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bad@html
how to include miniature timestamp at the end of my signature? right now it puts the large text, which doesn't really fit in as you can see. –The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jette (talk • contribs). 06:27, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Like this? &mdash; PmaN  06:44, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 *   and then sign with 3 tildes instead of 4. Btw Jette, please remove the extra text from your signature. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  06:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * well it kinds of ruins the point if I can't keep the other part. :/  can I include tildes in my signature?  four blue tildes that link to my userpage.  I can't <­nowiki> it because that kills the pipe/link characters.  can you escape with a backslash on mediawiki?  \~\~\~\~
 * &#x7E;&#x7E;&#x7E;&#x7E; poke | talk 20:58, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * oh, thanks. &#x7E;&#x7E;&#x7E;&#x7E; 21:17, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Once again however, your signature needs to at the bare minimum resemble your username. We've had this discussion repeatedly, that signatures have a function that outweighs the "creativeness" factor, and that is to let people know who is saying what, and give them an easy way to contact you. So... it needs to at least contain a recognizable version of your username. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  21:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * BTW... if your username was Four Tildes that would be a perfectly acceptable signature :P -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  21:54, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Multi-Profession
Would it be possible for us to create an icon for multi profession? using doesn't feel right to me because its not unknown. Its known, just, more than one. ya know? If so can someone slap together an idea or two and slip em on my talk page? -- Master   Briar   09:47, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Just list both professions, like in Troll or Jungle Troll? Not sure what exactly it is that you want to do... &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (talk ) 16:29, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Signatures
I don't know why, but after subst'ing User:Balistic/sig.js, the 5 tildes turn out with no effect. – alistic 23:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * because it's a .js page you don't need the onlyinclude tags (you can just have 5 ~'s (i think)). alternatively you can use  (and localday and month as well and stick a (UTC) on the end =p)  ~ PheNaxKian  [[Image:User_PheNaxKian_sig.jpg]] 23:50, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I've tried just having 5 tildes, it doesn't work D: – User Balistic B d-dark.pngalistic 23:58, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Whoops, well I got it, it was me using onlyinclude wrong (shoulda been incldueonly) – User Balistic B d-dark.pngalistic 00:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * o.o but it comes out as 5 tildes until the next edit – User Balistic B d-dark.pngalistic 11:00, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * then just remove the tildes (~), inlcudeonly and the closing span tag on the .js page. Then in prefrences put:

,
 * and that'll give you what you want.  ~ PheNaxKian [[Image:User_PheNaxKian_sig.jpg]] 11:00, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Language
Do we use American English or British English on the wiki? Reaper of Scythes ** 21:15, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * AE duh :P--/ u /  nending fear  User Unendingfear Avatar.png 21:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * There was a big discussion on this awhile ago, and IIRC the consensus was to use American English. ~Shard  [[Image:User Shard Sig Icon.png]] 21:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Mostly American English, but we also maintain the status quo: if it's using British English already, there's no real reason to change it unless you're already editing the page. -- FreedomBound [[Image:User_Freedom_Bound_Sig.png|19px]] 21:21, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

I have around 17-18 web browser bookmarks - all are dead links now?
I have book marked many guild wars official wiki pages, and now they do not work - dead link or not found errors on my browsers. I have to use GW's WIKIA, to sub link to an "official wiki" web page and then search for my information that way. Obviously I can pull some of the official links, and can back track to find pages- but this is a frustrating process. Again, none of my bookmarked pages work any longer that were linked via the official wiki. What has happened, and how do I fix the bookmarks I have created to make them work again? this was my home page: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page and it doesn't work either :( ty cecil 04:05, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Works just fine for me. [[Image:User_Felix_Omni_Signature.png]]elix Omni 04:06, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Which browser are you using? The link you posted works fine for me. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:27, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

wikEd
Anyone want to scour through my monobook.js file to see why wikEd isn't working for me? Does it even work on this wiki? --  Lacky 11:14, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * My suggestion would be to strip it clean, and add stuff one at a time to make sure each works before adding another. You have things that are unnecessary, like the automatic patrol script.. that only works if you are a sysop, and the MyWiki Links, is unnecessary if you are using GWWT (which seems to have way more code than is necessary) since poke created a cleaner code to add custom links in your nav portlet. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  12:56, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I second that, you have a lot junk in there (GWWT automaticPatrol for example, or the custom deletion reasons; you are not a sysop...). You should really remove everything and then add one after another (but only those you really need). poke | talk 18:10, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't realise they actually deleted the page (if sysop), I thought they were just tags like GWWT. At any rate, I shall try to do what you suggested. EDIT: Got it working, ended up just using a Greasemonkey script. -- [[Image:User_Lacky_Blue_Paw_Sig.png|15px|link=User_talk:Lacky|My Talk]] Lacky 02:44, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

About Character Templates
Been getting in to the Wiki more and more, but I have a question about Users Character pages. Are there templates or examples of character info pages that I can use or browse to? I have only seen a couple on the few User pages I have visited but I was hoping for some sort of thumbnail, click to enlarge page that I could look at. --Salvorin Fex 18:36, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Category:User templates -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Recently, I've made an account
And while this was unforeseen, I made not a few edits and suggestions, forming a number of small ties with the users here on the Wiki, which I have come to retrospectively appreciate - as I've seen what a powerful tool this community can be. This said, I am wondering if I am allowed to track down my past edits at an IP address and affix my name to them or must they forever remain numbers and dots? Thank you so much for your time. :) --Oiseau 04:21, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * They must remain numbers and dots. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:37, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright. Thanks. :) --Oiseau 04:40, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You can put the IP that you used on your user page so that people know that it's you. Though that depends on how comfortable you are with your IP known to the public.  Ignore me if there is a policy against doing that, but afaik there isn't one.  -- Lania Elderfire [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]] 14:58, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Recognized you immediately; noprob. [[Image:User_Raine_R.gif|19px]]  is for   Raine,   etc.  19:04, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm genuinely grateful of your astute perception, Ms. Valen. :) For those others, there are likely too many to adequately document, as the IP address here shifts constantly as a security measure (not my connection :D) and I've been contributing for some months, thinking I would remain uninvolved. I'll make up for the interlude with my activity ongoing, but thank you for all the help! --<font size="3" face="Joan"> Oiseau | User_Oiseau_Melandru.jpg 19:13, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Guild page turned into Historical?
My guild page says quote, "This page is about a historical player guild. This page is a player-managed entry on a guild that has now faded into obscurity through inactivity.This article is kept for reference purposes only, and its content shouldn't be changed.", end quote. Is there anyway to undo this? I've been so busy with working on other things and never once received an email warning me that if I didn't update or continue activity that it'd do this. Any help would be really appreciated cause this guild is still very much active. Thanks for any help. --Lacera1 23:51, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
 * done. – User Balistic B d-dark.png<font color="#7777cc">alistic 00:34, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

does the wiki support
LaTeX or something similar? My mæths look ugly. :< –Jette 05:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't. You'll have to use pictures to show equations. :/ poke | talk 16:51, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Aw, okay. Thanks.  –Jette 19:41, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

talk pages
Sorry I didn't see this in any of the helps... I re-made my user and guild pages but somehow I lost the talk pages and don't know how to put them back Yoe Dude 04:54, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Ok I'm new.... I guess if I typed something on my discussion page I would then have one =) Yoe Dude 05:41, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Using command
I am trying to set up a template with a #switch command which alters information shown. All the #switch commands I've seen just change colors, I would like to change the text displayed. Can somebody show me the format to do this please? --Musha 09:16, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think you are going to have to be more precise than that. Backsword 09:21, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Combining templates
So, when you are using a template, you set the parameters of that template on the page. Now, if I am using a template WITHIN another template, is it possible to set the parameters of the INCLUDED template WITHIN the main template? For example, I have template A and template B. I am setting up template A as my main template. For convenience, I have included within template A, another template, template B, which, of course, has more parameters, lets call them X, Y, Z. Is it possible to set the template B parameters, X, Y, Z while editing template A?  --Musha  09:25, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, that should be possible. I believe I've done something like that while making my tabs template. Just fill out the template B parameters within the Template A code. You can even carry over parameters if you use another parameter to fill it in, like this: . If you include that in Template A, you can set Template B's Y parameter by setting in Template A's 'new parameter'.  &mdash; Why [[Image:User Why s.png|User talk:Why]] 13:21, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's going to work in my case, or I'm misunderstanding you; perhaps you could offer your expertise? My above question is actually linked to this one. Either one of these will work for what I'm trying to accomplish. What I'm trying to do is set up a minipets display and checklist on my userpage here, I've got all the minipets organized according to year and/or type in different tabs. These tabs are linked to this template. I am trying to have the template coded so that on the minipet display tabs page, all you have to do is set the 'which year of minipet group' parameter, and it will display those minipets. Like this: {{ #switch: {{{year}}}| 1=1st year pets | 2=2nd year pets, etc. The difficulty I am having is putting the checklist part on the same template, since the checklist coding acts as a different template. I would like to be able to set the year and yes/no parameters on the same tabs page, ie: |year=1 |Fungal Wallow=yes |Hydra=no or |year=2 |Aatxe=yes |Fire Imp=no, etc.
 * I have tried 2 different methods to try to accomplish this, the first, with raw coding on the template page. It worked, but I must not have had the coding format correct; it displayed the undesirable coding symbols/punctuation, but if I removed those, then it would no longer work. The second method I tried was to create a secondary template with the same coding and access the secondary template from the first. But then I am unable to set the parameters of the secondary template on the tabs page. Any assistance you could offer would be greatly appreciated. If you could show me the correct coding and/or the correct format, or can show me a help page that shows how to do this, I would be very grateful. Thanks! --Musha [[Image:User_Musha_Sigc.png|19x19px]] 21:46, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * you can have it so you have template A use template B. you can have parameters that you supplied to template A be used in template B (so you can have template 1 for template A be supplied to itself in template B):

Template B code: blah blah blah {{{1|}}} some more blah.

Template A code: blah blah {{Template:B|{{{1|}}}}}
 * in the above example when you do {{Template:A|blah}} blah will get passed to template B's 1st parameter. <font color="#4169E1"> ~ PheNaxKian [[Image:User_PheNaxKian_sig.jpg]] 21:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok! I think I got it! Thanks guys! --Musha [[Image:User_Musha_Sigc.png|19x19px]] 22:54, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

advanced texts
ok, ive got a few not-so-simple text-editing requests heres a list
 * 1Text Over Pics.
 * 2text ( moving down the picture's side ) example below
 * text 1       (pic)   text 5
 * text 2       (pic)   text 6
 * text 3       (pic)   text 7
 * text 4       (pic)   text 8
 * 3Alignment: ive seen something like {| |} used be4 but im not sure of exactly how to apply it to normal content
 * frankly, im tired of always asking a Helper to do it for me and would like to know once and for all, also simple reply in a like manner to the following


 * 1(answer 2 bullet #1 above)
 * 2(^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^)
 * 3(^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^)

thx I know this is huge... -- The Scythe Has Fallen |  Speak Now in the Chaos  01:56, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, for text over pics see here Not exatly sure what you mean by text moving down the picture side... alignment is basically a table thing, has to be specified per table, row or cell, unless you are talking about pictures, and then you can add the alignment as a parameter imagename.jpg, there is also the float command to do right or left. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  07:27, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Is there a way to see how many edits you've had in each category of page, like talk, file, etc?
Previously Unsigned 08:13, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * <tt>javascript:addScript('User:Poke/GuildWarsWikiTools/ContributionCount.js');void(0);</tt>
 * Put that in your address bar. –Jette 08:20, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Sometimehow that totally failed on me, but I did see it asking for a username. Previously Unsigned 09:10, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * after u impot it, check the top of ur page ;O --User The_Scythe_Has_Fallen_Sig.png The Scythe Has Fallen Ω|Ω talk Ω|Ω 12:44, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You also have to be using FireFox. (as far as I know) -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  14:09, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * How did you know? There we go, it now works! I was using IE since FF crashed and had a ton of tabs open, didn't want to go through them all so I switched for a day. Previously Unsigned 17:40, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * how did i know? i tried it and saw that the scroll bar changed in size, so i scrolled through the page until i found it at the top :) --User The_Scythe_Has_Fallen_Sig.png The Scythe Has Fallen Ω|Ω talk Ω|Ω 19:52, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Personalized signature
Hello, I've been reading the How to create a signature section, but I don't get it. I'd like to have the content of this page -> User:Spanish Shadow/signature <- as my signature, but I don't know how to write it down in my Signature in preferences, it always just show up the link, as you can see in my current signature. Thx--User:Spanish Shadow/signature 16:54, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Use <tt> </tt>.  –Jette 17:46, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Though using preferences is easier and safer in my opinion. - J.P.[[Image:User J.P. sigicon.png| ]] Talk </b> 17:50, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your answers ^^. --[[File:User Spanish Shadow Lara2.png]] Spanish Shadow [[File:User Spanish Shadow Lara2.png]] 19:22, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

hello
as per this. it is very important that i find the page at hand and i appreciate any and all help. feel free to link this to the talk page or somewhere else where it will get attention from a lot of other users. i absolutely need to find this page if anyone knows where it is. thanks!! --24.126.139.64 18:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
 * That was totally the wrong place to ask that question, so I moved it. Also, I have no clue. The command line arguments page you were pointed at earlier is the most relevant page I can come up with. What do you want to do with the windows interface for the guild wars properties anyway? Y'know, providing information and such helps us find an answer. &mdash; Why [[Image:User Why s.png|User talk:Why]] 18:50, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Cape images
It's been a while since I've edited a guild wiki page, do the guild cape pictures automatically show up for the cape image once approved or is there somewhere i shold insert the coding? --Jen
 * The link should appear in the guild infobox when you create your guild page. You have to upload the image from a screenshot. If there is already a cape image there, then simply upload a new version if your guild has changed their cape. For more information see Help:Images -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  11:06, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Guild thread
Hey, I've got a problem, few time ago i made Guild topic on Wiki, some people hate us, and they are writing non-nice things on that page. Can I delete my guild page - and how ?
 * Guild Wars Wiki:Deletion policy includes info on how to do so. [[File:User DimeCadmium sig.jpg]] Dime Cadmium ! 21:16, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

I was just wondering why you do not have a place where people can tell the people that maintain this page what an awesome job they are doing? Well, maybe you can pass it on to them: YOU GUYS ROCK!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP THIS PAGE HAS GIVEN TO ME AND OTHER PLAYERS!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!--24.22.82.177 10:26, 17 June 2010 (UTC)Adam P. Busalak
 * Because technically we're ALL a part of maintaining it. Some definately being more dedicated and active in doing so than others. --<span style=”font-family:Verdana;color:#3FF">Manassas  [[File: User Manassas Mannysig.png]] 10:32, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * @Murderer:Or the page can be protected. Though it would prevent you from editing aswell :/ - J.P.[[Image:User J.P. sigicon.png| ]] Talk </b> 17:00, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Javascript Edit box embedded in a page?
is there a way to embed  into a userpage? kinda a nicer way to show ppl ur contribs thx -- The Scythe   Has Fallen  14:12, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Since it's a javascript, I assume it can't be done without querying the server every single time someone loads the page. You'd likely be better off with a screenshot or a template box updated weekly or something.  –Jette 18:08, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Not possible. poke | talk 18:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * damn, thought i had seen it on some1's userpage at one time... any way to get the same effect thru wikicode or is it strictly a script? -- The Scythe User The_Scythe_Has_Fallen_Sig2.png  Has Fallen  19:09, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a script. I haven't read the code but I assume it queries the server and counts the number of contributions on each page, which is why it takes a while to load.  Easiest thing to do is keep track of it yourself (using the script) and post the stats on your page, as I suggested.  –Jette 21:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

add a guild to the list of guilds on wiki
How can I add my ingame guild to the list of guilds present on wiki --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.113.157.5 (talk).
 * You need to create a page for your guild in the Guild namespace. Quickstart: Type "guild: nameofyourguild"" in the search box and click on "create page". Remeber to read the rules though. --<span style=”font-family:Verdana;color:#3FF">Manassas  [[File: User Manassas Mannysig.png]] 09:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the information --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Lexlex (talk).
 * Better yet, use the F10 menu in game and click on the link for your guild. This will provide you with a pre formatted template to use to properly create your guild page. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  13:28, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Could Someone realy awesome...
Fix The Scythe    Has Fallen  's   Talkpage? it seems beyond repair in my eyes, mind sheading some light on why its failing so much?, ive tryed ending code and such, but it seems not to work.-- Neil  2250   14:44, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * You can't possibly end the code on a talk page or it will break the add a new section links. He may just have to simplify. <font color="#A55858">Misery  14:47, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Mhm. sure theres no other way to fix it?-- Neil  2250  User Neil2250 sig icon6.png 14:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * There isn't. 85.24.149.20 10:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

User Page?
Hi, I just got one of these accounts, and I'm interested in making a user page. The only problem is, I have NO IDEA how to even start. I've only seen other people's user pages, and I want to know how to, first, get started making one, and how to make one. Could you please tell me where to go to start making one, and how to make one? Thanks. :) Devin30 06:03, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * An easy way to start is to copy/paste someone else's that you like and then replace the specific information with your own. Another choice is to check out some of the templates that other users have created Category:User templates. Make sure you check out our Help center, and keep posting your specific wiki questions here. You can also ask one of the Helpers for help. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  07:10, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Deleting pictures
Hi everyone, I posted twice, this morn' the same pictures I posted few hours ago because of a thumbnail problem. Now that the thumbnail is correct, I can't find out where to delete the other ones, I anyone can help me ;) on http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Oppressor%27s_Shield.jpg  (81.57.180.43 12:12, 10 July 2010 (UTC))


 * They've already been reverted, so you don't need to worry about it. –Jette 17:54, 10 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes but I feel so noobish on posting'em so many times ;) By the way, thank you for your answer (Leah Toth Hirsig 18:08, 10 July 2010 (UTC))


 * The actual answer to your question is that only the sysops can delete files or pages. If you want something deleted you can simply tag it with delete and it will be taken care of. See GWW:DELETE for more information. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  19:13, 10 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Awesome ! Thank you ! (Leah Toth Hirsig 21:19, 10 July 2010 (UTC))

Copyright issues about skill pictures in Signatures
I was wondering about images in signatures and whether just anyone like myself is allowed to use skill pictures from the actual game. I frequently see people using them but do you have to be an admin or some other ranking member to not contradict copyright? --Magican 03:16, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The licensing for GWW permits you to use in-game content unless otherwise specified. You can use skill icons.  Make sure to upload your own copy of the icon so it links to your page instead of the skill page, though.  –Jette 03:54, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * And make sure to tag it arenanet image.-- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  04:43, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Wiki Account Question
Hope this is in the right place: I set up a User account for myself here back in '07, and have gone on far too long without using it, and can no longer remember the password I used to set it up. Further, when I did set it up, I neglected to include an email contact with it. Any chance I can get the account back (IE: have a password reset) or am I out of luck? I am willing to meet someone in game, since the character page linked to my User is a character I still use, which should, (I think) verify that I am who I say I am in regard to the account. Thanks in advance. 71.166.1.147 16:21, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, we do not have access to the user database, so we are unable to retrieve passwords for wiki accounts. You will need to register a new account. You can ask to have the two accounts merged on Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for user merge to retain credit for your contributions. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  17:36, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Wyn. Appreciate the speedy response, and the relocation to the correct place. 71.166.1.147 17:51, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Widgets!
Hello!

My name is Toulin Shanno (in Guild Wars), and I would like to suggest to the wiki, to make some widgets for guild forums and other online websites related to Guild Wars. I think I might be a bit crazy in demands here, but just bear with me.

1. Skill bar widget! Basically, a skill bar like the one used ingame, with links (or popups) of the skills in the skill bar, along with an apparatus to select specific skills before generating the code, main/secondary profession, and amount of attribute points in each attribute. However, users can toggle the ingame rules regarding types of skills. Maybe people want to fantasize having multiple elite skills, or will come up with a build idea, mixing skills from several professions into one skill bar. I know ctrl+mouse on the skill bar in game, makes a link in the chat, opening a little window with said information condensed into a thin frame. Since this wiki is the official one, I think it wouldn't be too hard to get that window, and make it a widget.

In this way, people can plan strategies in the forum, without having to link to several tabs of the wiki (or the other ones) to explain one skill bar. PvP and PvE planning can move along a little more fluidly.

2. calculators for armor ratings, based on a select set of armor, and then some...widget. Gear (Armor and Bonuses) Widget. I guess the widget can be based off of the anonymous character in the inventory window, with armor, etc, but this widget (I guess it can be called a calculator) generates effected health/mana regeneration chevrons (are they chevrons?), armor rating for the various types of damage, attribute points, etc, from the worn armor, and the various augmentations on the armor.

This allows greater customization of planning (for PvE or PvP), and cuts back major amounts of linking to the wiki in a guild forum. People know exactly what health and mana and armor rating others have, with an attractive (but uncluttered) window.

that's all the ones I can think of right now. Thanks for reading through the verbose, haha!

so, what do you all think?

--99.35.132.13 00:17, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Someone (I want to say Ensign but I'm not sure) made an armor calculator years ago, it should be available somewhere on Guru. The other thing is available on PvX.  –Jette 00:21, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * TeamBuilder. &mdash;  Raine Valen  [[Image:User_Raine_R.gif|19px]] 0:24, 22 Jul 2010 (UTC)

ah! i found these two resources pretty quickly. thanks for the help, guys! and the very fast response too!

Toulin

wiki status
whys teh gww still labeled as beta ig ? 127.0.0.1 23:12, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * You mean when you press F10 in-game? Good catch. Nothing we (players) can do about it directly besides notifying a developer though. &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (<font color="#8B0000">talk ) 23:29, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Henchment locations
I was trying to edit the location of Aeson when I came across a problem. I am unsure of how to properly document the towns that he is located in, on Shing Jea Island and in the Jade Sea, using the NPC location template. As it stands, he does not belong to the appropriate categories for the towns. G R E E N E R 10:13, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Henchmen (and Kurz/Lux res shrine NPCs) are pretty inconsistent about whether they list every location, or just say "all locations in ____" when the NPC is in all or most areas of a region. Mhenlo has every single location listed, and it's quite long, so I'd just add all of them. Maybe we could implement a show/hide system for such cases. <font color="#008800">Manifold [[Image:User_Manifold_Neptune.jpg|19px]] 14:24, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll try out a couple of things when I get back. And yes, I see how long it can get :( G R E E N E R  16:46, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Linking accounts
can i link my gw account to gw wiki and if i can how do i do it?--Wozzaa 14:22, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * There isn't any linking from the game account to a wiki account. You can however register as a user (which I noticed you just did) and start editing your userpage or help with projects on the wiki. -- Arduin  [[Image:User_Arduin_Companionship.jpg|15px|talk]] 14:28, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Lining up different sized tables within a table
I am having lots of trouble getting this page all lined up the way I want. I have tables of various sizes all set up on the page, and the main table (the table all of the other tables are displayed in) is lining everything up according to the width of the widest cell in that column. This is causing lots of space between tables of smaller width. I have tried using the colspan code on the larger tables to reduce the space between the smaller tables, but then this causes an additional problem: there ends up being so many colspan="2" codes that column #2 ends up being mostly empty space causing column #3 to start too far to the right. How can I set the width between each table to a fixed number? So that no matter how wide each table is, the next consecutive table will start the same distance from the previous table, regardless? --Musha 19:07, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * You could simply combine all tables into a huge one for all heroes. As you don't use border colors, this wouldn't be too hard. I can provide an example later if you need. poke | talk 06:38, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes please. I don't quite understand what you mean, so if you could please show me an example, that would be great. Thanks. --Musha [[Image:User_Musha_Sigc.png|19px]] 13:51, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Like [ this]. poke | talk 17:31, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, I didn't even think of doing it that way. Thanks for all your help Poke!!  --Musha [[Image:User_Musha_Sigc.png|19px]] 17:44, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

blue pill spam
please let me know if anyone else sees some viagra and pills links on this wiki page i don't know how to delete them and i can't see them in edit page link it might be just me here i might have a virus...95.180.76.188 00:18, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Haha, you scared the bejeebus out of me for a second. A spam vandal hit the necromancer template (N), and that is why the links were displayed on this page. The vandalism was fixed, but the server cache still needs to catch up (since that template is used quite a lot).
 * Give it a couple hours and the links will dissapear (alternatively, click on the clock while watching the page, and that will force a cache reset).--Fighterdoken 00:59, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Why aren't those templates protected, anyway? –Jette 01:29, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks like they are now (at least the few I checked). &mdash; User_Poki_sig.png Poki#3  (<font color="#8B0000">talk ) 02:22, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Poke didn't want them protected back when this was first discussed. After a few attempts, people just stopped trying...--Fighterdoken 05:05, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't want them protected either, protection is considered harmful. I guess screwing up the cache and vandalizing the entire wiki at once is considered worse, though.  –Jette 05:13, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Exporting from Excel
I have a table which I wanted to export from excel, and doing it via the .htm option was way too big. Is there another format I should look for which may fit better? G R E E N E R 04:37, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Screenshot the table and upload it as a png file instead of trying to export it. Or search for a HTML -> wiki conversion tool, there's probably one out there somewhere.  There might even be a plugin for excel.  –Jette 05:17, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Perfect, thanks! All I needed was those few key words to type into google, and I got this! G R E E N E R  05:20, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * For the code it generates to work correctly here, replace his with STDT. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]]  talk  08:42, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Mobile version of Guild Wars Wiki
Is there a a mobile version of the wiki? If so how is it accessed? If not what are the chances of setting on up in a similar style to wikipedia.- TheRave (talk) 17:53, 15 August 2010 (UTC)


 * There is no mobile GWW, GWW2, Guild Wars Site/Guild Wars 2 site. I think its slim, as Anet is low on devs. --<font color="limegreen" size="2px">Dominator <font color="mediumblue" size="1px">Matrix  06:14, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
 * An easy work-around to this problem is simply to utilize google's "mobilizer", which can convert virtually any website into a format that's easier for a mobile browser to manage. 66.222.164.14 06:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Post Database move performance
Since the recent data center move and subsequent wiki database reconfiguration, performance has been poor. Text can take over a minute to load and images even longer.

I have reset my modem, my browser, used an alternate browser, and rebooted the PC. I get good ping from wiki.guildwars.com. I have submitted a ticket to support and thought it worth mentioning in case others were experiencing similar delays. (Usually, it's the original wiki that has these types of delays because wikia can't keep up with its own growth). &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 23:38, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It's been happening to me too. Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it takes several minutes per page. <font color="#008800">Manifold [[Image:User_Manifold_Neptune.jpg|19px]] 23:58, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed performance is less than admirable.--The Emmisary 23:59, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm finding I get up to a few minutes between loads, these days, and sometimes the site offers to send me a file, rather than a page. Any ideas why? G R E E N E R  01:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Making a Guildwars wiki page for a guild
how do i make one? do i just click on "My talk" and put the info there? or do i have to delete this account and make an actual guild name account thing and then have that be the page? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:XAnonymousx (talk).
 * Easiest way: Go in-game, press F10, click on your guild's name in the help window, and you will be directed to the part of the wiki where your guild page is supposed to be located. If not already created by someone else, you can create it there.
 * Also worth reading GWW:GUILD and GWW:GUILDS while you are around here.--Fighterdoken 07:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Usermerge? idk what else to call it
today, in an effort to further shorten my signature, i attempted to register User:Scythe, sadly i found out that the user is already registered. Upon investigation, i found that the user is registered, has made 0 contributions and has no talk page. can anything be done here? thanks in advance. &mdash; Scythe  1:05, 27 Aug 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sure they could be merged, as I don't believe usermerge requires the passwords of either account. But it's unlikely you could convince someone to merge the two without proving that you are the owner of both accounts.  At best, you could try to contact the other person via e-mail and convince them to give you their account.  Otherwise, you could make a redirect at that user's page and hope nobody notices.  If the person has never made a contribution, chances are you could say it's yours and nobody would care.  Although I guess that wouldn't work now that you've gone and posted here, would it?  –Jette 22:36, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Usermerge (at least on GWW) says that you have to prove ownership of both accounts (by logging in and signing as both accounts to say it's you). If you don't own the second account you won't get a merge. If you're desperate to have your username as Scythe, do as Jette suggested, and contact the other user, and if they say it's OK ask them to sign and say it's OK. <font color="#4169E1"> ~ PheNaxKian <font color="#8A2BE2">talk  11:59, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * i guess ill email them :| &mdash; Scythe  14:38, 29 Aug 2010 (UTC)
 * they didnt register an email address, im betting its some1 who did it to spite me when i changed my sig over =.= &mdash; Scythe  14:43, 29 Aug 2010 (UTC)
 * Note that based on the lack of a user creation log entry, the user was registered before the user creation log was implemented (which was quite awhile ago now. Compare to your own). As in Scythe existed first. And no, you can't just claim their account as your own just because they don't edit. - Tanetris 15:24, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

guild page
how do i delete my guild page so i can start all over?--96.245.3.139 03:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Did you misspell the name of the page? Did you mistype the information on the guild page? Did you start a new guild altogether and no longer have the old guild? G R E E N E R  03:16, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * If it's for the same guild, simply correct the information. If it's for a new guild create a new page using the F10 game menu. If the old guild has been disbanded, it should be archived as historical. We generally don't delete guild pages. -- Wyn [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon2.png|19px ]] talk  03:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)