User talk:Dzylon/Archive

Welcome
Hello Dzylon, and welcome to the Terraria Wiki! Thanks for your contribution to the Environments page. Here are several pages that can help you with where to begin:


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There's a lot to do around here, so we hope you'll stay with us and make many more contributions. And again, welcome to Terraria Wiki. Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Gracey91 (Talk) 21:17, 4 January 2012

Noticed your edit to King Slime page. Please keep in mind 2 things while editing. 1) Update info needs to go in its own section. If you see it in the first sentence, rather than just rewording it, please remove any reference to what patch the monster was added on and instead create a new section at the bottom of the page called "Update Info" and write something like "1.0.4 - Added to the game" under that new section. Example: Dark Mummy. 2) I'm not sure why/how you put those there, but please don't add those random "{C" things into the page. Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 23:59, January 5, 2012 (UTC)

Harpy
Hey, I saw that you're trying to do some formatting on the Harpy page. I'm glad you're trying to help out, I just want to give you a couple more pointers. Some of this you may already know:

Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 20:21, January 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * When editing, there is a "Preview" button that you should always click on before you "Publish" your edits. This will show you what the page is going to look like. If it doesn't look like the way you want it to, then you can go back and make more changes before publishing. This will help prevent scenarios where you're making a bunch of test edits in a row and then saying things like "This should fix it..." We always want to try to make many changes to the page all in one edit, rather than making a large number of edits in a row which do very little or make no changes to the page.
 * Update info is actually intended to go in reverse chronological order, with the most recent changes on top and the oldest changes on the bottom. The Version History page is a good example. You see newest patch information on the top. And older stuff on the bottom. This is because more people play the newest patches and are always interested in the newest information first and foremost. If a few people want to know older stuff, then they should be willing to dig a little deeper/scroll down further to find out that information.
 * Even after looking at your edits, I'm still not sure exactly what you were trying to do with the "monsters box being cut off" or whatever. Maybe it looks different in your browser than in mine, but the older version before you made any changes looked fine to me? Here's something that may help you. If you edit in "Source" mode rather than in "Visual" mode, you can use the template, which will cause text and stuff to go below floating tables/pictures/movies. It's a very nice formatting tool.
 * If you click the arrow on the blue "Edit" button, you can look at the page history and check older versions of the page by clicking on the date/time of the edit. This is helpful for reverting vandalism, undoing your own test edits, or comparing 2 revisions of the same page.

Thanks for the pointers. Referring to the monsters box being cut off, I meant that a large portion of the box was simply not showing up. It was rendering fine in the preview box (which I did use) as well as the previous version boxes, but not the page itself. I did test the page on three browsers (IE, Google Chrome, and Firefox) as well as two computers. It seems fine now, with the latest edit, so no worries. Again, thanks for the tips... I'm still getting used to the Wikia software.

Also, I had no idea about the reverse chronology thing... the pages I've seen so far have been split up pretty much half and half when it comes to how the update history is sorted.

Question - How do you respond to a message on the talk page?

RE

 * Just like you did, by editing the talk page and putting your reply below, and then your signature at the end by typing ~ . Making a new subsection and/or indenting can be helpful. Then you might want to leave me this message: . It will let me know that I have a new message on your talk page. Here's an example of what the template looks like:


 * Also, if you ever have questions around the wiki, the admin Gracey91 would probably be glad to help you. He also has a Testing Wiki (which I just recently found out about) which you might want to try out if you'd like to become more familiar with wiki markup and such. If you want to learn more about templates, you may wish to start here. Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 21:49, January 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * PS: I accidentally edited your talk page when I replied instead of clicking "Leave Message." Normally you shouldn't edit other people's talk pages, it can be kinda rude. Sorry, Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 21:56, January 6, 2012 (UTC)

Images
Hello i seen you have uploaded a number of duplicate pictures for the infoboxs. When you need a picture for the infobox templates can you first check the Picture Database page for the image your looking for, then if its not there upload one. Thanks Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 07:15, January 8, 2012 (UTC)

Layout Question
Hello i seen you message to Dratini17, I would suggest sending the question to HeroGaming as he is the one who designed the current layout for the wiki. Additionally Dratini isn't very active so it may be a while before you get a reply. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 10:56, January 8, 2012 (UTC)

Individual Pages Project
Hey saw your comment earlier on Gracey's talk. I could definitely use some help with this project. I'm going to make a blog post linking all the pages that are done, and all the pages that still need to be worked on. If you want to help out, just comment on the blog page what you're working on/finished with and I'll cross it off the list. Please don't do anything until I get the blog page written, though. It'll be up soon, just give me half an hour or so. I'll leave a link to the project/blog page here on your talk page once I get it up.

Example of what I want to do: Take a page such as Watch and create 3 new pages titled Copper Watch, Silver Watch and Gold Watch. These pages should contain information specific to them. For example, Gold Watch should mention that it tells the time to the minute, it should have an infobox for Gold Watch, and it should contain links to Silver Watch and Copper Watch. The current Watch page should become a disambiguation page linking to those 3 pages.

Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 05:31, January 9, 2012 (UTC)

Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 07:06, January 9, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay. Here is the project page: User blog:Mathmagician/Project - Individual Pages


 * Thanks, good job with timer too! I saw you finish the 1 second one at least. Try to copy/paste the categories from Timer onto the new 1, 3, 5 Second Timer pages if you can. If you turn Timer into a disambig, remove all the categories. If you leave Timer as a content page, then the categories can remain (but I'm guessing you'll probably just turn it into a disambig). I think it's probably best to just copy any categories, table templates and videos that were on the conglomerate page over to the new individual pages. We don't want that kind of stuff on disambig pages (though they're okay to have on content pages). Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 23:50, January 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, that's done. I'm going back to the pages we've done so far to tidy them up a little, then I'll begin on Slime Monsters.
 * Dzylon 00:00, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, sounds good. Thanks for all your help. This project is quickly becoming a little bit bigger than I had originally thought it would be, so I'm glad to have someone to help/do way more work than I already have lol. Good luck with Slime Monsters, lots of pages there =(

Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 00:07, January 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * I think I'll work on Torches next, but I'm not sure if I can finish it tonight.


 * How do you plan on handling the colored torches/demon torch situation?
 * Dzylon 00:09, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

Hello?
KaeKai, I saw your message, but accidentally overwrote it.

"hey, I saw your work on the timer pages and noticed a bit of information was missing. So when i went to put it in, it gave me a complex editing system mentioning a 'complex code' on the page. Did it give this to you as well?"

Yeah, it's because there's some complex code on that page. What were you trying to change?

Dzylon 00:15, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

Ah, that explains a lot. No harm done, and I was going to add the fact that timers may alternitively be wired to switches, levers, and pressure plates to be activated as well.

KaeKai 00:48, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Categories
Can be found at Special:Categories. It's a comprehensive list, but long.

IPP
As for the colored torches/demon torch/etc., I've thought about it more, and I'd probably just make a disambig for Torch. Each torch item gets its own page, Colored Torch / Colored Torches will both redirect to the disambig page. I don't have time to do it now though, so I'll take up the issue again tomorrow. Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 00:54, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

Rollback
i noticed you have been taking the time to make sure my videos were adde to alot of pages and also adding alot of categories.

i decided to give you the rollback ability. this will let you revert edits in 1 click in the edit history as long as its the most recent edit.

have a good day hapy editing.HeroGaming 00:56, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * To be clear, rollback is only to be used to revert vandalism. Using it to revert good faith edits will result in your rights being removed. Thanks Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 07:39, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

Colors of Phaseblade
Hey thanks for the massive amount of work you've been doing separating pages. I just wanted to say one thing though. I strongly feel that Phaseblade (6 colors) should remain a single page. (Not saying that you were necessarily intending to make it 6 different pages, just throwing that out there pre-emptively.) My reasoning is that the item itself in the game is called Phaseblade. Yes, there are 6 colors. But as far as the game naming conventions are concerned, it's the same item. It's not like Pressure Plates where the items literally have different names. Just wanted to see if you were on the same page as me for this issue? Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 23:25, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * While I do agree, I don't know what you mean by "It's not like Pressure Plates where the items literally have different names". All the phaseblades are named by color, like White Phaseblade, Red Phaseblade, etc. The Phaseblades and Phasesabers are named differently according to color, same as the Pressure Plates.


 * Other than that, you're right. I still believe the Pressure Plates should remain seperated though, as different colors fit in with different terrains (I'll add info on that later).


 * Dzylon 23:38, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Let me get this straight. There is an item in the game that when you mouse over it, it literally says "White Phaseblade" ? (I can't Terraria run at the moment to check sorry) Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 23:53, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Exactly. I know because I crafted all of them. Here's an example.


 * Edit: Oops, that's a Phasesaber. Oh, well, same principle applies. Dzylon 23:59, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Nevermind, got my steam working again and checked. Yes, you're right, there are 6 differently named items called "Blue Phaseblade", "White Phaseblade" etc. I was not aware of that. (Shows you how often I use that weapon lol.) I'll fix my recommended deletion of Green Phaseblade page and add the Phaseblade series of tasks to the project. Sorry, my bad. Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 00:01, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Its the cache
Hey the site is "cached" which means your browser saves a lot of the content you see so it can load faster. When a page is edited its meant to tell the server to tell your browser to update the version it has. This often takes a while to appear so you can "break" the cache by adding "?action=purge" to the end of the url and hit enter. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 05:21, January 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * Additionally about your multiple editing of a page. I suggest you use the preview button before you publish, it just makes it easier to see other fixes without publishing. I'm not really concerned about this, just try to avoid multiple posting. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 05:25, January 11, 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation
Hey, yeah you can make them disambiguation pages too. Also disambiguated isn't a word you use disambiguation. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 05:13, January 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, cool. You're a great help to the wiki. Also disambiguated would be past tense right? It was a joke anyway, so don't worry about it. Dzylon 11:44, January 13, 2012 (UTC)

Videos
hey the videos i put on should be 350px if you go any bigger the thumnails get squished for some people so all of them should be 350px if you see any that arent just switch them to 350 thxHeroGaming 08:13, January 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, I'll see what I can do. Dzylon 11:44, January 13, 2012 (UTC)

no thumnails > thumbnails

we are all against them haha remove them and the thing that says left then basically the videos dont have text running up the side or acting funny. also all vids 350px and they should be in view of the first page load so when you open the page it should be viewable not at the bottom or half way. i built the wikis traffic and helped us pass the other wiki using video and directing traffic. its unexplainable how important it is. the other wiki didnt get this and that is why we beat them. most people hate reading because they are too lazy. so this wiki is very dependant on video and that is why people come back who normally dont like wikis as much.HeroGaming 23:59, January 13, 2012 (UTC)

Duplicate/Spam Pages
It looks like you noticed a page called Cobwebs earlier that someone created. You noted that the page was an unnecessary duplicate and tried to mark it for deletion by adding a note on the page and by adding the Candidates for Deletion category.

I just wanted to let you know that the proper way to mark a page for deletion is to place this code:   at the very top of the page. This produces the Delete template. The Delete template automatically adds the Candidates for deletion category to the page. You should never add the Candidates for deletion or Candidates for speedy deletion categories to a page manually.

For obvious cases of spam or page abuse, you should instead use:   This is the Speedydelete template. It sends a message to admins to let them know that there's a spam page that needs to get deleted asap. Read the Criteria for speedy deletion page for more info.

In the case of Cobwebs though, since it was simply a duplicate article with a similar name to the original Cobweb page, the appropriate response would be to simply redirect the page to Cobweb. The way you redirect a page is, you completely blank the page (highlight all text and delete it) and then place this code: #REDIRECT Cobweb  on the page and publish. (The sample code above would redirect a page to Cobweb. To redirect somewhere else, obviously you would insert the appropriate page name that you want to redirect to.)

Mathmagician ( Σ talk ♥ blog ∞ contributions ) 00:43, January 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the tips. It seems you're quite experienced with the Mediawiki software. Me, not so much.


 * Dzylon 01:51, January 14, 2012 (UTC)

You have a reply on Heros talk page
Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 07:41, January 14, 2012 (UTC)

I started to think then didn't want to add it so I tried to go back to my desktop and my computer started to not respond so I went beserk on it clicking everywhere I guess the publish button was where I clicked, my bad : (

Donoman 03:59, January 18, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Heaps
Thanks heaps for letting me know! I have updated it and lowered the protection. It shouldn't have been locked in the first place, this what happens when admins get too lazy to do they job. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 05:16, January 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, I know how those Steam updates can slip by unnoticed, so I was just making sure you saw it. Also, when I was granted rollback a few days back, I may have sounded "aloof" of sorts. I'd like to apologize for that, as I was having an off week. I understand that rollback is a privilege not to be abused, and I'll do my best to use it only to further the wiki. Thanks. Dzylon 21:29, January 18, 2012 (UTC)

Hamachi etc
Hey, thanks, I saw the Hamachi post earlier actually, just forgot to re =(. I'd like to do it sometime I'm just kinda busy/not wanting to do it this week in particular. I'll look into it this upcoming weekend okay? Remind me so that I don't forget. I'd love to play some more multiplayer sometime as I rarely do because I usually only play with a few friends I know from college and they're... playing Skyrim / plotting stuff. Or both. Probably both. Definitely both. Also, no problem about jumping into conversations on talk pages. It's not meant to be private at all so I don't mind and I don't think Gracey does either. I'm glad you like the idea. If you want to help on it, I can make it a project (see Wiki Projects under Community -> Forum on the navbar at the top that Gracey recently made?) if Gracey likes the idea and wants to move forward with it. If not, I have more project ideas. Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 02:38, January 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * That sounds good. I don't know why Gracey wouldn't agree. I'm a Skyrim player/plotter as well, though not recently. I used to never play multiplayer, but after setting up a server I'm hooked. It adds a whole new dimension (or several) to the game.


 * Also, do I overcommulate? I feel as if I put too many commas in my sentences, lol.
 * Dzylon 03:26, January 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * By the way, have you noticed the massive amount of vandalism done to the wiki recently? Others (mainly you) usually fix them before I get to them, but it feels as if the wiki is under some sort of raid. I feel immature for it, but I couldn't help but laugh at that last one you fixed on the Quality page.


 * There I go with the overcommulation again. A comma in every sentence. I don't think I can help it. Dzylon 03:32, January 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sentences with commas are good when you use them correctly, as this is typically indicative of someone who knows how to write, and quite well, at that--but, this sentence, if it can be considered such, is certainly not acceptable, in terms of comma usage, that is, as it makes a ridiculous, long, stupid, insane, run-on-sentence-that-isn't-really-a-sentence, right? I think you're fine...

Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 03:58, January 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Vandalism today... yeah I'm not even gonna go there. I just spent an hour today trying to explain to someone how to use the ever-so-basic distributive principle. You know, like (7/2)(2x + 2/3) = 7x + 7/3. And then I come to the wiki and see all this garbage... Needless to say I am not pleased about this.

Server
Hey do you want to be friends on steam? That way maybe we can communicate easier and I'd love to do some multiplayer sometime. You can email me by using Special:EmailUser/Mathmagician if you want to keep your Steam name private--I won't share it with anyone. If you do I'll add you as soon as I get your email. Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 16:08, January 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure. I go by Dzylon on Steam and everywhere else. I've never really used the social networking aspect of Steam before, lol. Dzylon 21:06, January 25, 2012 (UTC)



Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 22:57, January 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Cool. I added you. See you on Steam sometime =)

Cactus
hmm not sure about what o do about the two cactus pages kinda wierd having two but inda nessasaryHeroGaming 17:49, January 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I know what you mean, but some sort of organization was necessary. I had just notified Gracey when you posted that, lol.
 * EDIT: For example, there's a page for trees and a page for wood.
 * Dzylon 17:54, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

he has not done more. i have promoted endlessly this wiki through youtube and brought thousands here to edit. that isnt messured in the number of edits you make. and he wasnt disposed of he quit and then cam eback to start troubleHeroGaming 19:05, January 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * I haven't seen any of this "trouble". I'm not trying to condescend to you, and I may not know the whole story, but you cannot deny the endless contributions Gracey has made to the wiki. Also, I have spoken with Math, and you shouldn't be suprised if he himself quits when he sees this mess. Dzylon 19:13, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

no i deleted it because that is not the place for it. i read it and took it to heart. if you wish to talk to me about something unrelated to the blog you can message me on my talk page. HeroGaming 19:14, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

The truth
i think you see the truth now. its hard when you hear one person say one thing about someone behind there back behind closed doors and then try to see it from a different angle. i really have done alot for this wiki and i will not cannot wont stop taking care of it. i wont let hostile money grubbing backstabbers take it over either.HeroGaming 02:19, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

also i would like to note that i remmebered the header just for you my friend i am glad you think you will stay. i know some people might think its wrong to shut them out so they cant edit but i know without a doubt everythin they said and have done is a lie so i wouldnt want them poluting or adding more lies. i provided real evidance and real stats to shoow i am truthful they lie to people off the wiki behind closed doors to keep their lies hidden.

again i am glad you are stayingHeroGaming 02:23, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * I appreciate that warm message, Hero. I'm glad you aren't holding any grudges against me, and I have no doubts of your integrity. I may have been perturbed earlier after seeing so many dedicated users blocked, but I can see your reasoning. Also, I am positive that Math wouldn't vandalise the wiki in any way if you were to unblock him. Still, that's up to you.


 * One more thing. Now that it's apparent Gracey won't be doing it, could you rename the cactus page for me? Dzylon 02:30, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

How about a trail run since you have seen the full story.

well if you understand that video is the way it is because i send so much traffic back to the wiki and that i am touchy about video and the front page i would rather make you an admin. if you can live with those 2 things. i am honest and true but i have done alot for the wiki and want to make sure it stays the awesome wiki i have built. also math made his bed and decided to join gracey in making artificial voting so the hes out. i dont think you were scheming but just so you know i am ruthlessly honest and dont like schemers i sort feel you have that same degree of passion toward integrity and thats why you were orginally so mad.HeroGaming 02:42, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, I'm honored that you would consider me for the position. I was mad earlier because I thought Math and Gracey were in the right, and I believe I overreacted. I believe you're an honest guy, and I myself am not fond of dishonest people. If you do decide to make me an admin, I'll do my best to use my rights for the best of the wiki, and never abuse them. One thing though. Pathogen has been left on the edge for some time over his promotion, and he has seniority over me in terms of edit count and time on the wiki. He makes great edits and has a good heart. He would make a great administrator, if you'd consider him. Again, thanks.


 * Also, if I'm to be an admin, is the Testing Wiki still in use? Dzylon 03:03, January 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * well with path i want to know where he stands before i promote someone. i think you looked at the evidence and saw i was honest and they were just being dishonest and secretive. thats why i wouldnt mind i see you are rational. with path he said he is on the fence if he only knew the things they say and have done im not gonna go into detail but gracey is a very bad person. i started a new vote. its in the community pole and people actually know about it now. not some thing that was rigged by former members.--HeroGaming 04:10, January 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Wow, almost four hundred votes already? The old one had like forty votes after being up for several days. Is it possible for you to add The Destroyer in there?


 * EDIT: Oh, okay. I saw the one below that. Wow.
 * EDIT v3: Also, I gladly accept your proposal. I hope to continue helping the wiki for a long time to come.
 * Dzylon 04:21, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

Apocalyptic Gnomes?
Why are you such a meanie? -.- 03:17, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * Heh heh, I knew you would say something about that eventually. I guess my own pathetic attempts at being funny. If you want me to change it, just say the word. Dzylon 03:18, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * Haha, at first I was like "Gnomes? Wait wha-!" Then I noticed it was a play on my name, as with the table on your profile. Bravo ^^ No need to change it, I think it quite comical, to be honest. 03:22, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not really sure how it happened. I didn't want my real name on the wiki any more, so I was thinking of something to replace it with. My mind somehow drifited from your profile to tiny hats, thus the name was born. Dzylon 03:27, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * An interesting train of thoughts you have there, though of course it's still slightly confusing, heh. 03:30, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

Well i should learn to spell better...
I just type faster than I think sometimes. I should have double checked the spelling on that poll. Its halarious, but people get it.HeroGaming 04:30, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

more thoughts on voting
Also i would like to note that when they decided to take control of the wiki they shouldnt have decided to put things to a vote. i sent 30% or more of all the users on the wiki to the wiki. so bad decision to put it to a vote. i think tomorrow i will do a poll on leaving them banned and when that passes this will all be over.HeroGaming 05:07, January 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * That sounds like a good idea. Can you make a forum post on it as well? That way we can hear everybody's opinions on this whole turn of events. Dzylon 05:11, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

Shining the light
Right now I am defending myself from liars who like to hide in the dark im shining the light. I know you never intended the message to be seen but neither did they, with any of their messages. They are wrong and doing wrong things. They must be brought to light.HeroGaming 07:14, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

Hey
Your welcome for the help on vandalism, its really no problem. I will admit I was a bit flustered for someone to put sexual content on the Blowpipe of all things. I also changed the avatar to be hopefully less suggestive.

By the way
I forgot to sign the post above me. Sorry.Beef Burrito 23:44, January 29, 2012 (UTC)Beef Burrito

hey, question.
back when we did the Dungeon Brick pages, I couldnt figure out for the life of me how to add pictures to infoboxes. And now, Im helping someone out on their wiki, and I need to know that information. xox Mind sharing your knowledge?

KaeKai 00:30, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Source Code Editor

 * In source, add a new line at the top of the infobox code like this: "|image = File:filename". Without the quotes. The |image = line is probably already there. If so, just fill in the File:filename info. There's another way, but it doesn't matter, I find this way preferable.

Visual Editor

 * If the infobox doesn't yet exist, do the following.

Do the following if there's already an infobox on the page. Just let me know if you have any more questions.
 * 1) Go to the bottom of the right sidebar (with the editor tools).
 * 2) Expand the Templates section.
 * 3) Click Infobox:items.
 * 4) In the image box, type: "File:filename" without the quotes.
 * 1) Click the template on-page (puzzle piece icon).
 * 2) Click edit.
 * 3) In the image box, type: "File:filename" without the quotes.

Dzylon 01:01, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Crab Engine.
Well the developers of the game see that as abusing a glitch so i dont know about osting a video promoting it. I will talk with them and get their feedback. ( heading? check. Signiture? check. <3 )HeroGaming 03:03, January 30, 2012 (UTC)


 * A glitch? I didn't know there was a glitch involved. I mean, the system may abuse the game's mechanics, but I respect your decision to not make a video. Also, good job with the talk page stuff, lol. Dzylon 03:05, January 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well i mean abusing game mechanics. Also thank you.--HeroGaming 03:18, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Hopefully Temporary Farewell
Hey dude. Quite sad to see you go, even if it's only for a short amount of time. I do hope that you'll come back, and I'll continue rollbacking and moderating in the meantime. Peace out. 06:22, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Please
Hey man please don't go I might need someone with experience to answer some questions for me. I notice that alot of people are also leaving I wish I was apart of this wiki earlier

Donoman 21:33, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Bright Future.
Hey I spoke with staff the issue has ended. Lets Grow the wiki together. We can focus on the positive future for the wiki together. Have a good day my friend!HeroGaming 01:43, January 31, 2012 (UTC)

Lets build something great!
Well the staff is smart. You can't pull one over on them that's all I'm gonna say. Now lets all move on and BE POSITIVE!HeroGaming 03:19, January 31, 2012 (UTC)

Bad Dzylon
Hey dude, lol. Noticed a bit of a mistaken edit you made a while back, but it's fixed now. You can see what I mean Here. ^_^ 08:54, February 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * I knew that might happen eventually, lol. Thanks. I've already replaced the image on the Feral Claws page. Dzylon 17:34, February 4, 2012 (UTC)

Signature
Let's hope this works... {C

Path's Turn
02:41, February 5, 2012 (UTC)

Sig Functions
Testing, testing. 1,2,3 Wonder if this time glow function works? Lol.


 * Nice, lol. I think what I'll do is obliterate the SigReal page entirely, and use the Sig page directly.



Redirects
Special:ListRedirects


 * Does that necessarily mean a category cannot also exist? I mean, there's a disambiguations category, and a list of disambiguations can be found on Special:Disambiguations. Of course, that category was created by default, but still. Anyways, it's up to you.

Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 05:07, February 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * You can make a category =). It's going to be a lot of work and I really don't see a point in it though...


 * P.S. Special:Disambiguations actually lists all pages that link to a disambig page. So it's not really equivalent to the Disambiguations category. On the other hand, Special:ListRedirects really would be equivalent to a category that contains all redirects.


 * There aren't too many redirects on the wiki, really, and I'm actually not too concerned whether there's a category or not. I was just making a few redirects and figured, why not? Also, yeah. I feel stupid now.

Corruptor
Hey, when I when you edited the corrupter page what did you do, there was a picture of an eater of souls in the infobox not a corrupter? fixed it though see

Donoman 03:10, February 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * I uploaded the wrong image for the page, but after being notified by Mathmagician, I replaced it, as you can see on the edit history page.

Discussions
Discussions about our wiki's video policy and administrative structure going forward will be started tomorrow (Wednesday afternoon/evening) by Sannse. Discussions will use a regular content page--which will basically be a forum with comments. The page itself is for detailed discussion, comments are for the rest of the community who don't feel comfortable with the forum format. I'm sending this message out to some key members of the community here so that they're notified. Let's have a polite and productive conversation. Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 22:23, February 7, 2012 (UTC)

Pre-release
Regarding pre-release, I did not play Terraria back then so I personally know nothing about pre-release. This is a question that needs to be directed towards someone more knowledgeable, such as Hero. However, one question I would ask is--do we need to categorize things as being added in pre-release? To me, I see no problems with listing pre-release things as simply being introduced in 1.0.0 (official release). I guess what I'm saying is, why should the wiki be concerned with pre-release information? Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 03:39, February 8, 2012 (UTC)

Discussions Have Begun!
Please join in and have your say =)

Video Policy Discussion

Administration Discussion Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 01:17, February 9, 2012 (UTC)

re: Building Materials
Hey Dzylon the reason i removed it is it is a duplicate category, and it is made further redundant by the blocks category since they are all building materials. There isn't a limit to the amount of categories, that being said we don't want like 1 page being in 50 categories. I plan to get my bot flag back soon so i can deal with this stuff more easily. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 16:14, February 9, 2012 (UTC)

Talkback new template
↑ (Path's response) ↑

RE - Image Policy
Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 04:29, February 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * As the image policy was created by Gracey, I'll ask him if he agrees that .png is preferable. I think it probably is, I just want to get confirmation first.
 * Anvil - I have no problem with this being a disambig page, but I have concerns about linking to it from a bunch of infoboxes on item pages. It's considered bad style to link to a disambiguation page, and it's annoying for users to have to click an extra link--you should always first try to link to the specific resource. It would be preferable to try and find an alternative solution. Linking to disambiguation pages is something that I want to minimize.
 * If you're concerned about items being crafted by both Iron Anvil and Mythril Anvil, then you should also consider Hellforge and Adamantite Forge. (Are there any other crafting stations that have overlap like this?) Try to get Pathogen's opinion on this, and I'll try to get Gracey's.
 * I see where you're coming from. I'm trying to minimize infobox space, and there are alternative solutions. Similar to the goldfish setup, we could just link each page to the other, and have only the link to the lowest tier anvil/forge the item can be created with on each page. For example, cobalt naginata would have an iron anvil link in the infobox, and mythril drill would link to mythril anvil. In the meantime, anvil would either redirect to iron anvil (like before) or remain a disambiguation (I prefer this idea).


 * Please see User_talk:Gracey91. Gracey's opinion for Iron Anvil / Mythril Anvil is that the crafting station listed should just be Iron Anvil, and that it should state clearly on the Mythril Anvil page that it can craft all items that the Iron Anvil can. Also, on the Iron Anvil page it should state clearly that every item which can be crafted at an Iron Anvil can also be crafted at a Mythril Anvil. Most people who use a Mythril Anvil should be smart enough to know that it can also craft things that an Iron Anvil can, especially if it says so on the page. There's no need to indicate this on every item page in the infoboxes. Saves time and effort too.

Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 23:20, February 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * As for your question about the Russian Wiki, it'll be taken care of once things settle down. Refer to my comment here. If you have a good idea for what kind of image you'd like to use for the linking to the Russian wiki, feel free to put up an idea on For Testing. Between answering people's questions, watching the discussions, administrative work, and real life, my hands are a bit tied at the moment.

Category Mistake
Hiya, I just made a category mistake on The Hungry page thinking I was on the Wall of Flesh page, and I made 2 mistakes: I accidentally made a category called Boss, and also made it boss monster, can you delete categories? I just saw that you were active (about an hour ago before I edited) so I was hoping you could help. Thanks!

Hellexarus 17:09, February 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Gracey91 (talk • contribs • count) 17:28, February 16, 2012 (UTC)

Re: i saw your comment on King Slime page.

Sounds like a new. sure i'll try not swear. peace.

Hey, there. can i even use the wiki achievements or are they just for prestige?

-Merca 09:17, February 18, 2012 (UTC)-Merca

Gemstones in 1.1.2
I noticed someone added that to the Diamonds page (and other gemstone pages) that they have a new sprite in 1.1.2 (before you mine them). I myself haven't really played 1.1.2 very much and I was wondering is that actually true? If you happen to know, would you mind fixing the update info for those gemstone pages? Thanks, Mathmagician ( talk ♥ blog ) 02:08, February 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * I didn't notice any sprite changes, but I maintained a local copy of 1.1 before the updates. I'll test it ASAP.

260 Mana
Hey Dzylon!!

I don't know if you remember me from the other day but I just wanted to ask if you knew anything about my little 260 mana problem? If so just message me or reply or whatever.

Thx man much appreciated! :) Furiion52 06:49, February 23, 2012 (UTC)Furiion52


 * After doing some research, that is without a doubt a bug. It has something to do with the way the game interprets armor bonuses. To be specific, an afflicted character will retain the extra mana when Jungle Armor is equipped and removed. Creating a new character should fix it.
 * Also, please remember to create a new section when posting on a talk page. It's truly no problem, just something that helps keep talk pages organized. Thanks :).
 * Cool thanks loads I'll see to it :D Furiion52 23:41, February 23, 2012 (UTC)Furiion52

About "Use Time"
Hey dude, I gotta say this before someone takes it the wrong way; The TerrariaOnline Wiki might take it the wrong way if we start using that format of weapon speed representation. I think we should leave it as "Speed" rather than "Use time" to avoid that sort of conflict, also, I think the users understand the concept of "Speed" better. Thanks mate :)


 * Me and Math, actually, reached that decision. I considered just the fact that you mention here, and I'll tell you why it's irrelevant. "Use Time", in that exact wording, is referenced directly in the game's code, as is the information I am adding to these pages. Sure, TO was the first to list this data, but that doesn't mean they'll have to be the only to list that data. Nothing to be concerned about :). By the way, I hate plagiarism just as much as you do... I am retrieving these numbers directly from the code, which oftentimes will differ from the info TO has listed.

Hey Dyzlon!!

I'd really appreciate your help with this signature thing :) Just message me whenever!

ThanksFuriion52 23:38, February 26, 2012 (UTC)Furiion52

Sorry
Sorry I forgot to put a heading on the above message :(