Talk:GWBBCode

Um, content? &mdash; Skuld 03:17, 21 October 2006 (CDT)

For more content, the next step is to transfer the tutorial to this article.

Extension
Discusion about this page and about the extension if annyone is interested: http://gwshack.us/forums_small/viewtopic.php?t=310 .--Phoenix 17:49, 23 October 2006 (CDT)

About deleting
I am against it. You are wright that is for forums, websites, but it's verry used almost the entire comunity usses it including GuildWars.com uses a similar version. Also an extension for MW exists as well. An thats way there is this category. And this is about the game in the end like GWFreaks, The Edge, GW Team Builder, GW Manager --Phoenix 02:49, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * The end product is not something you use in the game, it's something you use to make your site look better. --Karlos 03:52, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * Wrong! the end product you use in game. After the build maker makes the build it postes it on the forum for the next gvg battle, or TA, or wathever then the memmbers can specify if they can play it or not and what position as well make modification. So you see it is used.--Phoenix [[Image:Phoenix_Benu.png]] 04:52, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * Ummm, this is not a build maker, is it? As I understand, it's just code to allow you to display skill info on a web page, no? --Karlos 05:06, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * Yes it's a build maker as a code to be displayed on a forum. Take a look on http://gwshack.us/ at the build library section.--Phoenix [[Image:Phoenix_Benu.png]] 06:49, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * I'm not sure yet whether I should agree or disagree with a delete. It is right, we do have articles about 3rd party software, but this is not a 3rd party software used with the game, but rather a 3rd party software for fansites about the game. It was agreed that we do not want articles about fansites on the wiki. However, from a different point of view: Does it hurt in any way, to keep this article? It may not be directly connected to the game, but it is closely related. --84-175 (talk) 06:29, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * I have made a Mediawiki extension to support gwBBCode on wiki, so I think this page has a place in the wiki (see here). Even if the extension is not used by Guild Wiki, it is a software which has a relationship with Guild Wars.--Ouroboros 07:13, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * If this articles claim that ANet uses this on their homepage is true, that is a good argument against deletion. --Xeeron 09:23, 25 October 2006 (CDT)
 * If you view the source code, then it's obvious that GuildWars.com is using a Java markup that's entirely different than the markup used by the french wiki site. From that, I believe that the guildwars.com code is not based on gwBBcode.
 * As for deletion, I support it. We do not document mediawiki, php, mySQL, or the hardware on which the fansite runs.  We are not an encyclopedia, we document the game.  If we documented individual fansites or software used by fansites, then I could see keeping this.  But, we do neither.
 * I believe that gwBBCode deserves a topic of discussion in the talk page for the Community Portal, to discuss its use on this site. But, I do not believe that it merits its own article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 09:41, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * I am completely against deleting, This is not a fansite article (the article is about GwBBcode not Gwshack), it is a tool just like Gwfreaks (which you have an article). It is not only for sites to look "pretty", it also helps incredible to party formation (see pickup function on tutorial). While you are ingame, I use gwBBcode more than gwfreaks actually looking for the posted builds that have neat information. I even beleave wiki should install it, having to open 5 windows to understand an uncommon posted build is annoying, which would be great if you have all the skill info in a little pop-up window. --Coran Ironclaw.

this tool, is not intended primarly to make sites look better, is intended to provide an understendable way to look at builds, or build discussion in a forum, also GW official page have now something similar, you can see it here http://www.gwshack.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=322, althoug its not directly related to the game, its related the same way as Gw freaks or any other third party software, its only the channel on which you use it what changed, in this case PHPbb forums (and various others) Apoguita 09:58, 25 October 2006 (CDT)
 * As I said above, the official site does not appear to be using gwBBCode, they are using their own Java code. We do not have articles for any of the software used by this site: mediawiki, php, mySQL, nor any of the other add-ins used such as ParserFunctions, ceSetup and wfSetupParserFunctions.  Even if added to GuildWiki (which I agree that we should seriously consider, as I like the tool), I still see no reason to document it in its own article.  We do not document fansites, we do not document software used by fansites, and we are not an encyclopedia.  --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 10:17, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * Agree w/deletion for much the same reasons that Barek lists. Next thing we'll need a page for The Internet (3rd party network that the game is played on).  --Rainith 11:06, 25 October 2006 (CDT)
 * I disagree on treating GWBBcode as a Fansite discussion /article, this article is NOT about http://www.gwshack.us the SITE but GWbbcode THE TOOL, and i stand my ground on saying that its a TOOL such as GWFreaks, The Edge, GW Team Builder, GW Manager or others third party programs that you have articles on wiki, its just that the media on wich is distributed differs on popular third party programs in this case its in PHPbb forums and not stand alone applications.Apoguita 12:40, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * The arguments I gave above for deletion was based on the tool, not the site. Please re-read it.  It is fundamentally different than GWFreaks or any other third party tool currently documented on this site, so not a parallel of those examples.  The tool is much more closely related to tools such as the ParserFunction extensions which is currently in use on the skill articles within this site, but that tool also does not get its own article.
 * I agree that we should seriously consider implementing the tool for this site. But, it does not deserve its own article.  --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 12:54, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


 * I think the comparison on gwbbcode with php, mysql or mediawiki is completely wrong. Because the other softwares are Generic ones, and (as you claim) can be found on a Generic Encyclopedia or wikipedia. But if we want to look for gwbbcode on wikipedia, guess what? We can't find it!, why? Because it is Exclusively for Guild Wars, then it shouldn't be documented on a Generic Encyclopedia or wikipedia but on a Guild Wars Wiki-pedia.
 * The argument for it being in Wikipedia or not are 100% irrellevant and unrelated to if it belongs in GuildWiki. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:09, 25 October 2006 (CDT)