User talk:Captain MacTavish

Starting my first talk page, people. Feel free to ask me stuff. I'll answer your questions, no matter how stupid they are (unless it's vandalism, of course, then I'll just revert it).

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Please remember to sign your name when leaving comments on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (    ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to delete this message from your talk page if you like, or keep it for reference. Happy editing! — Prod (talk) 13:55, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for cleaning up after the vandal :). -- Prod (talk) 13:55, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Don't mention it. :) Drilly   the   Elfhog  17:12, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Pre-load buttons
In order to keep pages on the wiki neat and uniform, we employ certain formatting and templates to help us accomplish this. When creating a new page, please use one of the pre-load buttons located above the edit text box (e.g. click on "Guide page" to add Header Nav to the top and Footer Nav to the bottom), which will insert the needed templates and formatting for you. These templates are very handy because they include the templates that are required for each page type. If you are unsure about how to use them, or what pages to use them on, please let me know. Thanks for keeping the wiki organized! —  Pro cyon  18:58, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Likewise, please do not remove the Continue Nav or ToC templates from front-pages, they are required templates unless a guide is designated as a one-page guide.  Pro  cyon  18:58, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Bandai Namco
The correct name for the company that develops and produces Tekken 7 is Bandai Namco, regardless of whether or not the original titles in the series were developed exclusively by Namco before they merged with Bandai. Please don't revert the edit back to incorrect information. I know you are new here, and I don't want to discourage you from continuing to contribute, but we value accuracy on this site. Please take a little more time to understand how the site functions before you correct the staff on various matters. And once again, I'd like to remind you about the pre-load buttons; the Main game page button will pre-populate a new guide front page for you with all the necessary templates. We give authors a lot of free reign to construct their guides however they like, but for the purposes of creating a single navigation experience for all users, we do insist on a few templates. They are not optional. You can find more information about all of this in our guide. Thank you.  Pro cyon  02:11, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Now can I understand the name (you can just put it as Bandai Namco since Bandai Namco isn't a real page, only a redirect), but since there's no category named Bandai Namco, what's the point of putting it there instead Category:Namco? Drilly   the   Elfhog  02:17, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Wait, never mind, you did something. Thanks, anyways. Drilly   the   Elfhog  02:24, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * a) It turns out there actually was a proper page setup, under the name Bandai Namco Games, and b) this is a wiki; if a necessary page doesn't yet exist, just create it. You're unblocked.   Pro  cyon  02:26, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll see if there's more I can do. Drilly   the   Elfhog  02:29, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, why can't I upload anything at this point? There are several images that are needed to be uploaded, like the ones for Project M, FNAF, etc.. Drilly   the   Elfhog  02:53, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * File uploads are temporarily disabled due to a corruption on our file server. Keep your eyes on our Facebook page or Twitter account for updates.   Pro  cyon  02:55, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

(reset) I understand. As soon as the file server goes back to normal, I'll be sure to upload the images ASAP. Drilly  the   Elfhog  02:58, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Uploads have been re-enabled. -- Prod (talk) 12:16, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism
Look, I appreciate your genuine attempt to help, particularly with respect to the vandalism, so please don't take this the wrong way when I ask you to stop helping. It's equally as frustrating to see you getting in a rollback war with a vandal as it is discovering the vandalism in the first place. By doing what you did, you're giving them precisely the kind of attention they are craving, and actually encouraging them to continue. We have a strict policy on this matter, we do not communicate with them in any way. We ban them first, and then we clean up the mess. Doing anything else in any other order is counter-productive.

I've done a Check User on the culprits, and there wasn't a narrow enough range to do a mass block, so I've done what I can. Hopefully, they'll just run out of steam and give up. But interacting with them is as good as handing them an invitation to continue. I promise you, we take good care of the site; it rarely, if ever, goes more than 24 hours without patrolling. Please just focus on guide content for the time being until you become more familiar with the particulars of this site. Thanks.  Pro cyon  02:55, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * With sincere willpower, I completely understand. Also, not to support the vandals, but I don't see how Leeroy Jenkins is an unacceptable username, unless of course, someone else already has that username. Drilly   the   Elfhog  03:31, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It was a pre-emptive block. Same IP as the other guys, I just used the same blanket reason for all three accounts.  I have no problem with the LJ name, just didn't care enough to be creative about the reason I was blocking him.
 * I also want to apologize if I came off sounding harsh. Both Prod and I see a lot of potential in you, and we hope you'll stick around for a while and become a big contributor.  We just want you to get more familiar with the peculiarities of SW before you dive into more administrative tasks.   Pro  cyon  03:42, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Perfect example to above: we don't put welcome messages on anonymous IPs. Please slow down.   Pro  cyon  03:43, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm very sorry for what I did, and I promise to avoid doing that again. Speaking of which, which template was the correct one to use? Drilly   the   Elfhog  03:46, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Several reasons:
 * For one, we use the register template, inviting them to register.
 * We only do it when we see frequent changes from a particular IP, and they seem motivated to contribute long term. Some users only want to make a small fix, and don't want to be hassled.
 * Not everyone has a static IP. In the case of those small fix IPs, it would be confusing if a second user got that same IP, came to edit SW for the first time, and saw an invitation to join the site before they contributed anything.  Pro  cyon  03:48, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I see. Now I know that register is the right template to use to greet an IP address. Again, I am very sorry for the inconvenience and hope I didn't cause any trouble. Drilly   the   Elfhog  03:52, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Honestly, it's very little trouble, and your heart is definitely in the right place. All I'm asking is that you just take a little time to observe how we do things before you dive right in.  You have the potential and promise of becoming a good admin, but patience is also a good quality to have ;)   Pro  cyon  03:59, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * My goal is to improve and help out wikis that I have interest in in order to make them better, and StrategyWiki just seems to be the kind of wiki that needs other users' help. Drilly   the   Elfhog  06:39, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Easier editing
The Show preview button (right next to the Save page button) lets you see how your changes will look before saving the page. You can use Show preview as many times as you like until you get the page how you want it. You can also edit the whole page at one time, as opposed to by section, by clicking the Edit tab at the top of the page. Hopefully these little shortcuts will make it easier for you to get the desired result when you're editing, and save you a little time. Thanks for working on the wiki! —  Pro cyon  12:11, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Image uploads
Please see our policy on image naming and categorization. For consistency and ease of use throughout the wiki, image names should contain the name of the game or its abbreviation and a one or two word description. All images also need the appropriate categories added, as well as the guide-specific image category (e.g.  ). Thanks for helping to keep our images neat! —  Pro cyon  12:11, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Please go back and fix the PM and FNAF files you uploaded.  Pro cyon  12:11, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Finish your sentences
I notice a lot of edits where you simply end a sentence abruptly without finishing it. It's generally understood that no article is ever truly complete, but to end your editing session with a sentence that reads "On top of that, Ganondorf is also equipped with a" without taking the time to finish it is lazy at best, and irresponsible at worst.  Pro cyon  01:25, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Apologies. John   "Soap"   MacTavish  08:21, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Who do you think you are?
I'll thank you not to insert yourself into my conversations with other admins, or attempt to speak for me or any of the other staff on this site. I don't care how much wiki experience you have anywhere else, you are new to this site and it's community, and if you have any hopes of becoming anything more than that, it would behoove you take a giant step back and demonstrate that you can be respectful of other people's roles and conversations. Thus far, you've shown very poor judgement in your attempts to assume a more prominent role here and that makes you a nuisance user in my eyes. Focus on generating guide content, and leave running the site and welcoming users to those who have earned that responsibility through hard work and dedication.  Pro cyon  05:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't see what was so bad about what I did. John   "Soap"   MacTavish  05:08, 4 January 2016 (UTC)