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==June 29==
==August 5==
While server issues still remain, Bulbapedia has been restored to its normal, rounded self, with the {{template|roundy}} being found to have caused only minimal problems, mostly with regard to a slowdown in loading pages for those browsing the site due to the switch statements present. Roundy remains in service, now without the switch statements, while eight new templates take over for rounding individual corners and sides of Bulbapedia's tables.
As the Japanese release of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions]] draws nearer and the new features of [[Generation V]] are slowly revealed, Bulbapedia faces many large-scale updates, which all of us are working hard to execute. As always, we rely greatly on our community, and there are many ways for you, the users, to help.


The server issues that remain appear to be related to [[Bulbagarden]]'s load balancer, which, under normal circumstances, keeps the five servers that the website operates from in sync and serving Bulbagarden's community as one united entity. This glitch, which appeared as we were fixing the roundy-related issues, will possibly be flushed out of the system when the Bulbawiki network upgrades to MediaWiki version 1.16.0 on its exit from beta. Until then, please be patient, and tread lightly on your edits, which can make for disaster if too many are made in quick succession, ''especially'' to templates. If Bulbagarden goes down for any time, expect it to be back up within five minutes, thanks to a new feature which will auto-restart the website after a crash.
One major change that we've done is moving all route articles to a new naming system to include the region name. Route 1, for example, has been moved to [[Kanto Route 1]], while the former title has been turned into a disambiguation page. This means that thousands of pages need to be edited to relink to the new names. <nowiki>{{rtn|2}}, for example, needs to be turned into {{rtn|2|Kanto}}, and so on.</nowiki> In town infoboxes, new parameters have been added, as can be seen in [[New Bark Town]]. We hope to finish this job within a few weeks - which will only be doable with your help.


Meanwhile, discussion of the new Pokémon introduced with Generation V can be made on the <span class="plainlinks">[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net Bulbagarden Forums]</span>. Articles on the recently-revealed species will be up in due time, when more data can be gleaned from future screenshots and videos, as ones we currently have access to are limited in this.
We would also like to remind everyone to be careful with new information, and be careful not to insert unconfirmed rumors into pages and present them as facts. This is especially true for information acquired solely from other English websites not affiliated with Bulbagarden.
 
We wish the community a Happy New Generation. Let's get to work and make sure Bulbapedia is ready for it.


<p style="text-align: right;">[[Bulbapedia:Messages from the Editor|Read more]] | [[Bulbapedia:Messages from the Editor|Past messages]]</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">[[Bulbapedia:Messages from the Editor|Read more]] | [[Bulbapedia:Messages from the Editor|Past messages]]</p>

Revision as of 10:40, 5 August 2010

August 5

As the Japanese release of Pokémon Black and White Versions draws nearer and the new features of Generation V are slowly revealed, Bulbapedia faces many large-scale updates, which all of us are working hard to execute. As always, we rely greatly on our community, and there are many ways for you, the users, to help.

One major change that we've done is moving all route articles to a new naming system to include the region name. Route 1, for example, has been moved to Kanto Route 1, while the former title has been turned into a disambiguation page. This means that thousands of pages need to be edited to relink to the new names. {{rtn|2}}, for example, needs to be turned into {{rtn|2|Kanto}}, and so on. In town infoboxes, new parameters have been added, as can be seen in New Bark Town. We hope to finish this job within a few weeks - which will only be doable with your help.

We would also like to remind everyone to be careful with new information, and be careful not to insert unconfirmed rumors into pages and present them as facts. This is especially true for information acquired solely from other English websites not affiliated with Bulbagarden.

We wish the community a Happy New Generation. Let's get to work and make sure Bulbapedia is ready for it.

Read more | Past messages

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