User talk:Eve Taggart

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new here
Hi Eve, I'm new to this wiki and saw your posts on livejournal about the mermaid wiki. I would love to help! I have experience editing wikis (since 2005) and could also help with layouts/design if you need assistance. I hope to add things here soon! Mer-girl 10:12, July 6, 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Mer-girl! Glad to have you aboard! And yes, assistance with the layout/design would be great. I intended from the start to find at least a better background image, I just haven't found one so far. 98.242.72.103 15:01, July 6, 2011 (UTC)Eve

Design
I found two repeating background patterns that might fit the theme. They're both scales and could have the colors changed on them here and here (they're both free to use w/credit). Mer-girl 00:13, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

I like the first one better. Good work finding them! I'm so glad someone else is finally contributing to this wiki, for a long time no one else would. (Soon I'll make the rounds of the big mermaid sites and invite more people.) Eve Taggart 03:25, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

Hi again! I definitely think more people would come to this site if they knew about it. I'll be adding some more articles now and working on mer-stuff. I was just recently granted adminship at the 1980's wiki and I've changed the layout. To change the layout here I have to be listed as an admin. If you don't want to do that there's an easy way which is to upload the background to the design thingy. If you feel like you need help with the layout lemme know ;) I'll be adding some mermaid pages in the following days... Mer-girl 06:36, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

Mer-girl, I believe I've added you as an admin. Let me know if the change didn't go through. :-) Eve Taggart

Thanks Eve! I changed the colors and added the background you liked. If there's anything else I can do, let me know Mer-girl 22:57, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, it looks great, Mer-girl! Thank you! Eve Taggart

Hello!
Hello, I love this wiki! I love mermaids too, so I was wondering, can we write fanfictions on this wiki? :)  Team    Cullen  12:21, September 2, 2011 (UTC)

Hi, TC! Thanks for adding to the Wiki. This wiki is more about information than fiction, but you're welcome to start a page on mermaid fanfiction and put links to your mer-fic there!

I don't have to create a page on mermaid fanfiction, maybe a blog would be alright :)  Team  Cullen  17:20, September 2, 2011 (UTC)