User talk:Chillispike/Archive 7

Health and Power stats
Removing Health and Power stats from showing on all the items doesn't work for every item. For example, this Void Bangle of the Obelisk still has +100 Health and +100 Power on it, but those stats aren't showing. AndonSage 23:16, March 31, 2011 (UTC)


 * How many items still have Health and Power on it? If only 2% still have Health and power on them i could do a bot run to remove it from all articles (16.000 articles) so we can add it for those who have it still.
 * Or i make it Level based .. like if an Item is above level 80 it doesn't health or power
 * But on the other hand ... SOE said with Update 59 that Max Health = (base health for class and level) + stamina * health per stamina point => even an item has health and power on it it shouldn't effect the Player's health or power
 * Should we still show it at all then? (i know we would need to show it to reflect the ingame look) -- 08:50, April 1, 2011 (UTC)

Naming Convention for Challenge mode
What would be the correct naming convention for differentiating challenge mode nameds. Would it be correct to move Eirreen the Broken to Eirreen the Broken (Epic), add Eirreen the Broken (Challenge Mode Epic) and create a disambiguation page for every named in DoV using this format or is there a better way? --Smackban 07:26, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * there is no better way to handle it, because the nameds are in differnt zones. -- 11:48, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * I have to dissent there: when there's just normal / challenge epics, we should be fine leaving the normal-mode mob at the base page (eg Eirreen the Broken) and then putting a  at the top of the page pointing folks to challenge mode. The number of folks doing normal mode and interested in that will far outweigh those doing challenge mode, so it makes the most sense to have that the most available to me.
 * Now when there's more than just that (with heroic versions, etc.) we don't have much of a choice other than to go with a disambig page. But when it comes to just EM/HM epic I think leaving the EM on the base page is cleaner. --lordebon 14:03, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * So following with that convention, would the same apply to directing people from Kraytoc's Fortress of Rime to the challenge version, Kraytoc's Fortress of Rime (Challenge)? --Smackban 21:15, July 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * The zones have such names actually ingame .. and since there are only 2 versions of it we don't have to disambig them. We just should add a dab tag on each to show that there is a other zone with a similar name, so it's easier to find the right zone.
 * It's a little tricky with nameds but actually it isn't i think. We can make a disambig even there are just 2 versions of a named out there like a normal one and a hard one, but we don't have to really .. we can just use the dab to show that there is a other named with a similar name but in a different zone kinda.
 * When a named shows up in 3 versions .. like as heroic, epic and epic challenge we need a disambig page for the named so we can seperate them in the best way.
 * -- 23:09, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

Another new equipment effect paramater.
"Accuracy" as seen on Klaatuus' Bauble of Strategems. Jeff (talk|stalk) 05:36, October 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Template, docs and bluestathelper updated -- 12:03, October 3, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
For cleaning up the vandalism on my userpage. That guy got himself blocked by me over on GTA Wiki and came here to flame me, is what that was all about. He did it on every wiki I'm active on. Jeff (talk|stalk) 19:14, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Ranged weapons parameters
We need a new parameter to support the new priest/mage ranged weapons. They're calling them "focus" weapons. I uploaded File:Wand of the Kromzek Warmonger.jpg so you can see one of the actual items, haven't written the page for it yet though. Jeff (talk|stalk) 22:54, October 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * I guess just handle it like equipment types, just like "Shield", "Bow", etc. I'd like to avoid another category conflict like what we have already with equipment having the "focus" stat and equipment with Focus effects.--Shaddock79 00:30, October 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * I just added it as ranged focus weapon Wand of the Kromzek Warmonger since the weapon das focus damage all seems to work by the look of it if you find something i schould/could fix let me know. -- 14:58, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Editting pages
I'm new to this whole editing thing but want to learn and help out with the community. I notice there is a lot of stuff missing with the newest GU61 updates and even before that with just the DoV expansion, so I want to get screenshots and item pages up when I can.

I was looking at some of the Ry'gorr armor sets and came across Warlord's Prodigious Gauntlets. under 'armor set' it says Stormbringer's Reconstructing instead of Warlord's Prodigious. When I clicked on the edit page I cannot find the words 'Stormbringer's Reconstructing' anywhere in there. Is there something I'm missing? I'm not sure how to change it to match the right armor set. Can you help me out?


 * I checked Warlord's Prodigious Gauntlets and it's useing  but the Warlord's Prodigious (Armor Set) had the Stormbringer's Reconstructing in the title, thats why you saw the wrong name. That name fixes when you do a blank edit on such an article.
 * -- 20:53, October 26, 2011 (UTC)

Quick question about a monster image
I got a pair of screenshots of one of the raid bosses (Gindan Commander Angler to be specific) at high resolution. One's quite close, but his name is clipped off the top. The other's medium distance but shows his name above his head. Which one of those would be better to upload for the wiki, or should I go ahead and upload both? Jeff (talk|stalk) 18:49, October 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * I would take the one where you can see the named better even without the name visible. the screenshot with the name visivle is good for the verify of the name but a closer pic is better so check how the named looks like. -- 22:18, October 27, 2011 (UTC)

troub desc
oh i see. seems a little silly only because it doesn't actually describe the class (troubador), lol. Maybe there should be a brief section describing what the class is strongest at. Something to help people actually pick a class rather than some flavor text.


 * The problem with that is kinda that it's how players see em. For example i wouldn't say that a troub is a strong buffer/debuffer because it depents on group and raid too when it comes to buffing/debuffing. Troubs can do decent dps too with the right gear and so on .. so saying where a class is good at isn't that easy. Therefore we stick to this more kind of general text. -- 16:47, November 23, 2011 (UTC)

Skeletal pegasus
The thing about the SF skeletal bulls and skeletal pegasis and skeletal fearstalkers is that according to the game, they're not skeletons. I know they look like skeletons, but they have their own "species loot", they don't drop skeleton l&l bits, and master strike: skeleton doesn't work on them. Please undelete Category:Skeletal Pegasus. Jeff (talk|stalk) 07:05, January 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * What is the diff for the most ppl to Skeleton Human or Skeleton Iksar then? the L&L yeah right, but the input is differnt then.
 * The Solution will be a new Parameter so it works for all and not just for Skeleton Fearstalkers and so on.
 * The name will be ... either race2 or subrace create the right categories. A defiled pegasus‎ will be race=Skeletal and race2=Pegasus. a Human Skeleton will be then race=Skeleton, race2=Human.
 * I think that will be a way to sort it out better for all race/subrace or not?
 * -- 10:28, January 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * This is a deep, dark rabbit-hole in EQ2 that we probably don't need to go down. Mobs in EQ2 aren't one race, they are a long list of descriptive races. Thanks to their data-sharing, you can actually see the list at Zam. For example, the defiled pegasus is the following races: Flying, Hooved, Mammal, Nocharm, Organic, Planar, Quadruped, and Skeletal.
 * Having the 2-parameter system you describe would be misleading, because it would be classifying this mob as a Skeleton (which has very specific connotations for L&Ls and master strikes) which is incorrect. I suggest instead to simply use the Skeletal (not Skeleton) race for this and similar mobs, since its what SOE uses to define mobs which look like skeletons but aren't the Skeleton race. --lordebon 17:17, January 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * Skeletal sounds like a good idea to me - it can be used the same way we use Humanoid. I know SOE has a whole lot of classifiers they use to sort loot tables and the like, and sometimes they get weird.  Technically The Brutish Bonemare isn't a skeletal pegasus or a skeleton either one - it's a scorpion. Yeah. Jeff (talk|stalk) 18:41, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

House Items
I'd like to create a whole page for general info on the purpose of furniture and about decorating homes. I'm just concerned that such a page might exist and I'm not using the right search terms to find it. Am I missing something or shall I give it a go? It'd be nice to give it its own due outside of the Housing page I updated and cleaned up tonight. Let me know what you think! Susan.grogan 07:06, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Susan
 * sounds like a good idea .. Category:House Item (Item Type) has some links .. but no real overview for the look of the items.
 * Maybe we can sort them by subtype as a gallary or so.
 * How about Furniture Overview as name for it?
 * -- 13:21, January 22, 2012 (UTC)

Image upload?
I have an examine-window image of the quest reward for the Shattered Peace quest cropped and ready to go, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find the page that allows me to upload it. That said, it might be a good topic to add to the Help section, under Advanced Editing. :) Link, please?
 * There are 4 common ways to upload an image:
 * You can use the link in menue to Upload File which allows you to upload any image with any name
 * You can start an article like Items and below the wiki examine window are 2 links to upload either a jpg or a png file that is named after the article
 * You can just write a link like [[File:Picture of an ingame Item.jpg]] and use that link to upload a file
 * You can use the iname parameter in a supported Template by writing iname=Picture of an ingame Item.jpg| and use the link in to upload an image
 * Yeah rewirting some of the helps in my todo list hehe, i hope i find the time at some point for it. -- 06:58, February 3, 2012 (UTC)

Freeport timeline
Sorry for two talk topics, but while questing on my ogre, I think I may have discovered one (or more) quests that are outdated due to the Freeport Revamp. History of the Ogres, Part I is definitely not available via the means described on the page, since one can no longer enter Longshadow Alley (and other hovels) since the changes. I'll try to check some of the others when I have time and/or see if there's any info posted on the changes in the coming weeks. I didn't want to make such a radical change without giving you a heads up.

While I'm thinking of it too, can we get a City of Freeport Timeline started? There's a new journal designation with that name and it would differentiate it from the old Freeport Timeline. I'm still new here, so I'm not sure if there's a specific way to make a new Timeline or if it's just a new wikia page.


 * The new Timeline for Freeport is called The City of Freeport Timeline .. i picked that name because the quests where related to the zone .. but we could change the title of the timeline and the quests that link to it currently (a bot can help there for such a change)
 * If possible i would like to avoid moveing it.
 * In the many cases someone started a timeline for a larger area allready, sometimes i start one after an big change when i see what kind of quests get added .. like many Quests for The City of Freeport, or Gread Divide. If you are sure there isn't one allready start a new one, like a normal article kinda .. i start them by useing the timeline link in the quests template, ao at least one quest is linked to it. -- 06:58, February 3, 2012 (UTC)

Screenshots
Should I disable the UI or crop the picture so just the NPCs name are visible. I tend to like a wider shot as it gives some background that might make them stand out. For instance, several Erudites look similar in clothing, so seeing a bookcase or tradeskill things behind makes them easier to spot in my opinion.

What is your take, or the official stance on this? Tului 23:40, April 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * the Screenshot shouldn't be your full screen with just disabled UI because we shrink the screenshots in the templates so you can see every information in a good way.
 * the most are cropped down to the npc and the name since you just look for the name and the waypoint to find a npc.
 * It's ok to add a little bit of the background but it shouldn't be to much tbh.
 * -- 06:57, April 20, 2012 (UTC)

Hey how can i get the css for the ingame browser to make eq2wikia fit / the way it is now i have to scroll all the way to the bottom to read quests this makes it too frustrating to use. ty

Related videos module
Hi, I posted a message in the forum and just wanted to make sure you saw it. Let me know if you have any further questions. Cheers, --Sarah (help forum | blog) 17:28, June 1, 2012 (UTC)

How to find the patch an NPC was introduced in?
I've been working on the Qeynos zones, trying to get all the NPC information fixed and update the pictures of the ones that need it. Anyway, I found an NPC, Tysha Rowan, and I don't know what patch she was introduced in. She's an "Adorning Merchant", which we don't have a category for yet, she's on Zam, which means she wasn't introduced in LU64 or 64 (Zam hasn't updated the actual site for the last two updates), and I couldn't find any notes about Adorning Merchants in the updates. Anyway, I wondered if you knew any tricks I don't to finding out when she was added to the game, and if not, what her patch should be. Jeff (talk|stalk) 21:09, August 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hmm, hard to say sometimes when a NPC got added but it's poss to guess it.
 * First of all adorning merchants are just merchants after all i think (no faction related to them to buy from em).
 * Either we pick "Echoes of Faydwer" as Patch or "Sentinel's Fate" where Transmuting got splitted to Transmuting and Adorning.
 * Since Adorning got added kinda with SF i say let's use SF as patch.
 * -- 14:41, August 27, 2012 (UTC)

NPC images I nominated for deletion
I nominated some non-SOGA NPC images for deletion and you tagged them for being updated instead. The problem is, all those images that I didn't update are because they're of an NPC that got removed from game in LU64. Obviously it's up to you whether the non-SOGA images are better than nothing, but they literally can't be updated. I checked Zam to see if they had images - they do not. Jeff (talk|stalk) 09:04, October 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * After having checked again, most of the images I nominated for deletion had been updated, they just didn't show for some reason. I should've used a better edit summary I guess.  The only two I found that aren't updatable are File:Olivia Pugnacious.jpg and File:Trecali Stowe.jpg. Jeff (talk|stalk) 09:15, October 17, 2012 (UTC)

how to add named mobs correctly
thanks for fixing the page. I dont know how to add them right though. cause when I edit the page there's nothing there, and there are no buttons to "add named" or something, just the "add a photo" button. http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Wurmbone_Crag_%28Advanced_Solo%29_Named_Monsters Rittmeister64 (talk) 17:00, November 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * hi :)
 * if you start a new article with the name of the named you can preload a template and fillout the information you have. The Template will add the articles to the related Categories.
 * In case you wanna link a category like that .. you can use the following syntax too Category:Wurmbone Crag (Advanced Solo) Named Monsters -> Category:Wurmbone Crag (Advanced Solo) Named Monsters
 * -- 19:05, November 21, 2012 (UTC)

Images

 * should I reduce the size of Landscape (Instance) Screenshots a bit, or upload directly from EQ2 (~3MB generally)? Rittmeister64 (talk) 09:48, November 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * In eq2 i have setting of the quality to 90% so each image just has 500kb instead of the usual 3Mb, because i sometime times take like a screenshot like every minute or so for AA's to write them down later.
 * hmm the screenshot of the instance is mostly viewed in Thumbnail i guess, so a size 1024*768 or so would do it too, since nobody watches the full size image that much really.
 * -- 10:45, November 29, 2012 (UTC)

RE: Image disputes
Please see my comments on my talk page regarding the current dispute related to images.--Kodia (talk) 01:30, December 3, 2012 (UTC)

Template DTTop
Hi, another request to the master of templates ;).Could you maybe add a DTTop3 for 90-idk? Template:DTTop as there is no room for the new stuff there. Maybe we need to take the break earlier as 2 is already way too much, but probably that is too much effort. --Xinturaia (talk) 12:23, December 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * Done, i just added 3 for 91-95, so the rest can stay as it is -- 12:32, December 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * thx alot, just wondering why you didnt expand it further so it needs updating soon ;) --Xinturaia (talk) 12:49, December 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * I guess i forgot about that one ;) -- 13:40, December 3, 2012 (UTC)

Categories
Regarding the created categories, I still do not see Housekeeping: Cushion or Pillow in the Category:Item Subtypes listing. Is there any way that all the house item subtypes could be listed there, so duplicate work isn't involved? Necrotherian (talk) 12:54, December 3, 2012 (UTC)


 * hmm if i look at Category:Item Subtypes i see a categories called Cushion or Pillow (Item Subtype)‎ (2 P) if you look for houseitems subtype you can see a complete list of currect categories at Category:House Item (Item Type)
 * -- 13:40, December 3, 2012 (UTC)

green ados
Hi, posted a few more questions on the admin talk page (unfortunately its a bit hidden in the middle) --Xinturaia (talk) 07:07, December 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hiya!
 * I saw your questions there, i wanted to write an answer there but then i forgot :/
 * gonna do that during the day or tomorrow latest i hope.
 * -- 08:43, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * dont worry, a day more or less isnt an issue, take your time. I only wrote here as i tend to overlook additional comments on topcis somewhere in the middle ;) and a big thx for taking care of it. I am just too supid to deal with templates even after such a long time on EQ2i ;) --Xinturaia (talk) 14:00, December 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * here you are File:GreenAdoSample.jpg --Xinturaia (talk) 22:50, December 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * thank you, i updated the template to refelct the look of it. I gonna cross check one or 2 adornments with the english client once i'm home. -- 12:54, December 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * thank you for fixing all that stuff ;) i am unsure how to work with the spiritlevel or whether it shouldbe / is functional at all. Only 2 things left for now- a stat on what the ado gains level and the wdmg should show a % even if you only enter the raw number, seems to be a percentage based value all the time in game. --Xinturaia (talk) 13:37, December 14, 2012 (UTC)

spiritlevel will show the spirit level of the item. if you do the stats as it drops it's spiritlevel 0, if you wanna show the stats as it is at max level you can say spiritlevel 10 and show alle the blue stats together as it as as level 10 Ah yeah kill horde mobs to gain xp, ok .. how about spiritxp? wdmg will show with % now -- 16:21, December 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * looks really good overall though i dont know yet how that spiritlevel works - did you make one of the above as example? spiritxp sounds good, i know so far: ethernere creatures (seems to be every mob in obol or eidolon inluding instances), adventure xp, damage done. there must be some that level on damage received but i havent seen any of those and i assume there might be a healing related one. --Xinturaia (talk) 17:23, December 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * added the word bonus to weapon damage (as it is weapon damage bonus on the item). Hope i didnt screw up the template ;) --Xinturaia (talk) 12:36, December 18, 2012 (UTC)

Attribution Credits
Is there an easy way to make an attribution...well....thing (don't know what the proper name for it is) to give image credit to sites like EQ2 Traders, EQ2 Decorators, and EQ2U? I mean, do we just make a two column/one row table, put the href for the logo on the left and the blurb about giving credit on the right, then call it a day, and if so, what type of name should it be given? Thank you for your time, Necrotherian (talk) 18:23, December 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * If you copy images or texts from eq2 trades please put the with in the article so they get the credit for there work to get the information together.
 * In case you look for more Credit Templates you can find them here, as i see the template for EQ2 Decoators and EQ2U is missing atm, i will see if i can knock one together for em .. unless someone else is faster. -- 18:48, December 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * I think we should avoid using 3rd party material as much as possible. I also doubt any of the 3rd party EQ2 sites cares as much as we do about crediting other people's work, they're probably more likely to rewrite things to avoid putting up links to this wiki. Some 3rd party sites are quite ok, but I prefer avoiding any links to them and increase their ad-royalties. Rittmeister64 (talk) 07:31, December 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * IIRC, with the exception of Zam (who has paid staff), the other fan sites are pretty much pro bono. IOW, they volunteer their time to help the EQ2 community.  As such, I don't see a problem with attributing a third-party source.  Any ad revenue that is generated by the few people that click on a given link in an attribution box is but a pittance compared to the value provided by the information on their sites.  It isn't like putting attribution links causes a payment from EQ2i to the other site.
 * Additionally, although EQ2i is a great site, information usually flows Other site -> Eq2i, not EQ2i -> Other site. What makes EQ2i great is that it combines that information from various sources into a single repository of information - thus keeping the user from having to open five or six windows to keep track of it all. Necrotherian (talk) 16:16, December 8, 2012 (UTC)

Collection Quest Template
Hi, another slight update needed ;) Could you add another type to the CQ template for "Aerial" shinies? there is now a collection in Eidolon and Obol in addition to the previous one. As they also have no ? to harvest but only the shiny cloud to fly through it might be good to have a seperate type. --Xinturaia (talk) 09:56, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe the switch could be AIR - but i dont dare adding stuff in the template ;) Would it be enough to add the line | AIR = [[image:aerial shiny.jpg|right|thumb|100px|An aerial shiny!]] into the three type sections? and upload an image of the aerial shiny (i am unsure on size and jpg/png though) --Xinturaia (talk) 07:52, December 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * I went in and added the aerial type. It's accessed by type=aerial or type=a. We need a screenshot of one to upload to image:aerial_shiny.jpg as well; it's in the template but will just show the broken image until it's added. Do the new (OP/EJ) aerial shinies look the same as the withered lands ones? --lordebon (talk) 16:27, December 17, 2012 (UTC)


 * from what i know they are the same. Shiny little clouds in the sky, hard to see in CoE zones due to the constant fog/background stars and the whisps everywhere. I will try to upload a decent screenshot on neutral as possible background but i am unable to make a moving image with the sparkle effect --Xinturaia (talk) 12:35, December 18, 2012 (UTC)

Haste
Hi, thx for editing the aetherplate gauntlets, i didnt know that we have templates for haste (and maybe other effects). saves a bit in putting all the stuff up! --Xinturaia (talk) 18:06, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * hi =)
 * EquipmentEffect works for any bluestat, if the effect is new we can make a Category for the Main effect like .. erm "Great Monster Kill I" and "Great Monster Kill II" should be on the "Great Monster Kill" Category to get that just use
 * EquipEffectDesc .. is quite huge allready and very usefull of course but you don't need to add every effect there but it helps a lot when multiple items have the same effect.
 * -- 18:30, January 14, 2013 (UTC)

TempAdornTemplate
Hi. Could you have a look at the TempAdornInformation template? Left some suggestions on the talk page. Thanks for all the great work :) Lakih (talk)

Social media buttons
Hello Chillispike! I'm Mark, from Wikia's Community Development Team. As you may be aware, Wikia recently released a customization option which adds social media buttons to the top or bottom of every wiki page. You can view an example implementation on this blog.

Adding these buttons makes it very easy for visitors and editors alike to share the hard work being done by you and the community. If users share a page, it tells others that the page is relevant, and it also improves the wiki's position on Google (source). Naturally adding these options is completely optional. Let me know what you think! Mark ( talk ) 19:10, December 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey Chillispike. Have you had the chance to consider my message? Mark  ( talk ) 17:26, December 6, 2013 (UTC)
 * They look nice and handy, let's see what the others think about it :) -- 23:55, December 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Mark. It's a nice little feature, and I think one we can probably implement. I do have a question though: can we customize the location to be something other than one of the two presets? The issue I have with them is that it appears that they'll add to the vertical height of the page when either in the top or bottom preset location, and that's something I'd like to avoid if possible. There's plenty of whitespace that we can fit it in, for example by having them arranged horizontally to the left of the "# of articles" area rather than below it. --lordebon (talk) 00:10, December 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Agreed with Lordebon. They do look like a nice little feature but I'm not crazy at all about the presents. I wonder what our options are.--Kodia (talk) 16:15, December 8, 2013 (UTC)

Equipment effects
Hail Chillispike!

I was uploading a new image and icon for the Defender of the Corrupt Scout and was going to make a few minor adjustments to the stats to reflect their current status. The "AE Autoattack" was pretty straightforward, but the effects, not so much.

How do we edit effects that are drawn from another location? The only thing that changed was the piercing damage. It went from the listed 201-222 to 200-221. I know it's a minor change but it does accurately reflect the current stats.

Thank you in advance for your wise and insightful guidance! 11:25, December 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * hello Template:EquipEffectDesc covers those effects, if you search for the effect name there you change the value, considerung all items with the same effect name will have the same effect values.
 * -- 16:44, December 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Got it! Thank you! 12:14, December 8, 2013 (UTC)


 * UPDATE -Well... I said I got it but apparently I don't. Can you take a look at the Corrosive Mace of Withertalon and the Template:EquipEffectDesc for "Focused Destruction" and tell me where I'm going wrong? All the Focused Destruction equipment still shows as Red . 12:46, December 8, 2013 (UTC)


 * You did nothing wrong, the Category just wasn't there yet :)
 * I've started Category:Focused Destruction (Equipment) and it shouldn't be red anymore.
 * i saw you made some parts of the effect in red color, well it's only red for you i think. If you use multi items with the same effect the text get's red so you see that you allready have that effect on a other item.
 * Check it by unequiping all items with the same effect and just equip that one then the text shouln't be red.
 * Mechanic wise it makes sense, either it wouldn't proc at all on the second item or they allways proc at the same time and 1 of them wins.
 * -- 17:42, December 8, 2013 (UTC)


 * I could have sworn that category was there. Oh well... live and learn! Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend!  20:35, December 8, 2013 (UTC)


 * The proverbial lightbulb just went off! I thought it was intentional that they highlighted the fact that certain effects won't stack with themselves. Would it be permissible to keep the red (to highlight that limitation) or would you like me to remove them? 12:06, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't highlight it in red, but yeah it will be red if you have it multiple times .. how about that i add a note line in the Equipment Template that shows up either on all item as general note or just for those who use a effect
 * Note: the line This effect will not stack with any rank or tier of itself. will be red if the effect equipped serveral times .. that is maybe an overkill
 * i could add an information about it to Help:EquipInformation
 * -- 12:24, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I defer to your good judgement. It was my mistake and I'll be happy to remove my edits that turned the effect red in the descriptions. Maybe just adding a note in the Help:EquipInformation would be a better use of time and resources.


 * Besides, you've done a pretty good write-up already and it would be easier to post that in the help section than muddying up the Equip Effects.
 * 02:47, December 14, 2013 (UTC)

Hi Chillispike!

I have removed all the red tags from the Template:EquipEffectDesc template. It appears that I wasn't the only one that was confused by that highlighting and removed the red tags from other effects as well. I also placed a note in the Help:EquipInformation article to explain (in basic terms) what the highlighting means.

I hope this meets with your approval and apologize for my errors. Please feel free to modify or fine-tune my edits so that they're in line with wiki policies. I'm still learning and appreciate all the help that you, the other admins, and the users that have given me along my way! Have a great weekend! 13:23, December 14, 2013 (UTC)

Protecting pages and images
Hail Sir Spike!

I hereby make a formal (and humble) request of the realm! Please cast your most powerful protection spells on the following wiki pages so that none can ever change them.

User:Paceyourself/SignatureShow and Image:Paceyourself_(sig).png

You have my sincerest gratitude for your granting of this most humble request!

A loyal servant of the realm, 09:39, December 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * I blame mine on Paceyourself. --[[Image:Sigrdrifa_(sig).png|User:Sigrdrifa|link=User:Sigrdrifa]] (Talk) 15:59, December 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * ROFL!!!  09:34, December 13, 2013 (UTC):

Hail! if it get's edited by mistake and cause problems i will protect it ok? I reviewed it and the code is fine as it is atm. -- 10:40, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Gratitudes fine Sir! May the horses (and other beasts) of Norrath be forever considerate when walking before you!


 * A loyal servant of the realm,
 * 10:59, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

Cleaning Up Beta Tags
At this point, folks have manually removed many of the Beta tags, but there's still nearly 300 out there. Can we just run a bot to remove them, or must someone open each one, verify, then manually edit? -- (Talk) 16:01, December 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * Kind of against that, as removing them via bot defeats the purpose of the tag... to check that things haven't changed since beta. --lordebon (talk) 04:21, December 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll be able to contribute more by late next week (hopefully). My current circumstances have hindered my ability to get to get in game much, but when I do I'll be able to start looking at, and verifying, the ToV beta pages... I'm looking forward to it! 09:43, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

I took a before into it .. some of them are fine as they are but some are ain't 100% right and need a further edit. Sometimes the thing is to check more than the article it self, like other articles that have similar name and so on. so yeah not possible with a bot. -- 10:40, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

Class Template
I noticed you made some changes to articles I had worked on and I wanted to let you know why I am reverting them.

I was using the subclass template to put the classes into the proper alphabetical order and had previously discussed this with Lordebon here EverQuest 2 Wiki talk:Main Page If some categories are missing I'd be happy to add them in or maybe figure out where the templates aren't linking correctly.

The way it is set up when you revert it is not correct though. Jado818 (talk) 00:09, December 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * oh sorry i used the template that was there allready on the most of them, but since many of them had the wrong template call i made a lazy edit on some.
 * adds the article to the class category but not to class equipment category
 * adds the article to the class equipment category <- please use this one
 * -- 00:16, December 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok I'll go through and add that in. I can start adding that in the future. I don't know what all is required for all the internal links to properly function. Does that equipment link populate a chart some where? Jado818 (talk) 00:19, December 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Help:EquipInformation has a list of the actual call for it -- 00:21, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

Equipment Categories
Hail Chillispike!

We had previously discussed adding categories for equipment that had new  and   that needed to be setup. Your tutorial included the  page as an example.

Using that example I setup the category "Hurried Strikes" and I thought I had set it up correctly. Looking at the differences between my setup and your edit at http://eq2.wikia.com/index.php?title=Category%3AHurried_Strikes_%28Equipment%29&diff=619206&oldid=619198, it appears that you added the tag  to the page. We didn't do that with the "Focused Destruction" page.

Questions:
 * 1) Should the   tag be added to the "Focused Destruction" page and also included in new equipment category pages in the future?
 * 2) What is the catalyst that determines when that tag is added?

Thanks for your guidance! 16:46, January 13, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello
 * Category:Focused Destruction (Equipment) has the tag for  since the creation of it.
 * basically nearly every category is a sub category of a other category, if you don't know the main category of it then my place  on top of it so it pops up
 * from time to time i try todo a clear up on missing stuff with Special:SpecialPages, which may explains why i find some things faster or edit "random" articles
 * -- 18:10, January 13, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ahhhh! I see it now that you pointed it out! Thanks for clearing that up! One of these days I'll get the hang of it... 21:18, January 13, 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Weirdness
Can you decipher this? Your First Adventure Lordebon fixed it!

Am I allowed to revert articles? 12:49, March 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * If it's obvious spam/vandalism (like that sure seems to be), yes go ahead and revert. Just leave a message on an admin's talk page or something similar so we can investigate and take any necessary action against the user. The easiest way is just to go into the page history, open the last good edit (the one before the spam/vandalism) and just hit save. --lordebon (talk) 18:07, March 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * That person seemed to be hammering that page so fast and furious that the only real way to stop it was for you to block him. ROFL, he was so adamant about changing that page, it appeared to verge on compulsion! Thanks for the heads up! 20:21, March 1, 2014 (UTC)

images of mobs and bosses
I'm uploading a number of images of mobs and bosses, sorry if I get the coding wrong, as I'm not quite certain exactly how to put an image into the correct format ... just wanting to contribute a few small things here and there, not wanting to incur the wrath of the Board Admins ... :-p

Again, sorry if it ends up being sort of an inconvenience for you to sort anything out ...


 * no worries :) if you are unsure or think that it's not right please feel free to add a tag like on top of the article or write on our Talk pages. Then it's easier for us to see where our help is needed.
 * I looked trough your contributions and when you upload a image please use actual ingame name :) -- 08:51, March 31, 2014 (UTC)

Mount
Hi Chilli!

That was my first mount and the last redlink on Dozekar the Cursed... so I couldn't just leave it there. Thanks for the repair! I'll remember it if I have to do another mount in the future.

The thing that's a bit curious was that you found and fixed that within a half hour of me posting it. How'd it pop up on your radar so fast? I hope you found it to be in line with my stated purpose... "If I put something on here I want it to be as close to *correct* as possible so that anyone that has to clean it up has minimal work." I hope you found that to be the case!

Thanks again!! 20:19, April 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * oh lol that was just plain luck that i did it so "quick" :)
 * i had a few mins time and checked the recent changes and saw the category and started to correct it :)
 * you added it in a real good way -- 21:19, April 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * ROFL! It's that type of rapid and agile correction that makes you appear to be the all-knowing and all-seeing (and let's not forget omnipotent) Oracle of the Wiki! I am humbled to be in your presence! 16:00, April 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * I allways have to giggle, when i get called orcale happens in other situations too :D
 * -- 12:02, April 4, 2014 (UTC)


 * It's well deserved! I hope you get to giggle alot!! 16:00, April 4, 2014 (UTC)

Key Moments of MMO History Video Narration
Hey there Chillispike, my name is Doug and I'm a member of Wikia's Community Development Team! Wikia is creating an exciting Key Moments of MMO History video that will showcase several amazing games of the genre. We're looking for admins of MMO wikis who would be interested in submitting a short vocal narration about their game of choice.

We want to ask you the question What is the most important moment in Everquest 2's History?

If you're interested, please record an MP3 voice narration of your answer, a few sentences to a small paragraph is fine. If you have no recording software and are still interested, we can schedule a Skype call to record! Please send the finished recording to doug@wikia-inc.com and you'll be featured in the video to represent your community! Thank you and have a good one! TheBlueRogue •(profile)•(talk)•(doug@wikia-inc.com) 19:48, April 19, 2014 (UTC)

Parent Pages
Hey Chillispike,

I wanted to swing by and let you know of a new feature we've recently released for interested sites. It's called the Parent Pages and can be accessed through adding /wiki/Project:Parent Pages to the end of the site's url. The purpose is two-fold: 1) to provide information to parents about the site's subject from people who are actually very familiar with the content and 2) to eventually provide a home or hub for all such pages parents can visit.

Here's a great example of the feature put to use. You can learn more about it here.

With your approval, I'd like to add such a page to this wiki at Project:ParentPage. Do you have any objections to me adding this page? Let me know! Mark ( talk ) 19:06, May 14, 2014 (UTC)

Haste - Followup
Hi Chilli!

Is it possible for you to run a bot to categorize the *old* Haste equipment that's missing information into a category for review and/or repair? I've been noticing some of the previously edited Haste equipment contains the  tag when it's looking for the third template parameter. Example - Brute's Hand Wraps of the Citadel.

If the Haste items that are missing the third parameter were categorized somewhere (they may already be?) then I could go through and fix them. Is this possible without having to go through every piece listed at Category:Haste_(Equipment)? 17:37, May 21, 2014 (UTC)

EDIT - If the above is possible would it also be possible to extract the items that include the Haste effectlist item but are missing the effectdesc item? Example - Cloak of Flames. 17:56, May 21, 2014 (UTC)
 * hmm a own category for missing parameter can be handelt via template kinda easy
 * finding items that use equipmenteffect but not equipeffectdesc is hard, not sure how and if it's worth it.
 * 10:41, May 22, 2014 (UTC)
 * If the parameter 3 for haste is missing the article will be added to this Category:Haste Missing Parameter
 * All Articles should show up there tomorrow at some point -- 16:06, May 24, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you wise Oracle! I'll watch that category and try to fix the ones that crop up! 16:33, May 24, 2014 (UTC)