User talk:Trevman

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Hello Trevman! Welcome to StrategyWiki. Thank you for your contributions. If you have any questions, just contact a sysop through their talk page or post on the staff lounge, and they'd be happy to help. If you need help editing, check the StrategyWiki Guide. If you have a question about the content on this wiki, you can check out our staff lounge page. If you want to ask questions or hang out in IRC, we're usually around. On the other hand, if you have ideas for StrategyWiki, bring them up on the forums.

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Image categorisation

When uploading images, please make sure to categorise them using the correct image categories and the guide-specific category, i.e. [[Category:Half-Life: Blue Shift images]]. The image policy is viewable here, and contains all the information you'll need to categorise future uploads. --najzere^T 17:09, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Hopefully you get this, as quite obviously I'm new to this. I noticed you modified the HLbs_alien_grunt pic that I uploaded, and changed it to .png. I have numerous other pictures for the same article so I can copy the categories (I assume that will be ok) but I'd like to try and get it right first time too :p Which software did you use to modify the picture? Trevman 20:59, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, you can just copy the categories from Image:HLBS alien grunt.png and use them in the edit summary when you upload. Normally I wouldn't have bothered to change someone's pictures, but I thought the page would look nicer without the aqua background on the image. Normally I would have just uploaded a new version over the same file, but JPEG doesn't support transparency, so it had to be changed PNG format. The program I used is GIMP, a free, open-source image editor. If you have all the files hosted somewhere, e.g. imageshack or something, I'd be happy to remove the background for you. Otherwise, GIMP, PhotoShop, pixlr.com, etc. (pretty much anything but MSPaint) can all do the job for you. Thanks for working on the Blue Shift guide and keep up the good work! Let me know if you need anything else. :) — najzere^T 21:05, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

By the way, if you want to drop messages to specific people, make sure you put the messages on that person's talk page rather than your own =P --Arrow Windwhistler (talk) 20:55, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Also, great job on the new pics! Which program did you end up going with? There are a few GIMP users on the wiki, so if you're using it and need any help with the program itself, just give me a shout. :) Cheers, — najzere^T 21:19, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

It is indeed GIMP that i'm using - and it is a very nice bit of kit, there seems to be enough guides on the GIMP site along with other extra guides around the net for what i need... but i'll bear your offer in mind. With a bit more time Ill try and fill in the gaps ;) - cheers guys - (Trevman 16:04, 15 October 2009 (UTC))

Hi, just wanted to let you know that images can be moved to a different filename, so there's no reason to reupload a duplicate to change the name. (Actually, I'd already moved the three you uploaded to include the game name, but had to delete them as duplicates). If you need an image moved, just ask an admin and they'll do it for you. Also, make sure you're uploading with the correct categories on the files. I've changed all the weapon and weapon ammo image tags from Category:Characters to Category:Items. I know you were just copy/pasting, but remember to double check. Thanks! — najzere^T 17:45, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

thanks! - i wasn't sure who to contact once i realized that i hadn't named the files properly. however since you're admin and appear to be keeping an eye on me (which I appreciate), how do I resize pics on the http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Half-Life:_Blue_Shift/Weapons page, the ammo on the right appears much larger than i expected, but its under the same code as the weapons themselves, also in regards to the m4 assault rifle, which has two ammo types, is it possible to have the two ammo pics on the right? - i have looked in the guide honest lol, perhaps not the right place though - (Trevman 18:09, 15 October 2009 (UTC))

To resize an image, put |#px in the image markup, where # is the number of pixels wide you want the image. For example: [[Image:HLbs 9mmAmmo.png|right|50px]]. StrategyWiki:Guide/Images is the page with most of our information on images. Hope that helps! — najzere^T 18:12, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I just looked at the page (probably should have done that first), and you have the image syntax correct. The only problem is that most of the ammo images are quite thin, so you'll have to reduce the size from 125px to something much smaller to see a big change. — najzere^T 18:42, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

already sorted it chief ;) - still not happy about the assault rifle ammo placement though, i would prefer to have them horizontally if possible. can that be done? there's nothing in the page you showed me to say how to.

How does it look now? They're side-by-side in Firefox. — najzere^T 18:49, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

spot on, that's exactly what i was after - thanks again!

Hi, can you fix your image category before uploading any more please? "Categories:Screenshots" → "Category:Screenshots". Thanks, — najzere^T 20:17, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Categories

Before submitting categories to a page, please substitute spaces instead of underscores. Thanks, --Notmyhandle (talk • contribs) 04:25, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Images

Hi, please be a little more careful when uploading. This is the third time we've had to change this. If you're copy/pasting from something, please update it to be correct. And to reiterate another topic, for standardization purposes, please leave spaces rather than underscores between words in links. Thanks, — najzere^T 19:38, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

sorry - I'm not entirely sure when it comes to the categorization of pictures - I had been copying from previous pictures I'd uploaded to the same page as I thought they were correct, and like I said, I'm not sure about categorization... though I think I've uploaded everything I need to upload so perhaps I'll stick to adding text in future :p - (Trevman 19:44, 19 October 2009 (UTC))

Please look over StrategyWiki:Guide/Image naming, particularly the section concerning screenshots. The system is more simple than it may look. For images that are used on guide pages, you need a game specific image category (e.g. [[Category:Half-Life: Blue Shift images]]) and one or two general categories (e.g. [[Category:Screenshots]]). You also need to be aware of the correct wikimarkup syntax for categories. It is [[Category:CATEGORYNAME]]. Only one category name can be contained within the brackets. Again, do not use underscores instead of spaces (if you happen to copy the name of a category from a URL, you must remove the underscores). We will continue to help you become acclimated to these standards. Thank you for contributing, and thank you for working with us, --Notmyhandle (talk • contribs) 23:06, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Page headings

Hi, please start headings on guide pages at ==Level 2== instead of ===Level 3=== to conform with our layout policy. Thanks! — najzere^T 15:07, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

STALKER walkthrough

Hey, the current walkthrough is more of an editing guide, so belongs on a talk page. Perhaps you could reword it as an explanation to readers on how to find information on guide pages? — najzere^T 22:01, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Controls pages

Thanks for your contributions to the Controls pages. The current standard is to have Controls pages laid out in a table (see StrategyWiki:Guide/Organizing the pages#Controls); {{control}} is used for pages elsewhere in a guide (e.g. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Hyrule Castle) where listing all the controls would get in the way of other content. Garrett^Talk 20:52, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

You may also want to take a look at {{mouse}} for mouse controls. --~Vizeroth · (c)~-- 22:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I couldn't verify that Crysis was released on an Xbox system. I left the controls commented out on the Crysis/Controls page, in case they need to be integrated into the table. Otherwise, if they were added in error, or you were thinking of Crysis 2 or something, we can just delete them. Let me know, thanks! P.S. All the work you've been doing cleaning up guide pages is great. Feel free to add [[Category:Cleanup project members|Trevman]] to your userpage and visit our cleanup project page. Cheers! — najzere^T 02:28, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Image naming (again)

Hi, the recent images you have uploaded for The 7th Guest have been categorized with Category:The 7th Guest, however the correct category is Category:The 7th Guest images. Please could you be careful with category naming when you upload more images. Thanks JordanH 16:35, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

The 7th Guest

Hi Trevman, just wanted to say great job on this guide! It's really rare to see a guide go from non-existent to completion stage four that quickly, and with pictures too! Thanks for adding so much to the wiki – your hard work is really appreciated. :D Cheers — najzere^T 16:51, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, its nice to be noticed :) - It moved that quick because I did my homework before hand ;) however it is nice to see a full guide for an old game. It brings back some fond memories of time spent trying to solve the puzzles. - (Trevman 17:45, 30 November 2009 (UTC))

I'm shocked. Great job! --Notmyhandle (talk • contribs) 23:54, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

You should aim for Featured Guide status. =P --Arrow Windwhistler (talk) 01:20, 1 December 2009 (UTC)