GuildWiki:New User FAQ

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Taking part in discussions

 * do it!
 * reply to user talk on the same talkpage, use your watchlist

How do I create a custom signature?

 * Text
 * Image

Deleting a page
Typically, the way to delete a page is to put on the page and wait for a sysop to notice. Of course, if asking a sysop directly works for you, that's ok, too. ;)

What are these admins doing?
But i still don't really know what a sysop is. Probably some sort of Master of wiki. Protector of the weak eraser of the wrong. Creator of all!!! or just someone who is an Admin or something like that. -- † The Falling One© 10:42, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

You probably have already noticed that some users are given to vandalism, or ill-considered actions. Imagine the horror that would befall us if these people could change the very core of the wiki! Therefore, some sensitive wiki functions are available only to trusted users directly; these are the "sysops" or "admins". Since we want everybody who is not a vandal to be able to delete a page that is no longer needed, we have this system where you can request that and have an admin do your bidding (within reason, of course) — for everything else you want to do and can't, leaving a message on the admin noticeboard is usually a good idea. I've been doing that extensively. ;-) So you see that admins are just a high-class kind of janitor. Of course, to become a trusted user, you must have shown experience and wisdom, and you do that by meddling in wiki affairs, so the admins really are the masters of the wiki --- oh, and all the other users who like to meddle in wiki affairs are masters, too. Hmm. --◄mendel► 11:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Uploading Images
When uploading a Guild Wars screenshot, be sure to select the option that says "This is a screenshot from the game" in the Licensing drop-down box. This tags the image with the template, which basically allows us to use said screenshots on the wiki. I've tagged the image you uploaded earlier, so just remember to do this in the future. And for any non-screenshot images, just pick the option that fits. Thanks! &mdash;Dr Ishmael 03:36, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

(the following is just for armor images)

Please read over this advice to make sure the images you contribute are high-quality (if you do it right the first time, we don't have to ask you to do it again :D ). The most important points are the third and fourth bullets, about graphics settings and location. If you have any questions about any of this, just ask, and we'll do our best to help. Thanks for contributing! &mdash;Dr Ishmael 05:23, 13 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Were you on your max resolution when you took those? Most armor gallery images we have are at least 400px tall.  Of course, if that was your max res, then don't worry about it.
 * The angle of the camera to the sun is poor - this angle makes the right side of the image much darker than the left. Look at a couple other galleries here and here for examples of a "good" camera angle.
 * The images look a bit fuzzy, but I don't think it's because of post-processing effects... maybe excessive JPG compression? If your image editing program lets you specify a compression or "quality" level for JPGs, set it to 90% (higher than that doesn't improve quality much, but does increase the file size by a lot).
 * Finally, if you redo the images, could you remove the chest piece for the headgear images? That way people can tell exactly what is part of the mask and what isn't.
 * Oh, and because the male assassin model has a slightly "twisted" stance, you should probably align the camera with the shoulders instead of the face.
 * Otherwise you did well. :D Better than most of our first-time armor modelers, at least.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael [[Image:Diablo_the_chicken.gif]] 03:00, 15 November 2008 (UTC)