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Hi

Noticed that you've arcived. So I messed it up. RT | Talk 21:59, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

No problem :) poke | talk 22:00, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Great formating on your userpage BTW RT | Talk 22:00, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Admin names

May I have your vote and/or opinion regarding the Admin names (on a three level draft) discussion here? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Coran Ironclaw (talk • contribs) 22:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC).

done.. poke | talk 22:27, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Template:Image update

Why change it? I thought it was fine how it was at the time. — ク Eloc 貢 22:21, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I tried to make it like the other maintenance template but it looked stupid without an icon, so this is a temporary layout until I made an icon (based on the other icons). poke | talk 22:27, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Pfft, you know you can't beat my icon. — ク Eloc 貢 22:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

no comment.. poke | talk 22:41, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Aww, did you even bother to highlight over the icon? :P — ク Eloc 貢 22:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Rights

→ moved from User:Poke

Hi again, can you answer to my preavious question, how do you become a moderator of guild wiki? Or whatever you are called, you seem to have right to bann ppl so... Can you answer to your own talk page ok =). 209.67.211.42 19:14, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

First of all this is the Guild Wars Wiki, not GuildWiki. And if you would look around, you would find out how to become a sysop here. But you won't become one, to answer your next question.. And just stop the vandalism. poke | talk 19:18, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, what about all these normal users which dont vandalism? I know i cant become one, im such an idiot. Really, i didnt found how to :G. 69.10.36.4 19:20, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok, first of all you can register by clicking this link. Then you should become a positive contributor and maybe you can run a Request for adminship some time later.. But this would require others to trust you which is only possible as long as you don't vandalise anything ;) poke | talk 19:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Great, many thanks =). And sorry for vandalising btw ;G 74.86.240.106 19:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

lol, funny how you have three different ips XD i know, proxy and stuff, but it's still funny. - Y0_ich_halt 23:02, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

templates

wow, why did they all get semi-protected in the first place, a lot aren't even used much. --Lemming 00:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Gordon did a mass-protection of (all) templates because of some vandals who were editing the templates.. But he had probably overdone the protection :P See also Guild Wars Wiki:Admin noticeboard/Archive 9#Template protection poke | talk 01:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah that explains it :) --Lemming 01:11, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey poke

Can you make a monobook.js code similar to the GWW tools (the box w/ delete, move, stub, etc.) for GuildWiki? I'd love to have that over there. Thanks!--MP47 (Talk) (Contr.) 02:13, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

No sorry, I don't think I'll ever release something like this for GuildWiki as I'm simply not active there and it's a bit too much work to keep it up2date for 3 wikis then.. poke | talk 02:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Mmk, thanks anyways--MP47 (Talk) (Contr.) 02:17, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Where's the 2nd wiki besides this one? — ク Eloc 貢 03:05, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Huh? There's three: GWW, GuildWiki, and GW2W--MP47 (Talk) (Contr.) 11:52, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I meant what other wiki does Poke do the monobook.js besides this one. I suppose he has it over at GW2W also then? — ク Eloc 貢 22:10, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm currently working on a gw2w compatible GWWT. poke | talk 20:33, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

monobook.js

Well, you seem to know the most about this, so I'm going to ask you. I want to do something like GWWTs, but with my own personal templates. How would I exactly do that? — ク Eloc 貢 02:56, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but if you are not able to understand the gwwt code, you won't be able to make something like this on your own. And I don't have the time, to teach you JavaScript. poke | talk 15:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

There's a good tutorial here if you want to teach yourself. -- AT(talk | contribs) 15:32, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, AT! Now I have another reason to not study... :P - anja 15:34, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I lol'ed @ eloc ~ SCobra 16:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Eloc, GWWT is a bit complex to start off with, but if you're interested in something simpler, like putting personal links at the top or the side, look at mine, User:Ab.er.rant/monobook.js, and scroll down to "ab.er.rant's stuffs" and play around with that portion. -- ab.er.rant 04:08, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

addErRant - I loled :) poke | talk 06:26, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Heh, Ab.Er.Rant -> AbErRant -> addErRant :p silly i know, I was just testing something and then I kinda just left it there. -- ab.er.rant 06:53, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Aberrant, I just kind of mess around with the coding you make and that will be enough for me to learn the basics of monobook. Poke, where can I find the monobook for GWWTs? — ク Eloc 貢 00:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

User:Poke/GuildWarsWikiTools.js --Lemming 18:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Do I need to add that to my monobook or does it matter what name I use for it? — ク Eloc 貢 01:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

The last two questions show me that you really have _no_ idea about how javascript works. You should start with something else; gwwt is too complex... poke | talk 06:20, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[image] ... Is this awesome? Y/N? --Cursed Angel 06:29, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

What does it hurt if I just mess around with my own monobook or w/e? Can it just be deleted if I mess mine up to much? — ク Eloc 貢 01:20, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Basically Eloc think of it like wikicode, when a new user comes to me and says "how can I make a userpage like yours" my first thought is, if you can't make one just by looking at the code, it is not going to be easy to explain it. But yet anything you do to your own monobook can be deleted and only effects you. --Lemming 01:39, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Well I can easily figure it out by looking at it, but there are preliminary questions before I start that. One being, does it specifically have to be named monobook.js or can I name it anything I want? — ク Eloc 貢 02:15, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Monobook.js would have to point at it if it was named something else. --Lemming 12:04, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Problem with gwwt?

← moved to User talk:Poke/GuildWarsWikiTools

Question about possibilities

Hey Poke, I was wondering if there is any way to do a two level sort on a table? The caster tables here for instance. Being able to sort by type then req would be absolutely awesome. Thanks in advance for your time considering this! -- Wynthyst 07:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

No sorry, with the current script this won't be possible :( poke | talk 08:54, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

No problem, Anja told me to ask. -- Wynthyst 09:23, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Sandbox junk-text

Just for future use, you could use http://www.lipsum.com to generate sample text. ;) — Galil 18:23, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Poke usually talks enough junk to fill entire wiki's... *runs away and hides behind Anja* --  (CoRrRan / talk) 18:26, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Haha! :D Anyway; while on the subject of the sandbox, the reason not all text gets indented (if that's what you're having issues is), would be: "text-indent: Indents the first line of text in an element" Also, those boxes look HORRIBLE in IE6 due to negative margin. :S — Galil 18:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

lol, a whole blind text creator o.o - Y0_ich_halt 19:06, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I normally use http://www.newmediadesigner.de/ - and yes, the different indentation was intended.. I'll look into that IE issue (I didn't have the time yesterday), normally negative margin works... poke | talk 12:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Sandbox is broken

Poke, fix your sandbox, itz broken. --  (CoRrRan / talk) 21:06, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I know, that's why it is a sandbox :P poke | talk 21:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

But then you have to fixz it! Otherwise my sandcastle in your sandbox will crumble. --  (CoRrRan / talk) 21:17, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I think I found something for you (from Galils sandbox): <createbox> align = left buttonlabel = Create sandbox prefix = User:Poke/Sandbox/ width = 23 </createbox> ;) - anja 18:55, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Now this was kinda disturbing, cause it almost made me make User:Poke/Sandbox/Sandcastle... --  (CoRrRan / talk) 12:19, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that's a truly helpful createbox. It's saved me a whooping 44 key-presses (excluding the shift-key!) and 4 clicks so far! :D — Galil 04:03, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Sadface :(

Which one or both didn't you like? D: / I don't like the old one anymore, but I am proud of the new one. The resized thingy we have now looks warped. :/ - BeX 04:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

It's just that I think that your icons do have too sharp edges.. So they don't look that good to me :/

You should also know that you should not use a .gif to create a good .ico from it as a gif is much more compressed.. poke | talk 08:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

For scaleable .ico I would agree, but favicons are tiny. I could have easily added semi-trans pixels on the edge though if that would have changed your mind lol. I did a lot of pixel art in the past so I like it. :) Sprites and stuff ftw! - BeX 08:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it's no problem creating a .ico from a .gif, if the icon is small enough. Gifs can have up to 256 different colors (indexed) and I'd be very surprised if Bex's icons reach that many colors. — Galil 14:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I would say just wait for the icon Emily has asked for and if that is not good, we can improve your's Bex ;) poke | talk 22:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I know. :) I was just a little sad you didn't like my pixel arts. I value your opinion, that's all. :) I'm glad doing it has incited action though. I don't mind at all if mine doesn't get used. :P - BeX 22:58, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

My icon was not used either :P But hey, Anja used your icon as a favicon for a long time! poke | talk 22:59, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Can you manually set them? :o - BeX 23:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

It's a small javascript I wrote for her, you can see it in my tools-javascript file. poke | talk 23:03, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

That is very cool! I guessed she stopped using it when my website died hehe. I will wait to see what it gets replaced with, rather than using it now, but thank you for sharing that with me. :D - BeX 23:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

She used an uploaded file here: diff. I think she removed it when the discussion on Emily's talk page started to see the new icon. poke | talk 23:16, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Poke is correct ;) I really liked your icon though Bex, so I will go back to that if they fail once again :P - anja 06:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) I'm just curious but how do you create an .ico for use as a favicon? Is there a specific program or would photoshop do it? --Kakarot 23:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Photoshop doesn't afaik, although someone has probably made a plugin for that. There are a few converters online. - BeX 00:04, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

For really good results you should use icon designers like Axialis IconWorkshop or Microangelo Icon Editor as they fully support the ico filetype. At least for favicons you do not need all those features and nearly all browsers support even a gif as a favicon. poke | talk 07:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Paint.Net has support for ICO files through a plugin. I have never tried it, but it is freeware. --  (CoRrRan / talk) 08:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks for the info, I will have a look at the ones you mentioned Poke :) --Kakarot 14:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Emily's talk

Haha, "We're working on a couple of crazy big projects - I really know that problem :/" Poor poke :P - anja 06:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

:P poke | talk 06:39, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your input

Poke, I appreciate your input on Anja's page. I may still look into using what you suggested as it would make the code cleaner and easier to use imo. I'm wonding if you might be able to help me figure out something else I'm trying to do with this Template. If you notice, there are 3 lines in this table. The first line designates the current title name and rank. The second line shows the numerical progress of the title...and the third is the "progress bar" that you were kind enough to help with. The third line consists of 2 table cells next to each other. Is there a way to span the information in the cell above it across those two cells and keep it centered in between it. I'm trying to make this look as much like the Hero Panel as I can, but can't seem to find a way to do this specific thing. It's almost like one cell super-imposed over two cells. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Jfarris964 21:55, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

If I understood you correctly, you want to merge the second and third line so that the text or description is above the progression bar? (above here, so that the progression bar is in the background of the text) poke | talk 22:09, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

It was difficult for me to try to explain, but I think you understand what I'd like to try to do. If the progression bar has to be done differently, I'm completely open to that option as well. I was just using two cells in a table because it seemed to give me the desired result and I didn't know how else to do it. Jfarris964 22:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, then you may be interested in the Progress bar template as it features exactly that what you try to do. You can of course also look at the code and improve your template to make it working. Feel free to ask if you have any difficulties :) poke | talk 22:42, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

WOW....thank you very much. That was exactly what I was looking for. I've just incorporated that Template into what I was trying to do. It's giving me the exact result I was looking for. Thanks again. Jfarris964 23:25, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I happen to click from time to time on "What links here" on this Progress bar template I created, and I'm always surprised to realize that more and more people use it and seem to like it ! ^^ --Funky Jah (talk) 13:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

GTTF, Anet and new bug report page

Hi Poke! Anet posted some news to the GTTF, I think we should support their new idea, there are plenty of things to do in the german translation :) BigBluetalk 13:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I know :P But I forgot to answer ^^ poke | talk 15:01, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmm

→ moved from Guild Wars Wiki talk:Projects/German translation task force

*Pokes Poke* :) Ale_Jrb (talk) 15:11, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Should that belong to my talk page? o.O poke | talk 21:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Ale_Jrb (talk) 14:05, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Inactive Guild

{{Inactive guild}}
Be a good chap and sort it out (Guild:Born To Laugh) :) -- The Great Tomato 15:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Just tag it and I'll remove the tag :P (watchlist ftw :P) poke | talk 17:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

So is it in inactive guild or no? — ク Eloc 貢 01:24, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

huh? o.O The guild still exists if you mean that.. poke | talk 06:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[1]

I love you, Poke. -- Armond Warblade 20:06, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

hehe, thanks :P But it doesn't work for already existant pages, it should normally give an error but instead it adds the full path again :( poke | talk 20:10, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Check This Out

Hey there make sure u check this out and post here User:Shadowphoenix/User Birthdays --Shadowphoenix 04:53, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Skill infobox

You had an objection earlier. Could I have your input on the talk page? Backsword 11:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

done :) poke | talk 17:59, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Image:User-Shadowphoenix IE vs FF.jpg

That does not violate it is not from either company the other 2 images do tho sorry about that --Shadowphoenix 19:13, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

It shows the Internet Explorer 7 and the Firefox logo which are both registered trademarks and not available under GFDL. poke | talk 19:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

w/e just delete it, I dont feel like arguing --Shadowphoenix 19:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

A copyviolation does not only applies when you simply copy an image or content. It is more when you use images or content which are incompatible with our GFDL license. As we only are allowed to use GFDL content or specific ArenaNet content (which is not released under GFDL then, that is why we have templates like {{screenshot}} for example), we cannot use content under Fair Use or a similar agreement. poke | talk 19:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok when i said w/e just delete it I agreed with u, delete it already, please do not further this conversation --Shadowphoenix 19:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

You said "I dont feel like arguing", so I thought I should clarify that a bit more ;) poke | talk 19:33, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Well I know about that I read the page, honestly i dont know what i was think uploading those images anyway (well execpt the shield one i thought it was ok), I guess we all have those days lol --Shadowphoenix 19:35, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Who deletes the ones that rnt speedy anyway --Shadowphoenix 19:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

gone. poke | talk 19:44, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

same question Who deletes the ones that rnt speedy anyway --Shadowphoenix 19:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

See the Deletion policy. Normal candidates for deletion will be deleted after 3 days by the same people who delete pages speedily ;) poke | talk 19:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I like

what u did with it but make sure that u get permission for someone on this page b4 u edit the birthday page. --Shadowphoenix 21:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to a wiki. You cannot limit the users who are allowed to edit a page. Everybody can edit every page, that is the concept of a wiki. Especially when we have the Birthday list as a wiki-global project (released from the userspace) you cannot say that nobody should edit the page. poke | talk 21:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

No im not saying no one can but the format should be limited to certain people otherwise the page's format (i.e. color, the way tables are setup stuff like that) would change every single day. I gave u credit at the bottom of the page for doing it, however, it would be nice if you would ask the orginal creators of this if u want to edit the main format of the page. --Shadowphoenix 21:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

No, you don't understand it. A wiki is to allow everybody to change everything. It is ok to change the layout of a specific page everyday as long as nobody is against it; and when that is the case you can revert that change and by GWW:1RV it is secured that it doesn't get to a revert war. Please understand that this is the concept of a wiki. poke | talk 21:20, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Poke wins here. This would be a different situation if it was in your userspace, but it's not. Eloc could edit it and make it all black and maroon if he wanted. Nothing's stopping him. Although it'd probably be changed to more festive colors quickly. Calor 21:20, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

You do not seem to be understanding this, i kno that this is what a wiki is but it is common courtesy to inform the orignal creators of the page b4 you change the main format of the page. I know the concept of the wiki, and this is not a matter of policy it is a matter of common courtesy --Shadowphoenix 21:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

It's common courtesy in the userspace. Only there. Calor 21:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

No it a common courtesy all around, like I said, it would be nice if you would ask the orginal creators of this if u want to edit the main format of the page. and credit shoudl still be given to the ppl who made the page btw --Shadowphoenix 21:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Edit history is credit enough. Calor 21:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

While i understand what you say, on a wiki this is impossible to apply. Courtesy is limited to informing changes on the respective talk page, and concensus is called for changes staying or being reverted. But asking the creator of every article for it's opinion would make things hard to change, and thus is not done.--Fighterdoken 21:29, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Did I say every article???? idts --Shadowphoenix 21:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

It was implied, as nothing otherwise wasn't mentioned. Calor 21:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

remind me to never do anything nice for the wiki if everytime it will bring up controversy --Shadowphoenix 21:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) So how do you want to define on which pages this should apply and on which not? It's just simple: Everybody can edit every page; for the user space, other users are encouraged to not edit the user space of others. poke | talk 21:33, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Right. If the changes are good, let's leave it at that. If another "major" change is made, and people don't like it, bring it up on the talk page and perhaps it will be changed. I cannot see why someone else would want to change the major format of the page. Moving to the GWW space does reduce the restrictions of editing by anyone, but it also makes other people more wary of editing it - people don't want to change something that's already established, especially when it's something in the Guild Wars Wiki namespace.

If something does happen, it can be dealt with then. -- Brains12 \ Talk 21:34, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks..

.. for noticing the paragraphs I didn't. :P I forgot about MediaWiki's bad habit of putting paragraphs everywhere. -_- — Galil 03:09, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, sometimes it's really good but there should be a mechanism which checks if the text is already nested in something else :/ poke | talk 12:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

my char images

my character images which you deleted were actually thought for my new character pages ^^ so... should i upload them again or do you wanna restore them to support lazy students? XD - Y0_ich_halt 22:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Poke's gone for the night I think, so you may as well reupload them :P (and images can't be restored) -- Brains12 \ Talk 22:22, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

i wouldn't have started that tonight, either. and if images can't be restored, there's nothing to do anyway ^^ - Y0_ich_halt 22:24, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry :P I was going through Special:BrokenRedirects and deleted them as they were unused :P So feel free to upload them again ^^ (maybe when you create the pages) poke | talk 06:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

ya, maybe on friday. ^^ - Y0_ich_halt 19:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Unnamed1.blam

Hi. -- Brains12 \ Talk 20:00, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Meh. I knew something like this would happen :/ poke | talk 20:04, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I blame Eloc ... -- Brains12 \ Talk 20:07, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

lol XD (fourth post!) - Y0_ich_halt 20:09, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Stop plingggggging my talk page!!! :P poke | talk 20:10, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Hah, you even got the right amount of Gs. Cookie! -- Brains12 \ Talk 20:14, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

He did? I thought there were six. Calor 20:50, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

!!! WHOAH, Calor! Stop removing Gs from my comments! :P poke | talk 20:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

It was far too tempting :) Calor 21:00, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for making the table XD, I told thwem it would make it look better lol --Shadowphoenix 19:43, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem :) Apart from the fact that it is not a table, but who cares? :D poke | talk 19:46, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Damn

I missed the opportunity to put a First!-post on your cleaned up talkpage... even Auron was too slow this time... --  (CoRrRan / talk) 23:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

So you post the first third topic? Great idea! :) poke | talk 23:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Keeping up appearances. ;-) --  (CoRrRan / talk) 23:02, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I would give you a cookie but my cookie jar is now empty. Hmph. - anja 00:21, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I have rusks! You can have one. :P — Galil 00:25, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

first

first - Y0_ich_halt 15:57, 1 6 March 2008 (UTC)

No, and never fake your post date! poke | talk 16:02, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Y0 never fails to make me laugh -- Brains12 \ Talk 16:04, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

lol XD - Y0_ich_halt 16:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

i just wanted the first post... - Y0_ich_halt 16:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Try it next month - or it would be a good April's Fool to simply do not post imo! (:P) poke | talk 16:12, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

ima talk english in school for april's fool :D - Y0_ich_halt 16:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I was wondering how that would count as an "April's Fool". Then I remembered you're German. -- Brains12 \ Talk 17:14, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Pet Project

Hiya Poke, since you seem to be the one that always ends up fixing my ugly tables and such for my projects lol, I thought u might want to have a look at my newest (dont plan to launch it till later this month). I think that it looks ok but I thought u might have an opinion on it lol, it is here (I plan to change the color but it is just a draft atm). --Shadowphoenix 18:20, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

It looks really fine, but I think a two (or three) column layout would be a bit better when it comes to images which take a lot space. poke | talk 18:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I was hoping the 100px would cover that I am going to test it out in a minute just have to get a pic of my pet on my comp. I will see how it looks then. --Shadowphoenix 18:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Just inputting my two cents on it; I'd make the images like [[Image:User Username My Pet|100x100px|right]] to give them a maximum height of 100 px too. :) — Galil 18:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok I think that might be a good idea thanks --Shadowphoenix 18:51, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

This won't change the fact that when there are images there are only 3 or 4 pets visible and between the image and the signature is a lot of free space, so I would prefer a more smaller design with more columns poke | talk 18:58, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd agree. As I said, that was just my two cents. I have a whole dollar. :P — Galil 19:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok take a look at it now. --Shadowphoenix 19:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

User:Shadowphoenix/Sandbox/Grim Cesta (diamond)

hiya poke, I was wondering if you could help me out. I am working on spliting the Grim Cesta page, like I did the Erie Focus page, and I am having so issues with that darn dye chart. Can you see whaere it overlaps the infobox? Could you help me fix this? Thanks --Shadowphoenix 00:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't see how the infobox was overlapping the dye chart. Anyone else see it? — ク Eloc 貢 03:26, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Shadowphoenix must be using a lower resolution than most of us. Calor 03:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but that is not possible. At least not if you want to leave it good-looking. poke | talk 06:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) afaik anja already fixed this. - Bex 07:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Yea, I made the infobox smaller, so it shouldn't overlap anymore :) - anja 10:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

GWWT rickroll

i heard you added a rickroll feature, but apparently you already removed it... wanna add a link to my rickroll list? i'll change it to "people who have been rickroll'D by Y0 or Poke" ;) - Y0_ich_halt 15:32, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

That was only fun, I did nothing with gwwt :P poke | talk 19:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

ah XD - Y0_ich_halt 12:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I need help please.

Hi, I got a little question which is how do I revert Edits on a page? SilentStorm 20:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Help:Reverting ;) -- Brains12 \ Talk 20:14, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Damn. I searched for something like that but it didnt find it. Thanks alot :) SilentStorm 20:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikichu

So if you make wikichu do this automaticly, will it be on a set time or what; and if so will you do Central, Eastern or Western time (or time where u r at)? I am a little confused at that :P. --Shadowphoenix 23:10, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

As I said, I won't use a bot for something like this. poke | talk 23:11, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

so how would it be done :S.... --Shadowphoenix 23:12, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm against editing the page for each highlight, so I prefer an automatically way (as explained on the talk page), but it seems that some people would prefer it to ping the watchlist - Personally I don't, so I would remove that page from my watchlist then. poke | talk 23:16, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Waffles

Yummy!

here you go poke, you have been a good admin; unlike brains and galil. --Shadowphoenix 23:27, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Is it just me, or watching that pic just makes you wanna eat something that's not there? I mean, it's not much of a prize to feel that frustrated.reanor 23:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

That is the power of the almighty waffle XD --Shadowphoenix 13:53, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks :D poke | talk 15:53, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

79

79 deletions, am I wrong or are all u admins going on a wiki cleanup frenzy lol --Shadowphoenix 04:12, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

That was not that much :P Look through the deletion list and you will see some really nice deletion actions :P poke | talk 17:46, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Du admins liebst, Material zu löschen, das sicher ist. English (incase I got it wrong): You admins love to delete stuff that is for sure --Shadowphoenix 17:51, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Bored

Hallo, was oben ist, gebohrt ich sehr
My German is rusty, but I think I got that right :P --Shadowphoenix 06:08, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

if you tell me what it was supposed to mean... maybe... ^.^ - Y0_ich_halt 13:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

It says Hello I am very bored...I think; German im not so good at :P wait I thought u were German --Shadowphoenix 14:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

yeah, he is. funny sentence btw xD —ZerphaThe Improver 14:46, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

what you said was sth like "what is above, drills i much" —ZerphaThe Improver 14:48, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

lmao as I said I am not so good at German, but I am a little better a Italian

that's exactly why i asked you what it was supposed to mean, i didn't understand it. - Y0_ich_halt 16:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Grazie molto. Parlate italiano? Non posso trovare che molta gente che lo parla, io si domanda perché. Provenite dalla Germania? --Shadowphoenix 14:49, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

no, i don't speak italian, but i know latin, so i can guess most of it. - Y0_ich_halt 16:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

How is this, Wie gehst du heute? Ich bin fein, ich denke, dass er du kann Latein sprechen kühl ist. --Shadowphoenix 16:49, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

i think i got what you meant. here's how i would word it: "Wie geht es dir?" - "Gut./Mir geht es gut." - "Ich finde es cool, dass du Latein sprichst." but spoken, it would be different again. - Y0_ich_halt 17:22, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry I am horrible at German lol, never the less I will still try XD; Ich kippe spreche Deutsches, aber ich werde es irgendwie tun :P --Shadowphoenix 17:30, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

w00t o.O poke | talk 17:48, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Du bist ein Kartoffelsalad! That's about all I remember from 5 years of German at school :p --Lemming 17:51, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Does what I wrote make any sense at all? --Shadowphoenix 17:52, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

from "aber" on, it does... kinda... - Y0_ich_halt 18:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I though I wrote "I don't speak German" in the first part, what does it really say lol --Shadowphoenix 18:10, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

um... "i incline speak german (stuff), but i'll do it someway"? - Y0_ich_halt 18:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

not sure about my own translation myself, here, since i don't know an accurate word for "kippen" here... maybe "bend"... - Y0_ich_halt 18:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

My German is so bad that someone who speaks it everyday can't trnaslate it lmao :o) --Shadowphoenix 18:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

that is, actually, a problem caused by my lack of english. - Y0_ich_halt 18:20, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

You seem to speak (or type rather) english very well :) --Shadowphoenix 18:21, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

but as soon as it gets to everyday talk, i'm out of vocab. in discussion about builds and such, i can express what i wanna say well, but once talking about... whatever, plants or something, i have no idea what basic stuff like e.g. "nelke" would be ín english. (oh well, at least this example would be easy to look up) - Y0_ich_halt 18:25, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

If I am right "nelke" means carnation :) --Shadowphoenix 18:32, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) my dictionary says no different. - Y0_ich_halt 18:36, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

übersichtlich

übersichtlich in english is clearly --Shadowphoenix 00:54, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I know, but it does not mean the same; "übersichtlich" is still some more special than a normal "clear"... imo! :P poke | talk 01:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

"To understand" maybe? --Shadowphoenix 01:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

hm, no :P "übersichtlich" means that something is easy to understand; that you can easily understand the whole thing without the need of going through everything in detail.. "clear" is imo to general and does mean many other things, for example a transparency (for an overhead projector) is clear but the content does not have to be "übersichtlich" :P poke | talk 01:07, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

How about unmistakably? Or unquestionably? MiraLantis 01:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

(Easily) Graspable? :P I don't even know if that's a word in English. I know perfectly well how to translate it to Swedish, but English is harder - anja 08:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

User:Ash-ton/character sheets

Hey poke. this user wanted me to help him change the color of the userboxes that have the fav skills in them to linen. I tried everything I could think of but I cant change them :P. Could u help me out?? --Shadowphoenix 17:26, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Your template for the favicon boxes automatically takes the entry for class from another part of the page and interprets that as the colour it chooses, to set the colour of the box. To make it customisable you would need to altar your templates for the boxes to allow an optional colour instead of the default to the set profession colours. --Lemming 17:42, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Copyvios

hey, sorry about all of those. Most of them had been uploaded b4 I knew we could use images from wikipedia, I can replace them with images that dont violate policy. --Shadowphoenix 22:38, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Fine, thanks :) poke | talk 22:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

:P idk what happened I reuploaded fixed.jpg as a diff image and it came up the same :S --Shadowphoenix 22:53, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh, then it was probably still cached ^^ And I wondered, as I thought I had deleted that seconds before :P poke | talk 22:54, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

GWW:BDAY

Hey, I got the new image for the bday page and I put it as a thumb because it looked horrible without the thumb. After I saved it I noticed that it cuts out part of the background, can u fix this? --Shadowphoenix 23:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

How do you like it? :) poke | talk 23:23, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Much better, thanks so much :o) --Shadowphoenix 23:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you reupload that image to Image:User-Shadowphoenix Bday.gif so the templates with that box in still have an image. I don't think Image:Birthday.jpg should be in the mainspace anyway, so reuploading it to that user image would be best. -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:32, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Meh it wouldn't work anyway (as you probably just figured out) - the newest one is a jpg and the old one is a gif... (but at least it's now a user image) -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:35, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks (2)

Thanks for keeping an eye on things! Celenia 16:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome :) poke | talk 16:10, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Wiki

Hey poke. Do you have any idea how I can create a wiki with a similar format and code as this one? I reall am not su re :P. --Shadowphoenix 02:02, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

This wiki uses MediaWiki. You could take a look at their installation guide. -- ab.er.rant 02:05, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

And you need a server with php and a database for example MySQL. For a test server on your computer XAMPP might be interesting for you. poke | talk 10:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I managed to do it on my computer with very little know how. This article here was very useful as a starting point. --Lemming 17:07, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

admin noticeboard

I liked the old style tbh, much easier to navigate. Antiarchangel 22:02, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

You missed your chance on the talk page. poke | talk 22:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

oh lol, whatever QQ. Antiarchangel 22:04, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

-.-

Für Gottgrund beginnt Mgrinshpon ernsthaft, auf meinen Nerven mit den ganzen sein dummes Läuten zu erhalten. --Shadowphoenix 00:35, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

You definitely should write in english! That's alot easier for me to understand xD poke | talk 00:36, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

English:For gods sake, Mgrinshpon is seriously starting to get on my nerves with all of his stupid tolling. --Shadowphoenix 00:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Aide! Je ne comprends pas! --People of Antioch talk 00:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

And you should stop using babelfish -.- poke | talk 00:42, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Babelfish? Me? (I have really no idea.) --People of Antioch talk 00:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Not you, PoA (I don't think). Shadowphoenix. Calor 00:45, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

停止键入你不了解的事，哎呀。 --Shadowphoenix 00:46, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Not you, but Shadowphoenix. (edit conflict) Yes, Calor :P (edit conflict) Yes, stop, I got you :P poke | talk 00:48, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Im not using a translator, I am just not very good with german :S --Shadowphoenix 00:51, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, and for some strange reasons the english text you gave me, translated with babelfish to german is exactly the same. Give up ;) poke | talk 00:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

:P I am caught I used it on the chinese text (I know very little chinese) and I used one for some words on the german, I am not very good at it. I can do a bit of german but some words I have to us a trnaslator for :P. --Shadowphoenix 00:57, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Use a simple dictionary instead, it helps 100% more than a translation machine; they just suck and the text never makes sense :P poke | talk 00:59, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

I was just going to suggest Leo. Best site ever. - THARKUN 01:16, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

had a laugh at "trolling" translates as "läuten" XDD - Y0_ich_halt 12:43, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Icons

You say you love icons but you still don't have a sig icon. Pfft. (Also, please explain that image on my talk page sometime. :P ) - anja 12:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

The problem is that I don't like to edit my signature; this is my second signature here (including the default one) and I don't want to change it :P Another thing is that I would need an icon that I like to see always in front of my name, and that is not that easy :P poke | talk 12:14, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe reading the image would help, Anja ;) It's right in the middle. Nevermind, I think I misunderstood Anja. Calor 19:18, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Dreams

They never come true. Grincherina 23:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Whatever happened to you promising to contribute positively? Calor 23:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Unblock text

Noticed that unblocking doesn't leave any link to that user. Is MediaWiki:Unblocklogentry the correct page to add the link, so unblocked [[User:$1]]? -- Brains12 \ Talk 00:08, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. Don't think so as they appear in Special:Log/block. I'll look for it. poke | talk 00:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

No, there doesn't seem to be something which can handle that. I think the parameter $1 is simply parsed without link on RC but with link in the log. poke | talk 00:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Forgivefull was Poke

Any reason for this? Cause u know there going to come back ~ SCobra 00:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Most of that IPs were banned infinite. And as IP addresses in the web are never always infinite static, we should rather unblock them, maybe they are used by potential users... And I also don't think that the spam bot programs are still running after more than a year without success ;) And even if, we can block them again. poke | talk 00:12, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Theft

Hey, I'm gonna steal your admin noticeboard design for Wynwiki hope thats ok (it is under the GFDL) --Shadowphoenix 20:38, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

As long as you follow the GFDL license and give the original source. poke | talk 20:48, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments

Thanks for the criticism you voiced on my RfA. It has failed, but I've learned what the community wants in its sysops, so I'm going to work harder to that standard and perhaps surpass it. --People of Antioch talk 17:21, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for this note..? poke | talk 17:52, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

*?* Don't people usually thank their voters after the election? Or am I mistaken? --People of Antioch talk 17:57, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

It's not a common occurrence, no. :P -- Brains12 \ Talk 18:03, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Huh, I thought it would be. It would seem rude not to. --People of Antioch talk 18:05, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

lol :D poke | talk 18:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

So much for scoring bonus brownie points :P Calor 18:56, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

I hope I am wrong about what "brownie" means. XD --People of Antioch talk 19:01, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Sigh... Calor 00:49, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Brownie Points --Lemming 00:58, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I myself consider it very, very nice and polite, I really appreciated the comment :) - helena 05:45, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

no browniez r liek cookiez - Y0_ich_halt 19:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome to the official Guild Wars Wiki! If you need any help, feel free to post a message on my talk page! poke | talk 21:05, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

first, kinda. - Y0_ich_halt 21:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Damn, we got beat by the owner of the talk page. — ク Eloc 貢 02:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

rawr --Shadowphoenix 03:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

*poke* -- ab.er.rant 03:22, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

How many clean pages are there today?? O.o -- Brains12 \ Talk 14:18, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

*plingggggg* - Y0_ich_halt 14:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

*plongggggg* Calor 19:57, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) No, Shadowphoenix, I don't want to become a bcrat. poke | talk 21:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Elections

A few quick questions before the elections get here (I am going to try to ask each sysop and users, who imo deserve it, these questions):

1. If you were nominated would you accept?
   
2. If so, Do you believe that you would make a good bcrat?
   
3. Would you be able to make wise choices when it comes to selecting administrators?
   
4. Would you be sure to explain your actions when using your powers as a bcrat?
   
5. Would you wear you status as a bcrat as a badge?
   
6. Would you consider policy before taking any and all actions?
   
7. How do feel towards our wikis community?
   

That should be enough. Thanks! --Shadowphoenix 21:29, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

meh -.- too late :P See above ;) poke | talk 21:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

np, I am asking all sysops that are active --Shadowphoenix 21:32, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Template:User

Your edit summary means? — ク Eloc 貢 16:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Was about to answer on the talk page but you removed your comment there..

just look at my last comment in the section above (on Template talk:User). poke | talk 16:11, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, so I just type {{User|Example}} and then write without a line break or should I place a line break? — ク Eloc 貢 05:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

On the noticeboard, as an initial link to the user, you can for example just add a colon in front of the tag so it get's indented. Or place a line break after the tag. poke | talk 13:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

ugly

Eloc messed up your talk page infobox thingy. --  (CoRrRan / talk) 16:35, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

hehe, thanks :P poke | talk 16:39, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Ya, sorry about that. I should have put [] around it. — ク Eloc 貢 05:41, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Guild Wars Wiki:Projects/User birthdays

Since you originally made the birthday day rotator; haha can't come up with a better name for this; you probably can fix it. For me at least it seems to be stuck on the 3rd when it's the 4th both by my time and wiki time. This is the first time I've seen it happen and I'm not sure what would cause it, it could just be happening to me. I've tried clearing my cache with Ctrl + F5 without success. --Kakarot 14:15, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

It shows 3rd for me too. And it's the first time I see it happen too. - helena 15:42, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Hm. Atm it is displaying the 4th correct, and I don't know how to fix something, I don't see :P Is the problem still there? And could you also try to append ?action=purge to the url? poke | talk 18:01, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Shows up fine for me now, haven't done anything differently than I did this morning and I never tried purging it so not quite sure what was causing it. --Kakarot 19:36, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Just server lag I suppose. — ク Eloc 貢 20:46, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Check it now Poke and tell me if you see it still highlighting the 4th. --Kakarot 12:29, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind it's fixed itself again, probably just server lag like Eloc mentioned. --Kakarot 12:48, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Updating Images

Hey, I just tried to update the Map of Image:Ghial the Bone Dancer map.jpg and it seemed to work but unfortunately the old crappy image is still displayed instead of my newer, nicer Version even though the File History states it has been updated. Is there a delay between the new image beeing uploaded and displayed or is the Wiki not working properly atm? Cause when I'm now trying to reupload it again (ie. update it again) it always aborts and says the image Im trying to upload is corrupt or an unallowed Format. Both sounds unrealistic since its a jpg file and it doesnt seem corrupt either since it works and opens fine here. --SilentStorm 15:18, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

When you try to reupload an image there is a text saying: "Note: The current settings of the internal image cache prevents new image versions to be displayed immediately. After upload the old image may be displayed with the new image's size instead. If the new image does not show up after one hour and after clearing your local cache (CTRL+F5), please try to upload it again."

I think that explains well why you don't see the image. Nevertheless when I look at the file, the new is already visible, so you should clear your cache. poke | talk 15:29, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I did Ctrl+F5 several times aswell as deleting all Temporany Internet Files before I wrote the message ;) But I must've missed the Note you quoted. The old image was indeed shown with the new size. Now the new image is displayed for me too. Thanks for the info. --SilentStorm 15:52, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

CP hot discussion

Hey, I reverted the hot discussion you added. I don't think that we need to give him further publicity, as that's basically what he would love to get. -- ab.er.rant 03:55, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

No problem, it was just funny to see only that discussion on RC :P So it definitely was a hot discussion at that time ;) poke | talk 10:09, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Withdraw

Hi, poke. I was wondering if it is possible for me to withdraw from the bcrat elections. I read GWW:ELECT a few times and it does not make it clear whether or not I can. Some of you made excelent points on the talk page that made me think, and I think that I need a bit more time here before I can qualify for an admin position. I noticed DE did but during the voting phase. So, can i choose to do this or do I have to wait until the voting phase. Thanks For The Help! :o) --Shadowphoenix 12:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure you can; just strike your name on the election page. poke | talk 13:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much! --Shadowphoenix 13:09, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

yah, one less! my odds are getting better :D --Cursed Angel 13:17, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Erm, ok..... --Shadowphoenix 13:18, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Template talk:Rickroll disguise

did i do something wrong by speedy tagging it? i thought i was helping get rid of it quicker...--Sum Mesmer Guy 19:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

See the deletion policy about G3. poke | talk 19:28, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

ah, so it's more than a day old then--Sum Mesmer Guy 19:29, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

and each editor needs to accept that; you weren't even an editor before you added that tag. poke | talk 19:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

i thought i counted seeing how i made the template--Sum Mesmer Guy 19:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

But you tagged the talk page.. :P poke | talk 19:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

i know but i thought that, seeing how i made the template, that made me super-mega-god for the talk as well--Sum Mesmer Guy 19:41, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Cake is ****ing delicious. ~ SCobra 19:42, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Talk pages generally don't fall under any speedy category, unless it's vandalism or a test page. As more than one user typically contributes to a talk page, it's best to just go under the general deletion process -- I don't see what's the big problem either, it's just three days. -- Brains12 \ Talk 19:43, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Lolwut? Cobra is talking about cake, and Brains randomly makes a comment about deletion rules? Asinine... Calor 19:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

!k Plingggggg per IRCabal - ah, this is not IRC :( poke | talk 19:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

While this isn't the IRC, it is still possible to "kick" me out of this place, using Special:Blockip/Brains12. While it may not be as effective, it still makes the wiki a happier place. -- Brains12 \ Talk 19:49, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

But you can unblock yourself :P --Lemming 20:00, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

That's a lie! (Don't tell them!) -- Brains12 \ Talk 20:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I clicked and clicked and click but it wont work brains =O --Shadowphoenix 20:03, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

doesn't work for me, either. :O - Y0_ich_halt 20:07, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) STOP GOING off-topic, we were discussing cake! ~ SCobra 21:53, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, cake is not something available as a wiki extension or something available through any default MediaWiki version. Because of that, your comment does not compute and should not be discussed any longer. -- Brains12 \ Talk 21:55, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

The cake is a lie... --Lemming 21:55, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I know muffins are teh win! ~ SCobra 22:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC) File:User Lord Belar Muffin.jpg

Watch/unwatch question

Since you are online and know a lot about js and css I was wondering if you knew of any way to hide or stop that little notice coming up when I click watch/unwatch on a page. Since I use Galil's Ajaxifier it doesn't go to a seperate page and it's kinda annoying to have that keep coming up when I already know what it is telling me.
I figured there might be some kind of div id or something similar which would allow me to add something like that ".noticeboardbox{display:none;}" code that some people use to hide the red box you added to the admin noticeboard but have no idea what it would be called. If there is no way it's not too important, just thought I'd ask just in case :) --Kakarot 16:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. I don't know if it is actually a good idea to use the ajaxifier watch with the MediaWiki watch function. It could be, that they are both working at the same time, so that there will be two requests at the same time (which could make problems). As Galil is not around atm. I cannot say if he will update his ajaxifier soon.

However, to just hide the box - without making any changes to the script - you can simply add div.mw-js-message-watch { display: none } to your monobook.css. poke | talk 16:24, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Yay! -- Brains12 \ Talk 16:31, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Well it got rid of the message but now it seems to no longer change from watch to unwatch and vice versa without the need to Ctrl + F5. Probably might be best to wait for Galil to get back and hopefully update ajaxifier if he can. --Kakarot 16:44, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

The css should not change that behaviour though.. I think it might be because both scripts are working against each other.. poke | talk 16:45, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

It works for me fine -- it worked as Galil's did, no need to refresh. (I don't have his ajaxifier anymore). -- Brains12 \ Talk 16:48, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

The ajaxifier messed with it and it loaded twice sometimes or not at all sometimes. I removed ajaxifier until Galil can update it. :) - anja 16:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Ok, probably will remove ajaxifier until Galil updates it, thanks for the help :) --Kakarot 16:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

GWWT

← moved to User talk:Poke/GuildWarsWikiTools

Code

Kinda related. Due to the recent update, the image galleries have been formed into actual galleries (read: THUMBNAIL). I was wondering if there was some kind of way to bypass this, and force the images into text, thus allowing for faster tagging speed and greater page viewing numbers (ie. I can have more images up at one time). I'm just the kind of guy who has 10 or more tabs in FF at one time, and it would be nice not to have the gallery slowing me down. --People of Antioch 04:40, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Can you give an example of what you mean? poke | talk 12:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I think Special:Uncategorizedimages and Special:Unusedimages are good examples. They used to be text lists (at least one of them) but now they are galleries. - anja 12:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Hm.. When I remember the old lists correctly, there were a lot confusing links; so I definitely think this is better, as you also can see the image directly.. Is your problem that the images need to be loaded or what exactly? Because I don't think it is a matter that the images take up some more space of the page.. poke | talk 12:57, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes both were text lists Anja. In relation to these two, in some ways I prefer the gallery although it did load up a lot faster with just text links. --Kakarot 13:34, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Given, it does let a person see the images first. But the loading time is unbearable anyway, and we'll all mostly hit the (disc) [description] link that used to be there. If unused could be taken out of the gallery, that would be nice. There's usually over nine-tho... *cough* Four hundred images there anyway. --People of Antioch 00:23, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

So it's mainly the loading time of the images, you want to prevent; as all links now go to the description page (like the desc link before). I have to disappoint you. With javascript, a client-side scripting language which applies after the page was loaded, it is not possible to prevent all images from being loaded (probably some loading processes will be stopped but most of them go through). In this case it would need a server-side modification to not show the images.

The only possibility I could think of would be using a browser-based image blocker to prevent the browser from loading the images.

And btw. the whole page loads for me (uncached) in about 5 seconds. And that is not much, especially when you use tabbed browsing.. You can load the page once, then open all images in tabs, click the next page and then go through the opened images.. poke | talk 15:07, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Ah, nuts. I did a run last night. It took a little longer, but I suppose I have to deal with it. Ah well. --People of Antioch 15:23, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

One minor problem with the gallery that I've noticed is that some of the images; ones that are smaller than the box; get enlarged to 120px and end up looking blurry although this only affects the preview. --Kakarot 17:03, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

April Fools Joke Gone Bad?

← moved to User talk:Poke/GuildWarsWikiTools

Help Request

Hi Poke, are you on-line? I'd like to ask you if you could shed some light on this. Thanks.reanor 16:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Answered. poke | talk 16:34, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot:)reanor 16:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Invalid Guild Names

I noticed you tagged OMG Noobs as an invalid name so I checked Smurf's invalid guild name page and noticed that he/she has used dpl to list Guilds with invalid names. Would it be possible to create a page or category that lists these, and if so would it be a helpful page to have? --Kakarot 18:44, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't think there is a problem in using Smurf's or Tomato's page for that. I don't think anything else is needed (and a category won't work) poke | talk 18:47, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Had a feeling that a category wouldn't work but thought I'd ask anyway. --Kakarot 18:50, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

DPL question

Sorry to bother you again but since you seem to be one of the users who has the best understanding of DPL I figured if anyone would be able to answer it would be you.
Anyway, I've been messing about with the use of DPL in my sandbox; only preview of course; and was wondering when it comes to images, is there any parameter that would check if there is any pages that link to it. For example at the bottom of my signature image it includes a list of all the pages that that particular image appears on under links. Is there any way to only list images that appear on a certain page or that don't appear on any page. I figured it might be something to do with "linksfrom" or "linksto" but have no idea what I would put after the =. --Kakarot 22:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean Special:Unusedimages which shows files which are not being used on any page, and then you can use Special:Whatlinkshere/Image:Warrior_Elite_Templar_armor_f_red_front_head.jpg for example to find out which pages may link to the file but dont include it.

And I dont think that you would be able to work out about which images are featured on a page with DPL... well that I can think of, and after some brief testing here -- The Great Tomato 22:50, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah what I want is sort of like Special:Unusedimages but with a few changes. As I've been playing around with DPL today learning what it can do, I was wondering if what I mentioned above is even possible and Poke seemed like the one that would most likely know either way. --Kakarot 22:57, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Usually creating a test page works best. That's the way I've worked with DPL in the past and I asked Rezyk and poke to drop in to have a look and change the page if they found something that could be improved. I looked at your contributions, but I guess you only were experimenting with the "preview"-button? --  (CoRrRan / talk) 13:44, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know it is not possible to generate lists as they exists in special pages with DPL. DPL only has access to "normal" pages and a query to get unused images out of that would probably a too big load (it could work by getting all images and filter those ones out, who are not linked), especially as DPL is not able to use the result limit correctly. poke | talk 14:28, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Stop feeding the Shadowphoenixes!

LOL!!! -- Wynthyst 20:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm really sorry! poke | talk 20:43, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

sneaky one, poke^^ —ZerphaThe Improver 20:48, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

CHOCOLATE SPAMMM --Shadowphoenix 20:52, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Troll Unguent

—ZerphaThe Improver 21:36, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

What did I tell you about feeding the Shadowphoenixes poke? -- Wynthyst 15:33, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

*sniff* --Shadowphoenix 15:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Frozen Archer

Frozen Archer (talk • contribs • logs • block log)

Just wondering if he qualifys for a warning from an admin, he keeps vandalising the Sandbox :P --Shadowphoenix 23:30, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Uh, we have a noticeboard for that I think? poke | talk 23:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

im testing things.. wth --Frozen Archer 23:32, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) yeah but I figured since it was just a warning I would bring it up here, I don't usually go to GWW:NOTICE unless I think the person might need to be blocked :S --Shadowphoenix 23:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

So you warn admins about things, other users did? :( poke | talk 23:36, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

huh? No I was wondering if u would give him a warning for doing that, :S --Shadowphoenix 23:39, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

It's a sandbox, not a prison yard. We don't regulate the edits there unless they are harmful. -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:40, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Am I'm an admin or what? O-wait o.O

But as he reads here as well, Frozen Archer, please refrain from posting inappropriate things on the sandbox. It's fine if you just test, but maybe you could use other text examples :P poke | talk 23:41, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Shadowphoenix - NPA

Shadowphoenix (talk • contribs • logs • block log) keeps personally attacking Poke. Request admin attention. Btw, no discussion!

@ -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:34, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

rofl (poke has the new noticeboard) --Shadowphoenix 23:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I'll block brains.. poke | talk 23:36, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

So... we can't *poke* Poke?--Fighterdoken 23:38, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Special:Blockip/Brains12 I keep clicking but it wont work Q.Q --Shadowphoenix 23:43, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Yay? -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Imo, Brains should just block himself ^_^ ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 23:56, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Can you? XD Dominator Matrix 23:57, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Yep :D Of course, you can unban yourself when you're banned, but still :P ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 23:58, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Old news... -- Brains12 \ Talk 23:58, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Like im not messing this like mad, your page saved in IE is 301kb (1kb cant kill anyone its just a FYI) Dominator Matrix 07:28, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

So...? When you are alluding to the user pages policy, note that - by using the method which is mentioned there - my page is only 250KiB big. poke | talk 09:10, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikichu I choose you

Wikiball --Shadowphoenix 15:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

*sniff* --Shadowphoenix 15:31, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

wtf? - Y0_ich_halt 15:45, 18 April 2008 (UTC):

i don't get it either--Sum Mesmer Guy 17:11, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

User:Wikichu. -- Brains12 \ Talk 17:13, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) *Sigh* Wikichu, Pikachu, Pokemon, Pokeball, Wikiball :P --Shadowphoenix 17:14, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

pokemon? is that like, a jamaican poke?--Sum Mesmer Guy 17:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

ZOMG u dont know what poke mon is =O --Shadowphoenix 17:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

i'd like to note that my "wtf" was meant like "wtf, what idiot would waste their time on designing something like this?" - Y0_ich_halt 18:00, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

i checked out the link an it looks like something saddos do in their free time. where can i get some?--Sum Mesmer Guy 18:05, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Coding assistance

When you get the chance, could you look this over and see if you can figure out why it isn't working? I have no clue >.> Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated :) ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 02:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought you didn't have personal js/css activated over at PvX? I think Belar said something about it, and about posting on the noticeboard. - anja 04:53, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

It's MediaWiki:Common.js, not a user css/js file, Anja ;)

And I get the following error: "meCustomEditButtons is not defined". poke | talk 11:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

*hides* I shouldn't post when I've just got up! 7am is a bad time. Sorry ;) - anja 15:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. Maybe the variable name's different in version 1.9.3 or something like that :( I'll try digging through the update notes on the newer versions to see if I can find anything about that being changed. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 19:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments

Hiya Poke, thank you for taking the time to add your comments to my recent RFA, I will do my best not to disappoint you :) --Kakarot 02:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Sysop question

Hey Poke, as you appear to be online I was just wondering if there was anything on GWW that gave info on suggested lengths on blocks. Since I've recently been given the added responsibilities of a sysop I figured this was something I should really know before I ever have a need to actually do it. Also if there is anything else you think I should read, even if I may of already read it feel free to suggest it :) --Kakarot 14:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

We have the Guild Wars Wiki:Blocking guideline which is not yet accepted but is still helpful to get an idea of the durations. Or you go through the block log and look at the durations other sysop gave. But in general it will be your own decision how long you block someone, so just think about an appropriate length ;) poke | talk 14:16, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Project:Sysop guide for other stuff. (May be outdated a little) -- Brains12 \ Talk 14:23, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Ok thanks Poke, I've watchlisted that guideline if it gets changed and also just in case it does end up being accepted. I just wanted a rough outline on this before I actually had to do it. And thanks Brains for that link :) --Kakarot 14:30, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

DPL is giving me a headache

Can you please fix List_of_Prophecies_skill_trainers First Watch Sergio is now in two locations, and it has broken his location link.-- Wynthyst 03:50, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

That is because Sergio now spawns in multiple location (instead of one, when I created the list); the parameter location of the Skill trainer list template is to overwrite the given locations with the location where the NPC acts as a trainer. poke | talk 11:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, well, I get that... that is why I'm asking you to please fix it so it displays correctly. :P-- Wynthyst 11:08, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

huh? poke | talk 11:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Input

Heya, Poke. Could I get you input on this? Thanks! --Shadowphoenix 01:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

lol nvm u just did :P --Shadowphoenix 01:01, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

lol :P And btw. I see RfC ^^ (and I should already gone to bed o.O *hides*) poke | talk 01:04, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Site Notice

Should be changed to one bcrat seat now, right? :o) --Shadowphoenix 23:42, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

not really, the election is still with two seats; there is just one already filled by now. poke | talk 23:43, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Well maybe put that one has been filled and now we are trying to fill the 2nd one? --Shadowphoenix 23:44, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Meh, it's fine IMO. Calor 00:15, 1 May 2008 (UTC)