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How?
How do you mod up accounts like you guys? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Hubbard (talk).
 * Im going to assume your talking about our userpages. There are several users who have templates set up so anybody can use them. Here is a list of a couple that I know right off. Wynthyst, Kakarot Both of these users have sections with templates that anybody is welcome to use.[[Image:User DrogoBoffin sig icon.png|Talk page]] Drogo Boffin 02:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't forget BeXoR... -- § Lacky §  [[Image:User_Lacky_sig.png|My Contributions]] Talk 02:55, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Guild Wars Wiki:Helpers? --NIN37 03:05, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It might also be helpful to tell you that as per GWW:SIGN, you're expected to sign your comments by typing four tildes "~" or clicking the signature button on the top of the edit window. -- Alex [[Image:User_AlexEternal_Mr_Bear.jpg|19px]]Eternal 09:11, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Better yet, Category:User templates. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  09:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

LFTemplate.
Since someone deleted thier PvE skills gotten, is anyone aware of another one I could use?--  anguard  19:10, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * User:Wynthyst/Template/PvE Only Skills? --NIN37 20:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * That's the one, thanks.-- [[Image:User_Vanguard_VanguardLogo.png|19px]] anguard  20:27, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Guys I need help!
Guys, Im not very good at templates so I built the page from scratch, if you look at my page you will see that the userbox chart on the left is stand alone, I want to make one o fthose charts that tell about my charecter to the left of it, but when i start building the box, show preview shows me it below userboxes! Guys how do I do what I want to do?The Savior 11:27, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
 * OK...I'm a tad confused by what's happening / what you want it to do. Could you create a Sandbox page and go ahead and save a version that's coming out wrong so I have a better visual?  Thanks! 173.8.194.18 19:06, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

deleting my user page and account
i left the guild i had been in for awhile and need my user page deleted and my account as i will not be using it anymore. How do i do this?--Leopolddeville 04:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Your wiki account can not be deleted, but if you wish your page to be deleted, simply tag it with speedy U1. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:54, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately there is no wat to delete/cancel an account, but you can tag your userpage for deletion Your talk page cannot be deleted either. [[Image:User DrogoBoffin sig icon.png]] DrogoBoffin 04:57, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Meh, I was trying to fix my tag code :P I'm a little dyslexic tonight :P -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:59, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * After I saved it and saw yours I found myself trying to figure out who was right. Or both of us. [[Image:User DrogoBoffin sig icon.png]] DrogoBoffin 05:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Changing User Name
I was wondering if it was in any way possible to change my username on this wiki, as in from Arduinna, to Arduin. I know I could easily make another account with the username Arduin, but that would mean porting over all my stuff to the new user space. If this is the only way for me to adopt that new name, would it be allowed for me to post a link on 'Arduinna's page' to the new 'Arduin's page', or do I need to delete/archive all content form that abandoned user space, so someone else could potentially use the username Arduinna? Much appreciated. -- Arduinna  13:47, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * We don't have access to the user database, so no, there is no way to change your username other than creating a new account. What people who have done this have done is simply redirect their old userspace to the new one. Archiving all the old talk page stuff and link it on the new talk page. No one else would have access to your old userspace unless you gave them the password. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  13:53, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks Wyn. Guess I got me some rebuilding to do. -- Arduinna [[Image:User_Arduinna_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 13:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Once you register the new name, you can simply use the move tab to move your userpages to the new name. That will automatically create the redirects. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  13:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * But I suppose I need to redirect all images myself? Ah well, I'll see what happens. Thanks for the help :) -- Arduinna [[Image:User_Arduinna_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 14:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If I've done anything wrong, just say so ^^. Been busy with a lot of moving, deleting, redirecting, renaming... -- Arduin [[Image:User_Arduin_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 15:06, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Just wondering, why can't I move page's on this new User's account, but was able on my former? -- Arduin [[Image:User_Arduin_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 15:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm just guessing on this but it might be because the new account hasn't been autoconfirmed yet. This is all based on the User group rights which mentions move-subpages and move-rootuserpages for new users (labeled Users) but not move and movefile as the autoconfirmed users does. If I remember correctly it takes a few days or a certain number of edits to change from "User" to "User and Autoconfirmed User". Please note that I might be wrong about some of this info since it's been so long since this kind of topic came up and also I might be reading that page wrong too. -- Kakarot [[Image:User Kakarot Sig.gif|Talk]] 13:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You might want to request a user renaming extension on GWWT:TECH, to allow to keep all your contributions. And yes, your new account needs to be confirmed first, which might take some time and contributions. poke | talk 16:32, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I suppose it indeed takes some time before this user will be an autoconfirmed user. On the keeping my contributions...I'll see what can be possible. Thanks for that. -- Arduin [[Image:User_Arduin_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 11:03, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

What does it do? I saw the 🇦🇩 around it and so I thought it was a template, but there isn't a page for Template:DEFAULTSORT, so I was just wondering, what is it, and what does it do? --  Lacky 01:42, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a Magic Word -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  01:49, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Abracadabra --Freedom Bound 01:51, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Ahh cheers! I understand now. -- [[Image:User_Lacky_Blue_Paw_Sig.png|15px|My Talk]] Lacky 23:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I saw another one, and it's not in the magic words or templates list. What's do? -- [[Image:User_Lacky_Blue_Paw_Sig.png|15px|My Talk]] Lacky  10:17, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * dpl is an extension that allows templates to call specific data from various sources on the wiki. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  10:52, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * dpl stands for Dynamic Page List. It's an extension for the mediawiki software used to generate dynamic lists; depending on the parameters set; in bulleted form (by default). On GWW one common use is for skill listing as shown on the List of elite skills although the actual dpl comes from the skill table template. The list generated being dynamic will change without requiring a user to manually edit the list if certain conditions are met. As an example using the above skill list, if a skill was changed to an elite skill it would then have the category Category:Elite skills added to it's page this would cause said skill to get added to that list automatically. There is a manual on the usage of dpl but at the moment time is short so I can't find it but Poke is one of the users that is most familiar with its usage although there are others. -- Kakarot [[Image:User Kakarot Sig.gif|Talk]] 10:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh wow! That sounds smexy. XD Cheers! -- [[Image:User_Lacky_Blue_Paw_Sig.png|15px|My Talk]] Lacky 03:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Tables and Parser help
I'm trying to find a way to add content, to an infobox, that would not be displayed in the article the infobox is used, but would still be manipulated by templates that use the infobox. In other words, I would like to create content that is invisible to users but is visible to the wiki, so it can be called and manipulated. I have tried using the command that is often used for hidden text, but whatever I place within those brackets cannot be seen by the wiki, so it's as if it didn't exist. The longer version is: I'm trying to adapt one of the infoboxes we are planning to use on the feedback space (this one) so it has a "Profession" entry, which would automatically be filled (by using "if" commands) when someone makes a suggestion about changing a Guild Wars skill. I don't want the Profession entry to be visible in the suggestions using the infobox (like this one), but I would like the DPL lists based on the infobox (like this one) to be able to display the Profession entry. I would then ask the DPL list to show the profession as the Tango icons, allowing people to quickly see which profession any suggestion is about. This is something rather complex and I don't think I'm explaining very well what I mean, but does anyone know how to do that kind of thing? (And while I'm here, does someone know if there is an equivalent to the parser command for DPL use?) Erasculio 17:15, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Take a look at the quest infobox that Mtew (Max2) has manipulated. He has parameters now that are visible to the wiki but don't show in the article. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  01:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

when is GW2's release date and will our current GW games still continue?

Skill lists
Someone has noticed a skill missing from List of Norn skills... seems "You are all weaklings!" is missing and I don't know enough to know how to add it to the list (or put it in the correct catagory)... can someone help? MrPaladin talk 17:16, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Took a minute (or a few) for the server to catch up with the change you made. It's there now. --Freedom Bound 17:21, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Ahha! so I did do it right... learning things the same as I always have... look at where its done correctly and reproduce it :) MrPaladin talk 17:23, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Moving pages/images
Howdy. When moving pages it states that you should "check for double or broken redirects" because "you are responsible for making sure that links continue to point where they are supposed to go". If you don't want to keep the redirect page and there are archive pages or talk pages (found using the Special:WhatLinksHere on the page) are you allowed to modify talk/archive pages to change the link to direct to the new one?

For instance I was looking at moving the image "File:Storm Bow Dyed.jpg" to the proper name of "File:Storm Bow dye chart.jpg" as part of a project, but using the "What links here" function it shows that their is an archive page that links to the image. Do I go into the archive page and modify the comment to link to the now new page, do I just leave it a message (such as a strikethrough and/or ) somewhere along the lines of the Talk pages guidelines, or do I leave it as a red link? Sorry if that is confusing or obviously stated somewhere else. Thanks! Ironically I would need to edit this message again if I did move it to remove the red link. Mystical Celestia 05:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Links in archives can simply be corrected. Just note it in your edit summary. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  05:29, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thanks Wyn! Mystical Celestia 05:46, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Unable to remember or change wiki account password
I'm unable to remember my password I created on my account for the wiki, and apparently I didn't set up an e-mail account on it to receive a new password. Is there anything I can do to have a new password set? Thank you in advance. 74.40.135.18 18:12, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If you don't have a linked email, it's impossible to retrieve your password for your account, I'm afraid. Since from my understanding, sysops don't have access to the user database, the only option for you would be to create a new account. Besides, if you didn't even have a linked email yet, you wouldn't be able to do much on that account anyway, so I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be at loss of any contributions or anything. ~Ryuu [[Image:User_Ryuu_Desu_Sig.png|18px]][  Talk  |  Meow :3  ] 01:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually the only difference between having an email and not having one is the ability to send and recieve email through the wiki. [[Image:User DrogoBoffin sig icon.png]] Drogo Boffin 02:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Having your email authorized or not also affects several user rights, such as moving pages and undoing edits. ~Ryuu [[Image:User_Ryuu_Desu_Sig.png|18px]][  Talk  |  Meow :3  ] 02:02, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I was informed wrong then. [[Image:User DrogoBoffin sig icon.png]] Drogo Boffin 02:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Not exactly, there's a difference between authorizing your email for your account and setting an email for receiving emails. (At least from my understanding), another obvious fact is the inability to reset your password. ~Ryuu [[Image:User_Ryuu_Desu_Sig.png|18px]][  Talk  |  Meow :3  ] 02:27, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You only need an email for being able to use EmailUser and to recover your password. Move/Edit rights, being autoconfirmed, is based on something else. poke | talk 10:27, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Prior to authorizing my email on my redirect account, I recall having some privileges not yet available? Mmmm, mayhaps not. ~Ryuu [[Image:User_Ryuu_Desu_Sig.png|18px]][  Talk  |  Meow :3  ] 00:33, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * emailconfirmed requires the e-mail address to be confirmed on the account, while autoconfirmed generally is applied to accounts older than four days (I think it can be set to different options, however). Your redirect account was probably still new enough that it hadn't been autoconfirmed yet. --[[image:User_Jioruji_Derako_logo.png]] Jïörüjï Ðērākō.> .cнаt^  08:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

So, it sounds like I have no choice but to create a new account? :( 74.40.135.18 21:46, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Once you create your new account, you can always move your old page to your new one, and just redirect the old one. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  11:20, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Unisgned comments
Is there some sort of special wiki code to make the unsigned comment message appear? The one normally found on talk pages, where it says in small text "The preceding unsigned comment was added by ..." Silavor 11:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * unsigned -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  11:19, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * and unsigned2 ;] &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 12:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, unsigned ip =^.~= [[Image:User_Ryuu_R.jpg|19px]] Ryuu  - talk  19:42, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Numbers by creatures names
I don't know if I'm just missing the legend to reading the pages, but when you see on an article for an explorable area the type of enemies in the area, it has the profession (I am assuming that's the enemy's profession), then a number (example, 6) and another number in parenthesis, and then the enemy's name.

What do each of the numbers mean???

Here is an example of what I'm talking about:


 * 1)  Necromancer 6 (23) Charr Ash Walker

24.9.83.145 01:02, 31 July 2009 (UTC)Guardian Trin


 * The first number indicates the Charr Ash Walkers in the explorable area or mission are level 6 and the number in parenthesis means they would be level 23 in hard mode. --Silver Edge 02:16, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Guild page
Guys I've looked everywhere but I've gotten myself lost. Where do i click to make a page that is guild related?

Link DragonfangLink Dragonfang 01:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Just use the in game link in the F10 menu to get to your guild page. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  21:29, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Adding guild pages to categories
I am trying to add my Guild to the list of  English speaking, Kurze allianced, PvX, Guild that is Recruiting lists.. The guild is :Exiled Ones Members   Tag :[MCL] Members Choice League  Leader: Plydiddy Elemental/Persephonie Snow. Can you please help me add this guild?


 * You need to add the category tags to the bottom of the guild page Category:English speaking guilds, Category:Kurzick guilds, Category:PvX guilds, etc. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  21:29, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Content loaded from another website
I've been wondering if it's possible to load content from another website into my userpage. I got a website where I can easily keep track of my completed missions and wanted to show this information on my userpage. Can this be done by javascript or php or something? ( Qanar | talk ) 11:16, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No, not possible. poke | talk 13:48, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Navbar
How do i get one?--Hubbard The Dervish 17:55, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Search for templates.-- [[Image:User_Vanguard_VanguardLogo.png|19px]] anguard  02:58, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Faction
how do you make your guild luxon or kurzick 70.233.30.4 01:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC) its called ask a wiki question for a reason and talk to kurzick or luxon ambassador in house zu heltzer or cavalon.--Hubbard The Dervish 10:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

can i do anything?
i got guild wars nightfall after i got the game of the year edition but i accidentally threw out the access code can i do anything about that or do i have to buy another nightfall?--69.210.133.117 20:43, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Buy another one. calor   (talk)  01:42, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

I can't sign in to my account
I have a user page at http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Ameythst_Jasmine#Amethyst_Jasmine

But when I try to log in as Ameythst Jasmine it tells me that I don't exist. Can you please tell me how to log in to my account? 72.87.40.32 02:18, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You misspelled Amethyst as Ameythst is your username. Perhaps that's why. (you're trying to log in with the correct spelling.) And I'll already answer your next question: No, changing your username is not possible. You'll have to create a new account and then you can move your old userpage and talk to the new account, and redirect the old account to the new one. You'll lose all your contributions however. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 11:26, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Price Guide?
Is there, has there ever been or are there plans for the Wiki to have a rough price guide for the various items on the game?

Primarily being the prices that the items tend to sell for and what the most popular items are? I could see it as a group project, numerous people working together to form one definitive guide that can be used by many/any to see what they should be selling things at.

It'd at the very least help new people, such as myself, when they attempt to figure out if a gold weapon they just picked up is worth anything major or if it's a minor item.

The price guide would only feature items that sell for...you know...20k or above or something like that. you know what I mean? :D

--ArlanKels 17:16, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No, the wiki does not track item pricing because they are too variable. For that you should try the various Fansites. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  17:30, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

In game trading
people say selling stuff in trade i just wanted to know is there somewhere to see what other people are selling or do you have to go to them and trade? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.232.203.206 (talk).
 * You have to go to them and trade. Or you can try many of the fansites that run auctions, or trading forums. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  22:33, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Another option would be to use the Trade Tab of the Party Search Window; players often put brief descriptions of items they're attempting to sell here. [[Image:User_Ryuu_R.jpg|19px]] Ryuu  - talk  04:39, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

What is the significance of the 0..12..15 points
What is the significance of the choice of the 0..12..15 points in skill progressions, e.g. in Template:Gr? It looks like the curve is linear, so I'd guess one interior point is as good as another, but there must be a reason why 12 is important. (I'd swear I saw the answer to this somewhere on the wiki, but I'll be damned if I can find it now.) --DryHumour 05:11, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It's the maximum attribute points you can get without using runes. Belar 05:13, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Holy smokes that was a fast response! Many thanks!  --DryHumour 05:15, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, it provides the damage numbers at attribute levels 0, 12, and 15. It's used in skill descriptions. (I read the question as "what does the template do"... silly me) -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  05:19, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes it's really more of a "meta"-question. I was just curious why 12 and not, say, 8 or 10.  Thanks for taking the time to answer, though.  --DryHumour 05:37, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

TAGS ?
On the look for guilds by tags list, my guild is not on the list and it says for valid tags ,so, how do you get a valid tag for your guild?????.
 * The list is a static list that is only updated very rarely (due to the high data amount). If you have a valid guild tag (like by following the example in the example guild), your guild will sooner or later appear in the list. To be sure, I'll update the list now. poke | talk 16:38, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey! POKE, Thanks you very much for updating that page, it worked and my guild is now on that list. For a minute there I thought it was me that got something wrong and all it was, was a need to update, wierd and thanks again. That was very cool of you to do.