GuildWiki talk:Standardizing skill templates

I'd vote for "takes" instead of "suffers." "Suffer" is used as a verb with damage as the object in only ten skills (and two of those don't ignore armor). "Takes" is used in 68 skills by my count (admittedly, six are armor respecting skills), but at least it's commonly used already. --68.142.14.92 01:05, 7 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Ditto. - 01:08, 7 June 2006 (CDT)
 * WP:BOLD &mdash; Stabber &#x270d; 01:11, 7 June 2006 (CDT)
 * We are not Wikipedia - Any policies we share, but lack an actual policy article for, should be ported over here; it is bad form to link a Wikipedia policy article in support of any action, even if that policy is the same as one traditionally held by the GuildWiki. Besides, I'm lazy d-: - 01:31, 7 June 2006 (CDT)

Just curious; is the goal of this article to create new wording to insert into GW skill articles? If so, will we over-write the in-game descriptions, or insert this version next to the current in-game descriptions? Or is this one of the "Changes that ArenaNet should make" type articles? --24.19.168.170 01:20, 7 June 2006 (CDT)
 * The latter. &mdash; Stabber &#x270d; 01:27, 7 June 2006 (CDT)


 * I would recommand this to be placed side-by-side with the in-game description in the skill article. Thus, we will have a "In-game Description" that copies in-game word by word, and a "GuildWiki Description" that is more standardized.  This might also replace the errata section. - 01:28, 7 June 2006 (CDT)


 * That step can be taken when this project matures a lot more. It's still way too early, and we're still brainstorming about the standard glossary. &mdash; Stabber &#x270d; 01:30, 7 June 2006 (CDT)

"start using"
Is there anything that triggers off "start using"? - 01:42, 7 June 2006 (CDT)


 * I was envisioning it for cases like using a spell on someone protected with Spell Breaker. I also think it is important to mention that the end of the activation is the trigger for pretty much everything. &mdash; Stabber &#x270d; 01:48, 7 June 2006 (CDT)


 * You might want to reword it then, since if you are putting a long-cast spell on me, and I start fast-casting Spell Breaker after you have started casting your spell, your spell won't fail until I finish casting my Spell Breaker, so technically the effect didn't happen when you start casting your spell. I think it's more important to keyword the verb fail (not the same as the attack-related failures). - 01:53, 7 June 2006 (CDT)
 * BTW, I'm assuming Guilt and Shame treats "fail" the same way Spell Breaker does. If not, there's another inconsistency for us to iron out. - 01:57, 7 June 2006 (CDT)