I think that it would be super helpful if we had an "Unnamed Items" category on the wiki. Lately AJHQ has been messing up and making more mistakes than usual, of which includes leaving some items unnamed. With the category, people stumbling across an unnamed item can more easily find the item they are looking for. It can be difficult to search up an unnamed item based on its appearance, but by looking at a list of unnamed items all in one category, people can narrow their search significantly. Here are some unnamed items I can currently think of:

• Tire Swing

• Violin

• Lit Flamingo Topiary

• Rare Snow Hat

• A bunch of unreleased items (yardGarden, yardSoccer, Clock, Test Item, etc)

Should we add Category:Unnamed_Items for all unnamed items?

I think that we should split rare variants (such as Rare Item Monday variants) and special variants (such as Wild Weekend recolorations) into separate pages on the wiki. I will outline some reasons for why I think that way:

• Rare variants, special variants, and normal variants are actually coded as separate items in the game. Take the Rare Bow And Arrows as an example. The rare colors are not actually coded as variants of the Bow And Arrows; instead, the Rare Bow And Arrows is its own separate item. It's just that the Bow And Arrows and Rare Bow And Arrows share the same clothing base and a similar name. This also applies to the Camera; the Wild Weekend recoloration and the normal Camera are technically separate items, but they just have the same name. Because these items are actually separate, it may be more logical to have a separate page for each.

• The categories on the page may conflict with each other. The Pet Phantom page describes three different types of pets: the members-only Pet Phantom sold at the Diamond Shop, the members-only Rare Pet Phantom sold briefly at Jamaa Township, and the non-member Pet Phantom with the rare tag. However, the page has the following categories: Pets, Land Pets, Member Pets, Non-Member Pets, Rares, Promo Gifts, Jazwares, Formerly Diamond Shop, Unavailable. Some of these categories are seemingly contradictory and may end up confusing readers because it is difficult to tell which categories apply to which pets without actually reading the article first. In particular, the "Unavailable" category seems to be describing the availability of the members-only Pet Phantom. If we assume that the Jammers Juice Party toy (where the non-member Pet Phantom comes from) is still obtainable, the "Unavailable" category would obscure the fact that the the non-member Pet Phantom is available. Yet, if we were to change the category to "Available," then the category would be inaccurate for the members-only Pet Phantom and Rare Pet Phantom. And if we included both the "Available" and "Unavailable" categories, then that would get extremely confusing. Like I said above in my first point, these three pets are completely separate from one another and it would be illogical to group them together in the same article just because they share a similar name and shape. Though they have some similarities, they also have many differences between one another that can be hard to distinguish properly if they are all jumbled onto one article.

• We already have separate pages for items that share the same base. For instance, the Freedom Fox Hat and Rare Fox Hat are on separate pages despite sharing the same exact design. Therefore, it does not make sense that rare items should be the exception to this rule because rare items are essentially the same as seasonal variants but they have rare tags instead.

However, I can see that many people may not like this change. I will try to address some counterclaims below:

• The change will require a significant amount of time and work. This is inevitable because the task will be difficult, if not impossible to automate. However, the resulting benefit is that the wiki will be more organized, clear, and consistent to both editors and readers.

• The change is not necessary. On the surface, it may seem that the benefits are very little and insignificant, but I personally think that the change is necessary to improve the current organization on the wiki, especially the mess we have right now with categories.

• It will be more difficult for users to find the page for the rare/special variant. We can still link rare and special variant pages together using the Distinguish and About templates. I have a plan to automate this once we actually split special/rare variants into separate pages. If you're interested in the specifics, basically I can try use a bot to assign an ID to each item page representing the clothing base the item has. Then, the Distinguish template can use DPL to find all the pages that share the same clothing base ID and then put them together into a list.

Questions for you:

1. Should we split apart rare/special variants into separate pages?

2. (if you said YES to 1) Should we also split apart long and short Spiked Collars, long and short Spiked Wristbands, and Diamond and non-Diamond Elf Tail Armors? The reason why I ask this is because these particular variants are considered separate items in the game's code despite the fact that they share the same shape and name.

For the previous discussion on the History section, see [Discussion] New “History” Section.

All the respondents from the previous thread agreed that the wiki should add a new History section that uses table formatting, so this thread is to specify the section's syntax and formatting. Basically, you are free to throw out specific ideas and opinions on how you think the History section should be formatted. Currently, I have created a draft that shows how the History section could look on a number of different pages if implemented, but you are free to edit it yourself to add your own ideas.

History Section Placement

We still have not come to a clear consensus on where exactly the History section should be placed. 2/4 users wanted the section to be located after the introductory paragraph and 2/4 users wanted the section to be located before the Trivia section. Ideally, we should come to a decision about where the section should be placed on an article.

I think the History section should go right after the Appearance section because I feel that it is both logical and convenient. Otherwise, if there is no Appearance section, the History section should be first after the introductory paragraph. Initially, I believed that it would be better if the section was placed after the intro paragraph, but after I thought about it, I realized that this would simply be illogical on item articles. The Appearance section gives important context by specifying the amount of variants the item has and whether the item has a rare variant, so it would be strange to have the History section right before the Appearance section. However, Pet, Animal, and Adventure articles are so long that placing the History section right at the end of it would inconvenience readers who simply wanted to view the article to check its release history.

My Own Ideas

These are just the ideas I've come up with so far on how I think the History section should look.

All pages where the History section would be applicable:

• History template - Rather than using the normal table code to generate the History section table, I was thinking of using the History template to generate the table instead. You can view the page for the template to see its features and usage. The benefit is that the template is transcluded, so any changes to the formatting will cause the change to show up on all pages using the template. The template uses a Lua module to automatically format certain things and it can even add shop categories automatically. However, the downside of using a template is that less experienced users would have trouble modifying the information on the table. Not to mention, the template could be difficult to maintain in the future if the wiki lacks users who are fluent in Lua.

• Remove release information from introductory paragraph - If this information is going to be mentioned in the History section, then it would be redundant to repeat it in the introductory paragraph.

Item, pet, animal, and den pages:

• Origin, Release, and Removal columns on the table - These three columns should be sufficient enough to cover the basics. Origin states how the particular item/feature can be obtained, Release states the date the item/feature was released at the origin location, and Removal states the date (if applicable) the item/feature was removed from the origin location. The reason why I used "Origin" rather than "Location" is because "Location" does not really make sense if the feature could be obtained from a gift or bundle.

Item and pet pages:

• "Special Variants" subsection for rare/special variants - The reason why the section should be called "Special Variants" rather than "Rare Item Monday" or "Rare Variants" or something like that is because some items (ex. Camera) have a special variant that was sold exclusively and does not have a rare tag.

• Name, Origin, Release, and Removal columns on the table for special variants - The Origin, Release, and Removal columns are self-explanatory, but I think the Name column needs to be added as well because some items have multiple rare variants with different names.

Item pages:

• Move Prize Availability subsection to the bottom of the History section - The information seems more relevant to the History section than at the bottom of the Trivia.

Adventure and event pages:

• Release and Removal columns on the table - The Origin column does not really feel applicable on adventure and event pages, so it would be best to have just Release and Removal columns.

Once again, these ideas are not set in stone. You are free to discuss/debate them and introduce your own ideas. Hopefully by the end of this discussion, we can all agree to a plan on how specifically we are going to format the History section across all pages.

Results:

Stacked (1/5) - AwesomeA1733

A (2/5) - AwesomeA1733, CheesyPotatoes :)

B (3/5)- PrincessLunasparkle31, Glaciersong, CheesyPotatoes :)

C (1/5)- Pleaseletmehalp

Currently, many infoboxes on the wiki use the "stacked" layout, which means that the label (the bold text) and the data are put right on top of each other. Though this layout gives a lot of room for the data, it also makes the infoboxes take up a significant amount of vertical space while leaving quite a lot of empty horizontal space.

According to this message wall thread, wiki infoboxes formerly used the default layout (where the labels and data are side by side) but the "stacked" layout was added by Fandom six years ago to prevent the question mark from wrapping onto the next line with the default layout. However, I am not sure if this issue has been fixed over the years.

Here is an example of the "stacked" layout with the current Item infobox:

Here are some alternative layouts we could consider:

A) Default layout

B) Group with row-items="2" attribute

C) Group with row-items="3" attribute

Questions for you:

1) Which layout do you prefer?

• "Stacked" layout

• A

• B

• C

• Something else

2) (if you answered "something else" to the above question) What would you change about the current infobox layout?

For more information about all the available infobox options and layouts, see Help:Infobox on Community Central.

I think we need to better clarify what should be considered an unreleased variant as well as what types of variants we should include on the Unreleased Variants subpages.

Currently, I am seeing a couple of different types of unreleased variants:

• A - Variants that are explicitly defined in the files but may or may not be owned by any player. If you were to put the item in a shop interface, the unreleased variants would show up if you clicked the color wheel enough times. Examples include unreleased Jamaaliday variants (Jamaaliday Leg Armor), adventure item variants (Spring Egg Plant), promo variants (Falcon Archway), game variants (Phantom Toy), etc.

• B - Den item variants that have the colors defined in the code, but the colors are not explicitly defined as a variant in the files. Theoretically, they should be impossible to load or obtain in-game. If you were to put the item in a shop interface, the unobtainable variants would not show up at all. Examples include the Octopus Plushie and Trough.

• C - Variants that are not explicitly defined in the files but are owned by a player and can be seen by everybody. If you were to put the item in a shop interface, the unreleased variants would not show up at all. Usually, these variants got into the game as a result of a glitch or hack. Examples include magenta clothing items from the item return (Ornament Earrings), the hacked Adventure Shop cages (Phantom Crate), and some of the colored Sheep Cloaks.

• D - Variants that are not explicitly defined in the files but have never been seen on anybody's trade list or animal avatar. These variants are usually shown in AJHQ artwork or videos. However, it is still possible that they might exist in a player inventory somewhere. Examples include the Jamaaliday Bow and the colored Sheep Cloaks that have not already been seen around Jamaa.

• E - Variants that are technically a separate item but share a similar design with the original item. Examples include the Gingerbread Mask, Bow and Arrows, and Fire Pot.

Opinions Needed

1. Which types of unreleased variants should be mentioned on unreleased variants pages?

2. Should unreleased item pages and unreleased variants pages acknowledge if a particular variant is owned by a player or is circulating throughout the trade system? (note - even if we acknowledged that a player owned an unreleased variant, we cannot mention the player's username due to our Article Policy)

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] New Categories.

The vote has passed (100%) with 7 votes supporting (100%), 0 votes neutral (0%), and 0 votes opposed (0%).

The Vote: Should the wiki add Category:AJHQ_Videos to official AJHQ videos that are found on article pages?

• Support means the aforementioned category will be added to the appropriate video files on the wiki.

• Oppose means the category will not be added.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

Q&A

• What is a category? - A category is a link that is applied to similar pages and is visible on both the top and bottom of each page. An example of a category is Category:Files, which is found on many file pages. Upon clicking on the link, you will be able to see a list of all the pages that use that particular category.

• Why would we add this category? - Using this category would improve organization and allow users to quickly see a list of official AJHQ videos all in one place.

• What are examples of pages this category would be added to? - Examples include the videos on the Wild Explorers Tent article as well as the videos on the AJHQ Live Stream article. (Note that only the videos would be added to the category, NOT the articles themselves.)

• How long would this take? - It may take a while to locate all of the official AJHQ videos scattered throughout wiki articles, which means this process may take hours or days to manually complete.

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy. This means that your first post or edit to this wiki must have been made that long ago.

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] New Categories.

The vote has passed (100%) with 7 votes supporting (100%), 0 votes neutral (0%), and 0 votes opposed (0%).

The Vote: Should the wiki add Category:Patterned_Animals to pages about animals with special patterns?

• Support means the aforementioned category will be added to the appropriate animal pages.

• Oppose means the category will not be added.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

Q&A

• What is a category? - A category is a link that is applied to similar pages and is visible on both the top and bottom of each page. An example of a category is Category:Animals, which is found on all animal pages. Upon clicking on the link, you will be able to see a list of all the pages that use that particular category.

• Why would we add this category? - Using this category would improve organization and allow users to quickly see a list of patterned animals all in one place.

• What are examples of pages this category would be added to? - Examples include the Autumn Coyote, Enchanted Eagle, and Fearsome Falcon pages.

• Why is the category called "Patterned Animals"? - A Jamaa Journal page from 2019 referred to these kinds of retextured animals as "patterned animals."

• How long would this take? - Because there are only a handful of pages that would be applicable to this category, adding this category to these pages would likely take a few minutes at most.

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy. This means that your first post or edit to this wiki must have been made that long ago.

This is a very long and thorough post. I encourage you to read my thoughts beforehand but if you are not particularly interested in them or do not have the time, you can just skip them and directly answer the questions at the bottom of the post. Even if you cannot read my entire post, your feedback to the questions will be very much appreciated.

Release History is Important

I think we can all agree that it is very important for the Animal Jam Classic Wiki to provide an accurate and comprehensive release history for every single item on AJ Classic, including when each item becomes available and unavailable. Many AJ Classic-based item worth wikis, such as the AJ Item Worth Wiki and AJ Uncommon Item Worth Wiki, depend on release information provided by our wiki in order to help item traders develop a more educated and accurate opinion on item worth. Therefore, it is in our best interest to streamline item release information as much as possible.

Problems with Status Quo

Just a notice that this section is not meant to target or single out any particular user on the wiki. These are all problems that the wiki has collectively perpetuated throughout the years. Every editor has probably been guilty of contributing to the problem, me included.

The wiki does a great job of recording when items are initially released, but a serious problem is that a significant amount of item articles simply leave out specific dates for when the item became unavailable and when it returned to stores or became available again. Over the years, editors have been keeping up to date with item availability by adding/removing the Available and Unavailable categories to item pages, but they tend not to add in specific return or removal dates. Arguably, knowing these dates is just as important as knowing the initial release date because they indicate the duration in which the item was available, which is crucial to know when assessing an item’s value.

But really, the lack of specific return and removal information is especially an issue with articles about seasonal items. Often, these articles only include a statement claiming that the item returns to stores annually at a given time of year, and editors never bother to include specific dates for when the item was in stores. At first glance, this seems like a very convenient thing to do, but if an item no longer returns annually or if it stays in stores out of season, these specific nuances are not always recorded on the article, and it may take months or even years before editors start to notice that the item is no longer following its typical release pattern. By this point, many readers will have already been misinformed about the item’s availability.

One such example of this problem is the World Animal Day Banner. In 2018, the item stopped returning to stores, yet the article continued to claim that the item returned to stores annually. The statement was not revised until 2020. Similarly, despite the fact that the Trick or Treat Bucket had not returned since 2016, the page claimed that the item was still an annual seasonal item. It took until 2021 for that statement to be revised. These two examples prove how misleading the “this item returns annually” statement can be if editors do not keep a careful watch on seasonal item pages. In the several years it took for the two articles to be revised, hundreds if not thousands of readers viewed the articles and came to falsely believe that the two items still returned annually, which would have likely caused readers to underestimate the items’ worth. In fact, there are probably dozens, maybe hundreds of pages like the two examples that need updating because they no longer return to stores annually.

The truth is, the wiki cannot always assume an item is always going to return at regular intervals. Instead of using a blanket “this item returns annually” statement, it is better to record the specific days the item returns each year to reduce misinformation. The specific dates will signal to the reader if the item has been available out of season and the last entry date will signal to the reader when the item stopped returning regularly. Not only will this be more accurate, but it will also save editors the time and hassle in the long run because they will not have to dig up every single seasonal item page every year and check if the “this item returns annually” statement still applies. This is arguably the best way to “future proof” articles.

Why These Issues Arise

Part of the aforementioned problems with not including specific return or removal dates is the fact that item pages do not have a uniform, standard format to convey this kind of release information. Currently, most pages put release information in the introductory paragraph, but this often makes it extremely long and difficult to navigate, particularly if the item has a very long release history. Because there is no such release history standard, editors may be discouraged from including specific release or removal dates. I’ve even seen instances of editors removing specific dates from articles because of this reason.

New “History” Section

In the previous discussion about formatting item release history, all the respondents agreed that it would be best to have a subsection in the Trivia dedicated to that sort of information. However, I am proposing that we instead have an entire new “History” section for item release information rather than just a trivia subsection. This is because many items have a very long release history that is large enough to warrant its own section and because a significant amount of AJ Classic players, especially traders, regard release history to be more than just “trivia.” With a completely new section (rather than a trivia subsection), readers would not have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page to view it. Beyond item pages, the “History” section will also be very useful on pet, animal, den, and seasonal adventure pages as well as other pages about gameplay elements that have a history of periodically returning to the game.

However, it will take at least several months to implement such a section onto the thousands of pages already on the wiki. Despite that, I am convinced that the effort will be worth it. By adding a dedicated “history” section, the wiki will finally have a formatting standard for release information, which benefits both readers and editors alike; readers can more easily find information on an item’s release history if it is consistent among all pages and editors will be more likely to add specific release/removal dates if there is already a defined procedure or structure in place to add them. Ultimately, this will help make the wiki more comprehensive and accurate.

Questions for You

A large scale reform like this will need very careful planning, so your feedback to the following questions will be greatly appreciated.

1) Should we implement a new “History” section?

(note: this is just for implementing the section onto pages using the release data already found on articles; this does not include researching the web for more specific release/removal dates that may be missing)

• 1A. Yes - the wiki would benefit from having a History section on applicable pages (item, animal, pet, den pages, etc)

• 1B. No - it would be too much work and effort to add this section onto articles

• 1C. Mixed opinion (explain below)

2) What format should the History section use?

2A. Bullet points for each time the item is released that detail specific release and removal dates

• Pros: As much information as necessary can be fit for each bullet point, which will provide room for nuance and specific details. Bullet points are also more compact than tables, which would save room on the page.

• Cons: Bullet points can be wordy and repetitive if they keep having to say “this item was released/re-released on...and left on...” Unlike tables, bullet points cannot be sorted.

2B. Table with “Location”, “Release”, and “Removal” headers (similar to the ones on the Play Wild Wiki)

• Pros: Tables reduce wordiness and are very clear and easy to understand. There would be a more clear expectation to put specific release and removal information. Plus, they can also be sorted by columns and collapsed.

• Cons: It could potentially take up more space than bullet points would. Because the information in the table would have to be very succinct, the format is less flexible. Any information that cannot be fit on the tables would need to go in either footnotes or the trivia.

2C. Something else (suggest below)

3) Where should the History section be placed on an article?

• 3A. Directly after the introductory paragraph - Currently, release information is typically put in the intro paragraph, which is convenient because readers do not have to scroll down much to see it. Making the History section the first on the page will also reduce the amount of time users spend scrolling down.

• 3B. Right before the Trivia section - It may be more logical to explain the appearance or functionality first before going into the history.

• 3C. Something else (suggest below)

Other suggestions - provided we implement a new History section, please tell me your opinions on the following templates (whether you support, oppose, or are mixed):

• 4) “Incomplete History” template (suggested by ZZeph) - This will be placed in the History section whenever some information about the release history is missing from the article. It can also be placed if editors are not sure whether the release history is actually complete or not. Having such a template will be helpful for readers, especially item traders, if they know that the information on the wiki article is not definitive or completely accurate.

• 5) “Diamond Shop pet/animal” template - This is a notice to the reader mentioning that if a player has already purchased a diamond shop pet/animal, they can still purchase that particular animal/pet for gems even if it is no longer sold at the Diamond Shop. I feel like this information isn’t really acknowledged on most diamond shop pet/animal pages and having this template in the History section will be useful for the reader.

If you have any other relevant suggestions, please feel free to share them.

Other

• I have asked the Play Wild Wiki for relevant feedback on the table format and potential upsides/downsides. They have been using it for about 6 years, so they will have the relevant experience to judge whether it is a good format or not. So far, all of the respondents have shown a preference for the table format over bullet points.

• If enough people express their desire to create a new History section, I will create another discussion to finalize specific formatting for the section before creating a vote for the entire proposal.

Results:

The Feral page will not be restored, the Dash Tag page will not be deleted, and a page for Tag With Ryan will not be created.

1

No - 6 - CheesyPotatoes :), LightningBluetooth, Entranced, AwesomeA1733, Pleaseletmehalp, Yumms567

Yes - 3 - Downwards-Upz-Mist, Angry109, Unknownguywhosaysnotoscammers

2

No - 8 - CheesyPotatoes :), LightningBluetooth, AwesomeA1733, Pleaseletmehalp, Downwards-Upz-Mist, Yumms567, Angry109, Unknownguywhosaysnotoscammers

Yes - 1 - Entranced

3

No - 6 - CheesyPotatoes :), LightningBluetooth, Entranced, AwesomeA1733, Pleaseletmehalp, Yumms567

Yes - 3 - Downwards-Upz-Mist, Angry109, Unknownguywhosaysnotoscammers

Feral is a game developed by WildWorks, the developers of AJ Classic. A couple months ago, I deleted the Feral page because I felt that it was not relevant to AJ Classic or the Animal Jam universe and because there is already a dedicated wiki to the Feral game. I have temporarily restored the content on the page for the purposes of this discussion, which you can view here.

WildWorks also developed the mobile game Dash Tag. Currently, the Dash Tag page is still up on the wiki, and though the mobile game shares similar artwork and designs with AJ Classic, I do not believe the game is really connected to AJ Classic beyond that. It should also be noted that there is a wiki dedicated to Dash Tag but it does not have any page about the game itself.

After releasing Dash Tag, WildWorks released Tag With Ryan, a mobile game designed for the Ryan's World Youtube channel. The gameplay is closely related to that of Dash Tag, but Tag With Ryan contains very little Animal Jam-related designs. There is no relevant wiki for Tag With Ryan.

Opinions Needed

1. Should the Feral page be restored?

2. Should the Dash Tag page be deleted?

3. Should a page for Tag With Ryan be created?

I always thought only the staff could make Discussions.

On the Music preload the section to describe the music's icons is titled Cover Art, should we change that section to instead be named Appearance?

Answer Below

A - Should we keep Cover Art or rename it to Appearance?

B - (Optional) Another name?

Adventure Dialogue will be added to the walkthrough section of the page.

For the previous discussion about adding adventure dialogue, see [Discussion] Adventure Dialogue.

The layout for adventure dialogue is really messed up, there was a previous discussion but nothing was really done after that so I decided to bring up that topic again.

Ideas

A: Some pages have dialogue images in the Gallery. (Example: Greely’s Inferno)

B: Some pages have dialogue images in the Walkthrough. (Example: The Mystery Below)

C: Some pages have no dialogue at all. (Example: The Great Escape)

Opinions Needed

1. Would idea A, B, or C be best for adventure pages?

2. (If said none to #1) What would the best layout for dialogue images on adventure pages?

For the previous discussion about adding new categories, see [Discussion] Category Ideas.

I believe it would be helpful if we added a few new categories. I’ll try to explain them in as much detail as possible.

Patterned Animals: Should we create a subcategory for any animals with special patterns (Like the Frolicking Fox)?

AJHQ Videos: Should we create a new category for official AJHQ videos that are uploaded here so it’s easier to be found by newer users?

Opinions Needed

1. Should we create a “Patterned Animals” category?

2. (If said yes to #1) What should this category be called? (Patterned Animals, Animals with Special Patterns, Animal Variants, etc.)

3. Should we create a category for official AJHQ videos?

4. Are there any other ideas for categories we could add?

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] Character Category and their Pages.

The vote: Should the wiki add Category:Characters for all official fictional characters on Animal Jam Classic?

• Support means that the category will be applied to all appropriate pages. This includes characters from books (ex. Phantom Queen), Alphas (ex. Liza), lore figures (ex. Zios), and NPCs, but does not include bots, animals, or regular phantoms.

• Oppose means the category will not be added.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

FAQ

• What is a category? - A category is a link that is applied to similar pages and is visible on both the top and bottom of each page. An example of a category is Category:Lore, which is found on all lore-related pages. Upon clicking on the link, you will be able to see a list of all the pages that use that particular category.

• How long will this take? - Because this category would be applied to only a handful of pages, I would estimate that this task can be finished within a day.

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy.

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] Changing Wiki Fonts.

The vote: Should the wiki change the article font to Tiki Island and CC Digital Delivery?

• Support means that the font for the page header (which contains the article name) will change to Tiki Island while the font for the entire article will change to CC Digital Delivery.

• Oppose means the article font will not change and will remain the same.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

FAQ

• What is a font? - A font is the design for the letters and words that appear on the screen.

• What font is used currently? - Right now, all articles use the Arial font. This font is also used site-wide and can be found in places such as the comments section.

• How would the fonts be applied? - These fonts can instantly be applied through changing the MediaWiki:Wikia.css page on the wiki. However, some users may have to reload their cache to see the changes.

• Why would we change the article font? - Tiki Island and CC Digital Delivery are both used in-game on Animal Jam Classic and using these fonts on wiki articles would help the wiki better match the game's aesthetic design.

• Why would we avoid changing the article font? - Because Tiki Island and CC Digital Delivery are not installed on most users' devices, these fonts must be loaded from a URL, which may slightly increase the load time on article pages. On the other hand, Arial is a common font that is likely to be found on all devices, making it faster to load.

• Example of how an article would look?

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy.

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] Item Type in Infobox & Categories.

The vote has passed (100%) with 7 votes supporting (100%), 0 votes neutral (0%), and 0 votes opposed (0%).

The vote: Should the wiki add Category:Furniture, Category:Plants, Category:Wall_Items, and Category:Decorations to represent all the den item classifications?

• Support means each of the categories named above will be added to the appropriate den item pages.

• Oppose means the categories will not be added.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

Q&A

• What is a category? - A category is a link that is applied to similar pages and is visible on both the top and bottom of each page. An example of a category is Category:Den_Items, which is found on all den item pages. Upon clicking on the link, you will be able to see a list of all the pages that use that particular category.

• How will the categories be applied? - Each den item page will use the category that corresponds to how the item is classified in the Edit Den interface. For instance, Category:Wall_Items will be applied to the 2018 Banner page because the item is classified as a wall item in the Edit Den interface. You can find a list of all den items sorted into each classification here; the list should be accurate to what it is in-game.

• Why would we add these categories? - Adding these categories would make it easier for users to quickly find a list of den items that fit a certain description or type. It will be particularly useful for users who are specifically looking for a list of plant items or wall items.

• What are the downsides? - Many of the den items are not classified very logically in the Edit Den interface. For instance, the Autumn Tree is classified as a Furniture item in-game when it would be better classified as a Plant item. Moreover, all den items released in the past 1-2 years are automatically classified as a Furniture item in-game.

• Will the wiki classify den items differently than in-game? - No. Even if the in-game classification for a particular den item is illogical, the wiki page for the item will still use the same classification.

• How long would this take? - With a bot, this process can be entirely automated in approximately a few hours and should not require much manual work from editors. The bot can read off of the list provided above to add in the categories.

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy.

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] Item Type in Infobox & Categories.

The vote has passed (100%) with 12 votes supporting (100%), 0 votes neutral (0%), and 0 votes opposed (0%).

The vote: Should the wiki add a new "Type" field to the Item infobox to indicate item type?

• Support means there will be a "Type" indicator on the top row of the Item infobox.

• Oppose means the Item infobox will remain the way it is.

• Neutral means you are either unsure or have no preference on the outcome of the vote.

Q&A

• What is the Item infobox? The Item infobox is the table that can be found to the right side of all item pages.

• What values will be put into the "Type" field? - For clothing items, the value will be set to either Head, Neck, Body, Legs, or Tail based on where the item is worn on the animal. For den items, the value will be set to either Furniture, Plant, Wall Item, Decoration, Wallpaper, or Flooring based on how the item is classified in the Edit Den interface. You can find a list of all den items sorted into each classification here; the list should be accurate to what it is in-game.

• Why would we add a "Type" field? - Adding this field would make it easier for users to quickly find information about the type of an item. In addition, adding this field would make it possible to implement a sortable item type column on shop DPL tables (tables on shop pages that automatically update by themselves).

• What are the downsides? - Many of the den items are not classified very logically in the Edit Den interface. For instance, the Autumn Tree is classified as a Furniture item in-game when it would be better classified as a Plant item. Moreover, all den items released in the past 1-2 years are automatically classified as a Furniture item in-game.

• Will the wiki classify den items differently than in-game? - No. Even if the in-game classification for a particular den item is illogical, the wiki page for the item will still use the same classification.

• How long would this take? With a bot, this process can be entirely automated in approximately a few hours and should not require much manual work from editors. For clothing items, the bot can simply read off a list of item pages belonging to each clothing type category and add in the proper value for those pages. For den items, the bot can read off of the list provided above to add in the values.

How to Vote: Please clearly respond once with either support, oppose, or neutral and give a reason for your vote. Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy.

Template:PrizeChests

I've been noticing that for the majority of clothing item pages, the information about prize availability is poorly documented. For example, the Butterfly Wings page mentions that the normal variant is a common adventure prize and that the rare variant can be won in Lucky Clovers. However, it fails to mention specifically which adventure prize pools the normal variant is available in, and furthermore, it does not mention that the rare variant can also be won in The Forgotten Desert and Tiki Trouble. In addition to keeping track of adventure availability, we also need to include information about whether the item is available in the Daily Spin or Sky High.

To solve this problem, I created Template:PrizeChests, which basically identifies the item based on the page name (unless otherwise specified in parameters) and lists every single prize pool the normal and rare variants are available in. I was thinking there could be a new subsection of the trivia called "Prize Availability" where the template could go. Sample usage on the Butterfly Wings page:

Category:Formerly Possible Prizes

I think there should be a category called Category:Formerly_Possible_Prizes for items that were formerly part of a random prize pool. This would most notably include items like the Head Feather, Rare Head Feather, and Rare Headdress, but it would also include a lot of the den item prizes that were formerly available during the Adventures beta but are currently not included in The Forgotten Desert (Bamboo Fence, Beach Ball, Four Square Court, etc).

Opinions needed:

1. Should we make a new Prize Availability section and use Template:PrizeChests on clothing item articles categorized in Category:Possible_Prizes?

2. Should we add Category:Formerly_Possible_Prizes for prizes that were formerly available as a random prize from a prize pool?

I accidentally clicked cancel and lost all of my work, so time to retype everything.

For the previous discussion about item type in infoboxes for clothing items, see [Discussion] Shop Item Lists.

For the previous discussion about sorting den items into categories, see [Discussion] Split Den Item Category Into Types.

I think it would be beneficial if we added a new field called "Type" onto the Item infobox before the "Rare?" field.

• For clothing items, the value entered into the "Type" field would be the area on the animal in which the clothing item is worn (head/neck/body/legs/tail)

• For den items, the value entered into the "Type" field would be the tab in which the item is sorted into for the "Edit Den" interface (furniture/plants/wall items/decorations/wall & floors). For a list of all den items sorted into their respective types, see here.

It should be noted that the wiki currently does not provide any information about den item types (besides flooring, wallpaper, and music). On the other hand, there are already categories for clothing types, and all clothing item articles mention the item type in the introductory paragraph.

Pros (Why might we add a "Type" field?)

• Adding a "Type" field to the Item infobox would make the information clear and easy to find for users. Moreover, many users would be interested in knowing information about den item types.

• A "Type" field would make it easier to implement a sortable item type column for DPL tables. Background information: DPL tables are used on shop pages like Jam Mart Clothing to automatically update the list of items displayed. However, according to Mooziq, there is no clean way to add an item type column onto DPL tables if we keep the current Item infobox. In the Shop Item Lists discussion, 4/6 users expressed a willingness to add a new item type parameter to the Item infobox. For an example of how an item type column would look like on a normal shop table, see the clothing section for the Epic Wonders page.

• The entire process can be completely automated by a bot in about a couple of hours.

Cons (Why might we avoid adding a "Type" field?)

• Many of the den items are not sorted very logically, and any item released within the past few years is automatically sorted into the "furniture" tab. The most recent "plant" item (Lit Pig Topiary) was released in December 2016, the most recent "decoration" item (Red Panda Plushie, 2018) was released in September 2018, and the most recent "wall item" (2018 Banner) was released in December 2017.

Adding article categories for den item types: Though there are already article categories for Flooring, Wallpaper, and Music, I think that it would also be beneficial to add the Furniture, Plants, Wall Items, and Decorations categories so that users will be able to search for these items quickly by going to the category page.

Opinions Needed:

1. Should the wiki add a "Type" field to the Item infobox to indicate item type?

2. Should the wiki add new article categories for each of the den item types (Category:Furniture, Category:Plants, Category:Wall_Items, and Category:Decorations)?

So, the categories and subcategories on this wiki are not organized well and the layout is different.

For example, Category:Forgotten Relics contains Category:Clothing, but Category:Ancient Armory contains Category:Land Items, Category:Clothing, and Category:Member Items.

How could we make this more similar and match it with other categories and what should we do in similar cases?

On item pages, I was wondering what people thought about including transparent graphics of item variants. Let me know which option you'd prefer:

1. Completely replace the shop/prize view images of item variants with transparent graphics (ex. Headdress)

2. For all variants, include both shop/prize view images and transparent graphics (ex. Crystal Pegasus Horn)

3. Include at least one shop/prize view image but include transparent graphics of all variants

4. Include at least one transparent graphic but include the shop/prize view of all variants (ex. Crystal Pegasus Gauntlets)

5. Don't include transparent graphics at all

6. Other (not mentioned above)