For more information on FandomDesktop, see this blog post on Community Central.

Recently, Fandom allowed users to opt into the new FandomDesktop skin; this can be done by navigating to the FandomDesktop option located in the Appearance tab under "My Preferences." Additionally, Fandom also allowed wiki admins to be able to customize their wiki's appearance for the new skin. Because FandomDesktop provides both light and dark mode, the wiki must set different colors for each mode. Here are what the wiki colors look like so far:

(a * indicates that the setting is not included in the current wiki theme)

Light Mode (default)

Background Image: File:Wiki-background - This image is located on the top of the background. It will be changed depending on the season

*Community background color: #047607 (dark green) - This is the color that shows up in the background below the background image. I plan to change this color whenever the background is changed so that they match

*Sticky nav background color: #337800 (green) - The sticky nav is the navbar at the top that shows up as you scroll down the page. The color will be used as the background for the nav

*Headings font: Rubik

*Accent color: #337800 (green) - I believe that this color controls the toolbar at the very bottom as well as the infobox colors

Link color: #337800 (green) - This color is used for links and other clickable elements on the wiki

Article background color: #cebe8a (beige) - This color is used for the background on articles and pages

(illustration of Light Mode)

(illustration of the fixed nav, which appears as you scroll down the page)

Dark Mode

Background Image:

I decided to use a different image for dark mode because I felt that it suited the color theme better. However, I am open to changing the background for dark mode.

*Community background color: #000000 (black)

*Sticky nav background color: #337800 (green)

*Headings font: Rubik

*Accent color: #337800 (green)

*Link color: #337800 (green)

Article background color: #0d1611 (dark teal-gray)

(illustration of dark mode)

(illustration of the fixed nav)

Questions for you:

You don't have to answer all of them, though it would be helpful for me personally if you could answer as many as possible.

Light mode

1. Should we continue to use the current seasonal background images or change them? The reason why I ask this is because the images now only show up on the top part of the background rather than the entire background.

2. Should we use other colors for the sticky nav and accent (instead of just green)?

3. Any other proposed changes?

Dark mode

1. What background(s) should we use?

2. What article background color should we use?

3. Should we use other colors for the sticky nav and accent (instead of just green)?

4. Any other proposed changes?

Trading pet codes is now prohibited on this wiki.

I've been noticing lately that some users have been asking to trade for pet codes in the comments section. Rule 7A of our User Conduct Policy states that "Attempts to defraud AJ Classic Wiki community members of real or virtual goods is considered uncivil behavior and grounds for immediate blocking." This rule also prohibits account trading, membership trading, and cross-trading between non-Animal Jam games, but it does not say anything about trading pet codes. So my question to you is, should the wiki prohibit trading pet codes?

Non-AJ Art Commissions will still be allowed on the Animal Jam Classic Wiki.

Commissions are a way for one user to give some form of "payment" to another for in-game Masterpieces or artwork out of the game.

Non-AJ art would be considered anything that you cannot trade for using the in-game trade system.

Recently, WildWorks stated that it is against their TOS and confirmed that on Instagram.

Opinions Needed

1. Should we allow non-AJ art commissions on this wiki?

2. (If said no to #1) Should we allow in-game art commissions on this wiki?

For the submissions, see [Discussion] Wordmark Contest.

For the previous vote, see [Vote] New Wiki Logo.

The Vote: What should be the wiki's current wordmark/logo?

How voting works: The previous voting thread allowed users to vote on their favorite submissions, but because none of the wordmarks reached a 60% majority, this run-off vote has been created for the top two most popular wordmarks.

Voting choices:

#1

#2

How to vote: Please respond once to this thread with the number of your favorite wordmark. You do not need to provide a reason and you may vote for both wordmarks if you so wish.

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] Cross Trading.

The vote has passed (75%) with 8 votes supporting (66.67%), 2 votes neutral (16.67%), and 2 votes opposed (16.67%).

In 2019, the wiki vote to prohibit all cross trading did not pass, meaning all cross trading discussions are currently permitted on the wiki. However, in the discussion thread, opinions were divided on whether there should be cross trading discussions involving non-Animal Jam games. This vote aims to specify which types of cross trading should be permitted/forbidden on the wiki.

The vote: Should the wiki prohibit cross trading discussions involving games that are not Animal Jam Classic or Animal Jam (Play Wild)?

• Support means any cross trading discussions involving games besides AJ Classic and Animal Jam (Play Wild) will be deleted and all future users participating in such activity will be warned.

• Oppose means all cross trading discussions on this wiki will remain visible and will not be deleted.

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

Q&A

• What is cross trading? - Cross trading is when a player gives another player an item in return for another item on a separate game. In order for such an exchange to take place, one player must go first and give their item(s) to the other player, followed by the other player giving their item(s) on the other game. The exchange can alternatively be facilitated by a trusted "middle man" whom both players give their items to with the expectation that the middle man will pass along the appropriate items to each player.

• What are the downsides to cross trading? - There is no 100% secure way to cross trade between AJ Classic and other games. Because one player must go first to cross trade, that player is at a risk to get scammed if the other player does not give the items agreed upon in the arrangement. Even with a middle man, it is still possible for the middle man to take the items the players give and not return them accordingly.

• What are examples of cross trading discussions that would be prohibited? - Most commonly, I see users attempting to cross trade between Animal Jam Classic and Roblox. Another possibility is between AJ Classic and Feral. If the vote were to pass, both of these discussions would be prohibited. In addition, any cross trading discussions involving Animal Jam (Play Wild) and a game that is not AJ Classic would not be allowed either.

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 submissions, see [Discussion] Wordmark Contest.

Results:

Since none of the wordmarks reached the minimum required 60% approval, a run off vote will be created with the two most popular wordmarks (6 & 11).

1 - 2/24 (8.33%)

• Pugriot45aswell4

• Ecstatics

2 - 0/24 (0%)

3 - 1/24 (4.17%)

• CheesyPotatoes :)

4 - 5/24 (20.83%)

• CheesyPotatoes :)

• Butterfly39881

• FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy

• Swanbunny

• Stareonaj

5 - 6/24 (25%)

• WhiteBow

• AwesomeA1733

• PeriodicPi

• Tefti

• Swanbunny

• Positivitypaws AJ

6 - 12/24 (50%)

• CheesyPotatoes :)

• Yumms567

• Pleaseletmehalp

• AwesomeA1733

• Butterfly39881

• PrincessLunasparkle31

• 2023zhanl38

• PeriodicPi

• SummerDaisy

• Crystalbluefantasy

• Halleuwu

• Iampandicorn

7 - 1/24 (4.17%)

• Eselcool

8 - 0/24 (0%)

9 - 4/24 (16.67%)

• Butterfly39881

• PrincessLunasparkle31

• Swanbunny

• Eselcool

10 - 2/24 (8.33%)

• WhiteBow

• XxstrawberryblondexX

11 - 8/24 (33.33%)

• Downwards-Upz-Mist

• PinkberrieLA12

• Pugriot45aswell4

• PrincessLunasparkle31

• FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy

• Positivitypaws AJ

• Crystalbluefantasy

• Iampandicorn

Because the wiki recently changed its site name to Animal Jam Classic Wiki, this vote being held to potentially change the wiki wordmark to reflect the wiki name change.

The Vote: What should be the wiki's current wordmark/logo?

How voting works: The options for this vote are taken directly from the submission thread. A 60% majority is required for a wordmark to pass. However, if multiple or no wordmarks reach this threshold, a run-off vote will be created for the top two wordmarks with the most support.

Voting choices:

#1 (current wordmark):

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

How to vote: Please respond once to this thread with the numbers for your wordmarks of choice. You do not need to provide a reason and you may vote for multiple wordmarks.

Be mindful that you must have joined the wiki at least 14 days ago in order to vote, per our Voting Policy.

Previous discussion about changing Play Wild to Animal Jam for item counterpart trivia: [Discussion] Updating Play Wild to Animal Jam

Results:

1)

• Keep Open (3) - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, Iampandicorn

• Lock (1) - AwesomeA1733

2)

• Yes (4) - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, Iampandicorn, AwesomeA1733

3)

• 3a (3) - General - CheesyPotatoes :), AwesomeA1733, Iampandicorn

• 3b (3) - Off-Topic - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, AwesomeA1733

• 3c (1) - categorize based on topic - PrincessLunasparkle31

4)

• 4a (4) - Animal Jam Classic - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, Iampandicorn, AwesomeA1733

5)

• 5b (3) - Animal Jam - Play Wild - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, Iampandicorn

• 5c (1) - mobile Animal Jam - AwesomeA1733

• 5d (2) - Unity Animal Jam - CheesyPotatoes :), AwesomeA1733

• 5e (1) - Play Wild - Iampandicorn

6)

• 6b (4) - Animal Jam franchise - CheesyPotatoes :), PrincessLunasparkle31, Iampandicorn, AwesomeA1733

Background: In 2020, the Animal Jam Flash game was renamed Animal Jam Classic and the Animal Jam - Play Wild game was renamed Animal Jam. Now, the Animal Jam name refers to either the entire Animal Jam franchise or Unity Animal Jam. Recently, the wiki changed its name from Animal Jam Wiki to Animal Jam Classic Wiki to reflect the name change.

Threads: Even though this wiki is completely centered around Animal Jam Classic, there have been many Discussion threads related exclusively to Unity Animal Jam, likely because this wiki was formerly called Animal Jam Wiki. Currently, people generally respond to these threads by redirecting the original poster to either the Play Wild Wiki or the Play Wild Item Worth Wiki. Even now that the wiki name has changed, I believe that Unity Animal Jam-related threads will still continue to be posted, and I think that we need to decide what to do with them.

Article mentions: Though the page names for Animal Jam Classic and Unity Animal Jam have been changed accordingly, many wiki articles still refer to Unity Animal Jam by "Play Wild" or "Animal Jam - Play Wild". Lately I have been changing mentions of "Animal Jam" to "Animal Jam Classic", and in addition to this, there has been a previous discussion suggesting to change mentions of "Play Wild" to "Animal Jam". However, it would be good to have definitive feedback from the community about what should be done about the naming of these two games.

Opinions needed:

1. Should we remove, close (lock), or keep open Unity Animal Jam-related threads? (remove means the thread will no longer be visible to anyone, close means nobody can reply to the thread)

2. (if you answered CLOSE or KEEP OPEN to #1) Should we redirect original posters to the Play Wild Wiki and Play Wild Item Worth Wiki?

3. (if you answered CLOSE or KEEP OPEN to #1) What Discussion category should we move all Unity Animal Jam threads to?

• 3a. Move them all to General

• 3b. Move them all to Off-Topic

• 3c. Categorize them based on their subject (move trade threads to Trade Threads, item value threads to Item Value Threads, etc)

• 3d. Create a separate "Animal Jam (Unity)" category to move these threads into (note that we would need to delete 4 of our current categories to add another category because the maximum allowed number of Discussion categories is 10 and we have 13 categories)

• 3e. Something else

4. How should we refer to Animal Jam Classic on articles?

• 4a. Animal Jam Classic

• 4b. Animal Jam

• 4c. desktop Animal Jam

• 4d. Flash Animal Jam

• 4e. Something else

5. How should we refer to Unity Animal Jam on articles?

• 5a. Animal Jam

• 5b. Animal Jam - Play Wild

• 5c. mobile Animal Jam

• 5d. Unity Animal Jam

• 5e. Play Wild

• 5f. Something else

6. How should we refer to the entire Animal Jam franchise on articles?

• 6a. Animal Jam

• 6b. Animal Jam franchise

• 6c. Something else

Cross trading is when a player on one game trades their items to another player in return for items on a separate game. Recently, WildWorks has clarified that cross trading on either Animal Jam game is against the Animal Jam rules/terms of service and that participating in cross trading activity may "put your [in-game] account at risk of being actioned" (Instagram). However, in a 2019 wiki vote, the wiki decided that cross trading discussions would be allowed.

Opinions Needed:

1. Should cross trading discussions still be allowed on the wiki?

2. (If you said YES to #1) Should we allow cross trading discussions that involve games besides Animal Jam Classic and Animal Jam (Play Wild)? (for example, cross trading between Animal Jam Classic and Roblox)

Because the Animal Jam Wiki has recently changed its name to the Animal Jam Classic Wiki, we may need a new wordmark, or wiki banner, to reflect the name change. Below, you may reply to this thread with your wordmark submissions. You are permitted to provide multiple submissions if you wish.

For reference, this is our current wordmark:

Submission Criteria:

• The wordmark must be in PNG format.

• The wordmark cannot be larger than 250px in width and 65px in height.

• The wordmark should preferrably contain the words "Animal Jam Classic Wiki" somewhere.

NOTE: Although the Discussions automatically changes images to WEBP format, there is a way to obtain the original image in its original format by appending ?format=original to the image URL.

For the discussion thread, see [Discussion] Wiki Name Change.

The vote has passed (73.33%) with 10 votes supporting (66.67%), 2 votes neutral (13.33%), and 3 votes opposed (20%).

In April 2020, the Animal Jam Flash game was renamed to Animal Jam Classic and the Animal Jam - Play Wild Unity game was formally shortened to just Animal Jam. As a result, the Animal Jam name now officially refers to either the entire Animal Jam franchise (includes both AJ Classic and Unity Animal Jam) or just the Animal Jam Unity game. While the Animal Jam Wiki is primarily centered around Animal Jam Classic, the wiki is called the way it is because of the game's former name. Though a majority of users in the discussion thread did not want a domain change for the wiki, the responses towards a name change for the wiki were mixed.

The Vote: Should the Animal Jam Wiki officially change its name to the Animal Jam Classic Wiki?

• Support indicates that the wiki would begin officially referring to itself as the "Animal Jam Classic Wiki". All instances of "Animal Jam Wiki" on this wiki, including the Project namespace (pages that begin with "Animal Jam Wiki:"), would be changed to "Animal Jam Classic Wiki".

• Oppose indicates that the wiki's name would remain as it is now ("Animal Jam Wiki").

• Neutral indicates that you are unsure or have no preference.

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.

Ever since the UCP migration, the visual gallery editor has been adding the widths="185" parameter to gallery tags. In addition, it's also automatically changed the formatting and capitalization of the image names, but this doesn't affect the appearance of the gallery.

My opinion is that it is unfeasible to continue to keep reverting these edits because it is unlikely that the gallery editing software will be changed to stop making the automatic gallery modifications. The edits don't seem to be adversely affecting the display of galleries and so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them. Therefore, we should allow the widths parameter to be added onto articles when it is added due to the visual gallery editor. Since 185 seems to be the default value, if any other values are supplied as part of the widths parameter, it should be changed to 185, or the parameter should be removed entirely.

I recently created an abuse filter that should stop the majority of redundant gallery edits that don't add or remove any images. This should hopefully alleviate the concern of users potentially edit farming.

Let me know if you have anything to say about this issue or any other suggestions about what to do.

For the vote, see [Vote] Change Wiki Name to Animal Jam Classic Wiki?

• A majority of users (73.3%) do not support a domain change but opinions on a name change seem to be divided (48.5% support vs 51.5% oppose).

Change wiki name to Animal Jam Classic Wiki:

YES - 16/33 (48.5%)

1. CheesyPotatoes :)

2. AwesomeA1733

3. Nothin0

4. Pugriot45aswell4

5. PrincessLunasparkle31

6. Strawberry Symphony

7. Smartwolfygirl10

8. Pleaseletmehalp

9. Ramen&Raigolia

10. Espeon Esmerald

11. Sweet13rry

12. Trmarti1

13. TsuratiTheBiSandwich

14. Starflyte

15. Wolfietheiceprincess

16. PaulGaming39

NO - 17/33 (51.5%)

1. LightningBluetooth

2. Trmarti1

3. ZZeph

4. Jadestones

5. Bluewolf319

6. FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy

7. 2023zhanl38

8. Riseo

9. Milliemoo92 Sso

10. Iampandicorn(?)

11. Lyssii

12. Downwards-Upz-Mist

13. Cre8tiveCanine

14. Dogsaregreatascats

15. Mewmon

16. Cutiekoala1001

17. Maegagou

Change domain:

YES - 8/30 (26.7%)

1. CheesyPotatoes :)

2. AwesomeA1733

3. PrincessLunasparkle31

4. Strawberry Symphony

5. Smartwolfygirl10

6. Pleaseletmehalp

7. Ramen&Raigolia

8. TsuratiTheBiSandwich

NO (assuming those who oppose the name change also oppose the domain change) - 22/30 (73.3%)

1. LightningBluetooth

2. Trmarti1

3. Starflyte

4. Wolfietheiceprincess

5. PeriodicPi

6. ZZeph

7. Sweet13rry

8. Jadestones

9. Bluewolf319

10. FlyingMaster - Stick Empires & Stick War Legacy

11. 2023zhanl38

12. Riseo

13. Milliemoo92 Sso

14. Iampandicorn(?)

15. Lyssii

16. Downwards-Upz-Mist

17. Cre8tiveCanine

18. Dogsaregreatascats

19. Mewmon

20. Cutiekoala1001

21. PaulGaming39

22. Maegagou

Domain suggestions:

• ajclassic.fandom.com (7) - CheesyPotatoes :), AwesomeA1733, PrincessLunasparkle31, Strawberry Symphony, Smartwolfygirl10, Pleaseletmehalp, Ramen&Raigolia

• animaljamclassic.fandom.com (1) - Smartwolfygirl10

• classicanimaljam.fandom.com (1) - Smartwolfygirl10

It has been over half a year since the "Amayzing Migration" happened. During this event, the Animal Jam Flash game was renamed to Animal Jam Classic and Animal Jam Play Wild was shortened to just "Animal Jam." It would be great if you could provide some feedback to these following questions:

1. Should the wiki change its name to "Animal Jam Classic Wiki"?

2. Should the wiki change its domain?

3. If you answered yes to the previous question, what should the new domain be? Should the animaljam.fandom.com domain redirect to the new domain or potentially another wiki?

Here username on AJ, and the wiki:

@Kittenkatelyn

Hello anyone reading this. I do not want to cause any drama at all, but there is a user on this wiki, who is underage for fandom. They've gotten blocked on many wiki's that know she's underage, but I noticed that she isn't blocked on here. I promise, I didn't stalk her lol

She commented a couple days ago replying to a comment. When me and her friend told her that ANY fandom is 13+, she said she didn't know. Keep in mind that this was about 2 months ago. But she replyed to a comment on here about 5 days ago. She thinks she can get away with this, but she cannot. I think its fine to look on here, and comment

But she's not 13 years old yet.

Now, I'm not saying that she can't look at worth, but she's legit COMMENTING on pages. She told me that she wouldn't "Talk/chat" on here, but comments count, and there cannot be a somone underage on a 13+ website. Again, I don't want any drama to happen, but I think she should have a permanant IP ban, due to her creating accounts. Could someone tag a staff member to make sure she gets blocked? I don't know any staff members on here.

She is underage confirmed, and she did admit it. She does try to guilt trip, please keep that in mind. She may lie, and say I'm telling lies, but I am not.

Have an amazing day/night,

--Marco

Promotions

Congratulations to both @CheesyPotatoes :) and @Yumms567 for their promotions to administrator and content moderator, respectively. Make sure to congratulate them on their Message Walls or on this thread!

Discussions

We have several ongoing discussions regarding the way the wiki operates. If you are interested in any of these topics, please take a few moments to visit and chime into any of these discussions.

• Changing Wiki Fonts - There is a discussion going on about changing the wiki's font. This discussion contains image examples of what articles will look like with the new fonts. We are looking for feedback about these changes.

• Character Category and their Pages - This pertains to adding a category for Animal Jam characters who were introduced through various Animal Jam comics and novels, instead of through the game.

• Home Page Ideas - We are currently looking for ideas regarding updating the Home Page and any other styling changes that might be needed. If you have any input, suggestions, or think additional content should be added to the home page, please direct your feedback to the home page discussion.

UCP Migration

The Animal Jam Wiki has migrated to the Unified Community Platform. This new platform runs on MediaWiki 1.33. If you are unfamiliar with UCP, please refer to this article. As a result of these changes, some older features may not work properly or are broken. Please report any wiki-related issues to the administrators and bureaucrats. Not everything is within the wiki staff's control, therefore, some issues will need to be resolved by Fandom Wikia employees.

I was wondering if anybody had ideas for what could be put on the home page, including additional content and styling changes.

Here were the outcomes in a previous discussion about the home page:

• 3/5 users chose to remove the "Around the Community" section, which hadn't been updated since 2016

• 4/5 users chose to keep the "Alpha Bios" section

• 3/5 users chose to expand the "More Animal Jam" section to include links to more of AJHQ's official handles, such as their social media

• All users came to the consensus that there should be polls on the "Community Feedback" section. However, half chose to relate the polls to wiki content while the other half chose to relate the polls to Animal Jam Classic content

• 4/5 users chose to add more detailed information about staff members to the "Staff Info" section

• All users chose to include a greater range of categories in the "Main Categories" section.

Here are some questions for you to consider regarding the home page:

1. What new polls should be added?

2. What categories should be added?

3. What other official Animal Jam Classic links should be added?

4. What new additional sections or content would be good to add?

5. Should any of the styles (ie colors, fonts, displays, etc) or layouts be changed?

I recently removed the "Around the Community" section and added a Discussions widget onto the home screen, but I am not sure how most people would view these changes. If you could give your feedback on how the homepage should look, it would be really appreciated.