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Welcome

Hello TomasBat! Welcome to Misplaced Pages! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:18, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
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Seeking adoption?

Hi,

If your seeking adoption, I don't have a sea of time but I'm willing to take another adoptee if that's ok with you. Do you have any specific questions or things you'd like to talk about? I'm not really in to video games though, and I certainly don't have experience on wikipedia about it. I do have a prior history of AoE-addiction :-D

greets, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:18, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't understand exactly what you mean, but let me try: you can click "history" above any article. This gives you a list of previous versions. Experiment with that page, e.g. by comparing version. Also, if you want to revert the changes of, let's say, a vandal who has put the word "penis" in the article, you can (1) click the last correct version (2) click "edit" (3) save it, ignoring the warning: all later changes are lost, and this was your goal, i.e. reverting the vandal's words.
You can also add articles to your watchlist (by clicking "Watch"). This allows you to follow changes on a set of articles.
If this doesn't answer your question, try me again (:-D) or click Help on the left, or type {{helpme}} on your userpage and another friendly wikipedian will come to assist you, or read for example Help:Editing.
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:58, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Aha, you're talking about "articles for creation". Well, the procedure is explained on that page, but it's something for experienced users... Most content on Misplaced Pages is not created in this way, but just by people boldly creating new pages. If you really want to clear that backlog, just try to follow the procedure explained to the right of that page (click one of the lists below to find articles), but it'll take experience to decide what should be an article and what not. Does that answer your question?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:19, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm taking a long WikiBreak until February, if you want another adopter meanwhile feel free to remove the userbox and change it to {{adoptme}}. Good luck!
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:15, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Not too many suggestions for The Warchiefs

I don't have the time. All I can tell you is that someone can play it for free in the expansion Bluepaladin 23:27, 9 November 2006 (UTC)


Age of Empires III Military Units

Hi Tomas. I didn't propose that this article be deleted - just commented that it has been deleted before. Lists of units in games are often deleted as fancruft. The content does not belong on the Age of Empires III (which I would be very glad if you contributed to - we need all the help we can get), but it is likely to be deleted as a separate article. If the quality of the content can be improved dramatically (eg. changing some sections from lists to prose?) the article might be less likely to be deleted. Good luck :D. Ck lostsword||Suggestions? 16:21, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd also like to add something: At one time, the article included its own article for units and buildings, and it got to the point that there was just way too much information for the article. WP:NOT states that Wiki isn't a game manual, and we should keep that in mind when writing the page, as we don't want to give everything away. I'm fairly sure a passer-by doesn't really want to know the exact gathering rate of a Coureur de Bois, now would they :) Kareeser| 06:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
There were. One of the two got prodded as fancruft, and now I am leaning towards minimizing the content of the article as well. Kareeser| 01:12, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Adopter on Holiday

Hi there are I saw that your adopter has gone on holiday. If you feel the need and would like a co-adopter - don't be afraid to put the Template:Adoptme back on your userpgae. Cheers Lethaniol 23:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Tomas - see no one has come and offer adoption, not sure why. I have some more time on my hands now, so I can adopt you if you like. Either leave a message here or on my talk page. Look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Lethaniol 10:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Adoption Confirmed

Right Adoption confirmed. Well I expect you know how this works - if you have any questions just ask. Can help out with technical or policy stuff, how to deal with other users (not just with big stick!) and can read over any work if you want a second opinion. Just leave a message on my talk. Look forward to hearing from you. Lethaniol 18:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Userbox migration

Hi Tomas,

Have come across this a couple of times but as I do not make Userboxes it does not affect me. Suggest you look at at least the first sections of Misplaced Pages:Userbox migration and its talk page Misplaced Pages talk:Userbox migration.

The basics are that controversial or biased userboxes / templates are moved out of main space - i.e. the encyclopaedia, into a user's subpage which is considered private. Therefore keeping the upstanding of Misplaced Pages - eh upstanding. If you are still confused or have a particular problem with this give us a shout. Cheers Lethaniol 16:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Centipede (1998 PC Version)

Hi TomasBat,

Right have had a quick little look - and got a few suggestions. Am normally quite critical but take heart this is a good foundation to the article - which probably needs content addition but not major restructuring. Also your wikimarkup and use of infobox is good.

Okay now for some construction criticism:

  1. See the edits I have made to the first few sections . Now I am not the best linguist by far, but I feel this rewording and condensation makes it much easier to read keeping the important details. If you agree, suggest working on all the other sections in similar fashion. Remember stay concise and precise, only add information that is important not just trivia (e.g. is a list of creatures/monsters important).
  2. Have not removed any, but consider removing the wikilinks to obvious info, especially if repeated - e.g. PC, classical etc... Wikilinks should be used sparingly for things that are not obvious (Dona Bailey} or are very important (links to dates or big concepts).
  3. Too many headings possibly - going down to the fourth heading for a relatively article e.g. 1.2.2.1, is a bit too much, consider having bigger sections, split into the relevant paragraphs.
  4. Finally if you are going to have an external link - make sure it actually links to it. If you can not find the manual then remove the section. Also check it is not a copy violation if you link to a game manual!

Right that is my first impressions. Give us a shout if something does not make sense, and if you want me to have another look or do something specific to the article I am here to help. Cheers Lethaniol 17:19, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah, you make me feel harsh with this  :):) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lethaniol (talkcontribs) 17:53, 23 December 2006 (UTC).

The Answer is a Template Deletion

Someone mucked up while proposing the following for deletion Template:User browser - which left the message you saw. This has nothing to do with you, but to do with the template itself. I have removed the template - as it is not useful and we are not meant to use useboxes that all Wikipedians might use (e.g. This user is human). Suggest finding a userbox for this user browses with IE of Firefox. Hope that answers your question. Lethaniol 21:25, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Article Review

Hi Tomas -

Okay this is a good start to an article - but at the moment it is only a stub. Most importantly you need to read up Misplaced Pages:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball. For a future book to be notable and worthy on Misplaced Pages - it needs an already notable author (see WP:NOTE) and well sourced third party sources documenting what this future book is about (see WP:V and WP:RS). I tell you this because someone might come along anI d WP:AFD if this future event is not well sourced.

So priorities

  1. Get it well sourced.
  2. Add correct stubs (see Misplaced Pages:Stub) and categories (see Misplaced Pages:Categorical index).
  3. Use a template from the following Misplaced Pages:Current_and_future_event_templates#Future_events at top of page.
  4. Have a look through the relevant Wikiprojects - they often have pre-determined infoboxes and structures that are well worth using (e.g. I have used the Novels wikiproject template for Catch-22) - see Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Books, Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Science Fiction and Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Novels.
  5. Sort the infobox using a standard template, recommend Novels template e.g. as used in Consider Phlebas.
  6. The structure is a bit more complicated as the book is not released - so standard templates are difficult to implement - but have a look at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - this famous series book is yet to be released but it has a well developed structure that you may consider pinching bits of.
  7. The links for In His Image and Acts of God do not actually go to an article that you mean them two. What I recommend is to not link at all (no point in having four articles on this trilogy - more likely to be deleted, harder to update - once the first book is released can have separate article).
  8. Reception section needs referencing
  9. I do not understand the reference section - these books are part of the trilogy yet to be written are they not.

And once all this is done, you will be in a good position to sit back and add the new information as it come in. Again I have been quite critical but hopefully the above points will help you develop this into an excellent article - ready for the books release. Any further questions on this or anything else I look forward to hearing. Cheers Lethaniol 15:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi Tomas - I am sorry about the confusion, though I think most of my advice stays the same. In terms of Infoboxes for trilogies, there is not any but I like what they have done with The Lord of the Rings which is a featured article. So when you make the articles for the three books in question you can use this style maybe. Also take care in linking to articles that do not yet exist e.g. not In His Image use In His Image (novel) or In His Image (book). Once the article is made you can disambiguate it from the main page see WP:DAB.
The only piece of advice that really needs changing from above is the structure - if you are going to create separate articles for each book, then the main trilogy article should cover the basics of plot (which you have done, though could be expanded) - details of plot belong in the individual book articles, and general reaction to the series (e.g. links to news stories) would be best on the trilogy page too. Basically anything that relates to all three books on trilogy page, anything specific about one book should go in the individual article. Hope that helps Cheers Lethaniol 14:37, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Block Log

Hi Tomas,

A Block log, is a list of all the blocks and unblocks you have ever had - e.g. here is yours - you are good so have none :). You can find a link to it on the top line of your contributions page.

If you do not know what blocking is all about see Misplaced Pages:Blocking policy - only for bad people normally. Cheers Lethaniol 15:04, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes: Shortening Code

Afraid I can't be of much help - I've never used the 'big table method', rather took the code from an exsisting userbox and modified it (changing colors/image/text)...sorry I can't be of more assistance. - Aerobird 23:27, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

If you're referring to User:Aerobird/Userboxes Created - that allows me to have the ones I've created all in one place, and keeps the 'main' user page from getting cluttered. If you're referring to how the userboxes are arranged on my user page, the tables allow me to place them three-abreast which, when you have over 100 userboxes, shortens the page considerably. :-)
An example of formatting:

{| class="wikitable" border="0" cellpadding="2" |{{user Adult}} |{{User:Ginkgo100/Userboxes/User right-handed}} |{{User suburbs}} |- |{{User:Akrabbim/UBX/Emptybox}} |{{User:Aerobird/CSA Citizen Userbox}} |{{user German}} |}

...produces:
18+This user is an adult.
This user is right-handed.
This user grew up in the suburbs.
User:Akrabbim/UBX/Emptybox User:Aerobird/CSA Citizen Userbox
🇩🇪This user is of German ancestry.
...and you can make the table as long or as short as you want by simply adding another break (the |-) and additional lines.
Hope this helps you out... - Aerobird 23:35, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Ah, now I understand. :-) That is necessary to allow transclusion of the userbox onto a userpage. For instance, if you put the userbox code {{User en}} on your page, the userbox is piped from the Misplaced Pages page Template:User en. To use one of the examples you mentioned, in order for someone to have the Wikiproject Birds userbox on their page, I need to have it at User:Aerobird/WP Birds Userbox so that they can put {{User:Aerobird/WP Birds Userbox}} on their page and have the userbox appear. - Aerobird 23:56, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
No problemo! - Aerobird 01:36, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Age of Empires III Flags

Hiya, here are the flags you wanted. =)

British
Dutch
French
German
Ottoman
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Tim 03:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Image upload

All you have to do to upload an image is click "Upload file" in the toolbox (under the searchbox). For a screenshot, you have to add {{game-screenshot}} as the caption (the biggest box) while uploading. This ensures that a bot won't delete it a few days from now as unlicensed. Hope that helps! | AndonicO 14:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)