User:Mendel/Talk Archive 2

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Armor crafting project
Just have to ask, mind lending a hand with this one? Jennalee 12:35, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Don't you think I have already asked myself the same question? Apart from my real-life obligations that I am currently prrcrasting, what I have on my to-do list right now is debugging AWB so I can finish the maybot cleanup and do the monster skills in the new style. I also want to grasp the site CSS to maybe make a Monaco adaptation. If that bores me, I'll go rewrite some articles that have been tagged for restructuring. Currently I'm trying to draft a deletion policy that is not as far-reaching as what JR is writing because I think that it will lead to more conflicts if that ever gets rules-lawyered. I am also not in the position to reach the majority of armor-crafters in-game, I'm sorry to say. So what I could do I have done, unless you see anything I don't - if that is the case, please suggest. --◄mendel► 13:02, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Would you help incorporate raw data if I posted screenshots of what the crafters offer? Jennalee 14:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You really want me to drop everything I absolutely have to do so I can get into this? Ok, I'll tell you what will happen. At the moment I assume that this project is such a chore because the same info is duplicated in 3 or more places. I will look into the system of guides as it is set up now. I will possibly restructure the system so that any information is not duplicated on the wiki, if at all possible. That probably means either autogenerating the QR guides or getting the info in the other tables out of the QR guides. Then the updates can take place, and they can of course be done from screenshots. Have you checked GWW? --◄mendel► 14:41, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * From a cursory look, their information looks to be complete if the intent is just to copy from them. If you do not feel this is worth your time at present, then do not help, I am not forcing you to do this but any help would be welcome. Jennalee 14:45, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * You mayn't copy their information unless you ask everyone in the History-stuff if you may. License crap :< --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG|Ohaider!]]-- (s)talkpage  14:50, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * But how can they prove we copied it? >.> &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 15:22, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Information isn't copyrightable (although databases in their entirety are - dunno if that applies, but if it did, ANet should have gone after us long ago). To have copyright, you have to have a creative work - and a listing of in-game stats is hardly that (but the formatting might be). --16:59, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

(Reset indent) I am happy to record that some good editors (especially Dr Ishmael, but also Merty and Poki) have noticed my relayed call for help on the Community Portal and did what I could not. There is still work to be done, so please join in if you can! --◄mendel► 19:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I feel somewhat obliged to point out that I began updating the Prophecies crafters two weeks ago. [[Image:Maui_sig.png]] 19:58, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I had the project's history open, but missed that - how'd that happen? Too much staring at the screen, I suppose. I'm sorry, you're great. --◄mendel► 20:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I may not have actually posted on the project's history page, to be honest. I decided on a whim to update all the poor Prophecies crafters, and after I'd started Jedi posted on my talk page observing that my work seemed related to the project. [[Image:Maui_sig.png]] 20:11, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You did strike the proph crafters - third line in the page history, I admit to my shame. --◄mendel► 20:14, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Category:Pages with too many ifexist calls
There are other templates that use ifexist calls, Template:DeletedLink among them. Your wording on that page makes it sound like Skill bar is the only template that uses it. &mdash;Dr Ishmael 01:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

lol
@ "Testimonials" - brilliant! xD-- - (Talk /Contribs ) 18:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Your edit summaries are great :o --Shadowcrest  22:07, 25 June 2008 (UTC)