GuildWiki:Community portal

Welcome to the community portal. This hosts recent clarifications, general discussion, and perhaps most importantly, a list of outstanding tasks that could use work.

New Contributors
With the recent influx of contributors, there has been an issue with 3 or more sequential edits (see Signet of Capture history) changing only a few characters. At the very least, it would be nice for a "This is a minor edit" to be checked, and even better, "Show preview" (which even I forget a bit). Is there any obvious way to notify the newcomers to do this? - Lunarbunny 02:43, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Probably not =D. --William Blackstaff 02:51, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Task list
''See Old Tasks for... Umm... Old Tasks.''

For an admin: review corrections submitted (November 25) at MediaWiki talk:Noarticletext --Rezyk 05:01, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Task (Admin)

 * For an admin: Update the sentence about ads at the beginning of Site support. --Rezyk 23:01, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Task: Profession Combinations
Status: nearly done with creating, still some cleaning up to do --Xeeron 20:38, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Review Profession Combinations:
 * Create the missing articles
 * Clean up the articles that are sub-par
 * Link them from the individual profession page

Task: Builds
Status: Progressing, but we need more people testing builds --Xeeron 14:06, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Review Build stubs:
 * Try out build stubs in PvP or PvE, vouch for those that are useful
 * Move vouched for builds into the correct category (PvP,PvE,Team)
 * Create new articles for builds. Badly lacking are:
 * Special farming builds
 * All kind of team builds
 * Runner builds

Task:Collector Reward Tables

 * Using info already available from the Armor Collectors, and using Mesmer Collector Armor as a completed example, fill out the tables for:
 * Elementalist Collector Armor
 * Monk Collector Armor
 * Necromancer Collector Armor
 * Warrior Collector Armor
 * Ranger Collector Armor
 * The modules will subsequently be used in the profession's headgear & basic armor articles too.

--PanSola 13:31, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
 * As an extension of this, fill the blanks in the Armor Collectors article.--William Blackstaff 14:23, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

--PanSola 20:42, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Using info already available from the General collectors, and using Mesmer Collector Weapons as a completed example, fill out the tables for:
 * Elementalist Collector Weapons
 * Monk Collector Weapons
 * Necromancer Collector Weapons


 * Find out unknown bow characteristics for Ranger Collector Weapons. --PanSola 20:53, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Task:Complete Armor
Status: In Progress Okay this task looks daunting but here's how we can break it down into easier steps. I've listed all the armor types according to the Armor Types page for each class. Where the list says Check ... Go to the page and check is all the information is there (for an example use Gladiator's Armor). If all the information is there simply come back here an place a line through the armor. If something is missing, come back, and change the Check to Complete entry for If only the image is missing, then strike the armor on this list and add a new entry to the Wanted Images list. Where the list says Complete entry for... go and complete the information in a nice table. Everyone got it? Alrighty, here we go then...--William Blackstaff 19:27, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice! You are taking care of almost everything I feel too lazy to do!!!  BTW, I just checked all mesmer armor (I checked info ages ago, but have to recheck to see what images are missing) d-: -PanSola 22:27, 21 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Complete Missing information in Armor, including Images (See Wanted Images below).
 * Warrior
 * create & complete entry for Chainmail Armor
 * Check Ringmail Armor
 * complete Entry for Soldier's Armor
 * complete entry for Platemail Armor
 * Check Platemail Armor (15k)
 * complete entry for Wyvern Armor
 * Check Dragon Armor (15k)
 * complete entry for Ascalon Armor
 * Check Ascalon Armor (15k)
 * Check Knight's Armor
 * Check Gladiator's Armor
 * Check Gladiator's Armor (15k)
 * complete entry for Fissure Warrior Armor
 * complete Warrior Headgear
 * Check Stonefist Gauntlets
 * Ranger
 * Check Leather Armor
 * Check Rawhide Armor
 * Check Fur-lined Armor
 * Check Frostbound Armor (15k)
 * Check Drakescale Armor
 * Check Drakescale Armor (15k)
 * Check Studded Leather Armor
 * Check Studded Leather Armor (15k)
 * Check Druid's Armor
 * Check Druid's Armor (15k)
 * Check Fissure Ranger Armor
 * Complete entry for Ranger Headgear (collectors)
 * Monk
 * Check Monk's Armor
 * Check Sacred Armor
 * Check Saintly Armor (15k)
 * Check Wanderer's Armor
 * Check Wanderer's Armor (15k)
 * Check Censor's Armor
 * Check Judge's Armor (15k)
 * Check Ascetic's Armor
 * Check Ascetic's Armor (15k)
 * Check Fissure Monk Armor
 * Complete entry for Monk Headgear
 * Necromancer
 * Check Necromancer's Armor
 * Check Initiate's Armor
 * Check Bonelace Armor
 * Check Bonelace Armor (15k)
 * Check Fanatic's Armor
 * Complete entry for Cultist's Armor (15k)
 * Check Necrotic Armor
 * Check Necrotic Armor (15k)
 * Check Tormentor's Armor
 * Check Tormentor's Armor (15k)
 * Check Scar Pattern Armor
 * Check Scar Pattern Armor (15k)
 * Check Fissure Necromancer Armor
 * Check Necromancer Headgear
 * Check Bloodstained Boots
 * Mesmer
 * Check Dilettante's Armor
 * Check Stylish Armor
 * Check Courtly Armor
 * Check Noble Armor (15k)
 * Check Performer's Armor
 * Check Virtuoso's Armor (15k)
 * Check Rogue's Armor
 * Check Rogue's Armor (15k)
 * Check Enchanter's Armor
 * Check Enchanter's Armor (15k)
 * Check Fissure Mesmer Armor
 * Check Mesmer Headgear
 * Elementalist
 * Check Elementalist's Armor
 * Check Hydromancer's Armor
 * Check Hydromancer's Armor (15k)
 * Check Geomancer's Armor
 * Check Geomancer's Armor (15k)
 * Check Pyromancer's Armor
 * Check Pyromancer's Armor (15k)
 * Check Aeromancer's Armor
 * Check Aeromancer's Armor (15k)
 * Check Fissure Elementalist Armor
 * Check Elementalist Headgear

Task:Explorable Areas Descriptions
Status: In Progress(??)
 * Go through the Explorable Areas and finish descriptions. --Tetris L 16:42, 25 Aug 2005 (EST)
 * Areas that need descriptions/expansion
 * Regent Valley (Pre-Searing)
 * Diessa Lowlands Also missing map which makes the keyed notes kind of useless. Does anyone know where the map went? I'm assuming there was one considering the amount of work that went into making the article.
 * Iron Horse Mine
 * Ice Floe
 * Icedome
 * Spearhead Peak
 * Tasca's Demise
 * Talmark Wilderness
 * Tears of the Fallen
 * Stingray Strand
 * Twin Serpent Lakes
 * Sage Lands
 * Dry Top
 * Tangle Root
 * Salt Flats
 * Please keep in mind in adding these areas I only checked whether they had a description or not (whether they were called description, overview, general, etc), not the quality or quantity of the descriptions. Some are one line entries and some a multi-paragraph entries (Admittly some of the areas can be describled in one line and some require multiple paragraphs).--William Blackstaff 19:49, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Task:Skill Images Revamp

 * Re-upload or rename all Skill Images with their full names, no substitutions except for space -> underscore. Requested by Talrath Stormcrush 13:45, 24 Aug 2005 (EST)

Task:Update PvP Department

 * We are rather weak in the PvP department. We need an experienced PvP player (that rules ME out ;)) to add detailed information about all the arenas, GvG battles, guild halls, the HoH fights, fame, rank, etc ... --Tetris L 16:42, 25 Aug 2005 (EST)
 * Very much on this. However I could use some help from people with indept knowledge about the lastest GvG builds. Since I am also weak in the get pictures and upload them department, anyone spending the time to produce pictures for the new articles will be more than welcome. --Xeeron 02:25, 24 Sep 2005 (EST)

Task:Complete Weapons List/Articles

 * Complete weapons list and articles, with lots of nice images. --Tetris L 18:59, 1 Sep 2005 (EST)

Task:Namespace

 * Put something on the GuildWiki namespace links that are on editing pages, protected pages etc. by default Protected_page Copyrights General disclaimer--195.137.4.228 06:13, 25 Sep 2005 (EST) &Dagger;
 * Also Searching which appears in search results. --Rezyk 07:49, 6 Oct 2005 (EST)
 * I put something in that a while ago, but it needs real material Skuld &Dagger; 07:41, 30 October 2005 (EST)

Wanted images

 * See Old image requests for old image requests


 * Lion's Arch
 * Necromancer's Armor, male
 * Necromancer Headgear
 * Hydromancer's Armor, Female
 * Hydromancer's Armor (15k), male
 * Monk Headgear
 * Judge's Armor (15k), female
 * Enchanter's Armor, male
 * Noble Armor (15k), male
 * Courtly Armor, male
 * Dilettante's Armor, male
 * Chainmail Armor, male
 * Diessa Lowlands Map
 * Soldier's Armor
 * Warrior Headgear
 * Recurve Bow
 * Lost Soul
 * Desert Griffon
 * Bog Skale Icetooth
 * Markis
 * Ciglo the Monk
 * Tamra Lefey
 * Perfected Cloak
 * Mursaat Necromancer
 * Laren
 * Dredge Spirit Caller
 * Scale Fleshrend
 * Bone Minion
 * Malinon Threshammer
 * Shard Wolf

Some of these images are caps from the game. It's better if we use the large crisp images in the media kit from Guild Wars' site. --Karlos 20:34, 3 November 2005 (EST)
 * Updated the Conjure Flame article with an image. FYI Karlos, the media kits don't have complete images; for instance Ward Against Elements doesn't seem to be in the list at all, so this might not be possible for all of he skills. --William Blackstaff 01:58, 4 November 2005 (EST)
 * Thanks. I know that. It does not have any elites, it does not have some skills and it even has the wrong image for other skills (liek Holy Veil). But for the ones that are there, let us use them. --Karlos 05:44, 4 November 2005 (EST)
 * Added png image for Ward Against Elements, from screen cap. Cheers from a newcomer.--Krissy 14:22, 7 November 2005 (EST) P.S. I think the server clock is off. The timestamp says 14:22, Nov. 7, but I'm quite sure that it's 6 Nov., 22:22 (EST)
 * It varies with where you are, like me in the uk it's 6 hours wrong or something, you can set it in special:preferences 11:17, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Issues for Debate
How categories are handled, at Category_talk:Categories, as well as proposals for new skill categorisations at GuildWiki_talk:Style_and_formatting/Skills.

The "New" skill template: Looks the same, but changes the way it's coded at Template_Talk:Skill_New.

Last but not least, right here is the debate over whether this new page makes any sense. I'm going for a mostly informal style: This is, after all, a "Community" page for a relatively small community. Personal pronouns are the norm, first person is the view to take.

I was hoping somone would post an article on the various slang used in guild wars such as "LFG", "KD/AS", "Battery" etc


 * See Category:Slang & Terminology. ;) --Eightyfour-onesevenfive 23:16, 12 Sep 2005 (EST)

Quick page &amp; category links
On Wikipedia's main page there are some small links, linking to new pages and categories (see Wikipedia:Template:Newpagelinksmain), I find this useful; could we have a similar thing here? I converted it to GuildWiki flavour URLs here User:Skuld/new-links-testtpl --Skuld &Dagger; 19:00, 17 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * I would like to see an overhaul of the Main Page completely. The page as it is at the moment does not really look very appealing, and overall seems a bit cluttered. If you look at wikipedia the main page is very clear and concise. 06:20, 18 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * I've made the change, but since this topic relates to the Main Page directly it should be discussed on Talk:Main Page :) 06:39, 18 Sep 2005 (EST)


 * great =D ok. thanks for the tip --Skuld &Dagger; 06:53, 18 Sep 2005 (EST)

Questions
If you have any questions that aren't relevant to a specific talk page, head over to User Questions and add it.