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Revert Vandals

There's a team of editors abusing the undo button, go here to see them! –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Macaronimaster50 (talk • contribs) at 17:41, 1 January 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Actually mind reading the editor notes? The update was NOT focused on bug fixes; the main focus was the bees, and all their related objects. You reverted a removed edit 3 times, without any actual reasoning, and started threatening. If you actually look at who reverted the edits, you'd know you're literally fighting against 1 wiki admin and 2 of the most active editors on this wiki... FVbico (talk) 17:46, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

I know what the edit notes say, but those are lies, 'cause if you look at what the update is about (I don't really mean look at the tile, I mean look at the contents of the update), you'll see they're wrong! --Macaronimaster50 (talk) 01:37, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

The intent was bees, since the name is Buzzy Bees. The Blobs 01:55, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

I never said it wasn't! --Macaronimaster50 (talk) 02:29, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

You really think, you with only a habdful of edits, know better than an admin and 2 of the most active users on the wiki? Mojang has made it clear the focus was bees, not bugs. You're jumping to conclusions based on the sice of the fix list, while they're about the same size for every update. FVbico (talk) 11:06, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

No page for Bedrock's Scripting API.

It's mentioned in some patch notes, but not there is no page or documentation for it anywhere here on this wiki as far as I know. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 99.60.99.181 (talk) at 09:02, 3 January 2020‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

See Bedrock Edition scripting documentation.The Blobs 16:51, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Launcher beta versions not updated fast enough

I've seen some admin or something say Minecraft versions usually update on the main page within one day, however I don't see this with the beta versions of the launcher. I understand that this could be because you first manually have to change version and then within a day the page updates. If this is the case, automatically updating the versions would be good. Anyway, today the latest beta version is Launcher 2.1.1083x. 185.253.97.145 16:54, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

tile.air.name redirect needed

I have found the SUPER ULTRA MEGA FUNNY joke item called "tile.air.name", which is introduced as a joke in minecraft snapshot 13w38b at Java_Edition_removed_features#Air item. I purpose to create this redirect to Air. 184.22.108.112 08:30, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Missing translation string redirects are not made, ever. FVbico (talk) 08:55, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

New Category: Tables

A category page should be made called "Tables" or similar containing crafting tables, furnaces, brewing stands, enchanting tables, looms, smokers, cartography tables etc.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.118.82.173 (talk) at 18:23, 5 March 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

I'm not necessarily opposed, but I would like to note that we already have Category:Utility blocks which serves a similar purpose but is slightly broader. I presume what would define pages that belong in this category are blocks that allow players to store or modify items (which is true for all the blocks you listed), but I'm not sure "Tables" would be the most accurate name for such a category. I would definitely be open to other opinions.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 18:30, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Maybe it's not that a bad idea if the category has a good definition, but I don't think this category should be called "Tables", and I honestly can't pick a better name. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 19:22, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

I typically call them "Crafting blocks" or "Recipe blocks", as they are blocks that allow you to perform recipes. –KnightMiner · (t) 01:25, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

If such a category were created "Recipe blocks" would be my personal preference of the choices provided.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 02:10, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

youtu.be url blocked by spam filter

Trying to put shortened youtube.com link youtu.be as reference will prevent edit. 194.34.132.139 18:05, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

This restriction is pulled from Wikimedia's spam blacklist, where it is needed to avoid bypassing blacklists on Wikimedia wikis. As such, the youtu.be shortcut will remain in that list, as has been stated repeatedly. Removing the dependency on that blacklist is not a good idea as many entries there are not wanted. However, it should be possible to add youtu.be to the local whitelist, but I'm not sure it's an appropriate course of action. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 18:39, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

There is no reason not to use a full youtube link. Especially on articles full links are preferred, and on talk pages it more work to get a short link anyways. –KnightMiner · (t) 01:24, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

We also have templates for inserting YouTube links and embedding YouTube videos. We shouldn't be using bare URLs. ~ Amatulic (talk) 02:02, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Template:License Mojang

Hi, could someone please fix the License Mojang template? The page is locked and can only be edited by administrators. The template categorizes images, but not other files. I think that it could work if someone activated the prepared option. – TenGoblinek (talk) 10:26, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

It does categorize all files. If you view the source, you will see that it chooses the category based on the file extension. It categorizes imageas as Mojang images, and other files as Mojang files.

Also, please use "Add topic" in the future. The Blobs 15:52, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

The template does not categorize other files, the function is disabled with . You can see all uncategorized files with license here. – TenGoblinek (talk) 11:18, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Villager Vandalization

Someone edited the villager page to make it all Spongebob references. 68.8.53.128 23:40, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Dupe tutorial page vandalization

Some anon made changes to this page, inserting hentai links hyperlinked as "Diamond Duplication" in multiple places. --Deshhde (talk) 02:33, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Resolved. Undone 4 edits. Lê Duy Quang (Make some words | Contributions) at 2h38:27 – 3 | 17/3/2020 (UTC)

Also blocked and hid the revisions.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 02:46, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Ink Sac page vandalization

The article about the ink sac item has been vandalized with s*xual phrases. 47.232.201.106 01:12, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

It's been reverted. That took a while, though. ~ Amatulic (talk) 06:12, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

The "Java Edition Infdev 20100617-1" page is a mislabeling.

The page Java Edition Infdev 20100617-1 [ https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Java_Edition_Infdev_20100617-1 ] is a mislabeling. The version is actually 20100617-2. A 20100617-1 never existed. Clicking on the download link brings you to 20100617-2. This is likely an oversight when the page was created. So this page needs to be renamed to 20100617-2. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by ThreeLui (talk • contribs) at 7:33, 28 November 2019 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

I asked the maintainers of the downloads (Omniarchive) and they said "There’s 2 [versions on that day], there was initially some confusion about whether June 16th was actually 17-1 but it’s now been decided it isn’t" Nixinova T C 03:05, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

more redstone stuff

i had looked up on this wiki for pulse extender and it din't have a page for them, so i was thinking that you guys should add more redstone stuff.

--216.144.141.214 16:15, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

See Mechanics/Redstone/Pulse circuit#Pulse extender. The Blobs 18:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Automatic filter blocks articles in other languages

I have created a page for the Swedish translation project, but when I tried to publish it, the automatic filter blocked it because it contained "an unwanted word". The translation isn't completely finished, so either the "unwanted word" comes from the original English version, or the filter simply blocks normal Swedish words. It would be nice if some changes to the filter could be made; perhaps it could recognize the language the page is written in and adapt the "unwanted word" list to that specific language? [[1]]–Preceding unsigned comment was added by En programmerare (talk • contribs) at 11:31, 23 March 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

As you probably guessed, your edit was caught in a filter that is designed to prevent vandalism but occasionally runs into false positives. Since your edit was obviously constructive, I've gone ahead and created the page for you. The thing about the filter is a lot of the words listed there are not only blocked if they stand on their own but also if they're contained within another word, which is often the source of false positives with this filter. Us admins, when we add new words to the filter, consider whether that word might be used inside of another English word and if so add it to a different category of the filter (where only standalone words are detected and blocked) or just not at all; however, it's difficult to check to see if that word could potentially be used in any foreign language. I'm guessing a Swedish word in any part of the article happened to contain a disallowed word in the filter which caused your edit to be blocked. Unfortunately I don't think there's a way to determine what exact word it was that triggered it except by reading every word of the article and comparing it manually (which I'm definitely too lazy to do right now :P). However, it might not be a bad idea in general to make the filter not act at all on translation pages, as I doubt they're likely to be vandalized frequently (since they're buried so deep into the wiki). Sorry for the trouble and thanks for letting us know about this.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 13:28, 23 March 2020 (UTC)--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 13:28, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Main Page Demo Link

The word "demo" on the main page links to the Java Edition demo, but shouldn't it link to the wiki article instead? Java is not the only edition with demo, and there's an article on this wiki, so there really is no reason to link to minecraft.net instead of the wiki page.－77.247.178.183 15:33, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Do you mean the demo link in the second paragraph of "About Minecraft"? The context of that paragraph should be enough to suggest that the Java Edition demo is what's being referred to, but I agree that linking the wiki article would be better (though honestly that entire intro needs cleaning up). –Sonicwave ^talk 16:29, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Upcoming Version on Main Page

On the main page, the list of upcoming versions says Bedrock Edition 1.15.0. Please change it to 1.16.0. The Blobs 19:21, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Twitch movement did not transfer account

I found out that Gamepedia now uses Twitch, which when I tried to log in on my old account Tyzaack, it does not allow me to do that and instead logs me into this new account that is linked to Twitch, which is linked on the forums. What should I do to merge these two accounts into one, or even get rid of this to use the other one that I used before? I cannot even change the username, which makes this even more frustrating. --Tyzaack33801 (talk) 07:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

You should probably submit a Zendesk ticket. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 10:36, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for quick response. I sent them a request. I noticed that their suggestion for fix was outdated, as the previous "My Account" has been replaced with "Twitch". Do as you please with this topic, but I will note about the change whenever they respond, if this topic is kept. --Tyzaack33801 (talk) 21:46, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Just noting we generally keep topics on the admin noticeboard just for reference even if they would be more appropriate in another forum (which this topic is actually appropriate for the admin noticeboard imo) unless they're completely unrelated to the wiki (such as fan-made suggestions for the game), so I don't think anybody's going to remove this topic.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 18:35, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Just recently they fixed the issue. Took them some time, but I'm happy with the result. Thanks for your help. --McTwist (talk) 23:29, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Vulgar Language on a Tutorial Page

On this page here: Tutorials/Menu_screen#Pause_Menu there is a vulger message spelled out using a blueprint block. I tried to remove it, but the wiki wouldn't let me. Dragon_DLV (talk) 19:36, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Went ahead and removed it. Not sure how that thing lasted four whole days on the wiki. - User-12316399 (talk) 19:43, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Consecutive disruptive edits on Java Edition version history/Development versions

Anonymous user(s) have been repeatedly adding 1.16 pre1 to the Java Edition version history/Development versions page, despite several reversions and requests to stop. Latest is User:1.252.188.164 Cultist O (talk) 01:42, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

I blocked them for 2 months, since they have disruptively edited before (and been blocked for it). I have no objections if another admin wants to protect the page, though I suspect all of the disruption is from the same user using multiple IPs. –Sonicwave ^talk 01:48, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

As you can see here, this vandal has gone at it for quite some time. There's not much way to stop them beside just continuously blocking them when they appear (since it's from a variety of IPs, not just all in one range) unless we protect all new version pages (or any page they edit at all), which I doubt would be worth it. For this particular case, they haven't targeted the Development versions page much in general recently but in the last few days they have vandalized it quite frequently. Since there have also been a few constructive edits from IPs in that time, though, I'd say wait for now but protect for a week or so if they vandalize one more time.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 02:38, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Quartz Bricks

In Java Edition 1.16’s 20w15a, the developer team added lots of new blocks such as quartz bricks, which at the time of this post hasn’t gotten a page. Can someone create these pages? Thank you. —98.230.115.82 17:34, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Edit

I tried to remove the section Mini-boss Mobs from the Mob page but wouldn't let me 86.189.237.110 15:18, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

I've removed the section, sorry for the trouble. Your edit was caught in a filter that is designed to prevent vandalism, but sometimes runs into false positives, like your edit. FYI if you register an account and make a few edits, you should be able to get around most abuse filters.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 15:21, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Other language characters in boxes

There have been characters from other languages in the infoboxes within several pages.

Note how there are non-English characters in the box headings. This has happened on multiple pages. --2057clones (talk) 14:21, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

This is already corrected now, it appears a user edited a template and caused this. FVbico (talk) 14:27, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, see this. If any page is still not showing up correctly for you, purge the page (under the "More" options in the top sidebar).--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I'm not too sure on all this editing stuff - the interfaces are new to me, so I'd rather just have someone more experienced do it correctly, but thanks for the fix and the quick response.--2057clones (talk) 14:37, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Please temporarily suspend a user to get him to stop mass-editing pages without agreement

This user is mass-editing pages: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/UserProfile:User-12316399
Apparently this has gone on for months already. One of the most common things is creating a nonsensical "occurrence" section to block pages that is pretty arbitrarily separated from the "obtaining" section.
The person was asked to take note of a discussion about this here: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/User_talk:User-12316399#Block_articles_and_section_structure
In that discussion there was definitely no agreement in favour of this edit, quite the opposite, almost everyone was clearly against it. Yet the person keeps doing it. I posted on the talk page, the user page (a feature called "comment", no idea if that notifies the person) and on that discussion, yet, the person keeps doing these mass-edits without even replying.
I have also reverted a bunch of these edits, but that also didn't seem to give the person a hint. They didn't immediately revert that again, but sometimes came back to the same page later and did the same edit again.
I suspect that this user has removed all relevant pages from their watchlist, disabled mails or something like that. So I ask you to please disable edits on articles for that person until they finally notice something and stop these edits until the discussion is done (or ideally just stop completely, but that's just my opinion). Fabian42 (talk) 19:18, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

You seem to be operating on the false principle that not replying to something automatically means that said thing hasn't been acknowledged at all. I also hadn't changed a single page back to the Occurrence layout since you posted on my talk page, so the fact that you've just immediately jumped from a talk page post to advocating for a full-out block is outright excessive and a borderline Rule #3 violation. Your assertion on an Occurrence section being nonsensical and arbitrary is also itself nonsensical, and there had been no opposition to the inclusion of the section whatsoever since my reply on the talk page five months ago, and nobody has opposed the subsequent inclusion of it on articles except for yourself. Please at least read into and participate in the relevant conversations before advocating for a user to have their editing rights revoked simply because you don't like the changes that they make. - User-12316399 (talk) 17:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I agree that it was irresponsible to go about these mass changes without a consensus. You can't just ignore valid opposition just because you personally disagree with it and then say that because a few people supported it on Discord it can be added to the style guide. However, he hasn't made any further changes regarding this topic since you warned him on his talk page so I doubt a block would be necessary at this point. I've reverted the changes made to the style guide without consensus, but I'm not sure what to do with the actual pages themselves; should we take the time to revert each one or wait some more to see how the discussion plays out?--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 19:08, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Bit of an older discussion, I know, but it's worth noting that both the Occurrence section and the loot table template have been decided against and should be removed. -PancakeIdentity (talk) 02:26, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

No spawn egg

Yo. In File:20w06a Additions.png, the hoglin spawn egg is gone while the Java Edition 20w06a page still mentions the spawn egg below that image. What is that all about? 200.25.61.8 10:30, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Just seems like it has been forgotten about. It was seen in an earlier version of the file though. ---- Elite hog (talk) 13:45, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Zombie Piglin

The zombie piglin is a new mob, coming out in java 1.16, but there is no page on it, while there is a page on piglin, hoglin, and zombie hoglin.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.231.194.155 (talk) at 18:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

It's not a new mob, it's just a new model and name: Zombie Pigman. The page will be renamed once 1.16 is released. FVbico (talk) 17:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

(edit conflict) We generally use page titles that comply with the current version, rather than the development version, so we do have such a page, it's just located at Zombie Pigman. We also have zombified piglin redirecting to it, which is the new name of the mob in 1.16. However, for some reason zombie piglin is not a redirect even though it's a likely search term, so I'll create that right now. Thanks, --Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 17:34, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Lodestone Article Duplicate Information

I noticed on this article that the breaking and block loot sections have exactly the same text. However, I cannot change the text because I'm not an admin.

Can someone fix that for me? Plaba123 (talk) 01:21, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

You don't need to be an admin to edit Lodestone, the page is not protected at all. Also, I saw kind of an incosistency across some block pages in terms of the style, so Lodestone is not the only page listing such info double. ---- Elite hog (talk) 13:35, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

I've removed the duplicate section, thanks for reporting. There was a proposal to rearrange the obtaining and usage sections in a different way, which included changing the layout of the breaking section. Although this received very little support, this was carried out anyways, although I don't quite understand why it would cause the creation of two breaking sections. See this for more detail.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 13:47, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Also, Plaba123, the reason you were not able to remove the section is because you were caught in an abuse filter. Filters are designed to prevent vandalism, but occasionally run into false positives like your edit. Since you're a registered user, once you've made a few more edits you should be able to bypass most filters.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 13:49, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll keep editing! Plaba123 (talk) 23:57, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

I want to make my player in java edition smaller with no mods.

Please make a tutorial on how to make player models in java edition smaller without mods. I mean by editing the game source code for singleplayer only. --Linkplayzgames1 (talk) 20:58, 18 April 2020 (UTC)Linkplayz

Not possible. FVbico (talk) 21:35, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

(after edit) "without mods, but editing source code" is contradictory... editing code = modding. FVbico (talk) 21:49, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Not being allowed to edit/add links

I was editing the 1.16 Java Edition page, then when i was finished, it wouldn't let me update link for other 1.16 updates to another fandom! Please fix this, and you dont have to rewrite it because i have it copied in my clipboard--165.225.9.23 16:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Generally, we don't link to other Minecraft wikis. The Blobs 16:47, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

What you added is very unlikely to be accurate; you can't use other wikis as a source as they are often unreliable. If you're going to make so bold of a claim as 1.16 "includes other updates that had been released in early April" (which I don't understand what that means; I've never heard of anything being released in early April and even if that were the case how is that related to the upcoming 1.16 version?), you'll need an official Mojang source. Regarding not being allowed to add the links, your edits were caught in a filter designed to prevent vandalism/spam but occasionally runs into false positives. We can't disable filters for specific people; however, we can perform the edits for you if they're productive. Also, if you create an account and make a few edits with that, you should be able to bypass most filters. Thanks, --Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 18:10, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Are schematics not rendering correctly?

Trying to view a page that uses schematics (https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Help:Schematic, https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Mechanics/Redstone/Memory_circuit) the schematics are mostly empty, except for text (https://imgur.com/a/SZJovpZ). I wonder if it is the uncaught exception: Object error in the console. I've tested this in Chrome / Firefox / Edge Classic / IE on Windows 10, and tried disabling uBlock and my pihole.

Seems as of March 15 it was working (https://web.archive.org/web/20200315040615/https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Help:Schematic), there is no object error in the console when I load archive.org's version.

66.219.235.20 20:36, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Aaand they're back. Disregard 66.219.235.20 20:40, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

page missing content

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Mechanics/Redstone/Clock_circuit#Multi-item_hopper_clock is missing a lot of content that was once there. not sure if this is related to issue 31 "schematics missing" or if it is some one deleting content in the page its self but almost every schematic is missing from this page. that all show blank white boxes with only text labels. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 73.144.7.29 (talk) at 04:05, 24 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

They're working for me, and the user in the above section says it's working now. Nixinova T C 04:28, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

1.16 dev versions

20w17a is before 20w06a when it should be after 20w16a. Fix it right now please please please I'm begging you people to help me improve this wiki. 172.83.43.136 12:37, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

There isn't an easy way to do this. The template automatically lists the snapshots in a certain order. The Blobs 16:05, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for reporting. I've been trying to figure out why this is the case and I'm honestly clueless. This doesn't happen for any other snapshots and I can't figure out why this would be different. I'm gonna ask on Discord and see if anybody can enlighten me there. Also, please don't beg people to fix something "right now"; we're all volunteers so we can't be expected to fix anything instantly.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:08, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Not really sure what happened, it seems the sortkey in the category got corrupted? I just removed it from the category and readded it and it seems to work fine now. –KnightMiner · (t) 05:37, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Pillager Outpost glitch

Can you help fix the pillager outpost structure page please? The page is messed up.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by Minecraftexpert123 (talk • contribs) at 17:36, 24 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Do you mean the Pillager Outpost page? If so, please be more specific; what exactly is messed up on it?--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 17:38, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Ah I see, you meant the Pillager Outpost/Structure page. You had an unclosed table; if you have a {|, starting a table, you gotta eventually close it with a |}. Fixed now.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 17:40, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks–Preceding unsigned comment was added by Minecraftexpert123 (talk • contribs) at 17:43, 24 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Quarts block in blocks template

hi! im your friendly neighbourhood Eevee! (That's a Pokémon btw) I (who is a VERY cute Pokemon) noticed in the Blocks template in the Mineral Blocks section it shows the chiselled and pillar quarts but not smooth or brick quarts

is there a reason for this thing the cutest thing ever (that's me btw) noticed this? thanks! 31.50.129.9 18:12, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Fixed. Actually, the Smooth Quartz was on there before but in a different section from the rest, so I've moved it, while the Brick Quartz was never there at all. Thanks for reporting.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 18:46, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

heads up display link missing

I think you need to create the link heads up display should redirect to Heads Up Display as it was missing.

.49.228.178.129 09:46, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Done I created the redirect. The Blobs 16:20, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Thomanski for autopatrol

Thomanski's edits all seem constructive. I think ze would be a good candidate for an autopatrol, to reduce the number of unpatrolled edits. The Blobs 16:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Done.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Is there already an article for uncraftable items or not?

I don't know if this was the right place to put this post but, I was trying to find a list of all uncraftable items. If there is one already, you can link it. Sorry if this wasn't the right place to put this. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Lukman3213 (talk • contribs) at 19:08, 25 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

I don't think there is such a page, but you can generate such a list in your sandbox. It will not leave out pages that use {{crafting usage}} since that invokes Module:Crafting directly. The Blobs 01:09, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

{{#dpl:
|uses=Template:Items
|notuses=Template:Crafting
|nottitlematch=%/%
}}
{{#dpl:
|uses=Template:Blocks
|notuses=Template:Crafting
|nottitlematch=%/%
}}

I haven't tested this, so there may be extraneous pages, but it should give you a pretty good idea. The Blobs 01:09, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Here's the output of the above Nixinova T C 02:04, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

April Fool's blocksprites

Can someone please add a sprite to april fools blocks? I had to use nether portal for the funky portal. I posted the same thing on the talk page –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Minecraftexpert123 (talk • contribs) at 19:59, 25 April 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

item misppelling

Hi! I'm your friendly neighbourhood Eevee!

I noticed in the Items page the Behavior section is spelt wrong, instead of being spelt it's proper formal way, Behaviour, it is incorrectly spelt Behavior, as you may or may not see there is a clear lack of u in-between the letters o and r

thanks! from the worlds cutest Pokémon A.K.A Ravagergamer2008 double A.K.A 86.158.205.22 12:26, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Not an admin, however I wanted to point out Minecraft Wiki is being written in American English as per style guide where "behavior" is a correct spelling of the word. Frisk (Talk page) 13:17, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

oh okay, sorry 86.158.205.22 16:02, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Request ban User-12316399

This user not only makes a lot of useless contributions for a long time, but also arbitrarily changes the format of an item, adds a bloated loot table, and affects the editing habits of wiki. I personally say I can't stand his behavior and suggest that it be banned. --HlDorəmonWf(^TAlK · _C0NTR1BZ) 13:38, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

While there have indeed been a few times in the past where I've considered a short block on him to prevent disruption, I personally don't think a block would be necessary at this point. AFAIK the only unconstructive edits he's been warned recently about are changing the structure of the obtaining and usage sections of feature pages (to add the "bloated loot table" you say) and the style guide accordingly when there's a consensus against doing so, and "bitey" edit summaries and discussion posts (i.e. being rude / borderline attacking another editor for no reason). Both of these things I haven't seen him do at all since he's been warned, so I don't think we need to escalate to a block yet, especially given how most of his tedious maintenance edits are indeed productive.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 13:56, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

On the other hand, looking at this, rude edit summaries appear to still be a problem. A new user who had never edited before made a good faith edit to an article which they thought was constructive, but because it was false, he reverts them just a few minutes later with a very sarcastic and bitey summary. Like I've said he's been warned many times about this in the past, so I'm not sure the best way to control this without a block. It's not just about blatant personal attacks; it's also about just generally sarcastic or rude edit summaries that are directed at specific editors making this an unpleasant environment, especially when it involves new editors like here.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

How about delete User-12316399's mean edit summaries? 195.181.167.195 03:18, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

An edit summary being "mean" alone isn't a valid reason to use revision delete, but I have already deleted the ones that are actually personal attacks (which to be fair most of them haven't been pure attacks, but rather rude, sarcastic, and bitey summaries, which although are concerning, especially against newer good faith editors, not a valid reason to hide the summary completely).--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:13, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Bit of an older discussion, I know, but it's worth noting that both the Occurrence section and the loot table template have been decided against and should be removed. -PancakeIdentity (talk) 02:26, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Redirect for Programmer Art?

Should there be a redirect from Programmer Art to the corresponding page? I don't know how to make one or where it would go to, but I think it would make sense. Thank you. 67.169.100.106 15:53, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

There's not currently any page related to the definition I know of Programmer Art (which is basically sketches of a program a programmer creates to test functionality but not to perfect in any way) and since it's not necessarily Minecraft-specific nor particularly important to Minecraft I doubt there would be a need to create one.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 15:58, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

I mean the pre-Texture Update resource pack, bundled with every version since that update. 67.169.100.106 16:08, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Well, the Texture Update page lists all the old textures as well. Is Programmer Art the official name of the textures before the update or at least a common alternate name? I don't think it would be, but I could certainly be wrong.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:11, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Check the resource pack menu in 1.14 and newer. It shows "Default" and "Programmer Art", which is described as "The classic look of Minecraft". 67.169.100.106 16:15, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

I see, thanks. I probably should've done my research before making assumptions. :D

We don't have a page specifically for the old textures or resource pack, but since it's mentioned in Texture Update I've gone ahead and redirected it there, as well as the "Classic Textures" that it's called in Bedrock Edition. The redirects could be a bit confusing considering the texture update is actually their exact opposite, but of all the pages we have it's probably the most appropiate page to redirect it to (and I don't see a reason to split the old textures into their own page).--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. 67.169.100.106 16:42, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

"Programmer art" should be redirected too 192.119.160.214 12:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Protect Bedrock Edition 1.16.0

Lots of anonymous users predicting the release date without a source. This is probably happening on the Java page as well, but I have not been following the edit history as closely. The Blobs 17:55, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes they are also doing it on the Java page I looked at the history. 173.88.216.217 17:58, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Protected the BE page from IP edits for 3 months; that should be enough. The JE page has people with an account doing that, and preventing accounts from editing results in losing lots of constructive edits on that page. FVbico (talk) 18:09, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Changing imagesize to 160px on Module:Infobox

Since every item render is in 160x160px, the imagesize should be updated to 160px, otherwise the images look blurry. Example Changed size 160px Current size (blurry) 150px ILeon ᐸ Talk
Contribs - de.Wiki Admin 19:08, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

How about adding a page about Tektopia?

TekTopia is a mod made by the youtuber TangoTek. It currently works for Java 1.12 but Tango plans on updating it to 1.14. It is a villager overhaul. Could you please link to it in "mods" and create that page?

Love, Stressmonster –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.164.231.72 (talk). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Minecraft Wiki no longer documents mods, go with this request to FTB Wiki. Oakar567 (talk) 10:36, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Update the wiki header to the new one

As the wiki logo got updated, why not update the wiki header as well? Ljcool2006 (talk) 19:06, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Disable edit filters in Minecraft Wiki:Sandbox

I think all the edit filters should be disabled in Sandbox page due to an issue involving IP addresses. 49.228.176.243 09:11, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Armor page request.

I was going to look up the armor mechanics for the game, but the wiki said it didn't exist. Please fix this.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by 174.61.18.143 (talk) at 17:25, 14 May 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Armor#Mechanics it's right there... FVbico (talk) 17:27, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Might not be a bad idea to create Armor mechanics a redirect, however, if it's a common search target.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 17:28, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I went ahead and created the redirect. –Sonicwave ^talk 19:41, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Coral Fans redlink

Please fix the redlink by recreating the redirect Coral Fans to Coral fans. 49.228.176.243 09:55, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

There is no reason for such a redirect to exist, since the Coral Fan page will just appear as you start typing Coral Fans. Honestly, I am not sure why we have the Coral fans redirect. The Blobs 15:51, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Well, the search suggestions take a minute to show up, so it's not true that they will appear immediately when you start typing Coral Fans. The redirect also useful for linking; it's impractical to go through every single edit made by anyone to make sure they use the format [[Coral fan]]s instead of [[Coral fans]] (and for all other items with potential plural forms). Furthermore, redirects are absolutely harmless; they take up barely any space and they don't clutter the search bar because the "actual main page" takes priority when searching, making any redirects to that page that are in a similar format not show up at all. In addition, the current style guide allows any alternate capitalization or form, meaning that both Coral Fans and Coral fans would be valid redirects. Citing existing rules/guidelines as I did isn't a reason for supporting/opposing a proposal, but that's not the purpose of this particular discussion.

The redirect was actually created as Coral Fans initially, but moved to Coral fans (which is not an appropriate way of deleting or creating redirects, as it makes the edit histories confusing).--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:26, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Gravatar machine (still) broke.

This is getting pretty frustrating. I've been a contributor to this wiki for a while, and my profile picture is still the default icon, which I believe gives off an impression of "noobishness" when viewing my profile. I've had my Gravatar correctly linked for a very long time. Any help with this would be fantastic. -- DigiDuncan! (talk) 20:06, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

I asked staff about this; they say to make sure that your avatar is rated G? I presume otherwise it won't show up correctly--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:30, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

20w14~ Easter Eggs redirects

I purpose to create the redirects for Easter Egg dimensions names to Java Edition 20w14∞:

Basic / BASIC
Blacklight
Brand
Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense
Checkerboard
Chess
Content
Custom
Fleet / Between
Gallery
Holes
Isolation
Message
Missing
Notes
Nothing
Patterns
Perfection
Retro
Rooms
Shapes
Spiral
Terminal
this_is_a_very_long_phrase_that_hopefully_is_not_in_any_dictionary
Tunnels
Zone / Zones

Plural redirects:

Bridges → Bridge

Synonyms:

And 16 colors redirects.

It's plausible!

49.228.176.243 09:37, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Done. I've created all the ones you mentioned.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:54, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Oppose this ruined navigation --32.213.179.11 00:47, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

How? Nixinova T C 01:15, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Sprites

How do you add a sprite? Minecraftexpert123 (talk) 14:44, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Go to the sprite template in question (such as Template:InvSprite) and click "Edit sprite", right next to the normal edit button. All the sprites are organized into categories below; you can add one by clicking "New image" in the sprite-editing toolbar. When you're done, click save. It's a pretty simple and user-friendly way to update both the image and the module as needed at the same time.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:47, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Ok, but how do you create an image? Minecraftexpert123 (talk) 15:54, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

The icon can be found in the game files. Use an image editor to add it to the sprite sheet image.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by Blobs2 (talk • contribs) at 16:42, 20 May 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

No i mean how do you create a new sprite image? Minecraftexpert123 (talk) 16:54, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Do you mean add an icon for a specific sprite? If so, we've already answered that; just edit the sprite and click "New image" and Blobs explained how you create the image itself to begin with. If you're talking about a whole new sprite sheet, I'm not sure exactly why we'd need one. Please elaborate on what you mean by "new sprite image", as what I thought you meant by that doesn't seem to be what you're referring to.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:59, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

I mean create a new sprite (one that doesnt exist,like the sprite for non-renewable resources in enviroment.)Minecraftexpert123 (talk) 17:11, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Again, you download the sprite sheet you want to expand, and add the sprite using an image editor. Once you have the new sprite sheet, upload it as a new version of the file. The Blobs 19:44, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Can you give a small tutorial on how to do so? Minecraftexpert123 (talk) 21:47, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Go to the sprite sheet you want to edit, for example {{BlockSprite}}. Click "Edit Sprite". Click "New Image". Upload a 16x16 image. I do not know what else to say, it really is that simple. –KnightMiner · (t) 21:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Post Made Whilst Not Logged In

I made an edit to the wiki page for the lava bucket and I forgot to sign up for an account before doing so. Would it be possible to assign this to my account so that I an avoid exposing my public ip? Natsuissleepy (talk) 05:23, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

I'm not sure; you should contact staff either way as admins definitely have limited ability to help you. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 11:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

New News

Another thing should be added to the Latest news section in Main Page: May 26, 2020 Minecraft Dungeons released. 111.88.15.200 16:43, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Done by another admin.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 14:18, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Why is editing through tor blocked?

Am i wrong for using tor? Do you trash our internet privacy? If you want to prevent abuse, then why isn't vpn blocked but tor? Do you think there are more people using tor than vpn? Just why? Why do you block tor users from editing? -- 196.245.151.215 08:04, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Editing through Tor is blocked due to extensive abuse by bad-faith users. I can ask around and see if people think the block should be lifted, but I don't think they'll agree. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 11:32, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Then why isn't vpn blocked as well like wikipedia? I believe the amount of abusers will decrease even more if you do so. -- 209.58.163.233 15:05, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

The problem with tor is that we cannot identify the editor, since the IP address would be different each time. If you really want to edit through tor, you can create an account. The Blobs 16:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

you still didn't answer my question. why isn't vpn blocked as well like tor? wikipedia does have both of them blocked. -- 37.120.203.90 13:31, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

I Support the decision of blocking VPN. Doing so should decrease the number of vandalizm. - 113.29.230.200 13:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

you can't log in or sign up when using tor, blobs2 192.119.160.214 12:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

VPNs are blocked on Wikipedia due to them using open proxies. VPNs that use closed proxies are able to edit Wikipedia. 173.0.77.8 13:22, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

In addition to being able to circumvent blocks, another major problem with VPNs: even if a user is constructive, it's really difficult to notify them about something if they keep switching their IP. I don't know much about IPs and VPNs, but how would we be able to know for a fact that a certain user is in fact using a VPN?--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 16:55, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Something

Playstation 4 is discontinued too; add that to the Purchase the discontinued Legacy Console Edition. 111.88.15.200 11:12, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

It was updated to Bedrock. 217.138.219.181 10:40, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Update

Please change 0.18.0 on Minecraft Earth at Main Page to 0.19.0. 111.88.15.200 10:38, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Done by another admin.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 21:56, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Question

Why can't I edit the talk page of the main page? 111.88.15.200 10:40, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

The talk page was semi-protected in 2013 because it is "99% junk". However, there has been a more recent movement to avoid indefinite protections.

If there is a good reason to keep the talk page protected, you can still propose changes here, or at Talk:Minecraft Wiki/editcopy. The Blobs 15:19, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Make Sprites

Can i help make sprites for the basalt column and detlas

138.19.0.177 05:01, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Protect Marketplace page

Marketplace keeps getting vandalized by an IP address (85.74.223.143 (talk • contribs • logs • block log)). -Pepijn (talk) 20:28, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Looks like they've stopped, but if it happens again warn them on their talk page. IPs don't get a notification if their edit is reverted AFAIK, and they may not know the History tab exists. Also, one IP disruptively editing usually isn't a reason to protect a page; warn them, try to get them to discuss, and if they refuse then contact an admin to block them.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 15:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Ban request 71.14.41.142

71.14.41.142 makes some sneaky and some obvious vandalism edits of false information and nonsense text. Ive fixed all of them now but most went unnoticed for days until I noticed. 185.253.97.149 02:02, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I've blocked them for a full week since they seem to have been at this for several days.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 02:12, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Virtual Reality page

The virtual Reality page is a stub and needs updated. Mixed reality is now supported with Minecraft. More information can be found about it here and the original Wiki page can be found here. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.171.112.217 (talk) at 15 June 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

I appreciate your bringing this to our attention, but this isn't really admin-specific; in fact you're absolutely welcome to update it yourself! I don't know much about the VR version so I'd prefer not to update it personally, but it is marked as a stub so if you aren't able to update it hopefully another editor will be. Let me know if you need any help with editing.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 15:45, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

A tutorial for creating an infinite water source in only one block of water

We need more Tutorials for this Wiki, but it is vanilla. I found two ways to create an infinite water source in only one block. It is also possible on survival. Can we do it? Minelogic (talk) 05:19, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

If that's really the case, could you take some screenshots demonstrating this so we can figure out where to add it? You can upload images at Special:Upload and then add the image here using the syntax [[File:FILENAMEWITHEXTENSIONHERE|200px|thumb]]. Unless it's something very intricate and detailed I doubt we'd need a whole tutorial on it, but it's certainly something should be added to this.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 15:40, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Remove the word filter for "S*xy!"

The splash "S*xy!" was changed to "Moderately attractive!" in 1.16 pre-3. However, the Wiki currently states that it used to be "Shrek see!", because the word it used to be is blocked; S-e-x-y-!.–Preceding unsigned comment was added by User-100192636 (talk • contribs) at 19 June 2020 (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Unfortunately, we can't disable filters for certain people; and since this is one of only a few cases where such a word could be used constructively, it doesn't make sense to remove the filter completely. However, if you run into a problem like this again, do let us know here, and we can certainly perform the edit for you. Additionally, once you have made at least 5 or so edits while logged in you will be exempt from most abuse filters. In this case, another user has already fixed the issue.--Madminecrafter12 ^{(Talk to me | View what I've done)} 18:20, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

Java Edition 1.RV-Pre1

There is a doubled Gallery section on this page, please remove it. Thanks! 84.87.249.9 12:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Fixed. Thank you for the report! --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 12:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Lock to autoconfirmed users only request

There has been a lot of unsourced release dates by non-autoconfirmed users in Bedrock Edition 1.16.20. Could we have it locked to only allow autoconfirmed users to edit?

--Illagercaptain (talk) 11:48, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Only 2 edits by the same IP, protection is hardly warranted. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 14:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Editing Talk:Minecraft Wiki (section)

I can't edit in the Talk section of a page. I sincerely don't appreciate it. I'm not using a VPN, nor a proxy. I'm getting this error:

Error: Your action has been disallowed by an automated edit filter. A brief description of the matched rule(s) for your action is: Extra protection for frequent spam targets

Thanks for checking. --Jahus (talk) 14:08, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

The filter was implemented because ordinary protection has pretty much just two modes: 1) stop unregistered users only; 2) stop everyone but administrators. The page used to get a lot of edits (and looking at the filter's logs, still gets some every now and then) from new accounts that aren't appropriate for that page. While the talk page is intended solely to discuss the main page itself (which is, admittedly, what you were doing), people use it as a help desk, suggestions platform for Mojang, or a place to post of promotional material, gibberish, or non-English text.

Your edit causing a false positive activation of the edit filter is unfortunate (especially for someone's first experience). I implemented a warning notice specifically for that page, but I'm not certain all editors will see it.

As for your comment itself, I'm not sure the RTX beta from Xbox Insider would be a good fit for the main page given it's not even a "mainstream" development version. The combat test snapshots aren't there either, so I guess a discussion could be started for whether to include them. --AttemptToCallNil (report bug, view backtrace) 14:53, 27 June 2020 (UTC)