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Table colours

How come when I try and change the colour of the common skills at the table on the Resurrection page, Grey turns out to be green and {{Any-color}} turns out black? — Eloc 19:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

both is gray.. Buy a new monitor. poke | talk 19:56, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
It's probably a browser problem. Some browsers read 3 digit hex colours as 6 digit hex colours with zeroes for the last 3 digits, and browsers display a default colour if they don't recognize a named colour. -- Gordon Ecker 01:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I've changed template:any-color to use 6 digit colours like the other profession colour templates, it should work now. -- Gordon Ecker 02:08, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Aww Poke, you should of told him to buy me a new computer, that would of been the best way to solve the problem :P --Kakarot Talk 02:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
It's btw "gray" not "grey". poke | talk 13:08, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Actually it's grey in British English, and Canadians retained a bit more Britishness than Americans did. ;) Biscuits User Biscuits sig.png 12:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
We are I am talking about html colors, and there it is "gray", not "grey" :P poke | talk 12:51, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Oddly, there's also a "lightgrey", but no "lightgray". -- Gordon Ecker 03:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
HTML would beg to differ. "gray" and "grey" are both defined for HTML color names, as are "lightgray" and "lightgrey". See here for a reference. Wikipedia's entry on HTML color names is incomplete (or at least, not comprehensive). Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 15:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Can't play Nightfall

Help, I've just bought Nightfall, do I need a internet connections to play the game? Aren't there like a single player campaign?

No, Guild Wars is an online game. You have to be connected to the internet to play.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 07:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Wiki editing: Booleans?

I want a template, with a parameter tyria. When set to '1' (or any True-like value), it should display Tyria. How can I do this? And, how can I check if a parameter has been set at all? << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 14:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

{{ #if: {{{parametername|}}} | set/not empty | not set/empty }}. poke | talk 14:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Er, shouldn't that be "set/not empty" for the first, and "not set/empty" for the second? Edit unless you meant that you could leave one or the other result empty. :P Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 15:13, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
lol, yes. That is what happened when you add the empty afterwards :P poke | talk 15:35, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there any page with more of these... functions? --File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 06:16, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
m:Help:ParserFunctions may prove to be helpful.--Fighterdoken 06:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Signature

[[Image:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg|25px| ]] [[User:Horsedrowner|<font color=#008855 face="calibri">horsedrowner</font>]] gives an invalid html tags error, upon setting it as signature in my preferences. In wiki code though, it looks like File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner. Any help? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 15:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

i dunno about the invalid part, but u need 2 make ur sig 19px in accordance with GWW:SIGN--Sum Mesmer GuyTalk to me NOW!! DO IT! contribs 15:29, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
the invalid is the pipe behin "25px". i marked it in your post above. and, as mentioned, it has to be 19px. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 15:35, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
at least i think that's the problem. maybe it's also the font color=#008855 face="calibri". maybe use <span style="color: #008855; font-face:calibri;">horsedrowner</span>. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 15:36, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
Good call Y0 --Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 15:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

expression error

topic: my template User:Y0 ich halt/Templates/AllTitles. have a look at this version: [1]. at the very top of the table it says "Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{"". technically, it's clear what's wrong here, but looking at the code, there is no function between the heading and the "Survivor" part which has a { too much. and oddly, despite the error being there, everything seems to work fine. any ideas? - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 15:33, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

The important part for that is {{#ifexpr:{{var++|br5}}=3 | ... }}. {{var++|br5}} returns {{ #vardefine: br5 | {{#expr: {{#var:br5}}+1}} }} so it results in {{#ifexpr:{{ #vardefine: br5 | {{#expr: {{#var:br5}}+1}} }}=3 | ... }} and so there is an error. poke | talk 15:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
wow, thanks. how'd you find that little typo? (typo because i think copy-pasting the wrong codep art is typoing imo :P). i looked for it half an hour and couldn't find it. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 16:05, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I was simply looking for an invalid expression :P poke | talk 16:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

syntax for bolding a page name

In the first sentence of each page, usually the page name is in bold either by

'''Page''' or [[Page]]

I have seen some users change the apostrophe syntax to the bracket syntax and some users changing it the other way. I was wondering if there was really some technical reason behind it and if I should be using one syntax over the other. Tedium 06:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

the apostrophe syntax is probably better, there's less potential 4 a problem (eg, if the page was moved), but, in reality, it doesn't rly matter.--Sum Mesmer GuyTalk to me NOW!! DO IT! contribs 06:43, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
The bracket syntax is actually creating a link, but since it's a link back to the page you are on, it will appear bold. The apostrophe syntax is more proper.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 06:54, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Uploading pics

I dont really understand how to upload pictures. Im trying to put an edited screenshot onto my userpage. How do I do this? I get a message saying the file is corrupt or something. Nalana Darkling 18:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Reading over m:Help:Images would be of great use to you. It's a very concise guide on all aspects of images, from uploading to putting on a page. Also take a look at GWW:IMAGE. Calor Talk 18:32, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I also think we might have a slight problem with our image database atm, people have reported problems with uploading images not too long ago. If you managed to upload a file but cannot show it on a page, it might help to just wait. If it says on the image page "corrupt file" or similar, tag it for deletion. A sysop will then delete it for you and make it possible to reupload a non-corrupt version. Hope that helps :) - anja talk 18:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I actually figured it out myself, just need to check format (bmp's dont work, gotta convert to jpg) Thanks guys! :) Nalana Darkling 19:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Wiki spam

SO, with all the spam recently I say we block anonymous edits. For example, we can have a default user called 'gwwuser' with some random password. An idea? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 19:09, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

eh? Currently there is extreme less spam; and I don't like the idea to disallow good edits by anonymous users (GWW:AGF! :P) poke | talk 19:28, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
The majority of the actual 'spam' comes from registered users, not anons, and I also agree that blocking anons is just bad practice on a wiki that is this well monitored. --Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 19:31, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Then it's just that spam now targets pages I watch... But if it wás really much, that could be an option. I've seen it at an other wiki. --File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 19:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
If a page is being repeatedly vandalized (vandalism is different than spam btw), a request for temporary protection can be made on the Admin Noticeboard. However, this wiki is very well monitored by our very fine group of sysops, so vandalism is generally a very short lived and temporary problem.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 19:45, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I actually meant the spam by bots. I was looking at Hunted! for example.--File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 19:50, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Gibber spam bots have very short shelf lives here :D --Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 19:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, that edit only lasted 1 minute :P --File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 20:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) We get very little spam, bots and vandalism in comparison to the constructive edits. The very nature of a wiki allows anyone to edit and assume good faith in doing so; if someone abuses that, they get blocked and reverted... which happens to spammers within a few minutes. --User Brains12 Spiral.png Brains12 \ talk 20:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
And reverting does give us all something to do every now and then. Tests our reflexes :P. And, as others have said, if you listed constructive IP edits against malicious IP edits, then constructive list would be far longer. Calor Talk 20:34, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Yep, other wikis have done it. And on all that I've seen, they actually have very little content. It only works when the wiki content is relatively stable and mostly complete, not when there's still a lot of room to grow. When I spot a typo or a problematic sentence on those wikis, I can't help them fix it because they require me to login, and I don't want to bother creating an account on a wiki that I'm probably going to edit only that one time. -- ab.er.rant User Ab.er.rant Sig.png 01:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Even though I missed the majority of this and would also prefer not to disallow anons from editing the wiki there was one thing that I was wondering. What about only doing it for the guild section and if it's at all possible only for the original creation of the page, its just that there seem to have been quite a large number of guild articles that I've deleted lately that are more or less exactly like this guild page or even some with less info. Also considering you need an account to be able to upload images and guilds normally want to upload an image of their cape at the very least having guild article creation restricted to only registered users could help to cut this number down. I'm not really bothered either way I just thought I would bring it up since lately I've seen/deleted tons of guild articles with a single anon edit and then left until tagged as inactive. Although this always gives me something to do lol. --Kakarot Talk 02:33, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

How to make userboxes add members to categories

I noticed that many userboxes add you to a category if you use the code on your userpage (e.g. Users who play 2 hours per day). I've created several of my own userboxes, and I was wondering how I can make it so using those boxes will add members to a category. --User Tero Gein sig.jpg TERO talk 15:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

If you add the coding <includeonly>[[Category:name]]</includeonly>, it'll add the category inclusion, but it won't add the userbox template itself to the category. That way, any page using the userbox will be added to whatever category you choose, but the userbox page itself won't mess up the category. --User Jioruji Derako logo.png Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 15:24, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
OK, gotcha. Thanks! --User Tero Gein sig.jpg TERO talk 17:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Mass-posting counter

Checking recent updates, i just realized how simmilar some of our late vandals are in behavior to combo-posters on sites better to not be named. With that in mind, the question is: Is there any kind of protection that is implemented (or can be implemented) on the wiki for limiting the number of edits that can be done in a certain amount of time?. A limit of some kind (like edits every 15 seconds only for non-bots/admins) could prove to be helpful while not being a real problem for most common users.--Fighterdoken 18:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it might be a problem. There are a few users (some of whom are not admins, or were once not admins) who can make multiple page saves within the span of a second ;) -- ab.er.rant User Ab.er.rant Sig.png 02:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Like, sometimes on PvX when I'm tagging a bunch of builds as abandoned or whatnot, I'll make the edit summaries tell a story and save them all at the same time so they show up together in RC :P ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 04:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
$wgRateLimits. It has been discussed before at Guild Wars Wiki talk:Requests for technical administration/Archive 1#Rate_limits. -Smurf 05:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
That's epic. I wanna do RC stories. —JediRogue 05:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Ow, i see. Sadly, Tanaric is not here anymore to see the recent "issue", so let's just hope that he who shall not be named gets tired soon of mass-vandalizing here XD.--Fighterdoken 06:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Guild Pages

How do I create a page about my guild? --Marcusd 11:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

The easiest way to create a page for your guild is to use the F10 menu in game and click on the link for your guild. Make sure you read over the guild page policy before you start.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 11:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Need some help on template

Hey all, I got a question. I took User:Lensor/Character tables and modified it a little. Result: User:Horsedrowner/Characterbox. Could someone check the code for errors? It seems the background with the image always uses the Any icon, and the Description box doesn't have a border. File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 14:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

i don't think there's a code bug. use show preview; the preview will be prefectly correct. i've encountered this bug several times in the past two weeks, so maybe it has to do with the changes made to the wiki software, or it's a caching issue. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 14:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
The background image was indeed a caching issue, but the border thing was a bug:
t}}; border 1px solid {{{{{p
t}}; border: 1px solid {{{{{p
Note the : File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 14:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
ya, though i didn't even know there was a missing border. i thought it looked quite nice without and saved it mentally as intentional. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 15:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Auto-redirect turned off

Heya, I somehow managed to turn off auto-redirecting. This means, if I click a link that is supposed to redirect me somewhere, I am not redirected but instead find myself in pages such as this one. I know I can enter the proper page by just clicking the link in these arcticles, but I'd like to turn auto-redirecting on again, however, I fail to find an option for this anywhere in my preferences. I recall having turned it off somewhere but I can't remember exactly where. Can anyone tell me where to do this, please? -TalkWhy? 14:17, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know you can't turn off auto-redirection. Try clicking this link and tell me what happens since for me it redirects to Armor. --Kakarot Talk 14:21, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
it's happening 2 me as well, it might be a mediawiki problem--Sum Mesmer GuyTalk to me NOW!! DO IT! contribs 16:51, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
There's a known problem with image redirects that came with the recent MediaWiki upgrade, but that's on way to being fixed. As far as I know, there shouldn't be a software problem with normal article redirects (and those are working as usual for me). --User Brains12 Spiral.png Brains12 \ talk 16:56, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Hmm, it redirected me properly this time. Odd, I really thought I turned it off somewhere but I'm starting to have doubts now. The image redirects do not seem to work indeed. Thanks for replying anyway. -TalkWhy? 20:11, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Admin

Where do I find information on who's the administrative folks of this wiki? Sysops, bureaucrats and such? Thanks – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 20:48, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Doh, of course I had to find it right after I ask. Never mind. – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 20:50, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Membership

Do you have to pay at all to play guild wars? Thanks-Sam

you have to buy a game access code, which will cost 35 USD (iirc) or less depending on what you buy in specific. But i think what you actually wanted to know is that there are no more fees you'll have to pay. buy once, pay no more. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 14:06, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Eh

Talk:Stuck at level 20? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 05:46, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

BATTLE OF JAHAI

What are the benefits of the battle shown above(additional missions pack).

Is there a list of items somewhere?

Also are there any item/gold drops in these missions?

Many Thanks

--91.194.221.225 11:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Try this page The Battle of Jahai and remember, Search is your friend :D (edit) for more information try here as well.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 13:17, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Updating an image

I have a picture of my character wearing armor I wore in the past. Now I want to update the image with my current armor. I went into the file's page and tried to update the picture by clicking "Upload a new version of this file." I uploaded the new image and it asked me if I was sure I wanted to overwrite the current image with the new image - to do this you needed to click Save. I clicked Save, thinking my new image would take the place of the old image. Well the old image is still there. Under history of the page it shows my two attempts at uploading the new image because I can see different image sizes. The old image is still showing even though it says the new image is set as the current. The page in question is here BOTNGiggles 23:30, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

The server's cache takes some time to update things like this, so you just need to wait a couple of minutes/hours. Meanwhile, you can check if the image was uploaded by comparing the values for dimensions and file size, since they will usually be different between the previous version and the new one.--Fighterdoken 23:33, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Image Transparency Problems

Heya. I'm currently working on a table mockup at user:Star Weaver/sandbox#Table? and I'm running into a problem. I'll duplicate it here, too. These images draw with a black background (in IE6) when set to these sizes using a pipe in the image link: OutpostIcon.pngMissionIcon.pngFactionsOutpostIcon.pngFactionsMissionIcon.pngFactionsChallengeMissionIcon.png, Whereas when I use a different size (which is not the same different size for all images), I get either a white background OutpostIcon.pngMissionIcon.pngFactionsOutpostIcon.pngFactionsMissionIcon.pngFactionsChallengeMissionIcon.png. For a 'bullet' image use that's intended to be on a table with the standard white background, it looks horrible when it decides to use the black. Is there anything I can do about this? Thanks --Star Weaver 20:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Upgrade to a newer version of IE? Older versions of IE have always had trouble with multiple aspects of PNG images - it's an IE problem, not a problem with the images. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 20:18, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Meh. I thought that the wiki was adding a background for some reason. Though I wonder where IE is pulling the background color from. I don't know if I want to do something that breaks wretchedly on IE6 as a billion people still use it, either. Hrm. --Star Weaver 20:49, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
This was discussed some time ago, and a workaround for IE6 that could be set serverside was found, but Poke dismissed it, and it ended there. I think there was also a way to adapt the fix to a user's account configuration file in the wiki (so it fixed it for you at least), but not really sure if it was on HELP:WIKI's archives, GWW:RFTA, or somewhere else.--Fighterdoken 21:18, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

User Page stuff

Hey, this may sound a little stupid but how do i get all the fancy looking User page stuffs? :D Sorry if this has been posted before but im an idiot when it comes to.. Stuff like this >.> :3 Aerie 22:40, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Easiest way is to 'borrow' a page you like, altering it to suit yourself. Is what most people do. Otherwise, it's just normal editing. Yo has a guide on that, somewhere. Backsword 22:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
User:Y0 ich halt/Guides/UPG <- - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 14:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
See also Help:Editing and Category:Users providing user page layouts. -- ab.er.rant User Ab.er.rant Sig.png 02:06, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Alliance Info Colours

How can I change the colours for the Alliance and Guild Info sections as Wiki has now changed it to grey and Our guild thinks it look ugly now?--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Maxbrown2000 (talk).

I don't think you can change the colours of the alliance and guild info box colours. I think it has been proposed to be able to be changeable though. — Eloc 18:56, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

submitting a build for review

how do I submit a character build to be reviewed?--166.213.37.181 00:06, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Wrong wiki, we don't do that here. Try pvxwiki. -- Gordon Ecker 00:38, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Something with classes

  1. Can I have a table with multiple classes? For example, one with both "skill-box Warrior" and "expandable". Or "collapsible" on 2 different rows?
  2. Is there a class (or any other method) to remove links from something? If I have a template, but don't want the links to be active.
  3. Are there any other fun things to try out for me with wiki code? Recently found User:Y0_ich_halt/Guides/UPG :P

Thanks File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 08:58, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

You can simply put multiple CSS classes separated by a space into the class attribute. So class="profession-bg Mesmer collapsible" would create a expandable table with the Mesmer icon as a background (Using the profession-bg class instead of skill-box is btw. better if you are not interested in the other formattings of the skill infobox). For the collapsible tables, you can see examples on how to mix it inside of one table on this page.
To remove links, you'll have to remove the links from the template.. poke | talk 14:58, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 16:03, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

time

the time parser function ({{#time:) seems to store the time when you save it, instead of changing with current server time. are there variables like {{CURRENTDAY} and stuff like that, just for time/hours/minutes, or (since the variables lists i found don't list any), walkaround solutions? i need it for User:Y0 ich halt/Templates/User Timezone. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 08:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

User:BeXoR/Archive, there you have a date and time listing which shows different timezones. It seems she's using the parser function time, and it also seems to update quite frequently. You mean it didn't update properly for you? Does Bex's box update properly? - anja talk 10:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
MediaWiki caches pages including results from parser extensions. poke | talk 11:50, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
User:Y0 ich halt/Userboxes: the timezone box (third line, center) has been 15:13 for three days now. the code for that is {{User:Y0 ich halt/Templates/User Timezone|Baden-Württemberg|+2|it is currently {{#time: H:i|+2 hours}} (CEST).}} also noticed, the time is updated with preview or saving. - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 12:17, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
or with ?action=purge ;) poke | talk 12:29, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
what's the point if i need to purge every time? :P - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 12:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Heh :P A possibility would be to use DPL to get the time content from another page, as DPL isn't cached by default. poke | talk 13:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
What about {{CURRENTTIME}}? I believe that one gives you the current time, GMT. You might want to use {{purge}} with that aswell, since it doesn't update that often. For an example see my userpage. -TalkWhy? 17:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Signature

Hey,

I tried to upload a signature for some time now. It's size is 19x19 and is a JPEG file. But for some reason, I can't upload it using

Image:User -Koen- Signature.jpg

as it's name. When I try to do it that way, I get:

User_-Koen-_ Image:User -Koen- Signature.jpg

when I try to submit it. With which name can I upload it? Koen 17:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Put it into your preferences as [[Image:User -Koen- Signature.jpg]] and then show preview your signature on a page. It should give you a red link to upload it with. Just make sure it's marked as a user image.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 17:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Ty alot. But how can Iget the link to my userpage back in my sig? It disappeard xD User -Koen- Signature.jpg Koen 17:51, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Ok, make your signature line in your preferences [[Image:User -Koen- Signature.jpg]] [[User:-Koen-|Koen]] currently the image redirects aren't working.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 17:53, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks alot! User -Koen- Signature.jpg Koen 18:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome :D--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 18:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Guild templates

How can I fix the layout of my guild page? The {{Alliance nav}} is all the way down. File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 05:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

That is where it belongs.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 05:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
You could possibly use a different layout and template for your guild hall services that wouldn't create the amount of white space you have, but modifying the {{alliance nav}} is not permitted. See my guild page for an example.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 05:50, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

im a noob

sorry to be a bother but im a very active player and would love to take part in the discussions on the wiki my question is how do i do so without editing the page? I'm just really affraid of deleting something and making the discussion page not work. you know, ruinig it for everyone else.--briar rosethorn

Well, you just edited a page, and you didn't break anything :D Commenting is really easy, you can just click the edit button and add your comment then. And there is no need to be afraid, a lot people are always looking at the changes done here and check nearly every edit that is made, so even if you do something wrong, it will be fixed :)
A good start to the wiki gives our welcome to the wiki-page. poke | talk 17:24, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

lol

I see u deleted those pages after all my hard work I understand why official wiki is the way it is now. where was the discussion about their Existence discussed at? What is the appeal process for deletion? How do I appeal this deletion.Azwildbill 18:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I would ask the sysop who deleted your pages why they were deleted. In my opinion, those pages were deleted because they were providing redundant information to the FFF page. --JonTheMon 22:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

What he is saying is that there in no appeal process that the editors and sysops can delete anything under the heading of redundant anytime they want. That they don't have to obey there own rules by making a personnel attack for the bating purposes. GWW:NPA --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Azwildbill (talk).

He is saying that you should talk to the people who removed your edits or the sysop who deleted your page. It helps to be less confrontational. -- ab.er.rant User Ab.er.rant Sig.png 16:21, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

trolling

What is trolling? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Azwildbill (talk).

Yes. Backsword 01:44, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
w:Wikipedia provides further background information.--Fighterdoken 01:52, 27 June 2008 (UTC)


The editors use this term can't u answer the question? How can u accuse someone of trolling when u can not define it? enlighten every one pleaseAzwildbill 01:56, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

From the very top of the wikipedia article Fighterdoken just linked to: "An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion." ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 04:15, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Watch list. :o

"Method Not Implemented

POST to /index.php not supported."

Explain? Halogod35 User Halogod35 Sig.jpg 19:31, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Watchlist works for me. --Kakarot Talk 19:40, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Mine sometimes works, oh and btw.. Everytime I go to a skill page it's seems to be broken also.. No color or anything :o Halogod35 User Halogod35 Sig.jpg 19:44, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Browser? And shouldn't this be in GWW:BUG? Dominator Matrix 19:45, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
(Edit conflict x2) Firefox. (On the mac G5 laptop (if that makes any difference)) Oh and now I'm getting some internal server errors from this site.. just started now o.o;; Halogod35 User Halogod35 Sig.jpg 19:50, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Version? No internal server errors here, could be the pages are to big for you. Dominator Matrix 19:52, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
2.0.0.7 and.. yeah I think my step mom is playing world of warcraft. :P Halogod35 User Halogod35 Sig.jpg 19:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Watchlist/internal server error on a talk or userpage? Try clearing your cache. Dominator Matrix 20:03, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
I guess that'd work.. but how do clear it on the mac? :o Halogod35 User Halogod35 Sig.jpg 20:44, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

How do we address NPC professions?

By this, what I mean is... there are situations where we meet a NPC that may look like a certain profession due to wearing an armor set or carrying a weapon but we never know what skills that NPC uses since we never see him or her in action. For instance I was able to identify Kournan Engineer as an elementalist since I caught those NPCs casting Aura of Restoration upon themselves. But how do we know Royal Guard Bunda is a warrior? We never see him using any skills. There has been situations where a NPC appear to be one profession but uses skills from other professions such as Vael. So how are we to treat those NPCs? I see those all over the wiki labelled as that or this profession yet we don't know what skills they use. Do we use their armor and/or weapons as a clue or follow more purist path and label them as having no profession until we are able to determine what skills they use? Way back when EoTN came out I was in a minor revert war over certain NPCs and their professions so I'd like to avoid similar situations in future. – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 10:21, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Either by their profession as displayed before their level (which happens sometimes) or by their skill usage (the Royal is maybe fighting later in the mission?). Otherwise it is just unknown. poke | talk 11:25, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Ah yes I forgot about their name bars - will have to keep in mind to check those. As for the Royal, there's no skill listed on his wiki page so I have to assume he doesn't fight. But for now my approach is to leave things be until I absolutely know for sure the information is inaccurate. – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 15:46, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
NPCs cannot use armor sets in the first place. They have their own models, set at a per creature level. Those models may look similar to an armor set, but are unrelated.
As for identifying profs, tomes are good. There is also a skill that allows you to find out the elite of allies. We should have a project around that one, but I'm too lazy myself. Backsword 09:31, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Exactly re: armor - that's why I question how editors identify professions of NPCs when they do not use skills at all. And can you please clarify how using tomes help me to figure out a NPC's profession? And elite skills? Thanks – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 14:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
If they appear as an ally (possibly even as a targetable green?) in any combat area, use Arcane Mimicry on them, which will do for anyone who isn't a form-using dervish. --Star Weaver 15:34, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Skills as animated gifs

(Not exactly a wiki question, but it's related to the wiki, so...) User Jonny10 made this image, which I believe could be useful for players who are learning about the game, as a way to teach them what each casting animation looks like. However, I have no idea how to make such images - any suggestions for a simple way to do it? Erasculio 21:21, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I believe Poke was working on a similar project, but with intentions being documenting, not instructing. He would know more than I would. Calor Talk 21:29, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
Well if there is progress with the Skill sounds documentation we could - in the same step - also think about documenting skill animations. But if my suggestion for a external player for the sound files is accepted, then I would prefer a player for the animations as well, as gifs look a bit bad :| poke | talk 21:33, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
Nice, I remembered reading something about that project but I didn't know where to find it. Thanks, I'll begin a discussion there as well. Erasculio 21:44, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

professions

is there a place where i can sea the ratings of each profession? does the wiki have some suggestions on finding the balanced combination? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:66.91.101.245 (talk).

Articles about each profession often have a small summary and comparisons for secondaries with the choosen profession as primary, and there are some articles about builds that can be helpful, but besides of that i don't think you will find what you are looking for, since there is not "best" or "most balanced" option. Common advice is to just "play what you want" or "play them all until you find one you like" (for this, the Battle Isles is a good test location).--Fighterdoken 08:55, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Skill table for user pages

How can I make {{skill table}} work for {{user skill infobox}}? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 09:23, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

You can't. You'd need to write a new template. However, using the normal skill template in userspace is perfectly fine, bar the images. Is better updated too. Backsword 09:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Then what about the categories? Should I set campaign to user then or something? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 09:31, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
There will be none. That's intentional. Use the titlematch function instead. Backsword 09:38, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Missing Pictures

Once in a while I will come across a page (ie NPC or interactive object) and its image is missing and needs to be uploaded. How do I mark that page as needing an image so interested editors can become aware of it and possibility add an image? A template or a category or something? Thanks. – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 17:32, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

{{image needed}}
Note that many pages with infoboxes automatically categorize themselves into Category:Image needed if they don't have an image, so you don't nee to tag those. Check the categories at the bottom before tagging. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 17:37, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Much appreciated and will do so – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 17:46, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Number in parentheses

I just wanted to know on the monster pages beside the monsters lvl what is that number in parentheses like (24) --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:75.90.85.205 (talk).

The monster's level in Hard Mode. Calor Talk 00:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Recent Changes Tweaks?

Hey ... Is there any way to get Recent Changes to wrap long lines better? I'm currently using the enchanted javascript version, and the wrapped long lines caused by new page head dumps or even some of my own longer change comments are really, really ugly and distracting. If there was a way to get them to indent an inch or two that would be wonderful ... Heck, I'd rather have a horizontal scrollbar myself.

Also, while I'm at it, is there any way to make the javscript version start with all the changes expanded by default? I love the grouping of changes but I usually want to see all them anyway. --Star Weaver 20:25, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

O_o ok, well, I did some CSS overrides testing at home since I have firefox/webdev and stuff there, and I'm not sure that there's a way to actually identifty the bits and change their properties with the html as stands, as essentially it's a giant DIV that contains a lot of lines with BRs, rather than using a seperate DIV or P for each line. Also, images and nbsps in fixed width used for spacing ... There dosn't happen to be a way I can do a user-override on the HTML generator like I can for the CSS and JS, is there? :D --Star Weaver 14:57, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
You could rework the whole thing with Javascript after it has loaded, but if that is even useful just to indent the text, I don't think so ;) poke | talk 15:35, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Oog. I tend to be good enough with code to tweak stuff I see regardless of the language, at least a little (like changing the structure of output html), and I could probably do that in python, but learning enough javascript to reformat text in transit? *head esplody time* :D. --Star Weaver 15:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Tho with CSS overrides I could just set the width of the containing div to 1500px or something and see if I can deal with the srollies. --Star Weaver 15:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Error 500

I received Error 500 while trying to visit http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_Eye_of_the_North_weaponsmiths ; if there's a better place to post error 500, please let me know. Thanks – User Barinthus Magical Compass.png Barinthus 21:37, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The page is a heavy load, but otherwise there's nothing special with it. Backsword 20:50, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Skill page

See User:Horsedrowner/skills. I'm now manually adding all skills to a {{skill table}}, but is there no better way to do this? Can't I just put all those skills in a (private?) category? File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 09:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

You can simply use titlematch = Horsedrowner/skills/% to include all titles that start with Horsedrowner/skills/. poke | talk 15:29, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks a lot ;) File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 09:15, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Question re: website promotion?

Heya, I have a question relating to website promotion on Wiki. Myself and quite a few others are due to launch Guild Wars Auctions this weekend to the global community. The site has had a 'soft launch' within our alliance over the past month, and it's been going really well. The Customer Support Team at NCSoft took a look at the site at our request, and were kind enough to wish us the best of luck...so we're ready to take the plunge and bring it to the community. I have a feeling that it might not be considered appropriate to promote a website, even a non commercial one, on wiki so I thought I should ask if there is an appropriate way to bring this to people's attention. I haven't included the website address in this question because I feel it would at odds with the underlying query. If you could let me know your thoughts I'd apprecite it :) --User Angel 1.pngBunny - Angel talk 13:05, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

See Fansite, List of fansites which seems to be kinda wimpy at the moment; Auction lists 3 auction sites already. GWW:FANSITES is the policy page, though clearly Auction isn't following it becuase of common sense :) though that seems to be about articles for specific fansites. Also, you can link to almost whatever on your userpage, or do soemthing like {{userbox|icon=SELL|info=This user works on auction site [http://whatever.foo name name].}} --Star Weaver 13:15, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, I have included the site in the list of Auction sites and the list of fansites, however according to the rules I see on GWW:FANSITES I believe it is saying that the website doesn't deserve it's own article until it has received recognition. The website isn't a fansite like 'forums' are, so I'm not sure if this will happen in the same way, so I will leave this for the time being. --User Angel 1.pngBunny - Angel talk 22:05, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Fansites don't get their own articles period. The notability listings there are for inclusion on the List of fansites page, as is stated. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 22:27, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Oh I see, perhaps I mis read the section on fansites. Thank you for clarifying. --User Angel 1.pngBunny - Angel talk 07:13, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Mini Pet Prices

where on this site do you find how much certain mini pets are worth75.66.36.254 21:02, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Nowhere. Prices are too variable to be kept posted here. Try GWGuru, though, there's a Price Guide section there. --Chaiyo Kaldor talk contribs 21:05, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Using screen shots in a guild blog

Hello,

How one can get a permission to use in game screen shots and skills' images in a guild blog?

--HH LEADER 00:58, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Skill images are released for fan use under the fansite kit guidelines - you can find more information about that here: http://guildwars.com/community/fansites/kit/default.php Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
Screenshots are typically okay for things like guild blogs under fair use, especially because ArenaNet tends to want to encourage publicity about the game anyways. :) Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 03:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Guild Page

I was wondering if you could explain how i create a wiki page for my guild, i researched it but am still not completely understanding how its done.--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:DragonLordIIII (talk).

The easiest way to start, is to go into the game, press F10, and then click on the link that has your guild's name on it. A window will open on your browser with the exact page where you have to create the guild article, and a small template will show up where you can fill in some information about your guild. After that, you can expand it like any other article by following our guild pages policy and formatting guideline for guild pages.--Fighterdoken 05:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Actually, the in game link will open up the 'create a guild page' page. You need to put in your guild name exactly as it appears in game including capitalization. Then as Fighterdoken says, just fill in the information in the template. Please be sure to read over the guild page policy so you know what should and shouldn't be on your guild page.--Wyn's Talk page Wynthyst 05:29, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Changing TOC

Is it possible to change the colours of the TOC? and if yes can anyone tell me how can it be done. Thnx ^^ --MageUser MageMontu sig.pngMontu 09:07, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

You can potentially change how you view the TOC for every page via monobook.css, but you can't change it for just a single page (except your own, possibly) or for other users. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 09:27, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
So it would only change how I view it. no 1 else would see it? --MageUser MageMontu sig.pngMontu 10:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
right. poke | talk 13:02, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
And just for reference, if you do want to change the TOC colors for yourself, then add this to your monobook.css page:
#toc {
    border: 1px solid #0900A9;
    background-color: #A2F3FF;
}
That example would make the border a dark blue, with a light-blue background color. Keep in mind, this change would only affect you, and it would also affect every TOC across the entire site, not just a single page, if that's what your aim is. (if you're trying to make the TOC match a color scheme on a single page, might I suggest __NOTOC__ on that page, and just make your own table of contents there.) --User Jioruji Derako logo.png Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 13:17, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Damn the code I came up with the other day but forgot to test or even mention actually would of worked. --Kakarot Talk 13:22, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Luckily, I've had a little experience messing around with site CSS, so I had this code on hand. :D --User Jioruji Derako logo.png Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 15:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Thnx for the help, but i guess i have to pass, I only wanted to change the colors of the TOC on my talk page to match the rest of the page, but since there is no way to do it, ah well, again thnx ^^ --MageUser MageMontu sig.pngMontu 19:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

forgot account names

pleas send me a masseig

Your account name is the email address you used to register your account. Other than that, we can't help you. We are not ArenaNet employees. (plus, even if we were Anet employees, if you don't sign or put your name or anything, how can we know who you are?? :op ) --Dragon nataku 00:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC) 17:52, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Since this is the wiki help, I'm going to assume he's talking about his Username here. If not, then you'll need to go to HELP:GAME. Not sure if anything can be retrieved if you don't remember your username, since you'd need that to get the e-mail password thing (We have one here, right?). You can always go through the User list... --Chaiyo Kaldor talk contribs 17:56, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Sig

Hi, can someone help me with my signature? Failed attempt on my userpage. The help page isnt very useful tbh.EnchantedLucy 15:29, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Looks like this got figured out on EL's talkpage. :) Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 16:12, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Move page up

Is there a way to go from User:Horsedrowner/templates to User:Horsedrowner by code, something like [[/..]]? I'd like something like this for my User:Horsedrowner/templates/tl. File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 15:32, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Both [[{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|text]] and [[../|text]] will do what you want -elviondale (tahlk) 16:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
I figured the first one is the best. Once you reached the 'root' page, you'll get either text or [[../|text]] File:User Horsedrowner avatar.jpg horsedrowner 16:42, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

User Box Creation

how or where do I go to learn about creating / adding user boxes to my wiki page? Should this be added to the formatting guide? Grafton 03:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

The easiest way to learn how to create them is copy them from other people. You can find all sorts of them here.--Wyn's Talk page Wyn 04:37, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Oh, and if you want the technical speak try Help:Templates--Wyn's Talk page Wyn 04:45, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Sig

Ok, I don't know why it is doing this, but whenever I sign with my sig, it changes the date and time to the color of my sig. I don't see anything wrong, so could some one help me. Here's the code [[User:The Cabal|<Font color="#4eaaff"><Font style="Jokerman">T<small>he</small></font>]] [[User Talk:The Cabal|<font color="#4eaaff"><font style="jokerman">C<small>abal</small></font>]] [[Image:The Cabal Sig pic 02.jpg|19px|Summer FTW!]] Thanks in advance. The Cabal Summer FTW! 14:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Change it to the code:
[[User:The Cabal|<font style="Jokerman" color="#4eaaff">T<small>he</small></font>]] [[User Talk:The Cabal|<font style="jokerman" color="#4eaaff">C<small>abal</small></font>]] [[Image:The Cabal Sig pic 02.jpg|19px|Summer FTW!]]
That should fix it since you had two open font tags and only one close tag. --Kakarot Talk 14:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Oh, fogot about that. Thanks! The Cabal Summer FTW! 14:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

little picture

On talk pages how do i get the little picture next 2 my name Simpaklimp 21:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

That little picture next to a name is part of the signature of that person. Look at the section right above this for an example. --JonTheMon 21:16, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I made a guide on PvXwiki. Make sure to read GWW:SIGN instead of PvX's signature policy, though. They're different. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 03:35, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Files of the MIME type "application/x-php" are not allowed to be uploaded.

Getting that error when trying to upload an image from the hard drive. The image is a JPG, orginally a BMP. That Sounds Risky | 08:46, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Try to open it in any image editing program and use "save as", then try again. poke | talk 15:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Sounds like you downloaded an image from a site that uses a PHP script to serve images, but that doesn't properly set the headers for MIME type when it serves them. Poke's suggestion should fix it. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 16:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Note that we can only use public domain, GFDL and ArenaNet images on the wiki. See Guild Wars Wiki:Copyrights. -- Gordon Ecker 23:17, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Guild Page Pic

I've uploaded my picture for my guild blog using wiki's upload file link but I can't find out where to put the picture code in at. My Name Is Cain 05:55, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Add the following line at somewhere between {{guild infobox and }}:

| capeimage = Image:Guild Cape.jpg

With the actual file name in place of "Guild Cape.jpg". -- Gordon Ecker 06:03, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

2 Questions

1. Is there a limit to the amount of subpages I can have?

2. Is there anyway I can create subpages for extremely well made ideas?

Thanks -- LordYaara 03:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

1. No. But try not to use it as a personal website.
2. You can create subpages for whatever you want subject to GWW:USER. -- ab.er.rant User Ab.er.rant Sig.png 04:32, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
Caveat:Keep it GW related. Backsword 12:39, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Two questions

moved from Guild Wars Wiki:Admin noticeboard

I was wondering about two things. I wasn't Sure quite where to put it so I am putting it here.


1. How can I get my guild (Guild:House of Bloodrose into a full status guild and not just a stub?

and

2. How can I import a user image?

Please respond on my talk page--Smiley 07:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

There are no formal criteria for adding or removing stub tags, you can take it off if you think the guild page is finished. Images can be uploaded through the upload interface, which can be accessed by clicking the "Upload file" link in the toolbox, going to Special:Upload or clicking on a red link for an image. See Guild Wars Wiki:Image use for details on image naming and tagging rules. Only ArenaNet, GFDL and public domain images may be uploaded. -- Gordon Ecker 07:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Creating a guild page

How do I get a blank template to start a guild page for my guild. I have tried to find one but their does not appear to be one anywhere?

--Graham Jackson 11:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Guilds. You can edit the URL to read http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Your_Guild_Name, and it should offer to create a guild page for you. Biscuits User Biscuits sig.png 11:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
You can also use the F10 menu in game. Just click on the link for your guild's name and it will open the Create a Guild page page. All you have to do is enter your guild name exactly as it appears in the game (including Capitalization) and it will open a templated.--Wyn's Talk page Wyn 05:06, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Is there a way to mark old revisions of an image file for deletion?

Is there a way to mark old revisions of an image file in user space for deletion? Or do I have to resort to renaming? --Zora 10:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Is there a particular reason why you want to delete an older revision? It won't be displayed unless someone specifically goes looking back in the image's history for it. If you do have a specific reason, ask a sysop on their user page; we can remove specific revisions if there's a demonstrated need. Go to Aiiane's Talk page (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 15:25, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Forgot Wiki Password

So i forgot my wiki password, i know my account name though.. any help? 70.250.154.37 23:29, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

If you included an e-mail address when you registered you should be able to go to the Log in / create account page, type in your username and then click the E-mail password button. --Kakarot Talk 01:39, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

class attribute

What is the class= attribute that I see on various pages? Is this a reference to a specific PHP? Is there a way to see all the available filler values for "class="? Same goed for "syle=" and any other attributes. Tsafran 04:11, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

They are both relating to Cascading Style Sheets. It's not really anything to do with PHP or the wikicode, it's more related to HTML. There's a Tutorial at w3schools that's a good starting point. :) Biscuits User Biscuits sig.png 11:17, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
if i may say, i'd stay in-wiki and read my guide... - Y0_ich_halt User Y0 ich halt sig.jpg 17:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Cool guide Y0, I didn't you know you'd written that. So I guess the answer to his questions is yes: MediaWiki:Common.css. Biscuits User Biscuits sig.png 18:24, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Yup, nice guide, Yo, I'll certainly link that on my page ^^ LunarEffectUser LunarEffect Moon.png 05:40, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Discussions in skill/classes/new event articles

Lately, discussing personal views about different skills, classes, or events (such as in-game activities, updates, etc) has become a common practice in articles on the wiki. Since most of these discussions often fill the talk pages with "active" threads (making them "useless" in the practice for discussing the documentation itself), i am curious about if there would be any problem in actively moving topics from these talk pages to more appropiate sections such as the Anet: namespace, when such topics were more of the "feedback" kind than about the documentation of what is being discussed. --Fighterdoken 06:31, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

That's what the {{moved}} template was made for. Backsword 17:05, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
That doesn't answer if it's appropriate or not. I personally think such discussions should stay, since it's the most visible page for people to visit when they have a topic to discuss. Only very few of our talk pages actually grow so large it can become a hindrance to discussion about the formatting/documentation. But, of course we can always put a link at the top of the talk page to the appropriate feedback page in the Anet namespace, to make it more visible. - anja talk 17:18, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Collapsable Info boxes

Does anyone know the code to make show/hide boxes? Like this example? I tried using templates found on Wikipedia, but it seems GWW doesn't use them...— K A Y C H User Kaych Sig.gif 22:57, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Add class="expandable". Here is an example--Wyn's Talk page Wyn 23:02, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) See MediaWiki talk:CollapsibleTables.js. --User Brains12 Spiral.png Brains12 \ talk 23:03, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
ok, thanks guys — K A Y C H User Kaych Sig.gif 23:10, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Delete incorrect page

I have accidentally made a page with the wrong heading for my guild. The wrong page has a full stop at the end of the url as in

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Guildname.

instead of

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Guildname

How do I remove the faulty page? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:PharonStrom (talk).

put a {{delete|<reason>}} tag on it. poke | talk 15:05, 30 July 2008 (UTC)