Guild Wars Wiki talk:Community portal/Archive 5

Wikiversary
Apparently the wiki's been running for just over a year now. Take some paper all! -- Brains12 \ Talk 22:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy first birthday, wiki! :D [[Image:Birthday Cupcake.png|19px]] - anja  [[Image:User Anja Astor sig icon.png|talk]] 22:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Has it been a year? Wow, happy birthday GWW. :D --Aspectacle 22:31, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy Birthday GWW! [[Image:Birthday Present.png|19px]] -- Kakarot [[Image:User_Kakarot_Sig.gif|Talk]] 23:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy birthday, container of information which I dedicate indefinite amounts of my life to for some as of yet unknown reason!  Calor  [[Image:User_Calor_Sig.png|19px|Talk]] 00:17, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Joyeux anniversaire, source of useful knowledge about this popular game! Here's to more years of being able to smirk behind a screen at those who have no idea that this exists when they should be using it instead of asking others (These unknowning people, thankfully, reduce in numbers frequently)! Chaiyo Kaldor 00:27, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Hasn't been running for a year since the official release though &mdash;  ク   Eloc  貢  06:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I missed my 'wikiversary' yesterday... :-( -- [[Image:User Corrran sig.png|CoRrRan]] (CoRrRan / talk) 08:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, 7th Feb, me. Good god, how time flies - really doesn't seem like a year already. -- Snog  rat [[Image:User Snograt signature.png]] 15:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * when's the actual anniversary since official wiki release? - Y0_ ich_halt  [[Image:User Y0_ich_halt sig.jpg|18px|Have a look at my page]] 18:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The day that I made my first contributions, march 29th. &mdash;  ク  Eloc  貢  22:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * that's easy to remember for me. just need to add a 9 to my dob >.> - Y0_ ich_halt  [[Image:User Y0_ich_halt sig.jpg|18px|Have a look at my page]] 23:02, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Easier to remember for me. Just need to try and remember my Sisters BDay :P &mdash;  ク  Eloc  貢  23:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * lol XD - Y0_ ich_halt  [[Image:User Y0_ich_halt sig.jpg|18px|Have a look at my page]] 23:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Gibberbots
Ok, I've determined that they are not only attacking our site, but also ffxiclopedia & possibly other sites too. Anyways, it seems that they run off a set of predetermined pages. Just food for thought. &mdash;  ク  Eloc  貢  06:50, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * What are gibberbots? Dark Morphon  (contribs)  14:42, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The automated vandals that add a random string sequence at the top of a page. For example 222.190.96.195 was a gibber bot. poke | talk 14:53, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Trader Suggestion
As I'm sure the idea for a full auctionhouse had aleady been breached and shot down at some point (if not, WOW [pun intended]), what about just adding some traders for inscriptions/weapon mods? My warehouse and the warehouses of most of the people I know are completely OVERFLOWING with these things. A trader for these would be a godsend. Reithan 21:40, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

A need to kick disconnected players.
So ive had a few issues when my team has died in a dungeon and need to resurected at a shrine but some 1 has lost connection with the server and never reconnects leaving us in limbo i feel it would be handy if the team had a kick option in the /report section --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Dange Rmouse (talk).
 * They get kicked automatically after 10 minutes. -- Gordon Ecker 00:21, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Unable to post
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For trying to save page or show preview on User talk:Isaiah Cartwright/Assassin/Shadow Prison. -- Armond Warblade 18:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Re-clicking the edit link after an edit conflict seemed to fix it. -- Armond Warblade[[Image:User Armond sig image.png]] 18:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, old problem with edit conflicts. It's reported also. - anja  [[Image:User Anja Astor sig icon.png|talk]] 19:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Guild Wars Wiki:Adminship/Draft 2008-02-06
In the hopes of building consensus (and preventing stagnation), I figured I'd add a note here requesting comments (I've already created an RfC). *Defiant Elements*  +talk  19:04, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

IRC
We're allowing the IRC link to come back? -- Brains12 \ Talk 14:53, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Rather not ... and I am rather not looking forward to repeat that discussion. --Xeeron 16:00, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I am willing to be convinced if someone brings good arguements for the IRC link here (or rather have my worries refuted), but for now I am removing the link. FYI, the old discussion is here. --Xeeron 22:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer to keep the IRC link relatively under wraps for a multitude of reasons, which I'll elaborate upon if necessary.  Calor  [[Image:User_Calor_Sig.png|19px|Talk]] 02:04, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Non-western characters
Should we create versions of Wikipedia's contains Chinese text, contains Japanese text and contains Korean text templates? -- Gordon Ecker 06:57, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see the need. In general, the only pages that might use such characters would be user pages or guild pages, and I'd say they're free to warn, or not, in whatever way they like. Of course, if someone actually wants such a box, they're free to make it. - Tanetris 07:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Only if we actually need it in main namespace articles. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 08:28, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

errors
I keep getting an error on my computer about the graphics driver and the support said to update my driver so I did but still got the error but I am starting to believe its not even a real error because it isn't on this website and the character its on is my character that has all my stuff on it but I'm perfectly fine on other characters so i need help I'm not sure where this will end up because I can't seem to start my own forum here so sorry if it ends up somewhere like in the price list. I'm new to this website. oh and on this computer guild wars doesnt even connect to the arenanet --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Teranayu (talk).


 * I do not think we can help you here, we are not Arenanet. I would say that you need to contact support again, although (correct me if I am wrong) Gaile may able to help you find out where you do need to post this.  If I had my guess I would say either support or report a bug. (oh and P.S. make sure that you sign your comments with ~ ) --Shadowphoenix [[Image:User-Shadowphoenix Shadow Phoenix Signet.jpg|19px]] 22:18, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, this is a wiki, not a forum. Despite being an official wiki, it's mostly maintained by the players themselves. Your problem is a support issue. Send your report to ArenaNet. Be as specific as possible. If you would like to find out more about this wiki, Help:Contents is a good place to start. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 01:43, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

hey I already sent 2 support queries I havent got a single response --Teranayu 22:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)teranayu
 * Wait a bit more. Be patient. I believe they get lots of reports every day and they don't work 24 hours. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 02:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Unused images
I see over 1000 files that are unlinked in the Unused files area. I think, perhaps with some help, we could fight back this tangled mess and lighten the wiki a little bit. -- People of Antioch talk  04:37, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Was this page really needed for that? :/ poke | talk 07:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Moved. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 09:38, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Just remember to check with the "What links here?" link in the toolbox first as the list of links on the image pages only show the links made using, not  . &mdash; Galil [[Image:User Galil sig.png|Talk page]] 10:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, good point. So, how can we go about this (if there is a movement to even want to in the first place)? -- People of Antioch  talk [[Image:User People of Antioch sig.png]] 06:43, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Just tag them for deletion if they are really unused, like everybody else ;) poke | talk 06:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait, which toolbox? I'm not sure if I can see it. -- People of Antioch  talk [[Image:User People of Antioch sig.png]] 07:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Under the search box. - B ex [[Image:User BeXoR sig.gif]] 07:26, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay. Looked over the first 100.  It's late here (PST), so I'm off to bed.  Thanks for the tips.  I really appreciate it.  Good night/day to you. -- People of Antioch  talk [[Image:User People of Antioch sig.png]] 07:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Got the next 100 after that (first 200 total). Gonna take a break. -- People of Antioch  talk [[Image:User People of Antioch sig.png]] 17:14, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeh I periodically go through them, but there is a lot of guild image remnants from the recent inactive guild page cleanups that people forgot to tag :P -- Lemming [[Image:User Lemming64 sigicon.png]] 11:48, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Contribution request
Requesting a little help from someone with an empty char slot. Island of Shehkah is bugging me a little because I can't complete it. It's missing three things: Thanks! Drop a note here to indicate that you're taking this job :) I'm thinking have a little page where we could do these sort "contribution help" request would be nice. Not sure how useful it'll be though. -- ab.er. rant  05:12, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The opening cinematic dialogue for new NF characters
 * Verify the god statue in the center and double check whether an avatar can be summoned there
 * Get a mission map screenshot of the area (yes, I think it's nice to have both world map and mission map).
 * I just remembered we have Guild Wars Wiki:Projects/Community pages. We should revive could adapt it and make it more visible. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 05:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * added, confirmed (a lvl 30 Avatar of Dwayna when kneeling at the rez shrine in the tutorial; she won't say anything when you click on her), and map added. -Smurf 11:33, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * We also have Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for testing - anja  [[Image:User Anja Astor sig icon.png|talk]] 12:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * w00t o.O I think I saw that page before but now it's watched :P poke | talk 14:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I renamed that previous project page I posted above to Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for contributions. Seems better to follow all the "Requests for ..." naming style. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 07:28, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Never mind. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 07:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Latest wiki news entries
Are getting longer and longer. Plus, a lot of them are written in first person perspective. Please try to keep entries to a line or two and written in third person. --Xeeron 10:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)