User:Mendel/Talk Archive 6

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RfA
The RfA was placed by Shadowphoenix on 18:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC). --◄mendel► 05:29, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi stinky [[Image:Felix_Omni_Signature.png]] 05:35, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Correct naming
Looking at Aggressive Hippopotamus, I was thinking of making a Hard mode only category, but I don't know if there are any other monsters that would fit the bill, or how to name the category, can you shed some light on either? If you don't know of any other monsters, then it's irrelevant, because there's no need for a cat for just one critter. &mdash; Powersurge360 Violencia  08:24, 30 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't know of any, but then I don't know much. I'd put a note on the hard mode article (Monsters section?), may "The AH only appears in Hard mode". Can you confirm that the agressive hippo has the same skin as the defnct pygmy hippo? If not, could you please upload a current screenshot? Thank you for your support on the RfA. --◄mendel► 08:36, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 'll do it tomorrow, as I doubt it is the same, as the pygmy was causing "problems". &mdash; Powersurge360 Violencia  08:38, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It is, in fact, the exact same model. See this link. Unable of finding the exact page where she said it, though. I really wonder why there were problems with a tameable version but not with a monster version. Hug Wub Banana 16:12, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


 * They fixed the graphical bugs it caused. The shoulders would rocket up into the skies when attacking or something weird like that. --- [[Image:VipermagiSig.JPG|Ohaider!]]-- (s)talkpage  16:27, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the reason they didn't let people charm them as pets was something like, the skeleton it uses is unique, unlike other pets which share models (Dune Lizard, Iguana, Crocodile; Melandru's Stalker, Lynx, Lion, etc.) Apparently the skeleton was too complex, and would cause additional loading time. Why this is a problem, who knows. I could be wrong, that's just what I saw on a few talk pages on GWW.
 * lol, after typing all that I clicked on Hug Wub's link and saw someone said the exact same thing -_- --Macros 18:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Iron Arch
Have you ever been in Sorrow's Furnace? Iron Arch is not a real location, in fact, it's only spoken about between players, and perhaps in a dialogue or so. It's not on the map or anything akin. --- -- (s)talkpage  19:57, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


 * No, I haven't. It's not clear from the article. Could you reword it to say that this is a fictional location, and cat it for Lore? --◄mendel► 20:03, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Link you wanted (Podax Vandal)
Random Time  20:39, 3 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah, ty. 2 weeks would've been ok. That means I still disagree with Warwick, though. --◄mendel► 21:48, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Vipermagi#preaching to the
I read the wrong end of my watchlist first, then ran out of time when it came to replying to this one, and now I'm more than a day late in replying. The most important thing to write is that I notice people trying to be more kind to strangers, including you, Viper, and that I really appreciate your support both in getting my admin notices attedned to as in fixing my mistakes and pointing out some of my other errors. It really helps knowing to have someone dedicated checking your work. Whatever you may feel you are in RL, here in the wikisphere you are doing fine, and I'm sure if you manage to extend any of that into your RL (as you likely have already), you'll be doing fine there as well, and eventually manage to convince yourself that you do (sometimes that's the hard part).

The other comment is the one about the banning. Not sure if the second admonishment was worth it - it was a judgment call, and yours to make, and it did get the vandal to stop, so I guess it was. So what end did the ban achieve? Wikipedia admins seem (from what I read) have come to the conclusion that punitive bans make no sense. If you ban, you ought to have an end beyond punishing, like getting vandalism to stop or to get NPA violators to cool off. I've raised this issue before on the admin noticeboard, and it is a big issue that alienates me from this community - I've felt some progress because some people seem to care more about being satisfied with simpler solutions that don't involve the ban stick, but if Entropy is actively opposed to that, it'll stop.

The other things that alienate me are a total lack of standardization as regard the databasey stuff (but that's just a lot of work and effort to set right) and of course the wikia hash of laggy, ad- and bug-riddled presentation of our hard work. So despite the good experiences I've had on the wiki, including the fun getting to know some of its citizens, and learning a lot very quickly, I am still insecure about whether it is wise for me to continue my involvement at this level.

I'm trying to not come across as threatening to leave the wiki (and I won't respond to anyone who takes it as such) - you were doing fine two months ago before I came along, and that'll continue to be the case even if I go away again, so there's not much of a threat to be made anyway. I wanted to air these feelings thogh, for whatever that was worth. Now my watchlist awaits. --◄mendel► 22:13, 4 August 2008 (UTC)