Changes: GuildWiki:Frequently asked questions

Latest revision as of 23:03, 25 October 2011

This article chronicles questions that people frequently ask on the GuildWiki.

Wiki move[]

See GuildWiki:Welcome to Curse for FAQs on that topic.

In-game issues[]

Very often, players will come to this wiki with issues like:

"I can't connect to Guild Wars!"
"So-and-so is being vulgar in chat."
"I have an idea for Guild Wars."
"I found a bug in Guild Wars."
"Someone scammed me out of all my money!"

Unfortunately, we cannot help you with any in-game issues. We are a simple fansite and are not in any way affiliated with ArenaNet, the creators of Guild Wars. Some issues you can report using the in-game /report command, including vulgar language.

You can report issues on the official wiki, by emailing support, or creating a support ticket. To the best of our knowledge, ANet employees do not act on information posted here.

Creating and maintaining content on GuildWiki[]

"What's this whole wiki thing, anyway?"[]

If you have a question about article formatting, Wikia, or wikis in general, you'll probably find your answer in the shared Wikia help section. Some specific topics that are often asked about include:

How do I create an account? (and other basic information)
How do I create a new page?
How do I edit a page?
How do I rename / move a page?
How do I format an article? (aka "What's with all the funny symbols?")
How do I make a fancy signature? (also see our signature policy on what you can and can't do in your signature)

How do I upload an image?[]

To upload an image, use the Special:Upload form. If you want to upload a new version of an existing image, click on the image to go to that image's page, then find the link (underneath the "File history" table) that says "Upload a new version of this file."

Only registered users who have been "autoconfirmed" can upload files. The MediaWiki default is that all registered users are autconfirmed, but our current web hosts have modified the settings to require a user to contribute 5 edits before they become autoconfirmed. To easily satisfy this requirement, you can simply create your userpage and then edit it a few times.

Also see our image use policy.

Why is the image I just uploaded not appearing on the page that uses it?[]

There are multiple levels of caching going on that can prevent a file from appearing on specific pages for up to 24 hours. The wiki itself caches all image thumbnails (which is what is actually displayed on each page, not the full image), in addition to caching a fully parsed and HTML-rendered version of each article. On top of that, your browser also (normally) stores a cached version of both the page and the file.

For help on forcing your browser to bypass/update its cache, see this help article on Wikipedia.

If you've done that and your image still isn't displaying, then you can force the wiki to delete the cached version of the article and re-parse it. To do this manually, edit the URL in your browser and add ?action=purge to the end of the URL. Alternatively, you can go to your Preferences, under Gadgets, and activate either the Purge or UTCLiveClock gadgets to add an easily-accessible "purge" link to every page on the wiki.

If you uploaded a new version of an existing image, and you've tried clearing both your browser's and the wiki's caches, and your version still isn't displaying on the page, then the problem is with the wiki's file cache. Unfortunately, there is no way to force the wiki to update the file cache, so you'll just have to be patient and wait for it to happen automatically.

How do I submit my own build?[]

Visit PvX Wiki for an organized build repository. We also allow users to keep build articles in their userspace, for example User:Felix Omni/Builds.

How do I make a page for my guild?[]

Visit the Guild Wars Guilds wiki. We also allow users to keep guild articles in their userspace, for example User:Soulblade enforcer/Dragons Flame Disciples.

There's something wrong on (some article). Please fix it![]

We encourage users of the wiki to be bold in adding information to the wiki and correcting information they think is incorrect. If you're not sure about how it should be corrected, though, click on the "discussion" tab on the article, then on the "+" tab to start a new thread on the article's talkpage about it.

Someone vandalized (some article). Please fix it![]

Again, we encourage users to be bold in reverting vandalism to the wiki. Please see Help:Reverting for a step-by-step explanation of how to revert an edit.

How do I delete an article or image?[]

Only administrators can delete articles or images. If you think a certain article should be deleted, check our criteria for deletion, then follow the instructions there to mark the page for deletion.

"What if my question is not answered here??"[]

If you can't find your question here, especially if it's a non-Guild Wars question, please search the Wikia Help wiki. If your question is about a specific article, post it on the article's discussion page. Otherwise, you can ask new questions at the request assistance page. For current community topics , you could also check the forum.

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 This article chronicles questions that people frequently ask on the GuildWiki.
+== Wiki move ==
-=="What if my question is not answered here?"==
+See [[GuildWiki:Welcome to Curse]] for FAQs on that topic.
-If you're certain that the question you want to ask is not answered on this page then you can ask new questions at the [[GuildWiki:request assistance|request assistance]] page. If your question is specific to a certain article, please ask on that article's talk page by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top of that article, then the "+" tab at the top of the talk page.
 ==In-game issues==
+Very often, players will come to this wiki with issues like:
-Some common in-game issues are:
-* '''"I have an issue in-game."'''
-* '''"So-and-so is vulgar in-game."'''
 * '''"I can't connect to Guild Wars!"'''
+* '''"So-and-so is being vulgar in chat."'''
 * '''"I have an idea for Guild Wars."'''
 * '''"I found a bug in Guild Wars."'''
+* '''"Someone scammed me out of all my money!"'''
-The GuildWiki is a Guild Wars fansite. We are not a part of Guild Wars and we are not run by [[ArenaNet]], the people who created Guild Wars. If you have any in-game issues, we cannot help you. Please check the [http://www.guildwars.com/support Guild Wars support site] for assistance.
+Unfortunately, we cannot help you with any in-game issues.  We are a simple fansite and are not in any way affiliated with [[ArenaNet]], the creators of Guild Wars.  Some issues you can report using the in-game /[[report]] command, including vulgar language.
+{{Report bug}}
 ==Creating and maintaining content on GuildWiki==
-=== "How do I submit my own build?" ===
+=== "What's this whole wiki thing, anyway?" ===
+If you have a question about article formatting, Wikia, or wikis in general, you'll probably find your answer in the [[Help:Main Page|shared Wikia help section]].  Some specific topics that are often asked about include:
-Visit [http://www.pvxbuilds.com/ PvX Wiki].
+*[[Help:FAQ|How do I create an account?]] (and other basic information)
+*[[Help:New page|How do I create a new page?]]
+*[[Help:Editing|How do I edit a page?]]
+*[[Help:Moving pages|How do I rename / move a page?]]
+*[[Help:Formatting|How do I format an article?]] (aka "What's with all the funny symbols?")
+*[[Help:Signature|How do I make a fancy signature?]] (also see our [[GW:SIGN|signature policy]] on what you can and can't do in your signature)
-=== "How do I make a new article?" ===
+=== How do I upload an image? ===
+To upload an image, use the [[Special:Upload]] form.  If you want to upload a new version of an existing image, click on the image to go to that image's page, then find the link (underneath the "File history" table) that says "Upload a new version of this file."
-Type the name of it in the address bar. For example, if you wanted a new article called "Foo", you would navigate to [http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Foo http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Foo].  There will be a link named "start the Foo article" there.
+Only registered users who have been "autoconfirmed" can upload files.  The MediaWiki default is that all registered users are autconfirmed, but our current web hosts have modified the settings to require a user to contribute 5 edits before they become autoconfirmed.  To easily satisfy this requirement, you can simply create [[Special:Mypage|your userpage]] and then edit it a few times.
-=== "There is an inaccuracy at (some article). Please fix it!" ===
+Also see our [[GW:IMAGE|image use policy]].
-You can fix inaccuracies of an article yourself using the "edit" tab at the top of the article. Alternatively, you can also post on the "talk" page for that article, via the "discussion" tab, to discuss things related to that article. If you later find someone reverted your change, please don't simply change it back again but leave a note about it on the article's talk page. Check to see if someone else already commented about it.
+=== Why is the image I just uploaded not appearing on the page that uses it? ===
-=== "Someone vandalized (some article). Please fix it!" ===
+There are multiple levels of caching going on that can prevent a file from appearing on specific pages for up to 24 hours.  The wiki itself caches all image thumbnails (which is what is actually displayed on each page, not the full image), in addition to caching a fully parsed and HTML-rendered version of each article.  On top of that, your browser also (normally) stores a cached version of both the page and the file.
+For help on forcing your browser to bypass/update its cache, see [[WP:Wikipedia:Bypass your cache|this help article on Wikipedia]].
-See the question above for details on how to fix inaccuracies. Fixing vandalism is a little different. You can use the talk page as described above to point out that someone has vandalized the article, but to fix it yourself follow these steps:
+If you've done that and your image still isn't displaying, then you can force the wiki to delete the cached version of the article and re-parse it.  To do this manually, edit the URL in your browser and add <code>?action=purge</code> to the end of the URL.  Alternatively, you can go to your Preferences, under Gadgets, and activate either the ''Purge'' or ''UTCLiveClock'' gadgets to add an easily-accessible "purge" link to every page on the wiki.
-# Click on the "history" tab at the top of an article. This brings up a listing of the article's revisions, an edit-by-edit list of all changes made.
-# Click the ''date'' of the last version before the vandalism.
-# Click on "edit" while viewing that version of the article.
-# Fill in the edit summary with something that indicates that you're fixing vandalism, such as "reverting vandalism" or just "rvv".
-# Click save.
+If you uploaded a new version of an existing image, and you've tried clearing both your browser's and the wiki's caches, and your version ''still'' isn't displaying on the page, then the problem is with the wiki's file cache.  Unfortunately, there is no way to force the wiki to update the file cache, so you'll just have to be patient and wait for it to happen automatically.
-=== "How do I delete an article or image?" ===
+=== How do I submit my own build? ===
-Only [[GuildWiki:administrators|administrators]] can delete articles or images. If you think that an article should be deleted because of a problem with the article then it's usually best to discuss the problem on the article's talk page. If you really think that an article or image should be deleted then make sure you read through the [[GuildWiki:criteria_for_deletion|criteria for deletion]] for further information.
+Visit [http://pvx.wikia.com/ PvX Wiki] for an organized build repository.  We also allow users to keep build articles in their userspace, for example [[User:Felix Omni/Builds]]. <!--Know of a better example?  Change it!-->
+=== How do I make a page for my guild? ===
-Droknars sword is worth 70-100k
+Visit the [[w:c:guildwarsguilds|Guild Wars Guilds wiki]].  We also allow users to keep guild articles in their userspace, for example [[User:Soulblade enforcer/Dragons Flame Disciples]]. <!--Know of a better example?  Change it!-->
-It gives +30 health
-It gives 20% armor penetration
-It requires 9 swordsmanship
-It does full sword damage
-It is RARE and can only be obtained by beating guildwars eye of the north.
-It is the best weapon in all of guildwars, so if you see 1, make SURE you ask about it!!
+=== There's something wrong on (some article). Please fix it! ===
-TIP:
+We encourage users of the wiki to [[GW:BB|be bold]] in adding information to the wiki and correcting information they think is incorrect.  If you're not sure about how it should be corrected, though, click on the "discussion" tab on the article, then on the "+" tab to start a new thread on the article's talkpage about it.
-most people dont know its 70-100k. if you can talk the guy into buying it for 50k, you can sell it for 80k and get a 30k profit. THIS SWORD IS THE BEST SWORD IN GUILDWARS.
+=== Someone vandalized (some article). Please fix it! ===
--the destroyer sword looks good, and it does compare to this sword, but this sword has unique blending abilities to blend in with its surrounding and make it shine. the destroyer sword does not have any special abilities. they are both the same price but droknars sword IS VERY VERY VERY RARE!
+Again, we encourage users to [[GW:BB|be bold]] in reverting vandalism to the wiki.  Please see [[Help:Reverting]] for a step-by-step explanation of how to revert an edit.
+=== How do I delete an article or image? ===
+Only [[GuildWiki:administrators|administrators]] can delete articles or images.  If you think a certain article should be deleted, check our [[GW:DEL|criteria for deletion]], then follow the instructions there to mark the page for deletion.
+=="What if my question is not answered here??"==
-IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WITH A DROKNARS SWORD, ASK TO BUY IT FROM THEM. OR ASK ANY WARRIOR ABOUT A DROKNARS SWORD. YOU CAN GET A GOOD PROFIT BY THESE SWORDS, THEY ALSO DO MAJOR AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE.
+If you can't find your question here, especially if it's a non-Guild Wars question, please search the [[w:c:Help|Wikia Help wiki]].  If your question is about a specific article, post it on the article's discussion page.  Otherwise, you can ask new questions at the [[GuildWiki:request assistance|request assistance]] page. For current community topics , you could also check the [[Forum:Index|forum]].
+[[Category:Helping out]]
-'''Ancient Protector X''' Has a droknars sword. I've seen him around selling it around 20k!!! too bad i didnt have the money
-TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT!!!