User talk:PhantomCaleb/Archive 4

Sorry about that...
I'm sorry about the incident with that user and me. I just got kind of mad, and there weren't any admins on the wiki, so I added a comment to his talk page. I know I had no right to do that, but after he tried to act like I was the problem (here: http://www.zeldawiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAutomaticRobot321&action=historysubmit&diff=341476&oldid=341473) I'm sorry if I caused any problems. I know I didn't have any right to do that. 16:54, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Page revert unneccessary
Why did you revert the page while I was adding some screenshots and some links that I've posted. I wanted to use them on the stone head page so that people know if they appear there or not. After all these reasons, i've used them more than 10 times on several levels.

This is what I would like you guys to take a look at this: File:Marbleblast2011-06-2203-13-17-23.png --Brandondorf9999 22:23, 6 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid that is not valid content for the Stone Head article because it's totally fanon. The levels with Stone Head models are custom levels you made yourself; if it appeared in one of the original levels, it would be worth mentioning. As it stands, your edit was just an advertisement for your custom-made levels, which we really cannot have in our mainspace articles. Feel free to add the screenshots and the download link to your userpage.


 * Like always, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you made this edit in good faith. Quite frankly, though, I get the feeling that all this time you've just been here to yank our chain and my patience is quickly wearing out. Do not repeat such edits in the future. They will be construed as deliberate adveritsing or insertion of false information and that will result in a ban, and a permanent one this time. 22:53, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

....
Why did u revert something on my talk page? If it was the "Screw the Admins" part, than I just want to say it was only a little joke.

--TripleTriforce 23:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Even if it was meant as a joke, some might not take it as such. For that reason, we'd appreciate it if you just avoided making comments like that in the future. 23:28, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Okay, I'm sorry. I won't do things like that in the future. Let's just forget about that now :P --TripleTriforce 23:37, 8 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for understanding. :) Sorry we got off on the wrong foot. 23:39, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Justin said that only my talk page is not appropriate for this, but I can put it on my userpage, without the "Screw the admins" part. I'm just asking permission here because I don't want to get banned. If I did it, it would look like [this]. If you don't like it then I'll take it down :P

--TripleTriforce 23:27, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yo, that's totally cool. Like I'd said before, I didn't know you'd had this convo with HK, so it's all good. Your userpage is free game, provided you aren't openly attacking people or using obvious hate speech, which you are not. So don't worry about it! 03:21, 12 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's all good. I admit I might've jumped the gun a bit here. I like to think we're actually pretty chill around here. I think you'll find that out if you stick around. :) 05:29, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for the answering my deletion requests. --RedWyrm13 21:48, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem! Sorry your first upload ended up being a deletion. Hope that won't stop you from uploading in the future. :) 22:20, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
It's cool to know that the small edits I make around here are appreciated. I'm far, far better-known in the The Price Is Right community, so getting such a reaction in a place where I'm nobody is kind of gratifying. :-) -TPIRFanSteve 05:13, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The pleasure is ours. Price is Right, eh? Interesting... 14:24, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I help run Golden-Road.net. I maintain the site's FAQ, have listings of which games were played on every show, and can say with a straight face that I'm the only reason the show's staff knows how many episodes they've done. -TPIRFanSteve 19:22, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Just saw you moved the Enemies in Zelda Watch Game to its correct title, thanks for doing that I just found out I'd gotten the name wrong and was going to move it myself but that saves me a little time. So thaks HK --Shadow Reaper 14:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Any time. Thanks for making the page, that helps clear our the Unused Files a little. 14:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Guru Meditation Error!
I don't know why but for the past two hours, I kept on getting an error message when checking on the site, where you getting it too, it said *Error 503 Guru Meditation*! --Vaati The Wind Demon 17:08, 26 January 2013 (UTC)


 * We've been having issues with the server lately. Usually these problems go away by themselves after a day or two, but we'll look into the matter and try to have this solved for good. :) 17:13, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Impersonator
Hi, I think that is trying to impersonate you.

--TripleTriforce 20:56, 27 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads up! No worries, just the wiki's resident troll is all. 21:33, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Oops! I didn't realize you blocked him already. Just a bit of advice for the future, maybe you could delete a blocked users talk page as well to avoid more confusion?

Oh, and also, are you related to "Metroidking" (MetroidWiki's main admin) or is it just a username coincidence? Because both pages say that 'this user hates Tingle with a deep passion'....... --TripleTriforce 14:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hmm well I don't think we've ever really done that unless the user inserts profanity on the talk page as well, but I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea if the username itself is profane. Perhaps I'll do that from now on.


 * No, no relation. I don't actually hate Tingle with a deep passion, I just find the userbox hilarious. 22:21, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

And also, I meant you should actually delete blocked user talk pages, regardless of whether there is profanity or not, because people might think they are not blocked, like I did with that troll.

--TripleTriforce 23:43, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you very much for making better my edits! :) I can see you're a very organized person, by the way, since you seems to be the user leader or something like that :p do you know, why Tetra (from the adult timeline) appears in FSA that is in the child timeline? :O --Isamisa 00:10, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Pleasure's all mine! Thanks, though. And no, I'm just a plain ol' staffer. But uh... timelines aren't exactly my forte. You might have better luck asking on one of our Masterminds' forums. 01:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


 * EDIT: Wait, you're talking about Navi Trackers, right? Since it's not in any way related to FSA's plot (as far as I know) I don't think it would be accurate to say that Tetra appears in FSA. Navi Trackers is just a different thing. 01:39, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

And do you know why Tetra appears in the Navi Trackers? By the way, according to Hyrule Historia, since Princess Zelda from TAoL was already asleep before the events of TLoZ, it's right to assume that the Princess Zelda from TLoZ is a descendant from the Prince of Hyrule (since he ordered that every female born in the royal family was going to be called 'Zelda), right? Should we add this info to the family branch of Princess Zelda's page? --Isamisa 02:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


 * That sounds right... Again, I'm not a timeline buff. I know enough to know what I don't know, and timelines are one of those things I don't know. Navi Trackers is another. Sorry.


 * What I can do is tell you where you might get your answers: Talk:Princess Zelda and Talk:Navi Trackers would probably be better places to ask than here. If your Tetra question is just out of curiosity and not related to adding/changing stuff in an article, I would direct you to the Mastermind forums once again. 02:26, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! :D --Isamisa 02:52, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Help...
I'm trying to add a photo to my User page, and I can't get it on. Can you help me?Ankazar 00:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure could, but I think our video walkthrough would do a better job of it. I'm also working up a text guide on uploading if that helps. :) 01:16, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks.Ankazar 01:42, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Rename question
It seems that Dany36 doesn't want to answer my question, so I'll ask you:

Out of curiosity, how many times is a user allowed a username change? 16:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * There's no set number, but I don't think a single user's name has ever been changed more than once. It's generally expected that one who asks for a name change has really thought it through before doing so. That said, if you asked us for a second name change, we probably wouldn't say no. We just don't want people abusing the system. You undestand, we can't be catering to people's whims every time they decide they might like one name over another. 23:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply! I was wondering because I may want to change my username one last time, if it's okay with the everyone else of course. 23:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

I was also wondering, can usernames of accounts that aren't active be usurped, similar to Wikipedia? 14:29, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Good question. I was considering usurping a username myself, actually. I don't think it's ever been done at Zelda Wiki, but I asked a Mediawiki dev that's been helping us out and he says it shouldn't be a problem. Might run a few tests just to be sure. It would probably have to wait until we upgraded the wiki's software, though, because we're running on an outdated version of MediaWiki (and consequentially an outdated version of Renameuser). The update should be coming up in the near future. 21:41, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Hylian King,

Next time you are logged in, may you change my username to Guilfer; it will be my last request for a username change. 01:08, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I've renamed you according to your request. Now edit with this name for awhile before asking for another rename. You need to actually pick something and stick with it. Heck, I've only been renamed once (to Justin from Neo) a few years ago. And that was only because I thought "Neo" was dumb and it would be easier to just be called by my name, a trend which Abdullah also picked up on. 01:14, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Got it. Thanks for the rename as well, and sorry for the trouble (I am quite the fickle fella). 01:20, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Robot
Hi, were these two accounts:

[User:AutomaticRobot123]

User:AutomaticRobot321

Really operated by a robot (or a bot computer program), or was it just a human vandal pretending to be one?

--TripleTriforce 22:59, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * It doesn't really matter. He/she was someone who was causing trouble. It was taken care of, and now he/she is gone. What's past is past. :P


 * But since you asked, I can tell you that, judging from his/her behavior, he/she was definitely not a bot. 23:30, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Block me
I WANNA BE BLOCKED!

--MyNameisSock 21:30, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Question on the ZA Dungon nav template
That was literally copied from the FPTRR dungeon nav template with only minor edits to the names, so do you want to FPTRR template to have the small text replaced with larger text as well? Just curious -- 13:26, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I think it should, yes. Before we started using the new nav templates they all used to have small text like that, but it's really too small for no reason if you ask me. 13:29, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

All righty then I'll get 'er fixed up in a jiffy-- 13:32, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Cool. :) 13:33, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Heads up
I'm not sure but I think your accounts been high-jacked. While going through the recent history I've noticed you adding small amount of texts and then removing them right after. When I checked you last edit on your sandbox that was removed it was "c*ckily weatherc*ck". Just thought I'd give you the heads up on what may be a high jacking of your account. Oh and the most likely suspect other then our reside troll is test333 or test555 who more then likely is still our resident troll. -- 09:03, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Ha ha, that was us testing something out. No hijacking occurred, I promise! 09:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

A small request...
While creating the ALttP&FS page I noticed we don't have a category for files for it, although we do for other variations. Would it be possible to create this sometime? It'd be a good way to distinguish between screenshots and artwork from each version. Thanks! And yeah, there's a lot of changes... I still don't think I quite covered everything, even. 14:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * That's pretty crazy. I've never played the original SNES version of ALttP, so I just assumed the GBA remake was little more than a port with a couple changes. I was dead wrong, it seems! As far as files from it...I guess it would be beneficial to have the distinction, although a lot of them would just look the same as the SNES version files. 15:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The art and some of the file selection screens are unique, and screenshots have a different aspect ratio, brightness (if it hasn't been changed) and icons at the top. Sprites would be identical except for a small few, sure. There's a whole extra dungeon and stuff too of course.
 * I personally think the SNES game is superior (primarily due to the inferior GBA sound and some little things like the weird Ganon sprite error), but the new dungeon in the GBA game is great. Shame most people never played it due to needing to play Four Swords as well... if you can't access the extra stuff, the original game is still superior, even with the translation changes (Agahnim has better dialogue in the original anyway).. 20:15, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Uh sure, I could do that. Only problem is ALTTP/FS doesn't have a proper logo per se... 21:31, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Alright, it should be good to go. ALTTP/FS, ALTTP&FS, and ALTTPGBA all work as acronyms, among a few others (not case-sensitive, as with the rest) For now I just put the regular ALTTP logo but maybe something similar to this would be in order... 22:03, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! And perhaps, but the standard logo will suffice for now. It'll be 99% used for ALttP-themed stuff anyway, just GBA related.
 * Incidentally, the reason the HH translations might sound similar? A certain glittery berry was working on the official translation as well as the fan translations... 23:43, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

.
I know this is kind of a personal question, but are you from the Ontario side or the Quebec side of Ottawa? (Sorry, I'm American, I don't know if it's in both provinces)

P.S. How do I see the blacklist?

--TripleTriforce 23:56, 7 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Ottawa is in Ontario. The population on the other side of the Ottawa River (in Quebec) is called Gatineau. I live in Ottawa. :)


 * I can't think of a reason why you would need to know what's on the blacklist... 00:21, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay, I'm sorry for asking about the blacklist. On second thought, I have no idea why I asked anyways :P And also, I have been to Ottawa before, when I was eight years old. I remember that we stayed in a hotel in Quebec, and it's like only 5 minutes from the city so I was wondering if that's part of Ottawa. Also, I heard that the Canadian flags that fly over the government buildings are free, but there is a LOOOONNNGGGG waitlist for them. Is that true? --TripleTriforce 15:14, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * If the hotel was really nice it's probably the Hilton at Lac Leamy. And yup, you can get the flags that fly over the Parliament... After 20+ years. The one on the Peace Tower's 35 years, I think. Pretty sure you can request a free flag from your Member of Parliament, too... Anyway, this convo's kinda getting off-track for talk pages. :P If you have Skype I'd gladly continue the conversation through that. 15:42, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!!!
I see that your birthday is sometime in February (like mine) so happy 18th birthday for whenever it is your birthday. 20:55, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Haha seems like a lot of people are born in February. Mine's the 26th, actually. Happy early birthday to you as well. :) 20:57, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, mine is the 23rd and I'm turning 17. 20:59, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Umm...
Hey King, just something you may need to deal with... 22:37, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Yup, got it. Just a vandal that seems to have taken a special liking to ZW. No worries. 22:38, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Help!!!
I fixed it but some guy named username removed is destroying the wiki. 00:45, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that. We'll try to work on more preventative measures. In the meantime, if he comes back just sit tight and an admin will take care of it shortly. The best thing you can do is not give him the satisfaction. 00:48, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I know, I just undid the crap on my page and warned you. Typical internet troll. (kinda like high school)

00:52, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Hyrule Historia's English sources
Where do you find the informations and sources from the official english Hyrule Historia?--Prince Ludwig 22:26, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I bought the book off Amazon. :P 22:30, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Okay, is it possible that you might upload some of the pages like you did with the timeline sometime soon or later? You can say no if it's too much. Do you know a website where it reveals every pages or words from the book?--Prince Ludwig 22:36, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Nah I don't know any such sites. That scan of the timeline was from Kotaku. They do have a few other pages on their site.
 * I'd rather not risk landing Zelda Wiki in any copyright trouble by uploading full pages of the book. Plus, my own scanner is broken, anyway. Sorry. :(  22:56, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Yo
Sorry bout the rollback. Totally accidental, and I didn't even realize I did it until about 15 minutes later when I re-opened my browser :P 02:36, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Can you help me make a page?
I'm trying to make a Kazumi Totaka page, and I don't know where to start. Can you help me?Ankazar 18:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Given Totaka's limited relevance to Zelda, I don't think he would be a valid subject for an article on Zelda Wiki. That would be more Nintendo Wiki or Super Mario Wiki's domain. I went ahead and made the page a redirect to Nintendo Wiki's article on Totaka. Feel free to head on over there and edit the article if you have anything to add. :) 19:22, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. You did a wonderful job over there. I have nothing to add.Ankazar 20:30, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Templates
Does this site have warning templates like the Mario Wiki does, or do users have to type it out when they give people warnings? If not, then could I create these templates and upload them? It would make giving people warnings a lot easier. And also, how do you cross out text??
 * --TripleTriforce 20:39, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

P.S. This user should be blocked.........


 * Well, we do have Template:Howtoprev and a few similar templates for common newbie mistakes, but as for block warnings and such... I can't speak for the entire staff, but in my opinion, that kind of thing should be handled on a case by case basis (they happen rarely enough, anyway, and it's almost never the same thing twice). I believe problematic users should be addressed by an actual staff member as opposed to just being fed a canned message. I would think it's more likely to have an impact that way.


 * So personally I don't believe we need warning templates right now. I'll talk to the rest of the staff about it to see what they think. 21:13, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

What did they say? --TripleTriforce 23:30, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Odd Question
Is there anything I can do to help out concerning the vandalism that keeps happening? Can I mark content or users as inappropriate, or is my only option to contact you guys directly? Cause it is sad how fast the Recent Changes page is getting loaded with terrible content. :( Pixel 20:32, 12 February 2013 (ADT)


 * Sorry about that. :/ I appreciate that you want to help, though. If you want, you can tag the articles for deletion with Template:Delete. To be completely honest, though, that doesn't make much of a difference. The vandalism will be one of the first things an admin sees as soon as he/she gets online, whether they're tagged for deletion or not.


 * Now that I think of it, one thing you definitely CAN do to help is email me when a vandal pops up. I'll be able to see it on my smartphone most of the time so you might be able to get me online sooner if you do that. You could even text me if you wanted to. I'd be OK with giving you my number haha. 02:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I didn't even know there was an email system through the wiki. X) I really could learn more about the things I can do here, I'm slowly working on it. As for the phone this, if you really wanted to I guess. I would sorta feel bad cause I don't always see them (or at least not before any off you), and I'm not very social. I don't even have people through Skype on here. X) Pixel 21:09, 12 February 2013 (ADT)


 * Bah, nonsense. Pretty sure we're all awkward penguins here (well, most of us, anyway). :P
 * Do what you feel. If you want to do the emailing thing, I'll appreciate it. If not, no worries. 13:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry
Sorry for placing an off topic template. I didn't realize that conversation had to do with the wiki. --TripleTriforce 18:08, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * No worries, please just be more careful next time. :) 21:34, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Skyward Sword Item textures
This is a bit more complicated than sprite ripping but I made an attempt. These two images (Items, Collectables) are just from the beginning of the game, I need more time for the various updates (the sub menus, the flames and other quest items etc.) that appear during the game and the dowsing screen of course. But you can already place the different items in it and work something out for the template. Maybe you don't need all these screens, just share your vision with me and I will try to help you;-) --ShardofTruth 23:02, 21 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Great! But uh... the links appear to be broken. All I'm getting when I click them is an HTTP error. :( 23:51, 21 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry to butt into your conversation but the links are working just fine. It may be something wrong with your connection. ?_? -- 00:19, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
 * More links: http://i.imgur.com/K4Vng4a.png http://i.imgur.com/G7lXt2p.png I hope these work for you. --ShardofTruth 00:31, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Awesome, I can't thank you enough!


 * To be honest, I haven't thought much farther than the basic inventory circle. It's been a while since I've played SS so I don't really remember what items appear where. I'll pick it up and refresh my memory when I have the time. Soooo that said, there really isn't really much of a vision worth sharing at the moment. Feel free to take over the entire project if you feel so inclined. :P


 * The first links are working fine now. Odd. 01:01, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Last update for today: All quest items with tablet All quest items with Triforce I have to check my savegame backups for the swords and the different items and their quantities. I can't really remember all these items either. :P--ShardofTruth 01:38, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, this is the final inventory screen with every item maxed out.
 * I checked my backup savegames and they are quite lacking, so I will have to play through some portions of the game again to get a complete dowsing screen, the non-upgraded items and the place of some quest items like the Life Tree Fruit. This will take a little while though because I borrowed my Wiimote and the game is almost impossible to play without it.--ShardofTruth 16:47, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Alright, sick. Having the dowsing menu eventually would be a plus, but this is definitely good enough for starters. :)
 * I wouldn't worry too much about all the item upgrades. As long as we have one version of each item like we do, it's all we really need for the navigation template because the various upgrades are on the same wiki pages anyway (except for the Goddess Sword and Master Sword, so that one would be needed.) 12:45, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Just curious
I'm just curious on one thing I can understand removing ganon from his own line in on the Bosses of Wand of Gamelon page but is there a reason Dark Link has his own line on the Bosses in Zelda II page? That was the source material for aiding the editing process and the reason Ganon got his own line. -- 16:18, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I understand. I know some other pages do it that way, so it's not like you did it "wrong" or anything. I personally don't think it's necessary, that's all. I'll go ahead and change the Zelda II page right now. :P 16:21, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * It's cool I just wasn't sure if it was a size thing or a canon issue. I'm doing another gallery of sprites for Faces of Evil soon so I wanted to see what was what before hand. :) -- 16:24, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * OK. :) Also, Dark Link is appearing on the same line for me. You probably just have a more narrow screen than I do, so the Dark Link image gets pushed onto the next line for you. That's just how our galleries work, it wasn't done deliberately. 16:28, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Long overdue apology
I am extremely sorry for my behavior using the other accounts I created. I have stopped vandalizing and trolling for good now, and I will never do these kinds of things again.

--TripleTriforce 15:22, 2 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Your apology is much appreciated. Consider this water under the bridge, man. :) 15:26, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Reply
I replied on my talk page (to your "Edit Summaries" section)


 * Don't worry, I saw it. Thanks for cooperating. :) 23:36, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

What did the rest of the staff say about the warning templates? --TripleTriforce 23:46, 8 March 2013 (UTC)


 * We're all on the same page about it. We feel like people should be hearing from an actual staff member in these situations and at the moment we're willing to oblige. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, but we're quite alright with the way things are now. :) 23:49, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Would this be good...
Sorry in advance for the size of this section; I was wondering if this would be good for a featured photo nomination. I don't know how to make this smaller, so again, Sorry! Ankazar 02:11, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Caleb is currently on vacation, but I'd say that's a great candidate for a featured pic. Feel free to nominate it here! 03:50, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the info! Ankazar 19:37, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, that image looks like it's fan art, and I'm pretty sure that we don't allow unofficial art to be Featured Pictures. 00:32, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Tiny bit too late there. 03:18, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * To the contrary, my response preceded my edit to the Feature Pictures page by several hours. 09:47, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I meant that it had been up for a while before you added that comment. 04:17, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Slight complication...
I made my signature today, and I noticed that there were these bars there. What should I do to get rid of them? 03:15, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * You mean the brackets [like this] ? If so, you literally just have to remove them from the coding surrounding the  tags.  09:47, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I have a question, if someone sighed up, but didn't get a e-mail address confirmation, then what do they do? Mindy 00:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Go to Special:ConfirmEmail and click the button to have an activation code re-sent. If the email address was entered incorrectly, you can correct the error in Special:Preferences. Hope this helps! 00:11, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

What if the email address is correct, but they still haven't got the email address confirmation? Mindy 01:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)


 * If you're editing, it should mean you've already confirmed your email. You wouldn't be able to edit in the first place if you hadn't; the wiki software wouldn't allow it. Are you trying to change your email, is that it? 11:39, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

No, trying to help a friend. Mindy 15:58, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Never mind. Sorry for being so confusing. Mindy 16:35, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Translates
HK, if I come across any empty English name translation, is it cool to Google Translate them to fill in the gaps, or are they too generic to be adequately correct? --Smighty 10:07, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Never use Google Translate. It's incredibly inaccurate. 17:52, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I wouldn't say never, but yeah, relying on Google Translate alone for anything but the simplest translations is probably not the best idea. I would recommend using bilingual dictionaries as much as possible. Also, many of our Translations pages have an English translation on-hover over the foreign names, so you can check that too.
 * If all the foreign names have a translation that's the same as the English name, you can just leave out the "Meanings" field entirely. Otherwise it's just repetitive. 00:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Gotcha, no repeats and Bilingual Dictionaries > Google Translate, except in the simpliest of translations. I doubt I'll really need to know what to do, but i thought id better check the protocol. Thanks guys --Smighty 00:34, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Ratings
-Greetings Bernd 20:33, 26 April 2013 (UTC), added: 21:45, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Rating organisations:
 * "Game Software Rating Management Regulations" (遊戲軟體分級管理辦法; Taiwan / Republic of China) rated OoT3DS as 6+
 * DEJUS (Brasil, en.wp) rated some Zelda games as 10
 * Now I'd guess it's this way: The Classification Board (CB, also known as Australian Classification Board (ACB) though as far as I can see it does not call itself that way) was found in 1995 and was subordinated to the OFLC. In 2005 the CB changed it's ratings (the end of video game ratings like G 8+ and the start of using PG etc. for video games). In 2007 the OFLC ceased to exist, but CB didn't. On 1.1.2013 the rating "R 18+", which already was in use for films, was added as a possible video game rating. Also CB kind of "converted" their prior/in 2005 ratings to in/after 2005 ratings. Sources/Indications:
 * When searching for older games the rating shown next to it is a in/after 2005 rating, but reading in rating report prior/in 2005 ratings are used
 * CB: "The Classification Board is established under the Classification Act 1995"
 * CB: "[...] (the OFLC) ceased to exist [...] on 1 July 2007. The policy and operational functions of the OFLC were transferred to the Attorney-General’s Department. Decisions are still made by the Classification Board [...]."
 * Classification Act (using the "ComlawId"s here): "C2013C00001" first mentions R 18+ for video games, "C2005C00359" first has PG etc. for video games put under Part 2, Division 1, Point 7, the Classification Act has 1995 in the name and OFLC ceased to exist when "C2007C00387" came out (though maybe not by this act).
 * OFLC (NZ): censorship.govt.nz IMHO sounds like that a video game which wasn't restricted or banned in UK and Australia does not need to be rated/labeled by the OFLC (NZ). Thus it wouldn't surprise, if/that they didn't rate any Nintendo game.
 * Possibilities for Template:Game:
 * Game Software Rating Management Regulations (GSRMR) could be added, but adding it for just one game?
 * DEJUS could be added (, even though the DEJUS page (IMHO) is a bit irritating..)
 * OFLC and ACB could be fused to CB, I guess, and as there is no need for OFLC (NZ), OFLC could be removed. CB's rating might sometimes look like "G 8+ / G" though.
 * Possibilities for Template:Names:
 * As OoT3DS was released in Taiwan (title: "塞尔达传说 时光之笛 3D") etc., Chinese could be added.
 * Just BTW:
 * About Rolling Bones: "Knochenwalze" (the spiked roller) and "Mini-Boß" (traditional German spelling, accourding to a reform reform it would be "Boss" now) are said to be used in a German guide book. Both put together as "Miniboss mit der Knochenwalze" (which would be like "mini-boss with the spiked roller") is unofficial though.


 * Alright, well thanks for the clarification. I thought the name sounded a little... dubious.


 * As for all the rest, I promise to give it my time as soon as I can. I would right now if I could, but it's Friday afternoon and my brain is shutting down, so I'm afraid I'm rather useless at the moment. :P 21:54, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Email
I know I'm being annoy, but...can Zelda wiki send email address confirmations to...Inbox.com? Or do you have to be sighed up with Yahoo! or something?


 * Nothing wrong with asking questions, Mindy! It's not annoying at all.


 * MediaWiki should be able to support most email services. I've never tried inbox.com so I couldn't tell you for sure, but it should work.


 * By the way, when starting new conversations on a talk page, please click "Add topic" instead of "Edit". That way everything stays nice and organized, avoiding mix-ups between convos. And don't forget to sign your posts! 21:45, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

The Hero of Hylia here, this will be the first thing I put up here, the first of many, I hope. Oh, and about Hero of Hylia, that's me too, I tried to get up there once quiet a while back, but I couldn't use Zelda Wiki with Inbox.com, so I had to change the E-Mail password, and then change some of my name (I added "The" to my name, I actually like my user name better this way anyway). So, are there any pages that I could help with or anything, because I don't want to have gone through all of that trouble just to sit back while everyone else dose the heavy lifting, ;). The Hero of Hylia 02:32, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

On damage....
Okay here's my issue with "damage". Its so generic of a possible page that I see no real use for it what so ever. Being a vidoe game encyclopedia that ZW is I can fully understand needing to cover a number of things but damage? That would be best for the Zelda Definitions page if we used it at all. And then if we did create such a page what do we fill it with: Link falls down a hole, he gets hurts, Link gets stabbed, he gets hurt, ect. Thats my issue, I bring this up because a while back we had a user creating pages for things like "eyes" and "stairs" that had little to any room for growth but damage has absoultly no room outside of a general description and a list of ways of how Link can injure himself. -- 15:34, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am writing an article on Link's most basic abilities because nothing like it exists. There are a few pages like, well, I suppose you saw the Autojump article, and there is also the Roll Attack article, but no one covers Running, Walking, and Swimming in their totality. It may seem like there is no need for articles like this, but are many things that can be said about these sorts of topics. It is all dependent on details. There may be a lot more to say about damage than what you immediately realize. All I ask is that you please try to be open-minded. Also, falling down holes and getting stabbed, great, I will add that to the list. Noble Wrot 20:47, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Instead of "damage", it would probably be better to have pages on the HP and AP systems, respectively, which cover the code mechanics of how characters recieve or deal damage, as well as modifiers such as sword upgrades or guardian acorns. There's plenty of room in that concept, although a list of ways to get hurt would, yeah, be pretty boring and useless.KrytenKoro 21:07, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * See I like that idea more KrytenKoro. That's something I could see being as a stand alone page. -- 22:33, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree, lots of stuff can be done with that idea. It should be noted that HP and MP (Magic Points) are specifically named in certain games (mainly Zelda II, but ALttP and OoT use MP with different magic using exact values, they're even listed in the manual for OoT) as actual aspects of the series, so we wouldn't just be applying it to this series from other games. APs are not mentioned, but weapons are defined by their levels in many games. The games may shy away from being full RPGs but they're still full of RPG tropes (and Nintendo still calls them RPGs half of the time). These aspects would make interesting pages, although MP can probably be covered on the Magic Meter page. As for HP... not sure exactly, but "damage" is vague. 01:44, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

ALBW
Thanks for changing the icon for ALBW. Sorry about my haphazardly cropped image, feel free to delete that. The reason I have trouble with white specks in transparent images is because on Photoshop Elements clear things appear as white and gray checkerboard, and it's hard to see the little dots. Next time I should fill the background in with black. \{°-°}/ 00:42, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


 * A good way to go about that is by adding a new layer beneath the image. It acts as a temporary background so you can check the image against whatever color and then delete the layer when you're done. I would recommend using #17456E (the wiki's color) so you can see how it'll look on the wiki before actually uploading it. That way you don't have to upload several times over. 00:54, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Ooh, great idea! 00:56, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
I've been editing on Wikis for three years. But it's nice to know that I'm doing well on here. Thanks for the compliment! Nintendocan 18:48, 21 June 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem! We strongly believe in giving credit where credit is due. 19:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Christianity
Granted I was wrong about "church", but priest, halo, and cemetery do NOT have Christian-specific connotations. Crystal Dragon Jesus refers to a fictional religion in the same role as medieval christianity (theocratic unifying religion), not a reference to Christianity itself; ex. Full Metal Alchemist specifically refers to Christianity as a dead religion in its universe, despite having a Crystal Dragon Jesus in the form of the sun god religion. The main message of the rest of that section is pointing out instances of Christianity itself appearing in the series (such as the crucifix), so it is contradictory to point out examples of elements that appears Christian merely being part of the Golden Goddess religion, especially since the section in question is supposed to be describing the use of the cross symbol. Honestly, even though the church bit is "accurate", it doesn't belong on the page because the page isn't about religious representation in the Zelda series, it's about actual physical symbols, visual icons with set meanings.

Basically, the section as it reads now veers totally off-topic for the page into what feels like some editor's train of thought, and contains several instances of what, by the quick research I've done, appear to be largely false assertions. It doesn't do the article any favors and should be trimmed.KrytenKoro 21:53, 1 July 2013 (UTC)


 * The priest and the cemetery are part of the Christian connotation because they're related to the church. They don't have to be connotations per se. Also, there's a mistake in the article; it's actually called a graveyard in-game. That word can have a Christian connotation as well.


 * The connection between the Sanctuary and Christianity mentioned in the article is valid per se, even if it is in an awkward spot. Better to find a more appropriate place for it and cut-paste than, well, just cut. Perhaps it could be merged with this. I have no objections to cutting the stuff about the Triforce and halos. 22:42, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * According to wikipedia, graveyards are neutral in regards to religion (except perhaps religions that perform sky burials or cremation).
 * I agree, all the stuff about the church should be moved. It's not relevant to the article, and it has way too much speculation to boot.KrytenKoro 13:49, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

I have a problem
I cannot bring an external link to the Link between worlds talkpage, as it asks me a question about the first item in A Link to the Past. I put "Lamp", but nothing happens. What do I do??? Sorry for bothering you. &#60;i&#62;Xanthium&#60;/i&#62; (talk) 18:59, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I think you have to put Lantern. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 19:34, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * You do, yes. It's lantern, not lamp. Yeah, I'm the one who makes those questions, so if you ever get frustrated because you think you're putting the right answer but it won't take it, just ask me. 05:18, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Categories
I'm having a problem with the categories. Basically, I wanted to create sub-categories for the Listings category since it has too many pages. So, I wanted to have the categories EnemyGalleries and BossGalleries under Galleries, which in turn is listed under Listings. The problem is that the enemy galleries contain the boss galleries pages via transclusion and the result is this. Maybe it's better to have a category named Enemy and Boss Galleries. Anyway I messed up :/ What do you propose? Edit: Nevermind, I found a solution. does the work. I will make some sub-categories tomorrow. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 02:42, 21 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Glad I could help! :P
 * By the way, "Boss Galleries" would probably be a better name than "BossGalleries". I can easily change "EnemyGalleries" to "Enemy Galleries" with a quick text replace. 13:34, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sure. Can you also change the pages that belong to the category Enemy Galleries so that they point only in this category and not Listings? Although, the boss galleries should be changed as well due to the transclusion, but I'm going to edit those anyway and put them under the Boss Galleries category. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 14:04, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, I think I'm done with the sub-categories. Is it possible that the bot removes the pages under Dungeon Listings, Item Listings and Place Listings from the Listings category? About the credits, what I meant was that it's not a list linking to other pages, which is what I understood a listing constitutes according to the description at the top of the page. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 21:07, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I understand, it's just that "Listings" is a much more intuitive fit than "Zelda", which is too broad a category to be of any real use. Perhaps Listings should be redefined?
 * The bot is working as we speak. Kudos for all your category work lately, by the way! I know how much of a headache that can be. 13:16, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey, so I have another request again. I noticed that there are swords in the weapons category although there is a sub-category for them. They are clattering the category unnecessarily. Also, regarding the animals in the races category, do you agree with the creation of a template for them, or maybe there should be more discussion/feedback? As long as the animals are not listed under races and people (e.g. Epona) I'm fine! Thanks for all your help with the bot, by the way. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 15:37, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Always glad to help! If ever you get tired of asking, feel free to give a spin yourself. It's a fantastic piece of software. (Otherwise, I really don't mind doing it myself. I rather enjoy using AWB, actually.)
 * Honestly, I don't think anyone will be opposed to the animal infobox if you want to go ahead and make it. But just in case, I would give people a bit more time to comment. I'll try to bring it to people's attention in the Skype editor chat. We'd be happy to have you there if you're interested, by the way. 16:05, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't know of AWB. I'll definitely check it out, thanks :) Edit: Wow, after checking the program a bit I must say that I'm impressed! So, here's my question. Do you think it would be a good idea if there were sub-categories for the Enemies category like those? Right now there is only one (Octo Family). The enemies are categorized by game of course but not by their type. Those templates are awesome by the way, kudos to all who made them! Zeldafan1982 (talk) 02:43, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I would suggest bringing that up at Zelda Wiki:Hyrule Castle and seeing what other editors think... Personally, I don't see why not! 11:37, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Edit: Now that I think about it, though, there is the little problem that the templates include bosses, too. Would they be included in the category? If not, it would have to be added manually to each enemy page (...with AWB; the list comparer tool would help nicely with that). 11:41, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I noticed that there are some pages pertaining to Zelda Wiki in the Community category although Zelda Wiki is a sub-category. I would remove them myself of course, but I don't have the rights to edit them. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 20:56, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. (Totally forgot about this. Oops. :P) 19:19, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem! There are also three templates that need to be changed, namely Template:Milk Bar, Template:Door of Time and Template:Hyrule Castle. After that all the pages will be removed I think. Zeldafan1982 (talk) 04:05, 1 September 2013 (UTC)