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how about we also show Splatoon 1 stages
example: turf war: now: blackbelly skatepark 8:00-12:00 camp triggerfish 8:00-12:00 Later: ancho-v games 12:00-4:00 flounder hieghts 12:00-4:00

Ranked battle: Now: pirahna pit 8:00-12:00 Bluefin Depot 8:00-12:00 later: Port Mackerel 12:00-4:00 Kelp Dome 12:00-4:00


 * It's no longer possible to show Splatoon 1 stage rotations, since there's no longer a source of real-time rotation data (as Nintendo shut down the original SplatNet service for Splatoon 1 on September 30, 2017). --Kaioora (talk) 19:34, 27 January 2019 (UTC)


 * What about somebody logging onto Splatoon and writing down the details of the stages? eleven 2 3  ( talk ) 23:15, 15 February 2019 (UTC)


 * There is a bot on twitter that uploads Splatoon 1 maps in real time (see @Splatoon1Maps) but I have no idea how it works, and I don't know if it's able to show future rotations. Nonetheless, if someone here wants to contact the owner of the bot and see if we can get something working on the wiki, that may be helpful? ShinyCelesteela (talk) 01:39, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Real-life references in Octo Expansion levels
You might already have noticed, but the stations in the Octo Expansion have references to real-life toys and other stuff. My idea was to put these references in the trivia section of each station's page, but I don't recognize most by name. I've found a Splatoon fan that named all these references, but unfortunately, they are in Japanese, and I can't understand it. So my question is, can someone read Japanese and give the English name of these references, or does someone recognize them by name? I leave the link to this fan's twitter post below. https://twitter.com/onomatopoeia_gj/status/1009283213083095040 Islar74 (talk) 12:41, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Answer: I think you should be able to use Google Translate to either translate the page, or copy-and-paste them to the website. -OctoMan_26 13:45, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

French Inkipedia needs more articles
French Inkipedia has 93 articles, I feel like adding some more, but I don't know French. Is there an English/French person that can help edit the website? eleven 2 3 ( talk ) 23:10, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * It's up to French speakers to add content to Inkipédia if they desire. This is none of our concern, as we are not French speakers. Heddy (talk) 15:30, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Notice board problem
It doesn't redirect to the page that marks it as read. I don't have this problem anymore, which is weird. 06:28, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I had that for a while when I first joined too, it just fixed itself. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Splattersky (talk) 08:21, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Something new that we could test
We could create a page that is sort of like Ink Pump, but for suggestions, and maybe some unknown trivia. Here are some examples: Suggestion & Trivia. 06:14, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Sounds like a really good idea! I'll work on it with you if that's ok.Zombietoon (talk) 12:46, 19 January 2020 (UTC) Lets call it The trivia Squids.

Prinz is best boi (talk)

Do we not mention notable people/players on the wiki?
So while I was out on the internet, I saw this one video about the world's angriest Splatoon 2 Player that goes by the name of, "Putz12" and I'm curious if we cover notable people/players on this wiki. I'm not planning on writing a page about the guy, I'm just curious. AsrielTheInkling (talk) 07:19, 23 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Bit defunct, but see the Notability Policy. 11:25, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

I don't believe he's on any team. I've only watched one video about him. Putz12 is a Live Streamer on Twitch.tv and I don't know about him playing the First Splatoon. I have read the page and I understand. Thanks! AsrielTheInkling (talk) 15:19, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Weapons ranking
I think it's really good to get multiple opinions when figuring out your weapons, so here's a ranking of them for those who are new to the game (or maybe are just searching for a new weapon). Really informative, worth the read.

DangitGrace (talk) 22:47, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Murch & Sean ability tips
I have a few ideas about what to do with the tips (when they come out):
 * We could put each tip in a quote section
 * We could put it in the trivia
 * We could put it in the description, with some words omitted
 * If one of the sentences was 'I like cake and chocolate cake' we could omit 'cake and'.

05:13, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

April Fools...?
If I leave the page alone for too long, a GIF plays in the background for a few seconds. Is this an April Fool's prank, or is someone messing around? A Random Pencil (talk) 17:53, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Judd's just excited for April Fools, that's all. 18:45, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Permanent link to the page? 🤔 06:36, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Judd was dancing on every page. Heddy (talk) 21:32, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
 * As in revision of the vector.js with the script (now it just seems pointless to ask in the first place) 06:23, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Spoiler alert on main page
I have a recollection that I asked this somewhere before, but since we are no longer adding spoiler alerts on every page, I think it would be decent to have a general disclaimer on the main page, so that users are warned. I know we have the spoiler policy bit, but that's pretty hard to get to, so I think a reminder on the main page would be helpful. Splattersky (talk) 23:45, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Incorrect Splatfest Info
The main page says that the Splatfest is over, but the game says that it will be going on for another day. Can somebody please fix this?
 * It doesn't say it's over on the main page for me, it just says "Now - (end time)". Maybe it's a glitch on your end? Splattersky (talk) 03:38, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * It doesn't have a way to set it for 48 hours and I'm not sure how to fix that. It should currently appear correctly, but only because we are within 24 hours of the end time. Heddy (talk) 10:02, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Editing the main page
Just to be clear, anyone is welcome to make reasonable updates and additions to the news and Splatfest modules that show up on the main page. The locks in place before were only in place due to a spike in vandalism a long time ago, and those locks have been removed. Heddy (talk) 22:41, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

NO MORE SPOILERS!!!
OMG YOU HAVE THE NOW OR NEVER FOR FINAL FEST NOW!!!! TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OOOOOOFFFFF!!!! (that was off not oof lol) Splatgoddess288 (talk) 13:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)Splatgoddess288
 * This wiki's not a spoiler-free zone, so it'll probably be staying - see Inkipedia:Spoiler policy for more info. --Kaioora (talk) 19:57, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Small change
Shouldn't the "SplatNet 2" icon on the main page use the actual SplatNet 2 icon for Annie instead of the icon from the Gamepad? ShinyCelesteela (talk) 10:05, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply, but I've changed this now! Good shout, thanks for mentioning it. GloverMist (talk) 15:43, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

New poll
Ya need a 'which band is better: Squid Sisters or Off the Hook poll here. IDK how to make 'em, so don't ask me to do it. S q u i d d y Girl Talk  20:14, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
 * There's a "suggest a poll link" right below the poll, use that instead, and User:Eleven23 is the one that adds the polls. Besides, although not exactly the same, Callie vs. Marie vs. Pearl vs. Marina was one of the first polls added after polls were brought back, and even the current poll is a very similar premise too. 20:39, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Who updates the news feed?
I don't know, and I want to know because I want to add news too! -Agent 13 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon 16:26, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I honestly don't know, dont ask me OᑕTOᔕTᖇIKEOctoStrike Studios (talk) 20:51, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Admins  Fun P L #0529 (talk)  21:00, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I know this is an answer to an old question by this point, but hello! I'm the one who's updating the news at the moment - at least until someone does it faster or better than me! If you have any problems, feel free to let me know. GloverMist (talk) 21:08, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

I want to translate the content of this wiki into Spanish!
Hi! I'm Mikolapizero and I'm a native spanish speaker. I saw that Inkipedia has her own site in French, and I'm wondering If I can do the same, but in spanish. I'm not a master at english, but I can translate a lot of text from english to my language. How I do that? I can? Thanks! - Mikolapizero (talk) 20:17, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
 * There must be significant interest in a Spanish language wiki before one could be set up. I suggest making the translated pages in your userspace first, and then maybe a Spanish wiki can be set up if there's interest. To create a userspace page, you would create a page like "User:Mikolapizero/Page title" for each page you are translating. Heddy (talk) 21:36, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Should we remove the Splatfest section?
Since there's no more Splatfests happening in Splatoon 2, there's no reason to have the Splatfest section there anymore.
 * I think we should. I mean, I don't see any reason for it to stay on the page, at least not until Splatoon 3 is confirmed (if it even will be confirmed) and all of that kind of stuff is needed again. -- S u n d a e Squid S Weapon Main Octobrush.png Talk  09:14, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with the removal of the Splatfest widget, I think appropriate date for the removal should be two months after the results of the final fest: 2019-08-21. 13:58, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yep, sounds like a plan to me! GloverMist (talk) 15:45, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Done! 11:44, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Did you remove it? It still appears on my page...Callieplayz279 (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2019 (UTC)callieplayz279Callieplayz279 (talk) 19:16, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * The Splatfest widget has been removed from the Main Page, yes. What do you see displayed? As a side note, if you want to sign your name on talk pages, simply end with four ~ symbols in a row and nothing else, and it should appear like mine! GloverMist (talk) 19:57, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. I'm new to this! The splafest thingy appears with the Off The Hook Splatfests sign, and nothing else. Thank you for actually answering my question, too!Callieplayz279 (talk) 22:20, 15 September 2019 (UTC)callieplayz279

I think that some people use that page for reference for splatfests that they didn't participate in. Zombietoon (talk) 12:58, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

pictures please
I kinda feel like there should be more pics for agent 3. Not to be mean or anything, but I feel like they are one of the important characters. Callieplayz279 (talk) 19:02, 15 September 2019 (UTC)callieplayz278Callieplayz279 (talk) 19:02, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Creating a page?
Not that I am planning on creating one anytime soon, but I'm just wondering how to do it in case I ever do end up making one once I have more experience. Thank you! MidnightSky (talk) 01:47, 4 October 2019 (UTC)MidnightSky
 * Hi there! If you ever want to create a new page, simply type the title you want to make into either the site's search bar or your browser's address bar. When you land on the page that tells you "this page doesn't exist", there will be an option to create a page with that title. Hope that makes sense! GloverMist (talk) 08:25, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Fun P L #0529 (talk) 08:49, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Private Battles Ahoy!
Friend me my friend code is SW-0756-8213-9996 friend me for some private battles on Splatoon 2! Im lonely ;-; edit and add your friend code and I will get to you! I accept all requests!OctoStrike Studios (talk) 21:12, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

How do I?
I can't figure out how to participate in the poll. Can someone help me? Zombietoon (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * For the future please start all new topics using the Add topic button on the Ink Pump Do you see the poll choices? There is a bug with the poll that can sometimes make it not appear (I should get around to fixing that) 21:05, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Update: The poll was behaving weirdly with the dark mode code, so I removed dark mode from the poll and it should work fully now. 21:44, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the add page thing. But thank you so much for answering my question! It works now thanks;) Zombietoon (talk) 21:28, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Should we show the current salmon run gear?
Should we show the current salmon run gear on the main page? Just wondering. Most likely someone has already said this. £&#124;_@&#124;\/&#124;€1232 (talk) 14:48, 29 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Probably Z 0 |\/| ß ¡ € + 0 0 |\| S Heavy Splatling Remix promo render.jpg 🦑(Talk)🦑  11:40, 9 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your support. £ |_ @ |\/| €  1 2 3 2 S2 Weapon Main Hero Roller Lv. 2.png (Talk)  12:35, 9 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I am also in favor of this. I do believe it would be helpful to know the gear. --💕💕💕SplatGeek💕💕💕 18:40, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Is this a glitch?
The main page is not showing the current stages! Can someone please investigate? I do not have high enough rank to do it myself but if I did i would be doing it myself. £ |_ @ |\/| € 1 2 3 2  (Talk)  16:59, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry I saved that wrong. £ |_ @ |\/| €  1 2 3 2 S2 Weapon Main Hero Roller Lv. 2.png (Talk)  17:25, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Now it is working? £ |_ @ |\/| € 1 2 3 2  (Talk)  18:11, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Nintendo's online services have been down since this morning. As this affects all platforms, it includes the Switch Online mobile app, and therefore SplatNet 2, so we can't pick up info from it at this time. GloverMist (talk) 18:27, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Salmon Run section
According to my switch online app, the salmon run schedule is a few hours off. Are Nintendo's online services down again, are there problems with the main page, or is it on a really weird time zone, as the start and end hours are not off the by the same margin? £ |_ @ |\/| € 1 2 3 2  (Talk)  14:17, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

For the current and next shift my app says the current shift is 4/2 2:00 am - 4/3 2:00 pm, next is 4/3 8:00 pm - 4/5 6:00 pm. £ |_ @ |\/| € 1 2 3 2  (Talk)  14:21, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * For me it's accurate. ShaharSig2.pngShaharSigtalk2.png 21:38, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Splatnet 2 Gear
We should show the rotation time for the gear. We do it for maps. -iWantFOOD (talk) 23:28, 15 April 2020 (UTC)


 * That is a good idea, but I don't know if it is absolutely necessary. Give me a little more time to think out my opinion, and during that time I am sure some other editors will weigh in. (Just make sure Garfield stays away from the scale) £ |_ @ |\/| € 1 2 3 2 S2 Weapon Main Hero Roller Lv. 2.png (Talk)  23:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that makes sense. You can find the rotation schedules here: https://splatoon2.ink/ -iWantFOOD (talk) 12:48, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * We are gonna add the reward gear and the reward gear for the upcoming rotation very soon, it should be live in a week or so. ShaharSig2.pngShaharSigtalk2.png 15:45, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Version 5.2.3
Hello, Can Someone change de actual version of splatoon 2??, i don’t know How to do it and i see its wrong, thank you
 * According to this and to my own console, 5.2.2 is the latest version. Inkling luke.png Inkling talk.png 13:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Splatfest Schedule
Can someone can erase the Splatfest Schedule pls? Splatoon635
 * Two more Splatfests are coming, so there is no reason to erase it. Heddy (talk) 22:38, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, but you can erase the chicken vs egg information and put two Splatfest coming soon or something else? I don’t see necesary steel the chicken vs egg information Splatoon635 (talk)

I notice that someone do it, thank you!

Super Mario Splatfest News
Can someone say me how to do a notice of the Super Mario coming Splatfest?, and if I’d not possible to I can do it, can someone put it?, thank you? Splatoon635 (talk) 16:16, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Mini Changes
Hello, I notice two things that can be changed, one: in the Splatfest Schedule we can put the Super Mushroom vs Super Star information (like pute the date January 2021 and then put the exact dat when it realease, and two: the news section still have the Stay Fresh! words in the bottom of the image of the inkoming splatfest, we can put like Official Splatfest Artwork or something like that, like I always say (when its for edit) i only want to help to do of this wiki the best ;) and like always, if you think that we can stay that, I agree, ok?, ok --Splatoon635
 * Hey there! The reason that the Splatfest schedule hasn't been updated is because we don't know if Super Mushroom vs. Super Star will be the next Splatfest as another could happen before January. For the second point, I had honestly left "Stay fresh!" there as a signing off thing not realising it was actually supposed to be an image caption but I'll change that now. Thanks, Inkling luke.png Inkling talk.png 21:08, 9 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok ;) --Splatoon635

How do i add an image Prinz is best boi (talk)

The reason i joined here
Hey You might know me from coroika wiki,the reason i left is repeatedly getting made fun of due to "using the incorrect term" Prinz,can no 1 make the same mistake. Yours sadly Prinz is best boi (talk)

Can manga be on the main page?
It is kinda important and only admin can edit it.I dont know what image to use.--Prinz The Overlord 20:13, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Not an admin but I support this and had the same idea.  OctoKing   [Talk]   01:58, 6 December 2020 (UTC) If we add one more link, it would look uneven. We could probably remove the SplatNet 2 link to keep it even. What image should be used? Heddy (talk) 03:11, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * I think SplatNet 2 is more relevant to the main game than the manga which is more of a side project so I'd avoid removing SplatNet 2 if we are going for an even look. I think there's a lot of cleaning to do with the manga area. (with the trivia section, with adding information about more recent chapters, adding dates of issues, etc...). The characters' articles are also still stub and empty (Army, etc...). It is possible to reach the Manga from the sidebar so I'd work on that before adding the Manga to the main page. 08:00, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * SplatNet 2 is already linked in the SplatNet 2 Shop box. That's why I think it's replaceable in the welcome box. Heddy (talk) 20:41, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm definitely not in favor of adding a single side project of Sankichi Hinodeya which is basically merch to the main page. It's like adding Tower Records or Bandai Weapons Collection. I'd add Abilities/Brands/Merchandise to be more of a general page that will link forward to other pages that people might be looking for. 19:26, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

I agree with User:Heddy on this, Splatnet 2 has its own part so why have it in the welcome.-- PrinzTheOverlord   [Splatz]   20:47, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Agree with above. But what image should be used? Eminence   Chatter  21:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Preferably a member of blue team? PrinzTheOverlord  [Splatz]   21:49, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Maybe goggles. Also i think abilities should be there as well.  OctoKing   [Talk]   23:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC) Smart 'inking squidkid that'll even things out (bad pun count 2)  PrinzTheOverlord   [Splatz]   23:43, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

If it would look uneven, I would say add others as well. Such as manga, bands, abilities, brands, etc.  OctoKing   [Talk]   14:39, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Currently there is no poll box, couldnt we put a manga link in that space?  Squidmaster   Talking   17:00, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * We could use the goggles art from the Champion vs Challenger splatfest. 15:31, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Good idea-- PrinzTheOverlord   [Splatz]   16:03, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll upload a beta image for this. 16:10, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I have an icon of Prinz we could use. Prinz icon.png. 16:20, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Even better(even if i do say so) -- PrinzTheOverlord   [Splatz]   16:25, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Now we just need an admin to edit the main page. 16:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

PLZ ADMIN EDIT OctoKing   [TALK]   23:33, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

I asked Shahar to edit.  OctoKing   [TALK]   12:54, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Please copy the code from Main Page/Welcome and make a draft. If there is disagreement on how it should look, we can vote. Once the majority agrees on a draft, an admin can copy it to the main page. Heddy (talk) 14:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I can have the draft done tomorrow. 14:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, I thought we could substitute the amiibo link for a Strategy link. What do you guys think? 17:38, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Here is my draft: User:Eminence/MainPageWelcomeDraft 17:57, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I really don't want to be a part of this disagreement, but i like it a lot. 18:13, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Great! Also, nobody is going to be arguing(hopefully). 18:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The topic of weapons is on there twice. Heddy (talk) 21:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Dude this is great. GOOD JOB!!! :)  PrinzTheOverlord   [Splatz]   18:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I know! My wikitext has gotten a lot better since I first joined! I'll ask Heddy to do the edit. 19:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The problem should be fixed now, Heddy. 11:11, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Copied. Heddy (talk) 23:03, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

My only prob is the mangas pic. In my opinion a manga character would make more sense than the octo valley pic.  OctoKing   [TALK]   17:26, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks more formal with an icon. Every other link has an icon and the Octopus icon is the most relevant icon I could find. Just consistency. 23:38, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Heddy copied my code and edited the main page! Check it out! 23:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

January 2021 Splatfest
Can you try to fix the problem of the website saying December 46, instead of what it should say January 15 Max1017 (talk) 20:47, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see a problem. Sorry. 20:50, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 * At the moment the tool we use to show the date automatically takes the current year and uses it, so December 46 becomes January 15. However, this will fail to work if you do not have JavaScript enabled, which I imagine is the case for you. I'm not sure if we'll be able to fix it for now so I apologise for the inconvenience. We will be able to correct it when 2021 begins. Thanks, Luke26 (talk) 21:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

What about Amiibo?
Can we put the link to the Amiibo page on the Navigation bar to compensate its replacement by the Strategy link on the Welcome section of the Main page? Just wanted to bring this out. Thanks. P.J. GT (talk) 03:38, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * That sounds good to me. 11:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see why amiibo was removed in the first place. Only adding manga was discussed. Strategy is already part of weapons anyways. Also, what happened to the manga icon? Reverting. Heddy (talk) 12:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Added merchandise to the sidebar, which covers amiibo. Heddy (talk) 13:10, 11 December 2020 (UTC)