Template:Wiki News: Difference between revisions

From The Urban Dead Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Quick, someone screengrab Main Page. This has to be a record.)
No edit summary
 
(493 intermediate revisions by 43 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<!-- PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE [[UDWiki:News]] WITH YOUR NEWS REPORT -->
<!-- PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE [[UDWiki:News]] WITH YOUR NEWS REPORT -->
{{NBox|
{{NBox
title=Wiki News|
|title=Wiki News
link=UDWiki:News|
|link=UDWiki:News
newsitems=
|newsitems=
{{NewsItemWhite|February 14th|[[User:Krazy Monkey|Cheese]] has applied for promotion to sysop. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Cheese|comment]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|Mar 14, 2025|With the closure of Urban Dead, the UDWiki has moved to a read-only state.}}
{{NewsItemGreen|February 14th|A guide has been put forward for evaluation at [[Guides/Review]]. All participants are encouraged to vote on the guide.}}
{{NewsItemWhite|Mar 5, 2025|There are ongoing last-minute nominations for groups and events to become historical. Cast your vote at the [[:Category talk:Historical Groups|Historical Groups]] and [[:Category talk:Historical Events|Historical Events]] pages.}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 14th|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Terms of Service|A proposal]] to adopt the wiki [[TOS|Terms of Service]] as official rules is under discussion. All users are invited to discuss it [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Terms of Service|here]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|Mar 3, 2025|UDWiki will be moving to a read-only state on Friday March 14. [https://urbandead.com/shutdown.html Read more]}}
{{NewsItemGreen|Feburary 13th|[[Talk:Suburb#NPOV Suburb Levels|A discussion]] regarding the [[NPOV|point of view]] of the [[Suburb|Suburb Map]] is taking place on the [[Talk:Suburb|Suburb talk page]]. All users are encouraged to discuss.}}
{{NewsItemWhite|Dec 17, 2024|UDWiki's [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|Bureaucrat Promotions]] have begun! Please vote for your preferred bureaucrats for the 2025 period [[UDWiki:Administration/Bureaucrat Promotions|here]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 13th|Congratulations to [[User:Spiderzed|Spiderzed]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Spiderzed|becoming a sysop]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|July 29, 2024|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Revised Historic Group Policy|A policy]] regarding Historical Group voting requirements is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Revised Historic Group Policy|voice their opinions]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|February 11th|Nominations and discussion regarding redefining / renaming the Suburb Group Listings is [[Template talk:SuburbGroups|currently taking place on the template talk page.]] All users are encouraged to voice their opinions / suggestions there. Yeah.}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 11th|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Unbiased Group Listings|A policy]] regarding the bias of group listings is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Unbiased Group Listings|voice their opinions]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|February 9th|Congratulations to [[User:MisterGame|MisterGame]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Thadeous_Oakley|becoming a sysop]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 7th|There is an [[UDWiki:Open Discussion|open discussion]] on [[UDWiki talk:Open Discussion/Project?|the idea of a new wiki project]]. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.}}
{{NewsItemGreen|February 6th|[[Big Bash 3|Big Bash 3]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Groups|vote]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 5th|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Prevent_Harrasment|A policy]] regarding preventing harrasment is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/Prevent_Harrasment|voice their opinions]].}}
{{NewsItemGreen|February 3rd|[[User:Axe Hack|Axe Hack]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#Axe Hack|comment]].}}
{{NewsItemWhite|February 1st|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Update Promotion Procedure(2)|A policy]] regarding promotion procedure has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/Update Promotion Procedure(2)|cast their vote]].}}
}}
}}
<noinclude>{{Template:Wiki News/Instructions}}</noinclude>
<noinclude>{{Template:Wiki News/Instructions}}</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 12:12, 14 March 2025

Wiki News
Mar 14, 2025 With the closure of Urban Dead, the UDWiki has moved to a read-only state.
Mar 5, 2025 There are ongoing last-minute nominations for groups and events to become historical. Cast your vote at the Historical Groups and Historical Events pages.
Mar 3, 2025 UDWiki will be moving to a read-only state on Friday March 14. Read more
Dec 17, 2024 UDWiki's Bureaucrat Promotions have begun! Please vote for your preferred bureaucrats for the 2025 period here.
July 29, 2024 A policy regarding Historical Group voting requirements is being discussed. All users are encouraged to voice their opinions.
go to Wiki News

Usage

{{NewsItemGreen / White | timestamp | news item}}

To add a line to the wiki news, do the following:

  1. Alternate between the templates {{NewsItemWhite}} and {{NewsItemGreen}}
  2. Correct the time stamp and new links.
  3. Please, add the item to UDWiki:News.
    • If you see an entry which hasn't been added, be sure to add it.
  4. Failed nominations (for sysop promotion, historical group status, etc.) are not reported
  5. Items that are more than two weeks old should be removed from the list.

Archive

  1. When submitting a news item, please also enter it into UDWiki:News.


Types of News

Historical Group Voting

Historical Group Voting

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[ExamplePage|ExampleGroup]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Groups|vote]].}}

Historical Group Status

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[ExamplePage|ExampleGroup]] for being a [[:Category:Historical Groups|Historical Group]]!}}

Historical Event Voting

Historical Event Voting

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[ExamplePage|ExampleEvent]] has been nominated for [[:Category:Historical Events|Historical Event status]]. All users are encouraged to [[Category talk:Historical Events|vote]].}}

Historical Event Status

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[ExamplePage|ExampleEvent]] for being a [[:Category:Historical Events|Historical Event]]!}}

Sysop Promotion

User Nomination

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[User:ExampleUser|ExampleUser]] has been nominated for the position of [[UDWiki:Administration/Guidelines#What_are_System_Operators_on_this_Wiki.3F|sysop]]. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#ExampleUser|comment]].}}

User Promoted

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|Congratulations to [[User:ExampleUser|ExampleUser]] for [[UDWiki:Administration/Promotions#ExampleUser|becoming a sysop]]!}}

Policies

Policy Discussion

{{NewsItemGreen|MMMM DD|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding [insert brief description here] is being discussed. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki talk:Administration/Policy Discussion/PolicyPage|voice their opinions]].}}

Policy Voting

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|[[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|A policy]] regarding [insert brief description here] has come up for a vote. All users are encouraged to [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/PolicyPage|cast their vote]].}}

Policy Passed

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|The [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion/policy page|policy name]] policy has been approved by the community.}}

Open Discussion

{{NewsItemWhite|MMMM DD|There is an [[UDWiki:Open Discussion|open discussion]] on [[UDWiki:Open Discussion/DiscussionPage|brief description of what is under discussion]]. All users are encouraged to participate in the discussion.}}