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Weird Microsoft-IIS 5 Server

For some reason "/etc <no white space here> /anything" in the edit box cause:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>501 Method Not Implemented</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Method Not Implemented</h1>
<p>POST to /index.php not supported.<br />
</p>
<hr>
<address>Microsoft-IIS 5 Server at wiki.guildwars.com Port 80</address>
</body></html>

For obvious reason i cant show the exact string, i think someone should be able to test to confirm this. It is very silly that any path containg "etc" triger a server error. While it not related to the wiki directly, i was wondering if that could be fixed. --Bob 22:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

PS: Shame on anet for using ISS :)

Move it to report a wiki bug? Dominator Matrix 22:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

No idea, this could been a "feature" of IIS and just need to be turned off. Feel free to move it if you think it more relevant there. --Bob 23:48, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

You might want to let Emily Diehl know, she's the website person and seems to be the buffer between ArenaNet IT and the Masses. :) Biscuits

10:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Reload the page and copy/paste the text; it should work then. poke | talk 13:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

"This article has been viewed X times"

There used to be a line at the bottom of every page saying how many times it had been viewed. Does anybody know why it's gone? I found it quite interesting. :) Biscuits 00:12, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

On the original wiki it was disabled so that the wiki could use squid or a similiar caching system that allowed the wiki to serve the pages from cache instead of recreating them every time someone visited the page. Basically squid works so that it serves the viewer a cahced version unless the page is changed in some way. With this counter the page changes every time it is visited, so squid would do absolutely nothin, ever. I guess it must be a similiar reason on this wiki. --

(gem / talk) 06:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Yea, PvX uses squid and our Special:Statistics shows that we have a total of 0 page views ever :P Since squid handles the page views, mediawiki never sees them so the counters would be pointless. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 07:31, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmm well this has been quite a recent change, so either we have started caching pages, or it was just removed during an upgrade. Biscuits

18:17, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

This was mentioned on the Community Portal but apparently nobody found out the reason for it before. I don't think it had anything to do with the wiki upgrade since it showed up for a while after the upgrade. --Kakarot

19:46, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

One less statistic for Eloc to use, right? :-) Though it was interesting to view the page number, if it works better for the wiki, I'll take it along. --

People of Antioch 21:42, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

They might have started using squid or something similiar due to stress on the servers or something. --

(gem / talk) 22:05, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

They might have stated using squid or something similar simply so Eloc can't use talk page views as another measure of wiki activity. Calor

23:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Coming soon, the removal of this =P --Kakarot

23:19, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Only on GWW :D Calor

23:21, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

I really like that counter. Any way of checking how many views a page has regardless? -- Dashface

08:28, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Statistics are fun ;) — ク Eloc 貢 01:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll miss the counter as well :( But if this causes GWW to work faster, it'll be ok... —Zerpha

The Improver 11:38, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Just to let you know, the view counter is back. :) -- Gaile 04:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks ArenaNet. :) Biscuits

07:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Semi-lock

How do you semi lock a page I used the code of the main wiki but it doesnt work on here. The lock which only prevents new members and unregistered members to not edit the page. --რiɫՒ¤§ 07:12, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Only sysops can protect and semi-protect pages, and it's generally only done in response to vandalism. -- Gordon Ecker 07:15, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Recent Changes (2)

One more question about the recent changes list. What exactly are "Anonymus Users"? I've shown/hid them to see if I could puzzle it out, but no luck... >.< -- Wandering Traveler 18:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

ip addresses--Sum Mesmer Guy

contribs 18:54, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Whoa, whoops.....totally knew that.... >.< --

Wandering Traveler 18:57, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Somebody's IQ went down about 50 points this weekend... winds, forward, dodge, blast, winds, rinse, repeat. Mindlessness at its best :D Calor

19:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

hey, I just got back from a 16 hour bus ride from oklahoma. it was really early when I thought about that, ok?! >.< :P ach, my head hurts now.... --

Wandering Traveler 19:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Talk Page Help

How do i get a content box on my talk page so i don't have to see different things right under each other? Like on the account, game, and wiki help pages that have content boxes with a title then what the person say under the title.--King Ranik 10:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

The table of contents is created automatically once you have more than X number of sections. I'm not sure what the number is that triggers it's creation.--

Wynthyst 11:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Three headings by default. poke | talk 11:22, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

How do I add titles that don't have titles to them on my talk page?--King Ranik 13:29, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Use the code == Enter Title Here == for the default talk page heading. --Kakarot

13:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

defaultsort:Y0 ich halt

what does it do? - Y0_ich_halt 15:36, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It's the sort key used when categorising, but means you don't have to put |Y0 ich halt after each category name. Useful for putting a page into multiple categories. -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 15:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

why the |Y0 anyway? once i'm in the cat, i am. - Y0_ich_halt

15:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

For a page like, for example, Guild Wars Wiki:Request for adminship/Y0 ich halt, using the category without |Y0 ich halt will sort that page under "R" for "Request". Putting the |Y0 ich halt in specific category labels will put you under "Y" for those specific categories. Using defaultsort:Y0 ich halt will put you under "Y" for every category on that page.-- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 15:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

or without using that all userpages would be sorted under U as User:... poke | talk 15:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Sorry, meant "G" for "Guild" instead of "R" for "Request". -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 15:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

kk, thanks ^^ - Y0_ich_halt

15:53, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

another question: can i extend that defaultsort throughout my whole user space someway? without putting it on every page, of course. - Y0_ich_halt 15:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know, it only works on the page it is on. So you'd have to put it on every one of your userpages. -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 15:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

that's exactly what i meant i wanna circumvent. - Y0_ich_halt

16:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Don't even think about putting another page except your main page in a category.. poke | talk 17:25, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

was that sarcasm ? - Y0_ich_halt

19:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Wiki Map Page

I am wondering about the maps. Why is tyria(proph and eyes to the north) maps are the only map that doesn't have outpost on them?--King Ranik 16:51, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

(Here let me ask it differently): Why are the battle isle map and tyria(Prophecies) are the maps that don't have outpost/mission areas/towns on it while the other games have do have those places on it and with the exporable area name to?--King Ranik 20:28, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

We simply haven't gotten around to standardizing maps. The maps were made by different people, so therefore with different styles, as there was no map-making guideline back then. Calor

21:14, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

also about the maps could we mabye throw in a map offshoot for popular runs? like the Lions Arch or Deldrimor runs?-- Briar Rosethorn

faulty Nightfall quest list

Hi, The quest 'Honing Your Skills' is not clickable in the list of Istan Quests (Nightfall), and the quest 'Hole of Istan' is not in that list altogether. Could someone please see to that?--Skabuoy 18:32, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I've fixed the Honing your Skills quest but am not sure why Hole of Istan doesn't show up although it looks like all three quests to get to Eye of the North don't show up in their respective campaign list. --Kakarot

18:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Im pretty sure they arent in the lists because they are not primary quests. If you go HERE You will find them.

Drogo Boffin 18:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

The list is made up of ALL quests (including festival quests and stuff), so the reason it's not listed because it's not a primary quest can be dismissed, I would say. ;-)

And thanks for fixing the 'Honing'-quest.--Skabuoy 19:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I will be the first to admit I was wrong. I simply looked at the wrong list.

Drogo Boffin 19:53, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) The reason it doesn't appear on the Nightfall quests is because it is actually an Eye of the North Quest. If you don't have Eye of the North, it is not available to you.-- Wynthyst 20:14, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

That reason is not viable either, because the quests Terror in Tyria and Plague in Cantha are also only available if you have Prophecies and Factions, and they are listed. That makes 2 out of 3 'passage' quests that are listed.--Skabuoy 21:22, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it is viable, because what Wynthyst is referring to is the actual classification of the quest based on its wiki page. If you go to the wiki page for Terror in Tyria, you'll notice that the infobox on the right-hand side lists it as a Nightfall quest. If, on the other hand, you look at Hole in Istan's quest page, it's listed as an Eye of the North quest. Hence, Hole in Istan gets put into the Eye of the North quests list, while Terror in Tyria gets put into the Nightfall quests list, because the DPL generation script only knows what the pages list, it's just a computer.

So what it comes down to is a consistency issue - should transition quests to other campaigns be designated as being of the campaign they transition from, or the campaign they transition to? Right now, we have some that are the former (Terror in Tyria, Plague in Cantha, etc) and some that are the latter (Hole in ____). They really should all be one or the other. (Edit: My personal opinion is that should be classified as belonging to the campaign they transfer from, since those who do not own the originating campaign won't care about the quest to go to the destination, as they can get their by different means from whatever campaign they do own.)

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 23:49, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I've updated the pages for the 3 EotN transition quests to be classified under their respective campaigns. Purging the caches of the DPL lists for each campaign's quests should make them appear in those lists.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 23:56, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Ok, clear... So long as they're all either one or the other. And, as you said, people who don't have the other campaigns don't care about those quests, so it's no more than logical they'd end up in the quest list of the campaign / extension they transition to. Thanks for the fixing / editing / updating / whatever it is I put you guys through... ;-) --Skabuoy 18:19, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

User Page To Talk Page

Am i able to take stuff from my user page to my talk? If I can, how do I do it?--King Ranik 17:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, you can pretty much do anything with your userpage's content, so yes, you can take stuff from there to your talk page. Since you already have a talk-page created, moving is not an option, so you can just cut (ctrl-x) the content from you userpage, and paste it (ctrl-v) in the talk one. Or you can just delete the content of your userpage and ask your question in one of our help sections.--Fighterdoken 17:59, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 23:19, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Custom box

How do I add myself to a list using a userbox I made myself?

If you could send me the answer on my talk page (the icon in my sig is a quick link), I'd be really grateful.

This user wants to become a Party Animal!

And here's the group I want to be listed in: Category:Users who are Party Animals

--Master Fast 01:15, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Put [[Category:Users who are Party Animals|Master Fast]] on your page. -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 01:17, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!--Master Fast

01:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorttable

I am trying to figure out how to sort a table with columns that are alpha(numeric) and numeric in the same table. What I am getting is not what I am after... my table is sorting

like this	instead of this
1,245	504
1,342,454	1,245
504	5,234
5,234	1,342,454
5,693,234	5,693,234

Any clue how I can sort that column numerically (would I have to padleft with 0's in a <span>?) Code I am working with is here trying to sort the Value column correctly. Problem is, it's being subsituted and I am not sure how that affects the sorting. — Rappy 02:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. First, it's not possible to have it sorted automatically, only via the buttons to have the user decide. And second, it seems as if the current script is not working with grouped numbers.. I was working on a sort-script myself a while ago, maybe I should look at that again.. poke | talk 08:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I wasn't wanting to sort it automatically (that has to be done with creating the table) ... if you notice, it sorts fine (normally) for the Named Titles, but as far as the numerics go, it does not sort them correctly, (it sorts them based on alphabetic sorting rather than numeric) and I am not sure how to do that in the same table. Meta wiki has an overview here that explains how to do it there with {{smn}} but we don't have that here, and I am not sure how to impliment it correctly. — Rappy 16:33, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Name For Externale Links

I was wondering how would someone or me could make external link into 1 or 2 words like you see on account, game, and wiki help pages, while still have that 1 or 2 words with the website address.--King Ranik 10:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

You simply type [linkhere_stuffhere] but instead of a + you sipmly put in a space. I hope that helps ^^ -- Mini Me

11:03, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[http://www.example.com linktitle]. For example, [http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page Hello] would make Hello. There are more tips and information at Help:Editing. -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 \ Talk 11:40, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:49, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Monobook.js

Hi! I'm having trouble with my monobook.js. If I try to save the page, I keep getting a blank page with "The specified URL cannot be found". It's quite annoying, as I have some interesting things I'd like to add. Does anyone know what's causing this? I'm using Firefox 2.something if that's any help. -- Mini Me 11:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Please see this section (especially my comment) for a reason why it is happening & how to fix. Btw. you are using Galil's javascript tool for deleting pages (which is the reason why you have that error); note that you absolutely don't need it as long as you are not able to delete pages. It only slows down the wiki for you to have it installed. poke | talk 11:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! And I had no clue I was using a tool for deleting pages :| Weird. Thanks Poke :) -- Mini Me

11:51, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Help?

→ moved from Guild Wars Wiki talk:Image use

"The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again."

I keep getting this when I try to upload an image. Any ideas as to the problem? --Lustre Of Havoc 03:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

What extension is the image using? I believe the wiki only allows .jpg, .gif, and .png, so if it's a .bmp or something like that it won't upload. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 19:32, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, at first I was using .psp and .bmp, but then Eloc told me to try .jpg or .gif. So I tried .jpg and yet again the messege came up. I'm using Paint Shop Pro to make a pic file, and I tried Paint at first which gave me the .bmp. Those are the only two programs I have that can do pics. --Lustre Of Havoc 02:37, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

The other issue that I have had in the past is that the wiki is case sensitive. In other words, it has to be .jpg, not .Jpg or .JPG. Try renaming the file.

~Scion~ [GRIPE] 15:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Yea, it was .jpg, made sure it was. I still haven't figured out the problem. I haven't tried on my laptop yet, might just be that this computer is slow and doesn't like me. --Lustre Of Havoc 01:41, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

User Page Table

How do I create tables for my user page?--King Ranik 09:56, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

The best place to start learning that would be here. — Rappy 17:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Delete

Can I delete my account on here? I messed up on my name really badly and hate it. Or do I have to get a new e-mail and do it all over?--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Vatie Vitie (talk).

Accounts can't be deleted, but you can create a new account, if you wish, without problems. I don't think you need to get a new e-mail direction for it either (Not sure really).--Fighterdoken 21:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I'll do what I can.--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Vatie Vitie (talk).

Color

How do i change my typeing colour? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Vatie (talk).

You enclose the text with <font color=''someColor''> Your text... </font>

*Defiant Elements* +talk 21:45, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Pics

If I want to add a picture to my profile on here..... How do I shrink it small enough..... Like, the warrior primeval armour pciture is what I want, but it is too big... 74.183.3.19 00:43, 8 May 2008 (UTC) [[Image:BlahBlahBlah.jpg|###px]].

The "###px" denotes the size you want the image to be on the page. Calor

00:49, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

And you need to register first. Dominator Matrix 00:50, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

This is me. I wasnt logged in, my bad...... So got any ideas?Vatie 00:50, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Expounding on what Calor said above: try [[Image:Foo.jpg|45px]]. The |##px limits the width and scales the image.

~Scion~ [GRIPE] 15:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Wiki User Page Picture

Does wiki have any page of pictures that people put on their userpage?--King Ranik 16:53, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

All pictures contained on userpages are in Category:User images.--

Wynthyst 17:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:53, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

User Page Links

Is there a limit of links that we can go up to on a userpage?--King Ranik 23:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Not really, but there is a limit to how large a userpage can be in total. If you want more information, you can see Guild Wars Wiki:User pages. -- $Pling! \$ Brains12 23:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.--King Ranik 16:53, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Formatting Issue

If anyone can help me, I seem to have an open tag which is affecting the rest of the page on my userpage. Feel free to take a look, and help if possible. :D Drago 02:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

fixed if that's the way it's supposed to look like. -Smurf 11:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Cross referencing categories

Is there a way to find all the items that fit into two categories to minimize the lengths and allow for specialization? For example: finding all NPC articles that contain the image needed tag, or all item pages with a cleanup tag. Mohnzh say what? 01:09, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Through DPL maybe. Calor

01:11, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, unfamiliar with that acronym. Mohnzh say what? 01:23, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Dynamic Page List and DPL. Calor

01:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

DPL Manual :) - anja

07:17, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

That's what I was looking for :) Calor

16:22, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks like it's not too hard to use (once you check out the syntax page). I made a few attempts to get the hang of it (only using preview). That will help a lot. Mohnzh say what? 01:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Remove Image

How can i remove an image. I Have tried to replace the image but the original upload wont go away 101damia 01:51, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

It takes time for the image to cache. Wait an hour or so and you'll see the image most recently uploaded. Also try adding ?action=purge to the end of the url. Calor

01:53, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Leaving tags open

Situation: I have a template which contains a div. I want the user to be able to leave this div open by adding the parameter open=yes. Any ideas? I have tried

<div> ... {{#ifeq: {{{open|no}}} | yes | <noinclude> | }} ... </div> (stupid idea, but why not try)
<div> ... {{#ifeq: {{{open|no}}} | yes | | </div> }}, both don't work. - Y0_ich_halt 15:11, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you're looking at this the wrong way, but then again, I'm no genius. I don't think it should be "keep the template open if yes", but "close the template if no". I never got familiar with parser functions, sadly. Someone like Poke will be able to help you. Calor

15:15, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) MediaWiki has an integrated tag completion to solve major displaying problems when parsing pages. At the end of every page, all open tags are closed (in the reversed order they were opened). This does also apply to templates that were included, so your template will have a closing div at the end no matter if you put one in or not.

You could use a parameter in which you add the content which should be displayed at the end of the div instead. poke | talk 15:16, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) if i leave it open standard, noobs are gonna forget to close it and wonder wth is up with that box :P also, i wouldn't expect that to work, either, since the /div inside a parser function generally doesn't. - Y0_ich_halt

15:17, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

You should read what was written when you get an edit conflict :P poke | talk 15:19, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

meh, i did, but i decided it didn't influence my post whatsoever. - Y0_ich_halt

15:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

It does :P "if i leave it open standard" - won't work. Create a template with hundred opened divs and use it on a page; you won't be able to put anything inside of that divs ;) poke | talk 15:24, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Pages For User Page

Where can I get other pages for my user page? Thanks.--King Ranik 16:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Just type User:King Ranik/<Page Name Here> into the searchbox and then hit go and there u have it =D --Shadowphoenix

16:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) or do you mean inspiration for your page? in that case: Category:Users providing user page layouts - Y0_ich_halt

16:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Like giving my character there own page that someone can access through my userpage.--King Ranik 16:58, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Then what I said above... --Shadowphoenix

17:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Bypassing the "What links here" special page

Is there a way to link to an article without having the source of said link appearing on the "What links here" page of the article? I think it would be interesting to remove user pages from the "What links here" pages. Erasculio 20:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

no. poke | talk 20:36, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

hehe could put that in my HoR for shotest talk comment :)--Sum Mesmer Guy

contribs 20:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

k poke | talk 20:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 21:39, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

>.> I guess I may just resort to making outside links (like this), but I was hoping for a cleaner way to do it... Erasculio 23:35, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Use the self interwiki link then. self:User:Erasculio poke | talk 23:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Nice, that's perfect, thanks Poke! Erasculio 23:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

...*sigh*--Sum Mesmer Guy

contribs 04:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

What r u sighing about? --Shadowphoenix

05:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

poke and aiiane going to desperate lengths to get in my HoR (see above), i think i'll not bother now...--Sum Mesmer Guy

contribs 06:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

poke | talk 08:39, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I could care less about records; I was just having fun.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 16:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Bcrats

Why do we only have three? Just curious.... --Shadowphoenix 20:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

To avoid more elections and election-drama? :P poke | talk 20:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

lol, but srsly; I know that couldn't be what you guys were thinking wen making the policies? or was it? --Shadowphoenix

20:55, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, we wanted the wiki to be very successful, so we used the number of Golden Triangles in the Triforce in Zelda. Calor

21:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

The archives may help. --

Brains12 \ talk 21:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

lmao @ Calor =D --Shadowphoenix

21:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Quite honestly, there's not really a need for more than 2-3. We essentially have only 2 primary functions: ArbComm, and RfAs/elections. 3 is enough to allow an abstention for ArbComm yet still have multiple views, and it only really takes 1 'crat to handle the necessary functions for user permissions.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 21:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I like Calor's explantion better lol --Shadowphoenix

22:29, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Triforce is right. Why else would all the b.crats have names that started with the letter A? It's all in the triangle. --

Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 18:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Non-canon label

I thought I remember seeing a title for pages that weren't in canon with the GW lore (ie. for userpages, player events, etc.), but I can't seem to find it anywhere and I don't know what the code would have been for it. So does anyone know what it is? Or if it happens to just be something I dreamed up, maybe someone should make it? Silavor 20:55, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you may be talking about {{Community hosted event}} or {{guild}}?--Fighterdoken 21:12, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Or maybe something along the lines of Category:Fan fiction? --Kakarot

21:17, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I guess it must have been the Community hosted event, since the Fan Fiction category doesn't actually have one of those little boxes. Although it could be helpful to make a singular title for non-canon (the other two are regarding groups), I don't know if it would be used enough to warrant the time, effort, or hard-drive space. Silavor

21:50, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

trunc

is there an operation for the {{#expr: which will just cut off decimals instead of rounding them? - Y0_ich_halt

{{ #ifexpr: {{{1}}} round 0 > {{{1}}} | {{ #expr: {{{1}}} - 0.5 round 0 }} | {{ #expr: {{{1}}} round 0 }} }} where {{{1}}} is your number you want to cut off. poke | talk 14:33, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

wow, i was hoping there was an easy operation like trunc or something, but anyway. thanks for working that out, couldn't come up with it myself although i had the idea it could be something like that ^^ - Y0_ich_halt

14:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

look what you've done! - Y0_ich_halt

15:12, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

The original function that does what I did above is the floor function, but it is not available in the MediaWiki software.

I allowed myself to steal your idea of creating a template and implemented the ceiling function as well. See Template:Round. poke | talk 15:44, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Ick, scared me there. Thought you'd made round=ceil. (until I checked the termplate) Backsword 05:53, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

collapsible tables/hide

Is there a code to have the table hide by default (as in when you load the page, it stays hidden until you click [show] )?--People of Antioch 23:54, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

class="expandable" --

Brains12 \ talk 23:55, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Changing ip to user

See Arborstone. I edited this article, but I forgot to login. Is it possible to change this to my own username? 84.81.43.174 13:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC) (and of course, i forgot to login...) << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 13:52, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

no, that's not possible. poke | talk 14:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Guild type page addition?

On your site here there is a portion that lists several types of guild categories. My question is if you guys would be willing to add one. I run a guild based on helping new members adjust to the game and allows them to stick along as long as they like and if they want to sets them up with a guild of whatever type they want. Since I have started this I have had several people say they liked the idea and might try it themselves. I'm hoping that if you guys added this it would not only help my guild but it would also help the guild wars community by possibly creating a trend.

My guild is based on a similar idea ;) << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 05:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

So what would you call this type of guild? "Guilds who help people set up guilds"? Needs a good category name. -- ab.er.rant

05:33, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I've heard something (in-game) about "Academy" guilds << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 05:35, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

You could call it New Player Assistance guilds. That's what my guild is called anyways. "Royals New Player Assistance" is the name.

legendary title

another semantics question from me. it's for User:y0 ich halt/Templates/AllTitles. the case: i have six variables, named TyrianProtector, CanthanProtector, TyrianGuardian and so on. These represent the number of missions completed on the continent in normal or hard mode. now i want to create a legendary guardian algorithm which will calculate the number of completed title tracks automatically.

the only way i could think of is, something like (in words): "If all six are done (=TyrianProtector=25 and CanthanProtector=13 and...), number of finished titles is 6. If TyrianProtector=25 and CanthanProtector=13 and... (except ElonianGuardian=20), number of finished titles is 5..."

the problem with this solution is that i would have to write down all possibilities for 5 of them maxed, for 4 of them maxed, for 3 and for 2 (1 maxed is simply the "else" part). that's in total more than 50 different cases, leading to a huge function. can anyone think of something shorter? not a very important question, but if anyone has too much time at their hands, that's something to think about for a while. if you eventually find something, tell me. - Y0_ich_halt 21:51, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

How about something like here?, you would need to work it a bit though...--Fighterdoken 22:09, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

You can use "expr" and "ifeq" to accomplish the boolean check. If TyrianProtector=25, then +1, else +0, etc. You might also want to see how the "maxed titles track" is counted in {{title list}} (scroll down to about the middle). -- ab.er.rant

02:30, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

i read somewhere about a "variables extension". i'm not sure about it, but does that extension allow me to add variables for a whole page? that would be awesome :D in the meantime, i think i'll stick with #expr:, thanks ^^ - Y0_ich_halt

11:31, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeps. Can't remeber where we put the documentation, if we did. Possibly have to go to the mediawiki wiki or so. You can see it used in Template:Titles nav. Backsword 11:36, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Background image

→ moved from Guild Wars Wiki:Sandbox

hi people how do u make a background pic on this site?

You mean like the boxes on the skill pages? — ク Eloc 貢 16:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

image backgrounds are not possible. poke | talk 16:31, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Contributions from groups of users

Is it possible to filter contributions by users who match a partial search of names? Ie., if i wanted to look for contributions from all users whose name start with "waka"? (or more specifically, from all anons starting with 92.113.?)--Fighterdoken 21:53, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I do not believe MediaWiki currently has this capability, no.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 21:59, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

The only thing you can do is going by the user list and check every user by hand. poke | talk 22:22, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

How to Handle Rude People

I was posting some comments on Regina's talk page and a lot of people launched into personal attacks aganist me. Is there anywere to address such rude comments, that were not on the topic but rather at me?--67.241.10.75 03:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GWW:NOTICE.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 03:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I looked through the comments, and I saw no personal attacks....anyone else want to take a look at that? I'm seeing nothing. But to answer your question, very persistent problems can be addressed at the Admin Noticeboard. Most problems, though, are better off to be ignored. Its easier to move on then to drag people into wiki-drama. ~

Wandering Traveler 04:00, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

some took my account

i was playin guild wars and i was kicked off the game and tried 2 sign back in and it told me i had the wrong password so i tried 5 more times til i realised i had had it pinched by some one because my grandad phoned and asked me y i told him 2 @~#'@; off as u can tell

signed 23:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)23:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)23:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)86.129.176.238 23:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)ranger liffen

You need to contact support, sounds like you were hacked.--

Wynthyst 00:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

How do i add my guild?

I want to make a page with the info on my guild but I haven't the slightest idea how ><

fill in your guild name here in the edit window: Guild:(name), click "show preview", click the red link. you'll reach your new guild page, but without any content. see Guild_Wars_Wiki:Formatting/Guilds on what your guild page has to look like in order to be conform with the policy (GWW:GUILDS). btw, i have a guide for wiki editing in general here. and please sign your comments by clicking the "signature" button in the edit window or by typing four tildes (~~~~) - Y0_ich_halt

15:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

as an example what your guild page could look like: Guild:Example Guild. - Y0_ich_halt

15:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Or just put the following into your browser's address bar: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:YOUR GUILD NAME HERE and press enter. Since the page won't exist yet, it'll display a form to create a page for that guild, hopefully with the name already filled in. Assuming the name looks right, just hit the button to create the page, it'll automatically fill it in with an example template for you to modify.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 15:34, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Another way is to press F10 while in GuildWars and then click on your guild name and you will automatically be directed to the correct page :) poke | talk 15:35, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Image Appearance on Mac vs. PC

I've noticed that many of the images, such as this one, show up very dark on the Mac I use but perfect on the PC I use. I use Safari and firefox on the Mac (OSX), IE7 on the PC (XP). Is this a wiki problem or an OS problem? If wiki, is it rectifiable? Mohnzh say what? 20:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The wiki does not modify images. Chances are it's a function of the Gamma correction setting of one of your computer's monitors being different from the other's.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 20:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The image you linked is nearly black on my PC, so I would guess you have your gamma way too high.--

Wynthyst 00:56, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Take a look at this image and squint your eyes a bit (if you're using a browser that auto-shrinks large images, make sure to expand it to its full size) - what's the number where the bars on the left side are about the same brightness as the gray on the right? "Typical" is around the 2.0-2.2 range.

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 01:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

The Charmamani image is the most extreme example I can find of images I uploaded (there are a few that others have that are worse). But it is already in a dark setting in the Ruptured Heart and still looks fine on my PC. The Mac, however, no. I'm on the Mac now and the bar that matches the brightness is 1.2. I will have to check my PC later on tonight. Mohnzh say what? 13:44, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, my PC measures between 2.0 and 2.2 on that scale, and the Charmamani image was nearly black. I have brightened it up to where it's visible. --

Wynthyst 13:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

It is different for different browsers even on the Mac. Firefox = 1.2, safari = 3.0. Thanks for brightening that image. I will have to check it at home on the PC to see if that whitewashed it. It now looks on these browsers the way it did from home where I upload all my images. Mohnzh say what? 13:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Finding Guild Page

Why can't i get my page to show up via browsing for it. I have to search for it just to find it. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild:Royals_New_Player_Assistance#Recruitment that's the page i can't find >< --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:71.84.211.103 (talk).

The easiest way to get to your guild page is through the F10 menu in game, just click on the link for your guild. Otherwise in the search box, type Guild:Royals New Player Assistance and it should come up. You can also just bookmark it in your browser.--

Wynthyst 06:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Where are you trying to "browse for it", 71.84?

(Aiiane - talk - contribs) 07:33, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

There isn't really a way to "browse" to it, unles you link to it from elsewhere. Because it is in Category:Recruiting PvE guilds, you can do this from the main page: Player Guilds > Guilds by play style > PvE guilds > Recruiting PvE guilds > R > Guild:Royals New Player Assistance. This will work for any categories you place the guild in in the future too. Biscuits

10:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

GuildWarsWiki vs. Wikia

Is there a way to automatically redirect pages from guildwars.wikia.com to wiki.guildwars.com? I'd like it, since I have... trouble with the Wikia version of guildwars. << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 16:04, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Uhm. This wiki is not the same as GuildWiki. This is the official wiki and GuildWiki is an unofficial wiki hosted by Wikia.com poke | talk 16:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm not stupid- I'm just looking for a way to get redirected to THIS wiki, when a link on some site goes to Wikia. I prefer this wiki actually :P << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 13:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Errrr??? pardon? Do you mean like links from forums and stuff which link to guildwiki instead of here? -- Salome

13:05, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

No Horsedrowner, there is no way to 'automatically' redirect wiki links to here. The best you can do is go there, and then search here for an equivalent.--

Wynthyst 13:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks anyway << horsedrowner | talk | guild >> 13:36, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, if you have Firefox with the Greasemonkey extension, you could come up with a script to do it. You'd need to have knowledge of javascript though. --Valshia 17:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

ask poke, he's good with most formatting--Sum Mesmer Guy

contribs 19:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)