User talk:Negative1

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thanks for the comments.. the date i keep finding on this game release is 1985.. is there some reason it was changed to 1986? i check KLOV and wikipedia.. Negative1 22:45, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * No, you're right, I typo'd when I moved it. Good catch! Thanks for working on the guide. :) — najzere T 22:57, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Image categorisation
When uploading images, please make sure to categorise them using the correct image categories and the guide-specific category, i.e.  Category:Road Runner (1986) images. Please see our image policy for more details. Thanks for helping to keep our images neat! — najzere T 22:29, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Road Runner guide
Hi, moved the info you've added to the main guide page to subpages (Getting Started and Walkthrough). See Guide/Main game page for what goes on the main game page. Thanks, — najzere T 22:59, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

no wonder i couldn't find it.. i thought it got deleted.. ok, well, i wanted the basic information on the main page..

i have a lot more to go on the subpages... sorry, its hard when it keeps getting moved!..

i'll put in some more information shortly.. thanks again..

there's a basic faq at gamefaqs.. it will be something like that..but more detailed.

Negative1 23:05, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, let me know if you need any help. :) — najzere T 23:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

i'm adding a lot more information, it will be based on the 'crystal castles' page layout..

i'd like to add a wikipedia link, but it doesn't point to the right page.. also, i don't need appendices, but a basic control and home version comparison link added..

thanks..

Negative1 23:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * We don't really need a Wikipedia link, as all info about how to beat the game can be hosted right here on StrategyWiki. A home version comparison page would go in the Appendices section. I'll add a link for you. — najzere T 23:17, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Image naming
Hi Negative1. Thanks for contributing to the RR guide, but unfortunately, all of your image files have to be renamed. It not just SW policy, but for the benefit of other users that you prefix image filenames with the name of game that the image comes from. If you could begin that process, it would be much appreciated. Otherwise, you've created a lot of work for a sysop to take care of, and they are already quite busy. Either "Move" each image to the corrected file name, or reupload them with proper file names, and then tag the original file with so that a sysop knows it can be deleted. Thanks very much for your help with this.  Pro cyon  14:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

how do i rename the file? i don't see that option when i go to edit the image?

yeah, i could re-upload them.. but a rename would be faster..

also, how do i get removed from the stage 0 completion? i can't seem to edit that either..

03:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * To rename, just "Move" the file to the correct name. It's up there at the top next to edit.  The completion stage is the "num" field in the Header Nav of the front guide page.  Please read the StrategyWiki Guide a little more closely.  A lot of people put a great amount of time into it to make sure that all of these questions would be answered.  Thanks.   Pro  cyon  14:33, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, only admin can move files. I guess I should put something in the guide about that :S. I'll do the renaming, but in the future you'd just want to mark them new name if you need a file moved. — najzere T 17:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

i have renamed all my files locally, and put them into the correct categories ready to re-upload..

let me know ahead of time, so we don't cancel each other's edits out..

sorry for the issues. this is my first one.. now i know where to go for the right information, and how to do it properly..

thanks

17:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'll just move them. No need to reupload. :) — najzere T 17:57, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Copyright infringement on Road Runner guide
Hi, Road Runner (1985)/Getting Started and Road Runner (1985)/Walkthrough have been marked as copyright violations of this guide. If you do not have permission from the author to reproduce his work, please remove any copied content. If you are the author of that guide, please email me with confirmation from the address given on Seth0708's account page, or modify the guide with wording releasing it under a compatible license (CC-BY-SA). Thanks, — najzere T 17:57, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

i will re-write all the portions.. those were place-holders..

thanks 14:12, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

21:40, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * No prob. :) By the way, the info you're putting into some of the old arcade games (Millipede, Dig Dug, etc.)... are you writing that yourself, or is it from somewhere else? It's formatted with hard line breaks, which indicate it's been copied from a text file. — najzere T 21:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

some of the information is from donhodges.com, the other is personal information i've discovered on my own..

00:17, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * All right, as long as you're not copy/pasting someone else's work you can use all that data for reference. Feel free to remove the copyvio tags on the Getting Started and Walkthrough pages when you're done removing/rewriting. Thanks, — najzere T 00:25, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

done, done and done.. all old information has been re-written. thanks again for all the help..

Negative1 14:12, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Edit summaries
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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! — Moy  dow  (ta lk) 19:40, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

thanks for the tips..

usually, i'm just working on one section at a time. but i will use preview more often.

Negative1 20:04, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

New images
Why are you uploading new images? Now we have a bunch of orphaned images that will need to be deleted. Next time, just upload a new version over the existing file. Also, are the bonus images you uploaded to Ms. Pac-Man/Getting Started supposed to have transparent backgrounds? Because the filetype you used (JPEG) doesn't support transparency. — najzere T 21:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

ok, i'll do that.. i didn't know if the someone wanted to keep the old versions around...they looked kind of plain compared to the nice 3d ones.. i've been trying to get that script to work in Gimp 2.2,but it doesn't seem to find it, so i can't get it working properly..hmmm i'll have to work on that..

no transparency...just the file name called trans3d.. i'll make it more consistent..

Negative1 21:48, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The older image is kept in the version history, as can be seen on File:Centipede Safety.png, which you uploaded a new version of. I can't upload .scm extensions any more, so maybe I'll upload the GIMP script as a text file later on tonight. — najzere T 22:07, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

i have the script, its just that GIMP can't find it.. i've put it in the programs directory, and the local directory.. and even when i refresh the script-fu it just doesn't show up. even after i've closed down the program... i haven't used GIMP before, so its kind of confusing.. and i can't enter the commands into the console either..

--Negative1 22:13, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Assuming you're using Windows, it's usually in \share\gimp\2.0\scripts. Also, it's accessed by going into "Image" on the menu bar, then into "Transform". Hope that helps. — najzere T 22:42, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

getting closer...(some images don't work.. i think only pngs?).. but i still get an error... script-fu-2Dimage-3Dimage 64 210 2 15 2 4 '(0 0 0) 50) ERROR:unbound variable (errobj gimp-image-scale-full)..

maybe they have to be a certain size also?

for example, try some of the old bonus symbol sprites from dig dug... that's what i was trying to use..

--Negative1 23:05, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll check it out when I get home. GIMP doesn't consider the working file to be any sort of format (except its native XCF file) until you save. You definitely have to add transparency to the image though ( → → ). The error might be from an incompatibility in the script (it was written a while ago, and you probably have a newer version of GIMP). Hopefully when I upload the new script that will solve the problem. —  najzere T 23:34, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Ms. Pac-Man edits
Hey Negative1. I appreciate the effort you're making on the Ms. Pac-Man guide, but I've had to undo a number of your edits. We don't include information about compilation inclusions on the actual guide, especially when they are so close to the original. If there is something worth noting about the version in the compilation, it should be mentioned on the compilation guide, not the game guide itself.

Also, please please please do not add early carriage returns at the end of your lines. They make it difficult for other people to edit after you. Type to the end of the line, and do not hit return until you are finished with a paragraph. And finally, don't add a cover to the cover gallery if it's already in the infobox, it makes no sense to duplicate the image.

It would be really helpful if you can add new information about games that we don't have guides for, as opposed to adding small details about existing games unless it genuinely enhances the guide. Thanks.  Pro cyon  00:52, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * thanks for the information... the problem is, that the small differences actually do make the gameplay change. Whether its an emulation or a port. I've been playing through a lot of them, and that's why there are noticeable differences.


 * The reason I put the differences on the Home versions, is because there isn't really anything to add to the gameplay strategy. Especially on older games.


 * As far as compilations go, I would expect users with modern systems to be able to find the game (XBOX/Dreamcast/Playstation etc), and if they didn't know it existed. Why compare the home versions?


 * I noticed you removed the Gameboy Advance versions, both are different from the Gameboy and Gameboy color versions.


 * Lastly, I only play older games, and noticed a lot of information missing on those, and thats why I was concentrating my effort on those. I don't play many newer games, and most of them already have guides, and a lot more information up than I would.


 * Thanks for the comments. --Negative1 00:58, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * First, it helps to distinguish your response from the previous person's post by indenting your response with ":"s. I added them in for you.


 * Next, it's fine to mention the subtle differences found in compilations such as the Namco Museum series, but put it on the Namco Museum page.


 * Finally, Ms. Pac-Man does not belong in the GBA, DC, PS2, or GC category, because we only add a game to a system category if it actually came out under that title. No cartridge came out for the GBA with the actual title "Ms. Pac-Man", where as one did for the GB and GBC.  That's why the other systems were removed.  You can see what games are related to Ms. Pac-Man (like Namco Museum) by clicking the "What links here" link in the toolbox to the right.  Pro  cyon  01:09, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Image credits
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