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:Cool, not a problem. Some people ''hate'' being told things like that, but most people here want to help and want to improve, so I hope it helps! [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 20:25, 14 August 2011 (BST) | :Cool, not a problem. Some people ''hate'' being told things like that, but most people here want to help and want to improve, so I hope it helps! [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 20:25, 14 August 2011 (BST) | ||
Oh it was nothing in particular. I just re-explained it in a simpler fashion - it's still basically the same stuff you said, just in a different order. If you want me to be specific (as constructive advice) - [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Help%3ASignatures&diff=344851&oldid=344842 your opening sentence] didn't explain what a signature '''was''' (for people that didn't know), you just said it was "a good habit". Just like a normal wiki content article, we always have to say WHAT something is before we start going into detail about it (like saying "XYZ is a mission in GTA IV" not just "In XYZ you have to..."). So whenever I explain something, I always go back to basics and work from there, slowly explaining more and more as the page goes along. Also, for the table (which was good), the actual code a signature produces wasn't needed, as it might confuse people into thinking that's what they have to type, which is why I removed that. Even if I reword your phrasing, what you add is still good and a very useful starting point for some great articles. I find it easier to reword something as opposed to writing it from scratch, which is why I tend to do that a lot. Don't be offended (: [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 21:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
== WIki Activity == | |||
Hey Montario - are you still active here? Just wanted to check everything's okay!--[[User:MrLanceVanceDance|MrLanceVanceDance]] ([[User talk:MrLanceVanceDance|talk]]) 00:53, 28 December 2011 (UTC) | |||
== Trusted Users & Patrolling == | |||
Hi Montario. We've made a few changes to Grand Theft Wiki, our staff structure and the way we monitor edits. As you're a Trusted User, we've given you the right to [[Grand Theft Wiki:Patrolling|patrol]] other users' edits. This means you can check out the edits that haven't been checked yet, and either endorse them, fix them or revert them. As you're trusted, your edits are automatically marked as patrolled too! It would be a great help if you could patrol a few edits from [[Special:Patrol]] each time you visit GTW, and it would look good if you were nominated for promotion too! See [[Grand Theft Wiki:Patrolling]] for help and more info, and [[Special:Patrol|give it a go]]! Let me know if you have any questions - [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 00:39, 8 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
:This should all be explained at [[Grand Theft Wiki:Patrolling]]. RecentChanges will show all unpatrolled edits (by clicking '[http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&hidepatrolled=1 Hide patrolled edits]') with the red exclamation mark, and click 'diff' to see that change and have the [marked as patrolled] and the undo option. The 'full menu' at [[Special:Patrol]] is just a direct way of doing those ('endorse' is marking it as patrolled, 'revert' is the same as an undo, and skip just shows another diff). Let me know if you have any questions. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 18:30, 30 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
Just a really quick point - when you're editing multiple sections of the same page, please could you try to edit the whole page in one go? As opposed to editing and saving every section individually and ending up editing the same page [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Missions_in_GTA_Vice_City_Stories&curid=1701&action=history 11 times in one day], because this spams up both the history and [[Special:RecentChanges|recent edits]]. I'm not sure whether it's just you prefer to use the [edit] buttons next to each <nowiki>==H2 Header==</nowiki>, and not using the main Edit tab at the top of the page, or whether you forget to Preview. It's no biggie, but it might seem like you were trying to artificially increase your edit count, so we do ask users to change their habits a bit. Thanks - [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 22:13, 2 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
:I'm probably not the right person to ask that question, but I'll try. The main point of those new templates are to automatically add the new image subcategories. Where the images already have the new categories, I wouldn't say it's particularly important to necessarily change the template, but I expect most need to be recategorised, so just add the template to do that. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 19:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
== No == | |||
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== Images Problem == | |||
Sometimes when you upload a new version of an image, it doesn't register right away. Put your mouse on the ▼ button next to "View history", and click "purge". <span style="font-family:calibri; text-shadow: black 0 4px 4px; color:080808;">[[User:Silver Infernus|Silver Infernus]] <sup>[[User talk:Silver Infernus|talk]]</sup></span> 00:52, 5 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
== Downloading == | |||
I removed the term 'downloading Windows' on the PC and Mac pages because that implied that users should illegally download a copy of Windows. Whilst some people do that, it's not something we support here, and definitely not something we want to be encouraging. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 07:11, 8 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
== Re: Location == | |||
I think [[Template:Location]] is pretty good. I think it works best when used in conjunction with a map. My only real suggestion would be for the actual maps - a thin yellow line is not visible enough when used in a thumbnail. The area should be coloured in, like [[:File:SanAndreas-GTASA-map-locations.jpg]]. Another point would be that there's no harm having multiple links to the same page. I know Wikipedia prefers only the first link to each page to work, but I think it makes much more sense to allow people to click on the word when they read it, than have to scroll up to find an earlier reference. | |||
If you're struggling putting some points onto the template, then you have two options: | |||
*Allow multiple entries into each place, so you might have |south=Airport, Verdant Bluffs, The Strip | |||
*Modify the template to allow a colspan/rowspan that lets an area take up BOTH the south+southeast boxes | |||
That second one is quite complicated (with loads of IFs) but I can help out. Lastly, you should write documentation for the template so that other people know how to use it. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 07:59, 24 April 2012 (UTC) | |||
== Re: Help Page == | |||
Since your question was about a particular page, I've moved it to [[Talk:Help]] so more people can answer it, and it's always there for future editors of that page to see. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 07:24, 26 April 2012 (UTC) | |||
== Re: Trusted User Status == | |||
You are right - all user permissions on the site had been accidentally lost. This sometimes happens when we upgrade or alter our software. I've restored most of the permissions manually - please let me know if you can see anyone you think I've forgotten! [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 18:37, 8 September 2012 (UTC) | |||