User talk:Osculate

Helping out
Hi, I'm Paweł from Wikia's Content Team. Given the attention that the game and the wiki is getting recently, we'd like to help you out here - is there anything you think needs special attention that I could help with? I was definitely thinking of redesigning the main page to make it more attractive. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Ausir(talk) 23:54, June 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * That sounds good to me but Dratini17 is the man in charge. :) -- Osculate(talk) 02:57, June 4, 2011 (UTC)

drop rate page
So going off some comments ive noticed some players got say 3 rocke tboots from there first goblin army where someone has gotten none after 10 but players need to understand that it depends on luck and people are bragging about how good there drops were saying they were not rare but i wanted to know if i could make a page explaining the average drop rates and your luck and how they arent the same thing because some players are treating it like it is but yknow u thought ide ask u im not a mod i have no say or anything towards this matter brandon skuse cant do squigs srry keyboard is screwed


 * Eh I don't know, it doesn't sound like something that should be an article. Post a blog entry about it and see what other's say. -- Osculate(talk) 23:16, June 4, 2011 (UTC)

periods and capitals and such
are we aloud to correct sentences that are say missing a period or have a capital where it shouldent be or vice versa and symbols that are forgotten Brandon Skuse 19:54, June 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Correct whatever is wrong anywhere, that's the point of a wiki. Just be sure you know what you're changing to is correct. Standard rules of English apply. -- Osculate(talk) 19:55, June 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * aight manBrandon Skuse 20:02, June 6, 2011 (UTC)

Hidable/Collapsible Tables
Hey m8,

Could you consider adding a piece of Javascript which enables hidable/showable/collapsible tables? This way, I can make more templates without spamming every item with info.

There's a bit of code and info on the official Wikipedia.

Thanks!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Collapsing

http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Advice:Going_collapsible

--Gemberkoekje 07:16, June 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. -- Osculate(talk) 12:54, June 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Doesn't seem to work yet (Checked in FireFox and IE on my talk page) I can imagine you wouldn't want to waste too much time with it, but if you have a minute please have another look :) --Gemberkoekje 14:17, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Works for me in Chrome. You might need to clear cache. -- Osculate(talk) 15:00, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh that's very well possible, I'll check it at home in a few hours --Gemberkoekje 15:01, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, it doesn't work in Firefox or IE. Interesting. -- Osculate(talk) 15:04, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * : The original page works in my FireFox, but not in my IE... it's iffy at best... unfortunately. --Gemberkoekje 15:06, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * : The original page works in my FireFox, but not in my IE... it's iffy at best... unfortunately. --Gemberkoekje 15:06, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

Block
Can You Please Explain Which Comment I was Blocked For And Why Because I Do Not Recall Posting Any Comments Except For One Asking If Anyone Would Trade Something For A Whoopie Cousion.

You cannot add a comment to the article.

Your user name or IP address has been blocked. The block was made by Osculate.
 * Reason given: Intimidating behaviour/harassment: block evasion
 * Start of block: 03:32, June 1, 2011
 * Expiry of block: 03:32, June 1, 2012
 * Intended blockee: 153.107.33.156
 * Block ID: #212
 * Current IP address: 153.107.33.156


 * That IP, and in fact that entire range now, has been blocked for numerous problems. That IP specifically has a fair number. That doesn't mean that any one specific person was responsible. Create and use an account instead of being anonymous and you wont get lumped in with others who just want to cause problems and be abusive. -- Osculate(talk) 16:57, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

Editing in a page somewhere else.
I haven't actually done much on this wiki if you could how would I go about editing the page Edge into the Known Bugs and Glitches page, as well as making a ( screenshot ) button for the two pictures I have posted.

Thanks for your time. =D

Fawie42 17:47, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

Um.. why am i blocked?
Is it against the rules to say "i finaly got this after hours of grinding"?
 * As mentioned above, it might be a mass problematic IP block. Make sure you log on.
 * In addition, Osculate, isn't it an idea to force EVERYONE to make an account to make changes? It won't be a fix-all method, but at least someone would then need to make an account before actually vandalizing the wiki.. --Gemberkoekje 08:24, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocking all IP edits would be against Wikia's terms of use  Random Time  11:29, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Not too fond of that idea anyway. It kinda defeats a lot of the utility of a wiki and the majority of anonymous edits are good anyway. I was rather unsure about blocking that range but the problems have dropped dramatically since I did. -- Osculate(talk) 21:54, June 8, 2011 (UTC)

Hi, why am i IP-blocked?

62.238.77.88 15:45, June 8, 2011 (UTC)Xraider

Never Mind
Oh, never mind. i see i need an account now. Sorry!

62.238.77.88 15:46, June 8, 2011 (UTC)Xraider


 * This IP was never blocked so it's kinda hard to say without more details. :) -- Osculate(talk) 21:57, June 8, 2011 (UTC)

Avoiding newbie mistakes
Howdy :o)

So I was looking at adding my first page edit, based on the hellevator page I was gonig to mention that a depth of 2 sqquares of water was enough to absorb the falling damage (to 0) of a fall from any height (as this helps to know when building a hellevator as part oof your plans).

Are there any written or unwritten rules I should keep in mind when editing a page somebody else has written? is there a bestter place to put this? (like under a damage or fall related page?).

Thank you for indulging a newbie :o)

-Giddi 07:05, June 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * The number one rule is to add only facts to articles. Do that and it's hard to go wrong. As far as adding that to Hellevator goes I'd say it would be better to simply state one should be aware of fall damage and the variety of ways it could be avoided and link to Health Points which covers that pretty extensively. Thanks for helping out with the wiki! -- Osculate(talk) 22:18, June 9, 2011 (UTC)

VaguelyRedolent
I recently joined this wiki and noticed that, although there are articles for all of the items in the game (some of which are inconsistent, but that's another matter), there are a lack of articles explaining some of the basic aspects of Terraria. Some may see these as unnecessary, but I think that neglecting these would make this wiki incomplete. Examples include:
 * A proper page explaining the inventory, instead of what we have now, which is just a lot of code
 * An explanation of mineral tiers, instead of just a template which lists them in order
 * A page on "caves" - sounds stupid, but nothing really covers it at the moment - there are pages on each biome, but that's about it
 * A page on "night" or "day" or explaining "time" - some of this is done on the watch page, but I think it merits its own page
 * Linked to the previous, possibly a page on the sun or moon
 * A page on worlds - explaining each size of world, differences, advantages of one or the other etc.
 * A page on plants, perhaps? Covering growing times, vines (not the item, the stuff which grows on ceilings), grass, that nasty stuff in the corruption, and possibly the man-eater
 * Single player - there is a huge article on multiplayer, why not single player?
 * Overall, an explanation of game mechanics like how armor affects how much damage you take - is touched on in a few articles, but nothing solid

In addition to this, I would also like to know if there is a Terraria-specific manual of style, given that this whole wiki seems to be edited in lots of different styles (different levels of formality, different templates, item capitalisation etc.)

Are you the right person to talk to about this? Sorry for wasting your time if you aren't :P

VaguelyRedolent 20:11, June 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for helping out with the wiki! First, there really is no "right person" to ask about new pages. It's up to the community what is or is not appropriate for the wiki. The trend of the wiki seems to go leaving dedicated article pages to large topics and combining smaller ones. Inventory could definitely use some more "user friendly" detail. I think there is a page on Minerals but I'm not sure offhand. Caves should probably be covered in the Underground biome page. A page on day and night just doesn't seem that interesting or important. etc.


 * But like I said, it's up to the community. I can tell you that the majority of new pages get flagged for deletion so it seems that generally it is felt that the majority of topics are covered, if not in detail. Combining into an existing article is generally the best bet at this point. That said if you feel strongly that something isn't adequaltly covered and can't be combined into another article then go ahead and make it. If it gets flagged for deletion then a discussion can be had on it.


 * As far as style, yes it's a huge mix right now. The wiki is young so that's pretty much bound to be the case. We're striving to make simply a matter of "proper English" as far as capitalisatoin etc are concerned. One big problem is that many, if not most, of the contributers are new to wiki editing. A few people are working hard to get it in to shape though. Over time I'm sure it will improve a great deal. -- Osculate(talk) 22:29, June 9, 2011 (UTC)

Edit
I was looking over at the Health Point page today, and saw that there was no calculation on the Nurse's heal price, so, I tried it out for myself, but then I noticed that the cost had already been calculated on the Nurse NPC page. But, I noticed one problem: The cost is ALLWAYS rounded down. Since the page is locked due to vandalism, I was wondering if you could add that to the page?

Is there any way I can get the Goldfish page edited so it says I posted it? I did it without an account and it just says a contributor.


 * Nurse is only locked from anonymous accounts. You can't change what it says for who edited a page so just be sure to log in before making edits. -- Osculate(talk) 00:15, June 11, 2011 (UTC)

Page Nuked
Hey, just a heads up, the Eye of Cuthulu page got nuked by the user with the IP 173.160.216.173

Probably best to ban him.


 * Thank you for the head's up. -- Osculate(talk) 00:21, June 11, 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism on "Obsidian" page
Some users are coming back daily to mess with the aligment and add extra copycat videos to the Obsidian page. A lock would be appreciated!

Kiershar 01:44, June 11, 2011 (UTC)

Thank You!
Thank you for such a warm welcome into the community! I'll try my best to help out with the wiki and contribute to the best of my ability!

Hax0rvash 21:14, June 11, 2011 (UTC)Hax0rVash

Video Overload
I need your advice once again. We're getting WAY too many videos uploaded and I'm getting to the point where I keep the shortest one with all the information. Is it possible to have, like, a wiki meeting on the subject? Possibly adding officially rules or regulations to posting videos? Zenofire


 * I'm pretty fed up with the whole video situation. Closest I can offer to a "wiki meeting" is the discussion at User_blog:Osculate/Video_Content which I know you're participating in. We definitely need to get something figured out though. It's ridiculous.

so
someone on terraria called red rider some how keeps joining our world and blowing up our houses can you look into this.