Forum:User preferences are not modified.

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Hi.. I tried to change user preferences. (ex. time offset, Thumbnail size. etc..)

But could not.

I do not know why.

Is the problem with this site? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Namsoo (talk • contribs) 06:25, August 26, 2015 (UTC). Please sign your posts with --~~~~!

Is the browser problem? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Namsoo (talk • contribs) 06:26, August 26, 2015 (UTC). Please sign your posts with --~~~~!

Modifying user preferences works for me. To modify it, let's say I want to change back my timezone from Asia/Manila (UTC+8) to UTC, if the skin is Aurora (the default skin in ShoutWiki and ShoutWiki Hub), I go to Special:Preferences. (Sorry for that run-off sentence.) Then, I click the Appearance tab, which leads me to the mw-prefsection-rendering section of the special page. Next, I click on the menu with "Asia/Manila" chosen, and choose either "Use wiki default (UTC)", "Other (specify offset)" (then I need to specify offset), or "Fill in from browser" (if system time is UTC). Then, click Save (next to the "Reset all default settings (in all sections)" link) and... done! --Merry Christmas from stranger195 (talk • contribs • guestbook) 11:50, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

If you notice that on an another ShoutWiki wiki, your preferences (or prefs) are set to default settings, that's because that's how ShoutWiki's Preferences page works (at least for me)—they aren't global, unlike Wikia's—. Hope I helped. --Merry Christmas from stranger195 (talk • contribs • guestbook) 11:50, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

@Namsoo: On what wiki or wikis is this happening? I tested local preferences a few days ago and they worked just fine.
@Stranger195: Special:Preferences is used for local preferences, Special:GlobalPreferences is used for global preferences, i.e. preferences that apply to all ShoutWiki wikis. You can use Special:GlobalPreferences if you want to enforce a certain UI language on all ShoutWiki wikis, for example. --Jack Phoenix _(Contact) 20:09, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

It's my private wiki... still not modified. but, this wiki (http://www.shoutwiki.com) Special:Preferences possible. Namsoo (talk) 04:35, 30 August 2015 (UTC)