Hi there! I just want to point out a minor quirk. Tropers who have gotten themselves known with a name that starts with a small letter (like me)and make it a wikiword can't link their name to their conributors page, because that page starts with a capital latter.

Case in point. I am "ryzvonusef" but my contributor's page is Main/Ryzvonusef, due to the wikiword effect. Now suppose, I click my name in my watch list, after I edit a trope. It will take me to "Main/ryzvonusef", but since that doesn't exist, its leads me to the homepage.

Anybody got a solution?

edited 25th Oct '09 11:30:21 PM by ryzvonusef

You can make any single word a wikiword by {{double}} curly bracing it. {{ryzvonusef}} = ryzvonusef

edited 25th Oct '09 11:45:34 PM by Madrugada

This seems to be about a bug in some parts where the wiki-wording effect (i.e., capitalisation) does not occur as it does when you use curly braces.

oh, nevermind.

Wait, I checked. Happens with my name too. Never bugged me before, though.

edited 26th Oct '09 12:07:43 AM by melloncollie

Click on the blue-link to your name in my post — it goes to your contributors page.

Yes, I did make a wikiword with curly brackets, but the wikiword coding automatically makes it a capitalised entry.

And Madrugada, see, your name starts with a capital letter, so no problem for you, but me and melloncollie can't link, because the wikiword make the page "Ryzvonusef" and "Melloncollie".

The linking structure needs to be tweaked a bit, so that it counts name and Name as the same.

edited 26th Oct '09 11:45:11 PM by ryzvonusef

ryz, was my assumption correct that you're reporting a bug with certain wiki features where the software itself links a name to a contributor's page without the first-letter capitalisation that occurs with {{curly brackets}}?

Hmm, I apologise, but it seems I have yet to clarify the issue. Let me try to explain again, with an example this time.

Lets take the example of Highwind, some one who got themselves known with a name that begins with a capital letter. They go to the contributor's page, type {{Highwind}} in the appropriate place. This creates their page at "Main/Highwind". Then they enter stuff in their page, and voila! they have a contributor's page. Next, he goes and edits the Psyren page.

Now since Psyren is on my watchlist, I will see the edit, accompanied by the name of the person who did it, in this case, Highwind. If I were to click their name, the system will match the name Highwind with the page "Main/Highwind", and it will take me to their contributor's page.

Now lets compare this to my case. I made my page with {{ryzvonusef}}, which is the name I got myself known as. However, my contributor's page is made at "Main/Ryzvonusef". That itself is not an issue.

However, let's say I edit the Naruto page. Now, if I were to click my name in the watchlist, it will try to take me "Main/ryzvonusef". And since that page does not exist, therefore I will end up at the Homepage.

I just wanted to point out a potential bug in the wiki setup. either it should not automatically make a page with a capital, so that entering {{ryzvonusef}} makes the page at "Main/ryzvonusef". Or else, the system that links the name, as they appear on the watchlist, with the contributor's pages, should go to "Main/Ryzvonusef", and not go looking for "Main/ryzvonusef". Or atleast, automatically redirect links for "Main/ryzvonusef" to "Main/Ryzvonusef"

I hope I made myself clear. Sorry if you think I am making a mountain of a molehill.

edited 27th Oct '09 9:56:20 AM by ryzvonusef

You did make yourself clear for me: Contributor names on the watchlist are not handled like {{names in double braces}}, which leads to them pointing to an invalid URL.

Oh, that's good. So... is there any solution?