Talk:Avatar Wiki

Slideshow
I'm an admin on other wikia sites and I have to say that I'm very impressed by the slideshow on the main page. Is the script to emulate the slider effects standard on all wikias through MediaWiki? --れび (talk to Lavi!) 18:36, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks :) - the slider is now standard on all Wikia wikis. If you go the "insert photo gallery or slideshow" button in the edit window, one of the options will be for a main page slider. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  22:04, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the tip. :) --れび (talk to Lavi!) 02:35, February 17, 2011 (UTC)

New slider images proposal
Okay, I think it is time we change around some of the images in the slider, with the exception of the Legend of Korra one. First lets do the fanon slider. Below are some suggested images, already in the right size. Take your pick, or suggest others.

As you can see I have mainly gone with scenery, as I believe the beautiful locations in Avatar are one of the prime inspirations for fanon, and it is for me. Personally, I prefer Proposal 5, as a salute to the old fanon theme. Rassilon of Old (Talk - TTFF - Teru)10:54, March 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * I like 3 and 5. Dcasawang1   (talk)  15:43, March 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * 2, 4 or 5 Renata  bls  http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd470/Renatabls/Zuko_Sprite.gif 16:24, March 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * I like 4. Millennia 2  17:12, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I love 5. 1st  Avatar  17:15, March 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I prefer 3 or 5. Probably 5..it seems to speak the most of the possibilities "Beyond". Vulmen (talk &bull; contribs) 17:26, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

5 is great, and I like 4 as well. -- I'm The Bos - Talk -  Guardian 20:05, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

I love 3, 4 and 5. The Ultimate Waterbender -  talk  20:52, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

I personally think that 5 is the best. VJavatar  The Last Wikibender  (AR)  21:24, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

3 and 5 are great and 4 isn't too bad either. Carloso -  Talk  21:30, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

I like 2, 4 and 5. But 3 is good too --Toph Lover  (talk  contribs) 04:32, March 7, 2011 (UTC)

I like them all. I think they should change up maybe once a week. -- AvatarRokus Ghost  04:42, March 7, 2011 (UTC)

I'm just going to tally up the votes so far. So 5 is in the lead by far. Rassilon of Old (Talk - TTFF - Teru)21:41, March 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * One thing to note - if you are proposing images, especially for stuff such as a slider on something as important as the main places, ensure that there are no black edges on your images. You can't imagine how jarring it is to see the black edges when the page loads... The 888th Avatar   (talk)  00:25, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by jarring? Rassilon of Old  (Talk - TTFF - Teru) 05:34, March 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * |en&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C4R0TfH5MYzvcMHm4fgC&ved=0CBwQmwMoAA Jarring. :) A black edge for no apparent reason detracts from everything around it. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  07:08, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Will do, thanks. :) Rassilon of Old  (Talk - TTFF - Teru) 07:14, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Not 2 or 4, the rest a fine. We want to depict the scenery rather than the battles. And 4 is way too dark. It looks rather depressing to tell you the truth. Zuko Season 3.gif JaidynM  (Talk) - (Blog) 08:04, March 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Not 2 or 4, the rest a fine. We want to depict the scenery rather than the battles. And 4 is way too dark. It looks rather depressing to tell you the truth. Zuko Season 3.gif JaidynM  (Talk) - (Blog) 08:04, March 7, 2011 (UTC)

I think we have reached consensus, I'm going to go ahead and close the discussion. Rassilon of Old (Talk - TTFF - Teru) 08:30, March 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Isn't it a little too early to close the discussion? I prefer No.5 btw. A  va  Fan  MsgMe  08:41, March 7, 2011 (UTC)

combustion man
does any one know who he truly is, his ability amazes me????? XxHyBrid TheOryxX (talk &bull; contribs) 04:15, March 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * No. And this should be posted here instead for any Combustion Man related questions. A  va  Fan  MsgMe  18:29, April 1, 2011 (UTC)

Wikia Anime
Why exactly does the main page show tweets from Wikia Anime? Avatar's not an anime. The Flash  {talk} 15:30, April 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yea, I know. :) Wikia requested that we show their Anime feed, and since the audience for Avatar does indeed overlap with a lot of anime (more so than classic American cartoons, anyway), I put it on there. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  23:15, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * But that's the thing, Avatar isn't anime. Some shows may looks like anime, but they aren't. And based on that logic, if a lot of Zutarians liked Twilight, would we have Twilight Wiki's Twitter Feed on our main page?--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:28, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Technically it is kinda anime. Read this. Toph  Lover  (talk Toph-DoBS-2.gif contribs) 23:32, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * It does not fit the definition of anime, anime is defined as animation from Japan. ATLA is made in America and animated in Korea. It does use some techniques of anime, but it is not an actual anime.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:37, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) The comparison doesn't quite work. Anime is a very broad topic and encompasses a lot of material that users here would be interested in, while a feed on Twilight would only engage a small portion of our community. Again, I know that Avatar isn't anime in the strictest sense of the term, but using the Wikia Anime feed is best alternative, especially since our own account isn't doing very much. You do realise that as a "member" of that feed, there are tweets linking to us whenever Korra information comes out? The 888th Avatar   (talk)  23:33, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright then, I'll just use an example, if there was a Wikia Romance twitter feed, would we include it in our main page? Avatar has a lot of shippers and a lot of shipping wars, by this logic we should include it in our main page.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:37, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright then, I'll just use an example, if there was a Wikia Romance twitter feed, would we include it in our main page? Avatar has a lot of shippers and a lot of shipping wars, by this logic we should include it in our main page.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:37, April 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Look, it still doesn't work. Apples and oranges may be more similar than apples and chocolate biscuits, but apples still aren't oranges. In terms of "categorisation", things are difficult for Avatar. Anime is the "next best" broad categorisation for Avatar, and the categorisation that is most likely to be relevant to the largest number of people on the wiki. I can tell you that the broad audience profile for Avatar is much closer to Naruto than to Batman. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  23:42, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * How are they apples to oranges? They are both broad genres. Avatar is still usually defined as Western Animation with influences from Anime, but still not anime. But yeah, I guess Batman isn't similar to Korra. :P--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:46, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * For the record, korea has anime too. Toph  Lover  (talk Toph-DoBS-2.gif contribs) 23:50, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * It may look that way, but it isn't. Korea is not Japan, where something must be from in order to be called anime.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  23:52, April 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Tell that to wikipedia ;) Toph  Lover  (talk Toph-DoBS-2.gif contribs) 00:03, April 3, 2011 (UTC)http://animeworld.com/editorials/defineanime.html
 * We are not wikipedia.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  00:05, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * IK that but on Wikipedia it says it's american cartoon and anime. So it is partly anime then. Toph  Lover  (talk Toph-DoBS-2.gif contribs) 00:16, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a reliable source for ts, as I have said before.--  Olórin The White  Talk ・ Friends  00:19, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's really up to how we define "Anime". Dictionaries all over the web describing an Anime as: a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings etc. or something along that line. We, as human beings, have various respective opinions, and some tend to adapt towards the location-wise definition of Anime (an animation produced and animated in Japan). This article seems promising, but no conclusion reached either... =\ So, which definision should we chose? Should we follow the dictionary? Or do we follow our "instinct"?
 * Edit:Found another one. Hope this helps =) These are just individual opinions by the way. A  va  Fan   MsgMe  00:31, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's tough to say for sure. ATLA really touches the line between anime and not. It has anime touches in the animation, but it doesn't appear to be pure anime in such, not to mention it's American-made. PSUAvatar14 (talk &bull; contribs) 00:41, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's really up to how we define "Anime". Dictionaries all over the web describing an Anime as: a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings etc. or something along that line. We, as human beings, have various respective opinions, and some tend to adapt towards the location-wise definition of Anime (an animation produced and animated in Japan). This article seems promising, but no conclusion reached either... =\ So, which definision should we chose? Should we follow the dictionary? Or do we follow our "instinct"?
 * Edit:Found another one. Hope this helps =) These are just individual opinions by the way. A  va  Fan   MsgMe  00:31, April 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's tough to say for sure. ATLA really touches the line between anime and not. It has anime touches in the animation, but it doesn't appear to be pure anime in such, not to mention it's American-made. PSUAvatar14 (talk &bull; contribs) 00:41, April 3, 2011 (UTC)