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:I've been against having pictures in the header of the wiki's main page from the very beginning (and I've essentially been here from the very beginning), but putting these up as logos has been the idea of other admins (Litso wanted the previous one up to coincide with Valentine's Day 2008 and I logged onto MansonWiki this morning to find that Godspeed had replaced it). The way the website is laid out right now (it being a wiki and everything) these pictures stick out like a sore thumb, that's why I liked the simpler approach of just not including them, not until the site is rewritten and takes a step away from the appearance of a typical wiki anyway. I come from a much bigger wiki background as the other administrators of this site so I don't know if the others know this, but when pictures are set to a specific size in the markup, it overides the default size of images as specified by users in their preferences. So people with different sized monitors and such can run into problems when the pictures on their screen aren't the size they expect them to be. I don't have a lot of freedom to take care of the problem right now, and either way my top suggestion would be to abolish the logo headers completely. I'd like to replace the background image with something more relevant to Manson though. <span style="background:#000000">[[User:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#DEB887;">'''Alden Weston'''</span>]] [[User talk:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''talk'''</span>]] <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''–'''</span> <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=57 <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''forum profile'''</span>]</span></span> 02:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 
:I've been against having pictures in the header of the wiki's main page from the very beginning (and I've essentially been here from the very beginning), but putting these up as logos has been the idea of other admins (Litso wanted the previous one up to coincide with Valentine's Day 2008 and I logged onto MansonWiki this morning to find that Godspeed had replaced it). The way the website is laid out right now (it being a wiki and everything) these pictures stick out like a sore thumb, that's why I liked the simpler approach of just not including them, not until the site is rewritten and takes a step away from the appearance of a typical wiki anyway. I come from a much bigger wiki background as the other administrators of this site so I don't know if the others know this, but when pictures are set to a specific size in the markup, it overides the default size of images as specified by users in their preferences. So people with different sized monitors and such can run into problems when the pictures on their screen aren't the size they expect them to be. I don't have a lot of freedom to take care of the problem right now, and either way my top suggestion would be to abolish the logo headers completely. I'd like to replace the background image with something more relevant to Manson though. <span style="background:#000000">[[User:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#DEB887;">'''Alden Weston'''</span>]] [[User talk:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''talk'''</span>]] <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''–'''</span> <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=57 <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''forum profile'''</span>]</span></span> 02:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
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::I agree about the image size being too big, and as Vixen said, it's not exactly subtle. I do like the image itself though, and I'm all for having a logo type image on the main page. The last one worked well, but this one clashes badly with the white background. I'd love to see the Wiki's color scheme undergo some changes to a more darker tone. It would suit it well, as well as some sort of background image like the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.ninwiki.com/Main_Page NinWiki's]</span>. All they have are those black/blue bars going across the background, but it makes a huge difference. It gives it a unique feel.
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::Also, isn't it about time we change the heart logo? Perhaps we should have something more recent like the ($) symbol? [[User:JarvisGanon|Jarvis]] 02:53, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Revision as of 02:53, 21 January 2010

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Main Page article.
This is not a forum for general discussion about the article's subject.

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Codes

There's codes. Were supposed to solvve them. Then we go down the rabbit hole. Blee =p

Manson revealed in an interview with The Hierophant that the codes weren't his intention, so they really led nowhere. Rtiztik 06:42, 24 May 2007 (CEST)

Copypasta?

Why is most of the articles here just copypasta jobs from wikipedia? Deathwish 05:09, 7 March 2007 (CET)

If we are just going to copy from Wikipedia...can people at least get rid of the links to issues not related to Manson? seriously, we have links to things like 'John F Kennedy' in some pages...its as simple as getting rid of the [[]] :P Deathwish 04:28, 13 March 2007 (CET)

I'm trying to do just that. Since I joined in March 2007 I've been heavily updating articles, only to leave links related to Manson, for me or anyone else to create later on. I've also noticed a lot of the articles are directely copied from Wikipedia, and I can see why; it is a start. But since Wikipedia is general and MansonWiki pertains entirely to intricate information on Marilyn Manson, it is possible to expand further on articles here than you would on Wikipedia, which is another thing I've been doing, including adding articles for all of Marilyn Manson's songs which, on Wikipedia would be unnecessary. I've spent so much work on this site in my spare time, it's crazy! I wish I could be rewarded with some form of admin authority, but what can you do? Anyways it's a great site and I just wanted to say at least one person is trying to resolve implicant copypasta. Rtiztik 06:42, 24 May 2007 (CEST)

Try crediting your sources aswell, I view many pages with info but where did it come from, you must of got it from somewhere!

Background Image

Does anyone know how to add a background. I'm sure only Litso could do it, but it looks dull with the default skin. Scicks 07:45, 31 March 2007 (CEST)

Editing the Main Page

Some jokers keep messing up the main page. It should probably be locked or people should be forced to sign up.
Either way, porn pics were put up and even the whole Main Page was erased. I'd lock it myself, but maybe I need to be an 'admin' or else I would.

Well we tend to straight up ban spammers and people that edit in clearly bad-faith, followed by a page revert. It doesn't happen too often but when it does there's consequences. But alright I'll lock it. Windstorm 02:21, 19 August 2007 (CEST)

To be honest I'm not too fond of locking pages, actually if people want to add/edit something on the frontpage they're welcome to as long as it's not lemonparties, lol. I was at a festival the past few days, but I've banned the sucker and I unlocked the front page again. Maybe I'll lock it when this starts to happen more often, but I don't guess that'll be soon. Thanks for restoring and locking it in my absence though! Litso 18:39, 20 August 2007 (CEST)

Since the current logo takes too much vertical space, resulting in having to scroll down to read anything at all, the Manson Wiki is looking for a new logo. The requirements are:

  • Max. 300 pixels high
  • Max. 500 pixels wide
  • Must contain the text "The Marilyn Manson wiki"
  • Must contain a recent image of Marilyn Manson (i.e. from the Eat Me, Drink Me era)

If needed the font that was used for the current logo can be provided, just contact me, but another font could be fine as well. Please send your designs to Mail.JPG, as well as your name (including optional email address or website you want it to link to) so we can give the due credits. Litso 13:04, 15 January 2008 (CET)

The contest is over. Thanks for your contributions everyone! Litso 14:51, 4 February 2008 (CET)

I think a new logo should be uploaded because it is now the end of 2009 and the end of the ETCetera world tour, almost. ithink a HEOL logo should be uploaded. Consequently everytime a new album/ era begins, a new logo should be uploaded --SPECTRE-01 16:41, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

I completely agree with you, Spectre. The tour is almost over, and the logo is too old for the era. I think such important design and the face change must be clarified by Vixen Windstorm or Litso. (scarshock 20:07, 22 November 2009 (UTC))
  • upoload a new logo,ASAP. The HEOL Era is ending soon.... if this change needs to ber clarified , then do so soon --SPECTRE-01 17:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Live show setlists

Hello All,

If interested I have an excel spreadsheet of nearly all the tour dates from 1994 to 2003. While that in and of itself is not too exciting, in it I have also compiled recording sources and set lists for well over 2/3 of the shows (probably closer to 5/6 from the ACS tour onward). This has been a work in progress for me since '97. It also includes most of the canceled tour dates with "official" reasons for cancellation and information regarding some of Manson's guest appearances with other bands.

While I don't have time to create articles for most of these shows myself, I would be happy to forward the file on to anyone who would like to take the time with it. Drop me an email at Acc123456@yahoo.com for a copy of the file....

Much thanks for the file. Windstorm 22:13, 26 January 2008 (CET)


Request

I have request. Why this page is only english? It may be the page on other languages.

Other languages could be a project to take up later on, but right now MansonWiki is only written in English. I can only speak English, but the other administrator here is actually Dutch, and on the forums we often get visits from users of whom English isn't their dominant language. So maybe in the future there'll be different languages, but right now we're already working on enough upgrades, so I can't see other languages being implemented in the near future. Alden Weston 19:37, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Generic Praise

I really wanna say that I'm blown away by the amount of content on the Wiki. The revisions have made everything look even neater and more professional and it gets better by the day. Shit, if I didn't know any better, I would say this was a site that was paid for by Interscope :P. Again, kick ass wiki, and here's to a (hopefully good) new album! ETPC 20:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I saw you on the YouTube channel earlier too; just wanted to say thanks for your appreciation! :) Alden Weston 02:49, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I found another 15.

In my listening to the old albums (getting ready for the new album) I found that there are 51 total tracks in the triptych. 51 is a reverse 15, as the story is in reverse chronological order. I have added this to the list of 15's and added a trivia of it to the triptych page.

Signed, The Saint of Stain. 68.62.91.122 12:34, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Another 15 would be if you counted all of Manson's digits after losing his arm in the "I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)" music video. :D

The Slip

Why are we letting the news section of the wiki slip? It hasn't been updated in atleast 3 weeks ;)

Quotes

Why is there no section of these? (As far as I know, atleast.) I think it'd be fun to devote a section to humorous quotes, etc.

His ribs...

is it true that manson had his ribs removed? 189.113.254.155 22:51, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

"It's not true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.82.130.220 (talkcontribs) 02:02, 7 January 2010

BPMS FOR SONGS

http://djbpmstudio.com/bpm-music-artist-M-20.html

-Cult Killer to lazy to log in.

Proposed

That thing in the news about it being a rumor that he proposed to Evan is true I think. There is a pic on his myspace in the "my photogropornography" album of what I believe is Evan's hand with an engagement ring on it. Ron Zombie 18:08, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

New Image is Too Big

The new main page image (MWLOGOSIZE.png‎) is too big and causes the page to stretch out horizontally. I'd resize myself but apparently only an admin can do it.

I've been against having pictures in the header of the wiki's main page from the very beginning (and I've essentially been here from the very beginning), but putting these up as logos has been the idea of other admins (Litso wanted the previous one up to coincide with Valentine's Day 2008 and I logged onto MansonWiki this morning to find that Godspeed had replaced it). The way the website is laid out right now (it being a wiki and everything) these pictures stick out like a sore thumb, that's why I liked the simpler approach of just not including them, not until the site is rewritten and takes a step away from the appearance of a typical wiki anyway. I come from a much bigger wiki background as the other administrators of this site so I don't know if the others know this, but when pictures are set to a specific size in the markup, it overides the default size of images as specified by users in their preferences. So people with different sized monitors and such can run into problems when the pictures on their screen aren't the size they expect them to be. I don't have a lot of freedom to take care of the problem right now, and either way my top suggestion would be to abolish the logo headers completely. I'd like to replace the background image with something more relevant to Manson though. Alden Weston talk forum profile 02:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
I agree about the image size being too big, and as Vixen said, it's not exactly subtle. I do like the image itself though, and I'm all for having a logo type image on the main page. The last one worked well, but this one clashes badly with the white background. I'd love to see the Wiki's color scheme undergo some changes to a more darker tone. It would suit it well, as well as some sort of background image like the NinWiki's. All they have are those black/blue bars going across the background, but it makes a huge difference. It gives it a unique feel.
Also, isn't it about time we change the heart logo? Perhaps we should have something more recent like the ($) symbol? Jarvis 02:53, 21 January 2010 (UTC)