User talk:Equazcion

Polish Wiki Help
Howdy ! I have a few question, could you please answer them for me ? It'd motivate me and help me editing the Polish Wiki ;)

How did you do the background and where did you get the picture from ? Is there any page listing ALL the pages on this wiki ? This would be so amazing :p Do you think the Polish wiki will ever catch up the English one ?

That's actually it, I don't want to overhelm you with questions, as I think you're busy :) --TheGhostCatcher (talk) 19:46, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I took the background image from the Terraria forum. You can use it at your wiki by adding this to MediaWiki:Hydra.css:


 * Special:AllPages will show all pages in a wiki.
 * I can't really say whether or not the Polish wiki will catch up to the English one. I guess I'd suspect the English wiki will usually be ahead of most or all the other languages just because the game is originally released in English. Equazcion  ( talk ) 00:13, 7 Aug 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much ! So, bye :) --TheGhostCatcher (talk) 08:58, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Files
I think better idea for interwiki files is making in English Wiki rule: "If file unused in local (english) Wiki, that file can be deleted, but this file must be merged to all Wiki projects that already used this file.". It means that if you want delete, for example, File:Wandering Eye (2nd form).gif (you earlier do it), that you can do it (again) but check all wikis, and upload this file to all wikis where it uses (for example, delete there and upload to Russian Wiki). What do you think? ← Alex Great talk 10:54, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Archive
Please archive your page. Its very long. ← Alex Great talk 10:58, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Trying to add 1.3 Antlion sprite, file history bugs out
Hello Equazcion,

I just tried to update the antlion.png sprite to the 1.3 version. However, the file I uploaded somehow showed the same image as the old sprite. I reverted my change and tried to upload it again. Only then my previous attempt, now reverted, showed the actual file I uploaded. I tried to revert to my first change again as it now showed the actual file I uploaded, however this just showed the old version AGAIN. It looks like the file history completely bugged out... making it impossible for me to update the sprite, as well as leaving a messy file history record.

Could you please take a look, and maybe try to revert to the actual new sprite? (And maybe clean up all the unnecessary reverts)

Link: http://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:Antlion.png?version=f0586873d45ad919f372a3f2bf1f36a6

Myrmeleon (talk) 10:33, 10 August 2015 (UTC)


 * It takes a while for images to update across the wiki. Give the software about 10 to 15 minutes when uploading new images over old ones, and try clearing your cache if the old image is still displaying. By now the new one should be up- it's displaying properly for me, anyway. Gearzein (talk) 10:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

The DPL on the Swords page?
The changing over to the Dynamic Page List format on the Swords seems to have messed with the ability to sort by damage, as it now sorts by the first digit in the damage rather than by the number as a whole. Should it just be reverted for now, until it can be fixed on a test page or something of the sort?
 * I'm pretty sure I know the cause. The old table had pure numbers as damage values, and the new one has some text included for some items, so the sort defaults to alphabetical for the damage column. This should be dealt with via some changes to the item infobox that standardizes the way additional damage notes are entered. Until that's addressed, the sort issue is relatively minor and I don't think we need to revert. Equazcion  ( talk ) 22:24, 10 Aug 2015 (UTC)

Question re: Blue Slab Walls
Please see the question here: http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Talk:Dungeon_Brick_Wall#Blue_Slab_Walls

The section in question was added by you back in January.

Thanks 128.151.71.16 14:06, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Answered there. Equazcion  ( talk ) 22:21, 13 Aug 2015 (UTC)

Ajax button
I've noticed there is a new "ajax" button next to every rollback and patrol button. Since when is that there and what does it do?  Chrisf1020  (talk)  17:13, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Ajax Rollback rolls back without having to go to the "action complete" page. Notably, these rollbacks are flagged as bot edits. Ajax patrol is presumably intended to do the same thing but seems to just return an error message. Gearzein (talk) 18:03, 13 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Ajax rollbacks are included in a new Gadget called "Ajax Sysop" (see your preferences -> gadgets). I added it yesterday and enabled it by default for all admins, because it includes a feature that lists all talk and sub-pages when you perform a page deletion -- I feel this is an important feature that's otherwise missing from MediaWiki. You can however disable it for your account if you want.


 * I'll take a look at those patrol links though. If they're not working, I'll try and get a customized version up that repairs or removes them (I didn't write this particular gadget and it's currently being pulled from an external site). Equazcion  ( talk ) 20:26, 13 Aug 2015 (UTC)


 * I split Ajax Sysop into three separate gadgets and left out the Ajax Patrol function. Admins will have the deletion features enabled by default, and the rollback and "hide rollbacks" functions are available as optional gadgets. Equazcion  ( talk ) 00:39, 14 Aug 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks Gear for the explanation, and thanks Equazcion for all of the work you have put in to add in these features. The rollback one will definitely be useful.  Chrisf1020  (talk)  18:22, 14 August 2015 (UTC)


 * For the record I disabled the part of Ajax Rollback that marks those as bot edits. It wasn't actually supposed to be doing that and seems to have possibly been the result of a coding error. Equazcion  ( talk ) 17:28, 15 Aug 2015 (UTC)


 * Hey, Ajax Sysop's talk page deletion notice isn't working. I left Flying Enemy for most of a week, but when I went to delete it the prompt still says there's no sub or talk pages detected. I initially guessed that Ajax Sysop was only detecting talk pages that existed prior to its own installation, but it won't even detect Terra Blade's talk page (though it'll detect its subpages just fine). Gearzein (talk) 03:10, 21 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Fixed now. Turns out it was never intended to list the talk page, only its subpages; but I've now added that feature. Let me know if there are any problems. Equazcion  ( talk ) 07:25, 21 Aug 2015 (UTC)

Questions regarding mobile version
Good day, Equazion. Although my life is still too busy to resume the dedication I once had towards this wiki I have recently been enjoying the game's mobile version, hence I figured I could make some minor contributions in regard to that. I must say I am most impressed with the effort you are putting in maintaining the wiki, and I also want to congratulate you on becoming an administrator - it is a responsibility I could not imagine being able to handle myself. To be honest I feel some worry of whether you, like 0icke, may become overworked, so please make sure to inform Curse to promote a new administrator if the job affects you negatively. In any case I want to thank for you your work in keeping the Official Terraria Wiki a reliable and respectable website.

Furthermore on the topic of mobile content: as both a Terraria player and Official Terraria Wiki contributor I find dismay in lacking resources like inventory editing and game commands (TShock). 505Games' ban of forum posts regarding mobile hacking did not make things easier. After some time I did however find methods to provide inventory editing, and as I myself would (at the time) have enjoyed detailed and reliable information of this during the process I was wondering if - given I muster the time and effort needed - could create a guide for this on this wiki. I'm not quite sure what 505Games' relation to Official Terraria Wiki is (indirect support, I suppose) though, so I fear such a page could be problematic.

Secondly I was wondering if any discussion has been had on how many items now have different icons between game platforms. The mobile (Android, at least) and probably console versions still uses pre-1.3 icons not displayed on the wiki anymore. I believe this could bring some confusion, especially in cases where the new icons are rather different (such as Souls). A possible solution could perhaps be a syntax allowing something like  / Old (with the old version being a separate file).

If you are currently occupied then my inquiries are best addressed at a later time. NoseOfCthulhu (talk) 18:46, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all the compliments :)


 * 505 Games hasn't supported the wiki at all really. I've attempted to get them to release source code or at least the stats portions, and offered to do that confidentially, ie. only myself would have access so at least there would be someone to check console/mobile facts. They have not budged. Re-Logic itself got involved here a total of once in my time as admin, and it was only to request that something be removed (they had a possible legal concern though). Otherwise neither company has had much if any involvement here.


 * Hacks have always been allowed at wiki guide pages and I see no particular reason to make an exception now. I'd say go ahead and post your guide.


 * Having a second icon might be a little tricky, with all the different icon display templates. If you just mean infobox icon displays, that might be a tad simpler (but still not so simple :) Let me think that one over a little. Equazcion  ( talk ) 19:13, 14 Aug 2015 (UTC)


 * I've attempted to create the a draft of the guide here. I'd be grateful if you could have a look at it and give me your opinion on it. I'm not sure if you're actually an admin anymore, so feel free to redirect to another user if you're not up for the job.


 * It's no getting around that the guide is mediocre and amateurish - rather than a "solution" it is more of an alternative. If anything, albeit it surely can use some tweaking, it is meant to give simplified and unambiguous info. Again, the controversy of the topic makes me wonder how long it'll last.


 * Aside from that I must admit I am embarrassed for spelling your name wrong - I do hope the 'c' is silent! I see I misspelled "0icke0" as well... sadly it seems my intro post was never as refined as I hoped it would be. Then again, I suppose this "not quite there" trait is a sort of trademark of mine. NoseOfCthulhu (talk) 13:03, 31 August 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm still an admin, but now a bureaucrat also, listed one section below. Don't worry about the name, everyone misspells it, and I'm not quite sure how to pronounce it myself :) Although I didn't comb through the wording carefully, it looks like good work to me. I like the abundance of screenshots to illustrate the steps. You could move this to a Guide: page whenever you like.  Equazcion  ( talk ) 18:29, 31 Aug 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the positive feedback, I appreciate it! Say, would it be possible to contact you privately by any means? It could perhaps be of some convenience if you made a "fake email" for Terraria Wiki purposes. NoseOfCthulhu (talk) 22:19, 12 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay, I missed a bunch of things here as something happened to my notifications. You can contact me via email using the "email this user" link in the sidebar, and I'll respond via email. Equazcion  ( talk ) 16:37, 25 Sep 2015 (UTC)

Max stack for coins
I ran into a small issue with the infobox on the Coins page: the max stack for, , and is 100, but the max stack for  is 999, and only on the PC and console version (according to the page history). The new format for displaying max stacks doesn't work with two different values and platform icons. Do you think it's better to use two infoboxes, or is there a work-around?

Thanks! DoktorFox (talk) 00:35, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I changed item infobox so that if that stack parameter contains more than just a simple number, it reverts to the traditional "Max stack" display field. Equazcion  ( talk ) 00:47, 15 Aug 2015 (UTC)

New Item infobox
Hey, I noticed that you modify the Item infobox template. It is a really good idea, because it looks awesome. And so I copied it on the French Wiki but something didn't want to work (see here). Do you know what can I do ? --  Dinoxel  discussion  23:19, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
 * You properly want to upload Stack digit 0-9. That should at least resolve most of the errors. Aside from that you may want to (temporarily) remove    from the template. If there is text in the use time, other than just a number, it also gives an error. --0icke0 (talk) 23:42, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for you answer, I uploaded those files and removed the line in the template but it still give an error. --  Dinoxel  discussion  00:26, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The template uses a Lua module, Module:String, which needs to be copied to your wiki. It also requires that the extension Scribunto is installed at your wiki, which you'd need to request from Curse. You can email wiki@curse.com or message User talk:Game widow. Equazcion  ( talk ) 00:55, 18 Aug 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you too, I copied the module and send a mail to curse. Is that good if there is no colour on the French page ? --  Dinoxel  discussion  01:25, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The Scribunto extension will make Module: pages work. I'm not sure if you'll have color there, that could be another extension, SyntaxHighlighter -- not required though. Equazcion  ( talk ) 01:37, 18 Aug 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I understand. By the way, the time use time template seems to not work while the other two yes. See here. --  Dinoxel  discussion  01:50, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The template fr:Modèle:Use time doesn't seem to be in fr:Modèle:Item infobox yet. Equazcion  ( talk ) 01:56, 18 Aug 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, "use time" works this time. I don't know why before no. --  Dinoxel  discussion  10:57, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Chain Guillotines
You broke the Chain Guillotine page? Why would you do that?
 * That wasn't me. It was an anonymous IP user, and they've been reverted. Equazcion  ( talk ) 17:26, 18 Aug 2015 (UTC)

Question about references
Hi, I would like to reduce the police of references, see here to become like here. Where can I modifiy the Extension:Cite ? --  Dinoxel  discussion  02:46, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
 * If you mean reduce the text size of references, add this to fr:MediaWiki:Hydra.css:


 * Equazcion ( talk ) 14:26, 1 Sep 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah I mean reduce the text size. Thank you. --  Dinoxel  discussion  16:40, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

French Gadget UTCclock
Hi Equazcion, I would like to know if it is possible to change the French Gadget UTCclock to show GMT+2 instead of the time of th server ? --  Dinoxel  discussion  23:22, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Finally I rectify it my myself. --  Dinoxel  discussion  00:11, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry I missed this. I stopped being notified of changes on my watchlist for some reason (possibly because I hadn't logged in in a while?). Glad you got it sorted out though. Equazcion  ( talk ) 16:34, 25 Sep 2015 (UTC)

"Thanks" Mediawiki extension
have you guys considered adding it? It's the one that adds the "thanks" button next to individual edits on a given diffs page.--Macks2008 (talk) 16:31, 23 October 2015 (UTC) (edited--Macks2008 (talk) 16:35, 23 October 2015 (UTC))
 * We already have that installed here. There's a "thank" link next to most "undo" links in page histories :) Equazcion  ( talk ) 19:43, 23 Oct 2015 (UTC)
 * For some reason, I didn't notice it earlier today... I think I was looking in the wrong place in the history, but it's of little consequence. I thanked the person I wanted to thank, so I guess I'm good :-)--Macks2008 (talk) 04:08, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Just a quick question towards Equazcion
Hey, I am a new editor and I want to know what it takes to become a bureaucrat here. Not something I think I should have right now, I just want to know how to work towards it. If you were just in the right place at the right time I understand you can't help me. XWallOfSteelX (talk) 01:47, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I've previously answered questions about becoming a sysop. Put simply, it takes a lot of skill with mediawiki and a solid reputation as a user. Bureaucrat status goes beyond even those requirements, and it's worth noting that Equazcion was exceeding the listed expectations of a Bureaucrat well before becoming one. You'd have to spend quite some time as an admin before even being considered to be a bureaucrat. Gearzein (talk) 02:30, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Extension:MediawikiPlayer and FlashMP3
We are in the process of evaluating our upcoming move to Mediawiki 1.26. In doing so, the platform team has determined that the MediawikiPlayer extension no longer works and has not been updated, and FlashMP3 had not been updated in years. They are listed among the extensions used on this wiki. Do you know where they are used (or if they are actually still in use)? There are a number of options to replace them, but we need to track down where they are used. — Game widow (talk) 11:14, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think those are actually in use anywhere on the wiki. We have them here because I had requested that all the media player extensions be enabled, when I was attempting to find a smooth way to make all Terraria music playable directly from the Music Box page. That turned out to not be viable. I'm pretty sure the only media playing from the wiki is on Duck, which uses mw:Extension:SoundManager2Button. Equazcion  ( talk ) 12:49, 9 Dec 2015 (UTC)
 * Great! Thank-you :) — Game widow (talk) 12:51, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem :) Equazcion  ( talk ) 12:53, 9 Dec 2015 (UTC)