some large updates today.

EDIT: All material on Wikipedia is under the GNU license, which means it can be copy/pasted to Smashwiki so long as you cite it. That should help with general character pages (which I see don't exist yet.) Only problem is SmashWiki doesn't have the same template setup as Wikipedia, so there'll be some conflicts.

EDIT 2: If you copy a page from Wikipedia, just throw this at the bottom of the edit:

All text is copyright (&copy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. and is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.

 

[Jihnsius]

If copying directly from Wikipedia for an entire page like this, use this as a reference for how it's done:

http://www.smashwiki.com/wiki/Yoshi

There's a ton of formatting differences that will need to be corrected manually. Also, removal of all excess and irrelevant links is desirable (if it's irrelevant to Smash, take it out). As for pictures, they'll either need to be uploaded or have a change of URL.

 

[Zephyr]

I could do a page on Fox's up-smash. And it wouldn't be a stub, either. XD

 

[firexemblemxpryde]

Do whatever... I feel it needs some content. There's so much knowledge on these boards. It would be nice to solidify them on smashwiki.

 

[Kirby King]

EDIT: All material on Wikipedia is under the GNU license, which means it can be copy/pasted to Smashwiki so long as you cite it.

No! Absolutely not true! Wikipedia's license does not allow its content to be copied indiscriminately to any other source. It can only be used in sources that are using the same license, which SmashWiki does not do. I've been looking at free licenses to determine the best license we should make our content available under, but I doubt it will be the GNU FDL and because of that Wikipedia content cannot be used verbatim.

Copying article content from Wikipedia has actually been a huge problem, hence the notice on the edit page that specifically excludes Wikipedia as an acceptable source of content.

 

[Jihnsius]

No! Absolutely not true! Wikipedia's license does not allow its content to be copied indiscriminately to any other source. It can only be used in sources that are using the same license, which SmashWiki does not do. I've been looking at free licenses to determine the best license we should make our content available under, but I doubt it will be the GNU FDL and because of that Wikipedia content cannot be used verbatim.

Copying article content from Wikipedia has actually been a huge problem, hence the notice on the edit page that specifically excludes Wikipedia as an acceptable source of content.

Just read the FDL again and you're right. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Why not just switch over to GNU for copyrighting, then?

 

[Jihnsius]

Made a Smash remix for the podcast. Nothing like I'd want it to be, but it'll work if you want another intro song: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=252528&songID=5189455

I'll probably work on a better one in the near future, one more suiting for a podcast.

 

[ivootjes(nr18)]

**** smashwiki, webpage lost, gone an hour of work

 

[-Wolfy-]

Gotta say, Smashwiki is improving, but it is still seeming pretty bare compared to the depth of the game, we need more and more people to edit it.

 

[Sandy]

Has it been two weeks since the last podcast?

 

[Volrec]

I cant get into the smasher list

 

[Wrath`]

Question,do you have to sign up with wiki first to edit smashwiki?
I read somewhere you might not have to,or youdo something or another.

 

[WaterTails]

Question,do you have to sign up with wiki first to edit smashwiki?
I read somewhere you might not have to,or youdo something or another.

Don't think so, but you just use your SWF info for your account!

 

[Sandy]

The third episode is out!

Today Scav, Mic, and I discuss Mario and Sonic's joint venture (and what it might tell us about Brawl), Mario Strikers' online play (and what it might tell us about Brawl), and stage selection in tournaments (Brawl, not so much). Could you tell Brawl news hasn't been too fast in coming recently?

Thanks for answering my question.

 

[Kragen]

ZEST2 is in the Netherlands
Funny is, about every guy here knows about it, and is on the list :D
but thanks for the commercial ^^

And Mic's accent is <3

 

[Sandy]

Mic's reaction to my question was priceless.

"Whaaahhh?!"

 

[F8AL]

I liked the part where Mic tried to sound Irish. :x

 

[Mic_128]

ZEST2 is in the Netherlands

I tried (quickly) to find where it was, but with most of the first page not being elglish I couldn't find it.

 

[WaterTails]

Wow, Eor sounds like a cross between a speech function and a hippy.

 

[mathos]

I might have either missed the reason or am very ignorant with internet browsers but, why can I not go to http://smashbrawl.com/feed/ with Mozilla Firefox? Boy do I hate IE.

And great job on the smashcasts!

 

[-Wolfy-]

Quote of the SmashCast: "wh..WHAAAHH??"-Mic.
Mic added alot of personality to the podcast, but kudos to all three.

 

[Mic_128]

Well Kiki IS a robot and Scav's a chain chomp...

 

[-Wolfy-]

Are you going to be on future podcasts or was it more of a guest appearance?

 

[ChumpMoney]

Whenever I try to log into the Wiki i get

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:

(SQL query hidden)

from within function "User::addToDatabase". MySQL returned error "1062: Duplicate entry '18661' for key 1 (localhost)".

What should i do?

 

[mathos]

When's the next smashcast coming out? Its been about 3 weeks since the last one.

 

[-Wolfy-]

I'm anxious for the next one. Perhaps it will be more action packed, more informative, and have more awesome accents THAN ANY SMASHCAST EVER!

Of course this is pure speculation.

 

[WaterTails]

I assume it'll be in 6/7 days, for them to have a ULTRA SUPER MEGA SIGHT RELAUNCH SPECTACULAR (w/ sakurai as a guest-star)

 

[-Wolfy-]

We haven't been left in the dark about any subject to this degree since Brawl.
It'll be worth it though, I'm sure.

 

[16BitJorge]

How accurate is the Tournament Legal page on SmashWiki? What I've read there contradicts what I've read on several MLG tournament threads here, particularly concerning banned stages. Could someone please clear this up for me?

 

[-Wolfy-]

There is always some percent error between the people who edit smashwiki and those who post here. Understand that what some tournaments will have as a legal, neutral stage, another may not. When it comes down to it, on smashwiki (correct me if I am wrong) all you need is a SWF account to edit most pages, and this allows people to perhaps change the pages at will. Here on SWF, however, you are able to discuss with tournament directors who could potentially give you better advice.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

OK, what happened to the SmashCasts? Are you guys too busy to make a new one? Are you out of material? If I submitted some information, would that help?

 

[Kirby King]

It's definitely not about material anymore, it's about time. We're working on getting new people on the show who actually have time to spend on such things, and hopefully will have an update on that soon-ish.

 

[MetalMetaKnight]

Cool Anouncement. Ill help with Meta Knights page on Wiki

 

[Johnknight1]

Neat announcement, and it is definitely pretty awsome!

Edit:That article that Gamespy was doing the Wii online was intresting, and I didn't know that. Keep up the great work, and keep it coming!

 

[WaterTails]

W00T! I missed that intro music, Podcast number 4 is out!

 

[Johnknight1]

I gotta say I liked the 4th podcast the most (but the other 3 were good), is there a planned post E3 5th one, or maybe one after another confirmed character, or more material to work with=??? I really enjoy it by the podcasts by the way!

 

[Phrozn]

yay smashcast. finally. can't wait for the next one.

 

[chansen]

I must be missing something, because i cant figure out how to edit my own profile on the wiki <_<. maybe someone should make sure stupid stoners like me can figure this out.

 

[Kirby King]

Go to this page, and edit it. That's the equivalent of your profile on the wiki.

(If the link doesn't work for you, make sure you're logged into the wiki before you click it.)

 

[chansen]

does making my wiki look cool and organized require me to have years of javascript training??? My original post was just to let the right people know that this isnt very clear and if a nineteen year old cant figure it out (no matter how stoned i may be), it'll probably be even more difficult for younger smashers to participate.

Or is that not what you want?