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Categorizing, and no idea where to put some pages...

Spicer Hills Business and Industrial Park and Where in Malton is Bob Boberton? Have me completely confused...ideas? -Dezonus- ^(talk) 00:22, 24 October 2010 (BST)

Misanthropy got the latter and correctly so, it's a small event and could eitehr go into Category:Events or, more suitably, Category:Minigames. The first one is probably best just suited to Category:Spicer Hills IMO. -- LEMON #1 05:17, 24 October 2010 (BST)

MY IP Banning

Doesn't seem to be working. Any idea why? --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 10:07, 26 October 2010 (BST)

I tried, and it said that ""72.254.128.202" is already blocked". Also, in the Special:Blockip display of the block log it showed "72.254.128.202" not "User:72.254.128.202", so I'm a little lost right now. -- LEMON #1 10:34, 26 October 2010 (BST)

Furthermore, I was going to give the user benefit of the doubt since the MO was slightly different than Cornholioo, but since he's using an open proxy, and we can't ban the proxy due to wiki bug reasons, a page protection is in order? Best wait for someone smart like Aichon and not dumb like us though. -- LEMON #1 10:36, 26 October 2010 (BST)

Yeah, that's why I went Proxy Route. Looking at the opening sentence I think its someone who doesn't quite know english, and the rest looks a copy and paste job. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 10:44, 26 October 2010 (BST)

If that is any evidence, it would be in the sockpuppet naming tradition. Hermann is the German name of Germanic warlord Arminius, and it was Teutoburg where he has beaten the Romans. -- Spiderzed▋ 10:57, 26 October 2010 (BST)

Throw up a VB case spider, We'll have a look at ban avoidance. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 11:10, 26 October 2010 (BST)

Mmmm. And since we can't seem to ban the IP (after its "blocking" it seems he can still edit using it) we may have no choice but to protect the page until he can show us he's editing with an IP that isn't a proxy. Other calls are that we permaban the user (and the wiki software will automatically ban his IP) and then manually unban the user, but leave the automatically banned IP alone (since I'm pretty sure we have to manually unban the IP too in those cases) -- LEMON #1 11:12, 26 October 2010 (BST)

The problem is that Ross set the block to be for anonymous users only (just as he seemingly always does for IP blocks, though I'm not sure why). Basically, since Hermann isn't an anonymous user, he's effectively grandfathered in and allowed to keep posting with that IP address. I'm going to change the block to not allow known users either. Open proxies are banned, after all, for anonymous and non-anonymous users alike. —Aichon— 19:18, 27 October 2010 (BST)

Ah. Cheers. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 19:19, 27 October 2010 (BST)

8 Million Days in UD

Where is it? --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 14:50, 30 October 2010 (BST)

The truth is I've been lazy, but the last of the semester's major essays is due this Tuesday, then I'm free to wank through my to-do list. Expect progress around then, methinks -- LEMON #1 15:42, 30 October 2010 (BST)

Excellent. Could Put Swiers Bellow Suggestion into implemented as well. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 15:57, 30 October 2010 (BST)

Took a bit to find it, but eventually got there. Didn't know he'd suggested that. -- LEMON #1 01:10, 31 October 2010 (BST)

Protocol for Adding Edits to Protected Historical Event Pages

So what's the protocol for adding edits to a protected historical event page?

Long story short, we have a couple of articles in which people like Petrosjko and other RRF leaders talk about memories / planning / stories from the early days of the RRF. We would like to add a link to the Dia de los Muertos, First Siege of Caiger Malland Stanstock protected pages to these history articles, which all give memories / perspectives from the zombie side/planners who helped make those events possible.

Here are the articles we would like to link to:

• Events leading up to, memories of Stanstock would go with the Stanstock article
• RRF planning, memories of Caiger would go with the 1st Caiger Siege article
• RRF planning, memories of Dia de los Muertos would go with the Dia de los Muertos / Giddings article

So...how would this work exactly? Would I post a request in the Protected Page section or what? -MHSstaff 21:57, 30 October 2010 (BST)

If you want an edit made to a protected page, go to Protections. I don't know about this though, it may be best to have links on the talk pages (Which may also be protected.)--User:Yonnua Koponen/signature3 22:07, 30 October 2010 (BST)

So you would post the requested page and the requested edit there? -MHSstaff 22:14, 30 October 2010 (BST)

Yep. Then someone should get to it really quickly.--User:Yonnua Koponen/signature3 22:16, 30 October 2010 (BST)

One thing I could see happening is the link would be protected but the linked article would not be. Would it make sense to also submit a protection request for the linked article in conjunction with this request so that it could not be edited following approval (if this crazy idea was approved)? -MHSstaff 22:39, 30 October 2010 (BST)

Mmmmm... Nah. In circumstances where the page could be modified by anyone, yeah, but they just link to more pages basically under the wing of the RRF so it's hardly abusable. And if something does happen, the links can just be contested on A/PT and possibly removed without any harm to the article. -- LEMON #1 01:13, 31 October 2010 (BST)

Shouldn't Halloween 2010 be moved to a user page?

Hey Dance,

So I think thats the sort of thing for user pages, but wasn't sure so thought I'd ask you...yeah? -Dezonus- ^(talk) 22:47, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

It's an event. :P --User:Yonnua Koponen/signature3 22:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I know its an event, but this is a very unofficial and non game related version...-Dezonus- ^(talk) 05:33, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

It's still an event, imo. Just because it's "unofficial" whatever that means doesn't mean it wasn't an event.--User:Yonnua Koponen/signature3 06:53, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

How is it not game related? The first paragraph explains how it is. -- LEMON #1 08:27, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

HEY FAGGET

YOU ARE A CUNT--DDRSUCKSKNOB 09:26, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

The above

Actual vandal or you messing about with mates? --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 11:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Not me, I'm sitting at home doing an assignment. However, I peeked over the IP data you and Yon did so I'm sure it's one of my mates having a loldrunk UDWiki moment while at a mate's place. And to think I joined their indoor soccer team... -- LEMON #1 12:12, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Manhunt interview?

Blame Axe but he dropped your name. I like Manhunts and want to do something on them, like maybe an interview. Do you have any interest? -MHSstaff 21:55, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Defo, I'll definitely help in any way I can! -- LEMON #1 22:00, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Wonderful. Head over here and fill out what you can. You do not have to answer all of them, just the questions you feel work the best. Although, it would be righteous if you can answer the ones directed at you. -MHSstaff 02:33, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Will be happy to, I'll hit it up soon. -- LEMON #1 08:43, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Alright, done almost all the ones I wanted to do. Will finish off my personal one soon. -- LEMON #1 11:41, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks; you had some really good ones. -MHSstaff 01:44, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

So the interview is located here and here. Feel free to change how you want your name to be represented or anything else in your answers. I went with DDR because I don't like typing a lot. I might change the order around a little and how much is on the main page, and how much spills over, but for the most part it will look like this. Thanks again for all your help. -MHSstaff 18:58, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Looks fine, nice work! -- LEMON #1 00:17, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

How am I doing in general?

Hey DDR,

I'm just asking, as i took a few days off due to year 12 exams and stuff. I've caught up however, and am considering applying...do you think I'm ready? -Dezonus- ^(talk) 04:52, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I reckon you need a few more admin page edits, personally.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 07:30, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

So far I haven't seen you around much and I haven't seen you take the initiative and give your opinion on drama or discussions. The only place I really remember one of these instances off-hand was here, where your opinion was, quite frankly, wrong and very short sighted IMO. I'd suggest taking active work within the community. Or you could just run, and see what the whole community thinks, not just me (thats what I did before I got ops). -- LEMON #1 08:42, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Voting Expressing opinions on Sysop Elections?

When did we start doing that? --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 11:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I think the question should be when did we stop doing that? Boxy and SA used to quite often, much to Iscariots dismay, and I've always freely expressed my opinion as a user/sysop. I think with Dez it's even more called for, since he's so often asking me of his opinion as a sysop. You may be mister neutral, but I'm mr... not neutral? -- LEMON #1 12:17, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Mr.... Positive or Negative? Box has never done it in my time and as usual I see Iscariot's pov. Hmm.... (goes to form an opinion). --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 12:26, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

He definitely has made opinions on A/PM cases, maybe not saying Against or Vouch (I don't remember a case of him doing that though I think he has) but he's definitely taken the time to post his opinions on candidates while crat. He was crat when he wrote on my A/PM bid, after all. -- LEMON #1 12:37, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, but he didn't state a vouch, against preference. As for the last time box "Expressed an opinion positive or negative", I'd say trawling looks like UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Honestmistake in mid 2009. I don't see a need for it, as you'll have perfect time to express your opinion at the end of the two weeks period. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 17:18, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

At the end of the two weeks it ain't my opinion, it's my opinion on the community consensus. He wants feedback and I think I have decent feedback for him. Not like it really matters anyway imo, and I've always done it without trouble or without dealing with any major conflict of interest. -- LEMON #1 21:36, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I have to disagree. A bureaucrat should be able to give his personal opinion at all times. After two weeks he makes a decision based on community opinion which includes his own. It ultimately boils down to trusting someone to be able to make a distinction between the interest of himself and the community. Considering bureaucrats are the most trusted users through A/(B)PM already, this shouldn't be an issue. --Thadeous Oakley 21:46, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

I have no problem with advice, or feedback, its the bolding that bothers me darling. It reinforces the incorrect impression its a vote. my darling. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 22:06, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Darling? I didn't realise the old labour cabinet played Urbandead.--Yonnua Koponen ^{Talk ! Contribs} 22:07, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Only an idiot like Conndraka (read Honestmistake's bid, hilarious) would still think this is a vote. The bolded part serves as a one-word summary of a person's opinion, the stuff behind the "vote" explains the reasoning. This is the only way it should be taken. And what's up with darling? Are you hitting on me? Gotta tell ya, I chuckled when you "offered your services" on A/A, but don't creep me out :0. --Thadeous Oakley 22:16, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

A compliment on UDWiki is often much more threatening than a flame attack. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 22:18, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Your idea of a compliment is calling me your darling? Does not compute. --Thadeous Oakley 22:23, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Ross is English. Be lucky he's calling you darling and not commiting genocide on your nation. 22:42, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

In fairness these days we're more like Jabba's mate, leaning out from behind America and going "yeah!" --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 23:00, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Run out of steam after Argentina? 00:01, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Only Harriers --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 14:50, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I absolutely refuse to believe that a sysop or crat bolding their preference on A/PM creates any more of a threat of 'A/PM being a vote' than the entire community doing it... -- LEMON #1 02:54, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

No threat, only implied bias for the crats in the decision at the end of it.--Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 14:51, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Fair enough. Personally, I don't really care whether people think me voting is biased, because I know for a fact it isn't and if they don't like it they can vote a new guy in my place who they think won't do it. -- LEMON #1 03:52, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, you're both basically right, I'd say. It's perfectly acceptable and allowed, but just because you have every right to do it, doesn't mean it should be done. Even so, now that you've done it, I don't think you did anything wrong; it just would have been better if you hadn't. Hopefully that makes sense and I didn't twist words on myself there... —Aichon— 04:15, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

It might not even be a fortnight. The request has been filed on November 10. Counting Trip's weak vouch and Dez' op itself, there are just 2 vouches. Didn't promotion bids require 3 vouches within 24 hours to get under consideration? (Not that I think that whether letting it fade away at the scheduled pace or FFing the whole process will make a difference in the final outcome, looking at the way the discussion has run so far.) -- Spiderzed▋ 18:45, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Not at all. Promotions hold two purposes, the second one is to gain feedback from the community. Dez's bid is doing this in probably the most constructive way I've ever seen. Axe hack didn't decide on his recent promotion bid until a week after he was nominated. It stays. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 18:51, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Mmm, I've always considered it 2 weeks from when it was lodged if it doesn't make the next header. In fact, I've always completely ignored the two headers, to me a bid is a bid. -- LEMON #1 00:14, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

For your inconvenience....

61,64, half health,... maul him! Do it now.... all I have to say is that I was low on AP... -_∞ Poodle of Doom _∞ 00:11, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

ooooooh, should have planned it out instead, I don't move around much these days -- LEMON #1 00:16, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Don't you dare let me down!!!

You promised to support me in my endeavors dammit!!!!! -Estacado^Talk 02:56, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Mate, you're talking to a group of people who had "promotion parties" every time one of us got promoted. I'm pretty sure we're more than gay enough to qualify for a worldwide IRL UD meet :( -- LEMON #1 12:18, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

PM

Failing to post in the last 11 days isn't a good sign is it? I think its fairly obvious. A "one for the future" type comment methinks. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 13:35, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Tapping you for your opinion

Since I wasn't sure if you had seen this yet and I was fishing for comments or suggestions. Plus, I figure that anyone else interested will see it if I ping you and a few others. ;) —Aichon— 04:39, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

PREPARE!!

-Estacado^Talk 04:11, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Just wanted to come by and say....

Hello! That is all.... -Estacado^Talk 00:18, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Video

Where is it, bitch? --  RoosterDragon  01:44, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Sorry dude. Working on it now, but stumped for music (that's actually the reason I stopped in the first place, easily sidetracked). Got any suggestions? I think Ross and Axe (I KNOW YOU'RE ALL WATCHING) or someone had some suggestions last time for music, I'm willing to hear? -- LEMON #1 11:57, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

We need an idea of length. Personally the ending music from the original dawn of the dead always wins.--Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 12:23, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Ha! Good call. I might use the robot chicken remix to break even more copyright licences (100 and 200 days had many a copyright issue :()! I dig that suggestion. At the moment I'm toying with the length, atm it's 1 minute, which I'm concerned may be too long for a succession of 800 colourmap images. -- LEMON #1 14:20, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm figuring that 3-4 images per second should be sufficient to allow people to discern each day while also moving along at a decent clip, which would give you about 3-4 minutes of video. Plus, it lets you work in some better tracks. Also, it'd be really cool if you both could tell us what date it was in the video (i.e. have the current month and year at the top) and then could correlate specific events to parts of the video by having either notes or comments over the video saying when things started or ended, such as the Bashes, Escape, etc., that way we could see the state of the city and know what it was all about. —Aichon— 19:09, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

I've always tried to speed them up as much as possible since 3-4 minutes of a dangermap IMO is too long for most people to bother. According to Youtube's Hotspots, the lengths I've made so far for 100 and 200 have been adequate apparently, and I think 3-4 minutes would be too long. I could always speed up the boring bits and focus on the battles/events in slower motion, though. -- LEMON #1 21:57, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a way of sharing the raw danger map images in a zipped file? It might look better if the suburb names were removed. -MHSstaff 20:27, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XXX5PCL9 - it'd be a mammoth task though. -- LEMON #1 21:57, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

It's actually pretty straightforward and automated otherwise I would never go near this. Any of these feel like "that special someone"?

The suburb names are fixed and never change so all you have to do is pull the color from a fixed sets of points for each burb, make your new map, loop through all the images and resave them with a magic computer thingamajig doohickey. Pick your favorite and I'll let it run through all the images you gave me.-MHSstaff 04:26, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

I dig the first one. Anyone else got a dif opinion? -- LEMON #1 07:07, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Inserting my comment out of chronological order - I like the 1st and 2nd ones. The contrast looks better with those borders.--_GANG Giles Sednik _CAPD 20:51, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. I kinda liked the suburb names. Gives a better overview and it's not like I know the entire map by heart.--(Thad)eous Oakley ^Talk 09:55, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

TBH I do to, but I'm fine with giving the community creative control over this instead of just me like usual. -- LEMON #1 14:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah but they are completely pointless (other than making the images look super low res) since you can't even remotely read them in the video. -MHSstaff 15:34, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

That's likely because YouTube converts to flv and the compression causes some (or a lot) of lossiness (I am assuming since I haven't downloaded the screengrabs myself). Try Vimeo. It may not be as much of a household name like YouTube but the videos are noticable smoother. Now if the jpegs are just bad quality or you have to stretch them to fill the video, then by all means remove the names. One less pixely looking eyesore to clutter the video. ~ 16:08, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

DDR is probably the best judge since he has an idea of what they will look like in the video. I say if you can read the names clearly, than it is probably worth keeping them. Otherwise, I would consider dropping them. Just let me know what you think works best for the project. -MHSstaff 16:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. If they can be read at HD, keep them. If not, drop them. —Aichon— 16:24, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

YouTube just uses Flash to deliver the underlying video, which I believe they convert to h.264 format so that it can also be seen from devices that don't support Flash. It's just a matter of resolution, and nowadays YouTube supports resolutions well beyond even 1080p (they actually support 4K, which is better than what IMAX typically uses). I think when DDR last did his videos, they didn't support HD resolutions, but they've steadily improved to keep pace with Vimeo and the like, so the loss shouldn't be nearly as bad. —Aichon— 16:24, 8 December 2010 (UTC).

DDR if you can, run a small test. Use just a few frames of video and then upload it to YT. I would hate to see you go through a whole bunch of work only to have pixely looking video in the end and either have to redo it or tell people to deal with it. ~ 16:36, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

What might look kinda neat is to fade all the suburb colors based on time since last change, and have the active ones which are changing light up in normal, shiny, bright colors. This would be a no-text option since reconstructing the text would be too hard. -MHSstaff 18:23, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Just for reference, I still have the files I created from the records. No reason I couldn't use them to churn out some images without names. Or even different images, say a 100x100 grid of just the basic colour. --  RoosterDragon  20:41, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Lolsig

Just now saw your latest signature. I hadn't realized you had ever done anything after that conversation we had awhile back. Cool stuff. —Aichon— 23:36, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Man, I was boning about with shit but failing so hard that I gave up after a while. It's still something I want to endeavour to master, but I'm more keen on just waiting till someone somehow makes an easier version. Like how I slaved over understanding Boxy's shadows and then a year later I saw someone on the minecraft wiki with a super easy shadow code :D -- LEMON #1 00:17, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

I know I drink more than the Viz bakers but I think I'm missing something here. 00:26, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Pop open the page in Safari or Chrome. Compare against my signature or my header on my userspace pages. Should be fairly obvious then. Firefox and IE don't support it yet, but they hopefully will one day. —Aichon— 03:19, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah. I have neither of those installed, but I can check on the uni computers tomorrow morning. I knew it aped your sig but I couldn't see anything other than a two-tone colour scheme. 03:21, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for fixing whatever I did wrong. I'm new to the wiki thing and im still getting used to how everything works. Didn't know that I posted it on the main page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dr Marty (talk • contribs) at an unknown time.

Thanks. How do I

Thanks for the pointers on my page. I think I'm getting better and our group site is looking pretty good. There are two problems I'm still having though and perhaps you could point me in the right direction. Both problems are in regards to our PHOBIA group site. First, I got the templates positioned correctly, but the background color is no longer solid. By spacing them did I screw it up, or is there code I can use? Second, I was thinking of a barbedwire border around the whole page. Where would I look for different borders? If you could point me in the right direction that would be great. --Mr Watt 08:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

you dont you cunt--CyberRead240 02:56, 28 December 2010 (UTC)