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Aichon
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This is an archive. Don't post here.

If you have anything you'd like to add to one of these conversations, then go to my talk page, reference the relevant conversation from here, and post your comments there. This page should not be edited by others. These are all messages I've filed away. They shouldn't be changed or added to, since the contexts of the situations have been lost, forgotten, or could simply be remembered differently by the involved parties. I'd prefer to start any of these conversations fresh, if they must come up again.

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UD Better Name Colorer

Haven't had a chance to try it out yet in-game, but nevertheless it has had an effect on the world in which I browse. Specifically, it makes all of the links in the wiki a rather light blue of colour. This all happened on a Wednesday, in Chrome. User:Pyxzer/sig 22:44, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, Chrome does that. The problem is that Chrome doesn't respect the code in the script that tells it which sites the script should or should not work with (I'm hoping they'll fix the issue, since it seems like a trivial thing to fix that'd make scripting a LOAD better). I've rigged up a version of the script that plays a bit more nicely with Chrome here, but haven't tested it thoroughly yet, so consider it beta. It also doesn't colorize quite as many things as the normal version of the colorer does, but it should still work on the important ones, I believe. Let me know how it works for you. Aichon 23:23, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


Kevan's email?

Hey, thanks for your response on my question about donating and the IP limit. Now, I'd like to email Kevan about this but, and I find this hard to believe myself, I can not seem to locate his email address... not for a lack of trying. Is it even posted publicly? --Draig Ravenstorm 03:38, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Try his main site. --Bob Boberton TF / DW Littlemudkipsig.gif 03:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, it's posted in his CV on his main site, or it should have been mentioned in your PayPal transaction at some point I believe. If you don't want to look through it though, it's <his name>@<his name>.org. Replace the "<his name>" with "kevan", of course. :) Aichon 06:35, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


Help....!

Hey Aichon, im sort of lost with the whole idea. Ive followed your instructions but still find myself ait overwhelmed. I know i shouldnt Copy and Paste it but how else would i do it? Brukhalien --Osric Stormwall 08:57, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I'll fix up the Recruitment page for you if you can get Grey Swords/Recruit looking good. Gimme one sec and I'll see what I can do for you, that way you can see how it's supposed to look. ;) Aichon 08:59, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Looks like this is all wrapped up. Misanthropy did the heavy lifting for me. Aichon 09:08, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for all the help, both of you. Id have been cast into the abyss I hadn't of recieved any help! --Osric Stormwall 09:10, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

No problem! Very glad to be of service. I'll have to figure out how to make those instructions clearer, since you're not the only one who's bumped into that issue. Aichon 09:12, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


Hey you

I keep calling you Ross by mistake. I think it's been like three times now. So, uh, sowwy. :(
If I do it and don't correct myself, remind me I owe you one (1) internet of your choice. Nothing to be done! 09:09, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but I already downloaded it. No, seriously. I did. Follow the links from here for evidence. In the meantime, I'd settle for less edit conflicts. :P Aichon 09:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
I can't promise anything but I'll see what I can do. Tongue.gif Nothing to be done! 09:20, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


Aha

Linking to A/DE will see A/DE getting quite long. Should there be some subpage to archive these or is it going to be a monthly archive like A/VB? If so that'll need to be created. I'll link to A/DE now cause it's getting late. :( Nothing to be done! 01:36, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I'd imagine it'd be an A/VB-esque archive, where you just include the current month's archive into A/DE, but that hasn't been done yet. I'd fix it myself, but I'm not quite able to. For now, CYA and link to A/DE, and the link can always be changed later. Aichon 01:42, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
CYA? Nothing to be done! 02:01, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Cover your ass. :P Aichon 01:45, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
I can't make any promises. I like to flaunt. Nothing to be done! 02:01, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Yes. Well... Aichon 03:10, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
And it is a nice bottom at that.-- ¯\(°_o)/¯ 09:35, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
For something that won't be used often, it normally wouldn't have monthly archives, but because the links have to be permanently accessible before and after archives, we'll need to do it the A/VB way. However, having an archive with maybe two or three entries is stupid; how about archiving in quarter-yearly archives? -- 10:45, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Not sure if you're asking for my input or not, but quarterly sounds reasonable to me. After all, if we just take some ballpark estimations and say that half the cases on A/VB are ruled Vandalism and that half of those people will come back later and request a de-escalation, then you'd have just 1/4 as many de-escalations as cases on A/VB, so archiving it about 1/4 as often makes sense. Quarterly ends up being 1/3 as often, so that's close enough. You might even be able to stretch it out six months. Aichon 10:54, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, everyone's input would be most helpful. I wouldn't like six months because it means by the end of it there are 6 months worth of a/de entries on one archive page... It may clog up big time... -- 11:21, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Well, going quarterly for now makes sense. If push comes to shove and there are more requests than you expect, it should be trivial to switch to a monthly archive anyway. You can basically just treat the first quarter as an experiment to see how many requests actually come in, then make a final decision at the end of the quarter. Aichon 12:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
Great Idea. I'll make a note on the talk page. -- 12:55, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


GSM2010

What are the plans with this? Wasn't it meant to have started by now? --Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 13:53, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, it was supposed to be staging at this point, I believe, but I wasn't exactly the driving force behind it all, just a participant. Aichon 14:02, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Wiki forces will get around to it before the end of the month, I should imagine. -- User:The Rooster RoosterDragon User talk:The Rooster 15:50, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
As above. I've been bogged down with some RL stuff this last week, culminating in a funeral today. If one isn't already created by the middle of next week, I'll create an official page and we'll get things rolling. --Maverick Talk - OBR Praise Knowledge! 404 08:28, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Sounds good. I'm absolutely swamped IRL at the moment, and am no position to head up something right now. Aichon 17:44, 22 January 2010 (UTC)


Let's Roll Some Heads!

At one point or another you expressed interest in helping with the latest Great Suburb Group Massacre. The official page has been made, complete with instructions. Go get 'em! --Maverick Talk - OBR Praise Knowledge! 404 08:19, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

P.S. - We'll need you to change the link in the template to link to the actual page now that it's up. You're awesome! --Maverick Talk - OBR Praise Knowledge! 404 08:35, 26 January 2010 (UTC)


How do!

Hi Aichon. Yep, my main character's in MOB so I update the map whenever I can. I have an alt in Judgewood Vector Control (Doctor Parrot) so that's the SoC connection. Chief Seagull talk 09:58, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, that makes sense then. It just seemed like I was bumping into you in more and more places, so I figured it was high-time to say hello and figure out who this individual was. Did you just start playing the game late last year, or have you been around for awhile? Aichon 14:34, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Nah, I'm a latecomer - 19th September to be exact. Chief Seagull talk 14:41, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Sweet! Another newbie, like myself. Always fun to find others that are new to the game as well. Well, since I've already bumped into you with my zombie and survivor, we just need to get you a PKer that bumps into mine, and we'll have the trifecta. And if you have a Dual Nature character laying around that wants to have fun with another one, I'd be game for that too, though my DN tends to just roam alone. Aichon 01:35, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
Righty-ho, I'll just add those characters into my contacts lists and see if I run into them. My UD profiles are on my userpage. My DN's in Milltown right now and he's had a busy day - he's been zombified and revved in the space of a few hours. Chief Seagull talk 15:12, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
That’s a shame...my DN was down in Miltown just two days ago, but has since headed back north since she was looking to do some good while she's alive. Might need to head back down your way... Aichon 19:58, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
My DN's chilling in Joachim Mall stocking up on ammo. I'll probably head up NE afterwards - it's too quiet in this corner of town. Chief Seagull talk 10:58, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

So nice of your zombie to say hello :) Chief Seagull talk 10:22, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Well, I just couldn't resist. Plus, you've been a MAJOR help on the Locator recently. I just haven't had as much time for it these last few weeks, so when I saw you, I was like "?! :D", if that makes any sense. Aichon 17:50, 19 February 2010 (UTC)


From RSoM

Can't say I like it either. CITIZEN VI 03:43, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Just now saw this over there. Yeah...definitely not a fan of the new color scheme, so this seemed like the easiest approach. Aichon 08:30, 3 March 2010 (UTC)


From Demo6

Aichon, this is hella sexy. O_O CITIZEN VI 03:46, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I gotta admit, I had kinda forgotten about that page since I've been so busy recently. When I saw that "Demo6" had a comment from you, I was like, "which demo is that one again?" And now I know why you were looking for me in IRC. I was actually near my computer, but was working on some other stuff, so I wasn't responding to the pings I was getting for a few hours there.
Anyway, it ended up being a chance for me to fool around with rounded corners and shadows to see what I could do in an hour or two, since I hadn't done anything extensively with them before. It was a bit of a test case, and I like some things about it but don't like others. It'll probably serve as a point of reference for future designs I decide to go with later, but I won't be using it as it is now, since it doesn't sit right with me for some reason. I'm certainly no artist, and it definitely shows in work like that. I am a code monkey though, which also shows... Aichon 08:39, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Actually, the reason I was looking for you on IRC is that I want to implement your brilliant PK template as soon as possible, but before doing that I want to discuss a few changes I had in mind for aesthetic or other reasons. CITIZEN VI 17:01, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Oh, well then...OFF TO IRC! Aichon 20:37, 2 February 2010 (UTC)


Wiki Guru Wanted

Let's say I have two templates, A and B. Both have three variables. Is there a way to have Template A call in the same variable that has been entered for Template B? I swear there is, but my brain isn't working right now. --Maverick Talk - OBR Praise Knowledge! 404 13:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm not quite following, I'm afraid, so I'll try to cover all the bases. If template A is included in template B, then I don't see how it can be done, since the variables would be "invisible" to (i.e. worked into the content of template B) template A by the time it saw B. If template B is including template A, then it should be possible (e.g. example). If neither is included in the other, then I don't see how it can be done easily. Hit me up on IRC sometime and we can discuss the specifics of your case to see what may or may not be possible, since it's a bit hard to work in the theoretical like this without a solid example of what you're trying to achieve. Aichon 21:18, 7 February 2010 (UTC)


Example District Page

Okay, so here is our example page already in the main namespace. Less work than I thought, although it is far from aesthetically pleasing. Had to create Template:District for the sidebar and will have to make a minimap for each district, but otherwise it pretty much handles itself. I also created a page for the district barricade plan linked right to the page, and that's pretty much good to go aside from coding up a boilerplate template for that and adding a variable to the suburb boilerplate to link to the district one. Thoughts? --Maverick Talk - OBR Praise Knowledge! 404 12:03, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, the TRPs are definitely an issue, as you said on the page. As for general thoughts, I think I'd suggest borrowing a bit more from the suburbs and changing or adding a few things. A few quick examples:
  • The "X's location in Malton" minimap on the right side of the suburb page would be nice for districts, but would have to be modified to work.
  • The EMR and Mast Status boxes need some aesthetic work, since they're not all the same size and are more difficult to read than the suburb ones. I'd suggest pulling them out of boxes like you have them on the district page, and instead make them resemble the suburb ones more (you also need the header for the EMRs and the Edit EMR links). Also, the suburb name should be near each of those, since otherwise there's no way to tell which correspond to which unless you have them memorized.
  • I'd borrow the "Key Buildings in X" from the suburb page. It could probably replace the TRP list, even.
I'll take another look at it later, but those are the things that pop out to me at the moment. Aichon 18:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)