Help:Ask a wiki question/Archive4

"Not up to date" template?

Is there any template/tag that can be added when you have doubts about a page being up to date? Tried searching the templates, but couldn't find one (i could swear i saw one not long ago).--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Fighterdoken .

Not to sure about that, I know there is one for things that have been removed from the game, such as Evade. I'll be sure to keep a lookout for that kind of Template for ya though.--§ Eloc § 04:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Template:Incomplete_list is close -elviondale (tahlk) 04:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Template:Disputed too. I suppose you can make your own if nothing shows up. -elviondale (tahlk) 04:46, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Created {{Outdated info}}. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 04:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

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RSS/Atom

In the toolbox on Recent Changes, it says RSS & Atom. By clicking on them, it seems they both lead to the same feeds page. Is there a difference between the two?--§ Eloc § 16:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

They're slightly different formats for the same thing. If you are viewing through a feed reader you won't see a difference, but if you examine the page source you'll see the differences. --Valshia 16:37, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh ok. I mainly use the feeds for Recent changes scanning and noticed they brought me to the same place. Ty.--§ Eloc § 03:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

hi

were do i find prices on weapons and mini pets on the site

The Guild Wars Wiki does not list trade prices for items as they are not fixed and subject to rapid change, something that the wiki is not designed to document. Your best bet is to check trade forums or sites, such as those on some of the elite fansites. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 07:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Creating new pages

I have recently switched to this wiki from the gameswiki site, and would like to work on creating a quick access links page much like that one. I just can't figure out how to create a new page, or get it included in the navigation pane. I am familiar with editing existing pages. --Wynthyst 10:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

To create a new page, simply navigate to what its URL would be in the address bar: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Page_name_here - it should prompt you saying that the page does not exist and give you a link to edit it if you'd like to create it. As for having it included in the nav panel, that would involve editing a page that is protected such that only sysops can edit it - once you have a page that you think should be included, ask a sysop about it, or ask on Guild Wars Wiki Talk:Community Portal. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 10:30, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

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Alignment

To align left, do I do <left></left> or <align left></align left>? Also, does alignment work on templates?--§ Eloc § 15:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

You can try <div align="left"></div> or style="text-align:left;". -- ab.er.rant 15:57, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Would that work on something like {{Archive box}}?--§ Eloc § 16:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Don't think so. The archive box is styled to float to the right side of the page. -- ab.er.rant 16:34, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

It wouldn't, unless you took the coding from the template, then put it on your talk page added/changed the alignment. Calor - talk 18:48, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Ya, I might just do that.--§ Eloc § 22:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

It's not a huge hassle at all, probably only five minutes. Calor - talk 23:53, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Not even 5 minutes. For example, I took the template for the protected page and edited it for my User Page.--§ Eloc § 03:02, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Smart. Calor - talk 03:03, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I need help editing my profile page.

If someone could help me edit my profile page so the blue part with my character names are on the top above the words and everything that would be nice. Apocalypsefu 22:50, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

done :) poke | talk 22:54, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

How to add picture to my nickname?

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I take this off when i have the answer. (Hell Nirvana image:Main_Event.png‎ 11:52, 3 November 2007 (UTC))

See GWW:SIGN. Also, you can't remove comments on talk pages. br12 ~ 11:56, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

I looked but i don't understand anything. I'm not any kinda pro in coding

and this is the image i would like to get to my nicname: This always just go to page of image, not to my talk page, where i tryed to link it and i need to resize it.

OK, I sorted it out for you, but you still need to do a little thing. Go to My Preferences at the top of the screen. Click the box near "Raw signatures (without automatic link)", then enter this in the Nickname box - [[User:Jope12|]][[Image:User Jope12 sigicon.png]]. That will result in Jope12. They will redirect to your userpage. When you want to enter your signature in on talk pages, just enter ~~~~ and it will come up. br12 ~ 12:56, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! But one thing: Can I link my image to send viewer to my talk page? - Jope12 13:09, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, done that. If you want to redirect it back to your User page, just click on on the image, go to edit and you should see #redirect [[User talk:Jope12]] and then change it to [[User:Jope12]]. But for the time being, it redirects to your talk page. br12 ~ 13:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

That article doesn't say ANYTHING about actually MAKING an image, it just says what you can and can't have as an image. Just out of curiosity, how do you make an image into those icons for your signature? Silavor 22:23, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Upload the image you want to use (via Special:Upload). All they are is a resized image - you can resize an image in any image editing software from MS Paint to Photoshop. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 22:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

That still doesn't help me actually get the icon into my signature. >.< This is so confusing, I wish there was some simple, made-for-idiots guide somewhere to getting a picture up Silavor 22:45, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Try Help:Editing and Help:Signatures - anja 22:54, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but those still don't actually say how to get a picture into your signature. Silavor 16:22, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

i have no idea what you actually wanna know. you make your pic, e.g. with paint, upload it and put File:User Silavor sig.xyz (or whatever it is) into your sig under "my preferences". - Y0_ich_halt 16:27, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

You need to put those two together, we can't have a help document for each and every special case. To get an image to your signature, write this in the nickname field in Special:Preferences and check "Raw signature": [[Image:User Silavor sig.jpg|19px]] [[User:Silavor|Silavor]]. Then upload the image you want under the name "User Silavor sig.jpg". - anja 16:28, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about all that, I can be a bit thick-headed at times. >.< Silavor 16:33, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Wiki coding is easy, but takes quite a while to learn. Calor - talk 21:13, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Lost images

I uploaded some user images of my characters but forgot to tag the file name at the beginning with "User". Is there a way to fix that?

Thanks Tsafran01:30, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Images you've uploaded: Image:Lillis Urso.jpg, Image:Kikko back.jpg, Image:Kikko Ter.jpg, Image:Ashley Myr.jpg, Image:Dancer ot Wind.jpg, Image:Fey El Wraith.jpg, Image:Kirin Hardom.jpg, Image:Natalie Shinpo.jpg, Image:Tiger Says.jpg, Image:Whither Yurome.jpg. If you have uploaded something else, then it's has been before uploading these or it has been deleted by a sysop. All those images break the naming rules at GWW:USER. -- (gem / talk) 01:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

You may want to just re-upload them with the proper name, since there appears to not be a move function for images... Maybe if the previous user double-checks your question again, he can confirm this :) --Fighterdoken 01:51, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

You can see a list at http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&user=Tsafran. -- Gordon Ecker 02:10, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

The links doesn't work.--§ Eloc § 02:13, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

It's fixed now. -- Gordon Ecker 02:15, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Special:Upload

What are the extensions that can be used here on Special:Upload? I know you can do .jpg & .png but I also know you can't upload .bmp.--§ Eloc § 05:28, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

png, jpg and gif afaik. poke | talk 05:30, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

No way to tell from a list or some internal wiki software? If not, is it alright if I test this and record what I find and we post it like on the Special:Upload page?--§ Eloc § 06:00, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgFileExtensions - see the "Default Value" listed there. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 07:54, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Aww, so we can't upload MP3's? lol--§ Eloc § 14:38, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

stubs and image needed categories

Does an article need to be discussed before having a stub tag removed if it has all of the info required based on the formatting guidelines, or can anyone remove the tag if they see that the article is up to par?
Second question, I noticed that several of the pages listed in the Category:Image_needed page already have images uploaded. I take it that this list does not update automatically. Is it the responsibility of the uploader to also remove the page from that list? Does anyone mind if I go through and check them and remove those that already have all the needed images? Mohnzh 05:41, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Question one: If you feel that a page conforms to all the standards in GWW:FORMAT, then go ahead and unstub it. IF another user feels it is still a stub, a discussion likely begins on the talk page. Question two: We're not the Jetsons. It doesn't automatically update, so if it has all the images needed as required in GWW:FORMAT, then take out the image needed template. It's not the responsibility of the uploader, just the usual reader that sees it first, because some uploaded files are automatically added to the page if the template's parameter requires an image, and there isn't one yet, and an image name follows the format of what's needed. For example, if Barrage needed an image, and somebody uploaded Barrage.jpg, then the file would automatically be added where red link for Barrage.jpg is on the article. If that made sense. And lastly, go ahead and take away the stub and image needed templates if they're not needed any longer. Calor - talk 06:23, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Player pages on Wiki

Can someone send me a message to figure out how to set up a player page on here?? That would help so much. Thanks. Robber of War 20:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

By "player page", do you mean your user page? If that's the case, just click on that red link in your signature, and click "Edit". (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 21:14, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

ranger pets in pvp only

how do you get pets into pvp only for battles and missions. 14:20, 13 November 2007 (UTC)124.187.73.3

If you mean how do PvP-only characters get pets - just equip any Ranger (or ranger 2nd profession) with Charm Animal and you get a wolf when you enter an exploreable area or arena etc. br12 • 15:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Why do intentional vandals and gibber bots exist?reanor 20:15, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

because ppl want to keep us busy? or someone's frequently testing whether he's getting better at programming and makes us his victim? - Y0_ich_halt 20:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

The gibber bots are likely to see what editing rights they have, to linkspam later if they're not blocked. But considering it's only happening here (me thinks), somebody got just slightly unhappy with the game, and happens to have access to an open proxy and feels like pucnhing the keyboard after pressing Random Page. As for the intentional vandals, that's like asking "Why are there bullies on elementary schools?" A million nonsensical answers, only the intentional vandal really knows. Calor - talk 20:33, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

We may never know, it's like asking the meaning of life. — ク Eloc 貢 02:57, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Intentional vandals vandalize cause its funny. --- Raptors / RAAAAAAAAAA!

Will the Cubs ever win the World Series? Like Eloc and I said, it's an unanswerable question. Calor - talk 03:27, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Bullies bully for fun and profit. Raptors knows his kind. He's right, vandals are just like all criminals, they are ppl who for some reason (fun, profit, etc) want to do things that socialy established rules forbid and punish. So, they like doing it, we don't like them doing it. It's just a matter of taste.reanor 04:03, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, some research has shown that bullies bully because they're insecure. Maybe there's a specific psychological condition with vandals? Something that anonymity on the internet allows them to do that they would be unable to do in real life. Or, just people who are bored and getting kicks out of the wrong things. -- ab.er.rant 04:52, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I would think, if someone's got access to a dynamic IP, a good target, and the fact that they're anonymous online, the feeling of power is hard to resist. You feel untouchable, and being able to change your IP and get around bans makes you feel better then everyone else ("haha, I can't be stopped!"). Generally, I don't think there's much other reasoning behind it; they're just some user who doesn't care for the Wiki itself, maybe doesn't even play the game, just sees an official website, and thinks they're awesome because they can do so much "damage" to such a big thing. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 08:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, because adding "rocknrol" on random pages is indeed power... Vanguard 14:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

yay, i'm gonna get a dynamic IP! - Y0_ich_halt 13:39, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

But you'll have to get rid of your brain first, for it to be a "source of power".reanor 14:27, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

a request

Since I couldn't find anywhere to place any suggestions/request, I will place this here (if you know a more correct place for this to be, please move this to that place)

In relation to the recent updates of skills, I was wondering if it would be possible to make a list on the skill pages, showing the old effects of the skills, since I often find myself wondering what a skill did before an update, and I think it would be nice to see how the skills have changed over time. Symphy 16:19, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

While you get a proper answer, you can use the history tab to check all the changes an article has received; at least that would allow you to check the changes to the skills from this wiki (or the article) creation. --Fighterdoken 16:23, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, never thought of that :) Symphy 16:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Documenting client-side bug

Just curious, because i have seen it a few times (and now with the 1rr will be hard to fight XD). Is it needed to document the client-side bug where a random foe-npc is displayed with the name/level of a tameable (sp?) pet in zones where they exist? I have seen several users trying to add this as zone-specific bugs/notes, when it is a game-wide client-side only bug, as far as i know at least. (see The Northlands for an example). --Fighterdoken 20:43, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Media format types

Does the wiki support video uploads, or music uploads? I was thinking about recording and uploading various cinamatics or the tune Gwen plays when you buy her a flute.LeFick 21:06, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Eloc asked this a while ago and the answer is no. :) Sorry, couldn't find the old discussion though. -- (gem / talk) 22:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

It's 7 sections above this one on this same page: Help:Ask_a_wiki_question#Special:Upload. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 22:02, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Haha, I was digging in the archives. :D -- (gem / talk) 22:11, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I admit I did not see the question before I posted, but that conversation seemed to end with out actually answering yes or no. Per the Wikipedia, I have ween that multimeda presentations are possible. It would need to be enabled on the server by Anet, if allowed. LeFick 22:17, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

It is not currently enabled, no. Such a matter would be something to bring up at GWW:RFTA if you were really interested. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 22:21, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't see a reason to add videos.. Sound files could be accepted because of the voice answers of the GWEN NPCs but otherwise I see no suggestive usage.. poke | talk 22:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I was thinking in terms of the cinematics. The Searing, the Scurrying Pool, possibly dance animations, mime gestures to go with the emote page and so forth. Thats all.LeFick 12:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't think this wiki was made to give that much video information; we would probably get a problem with ANet if we upload multiple videos (because of space, videos are big normally :P) poke | talk 14:01, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Beaurcroatship after Sysopship

Say someone became a Sysop then ran for Beaurocrat & won. After their term, they don't run again, are they a Sysop now or just a normal user? — ク Eloc 貢 15:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Reading GWW:RFB, it looks like once the Beaurocrat's term is over, they do become Sysop again ("any status as sysop is temporarily revoked while appointed as a bureaucrat"). br12 • 15:10, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

That is correct. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 01:17, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Gibber Bots

Why do I see so many gibberish bots attacking this wiki and none in GuildWiki?reanor 22:36, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Someone obviously has something against us. -- (gem / talk) 22:37, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

GuildWikians may be?:Preanor 22:38, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Maby a single user or a couple of users who are mad at the official wiki trying to replace GWiki or something. The GWiki community in general is better and warmer than the community here, but some bad apple might indeed be behind this. Or not. -- (gem / talk) 22:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Or it's just a GuildWiki user who thought it fun to set up an automated bot to vandalize pages. Or just some prankster. The more official something is, the more visible it gets. So it's naturally a better magnet for people who find disruption fun. -- ab.er.rant 01:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure someone has asked this question before. — ク Eloc 貢 03:27, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Let's not forget, GuildWarsWiki is under the almighty "official" title, so it's easier to get at for non-players. GuildWiki has a few vandals as well, which are generally dealt with quickly; but GuildWiki is still a fansite, despite it's size, and probably not nearly as enticing a target as this one. People like "sticking it to the man", and the more damage they can do to anything official, the better they feel. Do you think vandals on Wikipedia last more then five minutes? Probably not, but the whole reason people attack it is because it's an "achievement" if you can manage any damage against such an official and well-known site. (even if they could do more damage by throwing water balloons at a brick wall.) -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 04:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

How many pages do we get to have?

How many pages in our userspace are we allowed? I want to make some seperate pages for my characters, but before I add EIGHT NEW Vanguard/Character pages I want to know if there's a limit first. Vanguard12:32, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

There is no "hard" limit, but of course common sense applies. I think that 8 character pages will not be a problem. You can check how large other's userspaces are here: http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Special:Prefixindex&namespace=2&from=Xeeron --Xeeron 12:59, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to think I have some common sense. I won't make a page for stupid shit (I've got a "misc" page to funnel all that to). Thanks for the info. Vanguard13:09, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixindex&from=Y0+ich+halt&namespace=2 ehehehe... - Y0_ich_halt 13:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Jesus, dude :P Vanguard14:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

There's really not much of a difference between having content on a single subpage or multiple subpages - most bots don't scan user pages, so it doesn't create more work there, and any list that includes such pages generally isn't often referenced. Totally pointless pages are unnecessary, but even a small reason for having a page usually isn't a problem. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 14:35, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the infoz, everyone. Vanguard15:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

as for mine, two thirds are templates which need their own page and the other ones are my chars and user page parts :P - Y0_ich_halt 15:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

404 on wiki.guildwars.com

For some reason, i have been getting 404 errors when trying to load the wiki through http://wiki.guildwars.com . Using http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki works fine, so not really sure if it may be a problem with my isp, dns somewhere, or something to do with the wiki. Any clue?--Fighterdoken 00:48, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Seems to be working fine for me. Perhaps some temporary server oddity? Is it still doing it now? (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 01:41, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Wow, I just tried and got the same problem. Didn't happen when I clicked the link an hour ago. Calor - talk 03:21, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

It just comes and goes (like 1 every 5 tries). Also, today i lost the whole formatting (css?) for the wiki a couple of times. I guess the server may be overloading, or a couple of recently uploaded scripts are consuming too much processor.--Fighterdoken 04:37, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Multiprogramming

It is impossible to do multiprogramming with only one partition of the memory, i.e only user program is loaded in memory at any given time? Why? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:58.69.104.87 .

This isn't a wiki question. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 09:10, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

i suggest you look for a programming support forum via e.g. google. - Y0_ich_halt 13:42, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Or do some research and answer the assignment individually, rather than try to get others to do it (and asking on the wrong page on the wrong wiki!). ;-) Biscuits 15:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Because you only have one partition of the memory, which can only be used by one program at a time. I'm not quite sure in what context you are bringing this up, so I'm not sure if my answer hits it. 0xLunarEffect 00:43, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Deleting Pages

I want to get rid of this page. It's one of my characters that I made a wiki for, but I decided to replace them and make a new one, but I was wondering if it's possible to delete the page entirely as opposed to just deleting the information on it. Azalea Ina Dorada 21:09, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

If you add "{{delete|deletion reason}}" to the page, it will flag it for admins to delete it, fully. :) - anja 21:12, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I knew there was a page about deletion somewhere, but I forgot how to find it O.o Azalea Ina Dorada 21:16, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) GWW:DELETE also has reasons that you could use for speedy deletion, which means that it can be deleted straightaway without having to wait for the 3-day neccessity that just {{delete}} has. -- br12 • (talk) • 21:17, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Guild pages

how do i encorperate images into the guildbox on guild pages?

You see that big red link saying Image:etc etc etc? Just click that and upload the iamge you want. That image will automatically be put onto your guild page. -- br12 • (talk) • 22:03, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

personal pages

how do i build my personal page?--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Rite On Da Money .

you need help with the coding? - Y0_ich_halt 22:18, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

no, just how do i do it, like put all those tags and stuff. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Rite On Da Money .

Your personal page would be located at here incase you're wondering. — ク Eloc 貢 22:22, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

and if you meant stuff like my lfp messages: that's a template. to use it, put {{User:Y0 ich halt/Templates/LFP}} on your page. most of those tags are templates. if you click the edit button, there's a list of all templates on that page on the bottom. - Y0_ich_halt 22:25, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I think we might be confusing him now Y0. Maybe he should just read Help:Editing? — ク Eloc 貢 22:26, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

you're right. - Y0_ich_halt 22:27, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

The best way to start on creating your own userpage is to look at others, and get inspiration or ideas from them. Kurd's guide has some user pages that could help you. -- br12 • (talk) • 22:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Forgotten Fan?

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Reviewing Articles

Once I have edited an article, how do a flag it to tell someone that it needs reviewed? How do I search for articles that others have edited and need reviewed? Thanks Tsafran 18:03, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The various Stub templates or the {{cleanup}} template should be used for that purpose. These automatically place articles into categories which can be viewed to see what needs work (e.g. Category:Stubs) --Thervold 18:46, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

If by review, you are having Wikipedia's review process in mind, then we don't actually have a review process. Most of the more active editors make use of the watchlist and the recent changes to patrol edits. If you would really like some opinion on a particular issue, try leaving a message on the relevant talk page or GWW:RFC. -- ab.er.rant 09:49, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

baned

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Alligment to 2 sides

I need to move 2 words each on his side.

• • (Example:
• (left)Yo(/left) and (right)oY(/right) ) <- i made it by div but the text are on different levels... like

• • (Example:
• (left)Yo(/left) and
• _______________(right)oY(/right) ) --Anele Mea 20:22, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

See my sandbox. It's easier to show there without taking up alot of space here. :) - anja 20:48, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

To bad there is no such thing as <left> and <right> — ク Eloc 貢 02:38, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Nope, makes politicians even lazier. No <red> or <blue> either. I was wondering the same thing, actually..never knew about align tags. Thanks, Calor — talk 03:38, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Editing other userpages

For the sake of cleaning up a little the wanted pages list... Is it allowed to edit other user's userpages in order to remove broken links? I mean, adding the link to the article it was supposed to point. (ie. [[ancient]] to [[Ancient armor|ancient]]).--Fighterdoken 05:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

See GWW:USER#Ownership. You can perform an edit on someone else's user page for maintenance purposes (such as fixing broken links) but you need to doubly careful about. Fix only the really obvious ones. Some users might be touchy about other people editing their user space. -- ab.er.rant 05:56, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

And removing pages from incorrect categories also qualifies as a maintenance edit, correct? It's fairly common for people to mistakenly add category tags to their page when copy+pasting items of interest to their userspace... -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 14:49, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but with categories, it's best to try and explain why you removed them, perhaps they don't understand what those categories are for. Helping new users rename and reupload their user images is fine too. -- ab.er.rant 00:42, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

(Reset indent) :Erh... ok, i did it without thinking first, so asking before i proceed further. There are several links on talk pages that point to deleted articles/images or proposed categories that where never implemented. Would be fine to replace them with a code tag instead of the link, when the discutions are old enough (like in 1 month old)? Those 10800+ missing pages are starting to get scary...--Fighterdoken 05:14, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Broken section links on Recent Changes

When someone edits a section on a page the summary provides a link to that section by default. On certain pages this link shows up with a '.7D.7D' at the end, example: [[1]]. Why does it do this? I think it might be connected to page length since Izzy's balance pages seem the main sources of this issue for me. Also, does this occur for anyone else? Before anyone asks, I'm using the Firefox. - HeWhoIsPale 15:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

It is because link or template code is used in the heading. {{skill icon|Cry of Pain}} Is what's written in the heading, so the software tries to reach the heading through those symbols. Problem is, it's a template, so that's not what's visible on the page = broken. (Uh, if that wasn't confusing, you're great ;) ) Iirc, the same problem comes with wikilinks. The text in the edit window shows [[ but the text in the article is just a link, no brackets. - anja 16:16, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I'm guessing .7B is the code for { and .7D is the code for } so #.7B.7Bskill_icon.7CCry_of_Pain.7D.7D is a link to the section called #{{skill_icon.7CCry_of_Pain}}. Biscuits 16:01, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Also, Anja you didn't escape your code properly and it's screwing up. :p Biscuits 16:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Bleh. :P - anja 16:16, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Add guild cape to guild page

Hi, having just set up a shiny new Guild page for my Guild, I see a line at the top of our info box saying something like [guild cape.jpg], and thought 'what a good idea'. However, having checked all the FAQ's I could find (and sorry if this is an FAQ and I missed it) I couldn't find out where you can get your Guild's cape pic from to set it up on the page. Can anyone tell me how to access it from the game as a jpg, tiff or anything else? Thank you! Funnel Weib 06:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if you know how to take screenshots or not, but all that you need to do is hit print screen after you've figured how how you want your guild cape to be displayed. It varies by keyboard, but it should be around the upper right section of it between the letters and number pad. For a laptop, you'll probably need to hit the function key too.

You should get a message in game telling you where the file is. If you're using Vista and haven't changed the compatability settings, it'll be in Users -> username -> Documents -> Guild Wars. Open up a basic program like Microsoft Paint and crop the image by using the selection tools and delete and/or moving around the image and dragging the edges of the active area (white space/space w/ your screenshot). Save the file as a JPEG. Click on the red image link on your guild page File:Guild The Grim Leapers cape.jpg to upload it. If you're still having trouble with it, I could probably meet you in game and take care of it for you :P ~ | Pae - Talk | 08:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Funnel Weib, you need to take your own in-game screenshot of your guild cape. We don't actually provide any images. The screenshot by default would be .jpg. See also Screenshot. -- ab.er.rant 09:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

apostrophe

what's the code for an apostrophe? i mean the code like → for a right arrow. java doesn't like apostrophies. - Y0_ich_halt 18:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

and why does my User:Y0 ich halt/monobook.js work in preview but not when i save it? o.O - Y0_ich_halt 18:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Not sure about the apostrophe, but the monobook problem should be solved by a "hard refresh" (clear cache). Often done by SHIFT + F5. - anja 18:15, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

yup, #2 resolved. and it's ctrl+f5 btw ;) - Y0_ich_halt 18:15, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Apostrophes (') inside a single-quoted string have to be escaped with \'. poke | talk 18:21, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

ok, thanks. - Y0_ich_halt 18:36, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Does your keyboard not have 's? — ク Eloc 貢 18:49, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

of course it does, but in java they serve a different purpose than expressing a left-out vowel. - Y0_ich_halt 18:53, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

It's just that when you start a string (a text) with ', then it ends with the same character, so if you want to use that character inside of the the text, you have to escape it. poke | talk 19:02, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

JavaScript :-) Although it's true for Java too I believe, but it's been a few months since I used it now. Biscuits 19:05, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

It's the same for all programming languages where strings can be written inside of ' '. poke | talk 19:08, 5 December 2007 (UTC).

Yes, I was just pointing out monobook.js is JavaScript, not Java. Biscuits 19:24, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

hotkey varies by browser. Backsword 19:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

At least IE, Firefox and Opera (?) use CTRL+F5 :P poke | talk 19:08, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Removing account keys

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How do I upload pictures? It is really confusing me.

Seriously, how do you do it, I have it uploaded here, but how do i get it on my profile? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:The Commander .

The code [[Image:User The Commander Commander.png]] will do that. Keep in mind that we want user image names to begin with "User <username>" so we can tell which images are yours. If you haven't uploaded the image yet it will show as a red link and clicking on it will take you to the upload page. From there you can select the image on your computer you wish to put up. --Valshia 00:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

OMG, Thanks!--The Commander 02:01, 7 December 2007 (UTC)Commander Deej

How do I change my guild cape image

Hi, I’m trying to change the current cape used by my guild wiki page to something else. The original cape was just something quickly thrown together the new one has more work put into it.

I’ve attempted to update the img, re-uploading the new img, and I’m afraid this simply spammed the upload area with the same img.

I really would like to just change the image to the new cape and haven’t been able to find any reference for instructions on doing this. Please Help. ---Redfren1:32mst Dec 7 2007

Use the upload a new version of this image link. If you're talking about Image:Guild Akumas Knights cape.jpg then the URL is http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Guild_Akumas_Knights_cape.jpg. -- Gordon Ecker 08:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

"Thanks so much, I'm still not sure i'm understanding though, What i'm trying to do is change Guild_Akumas_Knights_cape.jpg - to Akumas_knights_cape3_small.jpg" I'm not sure how to switch this img.---Redfren 01:52mst Dec 7 2007

You're not supposed to. As per GWW:IMAGE, Image:Guild_Akumas_Knights_cape.jpg is the correct name for your guild's cape. If you want to replace it, simply click the image, and click on "Upload a new version of this file". Don't be alarmed that the image you uploaded doesn't seem to show up. It's just a caching issue so your browser will still temporarily show you the old version of the image. The new image has already been uploaded correctly. -- ab.er.rant 09:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

"Alright, I suppose I'll wait and hope to see the changes, Thank you very much everyone for your help"Redfren

Oh, another thing. Sign your comments --~~~~ — ク Eloc 貢 10:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Mini Gray Giant

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Guild wars

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Ok, I got the Images, but How do you....

How do you get the things that are colored in the backround , HERE, Please help, just making my page a little better. --The Commander 06:26, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Commander Deej

Try going to User talk:Fall as it is his userpage, so he would know best of what exactly you mean and how to further help you. — ク Eloc 貢 07:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Also see Help:Editing for how to make the proper links. -- ab.er.rant 08:31, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Is there a page that can help me to make my own, very neat, user page?

See question above --Jerone 19:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC) "edited: other question"

what did ya find? - Y0_ich_halt 19:41, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I edited it, I meant how I could make a neat page like u Wiki helpers, with all the chars and stuff. --Jerone 20:30, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

If you still need some help, just copy someone's code onto your page, and just play around with the code. You'll get a feel for it eventually, and then be able to make it more personalised for yourself. -- br12 • (talk) • 20:31, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Some userpages that are good - User:SuperCobra/Newb br12 • (talk) • 20:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I am freaking out!!! Maybe it is best to ask some1 to edit my profile and then that I start Editing that... else I really would freak out even more... Please someone make a basic user page for me please??? (make big credit beneath the page if you make it) P.S. I might look like a fool right now... --Jerone 20:58, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Someone had made a list of good userpages on the wiki somewhere, I'll go track it down... generally, just code your own userpage with stuff you need, take a look through the User Templates category, there's a bunch of nifty things in there (saw a few character bios templates, a user info template, and a bunch of userboxes). If you see coding you like on another user's page, hit the Edit button and look at the coding; try to figure out how they made theirs, and learn from it. If you like, you can generally copy the coding as well, although it's nice if you ask first and leave credit on your own userpage.

...I'll post that link as soon as I find it. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 22:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

...oh, BR12 already posted it (thought he was linking to something else). Definitely check out those userpages, and if you see cool effects, learn from them. That's how I made my page, as a matter of fact; I found out how to make tables from another user a long time ago, learned how to add rounded edges and more colors from another user, copied some formatting I found on a normal article, and so on until I got to what I have now. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 22:56, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

You don't need anything fancy. Start off with simple things, until you learn more about wiki code / HTML. Take a look at my page. Pretty basic. But that's just because I'm too lazy/uncreative to make a fancy one. :) Biscuits 23:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

How come no one pointed him to Category:Users providing user page layouts? -- ab.er.rant 01:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Because nobody here realized there was such a category. Thanks for the heads-up. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 01:48, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

well anyway I went searching and I found a nice page, I edited it a bit, gave him credit and got a nice userpage now, have a look at it I would say. _|m/ Jerone 21:47, 11 December 2007 (UTC) oh yeah and btw could some1 help me with that icon thingie in front of a name? lol this will be a long topic this way =P

Do like me, run a contest with prizes for a userpage :P — ク Eloc 貢 00:44, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Department stores

when value city department stores are closing ? --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.40.161.15 .

Huh? Could you rephrase your question? -- ab.er.rant 01:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Value City. It's a department store chain. I believe 68.40.161.15 made this question jokingly; the time that Value City closes is in no way related to this Wiki, or any Wiki whatsoever.

But, for future reference, the store hours are generally Sun 11am-7pm, Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9:30pm (with store-based exceptions, of course), and you can check store locations and hours via Value City's Store Locator. I sincerely hope that answered your question. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 01:47, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

AHAHAHA Jioruji, you crack me up. http://mosio.com -elviondale (tahlk) 02:34, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

himalayan country that severly limits tourists

I forgot my account name how do i find it again

I cant log in without an account name. 205.142.19.93 06:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Your account name is the email address you used to sign up with. -- Gordon Ecker 07:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Never mind, that's for guild wars accounts. For wiki accounts, I think the best way would be to find an article or talk page you know you have edited and check the edit history. -- Gordon Ecker 07:03, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Archiving Rules

Twas my understanding that it was a volation of the rules to archive back an active discussion if it was still indeed active. I cannot, however, seem to find specific clarification on this rule, and would very much appreciate it if anyone could point me to where I can find the official policy or if a moderator could make an official statment about if, failing the prior is available. Thank you. ~ J.Kougar 07:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

It is not a violation. You can, however, bring that discussion back to the main talk page, unless it's a user/guild talk page and they don't mind conversations being carried out in archived pages (although the convention is that archives are generally left unedited). -- ab.er.rant 07:38, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Problems with trials?

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Tables and indents by colon sign

Hi. I'm still very new to editing on wikis and I'm having difficulty setting a table's indent to proper indent. At my character User:Woop/Simon The Dark One, I have my account-wide title progress inserted, and it isn't indented like I think it should be. To help with this on the titles below, I wrapped them into a table. So, I tried to do the same thing with the account-wide titles, which is located at User:Woop/Account-wide_titles.

I put a colon before the table which is inserted into the page. If anyone who is familiar with wiki can help, I'd appreciate it very much. it's doing nothing but frustrating me right now. Woop 02:49, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Try indenting it with an asterisk (*), and you'll see why it's not working; the userbox/template just eats the indents. Templates and whatnot generally can't be indented properly for this very reason; simply wrap a table around it, just like your other userboxes, and you shouldn't have problems. The table can be moved about as you like from that point on. Using a <div> tag might also work, that's almost the same as a table as far as formatting, and is great if you need to align an object to the left or right (the coding for that is <div align="left">content</div>, I believe). Tables are generally the best option though, I use them in almost all my formatting. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 02:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Tables? People use those still? lol. j/k. While they are great for quick and dirty layout and data presentation, divs are actually the xhtml standard for layout (coupled with css). -elviondale (tahlk) 03:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I like the ability to divide a single table into sections if need be, helps me more then working with div tags. But a well-placed div tag also provides the same effect, yes. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 04:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

And just to note, my own userpage is almost entirely tables, minimal use of the div tag (with the exception of usage within some of the tables). :P -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 04:12, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I think mine's the same, only bc using the wiki table syntax is super easy and I was a noob @ wiki code when I made mine. -elviondale (tahlk) 05:52, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

using icons

is it allowed to use the proffesion icons of GW wiki. becaus ive been searching the whole web for them but i don't find them. i'm going to use them for text for my guild. i also name this site in the reccources.

i hope you whil agree with this request.

F.Vandenweghe (p.s. sorry for my bad enlish)

If I remember correctly, some of the profession icons are made by users here on GWW. If you find a set you like, look at who originally uploaded the images and leave a message on their talk page asking if you can use them. -elviondale (tahlk) 18:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

On further research, the tango style profession icons are released under the GFDL. All the icons appear here and appear to be usable in almost any respect you want. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. -elviondale (tahlk) 18:55, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I think they need to be released under the same license and credit to the one who made them must be present. - anja 18:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I made all of the current profession icons and they are free to use for any purpose as long as you follow the rules of the license. LordBiro 20:47, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikistress Meter

Are there the wikistress meter images hidden somewhere? gwiki has them here: [2]. If not, I'll upload them. --8765 20:11, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

We don't have them on this wiki. I'm not sure if you'll be allowed to upload them here for copyright reasons. -- br12 • (talk) • 20:13, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

The images on GuildWiki were taken from Wikipedia, and they are GFDL. So, feel free to upload them here (just put a note saying they were taken from [3]). --Dirigible 20:19, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

cape picture

how do i put a picture of my guild cape on here --~~ --The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.184.96.174 (talk).

When you make your guild's page using the template, you should see a red link where the image should be, I believe: click that link and it'll take you to the image upload page. You can simply choose the image from your computer and upload it directly. Special:Upload also works, although you'll need to fill in the correct filename from that one.

And just to note, you sign your signatures with four tildes, not two. Three of them shows your username (no date), and five shows the date (without your username). :D -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 01:27, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

You must be registered and logged in to upload images. -- Gordon Ecker 04:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

How do i get rid of the GUI for clean screen shot?

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Where can I find templates on GW Wiki?

My friend told me that I could find builds on GuildWars Wiki and I have searched around a bit but I can`t find a link to any warrior/ranger builds? (or any other proffesions for that matter) so can someone please help? Oh, can someone also reccomend a good proffesion for a mesmer to go with? thnx. P.S i don`t understand the (--81.154.121.194 16:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)) thing.

Builds can primarly be found on PvX Wiki, we only keep build concepts here on the official wiki. - anja 17:12, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

As for good professions for Mesmer, it's really personal preference, but there are some nice options...

Monk secondary is good because it lets you bring a resurrection skill, and perhaps a heal spell if you need one. Mesmers with their Fast Casting attribute are great with Monk resurrection spells, because they can resurrect other players much faster.

Necromancer has lots of hexes, if you're going for a heavy health-degeneration setup, there's a lot of good options in there.

Elementalist spells are always better when they cast faster, although I wouldn't rely on that to much; you'll end up being a faster, but weaker Elementalist, when you could just make an Elementalist. :P

What else? I think that's everything I know off the top of my head; myself, I rarely even use any skills other then my Mesmer skills, so the secondary isn't too important. I think Monk is a good one to start with, you can always change it later on, when you've got more skills and whatnot to play around with. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 17:39, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

;

So what does ; do? So far all I can determine from testing is it bolds text like <b></b> and ''' '''. Anything else it does? — ク Eloc 貢 17:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

it's used for colon lists. semicolon is a list heading, colon is the list element.

heading1

line1

line2

heading1.1

line 1.1...

heading2

line2 - Y0_ich_halt 18:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

You can also make winking emotes with it. :D <-- smiley, ;D <-- winking smiley. Cute eh? -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 18:53, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

It's called a definition list or tag. It's primarily used to define a term ala a glossary list. See it in action on some of the infobox template pages. It's used to explain the parameters. -- ab.er.rant 15:40, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Suggestions for GW

I was looking around for an article/place to give suggestions to the game, but I can't find anything like that anywhere. So I hoped someone here could tell whether or not there is such an article, and if, where it is. Symphy 17:08, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

User_talk:Gaile_Gray/Guild_Wars_suggestions. Lord of all tyria 17:13, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

ty :) Symphy 18:08, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Not an Acceptable format

When I try to upload an image onto a Guild page, I get this message:

Upload file

Upload warning "." is not a recommended image file format.

I get this frequently when I try to upload items, and I don't understand what it means or how to fix it.

The image's specs are 165x480, 232 KB, bitmap image. Any ideas how to solve this problem? People of Antioch 23:40, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Convert it to a gif, jpeg or png. Most modern image editing programs should support conversion to at least one of those formats. If you don't have one, there's several free image editors. -- Gordon Ecker 01:11, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Collapsible Sections

Is it possible to do collapsible sections similiar to what I did here: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/User:Fusa/HantiFusa/Missions ? I have tried this here (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Fusa/HantiFusa/Missions) but I don't get the option to hide or show sections. FUSA (Talk) 02:49, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope. We don't have that enabled here. -- ab.er.rant 04:37, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I believe Poke was working on something like that, but not sure if he achieved it. -- br12 • (talk) • 16:16, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

iirc, it was collapsible tables. -- ab.er.rant 16:43, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

yeah its collapsible tables, they work fine in a sandbox (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Fusa/Sandbox) but just not in a user page :/ FUSA (Talk) 17:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Isn't hidden divs against policy? lol. Thats retarded imo.. What about including the page in your user page? like... adding {{User:Fusa/Sandbox}} where you want it to be -elviondale (tahlk) 18:04, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah I tried editing the sandbox, also tried creatign a new page, but except for the above example the tables do not have the option to show/hide, strange that it worked that one time. Also I didn't see anything about no hidden divs in the policy. FUSA (Talk) 18:33, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Check out [4], however its a) not quite what I remember it being and b)no longer part of the policy. -elviondale (tahlk) 04:27, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Tormented Shield skin

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Please help starting up my user page!

I am new to wiki, and to learn how to create a wiki-page I wanted to make my user page first, later then maybe a guild page as soon as I understand, how wiki-page-editing works. Can't anyone help me with an EASY introduction - I'm a complete n00b in doing HTML & co myself... --Aquila Noctis 13:25, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

The cool thing is you don't need HTML, checkout the sandbox. Click your username above and edit your own page. Your talk page comes in handy too. If there's anything else your stuck on click here and ask me. :) RT | Talk - A joyous wintersday to all 13:28, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

One of the easiest ways to figure things out is to look at the user pages of other people - click on anyone's user page, and if you see something they have that you like, click the Edit tab above to look at the wikitext that made the page. As long as you don't save your changes to their page, you can easily see how they did something; if you're not sure how something works, try asking them. :) (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 16:25, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

As you all can see if you click on my name, I managed to create an User Page. Next thing to think abouut woulld be a Guild page... But for now, I can do all I want to do. Thanx for all your help --Aquila Noctis 19:10, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

That was your first attempt? Wow - very nice! --Snograt 22:05, 25 December 2007 (UTC)#

Thanx! Well, I had a look at the Code of some other users (don't know who it was anymore), and figured out to read them, and then I combined the bits and that came out... --Aquila Noctis 10:31, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

reward points

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Need help finding an icon...

Does anyone know what a Fleur de Lilly is? It's a symbol mostly associated with the American Football team, The Saints; the Boy Scouts; and French culture. Anyways, I'd like to find that image if it's here, or have someone help me upload it in a size perfect for user boxes for my Guild: Instruments Of Truth. Thanks! People of Antioch 03:06, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

I know the picture, and it's not on the wiki. I'll search for one, however. Calor (t) 03:07, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Here's a good one: This. Calor (t) 03:08, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Ooh! This is a good one, thanks. How small should I make this image for a user box? People of Antioch 03:28, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Ah, another thing, I'd like it to be a fair blue. Though I couldn't figure out how to do it from my art programs. Also, I have shrunk it to about 46x46 pixels, took a look at the boxes myself. People of Antioch 03:35, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Microsoft Paint should be able to manage it, simply use the fill tool on anything that's black, and make sure to save as .jpg format. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 05:48, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Image:Fleur.jpg Didn't take long. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 05:55, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, wait, that name has to be changed soon, I'll take it and rename it. Thanks! People of Antioch 05:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome to take it and reupload it for guild use. I'll leave the other one as it is in case anyone wants to use it in a general sense. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 06:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Is it released under GFDL? — ク Eloc 貢 08:26, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

By definition, since it was uploaded to the wiki without a specific altenative license it would generally be considered GFDL. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 09:00, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, as for the icon, since I want to use it as a Guild User Box (ie. this user is a member of...), do I classify it as a "Guild Image"? Also, while I'm on the subject, how does one customize a user box for said purpose?

No, because it's used in your userspace. And I've forgotten how to make userboxes, ask Eloc. He's the Master of All Userboxes. Calor (t) 00:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

LoL, first off, try looking at {{Userbox}} — ク Eloc 貢 01:39, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, so it has to be defined as a "User Image". Got it. I'm going to Google up Color hex codes then, if anyone doesn't already know a better way to get some. Thanks again. People of Antioch 05:17, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Would this help? — ク Eloc 貢 05:39, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Though that helps, I like this better. Use that one, it's a good resource. By the way, here's the finished product:

Member of the Guild: Instruments Of Truth

Hope you like it! People of Antioch 05:50, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Looks very nice. — ク Eloc 貢 06:50, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

So that you know in the future, it is actually called a "fleur de lis," or alternatively "fleur de lys."Woop 08:43, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

How do I align?

How do I align various items? On my User page, I have user boxes that won't line up after one another. An explanation would help. Thanks again. People of Antioch 03:53, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

You might try using a table, or if you just want a single column list, just put line breaks (<br>) after each box. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 04:12, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

I got this...

User	Boxes!
en-N English is my native language. This user is a devoted follower of Dwayna's teachings.	This user is Male. This user is a Windows gamer.

But I still have to use several breaks to force the Dwayna's follower down. Any ideas on how to be more efficient?People of Antioch 04:43, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Use multiple rows of userboxes, like so: (hit edit to check the code if you need to)

User	Boxes!
en-N English is my native language.	This user is Male.
This user is a devoted follower of Dwayna's teachings.	This user is a Windows gamer.

That way each box is neatly placed into the proper grid position in the table. (Aiiane - talk - contribs) 05:28, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

You can also use {{clear}} to force a new line. -- Gordon Ecker 05:21, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Note that using a table without any settings for border, cellspacing, or cellpadding will basically just align the contents, without any edges standing out. I use tables on my own page for all the alignments, for example. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 05:45, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Categories - User:x under U instead of X

In all Category listings User:Woop is under U instead of W. Can someone tell me what I should do so that my name goes to W in all Category listings as it should? Thanks.Woop 08:35, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

add {{DEFAULTSORT:Woop}} to your user page anywhere above the categories. -Smurf 08:39, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Just what I needed.Woop 08:45, 30 December 2007 (UTC)