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Hello,

Please feel free to ask any question, make any comment or anything else you feel that will aid the forum, but try and be civil. That should be a given across anywhere, really.

Also, try to finish off your posts with four "squiggles" (~~~~) which is beside the "1" key to show the user name and the time of the post. It makes everyone's lives easier.

Thanks, Jeremy (talk) 00:07, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Flags

Hello,
Just wanted to ask if I could have the flags for the following countries:

• Tropico
• Macau (for the Macau GP)
• Cyprus (Or wherever the Mediterranean GP used to be)
• Any others you can think of

I have all the other obvious flags (Canada, UK, France, etc.) but my computer is very slow. So be patient. -Jeremy

I have uploaded a crapton of random flags, things like Somalia, Vatican City, Philippines, Kenya, Qatar, Andorra, Israel, Hungary, etc...I don't think there are any left over, if they are they will be extremely obscure ones that only appear once in the entire wiki. If anyone finds a flag redlink post it here please, many of the uploads were by discovery rather than knowing what needed uploaded. Stramala (talk) 23:56, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

To FMecha

Hello,

Could you somehow transfer over the ingenious message box to this wiki? That would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Jeremy (talk) 00:41, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

FMecha's here! What message box you mean? FMecha (talk) 05:10, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Found it (through cache) but I can't make it to work. I tried this:

{| class="wikitable" style="float: right;" width="493px | {{{1}}} |} FMecha (talk) 05:37, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, looks like it doesn't work for me as well. Where did you get the template from? Jeremy (talk) 03:00, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

I basically opened a google cache of the old Wikkii-hosted main page and put it on a HTML to Wiki converter page. Template:Msgbox now exists, but it does not center. FMecha (talk) 06:59, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Driver Infoboxes

Hi chaps! One question, is there a driver infobox doing the rounds at the moment? I'm re-doing my driver profiles and it might be nice to present them with one. Cheers :) Ataxia (talk) 00:02, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

I guess there isn't one at the moment, as all templates were lost as well with the Wikkii crash. I honestly haven't put a lot of thought on drivers yet, as I've been busy creating the pages for my series. Unless someone else does it first, I might have a look at the infobox template tomorrow...Nuppiz (talk) 00:42, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Website down again?

I recieve a 404 Error when trying to access the F1Rejects website - Pi3141 10:15, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Same here. Looks like the hosting service is being useless again... Nuppiz (talk) 10:22, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

And it's down again. I'm not surprised, considering the problems it had yesterday.Nuppiz (talk) 08:55, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Yep, bit annoying because I wanted to check a few things...Ataxia (talk) 10:35, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

It's back up again, at least for the time being... Nuppiz (talk) 13:05, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

And it's down once more.Nuppiz (talk) 22:55, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

How much longer must we wait for Jaenoch to move the website to a server that doesn't suck balls? Stramala (talk) 23:11, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Probably until real-life time has caught up with F1RWRS... seriously this isn't fun anymore, the page's having a tantrum again. Nuppiz (talk) 17:46, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

How often do Jaenoch actuallu look at the forums? Now I understand they are very busy people, but it only takes 5 minutes to driop in and check what's going on... Pasta maldonado (talk) 17:58, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

It seems like almost never. Anyway, the website is down AGAIN. Greaaaaat..... Stramala (talk) 18:01, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Is the LifeGP race going ahead as planned, even though the forum is still down? Pi314118:42, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I'll drop the link here when it's about to start. Nuppiz (talk) 19:04, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Guys, look at the forum now. What in the name of Pete Doherty has happened?! :S --East Londoner (talk) 19:59, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

I haven't got the faintest idea, I was just about to ask about it myself... Nuppiz (talk) 20:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

My guess would be that F1Rejects is moving to a different server, because of the recent issues. Pi3141

Crosswinds have got to be one of the worst webshosts I've ever seen. Clearing cache and flushing the DNS does nothing. These guys are idiots. Jaenoch really really need to find a better webhost than these clowns...their servers are total garbage. Stramala (talk) 20:10, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Clearing the DNS cache doesn't seem to help at all, contrary to the instructions given on that temporary page. A bit of research yeilded a fun fact though: the F1Rejects.com server is near Wichita, Kansas, USA. Nuppiz (talk) 20:13, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Well, my guess was wrong, as the website is back by now. Pi3141 20:20, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

The forums are still down for me. Clearing the DNS does nothing. It seems that we need to get better servers for everything relating to F1 Rejects... Tristan1117 (talk) 20:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Main site is now up, the forums are still down. Nuppiz (talk) 20:30, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

I created a new general talk page, where you can also find the link to the LifeGP commentary - Pi3141

For anyone that has a Facebook profile, there is now an F1 Rejects page which you can like, post on and receive updates on. At least it's unlikely Facebook will suffer from chronic downtime issues... Stramala (talk) 22:04, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

I have faith in the facebook servers not crashing, or, at the very least, they won't take a whole month to fix. Jeremy (talk) 03:39, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

• arbitary break - Can we have some temporary forum now? FMecha (talk) 09:58, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

If kostas can bring back the old forum he created during the last extended outage, that would work well. Tristan1117 (talk) 00:15, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Kostas said something about the temporary forum he created being taken down, but I am willing to create a new temporary one if needed RonDenisDeletraz (talk) 04:55, 16 November 2012 (UTC) (Eurobrun)

It is done now [1] RonDenisDeletraz (talk) 06:26, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

According to Crosswinds,there are a few files remaining,which may include our forums as I'm no longer getting the Crosswinds page when trying to access the forums.Instead,I get a 500 Internal Server error.Anyone else getting the same issue? WaffleCat (talk) 13:37, 16 November 2012 (UTC) Yes, I have recieved the 500 Error since yesterday. Pi3141 18:30, 16 November 2012 (UTC) The forums are back! Tristan1117 (talk) 04:03, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

HTML to wiki converter

Thanks to FMecha's hint, I found a handy online tool which allows you to convert HTML tables to wiki. It's not perfect as you still have to convert all flag icons and links manually, but should help a lot in salvaging cached content from the old wiki. You can find the tool here. Nuppiz (talk) 11:08, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Here's another one, which allows whole wiki pages to be converted, not just the tables. Nuppiz (talk) 11:08, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

They both don't work... unless if I'm doing something wrong... :/ Jeremy (talk) 16:10, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

You have to copy the HTML code, rather than what appears on the page :) Pasta maldonado (talk) 16:41, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

And where does one get that? I tried dumping the source code into it, and it didn't work... Jeremy (talk) 19:21, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Don't try copying the entire source code, but instead just the section starting from the opening paragraph of the page to the end of the actual page (usually the end of results tables, or page categories in some cases). The rest of the source code is some Wiki gibberish which the converters don't understand. Also, Notepad's Find and Replace function is essential to avoid the frustrating editing of the same data multiple times on the same page (for example, you can replace all instances of a certain flag with the current filename). I did so on the 2014 RoLFS season page - none of that was made from scratch, I simply converted the cached page and corrected all remaining errors with Notepad. Nuppiz (talk) 22:56, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

What beowser are you using? Pasta maldonado (talk) 20:29, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Firefox, it's a newer version, I don't know exactly which one though Jeremy (talk) 23:15, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Good Cache List

Here is some examples of caches I found on google:

• 2010 season
• 2011 season
• 2012 season
• 2013 season
• 2014 season
• The 2015 season cache is on the page itself
• F1RWRS regulations
• F2RWRS regulations
• F3RWRS Regulations

That should help, I think. Jeremy (talk) 15:41, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Also,

• 2014 F2RWRS season
• 2015 F2RWRS season
• 2014 F3RWRS season
• 2015 F3RWRS season

New Season navigation template

Here's a handy template that can be used to add season navigation to season pages. To use this template, simply type the following anywhere on a series season page:

{{Season Navigation|A|B|C|}} .

A= The main page of the series, e.g. Formula One Rejects World Race Series

B= The previous season to the page you're on. For example, if you were on the page 2014 F1RWRS season, B would be 2013 F1RWRS season.

C= The next season to the page you're on. Continuing with the F1RWRS example, if you were on the page 2014 F1RWRS season, C would be 2015 F1RWRS season.

Hope that helps!

(Note: You do not need to type the [[ ]] tages when referencing a page, the template will do that automatically) Pasta maldonado (talk) 16:24, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Out of curiosity,

Who is the user "Stramala?" Jeremy (talk) 23:09, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm quite sure it's Kostas22. Nuppiz (talk) 08:09, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Yeah it is. I really wish I could change my forum username... Stramala (talk) 23:10, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

What do you want it changed to? I think I could arrange that. Jeremy (talk) 00:01, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I don't think I can, please look here if you want to change your username. Jeremy (talk) 00:05, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

He meant in the actual forum. Salamander and myself are thinking the same way too...Ataxia (talk) 11:37, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Other fictional series

In my opinion, the Other Fictional Series section on the main page has become quite untidy. I suggest the following: Series on-hold (which weren't updated for several months, in my opinion Flaschenpost's series, the Lotus racing league, etc...) get their own page, like the defunct series. In case that the series continues, it is moved back to the main page.

The active ones could be restructured in the following way: 1) RWRS universe series (RDS, RoLFS, Indy Championship etc..) 2) Revival/alternate history series (GPM2 Chairman game, Pasta_maldonado's rFactor series, my own F1 series etc...) 3) One-make series based on real cars (LifeGP, ProstGP, Porsche 356B cup) 4) Other series that don't fit in any of the categories.

Pi3141 07:47, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

I've moved all inactive series to a separate page, which already tidied up the table quite a bit. However, your idea of splitting the series by their theme also sounds good and should be taken into consideration. Nuppiz (talk) 08:33, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Another handy template!

Hi guys, just created another template, a series infobox to go on the main page. An example of it's use can be found on the F1RDS page, and the tempalte page is here. If you have any questions, just ask, and also feel free to edit it if you feel it's missing something!. Pasta maldonado (talk) 18:29, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

New Car Templates

For everyone who loves getting things to the highest level of detail, here is a Template that you can use to provide information on various cars across the series. I have made a test page with the Prospec PRS 271 and it turned out quite nicely. Also, who is the fuel supplier for the F1RWRS?

Fuel suppliers... I'd say just let the various team owners decide that but I know for a fact that JLD, MRT and Horizon all used Shell fuel during their F1RWRS stints. Wizzie (talk) 09:15, 28 November 2012 (UTC)