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The power of Lua (template changes)
Some people might have noticed certain templates don't work how they used to, or that Dakiatte has been a busy bot over the last few days. What has been going on is that I have been moving parser heavy templates and templates that could benefit from infinite parameter capability to Lua.
Templates, such as Icon are commonly used in articles 2,3,4 times in a row (e.g. ) which means a template is being called 3 times. Reducing the template call to 1 for 3 icons actually speeds up performance slightly as the scripts required do not have to be closed and re-opened each time by the parser.
templates that use parser hooks (such as
The and templates have had their functionality moved to Module:Icons. What this means is that all icons are handled fr…
The state of the wiki - UESP
I know we have had a few options opened up, in the scenario that we can't resolve things with Wikia (Gamepedia and Exodus) and we have today covered another option: sharing server space with UESP.
- 1 So why look at UESP now?
- 2 So what do UESP offer us
- 2.1 Confirmed items
- 2.2 Potential items
- 3 Other items
UESP actually came to us a month ago with an offer to let us share server space with them, as an alternative to independence. We had some initial discussions with them and for some reason (beyond my recollection) discussion fell by the wayside. What they are offering is essentially "Exodus lite", where we focus on the content and they handle the servers and advertising.
- Mediawiki 1.23.
- Access to mediawiki extensions from the Mediawiki repo and custom ex…
User talk pages
The topic of who can title and unsign talk pages has come up a couple of times in Discord lately, so I want to gague user opinions via a quick poll.
Fallout Tabletop server affiliation
I have been in discussions with a Discord server over the last few weeks regarding an affiliation between ourselves and their server and have come to the agreement of running a 3-6 month trial starting April 1st (apologies for being a little late). If all goes well, we will pass the affliation to vote for permanent affiliation.
Fallout Tabletop is a roleplay server dedicated to the Interplay canon and mechanics of the original Fallout games, although we like to make some exceptions. Powered by the almighty d-20 and the skills from Fallout 1 & 2, we give new life to the tabletop community with our spin on a classic setup. With channels set after Fallout 1, 2, and an Independent New Vegas, we have plenty to offer to those interested (whether …