User talk:Melon247

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Need New Image?

I uploaded an image for the PC version of Dogz (Image:Dogz Main Menu.jpg) but the thing is, the dog shown on there is my German Shepherd called Bengi, and I bought him a Dalmatian fur pattern. I was wandering if I should re-upload the image with one of the available breeds (probably a pug called Rainbow) since people might get confused as you can't get dalmatians in this game! --Melon247 18:51, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

I think it's fine how it is. You explain everything in the page, which is what people need to know. You might want to put in somewhere in the guide how you go about buying different patterns. Do you mean you bought it in the game, or you bought downloadable content for real money? - najzere 17:59, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

I bought it in the game, there is a store where you can buy stuff including fur patterns. You can even make your dog look like a robot! I'll probably re-upload the image anyway because I've redone the page which I saved in my documents. --Melon247 18:07, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Different console buttons

How do you get those things where you have a thing in the top right of the page, where you select a platform, and then it changes all the buttons on the page to whatever button you have? I know it involves putting '{{}}' around the options or something. I remember I saw it in a few guides but I can't remember which they were. --Melon247 17:40, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

You do it by adding {{Control selector|PlayStation 2, Wii}} to the top of a page (Under the Header Nav). Whenever you come to a place where you need to add a button, you would add {{control|{{psx|X}}|{{wii|1}}}} to the page. That would mean that in the list, if you selected the PlayStation it would display {{psx|X}} and if you were on the Wii, it would display {{wii|1}}. One example of this is here. f you need this explaining further then feel free to ask.--The preceding signed comment was added by Rocky (talk • contribs). 17:49, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

I redid the controls page for Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2, but there was something I just realised and that is that different buttons do interact. What I mean is, on the PS2 interact is the same button as barking or screeching, whereas on the Wii interact is the same button as the Whiskers Radar and Sniffing. Is there a way of making the sentences change for different platforms? --Melon247 18:05, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, anything you put in the {{control}} template will change, it doesn't have to be just buttons. - najzere 18:06, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

registered users

I just thought of something- when you put a register template on an anon's talk page, is there a way of knowing they haven't already registered? I remember once I created a redirect page when it wouldn't let me sign in, but when I went to the contributions page for what the anon of me had done it just said that one thing, not showing that I was a registered user anyway. I was just wandering, considering there's always lots of new uswers on this site, and I don't know how to tell if they've done stuff as anons or not, so there might be an anon who's registered and then they recieve a register template and get really confused. --Melon247 11:02, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Only bureaucrats have the ability to connect user names to IP addresses, however they use this ability rarely, as it would be a breach of privacy on their part. When you post the template, your signature will remind them when the message was posted, so all they have to do is remember when they registered (or check the logs). It's not an issue. I have done a lot of work anonymously simply because I don't want to log in from a public location. It's better to ignore anonymous edits than worry about connecting them to their registered user name. --Notmyhandle (talk • contribs) 20:28, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank Yous?

So, let me gt this straight, only admins can give thank yous to other users? I was thinking that there was a certain user (not saying who) who I want to give a thank you for something but I don't know if it's the most important thing ever. It's just been bugging me for a while. --Melon247 18:12, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

You can thank anyone you want. It doesn't have to be an admin at all.--DukeRuckley^{Talk | Contribs} 18:20, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Who gave you that impression? --Notmyhandle (talk • contribs) 07:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Procyon once told me that thank yous were best left to sysops, so I just imagined that meant that they were the only ones who could do them. --Melon247 09:23, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Contrib Numbers

Is there a template or something that automatically generayes the number of contributions? It's just I have that number of edits thing on my user page and I was wondering if there was an easier way that just changing it all the time. --Melon247 18:12, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

No, there isn't. Also, ask stuff in the staff lounge or forums instead of on your talk page. --Skizzerz 18:41, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, OK. It's just easier asking stuff on your talk page because then you know if you've had a response the moment you go to strategywiki. But then I guess it isn't easier for you lot to answer the questions! --Melon247 09:36, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Dogz enemy template

Dogz enemy - najzere 18:13, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Brilliant explanation you came up with! : ). Oh, and thanks for the sig suggestions you gave me in my sandbox! I'll probably use one of them in, like, special things. Like important conversations and stuff like that. Thanks again! --Melon247 09:23, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Is there a way of making the table of contents skip to the template, raher than having the heading saying 'green snake' and then just under it the title saying 'green snake'. Just if I took the heading out then there wouldn't be a way of getting right to that enemy. --Melon247 09:45, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, you can link to the template, like this. The problem is that the ToC won't automatically generate if you don't put any headings in. I guess it depends on how many enemies are going to be on the page. If it's like Dog Island, you're probably better off just using the regular headings and then formatting the rest of the content to look like whichever of those mockups you like. - najzere 16:14, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Copyedit for Petz

Thats what I'm here for :3

I'm almost done importing a few things from Wikipedia so I will get to proof reading the guide once that's done. --Zaiqukaj 10:37, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I've decided that I am also going to take up copyediting and spell checking, but I can't really copyedit my own writing. --Melon247 10:40, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Thats fine, we all miss things sometimes. So far everything looks great. Please take a look at the tiny changes I made to Petz: Dogz 2 and Catz 2/Getting Started (and do change back anything you don't like, all I did was edit emphasis and add a link). If I can't find any ways to improve or fix the writing I look for ways to improve the formatting. I find specific word instructions or things that need emphasis (or even little notes) look more punchy bold or italicized instead of 'tiny quoted' or, my nemesis, ALL CAPPED. It's just something to think about. Once I get your input on the changes to getting started I will finish checking everything. --Zaiqukaj 11:25, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Your changes to the Getting Started pages were OK, if that's what you wanted to know. Great empha thingys! I'll probably have a look on the copyediting category and see if I can find something to do. --Melon247 14:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleting Pages

If I add the delete template to a page, no one seems to notice it. I remember someone saying to another user to notify an admin or something so they can delete it, but I can hardly notify them for every vandal page there is! And considering that someone is probably reading this now who is an admin, I also put the info from Animal Crossing: Wild World/Random tips into the rest on the Animal Crossing: Wild World guide so we can delete the random tips page now. --Melon247 18:01, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

No need to rush a page deletion without a very good reason. They'll all be seen and taken care of eventually. It also gives people a chance to refute the deletion. -- Prod (Talk) 05:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Dogz 2

Couple questions:

1. On this page I have a question about "Gurtrude." First of all, is that how it's spelled in the game? The normal spelling is Gertrude. Second, is it really a guy? Gertrude is normally a woman's name. Same with Stanly - the normal spelling is Stanley.
2. On the Saving Saul mission, what are pursuit whiskers and what is the Dogz corollary?

- najzere 19:47, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

It's probably spelt Gertrude in the game. I've been trying to find out if 'he' is male or female but everyone seems to just call him Gertrude, and I though it was a male name so it could just be my mistake.

Pursuit Whiskers is like Track and Sniff in The Dog Island, where you use your Whiskers Radar (the same as sniffing) and a pawprint track comes up. And with the colouring, each accessory has lots of colours which you can choose from in the Fashion House. I'll probably add something about that to Sheila on the Characters page or something. I also need to add that in the Saving Saul mission you don't have to find his meat/fish as I forgot to do it last time I played and found it a few missions later, but Saul disappears after his rescue mission so I got some free food! --Melon247 14:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I forgot to mention this before, but Stanly is spelt Stanley in the game. Something odd I found that I'll probably need to check is that in Dogz there is 'Marin' but in Catz she seems to be called 'Maria'. I'm pretty sure that Gurtrude is female so in the game I'm currently playing I dressed her up in a fancy hat and pink glasses so I wouldn't forget! --Melon247 16:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Cleaning up pages

I've been looking in the cleanup category for stuff to do to cleanup some pages (and improve my chances of adminship!) but I'm not really sure how to do cleanup. Ok, so obviously you need to clean stuff up but I'm not really sure what to be looking out for. --Melon247 17:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

There are a couple of things to consider:

1. Make sure everything is in wiki-syntax.
2. Make sure the page looks nice (makes good use of headers/bold/italics/sidebars/etc.)
3. Make sure there is no drivel
4. Clean up and spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes
5. Proper use of infoboxes, headers and footers

There's more to it, but that's a good starting point.--DukeRuckley^{Talk | Contribs} 18:10, 28 January 2009 (UTC)