KHWiki talk:Mirage Arena: Difference between revisions

From the Kingdom Hearts Wiki, the Kingdom Hearts encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
(79 intermediate revisions by 32 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{TNE|time=02:13, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|text=Will we, by any chance, be archiving these rounds ?}}
{|width="35%" align="right" style="font-family:tahoma; background: white; clear:both; border: 4px solid black; -moz-border-radius: 3px;"
Probably. We need something to look back on for the Joint Struggle. It'll probably be something like ''Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Mirage Arena/Previous Winners'' or something like that. {{KKDSig|1}}
|[[File:Mirage Arena Logo KHBBS.png|center|250px]]
<center>'''Talk Page Archives'''</center>


{{R&D|time=02:18, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|yes=But of course. As KKD said, it's extremely necessery for Joint Struggle. I think the name Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Mirage Arena/Previous Winners sound pretty good, but we could make like the DNC archive pages. Now... why do you ask TNÉ?}}
*[[/Archive 1|Talk Archive 1]]
{{TNE|time=02:22, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|text=Or Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Mirage Arena/Hall of Fame ?


I asked simply because we haven't thought of an archive page yet !}}
|}
== What exactly is Joint Struggle? ==


{{R&D|time=02:26, July 11, 2010 (UTC)~|isee=Hall of Fame... that sounds good... But of course it will need several subpages so it doesn't get to crowded.
{{SC|time=02:16, November 7, 2010 (UTC)|text=Please elaborate.}}
Sorry if I sounded rude. :"(}}
{{TNE|time=02:35, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|text=Not at all ^_^


Anyway, we could have it like the Trinity Report's archives or even the Featured Media archives, where it's done per year. As for Joint Struggle, should it have its own archive page or shall we shove it all in one page ?}}
{{ST|text=the way i understand it, it's where they take the winners from the past MA battles and pit them against each other Keyblade War style}}
Since we have four-month rounds and then the Joint Struggle, we should do it by round. Cram all the winners, and the complete tourney bracket in, and then start a new section for the next round. sound good? {{KKDSig|1}}


{{R&D|time=02:42, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|yes=More than good. Perfect. And what the page will be called? Any ideas?
{{Chitalian8|time=02:32, November 7, 2010 (UTC)|text= Are we gonna use a randomizer to pick the seeds? One thing that has piqued my curiosity is will there be things like "Vanitas vs. Radiant Garden"? Because honestly, I don't know how that's gonna play out. World vs. Character, Song vs. World, how will those kinds of matches happen?}}
:Pretty much what ShadowsTwilight said. Yes, the seeds will be randomized, so it's anybody's guess as to how it's going to play out. We've been planning the Joint Struggle since the conception of the Mirage Arena itself, and I'm hoping it'll be well received. You can expect the brackets and revised rules sometime this week, and the tournament should open in a week or so. After it's all over, we're gonna take a bit of a break from the Mirage Arena, and have a community-wide forum on how this first round went, and what we can improve on/fix. We've got a surprise waiting in the wings for all of you, so be on your toes... {{KKDSig|1}}


EDIT: Maybe we should call the Round Archives Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Mirage Arena/Previous Winners and the Struggle Archive Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Mirage Arena/Hall of Fame}}
==Warnings==
{{TNE|time=02:53, July 11, 2010 (UTC)|happytext=Good thought... ^_^}}
{{SilverCrono|time=20:23, December 10, 2010 (UTC)|text=[http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_Wiki_talk:Mirage_Arena/Archive_1#MA_Warning_templates_.3F I know TNE asked this before], but I wanna know if we need them. I've read threats to people, like "One more and you get a warning!" or something like that, so I wanted to know if you guys wanted me to make some templates. I'd be happy to do it.}}


== Edit Count ==
==Edit Count==
{{Asif|confused=I know that I don't have enough edits to vote yet, but I just have one or two questions. The rules ask users to check for Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits; however, the edit count lists them as Main, Talk, User, User Talk, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, Kingdom Hearts Wiki Talk, File, Template, Help, and Forum edits.  Might the rules be adjusted to work with these names (I don't know how many card, walkthrough, etc. edits I have, which makes it fairly confusing).  Also, are we counting the edits we've made on other Wikia wikis as valid?}}
Worry not, my friend. In the break time we will take after the Join Struggle Tournament ends we will discuss and revise the rules and the edit count thing might just fall on ground. [[User:Redeemer &amp; Destroyer|Redeemer &amp; Destroyer]] 20:25, January 7, 2011 (UTC)
:For the time being at least, no, other Wikis are not counted. This Wiki only.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}20:58, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


I thought you guys had agreed on 100?[[User:KrytenKoro|<small>Glorious</small>]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>CHAOS!</small>]] 00:02, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
== Time to open. ==
:I have no idea what made them change to 75... {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 00:06, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
We agreed (Me and R&D) that it would be more appropriate due to the slower activity here. {{KKDSig|1}}


I hadn't noticed the part that said "quality edits". How do we measure whether an edit is "quality" or not? Save for vandalism, and a vandal would be banned long before they hit 75 edits, what makes any mainspace edit better or worse than another one?{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}04:06, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
{{R&D|time=18:05, 10 February 2011 (EST)|happy=So we are here at the new KHWiki. And it's obviously time to re-open the MA. So I guess it's ok the start the nominations for the first battle of the Second Round! Or should we wait Friday (tomorrow)?}}
:We're the team, right ? We can always keep a tab on those who are voting through Contribs. If the user's bound to be a vandal, we confront him and if needed, we remove his vote. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 04:15, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
{{SC|time=18:10, 10 February 2011 (EST)|happy=Nah, start noms now.}}
::"Slower activity"? Redeemer himself doesn't have 100 mainspace edits. It would be hypocritical to tell users they can't vote when the one who helped start the whole thing hasn't even achieved the required goal. And anyway, we don't want to be complete Nazis when it comes to this. 100 mainspace edits are a bit much, after all. I think we need a number that isn't too high, but not so low that we accept users who barely contribute. The idea is to have something fun for regulars, and we do not want people coming to the wiki just to participate. U suggest a number between 40 and 70. Also, I think Image contributions should count as well, as there are many users (such as myself) that participate in the wiki and have mass image-contributions. That's all I ever do around here anymore anyway. --{{User:LegoAlchemist/Sig}} 04:20, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
{{LapisScarab|time=18:13, 10 February 2011 (EST)|text=Thursday is a random time to start noms. Starting tomorrow would give a little more time for everyone to prepare. But you're in charge of it, R&D.}}
Now that I think about it, we need to re-consider the edit thing a lot. {{KKDSig|1}}
Tomorrow it is!{{User:Demonic Saint/Sig}}
{{Asif|sho=Shouldn't we vote on a new battle box?}}
{{R&D|time=19:15, 10 February 2011 (EST)|isee=I'm not sure... hmm... I'll ask KKD.}}


:::Lego is right... I belive Images contibution must be counted too... I think I'll add it to the rules. But I must discuss with KKD first.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}04:24, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
== Temporary Management ==
Okay, spaces to be accepted : '''Mainspace, Image, Template (if we know the person has been contributing to templates on the Main Pages), Card, Walkthrough (in future), Kingdom Hearts Wiki, MediaWiki'''. This is just like mod elections. Other spaces will be taken into account only if we have a clear background of what the user has done in general. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 04:26, July 12, 2010 (UTC)


:This changes everything. Altought, keeping track of all this will be hard. Thank God we have the Contrib pages. So I'm changain quality mainspace edits to quality edits.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}04:31, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
{{Chitalian8|time=22:01, 24 April 2011 (EDT)|sad= Since DS seems to be on break, and KKD has apparently left, a few people should take care of the MA while they're gone. I suppose I could help with it a little, like updating the current battle or writing fight descriptions. Anyone else is free to assist.}}
Good thought. It's never too late to mend ! ^_^ {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 04:32, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
{{Asif|shonormal=I'll help too.  I can help with archiving things and checking to see if everyone's following the nomination policy or has a high enough edit count.}}
{{DTN|time=22:11, 24 April 2011 (EDT)|text=Seems fine, especially if the arena seems to be falling behind or apart. If you two are up for the job, then by all means, go right ahead.}}
{{LapisScarab|time=03:24, 27 April 2011 (EDT)|text=I can do the battle descriptions if you want, now that I'm getting back into the swing of things a bit. }}


=== Grandeur Return ===
So far I have 67 Mainspace edits, and 1 Kingdom Hearts Wiki edit. That's 68 quality edits(Right?). But I'm making maps for TNE's walkthrough. Does that count?--[[User:Keyblade0|Keyblade0]] 03:05, July 14, 2010 (UTC)Keyblade0
{{R&D|time=19:09, 2 May 2011 (EDT)|happy=<big><big><big>'''I RETURN!!'''</big></big></big> (it was grandeur after all) Thanks guys for taking care of everything during my unannounced absence. And I would appreciate you if you guys would still help me with it since my life is still not <s>boring</s> settled enough for me to focus on the MA all the time.}}
:I'm not sure... That would easily make 26 edits from there. I think I'll let the rest decide. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 03:07, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
{{Asif|shohappy=Good to see you're back! And I'll be sure to still help out, don't worry.
::Yep, it counts. In a way, it's a quality edit. Fine by me.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}03:12, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:::So we're going with 75 edits? Man, I won't get on here in a while (not much to do, don't own a KH game...) --[[User:SilverCrono|<font color=darkkhaki>'''シルバ'''</font>]] [[User talk:SilverCrono|<font color=black>'''クロノ'''</font>]] 03:13, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:Just a thought... what about Talk pages? Not usertalk, but the ones linked to articles... usually those are productive edits, and go toward bettering the article. Lego thought of this first, but he's not here to ask right now. {{KKDSig|1}}
::Truth be told, 75% of Talk Page edits are useless stuff. The users [[User:Hotdragon 295‎|Hotdragon 295‎]] and [[User:Oh,how the sea calls‎|Oh,how the sea calls‎]] are exemple of this. They revive old topics just for the heck of doing it, using information that is known to almost everyone and sometimes <s>Oh,how the sea calls‎</s> they are bashful on their messages.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}03:24, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
Speaking of whom... he's rather frustrated right now because no one actually gave him a lowdown of the rules. Had anyone even thought of showing him the MOS in my absence ?! No ! {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 03:37, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:not even crossed my mind, sorry.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}03:40, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
/me sighs. This is PATHETIC ! But I forgive you. The next time, if someone asks for how the rules and spoilers are dealt with over here, show the MOS and the Spoiler Policy. Those are two core documents which we can't afford to even forget. KHFR sums it up into one - the MOS - so it's easier for the side of Darkness ; yet, it's still not an excuse for driving a new user to resentment. For all you know he'd have been a great contributor had he truly understood everything. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 03:46, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:Wait! For what I "talked" to him, He didn't ask for the rules... now I see he asked to Lapis. So it isn't technically my fault. Only if I fault on not stalking him enough.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}03:52, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:No one showed me the MoS or spoiler policy when I got here, and look how i turned out!<small> No joke.</small> {{KKDSig|1}}
::This is nonsense. We have the [[Card:Main Page]] which is begging for edits, is ''not'' gnome work, and requires NO PHYSICAL RESOURCES. We also have the Gallery: space, where all you have to do is go to [[Special:UnusedFiles]] and post the images in whichever galleries they apply to. There's no reason to be lowering the bar here - you should have at least 100 edits in mainspace articles ([main], Card:, and Gallery:). Talk pages should absolutely not count, as well as Templates (since that is mostly fiddling with talkboxes). Images and Kingdom Hearts Wiki maybe.[[User:KrytenKoro|<small>Glorious</small>]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>CHAOS!</small>]] 05:33, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
@TNE: He just asked about (really just passively mentioned) the rules today, and never asked about the spoiler policy.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}05:38, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:Not accusing anyone here, but *shrugs* I just showed them to him. I don't know how it is going to be easily controlled or monitored... if we don't want to have users flouting the rules. I think we have to make it a point to remember them nonetheless.


:As for spaces... the only few people who have been helping us with Templates can get their votes counted - Kryten being part of the fray - MediaWiki edits are for those with admin capabilities only, mods and below can't touch them - so is a restructuring in place or... ? {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 11:45, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
Oh, and by the way, Command Styles are now considered weapons.  Is that okay with you?}}
::Well, the rules covers all that, including '''Cards'''. For Media... I found it unecessary, should I take it out? Main Templates, well, few users actually edit that stuff, and it doesn't have many edits to be done there, but it is still important.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}17:58, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
{{Chitalian8|time=19:26, 2 May 2011 (EDT)|text= Welcome back! I couldn't help as much as As if, though, as schoolwork and my social life is catching up.}}
{{R&D|time=20:55, 2 May 2011 (EDT)|isee=Well, seeing that Drive Forms are considered Weapons I guess we can say that Command Styles, Shotlocks, Dimension Links, Abilities and all of the sort that is in battle but isn't a Character or Enemy falls under the Weapons category.}}


What!?!? I thought you guys agreed '''''only''''' on 75 edits. Why’d you change it to 125? :( --[[User:Keyblade0|Keyblade0]] 01:09, July 15, 2010 (UTC)Keyblade0
==Edit Count==
:Pfffft. We need to avoid the situation where after 75 edits, people would concentrate on the MA. This is not the purpose for it. It should be an ''incentive'' to edit. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 01:19, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
I've made enough edits, so how come my vote just dissapeared for the last battle?[[User:AlVan|AlVan]] 10:59, 1 May 2011 (EDT)AlVan
{{Asif|shoangry=Try reading the '''whole''' rule next time.


== Might I recommend... ==
"You must have at least 145 edits before voting. Check your editcount Here, by typing in your username. <big><big><big>'''Please check for: Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits.'''</big></big></big>"


{{TalkTextTest2
If the above were used, you would only have '''34 edits'''.  Make more edits in the above areas, and '''then''' you'll be able to vote.}}
|image=Axel2-ChofMem.png
|color=black
|color2=red
|textcolor=red
|textcolor2=black
|line=lawngreen
|fonttype=Trebuchet MS
|name=Falcos
|sig=So you really do remember me this time? I'm SO FLATTERED!
|time=But you're too late!
|text= Might I recommend that you have a link to the Mirage Arena on the mainpage, in its own box?
}}
{{TNE|time=13:46, July 13, 2010 (UTC)|shocktext=In its own box ? I'm not sure. I'll ask the admins. One thing's for sure - we can't direct everyone's attention to the MA first.


Staff and regulars, please throw in your feedback here.}}
Dude...Chill out.[[User:AlVan|AlVan]] 14:54, 10 May 2011 (EDT)


{{R&D|time=14:18, July 13, 2010 (UTC)|squall=I don't know. It is still to soon to do such thing. Waiting is the best. Once the users are more used with the Arena, maybe we could do that.}}
{{Asif|shosad=Sorry, that came out wrong. Didn't mean it to sound that angry.}}


{{TalkTextTest2
{{LightRoxas|zero= I feel like Gallery space edits should count toward the total.}}
|image=Axel2-ChofMem.png
|color=black
|color2=red
|textcolor=red
|textcolor2=black
|line=lawngreen
|fonttype=Trebuchet MS
|name=Falcos
|sig=So you really do remember me this time? I'm SO FLATTERED!
|time=But you're too late!
|text= I just thought it might be a good idea. You know, so people get their attention drawn to it as opposed to having to actively go searching for it. But I do understand what you're saying.}}
{{KKD|time=[[User:KingdomKeyDarkside|KingdomKeyDarkside]] 17:09, July 13, 2010 (UTC)|roxas2=Not quite yet. It's a bit too early to be throwing it on the front page. However, it's there already (in the form of a Trinity Report entry). If anything, it should be put under the "community" section on the sidebar for now.}}


== Tie ==
{{(Darth - Riku)|time=Come to the Dark Side! We have cooler Keyblades!|text=I actually feel that a Userpage shouldn't count because I spent a whole mess of edits trying to fix it and haven't really done anything for the Wiki yet. So I'm not voting till I do. Heck, maybe it doesn't count anyway...}}
{{Keyblade0|time= July 19,2010|text=Is there some kind of way to choose a winner during a tie?}}


{{LA|Vtext=Joint Struggle.
== The Edit Sections ==


But the Arena is on hiatus right now, so we're not doing anything soon.}}
Ok, I know this is probably going to make me a sound like a complete and utter idiot, but could someone please tell me how to make a nedit in the Walkthrough, Card and MediaWiki category.{{User:Darkheart3/Autosig}}


{{R&D|time=20:29, July 19, 2010 (UTC)|yes=This is still being worked on. Once everything is ready, the battle will be untied.}}
You can't make an edit in the MediaWiki category, only admins can do that. There is no Walkthroughspace, but edits to a personal walkthrough count. As for the Cardspace, just go to any Card: article and edit that. {{User:Chitalian8/Sig}} 10:49, 7 May 2011 (EDT)


{{Keyblade0|time=July 19,2010|text= Is there a way I can help with the Joint Struggle?(also, are we going to move on to round 2?)}}
So I can't edit in the Mirage Arena because i'm not an admin?{{User:Darkheart3/Autosig}}
:...you could just edit in the mainspace, or the Card space. You don't need to edit all sections. --{{SilverCrono/Sig}} 02:50, 8 May 2011 (EDT)


{{R&D|time=03:44, July 20, 2010 (UTC)|text=Help? I'm not sure... I mean... people are helping the way they can but considering the circumstances of the reason the Arena is closed for now I don't know if your help is currently needed. Once the Arena is open again, you can help through vote checking (making sure the rules are being followed).
Ok, now i'm just damn confused. To put it simply, can I vote yet?{{User:Darkheart3/Autosig}}
:What part don't you get? Edit the mainspace, or the cardspace, or upload some images. '''NO''', you cannot vote yet, because you don't have enough edits. --{{SilverCrono/Sig}} 02:56, 8 May 2011 (EDT)


If youn wanna know more about the reason the Arena is closed and when it next battle will be check these foruns:
Oh sorry, I see now. I have get 145 edits in either of the categories. Sorry.{{User:Darkheart3/Autosig}}
*[[Forum:Dragon's Neck Colosseum, KH style|Dragon's Neck Colosseum, KH style]]
*[[Forum:Bye-Bye, Mirage Arena|Bye-Bye, Mirage Arena]]}}


{{LA|Vtext=Keyblade0: "Hiatus" means to be on an extended period of time where there is no activity.}}
== I don't think... ==


{{Keyblade0|time= July 20,2010|text=Sorry, I didn't see the word hiatus}}
... I still can take care of this place... life is a little insane right now... I just can't have this responsibility anymore. Please... someone take over it... I'll see if I can come back when vacation starts, but for now I'm gone... Good bye (tho, I might pass by the IRC every once in a while) {{User:Demonic Saint/Sig}}14:48, 15 May 2011 (EDT)


==And the next one ?==
== Question about edit count ==
{{TNE|time=23:43, July 29, 2010 (UTC)|text=The next battle should begin on Sunday (which means Week 2), right ?}}
{{Kamikaze Pardee - Talk Bubble 1|time=08:22, 13 September 2011 (UTC)|text=I'm wondering what exactly what one's edit count must involve in order to vote. Recently, my votes were removed from the Joint Struggle brackets and I'm wondering why. One the main page, it says:


Yep.[[User:Redeemer &amp; Destroyer|Redeemer &amp; Destroyer]] 23:53, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
"#<big>You must have at least '''130 edits''' before voting. Check your editcount [[Special:Editcount|Here]], by typing in your username. </big> Please check for: '''Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki,''' and '''MediaWiki''' edits.",
:Sweet. ^_^ Which means noms and voting should end. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 23:58, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
::Nominations for next round are now open. {{KKDSig|1}}


== Increasing Edit Requirement ==
and when I check my edit count it says I have over the 130 required. But where my question is that is it only '''Mainspace''' edits that count or what? It does not clearly state whether that is the case or not. Thanks in advance.}}
As we now have the increasing editcount, We need to regulate it. I say that we should reset the editcount for each round, to allow new participants to get in easier. Otherwise, we just end up having users who are near-permanently inable to reach the required quota of edits, and only users with insanely high editcounts can get in (although 10 edits per week is no unreal feat...). So, we start this round at 125, and at the end of this round, when the joint struggle rolls around, we plateau at 295 for the entire tournament, and then go back down to 125, so new users have a chance to get in. Thoughts? {{KKDSig|1}}
{{TNE|time=01:58, August 2, 2010 (UTC)|text=I suggest the increasing editcount rule should only be applied to returning users.


Like say, we have a series of rounds (to which the user returns) and a required number of edits to be fair to everyone.
{{Chitalian8|time=11:02, 13 September 2011 (UTC)|talk= The rules state that edits in the Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki spaces count. When you tally up your total edits in those spaces, you have 76 edits, which makes you ineligible for the Mirage Arena.}}


Example :
{{Kamikaze Pardee - Talk Bubble 1|time=23:20, 13 September 2011 (UTC)|text= Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I understand now.}}


*First time - 125
{{Braviaggron|time=11:38, 5 October 2014 (UTC)|text=But when I check [[Special:Editcount|this]], I don't find all of those spaces that you mentionned. So what spaces count in the page I shown?}}
*Second time - 295
*Third time - 415


and so on and so forth.
{{KeybladeSpyMaster|time=14:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)|default2=The spaces above do exist, unless you haven't edited in them at all. For example, for [[Special:EditCount/KeybladeSpyMaster|<font color=#FFFFFF>me</font>]], Walkthrough, Card, and KHWiki spaces do appear. Mainspace is also there for both of us (it appears as (Main)), as does Template. Only admins can edit MediaWiki pages, so that won't appear. Main Page is no longer its own space, so that wouldn't appear, either. And Image is replaced with File. Just thought I'd let you know for future reference.


This way no one who's new gets left out. But at the same time, users who want to return to the MA must really WORK HARD ! :D}}
More importantly, the conversation above is old, and is no longer relevant to the Mirage Arena. Due to low activity, the edit requirement has been lowered to 100 total edits (as seen in the official rules on the Mirage Arena page). You have 146 total edits, so if you want, you can vote in the Mirage Arena. If, as time goes by, we have more activity and a need to restrict access to the Mirage Arena, we will, and it will show on the Official Rules section. As for now, that is the edit requirement, so you don't have to worry about specific areas of the EditCount to vote.}}
:I disagree, that would require keeping track of users who have already participated. That would be a large amount of hassle, and would likely mean that the 125-reset would only apply to a handful of just a few users. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 02:17, August 2, 2010 (UTC)
{{TNE|time=02:41, August 2, 2010 (UTC)|text=We can keep a tab on the users, and this can work for a short while. Though, as you raised, once the users start flocking to the MA, it'll be difficult to keep track of every single user.


If we raise the bar and then relower it again, should we do it like, by tier ?
{{Braviaggron|time=15:05, 5 October 2014 (UTC)|text=Okay ! Now I understand ! If that's the entire of total edits that counts, then there's no problem ! Thanks ! :)}}


*Tier 1 - 125, 295, 415, back to 125...
==Question==
*Tier 2 - Not sure ?
''If you are not logged in when you vote, '''your vote will be removed.'''''
*Tier 3 - 1000 - 1205 - 1550 - back to 1000 ?}}
But if it gets removed ¿You can log and re-add it?--{{User:Lukethehedgehog/Signature}} 20:12, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
::Er, no, I think you need to think a bit away from tiers. Monitoring or logging the MA activity of every individual user, and then checking each user who votes is just going to be a pain, and certainly is avoidable. Remember, the Mirage Arena is another element of the wiki that is not so "business", and is for more fun and kicking back. You users who want to "reform the wiki" should know what I mean, and hopefully agree that the edit count to participate in a fun activity for the entire (general) community should not have to become so high as to require tiers. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 02:54, August 2, 2010 (UTC)
{{TNE|time=03:13, August 2, 2010 (UTC)|text=On second thought, BK has another suggestion. We're going to momentarily do away with the EC requirements.}}


{{R&D|time=17:07, August 2, 2010 (UTC)|happy=So? What was decided?
== Arena "Revamp" ==
EDIT17:58, August 9, 2010 (UTC):I had a simplinimagigantincrediblasterrificmagnifislpendiferextremamazing idea! What if we raise the edit count by 20% every battle?<br> It doesn't raise that much nor that little:<br>
From 125 it would go to 150 and then it would go to 180 and it goes on.<br>
And once the editcount gets so high that almost no one can vote anymore we just reset back to 100.<br>
What you guys say?}}


I say no. We should leave it be, and go from there. {{KKDSig|1}}
{{SidTalk|time=08:07, 4 February 2012 (UTC)|kitanji= Shouldn't this arena be open to every user on the wiki? I understand if this should be a reward, but the Mirage Arena can pull in more users (who are capable of working), and that would be beneficial to this wiki. Also, the Mirage Arena can do with more voters, which would be an even bigger opportunity to pull in new contributors. }}
{{Keyblade0|time= 19:48, August 9, 2010|text= I say that we increase the edit count by 10 or 20 edits for each round. And, for the ''final'' round, we should let '''''everyone''''' participate by lowering the edit count to zero.}}
== Who are the "Staffers"? ==


{{R&D|time=02:00, August 8, 2010 (UTC)|text=I belive this is something that needs to be settled: Who are the actual <s>so called</s> Staffers of the MA. I know there are a lot of people helping, and that's nice, but I want to know who are the official ones.<br><br>
{{Pea14733|time=18:11, 4 February 2012 (UTC)|mrhintr= Well, they have editcount requirement to prevent sockpuppets, don't they? But It'd be great if the editcount required is lower...}}
There is me and KKD. Wolf (ZACH) is helping with the userbox, TNE is watching the MA for typos and sometimes broken rules. Lapis too. There are others names that can be said here too. But who can be consider actual Workers of this MA? Please, this is important, so I'd like to know the answer all of those who are helping.<br><br>
I know we had a initial crew, but it eventually got disolved. Also, some members of the crew are under the required Edit Count, should we still consider them Staffers?}}


{{Auror Andrachome|text=I think we need a discussion and a list of staffers on the Mirage Arena page. That would be good!}}
{{17m|time=18:18, 4 February 2012 (UTC)|BeatNormal2= IMO 145 editcounts is low enough. Especially with stuff that can be done due to the merge. But yeah, making the MA public isn't a bad idea. Sockpuppets can be detected as well (and I doubt there are many here) so I don't see why not.}}
{{R&D|time=02:00, August 8, 2010 (UTC)|yes=This the whole point of this topic. There is a staffers list on the MA navigation template. But only me, KKD and TNE are listed. And I'm not even sure if TNE can, and wants to be an official staff member.}}
{{LapisScarab|time=03:00, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|text=I'd have no problem checking the editcounts of newer contributors. Anything to help the Arena!}}
{{KKD|roxas2=I'm not too sure... I'm in this for sure, but we need to have a larger staff than what we originally did. I'd say something around ten would work well. We give put one person in charge of each section (DS, you've got the Arena Proper, I've got Nominations, we need someone to organize the Joint Struggle, etc.), and then place a few more people with them to work on the segment of the project (Which we need, because Nominations were unmanned when I was gone for a few days).}}
{{ZACH|text=hm 10 staffers would be enough i still want to help out with the MA i think we should have this. 2 staffers will do the same thing so if one has to leave or gets sick the other can do it.}}
{{TNE|time=06:34, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|shocktext=Consider me more of a ''helper'' than a Staffer, ya ? I mean, that's pretty much what I've been doing almost everywhere else, ''n'est-ce pas' ?}}
{{Dan da Man36|time=09:41, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|lion=I'm the same as TNE, I'm more than willing to help out, so ping me whenever you need something. =)}}
{{Bluer|12:37, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|Let me point out something before we go on, kupo, that here in this wiki, it's more towards mainspace editing than this arena, kupo. Maintaining this space is a volunteer effort, kupo, and no serious "staffing" is required.


I'd suggest creating a policy that everyone agrees on and stick to it, kupo. You'll have your term of reference and you can regard yourself a "staffa" or whatever you call it just by following them,}}
{{ErryTalk|time=18:21, 4 February 2012 (UTC)|edea=The editcounts are 130 and I think that's low enough, they could be lowered to 100 if we're desperate.}}
{{Chitalian8|time=19:57, 4 February 2012 (UTC)|nekutalk= I'm okay with it going as low as 80-ish, but that seems to be too low for everyone else.}}
{{LightRoxas|young=One of the reasons I actually started editing was so I could vote. Having the requirement gives users a reason to work.}}


{{R&D|time=14:53, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|yes=We all understand that. But, one of the main complains is: ''The MA will end up like the DNC, a living hell of chaotic, angry users who break the rules all the time and start pointless fights.'' With a regular crew, people who are willing to keep their eyes on the MA all the time, and yet, keep their regular wiki schedules.
==Keyhole Edits==
Actually, only 4 people are actually needed. 2 for the MA, two for the Nominations. Once the struggles starts, all other activities stop, so this 4 people will solely focus their MA jobs on the Struggle. This can be done in a way that the regular wiki editing isn't affected.
{{Coldasfire|time={{User:Coldasfire/Sig1}}21:59, 11 July 2012 (UTC)|text=Do edits on the Keyhole count for your 130? I have 700 edits there, and 50ish here :P}}
Basically, with me and KKD already in charge, we only need another two people here.}}
{{Maggosh|flint=Does this look like the Keyhole?}}
{{ZACH|text=i'm helping with everything and no ones stopping me. *evil laugh*}}
{{R&D|time=17:37, August 9, 2010 (UTC)|text=I belive that instead of using the term Staff, we use the term '''Supervisors'''. Cause that's what we do, we supervise the votes, battles and rules of the MA.}}


== Votes... ==
== What happenned? ==


{{The Inexistent|text='''Am I out of it right now, or isn't the vote requirement supposed to have been raised for week three?'''}}
What happened with the arena? Is it stopped? - {{User:MateusinhoEX/SigTemplate}} 12:45, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
{{R&D|time=22:13, August 10, 2010 (UTC)|squall=The thing is that we are still trying to decide how this raise thing will work. Check the above topic [[Kingdom Hearts Wiki talk:Mirage Arena#Increasing Edit Requirement|Increasing Edit Requirement]] to see.}}


{{The Inexistent|text='''Then shouldn't we take down the "count will raise by ten each week" thing for now?'''}}
Looks like the ideas simply stopped coming, thus there wasn't a way to continue it.--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 17:14, 2 November 2013 (UTC)


==MA Warning templates ?==
== Visual Revamp ==
{{TNE|time=05:47, August 21, 2010 (UTC)|text=Should I work on them or is it too early ?}}


== Is this... ==
So this is a tiny little suggestion - not very big!  But still!  It's just for the sake of looking pretty:  Rather than post just plain renders for the characters, why not use use the cards from Chi!?  1-They're pretty!  2-They're more dynamic!  3-Just about every character in the franchise is covered. 4-If they aren't, ''I'll just make it!''  Yay or nay?  --[[User:Ignis|Ignis]] ([[User talk:Ignis|talk]]) 03:44, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
:I'm afraid I just don't see the appeal. [[User:Rex Ronald Rilander|Rex Ronald Rilander]] ([[User talk:Rex Ronald Rilander|talk]]) 03:49, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
::[http://www.khwiki.com/File:Riku_KHII.png This] or [http://www.khwiki.com/images/1/18/Card_00000882_KHX.png this]?  Yeah...I mean, don't worry about it lol.  It's just a small suggestion, and I made it knowing full well that visual appeal can be lost on some folks.  It's not a big deal.  --[[User:Ignis|Ignis]] ([[User talk:Ignis|talk]]) 04:11, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
:::not sure about that for the mirage arena [[User:Kunoichi101|Kunoichi101]] ([[User talk:Kunoichi101|talk]])


{{Randomnessity|garland=... a typo or a miswording?
== Banner ==
*If the battle ends with a tie a Sudden Death match will happen. During the time of 1 hour the users' contestant that receives more votes wins.
*If after 1 hour another tie happens, the time will be raised to 30 minutes and kept until the time ends with a winner.


How can 1 hour be raised ''to'' 30 minutes? I can see what it's getting across, but it sounds... Wrong.
Dunno, how many of you guys can see this. But with photobucket's current policy, it messed with how the banner for the Mirage Arena appears. It's just a minor annoyance, but can be get around by a right click.--[[User:Doggieboy9|Doggieboy9]] ([[User talk:Doggieboy9|talk]]) 03:07, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
:Yeah, it's pretty publicly visible. We're working on a replacement plan for the most widely used images and such, hopefully will be in place by next month. {{KeybladeSpyMaster/Sig}} 05:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)


EDIT: It has been done by the Lapisman.}}
== A bit quiet these days ==
{{TNE|time=00:48, August 26, 2010 (UTC)|text=Phew ! ^_^ I had missed this message earlier and I was wondering what was going on...}}


== Re:Edit Count ==
Shame there's so little activity on the Wiki these days, not many votes here as result.--[[User:Doggieboy9|Doggieboy9]] ([[User talk:Doggieboy9|talk]]) 14:11, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
Before someone starts complaining about the removal of the rising editcount rule: CALM DOWN. It's going to stay like that for the rest of the round, and we'll work out all the kinks for the next round. Bear with us, please. {{KKDSig|1}}


==First problem==
== What to do with Mirage Arena ==
The user Gonhegon broke the rules twice, so we removed his votes, and I gave him a verbal warning.  Should I have done that?  {{The Inexistentsig}}
i know it's been a long time since then. as the only member of Mirage Arena, should we continue or start over the battle page etc? i advise SilentHero-san to discuss on this talk page as possible.[[User:Kunoichi101|Kunoichi101]] ([[User talk:Kunoichi101|talk]]) 20:19, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
 
:Honestly, I've lost interest in maintaining the Mirage Arena. You're free to take over yourself or find someone else who wants to. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 17:19, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
:Oh, and D.Dark. did the same.  {{The Inexistentsig}}
Explain what exactly happened.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}17:00, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
They just didn't have sufficient edits. {{KKDSig|1}}
:Oh... it's not that bad. Just leave it like this for now.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}17:15, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
D.Dark demands an explanation. I'm not sure if he understood the Special:Editcount part, because his total is well above 300. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 00:13, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
:I'll check. EDIT: Most of his edits are from user talkpages.{{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}03:07, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
Okay. I'll tell him the next time he pings. Or the next time I'm available. I'll be signing off, perhaps signing in after lunch and after practice. : ) {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 03:12, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
 
== Joint Struggle ==
 
Hey, after 16 rounds, are we going to have a gaint extraveganza with all of the past victors pitted against each other?  Just curious.  No one needs to respond to this.  {{The Inexistentsig}}
 
== Removal of "Supervisors" ==
 
So apparently none of you read Bluerfn's message above, and I think that is because you know that he is right. The ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki is completely oriented toward mainspace edits. Yes, we have had complaints about that before, but all wikis should focus on their mainspace articles, not user talk pages and auxillary games and events. Also, these "supervisors" have nothing that makes them special or any more than any other user. It is undeniable that these "supervisors" are the Mirage Arena's form of "staffers", which is completely unnecessary. A staffer is given new tools and rights to take part in certain discussions on the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki, whereas there is not one tiny, even diminutive thing that seperates a supervisor from a staffer. Who is to say that I can't give someone a "Mirage Arena warning", or remove a post form someone who has made too few edits? In addition, the Mirage Arena is based on the Dragon's Neck Coliseum over at the ''Final Fantasy'' Wiki. The DNC has no "supervisors", yet it has a much more complex system and at least five times as much activity as this little arena gets. And yet, this one needs people to watch over it? No, it does not. That's absolutely preposterous.
 
From what I can see, anyone who follows the rules of the Mirage Arena is a supervisor, because there is no need for them. There is no need for any users with a higher autohrity or place as a part of an auxillary arena for fun. If everyone watches over the Mirage Arena for users who do not fulfill the edit requirements or post too long or offensive messages, there will be no problem, and I can see that this is already being done without any "supervisors". It is for these reasons that I am going to request<!--and quite possibly initiate--> the remove of "supervisors" from the Mirage Arena. They are just editors who are glorifying themselves for absolutely no reason. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 19:43, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
 
I didn't even need to read your huge (and expected) wall of text to know that I agree with you. I never liked that either. I was meaning to take it out, but some people said it was ok to stay. I'll end this right now.{{user:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}19:49, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
 
Look who's talking, DTN. You said yourself, a while back, that the DNC was a cesspool. So what issue do you have with trying to re-structure something so that it doesn't fail? Just because it's based of something doesn't mean it has to follow it completely. The whole damn Kingdom Hearts series is based off of Disney stories, that don't follow the originals to a "T". However, Me, DS and Wolf didn't even add the "Supervisors" thing. Auror did it for some reason, and due to communication issues, we all thought someone else approved it, so it stayed. {{KKDSig|1}}
 
I would rather we ''don't'' follow anyone to the T and decide for ourselves already ! Are we or are we not ? And under what reasons ? You know the pros and cons. Weigh them yourselves for once ! {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 01:19, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
:Okay, I don't understand your message, Troisnyxetienne. If you could reword or clarify it, that would be great. Second, KKD, I have ''never'' said that the DNC was a "cesspool." The DNC works for the FFWiki because they have less community events, unlike this wiki. Their community is also much more mainspace-oriented, unlike this wiki. That is why I had a certain dislike for the Mirage Arena being created at this point in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki's history. And the Mirage Arena is ''trying'' to be like the DNC. The opening paragraph is a direct copy of it, is that not obvious? The forum that initiated its creation was even named after the DNC. To say that they are trying to be different is not true in any way. Also, a wiki doesn't embody its subject; see [[Forum:Bad words are bad on here.|this]]. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 02:07, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
:Let's not bring this into a Mirage Arena discussion. The Mirage Arena was indeed a leaf taken out of DNC, only that I wonder if Joint Struggle was taken out from there, or if it was our own idea. But it doesn't mean that we are copying the DNC willy-nilly. We are just going our way and we see what happens from there. Now the natural decision we actually took was to have at least a few people supervise this page. Which, I believe, is normal. Whilst they can't be called "staffers", Blue didn't in any way say that they should be removed completely. See his "staffa" message above.
 
:My two cents on this is that we continue as we are, and we see where we head on from here. After all, so far, despite the technicalities, the MA has been a great page overall. {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 02:24, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
The MA was based on the DNC, that's not a secret. The JS was our own idea. (I hade no idead that the Magicite Madness existed). We used the DNC as a model, a seed so that we could grow our own tree, the MA. It's not a ripoff, a copyright, a clone, replica... or whatever you wanna call it.
 
Now, one thing about the supervisors, staff, mods, whatver. At first it was me in charge of Starting and finishing the battles and making sure people folowed the rules. KKD was doing the same to the Nominations. We didn't call ourselves staff. And more people start helping us. The above topic about the staffers was to see if there was going to be a actual crew or not. It was never settled. And then, Auror suddenly came up and made that Mods thing on the Page. KKD and wolf though she had my permission, I though she had theirs, and from some Admin. Turns out it was just a communication problem.
 
So, anyone can help with the MA. And if the rules of voting are broken, anyone can use the Vote Policy, as long as they leave a message here on the Talk Page about it.
 
I hate to join discussion when I find they meaningless, but this time I had to do it. Now I hope you guys stop "fighting" and annoying me.{{USer:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}02:35, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
:Thank you, Redeemer. It was much needed. : ) {{User:Troisnyxetienne/Signature}} 02:43, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
::Glad to see everything settled. So, in conclusion, never assume that you have permission from a user by an indirect source. Thanks guys! --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 05:07, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
 
==Improvement of the Rules==
 
After a accident involving warnings and rules, which I'm not going to enter in details, we decided that the rules should be reviewed, simplified and improved. I came with a draft for the rules and I'd like that everyone which participates on the MA, helping or voting, gave they opinions. Here is the draft:
 
----
 
#You may vote only once.
#You '''must be a registered user''' to vote.
#<big>You must have at least '''145 edits''' before voting. Check your editcount [[Special:Editcount|Here]], by typing in your username. </big> Please check for: '''Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki,''' and '''MediaWiki''' edits.
#''If you are not logged in when you vote, '''your vote will be removed.'''''
#To vote, type the following "#", afterward including any reasons for voting you may wish to include, keeping it with the maximum of 30 words. Unsigned, offensive and/or extraordinarily lengthy shall be removed.
#Additional comments go in the Keyblade Graveyard. Conduct yourself with courtesy. Keep in mind that the fights are between the contestants, and not the users.
#Do not alter the format of this page.
#If a battle ends in a tie, Sudden Death will occur. After one hour, the contender with more votes wins. Keep in mind that Sudden Death matches happen at random times!
#If sudden death ends in another tie, 30 minutes will be added onto the clock. This will repeat until a winner is clear.
'''''Any failure to adhere to these rules will result in your vote(s) being removed or loss of voting privileges. '''''
 
----
 
Please, leave your suggestions and comments bellow. I would make a forum for this, but MA foruns die fast... >.> {{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}17:21, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 
===Comments and Suggestions ===
'''''Leave your comments and suggestions here.'''''
I'll be revising the rules of the Nominations page, as well. I'll get on those ASAP. {{KKDSig|1}}
 
== Sudden Death ==
Exactly when is the sudden death of a match?{{User:Keyblade0/Sig}}
:If there is a tie, the Sudden Death takes place in a random time during the week next to the fight. {{User:Redeemer & Destroyer/Sig}}23:46, September 30, 2010 (UTC)
 
== Word Limit ==
 
Due to the fact that the keyblade graveyard is only for comments related to the fight, I'll rant about this here. This is a bad idea. I can see just by looking at the current fight that users are either already breaking the rule or just barely ''not'' breaking the rule. The fact that the length of a vote has been so controversial is unbelievable. You can users not to leave too long of a comment, but setting an actual limit is too frustrating. If a comment is so long that it disrupts the match ''that's'' when you know you've got a problem. --{{User:JFHavoc/Sig}} 02:55, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 
: I see where you're coming from, James. But the reason we even have that rule is because we're having people damn near write bloody essays on why they chose x over y. The problem with saying something's "too long" is that everyone has a different definiton of that. 30 words is easy to define. If anyone has a bright idea on how to fix this, I'm all ears. {{KKDSig|1}}
::I've never seen a fight where people posted soul-crushingly long comments, except maybe once. Is that serious enough to garner a ''rule''? And, honestly, who's gonna sit there and '''''count the words in every vote'''''?! This isn't that serious to net a rule restricting words, for [[Pete]]'s sake... <small>No pun intended, but linked for teh luz</small> --'''''[[User:SilverCrono|<span style="color:cornflowerblue;">A Crono</span>]] [[User talk:SilverCrono|<span style="color:gray;">of the Silver kind</span>]]''''' 04:10, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
::Exactly. Everyone has a different definition of "too long". For example, 30 words is not "too long" by my definition. And words can be pretty darn long, if I wrote "Hexakosioihexakontahexaphobia" thirty times, it'd be a tad more obnoxious than a thirty-one word commment that explained something.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}04:17, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 
:::See here, there doesn't need to be a word count, or anything of the sort. I would say that the two line limit is a good idea, but the screen capacity of most computers differ, making this impossible to establish directly. I say we could just say something along the lines of: "Please do not post something extraordinarily lengthy. Please keep it short." And if you decide it's too long, you delete it. You may say this is unfair to the voter, and biased could be used, but as long as both parties assume good faith, there should not be a problem. --{{User:LegoAlchemist/Sig}} 04:19, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 
===Moved from the Keyblade Graveyard===
 
:Honestly? A ''word limit''? That's just petty >_> --'''''[[User:SilverCrono|<span style="color:cornflowerblue;">A Crono</span>]] [[User talk:SilverCrono|<span style="color:gray;">of the Silver kind</span>]]''''' 02:47, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, if we need a limit on the comments, the 2 line one was better. Not only did it give more freedom to the commentor, but it made it easier on the monitor.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}02:51, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:Look, Nobody followed the rule either way. We don't want essays on why you're voting for x over y. The "Two Sentence" Rule was a failure: If we removed stuff, they semicoloned it back in. Why is it so hard to say something simple, like "I like ice cream better."? {{KKDSig|1}}
:Beacuse some of us like to be a little more intelligent than "I like this because it looks cooler." No one was leaving obnoxiously long comments before anyway. The only time anyone violated that two sentence rule was when they accidentally had three sentences. And this rule is far easier to violate by accident.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}04:04, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:We defined it as two short sentences, which is apparently <!-- According to DTN --> unmeasurable. And there were obnoxiously long comments before, during the Two Sentence rule.
*Exhibit A:It cannot be said that light is good and darkness is bad, as they have both spawned beings that fight on protagonists' and antagonists' sides. However, according to Kairi's Grandmother, Light was at one point a constant force, but even then selfishness and greed were born, and as such Darkness came in; this proves a balance between the two forces is needed, and Darkness is what created that peaceful balance.
*Exhibit B:It is true; light and darkness have always been mortal "enemies" of each other, as long as anyone can remember; even outside the realm of Kingdom Hearts and into the real world - our world - light and darkness have been used to personify and identify characters in books and Shakespearian plays; but the question is, which is superior, which is better, which can holds its own? The standalone answer, is light; for without light, shadows cannot be cast and darkness cannot be given form, and this balance between the two could have never come into existence; without light, there could be no darkness.
:Now, note that both of those are ''two sentences'', and also obnoxiously long. I reiterate what I said on the talk page: '''If anyone can come up with a good, fair ruling for this, please speak up.''' {{KKDSig|1}}
::How about this?
 
::''Please don't make long comments. Any votes that are particularly long-winded will first be asked to be modified or moved to the Keyblade Graveyard, and will be removed if not followed. Long votes include ones disrupting the template or over 4 lines, give or take.''
 
::--'''''[[User:SilverCrono|<span style="color:cornflowerblue;">A Crono</span>]] [[User talk:SilverCrono|<span style="color:gray;">of the Silver kind</span>]]''''' 04:15, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:::Works for me. I'll put it in. {{KKDSig|1}}
::::Sounds good.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}04:20, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:Okay, it's in. Lapis, please feel free to put your vote back to the way it was before I messed with it. ^.^ {{KKDSig|1}}
 
My comment was destroyed ._.
 
I said pretty much the same thing, but cut back the line limit, seeing as screen capicities of most computers differ, and line count can be shortened or lengthened depending on the moniter. --{{User:LegoAlchemist/Sig}} 04:22, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 
:::Ah, I wasn't miffed about my comment, it's fine how it is now, I was more concerned about future instances. I'm just glad this got to be solved with so little conflict. A rare feat around here.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}04:25, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 
:Riight... That's why we didn't use Lines in the first place... dammit. Now what? {{KKDSig|1}}
::No no no no no no no. No. You canNOT use lines to define the length of a message, since it is dependent, and therefore different, on the size of one's screen. Sentence limits work better, if not a more exact word limit to make sure someone doesn't just comma-in a bunch of unnecessary messaging. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 04:58, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
:<!-- Because you totally haven't done that before. --> Sentence limits get broken. Word counts are a hassle. Line counts are dependent. What the hell do we do now? We can't just say "Don't post anything too long" because someone <!-- I.e. YOU --> Will say that too long cannot be defined. Any ideas, genius?
<br>EDIT:Okay, let's go over this.
<br>Sentence limits: ''were'' perfectly good, that is, until you, DTN, broke the rule, I fixed it, and then you just went around it by semicoloning everything back in.
<br>Word counts: Everyone's complaining that it's too much work, when I'm the one counting. Also, according to Lapis and such, 30 words is too little.
<br>Line counts: They are dependent, so they wouldn't work anyway.
<br> So, sentence counts could work, as long as everyone cooperates, doesn't just semicolon everything back in if it gets removed, and keeps the sentences within a reasonable limit. Or, word counts could work if we could find a more reasonable number that works for everyone. In history, some of the votes took up as much space as 2, 3, or even 4 votes did. They were two sentences each, too! That ''can't happen.'' {KKDSig|1}}

Latest revision as of 20:19, 25 October 2018

Mirage Arena Logo KHBBS.png
Talk Page Archives

What exactly is Joint Struggle?[edit]

IsaTalk.png
SilverCrono Well, I can tell who you are. "Looks like you're prepared."

"What is with you and picking up stray puppies?" — 02:16, November 7, 2010 (UTC)

Isa_bbs.png Please elaborate.


Vanitas Awakening (Art) KHBBS.png
ShadowsTwilight - He's leaving you behind, and when you catch up, he'll be a different person
TALK - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Vanitas Sprite KHBBS.pngthe way i understand it, it's where they take the winners from the past MA battles and pit them against each other Keyblade War style



ms8C4ef.png
Chitalian8 Say... — Only by allowing strangers in can we find new ways to be ourselves.

Life's little crossroads are often as simple as the pull of a trigger. — 02:32, November 7, 2010 (UTC)

20px-Pin_000.png Are we gonna use a randomizer to pick the seeds? One thing that has piqued my curiosity is will there be things like "Vanitas vs. Radiant Garden"? Because honestly, I don't know how that's gonna play out. World vs. Character, Song vs. World, how will those kinds of matches happen?
Pretty much what ShadowsTwilight said. Yes, the seeds will be randomized, so it's anybody's guess as to how it's going to play out. We've been planning the Joint Struggle since the conception of the Mirage Arena itself, and I'm hoping it'll be well received. You can expect the brackets and revised rules sometime this week, and the tournament should open in a week or so. After it's all over, we're gonna take a bit of a break from the Mirage Arena, and have a community-wide forum on how this first round went, and what we can improve on/fix. We've got a surprise waiting in the wings for all of you, so be on your toes... KKDf51ce887-d120-4b89-8cff-afbff03976aa_zps7f114bcc.png

Warnings[edit]

IsaTalk.png
SilverCrono Well, I can tell who you are. "Looks like you're prepared."

"What is with you and picking up stray puppies?" — 20:23, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Isa_bbs.png I know TNE asked this before, but I wanna know if we need them. I've read threats to people, like "One more and you get a warning!" or something like that, so I wanted to know if you guys wanted me to make some templates. I'd be happy to do it.

Edit Count[edit]

DaysRoxasShocked.png
Xigbar's Replica Data KHIIFM.pngAS IF!Xigbar's Replica Data KHIIFM.png I have the right to know!
I know that I don't have enough edits to vote yet, but I just have one or two questions. The rules ask users to check for Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits; however, the edit count lists them as Main, Talk, User, User Talk, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, Kingdom Hearts Wiki Talk, File, Template, Help, and Forum edits. Might the rules be adjusted to work with these names (I don't know how many card, walkthrough, etc. edits I have, which makes it fairly confusing). Also, are we counting the edits we've made on other Wikia wikis as valid?

Worry not, my friend. In the break time we will take after the Join Struggle Tournament ends we will discuss and revise the rules and the edit count thing might just fall on ground. Redeemer & Destroyer 20:25, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

For the time being at least, no, other Wikis are not counted. This Wiki only.LapisLazuliScarab20:58, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

Time to open.[edit]

Goofy (Talk sprite) 6 KHCOM.png
So we are here at the new KHWiki. And it's obviously time to re-open the MA. So I guess it's ok the start the nominations for the first battle of the Second Round! Or should we wait Friday (tomorrow)?
Demonic Saint Yeah! You gotta be funny, like us! — 18:05, 10 February 2011 (EST)
IsaTalkHappy.png
SilverCrono Well, I can tell who you are. "Hmph. You're obnoxious."

"I know I won't forget you. Believe me, I try all the time." — 18:10, 10 February 2011 (EST)

Isa_bbs.png Nah, start noms now.
DaysXemnas.png
LapisScarab - Xemnas (card).png You accept darkness, yet choose to live in the light. So why is it that you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark - never given a choice? Nobody.png
TALK - That may be... however, what other choice might we have had?
Interdiction KHD.png Thursday is a random time to start noms. Starting tomorrow would give a little more time for everyone to prepare. But you're in charge of it, R&D.

Tomorrow it is!Every rule has an execption! Including this one.

sho12.png
Item_2383.png AS IF! Item_2383.png The world is garbage! CRUNCH!
Shouldn't we vote on a new battle box?
Goofy (Talk sprite) 1 KHCOM.png
I'm not sure... hmm... I'll ask KKD.
Demonic Saint We're outsiders, so wouldn't that be muddling? — 19:15, 10 February 2011 (EST)

Temporary Management[edit]

Ly11ce4.png
Chitalian8 Say... — Every Player had to give up something. Everybody makes sacrifices.

It was me. All of it. — 22:01, 24 April 2011 (EDT)

20px-Pin_000.png Since DS seems to be on break, and KKD has apparently left, a few people should take care of the MA while they're gone. I suppose I could help with it a little, like updating the current battle or writing fight descriptions. Anyone else is free to assist.
sho21.png
Item_2383.png AS IF! Item_2383.png The world is garbage! CRUNCH!
I'll help too. I can help with archiving things and checking to see if everyone's following the nomination policy or has a high enough edit count.
Room Core.png
DoorToNothing Heartless Emblem.png — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven!

And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 22:11, 24 April 2011 (EDT)

Keyblade-Blk.png Seems fine, especially if the arena seems to be falling behind or apart. If you two are up for the job, then by all means, go right ahead.
DaysXemnas.png
LapisScarab - Xemnas (card).png You accept darkness, yet choose to live in the light. So why is it that you loathe us who teeter on the edge of nothing? We who were turned away by both light and dark - never given a choice? Nobody.png
TALK - That may be... however, what other choice might we have had?
Interdiction KHD.png I can do the battle descriptions if you want, now that I'm getting back into the swing of things a bit.

Grandeur Return[edit]

Goofy (Talk sprite) 6 KHCOM.png
I RETURN!! (it was grandeur after all) Thanks guys for taking care of everything during my unannounced absence. And I would appreciate you if you guys would still help me with it since my life is still not boring settled enough for me to focus on the MA all the time.
Demonic Saint Yeah! You gotta be funny, like us! — 19:09, 2 May 2011 (EDT)
sho41.png
Item_2383.png AS IF! Item_2383.png The world is garbage! CRUNCH!
Good to see you're back! And I'll be sure to still help out, don't worry.

Oh, and by the way, Command Styles are now considered weapons. Is that okay with you?

ms8C4ef.png
Chitalian8 Say... — Only by allowing strangers in can we find new ways to be ourselves.

Life's little crossroads are often as simple as the pull of a trigger. — 19:26, 2 May 2011 (EDT)

20px-Pin_000.png Welcome back! I couldn't help as much as As if, though, as schoolwork and my social life is catching up.
Goofy (Talk sprite) 1 KHCOM.png
Well, seeing that Drive Forms are considered Weapons I guess we can say that Command Styles, Shotlocks, Dimension Links, Abilities and all of the sort that is in battle but isn't a Character or Enemy falls under the Weapons category.
Demonic Saint We're outsiders, so wouldn't that be muddling? — 20:55, 2 May 2011 (EDT)

Edit Count[edit]

I've made enough edits, so how come my vote just dissapeared for the last battle?AlVan 10:59, 1 May 2011 (EDT)AlVan

sho71.png
Item_2383.png AS IF! Item_2383.png The world is garbage! CRUNCH!
Try reading the whole rule next time.

"You must have at least 145 edits before voting. Check your editcount Here, by typing in your username. Please check for: Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits."

If the above were used, you would only have 34 edits. Make more edits in the above areas, and then you'll be able to vote.

Dude...Chill out.AlVan 14:54, 10 May 2011 (EDT)


sho61.png
Item_2383.png AS IF! Item_2383.png The world is garbage! CRUNCH!
Sorry, that came out wrong. Didn't mean it to sound that angry.


huzzah.png
LightRoxas - "Humans can be terrible creatures indeed."
TALK - "Now, kill me... or I... shall kill YOU!"
I feel like Gallery space edits should count toward the total.


Riku Replica (Talk sprite) 1 KHCOM.png
Darth - Riku - This battle isn't over. And until it is, I still need the power of darkness!
TALK - Come to the Dark Side! We have cooler Keyblades!
I actually feel that a Userpage shouldn't count because I spent a whole mess of edits trying to fix it and haven't really done anything for the Wiki yet. So I'm not voting till I do. Heck, maybe it doesn't count anyway...

The Edit Sections[edit]

Ok, I know this is probably going to make me a sound like a complete and utter idiot, but could someone please tell me how to make a nedit in the Walkthrough, Card and MediaWiki category.Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png

You can't make an edit in the MediaWiki category, only admins can do that. There is no Walkthroughspace, but edits to a personal walkthrough count. As for the Cardspace, just go to any Card: article and edit that. Chitalian8 10:49, 7 May 2011 (EDT)

So I can't edit in the Mirage Arena because i'm not an admin?Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png

...you could just edit in the mainspace, or the Card space. You don't need to edit all sections. --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 02:50, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

Ok, now i'm just damn confused. To put it simply, can I vote yet?Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png

What part don't you get? Edit the mainspace, or the cardspace, or upload some images. NO, you cannot vote yet, because you don't have enough edits. --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 02:56, 8 May 2011 (EDT)

Oh sorry, I see now. I have get 145 edits in either of the categories. Sorry.Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png

I don't think...[edit]

... I still can take care of this place... life is a little insane right now... I just can't have this responsibility anymore. Please... someone take over it... I'll see if I can come back when vacation starts, but for now I'm gone... Good bye (tho, I might pass by the IRC every once in a while) Every rule has an execption! Including this one.14:48, 15 May 2011 (EDT)

Question about edit count[edit]

Sora Sprite KHII.png
Kamikaze Pardee - My imagination is my power!
TALK - 08:22, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm wondering what exactly what one's edit count must involve in order to vote. Recently, my votes were removed from the Joint Struggle brackets and I'm wondering why. One the main page, it says:

"#You must have at least 130 edits before voting. Check your editcount Here, by typing in your username. Please check for: Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits.",

and when I check my edit count it says I have over the 130 required. But where my question is that is it only Mainspace edits that count or what? It does not clearly state whether that is the case or not. Thanks in advance.



3BGiwDL.png
Chitalian8 Say... — And here's me, playing the world's tiniest violin.

Your face is priceless. — 11:02, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

20px-Pin_000.png The rules state that edits in the Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki spaces count. When you tally up your total edits in those spaces, you have 76 edits, which makes you ineligible for the Mirage Arena.


Sora Sprite KHII.png
Kamikaze Pardee - My imagination is my power!
TALK - 23:20, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I understand now.



eg5GlnS.png
Braviaggron I contribute. Miniat_Braviaggron.png 11:38, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
But when I check this, I don't find all of those spaces that you mentionned. So what spaces count in the page I shown?


Mickey (Talk sprite) 4 KHCOM.png
KeybladeSpyMaster - There will always be a Door to the light !
TALK - Symbol Character - Mickey.png Helping others always comes before asking others for help! - 07:47 AM Sun, October 5, 2014 MST
Diamond Dust Keychain KHFM.png The spaces above do exist, unless you haven't edited in them at all. For example, for me, Walkthrough, Card, and KHWiki spaces do appear. Mainspace is also there for both of us (it appears as (Main)), as does Template. Only admins can edit MediaWiki pages, so that won't appear. Main Page is no longer its own space, so that wouldn't appear, either. And Image is replaced with File. Just thought I'd let you know for future reference.

More importantly, the conversation above is old, and is no longer relevant to the Mirage Arena. Due to low activity, the edit requirement has been lowered to 100 total edits (as seen in the official rules on the Mirage Arena page). You have 146 total edits, so if you want, you can vote in the Mirage Arena. If, as time goes by, we have more activity and a need to restrict access to the Mirage Arena, we will, and it will show on the Official Rules section. As for now, that is the edit requirement, so you don't have to worry about specific areas of the EditCount to vote. Diamond Dust Keychain KHFM.png


eg5GlnS.png
Braviaggron I contribute. Miniat_Braviaggron.png 15:05, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
Okay ! Now I understand ! If that's the entire of total edits that counts, then there's no problem ! Thanks ! :)

Question[edit]

If you are not logged in when you vote, your vote will be removed. But if it gets removed ¿You can log and re-add it?--Lukethehedgehog 20:12, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Arena "Revamp"[edit]

kitanji1.gif
SidVI - Rejoice! Victory is at hand!

I cannot possibly lose! — 08:07, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Shouldn't this arena be open to every user on the wiki? I understand if this should be a reward, but the Mirage Arena can pull in more users (who are capable of working), and that would be beneficial to this wiki. Also, the Mirage Arena can do with more voters, which would be an even bigger opportunity to pull in new contributors.


MrH4SmallMir.png
Pea14733 Knowing it in your head doesn't mean much if you don't act on it. — 18:11, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
Well, they have editcount requirement to prevent sockpuppets, don't they? But It'd be great if the editcount required is lower...


BeatNormal.png
17master - Yo, is it true they sell curry here? A secret base ain't nothin' widdout curry, yo!
TALK - Brotha' ain't a Liar. Brotha's a ramen man. A ramen man who knows how to make curry! - 18:18, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
IMO 145 editcounts is low enough. Especially with stuff that can be done due to the merge. But yeah, making the MA public isn't a bad idea. Sockpuppets can be detected as well (and I doubt there are many here) so I don't see why not.


kVKXUhu.png
Erry - Wretched SeeD
TALK - -CESONIV SOCEW CESUL SOHTIF- + -FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC- ~ 18:21, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
IHm1Edc.png The editcounts are 130 and I think that's low enough, they could be lowered to 100 if we're desperate.
3BGiwDL.png
Chitalian8 Say... — And here's me, playing the world's tiniest violin.

Your face is priceless. — 19:57, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

20px-Pin_000.png I'm okay with it going as low as 80-ish, but that seems to be too low for everyone else.
130px-Wheatley.png
LightRoxas - "It was the sound of books... pages being turned. So, that's just what I was doing, just reading, uh... books. So not a moron."
TALK - "Apparently when you scream at a marshmallow, all you get is a scared marshmallow."
One of the reasons I actually started editing was so I could vote. Having the requirement gives users a reason to work.

Keyhole Edits[edit]

axeltbs.png
Coldasfire - Eternal Flames KHII.pngHey, I feel like we're friends already.Eternal Flames KHII.png
TALK - Chaos Crystal KHBBS.pngGet it memorized already.Chaos Crystal KHBBS.pngColdAsFireChaos Crystal KHBBS.png21:59, 11 July 2012 (UTC)Chaos Crystal KHBBS.png
Do edits on the Keyhole count for your 130? I have 700 edits there, and 50ish here :P
FlintAngryTalk.png
maggosh ...the flint is struck. "Maybe I should punish you after all."

"Come on! Show a little backbone!"

Does this look like the Keyhole?

What happenned?[edit]

What happened with the arena? Is it stopped? - MateusinhoEX 12:45, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Looks like the ideas simply stopped coming, thus there wasn't a way to continue it.--ShadowsTwilightΧ-blade (Incomplete) KHBBS.png 17:14, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Visual Revamp[edit]

So this is a tiny little suggestion - not very big! But still! It's just for the sake of looking pretty: Rather than post just plain renders for the characters, why not use use the cards from Chi!? 1-They're pretty! 2-They're more dynamic! 3-Just about every character in the franchise is covered. 4-If they aren't, I'll just make it! Yay or nay? --Ignis (talk) 03:44, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

I'm afraid I just don't see the appeal. Rex Ronald Rilander (talk) 03:49, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
This or this? Yeah...I mean, don't worry about it lol. It's just a small suggestion, and I made it knowing full well that visual appeal can be lost on some folks. It's not a big deal. --Ignis (talk) 04:11, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
not sure about that for the mirage arena Kunoichi101 (talk)

[edit]

Dunno, how many of you guys can see this. But with photobucket's current policy, it messed with how the banner for the Mirage Arena appears. It's just a minor annoyance, but can be get around by a right click.--Doggieboy9 (talk) 03:07, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, it's pretty publicly visible. We're working on a replacement plan for the most widely used images and such, hopefully will be in place by next month. Diamond Dust Keychain KHFM.pngKeybladeSpyMaster Diamond Dust Keychain KHFM.png 05:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

A bit quiet these days[edit]

Shame there's so little activity on the Wiki these days, not many votes here as result.--Doggieboy9 (talk) 14:11, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

What to do with Mirage Arena[edit]

i know it's been a long time since then. as the only member of Mirage Arena, should we continue or start over the battle page etc? i advise SilentHero-san to discuss on this talk page as possible.Kunoichi101 (talk) 20:19, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Honestly, I've lost interest in maintaining the Mirage Arena. You're free to take over yourself or find someone else who wants to. TheSilentHero 17:19, 24 October 2018 (UTC)