Minecraft Wiki talk:Minwi

It's agreed upon that mainspace articles should use one of the nine main characters for representing players. What is to happen if an image exists specifically to show something relating to a custom, non-default skin, in a way that is justified for mainspace inclusion? - User-12316399 (talk) 13:31, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

I think we should allow Minwi character to be used if it's justified, e.g., the article explicitly demonstrates a custom player skin, not the default characters. Outrowed (talk) 14:07, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

One specific example use case would be File:All textures unloaded.png, since this is intended to demonstrate that unloading game textures does not affect skins due to not being game assets but rather loaded externally, separately from the associated game resources. Default skins are part of the game's built-in resources and therefore would avoidably complicate things. - User-12316399 (talk) 10:41, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

We may also need an official "wide arm" version of the skin for potential usage in pre-1.8 screenshots. - User-12316399 (talk) 09:30, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

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 Support – Better than using a random skin. Plus, more Minwi. On a side note, Kingcat recently claimed "Minwi" on Bedrock if that's needed for showing anything. TheCaptainYaya (talk) 09:36, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Sorry if this has been stated before, but what's Minwi's copyright status? I assume they are licensed the same as the wiki's CC BY-NC-SA license, and if so, any derivates, such as fan art, should be licensed under the same license and allowed on the wiki, unless if they reference another copyrighted materials. Outrowed (talk) 09:18, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

This is a very good question and I'm personally also not very certain about it. In general I think you're correct that fan art would probably be classified as "derivative" works and therefore need to also be under CC BY-NC-SA. But I could also see someone arguing that fan art could also have another license even if it includes Minwi.

But to be honest one major reason for why I only included links to the fanart was also just that I didn't want to bother downloading and re-uploading the images to the wiki. I just wanted to have a place to collect all fanart :)

If we ask the author(s) if it's ok to re-upload to the wiki, I don't think there'd be any issues with this at all – if soneone wants to do that. (I don't) | violine1101 ^(talk) 12:17, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Currently most maintenance templates will use a graphic or render from the game which may be marginally relevant to what the template indicates. For some indescribable reason, this practice bothers me. It also results in many uses of said files which clogs up the "pages which use this file" section on file pages. Would having dedicated mascot renders of some description used in place of these be preferable, much like what the Lost Media Wiki does? Or would this be unwanted intrusion on mainspace content? - User-12316399 (talk) 17:48, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

I, personally, am fine with the usage of sprites and renders in these templates, but I agree that using Minwi-based sprites and renders would be a good idea, wouldn't be too intrusive, and would make the Wiki more Minecraft Wiki-y. But there's like 20 of these templates so it would take a lot of renders/sprites. 👁 Image
GameCatastrophe (talk) 18:02, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

I don't think it would be appropriate to put them in the templates, because a mascot icon would be less practical than an icon that obviously shows their meaning in a general sense (e.g., the "!" icon for Template:Warning obviously shows the message box is important than a hypothetical mascot head showing a "surprised" emotion). But, if I may, it really depends on the design, I think if it's distinct enough with each maintenance templates, then I'd may be fine with it. Outrowed (talk) 01:09, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

And if I may add, I don't think a 3D render is a good idea, because it's too detailed/noisy from high resolution monitor and can be missed/impractical by the readers. I would much prefer cartoony or chibi design, much like The Lost Media Wiki, where I think the mascot would be more recognizable and the message itself is easy to process and understand from a sight.

Also, I think the mascot would be better if it's applied to something associated with the Minecraft Wiki itself, like an icon for one of the MCW:Projects, achievements/award/barnstars(?), wiki emotes(?) (don't know if this has been implemented in MCW Discord though), and other MCW stuff. Outrowed (talk) 01:19, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

The exclamation mark is fine, but User-12316399 was talking about in-game items and blocks, which clutter the pages that use this file. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 02:27, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

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 Support using it in templates because this can likely stop the edit warring that happened a while back in the deletion and blocked templates where the icon was changed to, I think, barrier, then lava cauldron, then cactus, or something. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 02:10, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

I agree with Outrowed. I don't think it would work well because the renders would be pretty small and wouldn't be much readable, and overall I think the current msgbox icons are fine (and no, making msgboxes larger just to make images bigger is out of the question, I feel they are too big already). I don't have a really strong opinion on this at the moment and I'd really like to see some proofs of concept. --Capopanzo (talk | contribs) 02:23, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

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 Weak support. I think the idea is nice, but as I am a mobile user, I don't see the message box images and thus have no idea how it would look. I do agree with Outrowed's mention of a possible chibi design. 👁 Image
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02:42, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

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 Support and I also prefer avoiding the use of 3D renders Dianliang233 (talk) 02:45, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

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 Oppose — There is no inherent need in featuring the mascot in message box images, especially when those are rather small in size. A set of icons specifically designed for the purpose would suffice. — BabylonAS 05:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

If I remember to do so tonight a proof of concept shall be posted here. - User-12316399 (talk) 17:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Here's the vision I had for how this could work out: [updated 2026-04-04 - see file history for prior iterations]

I imagine someone with better art skills than myself would be able to execute a far better rendition of this concept, but I prefer the way this looks considerably over just having some render from the game in that slot (and it also helps to get the missing model render off of like a thousand pages so that the "pages that use this file" only shows relevant uses).

Is the idea any good at its core? If so, is the thing I did here acceptable? Should we go ahead with it (or a better version of it)? - User-12316399 (talk) 21:48, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

I absolutely love this! I wish I didnt have to turn on desktop view to see it, it's sooo cute!! 👁 Image
amethyst_hhh👁 Image
22:02, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Psst.. try now!  Nixinova  T ⁄ C  22:10, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Ive been seeing it as I edit pages with message boxes, thus purging their cache. You are absolutely awesome for doing that! 👁 Image
amethyst_hhh👁 Image
22:13, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

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Looks good!  Nixinova  T ⁄ C  22:14, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

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 Support something like this, it looks great. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 22:56, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

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 Support, I like it! –LauraFi - talk 23:01, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

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 Support == Rout | Talk 05:43, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

This take on Minwi looks really weird. — BabylonAS 05:48, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

I noticed the perspective is a tiny bit odd, if that's what you mean. I think it might be the fact that their head is angles but their torso is not, thus all we see is the side of their arm. But in my opinion thats not much of an issue 👁 Image
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05:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

It looks pretty cool and cute. However, I his would redraw Minwi current depiction. I only have three ideas for how to depict Minwi:

1) 3D model render.

2) Drawing her in a cartoon style. Either anime style or chibi.

3) Pixel art (whatever now has at the moment). GiovanniF 20:10, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

For those interested (and not active in the discord server):

• this is my idea on how the "pre-reupload is missing, but we have the reupload" version of this template would look
• this is a recolored version that matches the current design (I was originally using the colours from the initial version)

Adapting this to work with the redesigned version is proving difficult for me, since I think the older colour scheme fits for template icons better (though others may disagree).

Remember: if anyone thinks they can produce a better looking icon than I have, then go ahead, because you're probably right. I would very much like to see other peoples' takes on this concept, especially since they'd be improvements over what is effectively still a rough draft. - User-12316399 (talk) 12:45, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

In case the lack of responses was due to not being able to see the above in context:

[Replaced the old file with the new one; see above message box for latest design]

Anyone is free to give feedback! I'd prefer if this didn't stagnate before going anywhere. - User-12316399 (talk) 23:30, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

This looks much better, and if something like that works for all maintenance msgboxes it would be great. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 01:52, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

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05:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

No idea why it looked like that, I swear I picked the colours directly from the skin. Consider that amended.

By the way, here's the "we only have the reupload" version in action:

Are we in a state where these could be added to templates outright, or does anyone else want to show off their designs first so we can pick what ones to use? It's now been a full month since I did the original graphic, and I'd rather this conversation didn't stagnate. - User-12316399 (talk) 15:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

It's just some weird thing colors do, used a lot in optical illusions. I like this image as well, I just think the exclamation mark looks a little bit dim compared to the dark mode background 👁 Image
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15:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

How do we strike a balance between light mode and dark mode? That's why I originally made said change. - User-12316399 (talk) 15:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Oh its still very visible! I was just noting that it was a bit dark, but it looks fine :) 👁 Image
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17:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Decided to change it anyway since it still looked weird to me on dark mode. - User-12316399 (talk) 22:34, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

The image selector template still points to some generic graphics which I'd prefer to replace before working on graphics for other maintenance templates. Here are two proposals, one for Bedrock Edition and one for server versions:

Feel free to discuss; if there is no significant level of opposition I will change the templates over to use these on the 15th (one week from now). - User-12316399 (talk) 18:31, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

The "Update" texture is a bit too dark and untextured to really see, and I think that the missing texture file is well-understood enough to apply to any version, but aside from that I see no reason not to use them 👁 Image
GameCatastrophe (talk) 18:37, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

I'd be fine using the standard missing version icon for BE as well, but the template as it stands points to a separate file. - User-12316399 (talk) 18:39, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

The modern info update texture is more distinct and also not outdated on its own. MinecraftBedrockPlayer7 (talk) (contribs) 👁 Image
20:57, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

I like both of these, but I do agree with GameCatastrophe that the update block could be a little bit lighter 👁 Image
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Should be resolved now. Opinions, both of you? - User-12316399 (talk) 20:37, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

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^(he/_they) 20:39, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

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 Support using both, they look good. –LauraFi - talk 21:39, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Why does the fake chatbot of Minwi still keep randomly appearing when April 1 was one week ago? At least, I hope it was only an April Fools' joke... I am RedoStone (talk) 22:55, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

What page is the chatbot showing? This is 90% of the time a caching issue and can be solved pretty easily. - RedX (talk) 22:57, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

If you go to Minecraft Wiki:Minwi/April Fools' 2026, then it is intended to show as that page is documenting the joke. Anywhere else, then just purge the cache (Google how to do it with your browser). ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 01:48, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

"Things not to do" has been in place for a while now with minimal friction, but at time of writing these following tutorial page graphics still use default skins even though they could be updated in much the same way:

• Done
• 👁 Tutorial:Hunger management
  
  Tutorial:Hunger management
• 👁 Tutorial:Diamonds
  
  Tutorial:Diamonds

• Not done
• 👁 Tutorial:Mining
  
  Tutorial:Mining
• 👁 Tutorial:Mining before replacement
  
  Tutorial:Mining before replacement
• 👁 Tutorial:Breaking bedrock
  
  Tutorial:Breaking bedrock
• 👁 Tutorial:Navigation
  
  Tutorial:Navigation
• 👁 Tutorial:Construction
  
  Tutorial:Construction

It should be easy enough to redo all of these in much the same spirit, no? I will say that the 45-degree isometric-ness of some of these I personally find offputting, so we could also switch some angles around while we're at it. - User-12316399 (talk) 22:44, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

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 Support More Minwi is good, if it's already on one tutorial page then there's no reason not to be on the rest. TheCaptainYaya (talk) 22:52, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

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 Support, and I also agree about the awkward angle 👁 Image
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^(he/_they) 04:47, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Obligatory PhoenixAsh89 ping on the basis of having created the aforementioned render. - User-12316399 (talk) 17:31, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

I'll get started on those this week. 👁 Image
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PhoenixAsh89 (talk) (contribs) 02:39, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Any progress so far? - User-12316399 (talk) 16:26, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

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Hunger management done.

I hope people don't mind the renders being quirky and fun, like this. 👁 Image
PhoenixAsh89 (talk) (contribs) 00:35, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, the image looks good. I think tutorials are supposed to be more informal/casual, so playful renders should be fine. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 03:24, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

i loved how the cake was eaten! Thanks! 👁 Image
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03:31, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

A considerable improvement over the previous one, although I don't get why it was uploaded separately rather than uploaded over the existing file (as was done for the diamonds tutorial). Is there anything the old file will still be used for? - User-12316399 (talk) 09:13, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Probably because the old file is called "Alex finding food.png", and maybe someone would want to use it for the purpose of showing Alex specifically. ‑‑MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 09:24, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Given that the file isn't used anymore I doubt it would see such use. I might move some things around and place it on a different relevant tutorial article. - User-12316399 (talk) 09:47, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

Moved both the old finding food render and old making mistakes render to new titles and added to Tutorial:Your first 10 minutes and Tutorial:Combat so that the files can still see some use. It might be a good idea to re-render those at a later date to fit in better thematically. - User-12316399 (talk) 10:19, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

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I don't mind the idea of using Minwi for tutorial images, though I'm not fond of how unvanilla-ish most of them look. In File:Tut finding diamonds preview.png for example: the legs, arms and head all have unusual orientations, and the eyes are not pixel-consistent. We should stick to the default in-game poses IMO. - Zamburger (talk) 12:15, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

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NmF (talk) 14:23, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Do this projek being removed why Sandbreed378 (talk) 01:41, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

What? — 3A 👁 BlockSprite lime-concrete.png: Sprite image for lime-concrete in Minecraft
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Why the butten for the minwi removed Sandbreed378 (talk) 06:57, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

There is a link to enable it 👁 Image
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^(he/_they) 07:00, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Can you give the link Sandbreed378 (talk) 07:01, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Do you mean the April fools joke? https://minecraft.wiki/?withgadget=free-minwi 👁 Image
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