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The Battle of SantLUEville

One of the better-written Historical Event articles. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Battle of SantLUEville)

Yep --RossWHO????ness 22:23, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Absolutely. Aichon 00:34, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Was boss as fuck. hell yeah. DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 02:59, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yes please. A fascinating read.-MHSstaff 03:04, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Rosslessness at 22:12, 30 August 2012)


Dark

An excellent article. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Dark)

Yep Its a good page to read, plus I love the picture. --RossWHO????ness 22:26, 23 August 2012 (BST)

yes Useful and well done --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Friday, 24 August 2012

I agree with those above me. Looks good. Aichon 00:39, 24 August 2012 (BST)

So beautiful :') DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 03:03, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For - But needs "You are likely to be eaten by a grue" squeezed into it somewhere. -- Spiderzed 16:53, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Rosslessness at 22:14, 30 August 2012)


Guides:Ghost Town Reclamation

One of the best-done guides I've seen. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Guides:Ghost Town Reclamation)

Yep Biased. --RossWHO????ness 22:27, 23 August 2012 (BST)

As Bob.-MHSstaff 03:45, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yes. FA can always be improved by adding moar Ross. There isn't really much similar to this article, and neither leaves this article much room for improved articles on the same topic. -- Spiderzed 16:05, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yep. Good guide on a good topic. Aichon 16:13, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Rosslessness at 22:14, 30 August 2012)


Guides:Managing Encumbrance

Good explanation of one of Urban Dead's most significant features. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Guides:Managing Encumbrance)

For. It was robbed during Featured Guides voting. Reached 71% in favor and would have passed if votes had been updated after changes were made. ~Vsig.png 02:11, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Not sure why this is not a featured guide.-MHSstaff 04:15, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yarp. --RossWHO????ness 10:36, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Sure. Works for me. Aichon 16:25, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For. As for G/R, feel free to retry. We don't really have a rule against retrying but the Rule of Popcorn-Throwing. -- Spiderzed 16:37, 24 August 2012 (BST)

ForGood guide, nice template, easier to read than typical game strategy guides. --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Saturday, 25 August 2012

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Rosslessness at 22:14, 30 August 2012)


Play Style

Interesting article, and I love the little half-zombies. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Play Style)

Yes Ive never seen this page. --RossWHO????ness 21:35, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Yes. Its as complete as I could think to make it. ~Vsig.png 05:22, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes. The only thing this page lacks are a couple of examples to go with each entry. E.g., I wouldn't know a human-zombie alliance, zombie organization or entertainment group off the top of my head. -- Spiderzed 16:15, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Drama Club, Axes High for two of them. --RossWHO????ness 16:22, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yep. Loved this page ever since I found it a few years ago. That said, I wouldn't add examples. I like the fact that it weaves around playing favorites beautifully while still explaining all of the concepts well. Aichon 16:50, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Good point about playing favourites. Singling out 1-2 archetypical groups might lead to some drama by those who aren't picked. -- Spiderzed 17:11, 24 August 2012 (BST)
I gave each section a link to group style categories (where they existed) and links to main articles (where they existed). My concern is that I included some too-obscure play styles or missed some more entirely. I'm thinking of removing Wiki Groups since that's not really a play style. Any other changes I should address? ~Vsig.png 17:22, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Great article that explains the different playstyles clearly and concisely.-MHSstaff 17:26, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For with one alteration. Life-Cultists can be trans-mortal as is the case with pinata forts and your typical on-site revive after attacks of opportunity. The latter I think is the most used form of the tactic as I see it. Personally, I would not lump them in with ZKers either as even the example provided admits that the K is often not present and ZKers who adopt it as a principle playing style by definition are strictly zombies, but I can see how in most cases it is an accurate enough. Otherwise, this is a clear guide with a good format that is highly useful to new players who often have trouble getting anywhere on the wiki other than the map. --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Saturday, 25 August 2012

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Rosslessness at 22:14, 30 August 2012)


The Alner Family

The most complete Family article on the wiki. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Alner Family)

Maybe. An interesting page, but not sure if worthy. --RossWHO????ness 22:20, 23 August 2012 (BST)

That is awesome. Absolutely yes. Aichon 00:33, 24 August 2012 (BST)

The detail on this helps give substance to Malton's back-story. I am for it. --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Friday, 24 August 2012

Lol who the fuck wrote this? Someone had absolutely no life haha. I also misread the family tree and thought there was 4 generations of inbreeding. Oops. DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 02:57, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yes also what DDR said. --Open the Box Org XIII Alts 03:00, 25 August 2012 (BST)

Quite stunning indeed and a magnificent source of information for all those who enjoy writing up a bit of building history now and then :) -- Johnny Twotoes 01:07, 31 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:10, 2 September 2012)


The Burchell Arms

One of the most flavorful location articles in the game. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Burchell Arms)

I'm for it. Aichon 00:37, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I agree with bobs summary --RossWHO????ness 00:41, 24 August 2012 (BST)

meh DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 03:01, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For it. --Alice Gravesend 20:42, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For it! Jesus Sante CFT 03:34, 25 August 2012 (BST)

Hell yeah I deny any bribes in alcohol have been delivered to my house :D -- Johnny Twotoes 01:10, 31 August 2012 (BST)

I think we can safely say this one passes. ~Vsig.png 19:38, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:14, 2 September 2012)


Dr. Schwan's Culinary

I think this one speaks for itself. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Dr. Schwan's Culinary)

For I find fiction/humor often underrepresented. Same reason I am for the "you know you've been playing..." page. This one serves a different purpose in a similar way. On the frontpage, there are links to tactics and resources but human interest is harder to come by. This shows the wiki is for more than just instruction manuals on the game. Plus I am a giant egomaniac. --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Friday, 24 August 2012

For Several of the current FAs are either dry, boring, or redundant versions of things already explained in game. This isn't one of them.-MHSstaff 02:48, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Fuck it's long. but the images alone are excellent DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 03:06, 24 August 2012 (BST)

*carefully weaves around the fact he didn't read past the first paragraph* DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 03:07, 24 August 2012 (BST)

My problem with these has always been stylistic. I really don't like grey. --RossWHO????ness 10:30, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I just don't like that particular shade of gray. I'm fine with gray in general. Also, I'd love to see some word wrap around the images, rather than having them all displace text as they do. Aichon 15:43, 24 August 2012 (BST)
Yeah, maybe lighten the gray a bit more to get more contrast.-MHSstaff 17:37, 24 August 2012 (BST)
Grey lightened to gainsboro, format adjusted slightly, and text made to flow around images. This has the added benefit of making it look less long.--Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Saturday, 25 August 2012
Better, but mix it up a bit. Right align some of the images to vary it up visually as you go down the page, and maybe toss in some padding on them too, since otherwise it can still be difficult to read. Aichon 00:17, 25 August 2012 (BST)
Adjusted image padding and tried to alternate direction of float for images but alternating direction garbled the page. The images look a lot better to me on the left. Simplified page header.--Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Saturday, 25 August 2012

Zzzzzzzzzz. No.--Alice Gravesend 20:57, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Nicely done, Al. Good example of a ficticious article. For it. ~Vsig.png 19:43, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:15, 2 September 2012)


St. Barbara's Church

Super-flavorful location article. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (St. Barbara's Church)

Maybe, theres a lot of great work on display here. --RossWHO????ness 11:21, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I've been aware of the church and that it had been linked to Barbara from the movie, but I had never read that page before. That is awesome. Easily worth featuring. Aichon 16:58, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For. I've thought this page has been overlooked for quite some time.--Alice Gravesend 20:58, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:35, 2 September 2012)


Malton Herald & Sun

Given that the wiki has space devoted to journals and fiction, it is clear (to me) that the wiki is here both to educate as well as entertain. As one of the main zombie-centric media outlets, with a collection of over fifty articles and forty issues over a four year span, the MHS does a little of both, ranging from articles covering early game history, to interviews with historic figures from all sides, to reaction pieces on events and in-game trends. Yes, some of it is propaganda, but it is also fun propaganda that I think helps to capture some of the flavor that exists inside and outside the game. -MHSstaff 02:16, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Malton Herald & Sun)

Yes. Just yes. ~Vsig.png 02:56, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Yup. Most definitely. (and I'm totally not biased because I was interviewed in one issue) Aichon 06:37, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For. Well-known and relevant even beyond RRF circles. -- Spiderzed 17:08, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For. I especially like how issues don't have dates, so it gives the impression it's still updated despite that not being the case. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 23:24, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:44, 2 September 2012)


The World of Gnome

What name should this take? "Gnome's Game", "The World of Gnome" or something else? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:56, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The World of Gnome)

For If gnome approves. --RossWHO????ness 21:13, 23 August 2012 (BST)

I do! Stuck up start page. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 03:14, 24 August 2012 (BST)
Fixed the location of this candidacy. Also, under what name do you think it should go? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 03:16, 24 August 2012 (BST)
Gnome's Death Orgy?-MHSstaff 03:21, 24 August 2012 (BST)
The World of Gnome is just fine. I've never had anything closer than that to a name. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 04:06, 24 August 2012 (BST)
Thanks! Fixed. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 04:12, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Awesomely fun and awesomely special.-MHSstaff 03:21, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Possibly the most popular user page there is at the moment. For. -- Spiderzed 17:07, 24 August 2012 (BST)

How have I not expressed my approval for this page yet? Definitely yes. Aichon 17:25, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 21:47, 2 September 2012)


Harman for the Holidays

Quite the event from the look of it. Also super-flavorful. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Extending Discussion. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 22:20, 2 September 2012 (BST)
Comments (Harman for the Holidays)

Incomplete. Who won? Is this an event or a song contest? Either way, that information is missing.-MHSstaff 03:48, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Will update with winner and link to Harman for the Holidays 2:Revenge of the Harman once I dig the winner out of my archives. In answer to your question, it was an event that was centered around a song contest.--Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Friday, 24 August 2012
Done and done--Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Friday, 24 August 2012

What happened with the decorations and caroling contests?-MHSstaff 17:39, 24 August 2012 (BST)

The caroling contest winner is flagged on the page next to the title of the winning song and on the discussion page. The decorations contest was dropped for lack of sufficient formal entries, opting instead for the lights map which shows that substantial anonymous decorating was done. --Albert Schwan Albert Schwan  Saturday, 25 August 2012

I'm in favor. Aichon 16:26, 24 August 2012 (BST)

For Despite his utter-insanity (read: life-culting support), Schwan makes a hell of a wiki page. --Open the Box Org XIII Alts 23:04, 6 September 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 23:14, 15 September 2012)


Invasion of Gibsonton

A historical event with a well-written article. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

We need more comments on this one. Extending discussion. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 22:22, 2 September 2012 (BST)
Comments (Invasion of Gibsonton)

Need to fix those red links. --RossWHO????ness 11:14, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I just fixed the only red links I saw. Any comments? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 01:51, 31 August 2012 (BST)

Aye. One of the few PK events to follow standard battle format on UDWiki. Would mind if this were a historical event. ~Vsig.png 19:50, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm for it. Aichon 07:23, 3 September 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 23:15, 15 September 2012)


Tidal Tactics

A major tactic article. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Extending discussion. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 22:36, 2 September 2012 (BST)
Comments (Tidal Tactics)

Probably yes. --RossWHO????ness 11:23, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Wall of text. It needs some more stuff to help break it up a bit. Aichon 17:01, 24 August 2012 (BST)

+Image. When I fall, I'll weep for happiness 00:55, 25 August 2012 (BST)
Mis did some additional work, and we ended up talking about it a bit on my talk page. I guess I'm at a marginal "yes". I still think reading it is a bit onerous. More opinions would be useful. Aichon 06:58, 3 September 2012 (BST)
Fiddled with some of the low-level headers again, centring them to produce a little more white space. Unsure of it though as the long image throws one of them slightly off-centre. Also added another image, and made sure all images now have screenreader-friendly alt text. If you're still not sold I could probably split the paragraphs up, retaining the wording but introducing more bite-sized nuggets of text to make it seem a bit more digestible; this would probably also alleviate that off-centre thing too. When I fall, I'll weep for happiness 16:02, 3 September 2012 (BST)

Yes. A very good and well written article. It's also very informative about the tactic, which would be very helpful to new or even seasoned players. -- Goribus 04:15, 15 September 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 23:23, 15 September 2012)


Malton

Now that there's a mini-timeline, let's see if this gets featured. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Malton)

Yes. Maybe change the last paragraph so that its not so present tense. ~Vsig.png 02:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

As Vapor. Also, it's missing BB3 in 2010, which, together with RRF and MOB, helped to swing the game's ratio much more towards the zombie side than it had been in quite awhile. Aichon 16:43, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Changes made. Further comments? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 22:27, 2 September 2012 (BST)

I was for it already. I just thought it would be better with those changes (which it is, now that they've been made :P). More opinions would be welcome though, since otherwise it's just us having commented on it. Aichon 06:59, 3 September 2012 (BST)

yup a nice balance of text, formatting, images. A fairly slick, well-done page. --Open the Box Org XIII Alts 23:08, 6 September 2012 (BST)

The templates in the Population (and underneath) are not so nice. The colours are too heavy, and it doesn't really make sense to have those boxes in the {{maltonbox}} for that matter. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 23:45, 6 September 2012 (BST)

Is someone going to deal with {{maltonbox}} or can I archive this as successful? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 00:16, 16 September 2012 (BST)
You could go ahead and Okay this submission before the changes, since it's only a minor issue (and one only of mine). I'd have to fiddle with the {{Malton Population}} template so the stats get transcluded in that template and in the {{maltonbox}}. (I don't feel like doing that right at this moment.)--  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 21:25, 17 September 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 04:20, 26 September 2012)


Militant Order of Barhah/Locator

I like maps and timelines, and this is one of the more detailed ones for a group.-MHSstaff 18:17, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Extending discussion. Please comment. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 19:29, 3 September 2012 (BST)
Re-extending in case someone wants to make the fixes described below. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 00:26, 16 September 2012 (BST)
Extending one more time because Aichon has made some changes. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:43, 29 September 2012 (BST)
Comments (MOB Locator)

Yep, good meta information. --RossWHO????ness 18:30, 24 August 2012 (BST)

Yes. Thanks for submitting these group pages, MHSstaff! Bob Moncrief EBDW! 23:17, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I'm in favor, but I'm extremely biased, so I'd love to hear other's opinions. Aichon 20:47, 3 September 2012 (BST)

What's stopping me liking this one is how the map of the current suburb isn't keyed, and it's generally hard to read where the MOB-based changes to it have been added. I know it'd be a pain in the hoop to do but a stripped down version just with names (linked) and the explicitly-given statuses (lit, ruined, etc) coloured would be a whole lot easier to grok. When I fall, I'll weep for happiness 21:10, 3 September 2012 (BST)

Good meta-info, but map of the suburb itself seems only to be partially in use and is kind of hard to read (with all the colors already present on the map etc). Bottom sources also include the Omnimap, and I do believe that one is broken? Couple of small fixes and you've got my vote ;) -- Johnny Twotoes 15:14, 9 September 2012 (BST)

The Omnimap works, it's the Scentral Intelligence Map it pulls the background from that's down. The bot that updated it and the pictures it used to do it were on urbandead.info which is no more. --Karekmaps 2.0?! 15:30, 18 September 2012 (BST)
Actually, in this discussion, it was consensused that both the SIM and Omnimap are defunct, and notes to that effect are present on the relevant pages. Bob Moncrief EBDW! 19:57, 18 September 2012 (BST)
I don't think that's what the consensus says, but if it is, we were wrong, since Karek is clearly correct if you actually check the Omnimap. That said, there are other maps that already provide the features it offers, so Omnimap has been largely abandoned, despite not being defunct. Aichon 21:07, 18 September 2012 (BST)
Pretty much. Swiers scripted the bot and I continued to host it on .info until it went offline completely. It was part of the scent submission program, was actually pretty cool functionality. --Karekmaps 2.0?! 18:30, 27 September 2012 (BST)

Can someone clarify the verdict on this one for me? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 05:26, 26 September 2012 (BST)

Mostly leaning towards "yes", it appears, with two on the fence and three in outright support. The major concerns are the suburb map, which has poor contrast and use, and the outdated links, which, while still present, will be pruned in the coming days, since I'm planning on redesigning and cleaning up the page "soon". Aichon 06:05, 26 September 2012 (BST)
Have Aichon design a real-time strike planner to integrate into the suburb map as well as implement an automatic-logging feature for past strikes into the global Malton map, and I think we would be there. -MHSstaff 16:37, 26 September 2012 (BST)
I don't even understand what those are. O_o Aichon 22:31, 26 September 2012 (BST)
I don't either but it would be pretty sweet. I sorta assumed there was a sysop button that could make those features. -MHSstaff 17:45, 27 September 2012 (BST)

Okay, did a style update to the page to bring it in line with MOB's overall theme of black and purple, then updated Iwit to Dumbwit. Other content changes will come later, though I don't know how much later. Regardless, it sounds like none of the links are actually to outright dead resources at this point, which should handle some of the concerns. Aichon 23:59, 28 September 2012 (BST)

Oh, and changed the colors for the map, which was the other primary complaint (pink -> red and cemetery green -> gray-red). They stand out quite a bit more than the old colors, without popping more than befits the tone of the page. Aichon 00:08, 29 September 2012 (BST)
That looks really nice. Don't you think the suburb map under Suburb Activities Map still looks a little out of place though? --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 20:45, 29 September 2012 (BST)
I do agree. Up until a few hours ago, both maps were a bit out of place, so it didn't stand out quite as much, but Karek replaced the Malton map with a custom one (which is awesome), so now it's kinda glaring how out of place it is. The issue with the suburb map is that because we move regularly and we don't have time to make 100 suburb maps, we rely on c/p from the publicly-used suburb maps on each suburb page. I think we may be able to get around the issue by switching to using the barricade plans instead of the suburb maps, then making a custom barricade plan map that caters more to our style, but I haven't done that just yet. I.e. It's planned to happen, but I would encourage voicing approval or disapproval here on the basis that it will not happen, just in case it doesn't end up being feasible. Aichon 20:55, 29 September 2012 (BST)

Is more work being done on this or am I closing it, and if so, how? Bob Moncrief EBDW! 20:25, 8 October 2012 (BST)

I think people are satisfied with it now and the remaining problem with it (the map under Suburb Activities Map) isn't that big of a deal. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 22:14, 8 October 2012 (BST)

Verdict: Successful (Archived by User:Bob Moncrief at 04:56, 12 October 2012 (BST))