User talk:Wynthyst

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Armor sets
Sorry for failing on making the armor set pages look nice. Hm. I shouldn't try styling pages anymore. :p By the way, I have started working on the loot log for floating islands. We will need a lot more data though. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Null (talk).
 * I'm just picky. Keep trying :D and don't ever take what i do personally. :D -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]]  talk  04:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

About the translating of wiki into zhTW
since I was trying to get familiar with the wiki details first (ex: like the format, etc.) so i am not going to register and start a project with official yet.

Moreover, it is not easy to translate everything just by myself. Maybe i need a few hand to help with this, too, before this is going to make it becoming a official
 * Well, the best way to get more people to help is to set up a project, and then advertise it on forums in your language. We don't want you to do it by yourself :D. It would be much preferable if you did this as a registered user. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  07:53, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Template:Value feedback request.
Did you see the talk at template talk:Value? Long story short, the template is broken. Further more, it is fairly under-used (on the NPC pages only). Unless we integrate prices into the item infobox, I also expect this template to soon see a much wider-spread use. I was re-writing the template at (user:happypal/Value), and wanted your feedback on my current work. 09:44, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

infobox + edit section
There is a problem with our infoboxes, and edit sections: the edit section hides behind the boxes. I did a quick fix on eater of worlds, by wrapping the boxes in a floating table, but it is a poor man's fix. I am unsure how to correct the problem. I could always "try" things, but without any real idea of what I'm doing. I thought I bring it to your attention. 10:03, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Ummm... I don't seem to have that problem, Skeletron seems fine.... -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  10:56, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok.. I know what the problem is, and it's a problem with media wiki itself when you have multiple floating items. As far as I know, there is no fix for it. The edit links are all there, they are just lower than they should be. Other than developing a "multiple item" infobox that incorporates several things in one template, I'm not sure how else we might get around it. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  11:07, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I had not seen the edit button down there, and thought they were behind the boxes. Wrapping the items into a floating table, with transparent background, seems to achieve the desired result. Maybe I'll write a light template called "infobox wrapper" that we can use on pages with multiple infoboxes. Need to think my options through. 13:35, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Categories
Ok =) For example, do I put the link Sand Block in Categorie:block? or in Categorie:block/fr? (sorry for my english, I'm french ^^) --Djarizeum 11:26, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Your English is fine. Go ahead and translate the category links on the page, just don't create the categories until we get the French subdomain set up. Red category links are fine on translated pages :D -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  11:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

omg
hi wyn! - Auron 15:14, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh my god it's Auron. Ju ze User_Juze_sig_icon.jpg 15:42, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Russian Wiki admin group
Hello. We have decided who will manage the wiki. User:MrAuditor and User:Kel9290 will be pleased to get moderator's rights. I was chosen as an administrator. — Ctrl+C at 17:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you mean you will be a Bureaucrat, and User:MrAuditor and User:Kel9290 will be Sysops (Admins)? 17:56, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Does bureaucrat have rights of administrator? — Ctrl C avatar.jpg Ctrl+C at 18:14, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  18:52, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * A Bureaucrat is an administrator that can also promote other users to administrator. 18:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Great. Yes, I meant this ^ (2 sysops and 1 bureaucrat). — Ctrl C avatar.jpg Ctrl+C at 06:50, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a plan Ctrl+C! The subdomain should be up an running within a couple of days. I will let you know when to go register and go to work. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  18:10, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * In the meantime, you and your fellow admins might want to take a look at Terraria Wiki:Administrator Guide. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  07:28, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

PvP Accessories
Thank you for proofing my contribution, I guess in multiple re-readings and phrasings I still missed errors. I wont touch the classes section, even if it says silly things like rushing classes picking 2 regen bands for "better survivability".
 * You are welcome to edit any part of any page, I just felt that restating the item description which is found on the individual item page was not necessary. Also including notes to other editors is not appropriate within the article itself, but would be fine if placed on the talk page. :D -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  05:52, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Infobox item
Could you add sale price to the item infobox template at Template:Item infobox? It would be very helpful. For example, Amethyst (gem) sells for 5 silver at the NPCs. A link to the finished template is here: User:Null/Sandbox Simply copy everything and paste it into the pre-existing item infobox. The only thing wrong is that not everyone will put the currency in the exact way, for example, 5 Silver, 5 silver, 5-silver, etc.~Null • Talk • Contribs 21:57, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I will take a look at the discussion and see if everyone agrees. Can you please sign your talk page posts? -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  20:28, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Portuguese project
Hi there Wyn. I've been advised to go see you to talk about the Portuguese translation project. I've already created the project page as you can see, and I hope we are allowed to do so. I will soon be asking for other Portuguese speaking players for help to translate on the forums. Hopefully I find other members up to the job. Mobyduck 21:04, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Spambots
Can the spambots be prevented with the wiki software? I think you can blacklist links or at least require to fill a CAPTCHA on adding non-whitelisted links in some MediaWiki extension? :) Ju ze  08:13, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * ReCaptcha, the best of the captchas was broken by bots in January. Other than limiting page creation (as we have done on Minecraft Wiki and don't want to have to do here) and blacklisting the urls as they use them, all that can really be done is have a vigilant community. I think this community is active enough, and has claimed ownership of this wiki to the point that most stuff will be fixed pretty quick. I am still evaluating users for additional sysop positions, so having more than just me, happy, and iK (who is busy with school finals atm) we will have better blocking capability. I have asked for the anti spam extensions to be installed (the are suppose to be a part of any Curse wiki installation but got missed in the rush I think), so hopefully this can be dealt with soon. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  08:28, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * For now, I'm on high vigilance until things get sorted out \(^_^)/ happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 09:04, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Apology
I just wanted to apologize for my behavior my first week. I realize I was rude and did not listen to you very much. As an admin, I better understand your positions now, and I think you have more hindsight than I do on what's best for the wiki anyways. So yeah, sorry for being the new editor that pushed things around, and thanks for having the patience for not banning me :D happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 15:30, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I promise I'm not an evil dictator. I was also under a lot of pressure to make this successful. The best way to success is to build a solid foundation which I believe I had done (in just over 24hrs fyi). I needed to see that foundation remain to be built upon, not just fragmented into pieces. The thing about a wiki is if it's a good one, with a solid community behind it, it is a living, growing thing, unlike static websites that are under the control of a single designer/editor. To make them really work you have to interact with others in the community and take their ideas and views into consideration with every change you wish to see, you can't just make sweeping changes. As time goes on, I will be moving farther away from the center of discussions and actions, as the leaders of the community emerge. I saw the potential in you for that kind of role as you are wiki smart, and didn't give up when I countered you all the time. I believe this wiki has a great community behind it. The way the new patch was integrated was a good sign. There are solid data miners, though I'd like to see some more creative images (like the triple mob images I created out of the various positions of the sprites), but that will come in time. As the game and community grow and mature, so will the wiki. Pages that are stubs now will expand into full articles, don't limit the possibilities, expand them. As the translation projects get completed, we will be working with an international team of admins, you all have to be able to talk to each other, kick around ideas, develop policies and standards that will carry across each wiki in the group. I urge you to get to know the leaders of the translation projects, I believe the Russian wiki will be set up next week (I was hoping for this week, but blech). While each of these wikis are technically separate, with their own databases, and communities, it's important that we retain a consistent feel over all of them. Now, I'm back to trying to get my jungle helmet :D -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png ]] talk  15:57, 4 June 2011 (UTC)