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: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)
: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 ==
== Wiki fixes ==
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: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)
: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==
==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))
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)
== Security Issue ==
Hi Gboyers. You may remember me from a message I left on your talk page right after you moved off Wikia letting you know how happy I was to see Grand Theft Wiki left Wikia and that I was moving several of my wikis off too.
I just wanted to alert you about an exploit in an extension which just led to one of my wikis being hacked with multiple accounts being compromised. I don't know how it was done, but the attacker admitted that he used an exploit in the "Sudo" extension that he found on 4chan. After I disabled the Sudo extension the attacks stopped and the hacker confessed that Sudo was his method. I'm trying to figure out exactly how the exploit was done so I can report it to the extension developer.
I went on WikiApiary to see which wikis had the extension installed and I saw Grand Theft Wiki listed (and you guys are one of my absolute favorites). I strongly advise that you disable the Sudo extension completely because I don't want to see you guys go through the living hell we went through.
Thanks.
--[[User:Seahorseruler|Seahorseruler]] ([[User talk:Seahorseruler|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Seahorseruler|edits]]) 02:32, 29 September 2014 (BST)
== Change Username ==
Hi gboyers,
Is it possible to change my username? I've been using this username for a while now I'm really starting to dislike it. I don't want to make a new account because I'd like to preserve my edit history and whatnot.
Thanks!
[[User:Alleypuppy|Alleypuppy]] ([[User talk:Alleypuppy|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Alleypuppy|edits]]) 00:07, 20 April 2015 (BST)
== Re:Re:Changing GrandTheftWiki Username ==
{{Reply|Thehambone|Re:Changing GrandTheftWiki Username}}
It's working! Thanks! [[User:Thehambone|Thehambone]] ([[User talk:Thehambone|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Thehambone|edits]]) 05:11, 3 June 2015 (BST)
== What about a donation? ==
Hey man. I got rolled in GTW for a few years, knowing that we are not a for-prodit site but a  "for-pleasure" one. What about my donation on this amazing site? Ads do not mean everything you know. Glad to see GTW reviving, BTW. <font face="Arial Bold Italic" color="Maroon">Meet</font> <big>''[[User:Super Wang|<font face="Pricedown" color="Green">Super</font>]] [[User talk:Super Wang|<font face="Pricedown" color="SteelBlue">Wang</font>]]''</big> 01:29, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
== Car Mistake ==
The real car model of the Karin Futo (Grand Theft Auto IV - V) is actually an AE88 Corolla which is the American version of the AE86 from the Toyota Corolla lineup. The AE86 people mistake it for is only found in Japan, as it was exclusively released in Japan for many reasons.
You can also see a big difference between them, as the AE86's wheel is on the right as it is for every other car in Japan while the AE88's wheel is on the left. The models also have a big difference. The back of the car exposes the reason why it is different, as the AE88's back is more out than the AE86's (The AE86's back is barely out at all). I don't plan on changing it myself as I don't think many will agree with me. Thank you for taking your time to read this.
--[[User:Drifterjap|Drifterjap]] ([[User talk:Drifterjap|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Drifterjap|edits]]) 23:21, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
== Hello ==
Hello Gboyers I was wondering if i could be staff and i am also sorry for using your info i was just getting a basic layout
[[User:Jacobsclub|Jacobsclub]] ([[User talk:Jacobsclub|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Jacobsclub|edits]]) 14:26, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
== Account deletion ==
Was wondering if you could delete this old account. How's it going by the way? Used to be an administrator for the Questions section of the other wiki site.
== Mobile Version ==
Hey Gboyers.
I was the one who asked the question about the formatting of the mobile version of the site. I make an iOS application that scrapes the mobile version of the site and when the format of the pages are changed, the application stops functioning. It would be really awesome if, even if you did migrate to a new default mobile format, you could have a parameter that would allow me to view the original mobile formatting of any page, to avoid having to re-tool my application every time a small change is made to the website code. Thanks a bunch!  {{unsigned|grantbrooksgoodman}}
:Hi Grant. That sounds interesting, what app is that? To give the background - an update to our mobile frontend broke it so had to revert to the other skin until it was resolved. There are some URL parameters you can use to directly select a skin, whether [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&useskin=vector Vector] (our default) or [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&useskin=minervaneue Minerva] (the mobile frontend). You can also specify [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&printable=yes printable] or [http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=raw&templates=expand raw wiki code]. Given that we occasionally update or upgrade the site's software, I'd suggest you build in a fallback in case Minerva breaks or changes. Hope that helps. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 09:13, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
::The application is called Trivia for Grand Theft Auto. I made it for myself mainly. It just goes to a random page on this Wiki and formats it nicely for mobile viewing. Basically used to stock up on useless Grand Theft Auto trivia. 😂 I will use the theme parameter from now on, thank you. It's okay if the site occasionally breaks, I just wanted to make sure that the original mobile theme did not disappear completely. Thanks again!
== How do I apply for staff? ==
Please let me know, I would like to be a staff for this site. 
[[User:Jacobsclub|Jacobsclub]] ([[User talk:Jacobsclub|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Jacobsclub|edits]]) 17:41, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
== Possible account creation issue ==
Hey Gerard. Someone messaged me on another site saying that they can't create an account here, resulting in a fatal exception error. Can you look into this? Thanks.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 23:19, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
:The forums got updated but then everything else in the network went down. Eventually some sites in the network went back up but GTAModding is unfortunately not one of them. It seems like the modding community feels increasingly neglected there.
:If you're interested, I managed another wiki and got the same spammy account creations problem. I combat it by using the extensions ConfirmEdit and QuestyCaptcha. In the LocalSettings, I have something like this:
<pre>
require_once "$IP/extensions/ConfirmEdit/ConfirmEdit.php";
require_once "$IP/extensions/ConfirmEdit/QuestyCaptcha.php";
$wgCaptchaClass = 'QuestyCaptcha';
$arr = array (
  "Copy and paste 'gta gta gta gta gta gta' without the quotes:" => "gta gta gta gta gta gta",
  "Copy and paste 'gta gta gta' without the quotes:" => "gta gta gta",
);
foreach ( $arr as $key => $value ) {
  $wgCaptchaQuestions[] = array( 'question' => $key, 'answer' => $value );
}
</pre>
:So when people want to create an account there, they must copy and paste the text into a text box before proceeding. The array can be expanded with more variations so bots won't easily predict what to put in. It's a simple system and I received no complaints from anyone compared to other methods I've tried.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 22:42, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
:: Yep - as you can see on [[Special:Version]], we already use ConfirmEdit with Google's ReCaptcha. It's usually pretty good, but we can tweak the sensitivity to keep those account creation bots away. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 11:30, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
== Site stability ==
The website seems to go down a bit often. Do you know what are the causes of this?--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 20:07, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
:I'm not sure what caused yesterday's outage - apache just failed and needed a kick. Over the past couple of months I've moved us to AWS which has helped a lot, but I have a few more things planned to significantly improve stability, so will see if that helps. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 11:26, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
== Re: Testing ==
{{reply|Gsu eagle 31049|Testing}}
I did receive an email. [[User:Gsu eagle 31049|Gsu eagle 31049]] ([[User talk:Gsu eagle 31049|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Gsu eagle 31049|edits]]) 16:40, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
== A Response ==
Well if you take a look in The Actual GTA 4 Game, It is Possible for Jason To Escape Niko. Hence the reason for the change, and Anna well, Because all of The Leader's for The Lost MC Are Dead, Including Johnny, They finally gave Anna A Patch.
== Vandalism, eh? ==
Hey, how much vandalism do you have to deal with here? I was wondering if I could help you! --[[User:Auri|Auri]] ([[User talk:Auri|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Auri|edits]]) 13:32, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
== Fansite list outdated ==
Hello, I was trying to add gtaboom.com GTA BOOM to the [[Fansites|fansites list]] (it is the most current and updated GTA fansite now) but I got message that I couldn't and to email you. Thank you.
[[User:SammyUK75|SammyUK75]] ([[User talk:SammyUK75|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/SammyUK75|edits]]) 05:20, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
== Interested in selling site? ==
Hello,
Are you interested in selling GrandTheftWiki?
I am genuinely interested and would love to try and revive it as a long-time GTA fan.
Let me know.