Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-17897872-20150823043852/@comment-5645428-20150824073257

Map packs and achievement pages: Keep in mind that these are rather complex pages due to the amount of code you will find in the tables containing their respective information. If you make a mistake that causes everything to mess up (it happens to all of us), take the time to undo the edit to keep things simple for the next editor. A tip: Since you have the option of both the source and rich-text editors, use both to your advantage! Each have strengths and weaknesses. Editing table fields is tons easier with the rich-text editor, while managing spacing between the tables themselves and surrounding elements is more efficient in source mode. To be most experienced is to use everything at your disposal!

Templates, images and videos: As mentioned, everything has a designated usage as well as alternatives. Stay sharp!

Staff page: I imagine this will ultimately become an addition to the current administrator article that will see them including a few personal comments to tell you a little bit about their personalities in addition to the ways they may help you and their preferred roles on the wiki.

Birthday calendar: This can be implemented based upon the amount of support it receives. However, keep in mind that this will involve the disclosure of personal information, making you solely liable for having done so in order to have your birthday acknowledged. I will also state now that entering the inactive period (two months of absence) would have your name removed from the birthday list, although it will forever remain in the wiki's history records.

Warning system: My personal preference in terms of a blocking system is to keep it simple and concise. The site policy is clear in its specification of punishable offences. I find that overloading numbers and values into this mix detracts from conveying the underlying message that these are things you shouldn't be doing. How long you are blocked for shouldn't be a concern if you are making a concerted effort to avoid that happening. I believe that is in everyone's power to do this, and not an administrator's poor judgement that would act against it. Administrators are in fact obliged to provide a detailed explanation why if you are a registered user, and this will be visible to other staff members, who may consequently change the block duration if it is found excessive. I encourage further discussion in regards to this point.

Posting of '$k3tchy' text faces: They're childish at best. The Internet spits out some pretty lame stuff which is funny at first, but then it boils down to plain lame. Do us moderators a favour and spare us the effort of them out. Do yourself a favour and spare having to look back at yourself in a years' time thinking 'why did I post that same stupid thing on everything I commented on back then?'' It's true. Future-you is the most judgemental person of you who you'll never meet until you're there judging past-you. Best make some good relations early on in the piece. :P

Chat colours: For now, I think the chat's got enough going on with it. We'll try to get some games installed once the MediaWiki namespace is open for editing again.

Loitering chat users: I haven't developed an opinion on this yet, but other chat moderators may decide for themselves how to approach the issue.