User talk:Moydow

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Staff meeting
Hey Moydow. Prod is not online, and I wanted to let someone else know that I can't make the meeting today. I'm attending a volunteer fund raiser, and I'm heading out soon. Please extend my apologies to everyone. Thanks.  Pro cyon  10:15, 30 October 2010 (CDT)
 * That's OK, I'll let them know. Hope to see you there next time. 10:24, 30 October 2010 (CDT)
 * Well, Prod wasn't there either, so there was no meeting today. 15:52, 30 October 2010 (CDT)

Hi Moydow. Unfortunately, this is going to be another bad month for Prod and I. I will be travelling back to Baltimore from Dallas today, and I believe Prod is out hunting for apartments. He and I should have put our heads together and rescheduled the meetings, and in all likelihood, that is what we will do. If you happen to be online to see who is there, feel free to gather some ideas for the next community meeting. Hopefully we will choose a better date because I highly doubt that the last weekend in December will really be good for anybody. Thanks!  Pro cyon  11:58, 27 November 2010 (CST)
 * Yeah, I don't think Christmas Day is a good time for a meeting either. Though Prod did actually make it today, so there was something of an informal discussion. 20:21, 27 November 2010 (CST)

"Image:OR Dr. Kubota.gif" has been marked for deletion...
...as I have replaced it with the screenshot "Image:OR Dr. Kubota's Machine.png". I have also requested "Image:OR Kiwi R2.gif", "Image:OR Kiwi Base R2.gif" and "Image:OR Fire Turtle.png" to be renamed to "Image:OR Kiwi R2&7.gif", "Image:OR Kiwi Base R2&7.gif" and "Image:OR Fire Tortoise.png" respectively. You may also have noticed that I have marked Ordyne/Tips for deletion as well, on account of the fact that I had merged its content with the renamed Getting Started page yesterday. Namcorules 13:31, 31 October 2010 (CDT)

Thank you for the welcome!
Thank you very much for the welcoming you gave. This is not my first Wiki page I have worked on, as I am a Computer/LAN technician for the US Army and I have had to make several from scratch for various training networks I have built. This is however my first time creating a game guide, and the method of editing this particular site seems wonky to me. That is not a complaint about the site, just an acknowledgment that it is new to me.

I do have one question up front for you. I was reading some of the help pages, and also researching on what is normally expected here. One of the things I saw, and cannot seem to figure out how to do, is layouts for Table of contents. The example given on Table of contents under Common Layouts is what I am referring to. I know Fallout: New Vegas is going to require me to modify the current layout to make it more aesthetically pleasing to me (OCD here). What I am primarily questioning, is if you can point me to a couple of guides that demonstrate each of the examples given, so I can look under the hood and see how it ticks.

Thank you again.

--Cypherwulfe 15:40, 31 October 2010 (CDT)

Between Procyon and Prod, I was able to figure out what I wanted to do. Just wanted to let you know.--Cypherwulfe 04:20, 2 November 2010 (CDT)
 * That's ok. I got called out around when you posted your first message, and had no time to reply, but at least you got what you needed. Best of luck. 06:41, 2 November 2010 (CDT)

Ordyne/Strategies has been marked for deletion...
...as its content has been merged with the individual round pages. Unused redirect Metal Hawk/Elements should also be another page intended for the trash can, and I have requested that "Image:MH Jeto 1.gif", "Image:MH Jeto 2.gif", "Image:MH Eakurafuto.gif", "Image:MH Inparusu.gif", "Image:MH Jipu.gif" and "Image:MH Basu.gif" be renamed to the properly-romanized "Image:MH Jet 1.gif", "Image:MH Jet 2.gif", "Image:MH Aircraft.gif", "Image:MH Impulse.gif", "Image:MH Jeep.gif" and "Image:MH Bus.gif" respectively. Namcorules 09:43, 7 November 2010 (CST)
 * Done 11:17, 7 November 2010 (CST)

I see you have deleted the "unnecessary redirect" of Metal Hawk/Canal Zone...
...so I felt I should inform you of the other one I created yesterday, Metal Hawk/The First Point (which redirects to Metal Hawk/Area H-3). Metal Hawk/Tips has also been marked for deletion as its content has been merged with the main Walkthrough page, and I will also be marking the Metal Hawk/Strategies page for deletion once I have merged its content with the individual area pages. I hope you do not mind, as this is the third time I have asked you for a deletion-related favour this month! Namcorules 10:45, 10 November 2010 (CST)
 * Doing them now. I don't mind at all; in fact, I appreciate it, since this means they won't be forgotten about, and I have been busier than usual recently, so I might miss them sometimes in Recent Changes. Thanks! 11:11, 10 November 2010 (CST)
 * Just a heads up for you: I have marked Metal Hawk/Strategies for deletion as of now. Namcorules 10:00, 19 November 2010 (CST)
 * Done! 10:43, 19 November 2010 (CST)

Splatterhouse/Strategies and Splatterhouse/Tips have been marked for deletion...
...as their content has been merged with the Walkthrough page - I'm surprised you didn't notice this fact after you had deleted the unused redirect page Splatterhouse/Elements! Namcorules 11:20, 6 December 2010 (CST)
 * Done. 12:16, 6 December 2010 (CST)
 * Just a heads up for you: Najzere has deleted my "unnecessary redirect" of Splatterhouse/Stage 3, so I felt I should inform you of the other two I created on Tuesday and Wednesday, Splatterhouse/Stage 1 and Splatterhouse/Stage 2. I only created them for the readers who could not read Roman Numerals! Namcorules 11:32, 10 December 2010 (CST)

Peanut64
I am the same Peanut64 on PikminFanon. Peanut64

PS:
I would love it if you included Pikmin Fanon on the NIWA template. Peanut64

And Sorry for the rudeness. Peanut64
 * No worries. I think the main reason you weren't originally added is because fanon falls considerably outside of our scope. But you're added now. 12:12, 27 December 2010 (CST)

Mirai Ninja/Strategies and Mirai Ninja/Tips have been marked for deletion...
...as they have been merged with the Walkthrough page I have recently created. I have also marked the following images for deletion: "Image:MN Inari.gif", "Image:MN Oda Nobunaga.gif", "Image:MN Hideyoshi.gif" and "Image:MN Neko.gif" (for being replaced with "Image:MN Inari.png", "Image:MN Oda Nobunaga.png", "Image:MN Toyotomi Hideyoshi.png" and "Image:MN Nekko.png"), "Image:MN Shurazo.png" (for only being a big statue featured in the sixth stage's background), "Image:MN Kamui.gif" (for actually being the "damsel-in-distress" Princess Saki) and "Image:MN Kumo Yashiki.gif" (for only appearing in the game's ending sequence). Finally, I have requested "Image:MN Hangu Raida.gif" and "Image:MN High Samurai.gif" to be renamed to "Image:MN Han Guraida.gif" and "Image:MN Shikinami Kurosagi.gif" respectively. I'm surprised you didn't notice all of these when you deleted the unused redirect of Mirai Ninja/Elements yesterday! Namcorules 08:50, 18 January 2011 (CST)

Dominions3 page
Hi, the dominions 3 wiki is horribly outdated. A lot of information is missing, and it hasn't been updated for patches in years. dom3 dot servegame dot org slash wiki has a much larger and up to date wiki. But this wiki will not allow me to update the page with a link to that wiki.

This really sucks, as multiplayer players now have the wrong information. And the game already has a large enough learning curve as is. Could you add a link to the uptodate wiki for me? --Soyweiser 18:43, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no can do. All of our walkthrough information should ideally be hosted here on StrategyWiki. Links to other sites containing content that is within our scope, such as the wiki you've mentioned, generally aren't allowed. Have you considered helping update our own content? 19:12, 25 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, first, it ain't walkthrough information, but more stats, guides and information that isn't in the manual. You cannot have real walkthroughs for non deterministic turn based strategy games. But that is kinda sucky. And I would rather have one up to date wiki with information. The dom3.servegame one is better in that regard as it also includes all the data from the game files. No way, I'm going to add all that information here. Unless you are willing to pay for the time spend doing it, and give access to a backend with a sql database. This one has not been updated in more than two years, the other one is still frequently updated. No use in doing the same work twice. --Soyweiser 19:32, 25 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Soyweiser, the goal of StrategyWiki is to be one giant inclusive wiki with all the game data for every game out there possible. It's counter to the site's goals to point to other wikis because once we do it for one game, we have to do it for all.  You could very easily copy and paste many of the pages that exist on the other wiki.  I realize that this potentially splinters the two databases, but this is how we run the site.  And everyone here works on the site on a volunteer basis, no one is paid anything.  All of the stats, guides and information about the game is welcome on this site.  Please consider exporting it here.  Thanks.   Pro  cyon  20:14, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Anyone can post links once they're autoconfirmed I believe. http://dom3.servegame.org/wiki/ is down at the moment. We wouldn't be totally against a partnership of some kind, but we can't just say "don't use our site, go somewhere else".  As for sql database access, there's really no such thing for mediawiki.  The closest is the API for building bots.  -- Prod (Talk) 00:03, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

kilik
whats the proper format? --Grambling34 11:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Use the "Guide page" button for guide pages. Also, character pages for fighting games have a specific format; take a look at The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Characters/Benimaru for an example. Basically, put generic story info, etc. on the Game/Characters/Character-name page, and the movelist on Game/Character-name page. -- 12:03, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

finally....
moy i think my edits of characters on mortal kombat were fine you deleted them why did or do you think of a vandal on here... your choice Grambling34 13:03, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What Procyon said. -- 15:21, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Reply

 * Sometimes I forget stuff :p. Slipknot Darkrai 20:34, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

I know I have not posted an image renaming request for 6 months...
but I have suggested that "Image:WD Nazonazo.gif" should be renamed to "Image:WD Nazonazo Phantom.gif". Namcorules 16:40, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Done -- 18:27, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Just a heads up for you - I have suggested that "Image:WD Ice Broker.gif", "Image:WD Sunobado.gif" and "WD Plant.gif" should be renamed to "Image:WD Ice Blocker.gif", "Image:WD Snow Bird.gif" and "Image:WD Eater Plant.gif" respectively. Namcorules 16:55, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

== With regards to this post on Najzere's talk page, the "Pac-Mania Vandal" has returned! ==

According to the edit history of Pac-Mania/Getting Started, he has used three more sockpuppet IPs since his second IP, User:76.228.225.174 was blocked for a year in March 2010 for the offending edits; User: 122.52.84.223, User:76.228.226.122, and User:68.225.40.136. He obviously still has not familiarised himself with the promotional flyers, and I do not take his edits lightly given that I was the one who created the guide for the game in the first place! So if you or another admin could please block these IPs for a year or protect the page in question so that only registered users can edit it, I would be most grateful.

By the way, I have marked these images for deletion: "Image:FH Atom.gif", "Image:FH Dia.gif", "Image:FH Dome Cannon.gif", "Image:FH Stone Cannon.gif", "Image:FH Robot Cannon.gif", "Image:FH Raito.gif", "Image:FH Mini Cannon 1.gif", "Image:FH Mini Cannon 2.gif", "Image:FH Mini Cannon 3.gif" and "Image:FH Tank.gif" given that the enemies that are depicted in them have not actually appeared in the Japan-only game of Finest Hour. Namcorules 16:16, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Procyon's had his say on the Pac-Mania edits, and I have to say I agree with him. I will, however, keep a close eye on any edits to the Pac-Mania guide for similar edits in future. Also, the images have been deleted. -- 18:21, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

hello
maybe you can help me with my strategy guide stubs? Thanks --Passiondragon23 15:02, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * As Procyon mentioned, a good place to begin would be by adding at least box artwork to a new guide's main page, and a short description of the game (both can easily be found on the game's corresponding page on Wikipedia, providing that correct attribution is provided). Also, actual guide pages need a lot more detail than nav templates and a one-line description of the area that part of the game is set in. -- 15:31, 17 August 2011 (UTC)