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== New Idea ==
== API help ==
Hi,
Bob Moncrief sent me your way. I'm looking at building a bot to prowl the Danger Reports and mark them as "unknown" after several months. I was thinking of using the API to pull page data and parse it to determine when it was last signed. It would also do the same for the MPMs every 5 days and mark them as 'old' or 'unknown' as needed. Bob didn't want to just give me the link to the API, and I don't blame him, but to talk with you about this. {{unsigned|Reimannsum|19:37, 5 January 2019 (UTC)}}
:Sorry, but bots were never my area. From what I know, there isn’t a link to give you. Once you actually build a bot, a ‘crat can assign it bot permissions, but otherwise there’s not much more to it than Googling around to see how to actually build it. If [[User:Revenant|Revenant]] is around, he can probably point you in the direction of folks who have experience making bots. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 23:41, 5 January 2019 (UTC)


For the past half hour or so, I've been brainstorming about linking the danger reports to the status of suburbs on the [[suburb|suburb map]], but for the life of me, I can't figure it out.


The basic idea I had was to assign each status a certain value, which would be processed and result in a conclusion, for instance:
==Thanks==
I only just realised you added the suburb mini-map to my user subpage about redoing the Main Page. Thanks so much for that! {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 00:01, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
:Hah, yeah, I had to look up what you were talking about since I couldn't remember the details. Apparently I had some time to kill that day.
:Hopefully it proves helpful in the future. I eventually lost steam on my attempt at redoing the main page when I realized that the ideas we had weren't technically possible (no way to modify the CSS across all themes so that we could make drop-down menus work for everyone), but I'd love to see you get a redesign off the ground and put into place, since it needs an update and you've already had some good ideas for how to improve it. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 21:28, 7 January 2020 (UTC)


Rot Revive = +5
Safe = +3
Under attack = 0
Under Siege = -1
Ruined = -3
Pinata = -4
Unknown = -5


If the sum of all values is above X, the suburb is considered Safe, if it's between Y and X, it's considered Moderately Dangerous, etc.
== Your template coding still manages to troll years later ==
[[Soldiers of Confusedmen|This is comedy gold.]] --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">▋</span>]]</span>''' 22:27, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
:Hah! I haven’t played the game in years, but this made my day. I know there are a few other hidden gems scattered about, but I had forgotten about this one. Glad to see it paying dividends years later. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 00:30, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
::Someone played the long *con* here... --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">▋</span>]]</span>''' 22:46, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


Would such a thing be possible? :)
Aichon you are beautiful. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 11:53, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
:Just having a little fun. ;) {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 13:39, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


{{User:Peralta/Signature}} 17:29, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
:You'd need a way to calibrate for proportion of buildings v open blocks, which can vary quite a lot from [[Ridleybank|suburb]] to [[Gatcombeton|suburb]], and would miss e.g. large groups of zombies that happen to be standing in open blocks, a situation I've recently encountered in [[East Becktown]]. And "unknown" statuses aren't indicative of zombie/survivor levels in-game, just that an area is underrepresented on the wiki. I've tried to make a system to "diagnose" suburbs this way based on EMR ([[Malton Danger Updaters/Tools#External Military|see here, point 8]]). {{User:Bob Moncrief/Sig}} 18:05, 17 May 2016 (UTC)


:Ignoring Bob's (entirely valid and worthy of consideration) points for the moment and simply answering your question, if we had one of the math extensions installed on the wiki, yup, it'd be basically just one line of code. But I'm afraid we don't, so were it anyone else asking me, I'd just say, "nope, not possible", but because it's you and I know you're willing to go to excruciating lengths to make cool things happen...yes, I think it actually ''is'' possible, but it'd be mighty tedious.
== The years fly by...==
:Just thinking off the top of my head (i.e. never done this before) doing that sort of math would mean crafting a sorta-recursive algorithm by creating a template for each of the possible values in the total range, so for your example, you'd need 1000 templates to cover every possible value from -500 to +500. Each of those templates would be hand-coded to understand which other values are reachable from it (e.g. Template208 would know it could jump to templates  213, 211, 208 (itself), 207, 205, 204, and 203, depending on what value it was given). A short example of how it would work would be something like:
Good to see you pop back in every now and then. Had a peek at your backloggery - just added you on Steam. Hope you're well! {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 01:27, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
:#You include Template0 and give it values A, B, and C as parameters to add together.
:I was actually reminded to poke in because I just switched to using some note taking software (Obsidian) that can operate a bit like a personal wiki. And I’m doing great! Life’s been crazy, but in good ways. Another kid, a different (better) job, and parents retiring five minutes away have meant a lot of changes.
:#Template0 tells TemplateA to add parameters B and C
:Accepted on Steam, though I’m only marginally more active on Steam than here, so it’s nothing personal if it takes me a few months to notice a chat message. I actually still check Backloggery on a daily basis, even though I rarely engage with anyone socially.
:#TemplateA tells TemplateA+B to add parameter C
:You been holding down the fort? Took a quick glance around and it seemed like there aren’t any projects that could use quick advice. Even the drama has been fairly low recently from what I’ve seen. And what’re you up to these days off-wiki anyway? {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 02:23, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
:#TemplateA+B tells TemplateA+B+C to add nothing
::Very low, very dormant. Just the same ol' wiki ticking along nowadays. Obviously it's a shame, but in some ways it's welcome. Parents retiring near you sounds like a great change, especially when kids are involved. What's new since we last chatted? Hmm. I got a mortgage and a ring, so that's new. No kids though. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 09:19, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
:#TemplateA+B+C provides back A+B+C as the final answer
:::Oh, ''just'' that? ;P Congratulations and well done! And no rush on the kids. We also enjoyed having a few years before the kids arrived, which gave us time to do some projects and traveling that would've been 10x harder with the kids. We love them and wouldn't change a thing, but renovating the kitchen or taking a transatlantic flight would be a non-starter for us these days. How's home ownership so far? Hopefully you've been able to enjoy the newfound freedom that comes from home ownership without having to deal with the headaches that can arise. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 19:44, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
:#TemplateDangerLevel takes that final number and converts it into a status
HELLO SIR LONG TIME NICE TO SEE YOU. --{{User:A Helpful Little Gnome/Sig}} 14:37, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
:So, just to provide some dry-coded pseudo-code (i.e. this is some rough logic that is not guaranteed to work or be anywhere close to correct) for how something like this ''might'' work for calculating the total of the first three blocks in a suburb (let's say our example blocks have values +3, 0, and -5):
:SALUTATIONS IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG I RECIPROCATE YOUR SENTIMENT. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 21:30, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
:#You'd start things off by giving Template0 your individual block values and then passing the result into TemplateDangerLevel: <code><nowiki>{{TemplateDangerLevel|{{Template0|Block1Value|Block2Value|Block3Value|...|Block100Value}}}}</nowiki></code>
:#TemplateDangerLevel would have something like: <code><nowiki>{{switch|{{{1}}}|case: -500=very dangerous|case: -499=very dangerous| ... |case: 499=safe|case: 500=safe}}</nowiki></code>
:#Template0 would be like: <code><nowiki>{{if|{{{1|}}}|{{Template{{switch|{{{1}}}|case: 5=5|case: 3=3|case: 0=0|case: -1=-1|case: -3=-3|case: -4=-4|case: -5=-5}}|{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}| ... |{{{100}}}}}|0}}</nowiki></code>
:#Because Block1 had a value of 3, the above code would concatenate "Template" with "3" to then use Template3, which looks like: <code><nowiki>{{if|{{{1|}}}|{{Template{{switch|{{{1}}}|case: 5=8|case: 3=6|case: 0=3|case: -1=2|case: -3=0|case: -4=-1|case: -5=-2}}|{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}| ... |{{{100}}}}}|3}}</nowiki></code>
:#Because Block2 was 0, Template3 would call itself again, which would result in Template-2 being used (because 3 - 5 = -2): <code><nowiki>{{if|{{{1|}}}|{{Template{{switch|{{{1}}}|case: 5=3|case: 3=1|case: 0=-2|case: -1=-3|case: -3=-5|case: -4=-6|case: -5=-7}}|{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}| ... |{{{100}}}}}|-2}}</nowiki></code>
:#Because all of the parameters passed into Template-2 were empty, it would fail on the "if" statement and simply provide back "-2", which would be the final answer, which would then go into TemplateDangerLevel.
:So, yes, it should be possible, but it'd be a real hassle, the wiki may break from it (I wouldn't know without testing it), and if someone decided to change the system later, it'd involve redoing all of those templates by hand. Not fun. But possible! {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 18:28, 17 May 2016 (UTC)


:: OK, I'll look through the entire idea tomorrow morning (pretty late here), but to comment on the last part: who is still going to change the system at this point? I mean, there are barely enough people active to keep the current system alive, one of the reasons the DC was designed 4 (!) years ago.
::The whole point is to automate as much as possible. {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 19:59, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
:::Surely this would be easier with no ghost town criteria? --[[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]]<sup>[[Minor Mission List|Want to complete a dangerous mission?]]</sup>  19:30, 19 May 2016 (UTC)


==    ==
penus {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 01:04, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
:About twenty years back a grandparent told me a story about how they were talking with their very young granddaughter. The city of Miami came up at some point in one of their conversations. The granddaughter interrupted her grandfather. “Grandad”, she said, “It’s not your Ami, it’s my Ami.” Kids are selfish, yo.
:Anyway, your misspelling reminded me of that story for some reason. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 02:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
::i'm kids. {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 01:26, 10 September 2023 (UTC)


== Howdy ==
If its not too personal, how are the SOC doing? Where are you cruising about these days?--[[User:Rosslessness|Rosslessness]]<sup>[[Minor Mission List|Want to complete a dangerous mission?]]</sup>  19:31, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
:We're doing about as well as can be expected, I think, given the state of the game. We're still on the stats page, so that should give you a rough idea of how our numbers are doing. Probably about half of our members hang out around our Darvall Heights home, working in that area full-time, while the other half go on whatever mission we're up to. Right now, we're in the southwest of Malton doing some work outside of our usual area, though we're probably at the point where we're going to head out soon, since we fully repaired the area, reset all of the repair costs, and are mostly just barricade strafing behind the handful of zombies doing stuff in the area (with the notable exception of one building). {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 19:36, 19 May 2016 (UTC)


 
==In-game zombie names==
==Fixing my Sig==
Hello Aichon! There's a script of yours I would really like to use that I just can't seem to get working. I have had another player test too with the same problem. It's UD Same Character Highlighter. Sometimes with your scripts it's just a matter of changing the old references to http to https, but that didn't save me this time. Would be very handy to get Same Character Highlighter working for my group as we're zombies and it's a nightmare tracking who said what in-game as it just says "a zombie said". A full zombie name displayer would be even better, but I don't think there's a script for that? Thanks! {{unsigned|Ragno|10:59, 16 November 2023 (UTC)}}
Hello my good sir! Would you help in fixing my sig please,it appears there's something wrong with it..I had hoped my sig would appear as <nowiki>{{User:Paynetrain/sig}}</nowiki> when you;re editing a page in which i have signed,but instead it appears as ---    <nowiki>[[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#e00000;">P</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#d00000;">a</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#c00000;">y</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#b00000;">n</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#A00000;">e</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#900000;">T</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#a00000;">r</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#b00000;">a</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#c00000;">i</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#d00000;">n</span>]]<sup>'''([[FU]])'''</sup></nowiki>          --- and i know how much of an annoyance it can be when other wikizens are editing.I have tried fixing it,but for the life of me i can't do it....I changed my signature in preferences to <nowiki>{{User:Paynetrain/sig}}</nowiki> but when i save it comes as <nowiki>{{SUBST:User:Paynetrain/sig}}</nowiki>.can you help me fix this? While you're at it can you also fix any other mistakes I've made on my sig?i have a feeling its not supposed to be this long.lol P.S i already asked Bob about this,but hes kinda offline now...--[[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#e00000;">P</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#d00000;">a</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#c00000;">y</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#b00000;">n</span>]][[User:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#A00000;">e</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:impact,monospace,serif;color:#900000;">T</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#a00000;">r</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#b00000;">a</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#c00000;">i</span>]][[User talk:Paynetrain|<span style="font-size:1.4em;font-family:'poplar std',verdana,sans-serif;color:#d00000;">n</span>]]<sup>'''([[FU]])'''</sup> 17:13, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
:Sorry for the super-slow response. It's been...a hectic few weeks. It's been a bit since I've been active in-game. Is Dumbwit or some other service that captures a snapshot of the game still around? If so, can you link me to a recent one that shows something like what you're talking about where a group of zombies is talking back and forth? Testing UD Same Character Highlighter was always tough because those messages disappear if you refresh the page, so I used to have a handful of iWits or Dumbwits around to help with testing it.
:Try changing your signature in preferences to <code><nowiki>{{SUBST:Nosubst|Paynetrain/Sig}}</nowiki></code>. For reasons I can't remember off the top of my head, you NEED to <code>subst</code> the signature, but doing so causes it to behave as you've seen, so we use <code>Nosubst</code> to undo that problem. And I'll try to find some time to look at your sig's code, but I'm at work and can't spare any time at this moment, so I can't make any promises. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 17:19, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
:No promises on a timely fix for this (i.e. it may never happen, so don't get your hopes up too much), but if time allows in the next few weeks I'll see what I can figure out. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 16:39, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
::Managed to find some time. You can find it at [[User:Aichon/Sandbox/Demo15]]. More or less, instead of having individual links and styles per letter, I grouped them up so that we could apply the links/styles to groups, meaning that we didn't have to repeat them once per letter. The only visible difference is that when you mouseover the letters in your name, there are now two links instead of ten. Otherwise, so far as I can see, it's entirely identical while being about 1/3 the code of the original. And we can slim it down even more if the "T" were to match the styling of the rest of "rain", but I'm not too worried about that. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 17:39, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
::No worries on response time, thanks very much for giving it a look. Here's a couple of ispy links that you can try it on.
::MediaWiki’s been set (by default, via software update) not to allow templated sigs, so it’ll auto-subst any template included in the signature. People weren't too impressed by this, so manually substing the {{tl|Nosubst}} wrapper is the workaround that was found & we (still) have— clunky, but easier than bothering [[User:Kevan|Big Kahuna]] to change the wiki config.<br/> Also, you’re far more willing to suffer fools gladly than I; I would probably just have told ’em to [[Help:Templated Signatures|do their homework]], considering the entire process is detailed under the [[Help:Contents|Wiki Help]] linked on '''''every page'''''. {{roll}}<br/> Hell, if you keep just ''giving'' ’em fish… <sub><small>or fire…</small></sub> {{User:Revenant/Sig}} 19:45, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
:: https://ispy.dxavier.net/1459863366.html https://ispy.dxavier.net/1641562398.html  {{unsigned|Ragno|22:15, 06 December 2023 (UTC)}}
Oh,awesome!! thanks man,I've been mulling over this for a while now....and [[User:Peralta|Peralta]] just showed me the SUBST thing...Been going around asking people about this.lol...Thankyou for fixing my sig too! I owe you one man :) --{{User:Paynetrain/Sig}} 17:52, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 
 
== Cycler ==
Stelar and me are having some trouble with [[Template:EBDQuoteCycler|this page]]. It's supposed to call on a East Becktown Defenders/QuoteXX page, with XX defined by the CURRENTHOUR, but it doesn't seem to take any inputs?
Any help would be welcome. {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 14:33, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
:Just tweaked it. See if that works for you. You were missing the | that separated the template's name from the parameter you were passing into it. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 14:39, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
::No further progress. The removal of that pipe was a desperate attempt :P {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 14:40, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
:::Oh, so is the problem that it's not actually cycling every hour? If so, the problem is likely that the page is cached by the wiki, which is something you can't really do much about. Previewing it will cause it to update in your preview...but not for everyone else. If you do a "silent save" (i.e. save the page with no edit made), it'll force the wiki's cache to reset, which should force it to update to the latest hour for everyone, but if you just refresh the page normally, it won't do much of anything, I'm afraid. The only other way around it is to load the page with a cache reset parameter in the URL. You can see an example of one in [http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php?title=Big_Bash_4&diff=prev&oldid=2073076 this edit] to the BB4 page (look for the "action=purge" stuff), back when I had a countdown posted to the start of the BB4 event and wanted to provide people with a way to refresh the countdown. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 14:46, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
::::The problem is that it's not taking any input. The text appearing on Template:EBDQuoteCycler is the default text for when there's no input. I know about the caching, I test everything in preview mode, saves the Recent Changes page a bit of work. {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 14:49, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
:::::Ooooh. For some reason I thought that WAS the quote you wanted. Yeah...these problems get a bit trickier since trying to grab arguments from other templates causes all sorts of issues with pipes. Two things to try:
:::::*Replace your pipes in the quote pages with <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>. Those will get converted into pipes once they're included, rather than before, which ''may'' fix the issue, though I can't recall for sure.
:::::*Move the layout logic to your quote pages. Basically, model it after [[User:DangerReport/St._Eutychian%27s_Hospital_(Darvall_Heights)|a Danger Report]], where each page containing data (i.e. each quote) is responsible for formatting itself. If you want to be able to use the quotes in different formats on different pages, just use {{tl|EastBecktownDefQuote}} as their default template, with an argument that allows you to pass in a different template for other uses, just like how the DRs default to using the BuildingStatus template, but can be used in other ways (as was done with the DangerCenter). That way will ''definitely'' work, but it'll take a bit more work. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 15:06, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks. The first idea didn't work. The second one is a level above my paygrade it seems, since I don't understand half of what's in there :)
:::::::They'll only be used on one page as far as I know, I'm not even sure at this point why I tried to put a CURRENTHOUR call inside a template call inside a different template call. Made sense at the time, but I'm just going to go ahead and get rid of a couple levels of complexity :P Thanks for the tips! {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 15:21, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
::::::::Well, if you want to keep it simple, just put a quote template on each quote page, then include a different one each hour. No different than flagboxes, basically. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 15:22, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
:::::::::I went with the rather large switch table, along with putting the quote template on each quote page. Less elegant than a single line of wiki code powering the whole thing, but if it works it isn't stupid. {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 15:47, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

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Announcement: I'm no longer active. My talk page is still your best bet to get in touch. —Aichon— 04:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

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API help

Bob Moncrief sent me your way. I'm looking at building a bot to prowl the Danger Reports and mark them as "unknown" after several months. I was thinking of using the API to pull page data and parse it to determine when it was last signed. It would also do the same for the MPMs every 5 days and mark them as 'old' or 'unknown' as needed. Bob didn't want to just give me the link to the API, and I don't blame him, but to talk with you about this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Reimannsum (talk • contribs) 19:37, 5 January 2019 (UTC).

Sorry, but bots were never my area. From what I know, there isn’t a link to give you. Once you actually build a bot, a ‘crat can assign it bot permissions, but otherwise there’s not much more to it than Googling around to see how to actually build it. If Revenant is around, he can probably point you in the direction of folks who have experience making bots. —Aichon— 23:41, 5 January 2019 (UTC)


Thanks

I only just realised you added the suburb mini-map to my user subpage about redoing the Main Page. Thanks so much for that! DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION 00:01, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Hah, yeah, I had to look up what you were talking about since I couldn't remember the details. Apparently I had some time to kill that day.
Hopefully it proves helpful in the future. I eventually lost steam on my attempt at redoing the main page when I realized that the ideas we had weren't technically possible (no way to modify the CSS across all themes so that we could make drop-down menus work for everyone), but I'd love to see you get a redesign off the ground and put into place, since it needs an update and you've already had some good ideas for how to improve it. —Aichon— 21:28, 7 January 2020 (UTC)


Your template coding still manages to troll years later

This is comedy gold. -- Spiderzed▋ 22:27, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Hah! I haven’t played the game in years, but this made my day. I know there are a few other hidden gems scattered about, but I had forgotten about this one. Glad to see it paying dividends years later. —Aichon— 00:30, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
Someone played the long *con* here... -- Spiderzed▋ 22:46, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Aichon you are beautiful. DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION 11:53, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Just having a little fun. ;) —Aichon— 13:39, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


The years fly by...

Good to see you pop back in every now and then. Had a peek at your backloggery - just added you on Steam. Hope you're well! DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION 01:27, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

I was actually reminded to poke in because I just switched to using some note taking software (Obsidian) that can operate a bit like a personal wiki. And I’m doing great! Life’s been crazy, but in good ways. Another kid, a different (better) job, and parents retiring five minutes away have meant a lot of changes.
Accepted on Steam, though I’m only marginally more active on Steam than here, so it’s nothing personal if it takes me a few months to notice a chat message. I actually still check Backloggery on a daily basis, even though I rarely engage with anyone socially.
You been holding down the fort? Took a quick glance around and it seemed like there aren’t any projects that could use quick advice. Even the drama has been fairly low recently from what I’ve seen. And what’re you up to these days off-wiki anyway? —Aichon— 02:23, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
Very low, very dormant. Just the same ol' wiki ticking along nowadays. Obviously it's a shame, but in some ways it's welcome. Parents retiring near you sounds like a great change, especially when kids are involved. What's new since we last chatted? Hmm. I got a mortgage and a ring, so that's new. No kids though. DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION 09:19, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Oh, just that? ;P Congratulations and well done! And no rush on the kids. We also enjoyed having a few years before the kids arrived, which gave us time to do some projects and traveling that would've been 10x harder with the kids. We love them and wouldn't change a thing, but renovating the kitchen or taking a transatlantic flight would be a non-starter for us these days. How's home ownership so far? Hopefully you've been able to enjoy the newfound freedom that comes from home ownership without having to deal with the headaches that can arise. —Aichon— 19:44, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

HELLO SIR LONG TIME NICE TO SEE YOU. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 14:37, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

SALUTATIONS IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG I RECIPROCATE YOUR SENTIMENT. —Aichon— 21:30, 24 February 2023 (UTC)


penus Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others 01:04, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

About twenty years back a grandparent told me a story about how they were talking with their very young granddaughter. The city of Miami came up at some point in one of their conversations. The granddaughter interrupted her grandfather. “Grandad”, she said, “It’s not your Ami, it’s my Ami.” Kids are selfish, yo.
Anyway, your misspelling reminded me of that story for some reason. —Aichon— 02:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
i'm kids. Strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others 01:26, 10 September 2023 (UTC)


In-game zombie names

Hello Aichon! There's a script of yours I would really like to use that I just can't seem to get working. I have had another player test too with the same problem. It's UD Same Character Highlighter. Sometimes with your scripts it's just a matter of changing the old references to http to https, but that didn't save me this time. Would be very handy to get Same Character Highlighter working for my group as we're zombies and it's a nightmare tracking who said what in-game as it just says "a zombie said". A full zombie name displayer would be even better, but I don't think there's a script for that? Thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ragno (talk • contribs) 10:59, 16 November 2023 (UTC).

Sorry for the super-slow response. It's been...a hectic few weeks. It's been a bit since I've been active in-game. Is Dumbwit or some other service that captures a snapshot of the game still around? If so, can you link me to a recent one that shows something like what you're talking about where a group of zombies is talking back and forth? Testing UD Same Character Highlighter was always tough because those messages disappear if you refresh the page, so I used to have a handful of iWits or Dumbwits around to help with testing it.
No promises on a timely fix for this (i.e. it may never happen, so don't get your hopes up too much), but if time allows in the next few weeks I'll see what I can figure out. —Aichon— 16:39, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
No worries on response time, thanks very much for giving it a look. Here's a couple of ispy links that you can try it on.
https://ispy.dxavier.net/1459863366.html https://ispy.dxavier.net/1641562398.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ragno (talk • contribs) 22:15, 06 December 2023 (UTC).
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