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 Hi, I've been having a strange problem as of recently when trying to patrol edits. Most of the time when I go via the diff link on Recent Edits I get a little pop up error saying "Marking as patrolled failed." when I click the link to mark it patrolled. Although you can't get every edit with [[Special:Patrol]], it still seems to be working fine if that is any help. [[User:Andreaz1|Andreaz1]] ([[User talk:Andreaz1|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Andreaz1|edits]]) 18:22, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
+:I've had the same issue with patrolling, but have read the responses on [[User talk:Andreaz1|Andreaz1's talk page]] and I use the right-click/new tab method that was suggested. The only other problem I've come across is I can't patrol an edit on a page creation, because there's no previous edit to compare it to. Just looking for ideas to fix that. Also, I was just wondering if the server move would help the original issue. '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 05:16, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 ==Hey==
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 ===Uhhmm...===
 You said that you agreed for your wiki to become an affiliate of ours. I then checked out the affiliation program. Our wiki fullfills all but one, critical requirement; it is not a GTA wiki, nor a wiki for a Rockstar game. Do you indirectly mean in your answer that JC wiki doesn't need to fullfill that requirement? I am a little confused now. ([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 01:06, 6 April 2013 (UTC))
+===Done, now just add us on the affiliates page!===
+I forgot that logo firstly, but I added it today on our Main Page. Then it's just to you or someone else to add us on the affiliates page! Somehow I couldn't upload the logo though. ([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 13:37, 14 April 2013 (UTC))
+===Uploading problems===
+I try to upload the resized logo from our wiki here for the Affiliates page, with "this is an logo of an real-life company", which only results in "Could not create an 'MW directionery'" or such. If I change the format to jpg from png, it says something about the jpg "doesn't match the png". What's wrong? ([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 17:09, 22 April 2013 (UTC))
+===Everything is done now===
+Now it's up to that the affiliate request is being accepted. I prefer of course that you do that :), because we have a deal. The affiliation may be a little controversial to the other admins, as it lets us bypass one of the rules. However, you are the executive manager and owner of this ship, so it's literally you that decides what happens. By the way, is there anything I can help with here? I have Vice City for my S III now and wants to hear if there's anything in that section that needs help? I have actually not played so much GTA in general. San Andreas is the other game I've played the most.
+([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 22:08, 29 April 2013 (BST))
+===Are you still here?===
+I am still waiting for an answer to my previous question. Where are you? :P ([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 16:29, 3 May 2013 (BST))
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 And before i published the thank you above...it was detected as spam? [[User:Thatpopularguy123|Thatpopularguy123]] ([[User talk:Thatpopularguy123|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Thatpopularguy123|edits]]) 10:53, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 And it was because of the external links I added....but I didn't add any.. [[User:Thatpopularguy123|Thatpopularguy123]] ([[User talk:Thatpopularguy123|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Thatpopularguy123|edits]]) 11:03, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
+==Images==
+Hey, how's it going? Sorry I haven't been active on here for a while. For a while, I had lost interest in this but I've come back to finish things I've been meaning to do. I saw the post above about the problems with uploading images. I was just wondering when this would be fixed. I am anxious to get a lot of images uploaded on here. --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 20:13, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
+:I've replied elsewhere, but we'll be moving server in a few days. Our issues can then be fixed. But other than fixes, but nobody should notice anything different. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 21:22, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
+==Sub-categories==
+Hi, I was just wondering something. I've been looking at these new sub-categories for screenshots and thinking are they necessary? We have a regular category for screenshots, do we really need to have categories for businesses, vehicles, missions...etc? --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 00:33, 29 April 2013 (BST)
+:The original purpose behind them was to make it easier to ''find'' images, for use in places like the main page, banner, other related pages and general usage. If we just had 'Screenshots of GTA IV' that would have thousands of images in and would be completely unusable. Splitting them up into characters, vehicles, buildings/businesses and weapons is pretty straightfoward - with 'missions' showing events. I'm not sure whether this is the best way, but I'm definitely open to suggestions. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 09:37, 29 April 2013 (BST)
+Maybe, but isn't that why we have the standard categories (Category:Characters in GTA III) do we really need a new category for only images? Surely the screenshots can just go in the original. And do we really need a screenshot template for every category if we keep them? Also, I have concerns on character pages. In the character history section someone put information which isn't even in the game.
+Example:
+[[Mike Forelli]]:
+"Mike Forelli was born and raised in the United States, most likely Liberty City, and joined the Forelli Family, rising up the ranks of the family."
+I think this is ridiculous seeing this on every character page when as far as I know, there is no evidence whatsoever that says this. --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 03:36, 9 May 2013 (BST)
+:The problem with using the normal categories (instead of specific image categories) was this: When a category has more than 200 items in it, it splits it up over several pages. Unfortunately, if there were more than 200 images in a category (but only 5 articles), it would also spread the articles across several pages. So we ended up having 1 article listed on every page (because it split it by first letter), so even in a category with 5 articles we had to go several pages just to even see one of the articles. Using separate categories was the best way to fix that. However, now I believe this has changed so that articles and images are paginated separately. So having images in the normal article categories might now be a better option. I'll run this past A-Dust.
+:As for the information in [[Mike Forelli]] - you're right that should not be there as it's pointless waffle and potentially inaccurate. I definitely think we need to have an opening sentence (Mike is a member of the XYZ gang in XYZ game) but if we don't have anything more to say we should definitely ''not'' be inventing things, making random guesses (born in LC) or trying to generate a backstory that has no canonical backing in the game. Okay maybe in this situation it's highly likely that he would have been a member for many years, and that he 'rose through the ranks' - both are complete assumptions. Saying 'probably born in LC' is pointless too. So yes - we should correct that and any other similar examples. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 19:29, 10 May 2013 (BST)
+::I've looked at the templates. It seems there is a template for ''every'' category. If we do choose to keep the new categories, surely we can do away with the templates? --[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 01:05, 13 June 2013 (BST)
+== Wiki fixes ==
+The server move fixed the image uploading issue, but it in turn created some other issues (special pages, i.e. YouTube links, who's online, etc). I'm sure you're probably working on them already, but I was just wondering if there is anything I could do to help out. What do we need to do to fix the problems? '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 05:17, 29 April 2013 (BST)
+:Yes - long story short I have reinstalled the wiki from scratch to ensure everything works as intended (as our old copy got corrupted by the drive failure). I still need to go through and add a few other custom extensions, but I will be selective about which additional ones I enable. I was hoping it would fix the patrolling issue, but it doesn't help that when you [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22marking+as+patrolled+failed%22 google the error] this page comes up top! I'll sort some of it today but feel free to point out any problems you see after today. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 09:37, 29 April 2013 (BST)
+The only problems I've noticed lately are both on the main page. The poll (which was outdated anyway) isn't working, nor is the "Popular Articles" column. '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 02:49, 5 May 2013 (BST)
+==You are very busy...or what? :P==
+As you can see above I have finished all steps in the Affilation guide, and the only left is for an admin to add the wiki on a new section in the page. I have checked often the last four days, and you have been online at least most of these days. Still, I am waiting for an answer, or an action in the subject. I want to have this done. I thought you will notice when I write a new entry on the talk page. ([[User:Saddex|<span style="color:green">'''Saddex'''</span>]][[User Talk:Saddex|<sup><span style="color:#000000">'''Just'''</span><span style="color:red">'''Cause'''</span></sup>]] 20:30, 3 May 2013 (BST))
+== Hey ==
+I see you're an Admin at the Military wiki, and I'm trying to Adopt it. Can you make me an Admin to make the request go faster?It would really help,and I'll take care of it properly. And for the quickest response can you email me?(xxaek971xx@yahoo.com)
+Thanks,
+Ed [[User:Pvt.Ed|Pvt.Ed]] ([[User talk:Pvt.Ed|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Pvt.Ed|edits]]) 18:39, 10 August 2013 (BST)
+== <nowiki><p></nowiki> tag everywhere? ==
+A lot of areas around the wiki seems to be using the <nowiki><p></nowiki> tag everywhere. Doing a general change to the tag has affected certain pages like [[Feltzer]]. I skimmed over another MediaWiki website and it doesn't seem to have these tags everywhere.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 18:51, 16 August 2013 (BST)
+== Spacing in articles ==
+Hello. I was wondering if you know what could be done about the spacing in-between the paragraphs on articles? A while ago, they were broken into paragraphs. Now they're just grouped in together. But when I try to edit, then they are broken into paragraphs. [[User:Awc|Awc]] ([[User talk:Awc|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Awc|edits]]) 10:04, 24 August 2013 (BST)
+== GTA Online ==
+I was thinking we should add [[Grand Theft Auto Online]] to the list at [[Template:Game]] as it will be separate and bigger than [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. Some pages (such as [[Lamar]] or the [[Khamelion]]) already have their GTA O appearance listed on the infobox, but it would be much easier to have a short form to use. '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 02:45, 9 September 2013 (BST)
+:Agreed - from what I've heard from Rockstar, they're treating it as seriously as a new game launch, and they're very proud of it. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 21:40, 9 September 2013 (BST)
+== GTA V radio stations ==
+Sorry to bother you again with this, but something has come up. [http://i.imgur.com/AAEYu5U.jpg] The complete listing of songs and playlists, and the leak proves it's accurate. I'm not sure how "official" it is, it might be from the official guidebook. So, I'm asking for your permission to make the playlists on the Wiki. I think it would be ridiculous to wait 6 more days when the entire internet has it, but us; which I'm sure you already know.
+While I'm at it, I'm very concerned about this wiki's relations with Rockstar; you said Rockstar employees check this wiki, how do you know it? If it's from that Dan Houser quote on the Main Page, how do you know he was referring to this wiki and not to the wikia? The Wikia is now far more active and popular than GTW after all.--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Loadingue|edits]]) 14:49, 11 September 2013 (BST)
+:Sorry, I must have given the wrong impression by saying "check". I meant that, according to you, Rockstar employees visit this Wiki every so and then. What makes you think so? Also, you haven't given me the authorization to complete the radio playlists.--[[User:Loadingue|Loadingue]] ([[User talk:Loadingue|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Loadingue|edits]]) 22:30, 11 September 2013 (BST)
+==Guess who?==
+Gotta make my yearly announcement that I am not dead (yet), but I have better news now. I plan on coming back and editing here again. Money is a bit tight for me at the moment so It'll probably take a few weeks to finally get my hands on GTA V, but if my PC can run it I plan on doing what I did for a lot of the GTA IV missions: taking several screen caps per mission and adding them to the mission pages. As usual, I'll be here to help with any admin related tasks (if I'm still qualified to perform them), and will try my best to patrol edits whenever I happen to be on. Anyways, gonna look around here just to re-hash all the things I've forgotten. Fortunately, you never really forget how to edit a wiki. :D See you around. '''''[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]]''''' ([[User Talk:Chimpso|Talk]]) 14:15, 16 September 2013 (BST)
+== Contact ==
+Hey there! I've been trying to reach you for a few weeks now, and nothing has worked. Hopefully this one will! My name is Kristopher Sandoval, and I'd like to talk to you about some cool stuff concerning your wiki. If you can email me at ksandoval@curse.com when you get the chance, I'd appreciate it alot!
+Regards,
+Kristopher
+== "Loss of session data" ==
+As of lately, I keep getting the error message <code>"Sorry! We could not process your edit due to a loss of session data. Please try again. If it still does not work, try logging out and logging back in."</code> when trying to save any edits I make. I try to log out and back in, and clearing any cookies and cache I might have, and while it might work for just a few minutes, the error keeps coming back. What could it be? And also, is there any progress on trying to make the bot fix all broken Youtube links? Thank you for your help. [[User:Andreaz1|Andreaz1]] ([[User talk:Andreaz1|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Andreaz1|edits]]) 00:21, 27 October 2013 (BST)
+== Mission infoboxes on odd-jobs ==
+Hey gboyers,
+I wasn't sure who to ask, so I figured i'd ask you. I've been wondering, should odd-job and vehicle mission pages (such as [[Patriot Playground]]) contain mission infoboxes? If so, should a "Time limit" tag be added to the mission infobox template to show the time limit if applicable? Thanks! [[User:Alleypuppy|Alleypuppy]] ([[User talk:Alleypuppy|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Alleypuppy|edits]]) 01:16, 10 December 2013 (GMT)
+== Account Creation ==
+Hi,
+My friend is trying to create an account on here, and he's getting this error message:
+[d6e502fd] /index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&action=submitlogin&type=signup&returnto=Main+Page Exception from line 181 of /home/gtw/public_html/includes/Hooks.php: Invalid callback in hooks for UserCryptPassword
+Backtrace:
+#0 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(4031): Hooks::run(string, array)
+#1 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/User.php(4435): wfRunHooks(string, array)
+#2 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/User.php(2139): User::crypt(string)
+#3 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/User.php(2119): User->setInternalPassword(string)
+#4 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/specials/SpecialUserlogin.php(498): User->setPassword(string)
+#5 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/specials/SpecialUserlogin.php(477): LoginForm->initUser(User, boolean)
+#6 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/specials/SpecialUserlogin.php(258): LoginForm->addNewAccountInternal()
+#7 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/specials/SpecialUserlogin.php(200): LoginForm->addNewAccount()
+#8 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/specialpage/SpecialPage.php(673): LoginForm->execute(NULL)
+#9 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/SpecialPageFactory.php(488): SpecialPage->run(NULL)
+#10 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/Wiki.php(298): SpecialPageFactory::executePath(Title, RequestContext)
+#11 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/Wiki.php(596): MediaWiki->performRequest()
+#12 /home/gtw/public_html/includes/Wiki.php(460): MediaWiki->main()
+#13 /home/gtw/public_html/index.php(49): MediaWiki->run()
+#14 {main}
+Notice: Uncommitted DB writes (transaction from DatabaseBase::query (Block::newLoad)). in /home/gtw/public_html/includes/db/Database.php on line 4104
+Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance. --<font face="Papyrus" color="blue" size="3">[[User:Original Light|Original Light]]</font><font face="Papyrus" color="blue" size="2"><sup> [[User talk:Fairnick68|(talk)]]</sup></font> 18:48, 21 December 2013 (GMT)
+No problem, glad I could help. He's been trying for the last hour or so. --<font face="Papyrus" color="blue" size="3">[[User:Original Light|Original Light]]</font><font face="Papyrus" color="blue" size="2"><sup> [[User talk:Fairnick68|(talk)]]</sup></font> 19:11, 21 December 2013 (GMT)
+== Categories  ==
+Hey there Gboyers, is there any way we could someone count adding categories as minor edits? A-Dust has been adding categories to hundreds of pages of pictures and it's taking up pages of the Recent Edits which is making it harder to find and check on recent edits to articles that are actually about the game, story or characters. If not than I guess we'll wait until he's finished adding categories to a thousand other pictures haha. [[User:Grand Theft AJ|Grand Theft AJ]] ([[User talk:Grand Theft AJ|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Grand Theft AJ|edits]]) 13:38, 10 May 2014 (BST)
+== "In GTA V" vs. "(HD Universe)" ==
+With [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]] being considered a separate entity by Rockstar, should we be leaving the GTA V Era pages where they are, or should they really be listed with (HD Universe)? Our counterparts on the GTA Wikia site have had it the latter for quite awhile whereas we've retained the former. What's your take on this? '''[[User:IanPhoenix|Ian Phoenix]]<sup>''[[User talk:IanPhoenix|talk]]''</sup>''' 05:20, 23 May 2014 (BST)