User talk:Zimakaru/Archive 1

Oghma
Hi, I have unlocked the Oghma page for you so you can update it. Also, yes if the file types match then you can overwrite an old image with one of your newer ones, if it's better. You can do this from the image file page. It may take a moment for the new image to display over the old one though.

Jimeee (talk) 16:48, September 1, 2012 (UTC)

Categorizing images
Hey there. Thanks for your recent uploads! Just want to let you know that only image categories should be added to images, such as Category:Skyrim: Food Images and not Category:Food or Category:Skyrim: Food. Could you please go back and edit out the categories that are not specific to an image category? Thanks. Keep up the good work. :) — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  01:53, September 2, 2012 (UTC)

Ingredients
I had look at the template and tested a quick fix so that it would work like our character pages. The problem we have now is if I make this change, all images in all ingredients will break as they include "File:".

I'll speak to the other admins if we should go ahead and fix this as I understand it is a problem for several of our pages.

Jimeee (talk) 16:35, September 2, 2012 (UTC)

Great work
Jimeee (talk) 14:44, September 5, 2012 (UTC)

Don't get it wrong
I am just curius... where do you get all these images from?

EbonySkyrim (talk) 19:42, September 6, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Images
OK... I was just curious as I hardly ever see the characters ingame stand like that, not in my game anyway..

EbonySkyrim (talk) 20:48, September 6, 2012 (UTC)

Overwriting/replacing images
Hey there. I'm glad that you want to help with adding images to the wiki, but, please do not overwrite or replace images unless there is a significant problem with a picture (such as poor resolution, lighting or HUD included). This is stated in the Media policy. There are many different opinions about what looks good which can lead to multiple changes with no improvement. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  22:21, September 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright, so you said: "Images I upload I do think are better representations than what are present." Right there is your opinion. In my opinion, I'd prefer that character images have a background, as I experimented with adding character images where the background is transparent. I found out it made the character plain and lack personality without the background. But, that's me. Two different views on a better representation.


 * The wiki is free to edit, but the rules must be followed. I follow the media policy, too. I had uploaded a very good image of Linwe to replace a copyrighted violation image just 3 days ago, just to see it replaced today. It took me many screenshots to get that image.


 * I do agree that you have some really nice quality images, such as the items and ingredients, some of which benefited from being "upgraded" so to speak. So, I hope you still will continue to help with new images, just take into account what you may think needs replacing, someone else may think otherwise. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  23:33, September 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * If you'd like, you can look through Category:Skyrim: Food and Category:Skyrim: Miscellaneous Items and if you come across images that are taken with status boxes included, then you can redo those images, such as the images on the Beef Stew and Basket page. Those could do with a better quality image. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  02:54, September 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again. May I also suggest that container images would be very much appreciated as seen here: Containers_(Skyrim). Especially with the release of Hearthfire.


 * Other things are location images, I saw a few of your location images and they are top quality, so that would be very helpful. Jimeee (talk) 14:42, September 7, 2012 (UTC)

Images
If you need any page unlocked let me know and i'll help you out. There are still many location pages with poor or very old images. Your Jorrvaskr image is great and there is no reason why it can't be used elsewhere if not on the main page. I may actually add it to the Companions page myself if you don't mind.

As for the Auriel's Bow image. Of course you know my feeling on the topic, but don't the let the opinions of one admin get to you - he does not speak for the rest of the staff. As a whole, we simply don't insult people who contribute such great material. It's certainly not a crap version. I know for a fact that many of the staff have been quite impressed by your recent work.

In any case, I will be bring this issue up with the other admins.

Jimeee (talk) 16:25, September 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thieves Guild Trophies
Thanks for the great images at Thieves Guild Trophies, the page looks markedly better for them. ▫  JohnnyMrNinja   talk 01:05, September 10, 2012 (UTC)

Templates
Hi Zimakaru. First let me say that your images are awesome! What is your secret? About the templates, I'm by no means an expert in working with templates, but I do what I can and am learning in the process. When I run into a problem with image size on one, I see if I can make the appropriate modification to the coding that will allow for alternate image sizes. Yesterday I modified the OblivionItems infobox to allow for either the default image size, a slideshow, or the code. This can be done without too much effort to most any infobox. Let me know which ones would be the high-priority infoboxes, and I'll see what I can do. Just know that my time is less than normal for the next five weeks due to radiation treatments for cancer. GramsJ (talk) 16:22, September 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * I fixed the SkyrimIngredients infobox (I think the grass pod looks better at the narrower width). I'm sure there are others. Just let me know. I apologize for degrading the quality of the dwemer bowls (It was just hard for me to see them askew.) :) For other images that will be put into slideshows, may I suggest that you include a buffer space at the bottom so the image won't be covered by the caption? (Just another one of those knit-picky things I happened to notice.) Thanks for sharing your "secrets." I don't know if I'd ever be able to duplicate your work. Keep up the good work. Thanks. GramsJ (talk) 18:17, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * Adding the extra space at the bottom of the image is something I've been doing in the image editor directly. I don't know if there is code that could be added to do that after the image is uploaded. I'll be running a bot to fix all the ingredient articles that now have broken images because of the change I made, so you may want to hold off doing anything with any changes until after that. Thanks. GramsJ (talk) 18:39, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * I understand your feelings regarding adding the extra space at the bottom of the image. I'll do some research after I get back from my treatment to see what I can find regarding some code to accomplish the same thing. In the mean time, I ran the bot, and the "File:" has been removed from all of the filenames. Go ahead and make the size changes you need to make. Thanks. GramsJ (talk) 19:13, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * I edited the SkyrimQuests infobox and reviewed the results on some of the existing quest pages. They appear to be unaffected. GramsJ (talk) 19:21, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Images
Hi there, sorry for the late reply. Yes I see your recent location images and they are good. You can overwrite any Skyrim location images I have uploaded.

I noticed some armor page dont exist yet and will need an image so you can help with those too. http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Armor_%28Skyrim%29

As for specific location images - for Dawnguard these can do with a new one: Also, can you do images of cut-scenes for specific quests?
 * http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Ancestor_Glade
 * http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dayspring_Canyon

Jimeee (talk) 09:16, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Journal
I see the problem. I would create new pages for each and give them a meaningful name like Journal (Meeko's Shack) and Journal (Reach Pond). Rename the existing one to Journal (Harmugstahl) and we will disambig them.

Jimeee (talk) 19:07, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Journal and book covers
I see that Jzhar's_journal_cover.png and Volk's_journal_cover.png are identical. Rather that uploading 2 images, why not just use the same one for all Skyrim red journal covers?

Jimeee (talk) 19:54, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

I've been following your conversation between Jimeee and EbonySkyrim regarding stock images for journals. We already have stock images for book covers, so it would be preferable to do the same thing for journal covers. If someone is not aware of the use of stock images for books and journals, it's a simple matter of letting them know it exists. If you're interested in the current book cover images that we have on file, they can all be found below. Some of them could benefit from a new high quality image as well if you wish to redo them. These files will not be renamed, however, so upload over the current version.

— TombRaiser  SPEAK!  03:42, September 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * File:Book01.png
 * File:Book02.png
 * File:Book03.png
 * File:Book03a.png
 * File:Book05.png
 * File:Book06.png
 * File:Book06a.png
 * File:Book07.png
 * File:BookLarge01.png
 * File:BookLarge02.png

Journal Covers
I saw about the covers of journals, I have already uploaded the 3 different covers. Here they are

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/File:DarkRedJournalCover.png

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/File:DarkBeigeJournalCover.png

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/File:JournalCoverRed.png

Maybe I should rename them...

EbonySkyrim (talk) 20:42, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Re covers
Sure... that´s fine... I have also mentioned this to Jimeee (talk) so he knows about those.

EbonySkyrim (talk) 21:09, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

Re:
I suddenly realized it was the same covers about 10 days ago when I had uploaded a few journals.. Then I uploaded them within a few days but forgot how I named them so that's why they have the present names.

EbonySkyrim (talk) 21:22, September 17, 2012 (UTC)

IRC?
Hello there. Are you available to talk in the IRC channel at the moment?

Jimeee (talk) 23:07, September 18, 2012 (UTC)

Image Requested
Hi again. I got your images on the image request page, many thanks. I have added both to the page, however the picture of the barrow - I'm thinking...is it possible to get the shot a little zoomed out? It would be nice to see a little of the surroundings as the barrow itself looks like every other nordic barrow in the game.

Maybe I was wrong about the angle too, as looking at the old image it shows some of the surroundings which might help players locate it easily. What do you think?

Jimeee (talk) 13:08, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Capital work!
I'm loving the new renders. Great job and fast too!

Jimeee (talk) 18:53, October 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem, I have some ideas for images that could help the Homestead page, among a few others im working on, but I'll let you know. :)


 * Jimeee (talk) 19:08, October 5, 2012 (UTC)

Image Requests
Good day, Zimakaru! I posted a few image requests on the request page. If you think you can perhaps help with one or two I'd appreciate it. Thanks.!

Jimeee (talk) 15:49, October 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello again. I got the images so many thanks! The pages are looked good. As for the Helmets - I think a smaller res is fine if you can do that, as they are fairly generic items.


 * About the White Gold tower - good point about the backgrounds. What about a higher altitude, but looking down on the imperial city, so that the everything outside of the walls is not visible? Failing that, perhaps a nice scenic shot of the city and tower taken from ground level outside the city? I saw White gold tower.png, but i'm not a fan of the angle to be honest.


 * Jimeee (talk) 15:36, October 10, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the explanation. It seems quite complex and not something we should not worry too much about. I guess we can settle for a simple shot of the city and tower standing in Weye or somewhere near there might look good. I can't quite remember the view as it's been a while since I played it, but something scenic that captures the majesty of the tower will suffice. What do you think?
 * Jimeee (talk) 16:19, October 10, 2012 (UTC)

Re:Weapons
Hey Zimakaru, Feel free to upload new versions of weapon and armor images that I have previously uploaded. Great work on all the new HQ images. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  23:14, October 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * If you are replacing the SkyrimWiki or UESP images with your own, then you should remove the old license and replace it with . — TombRaiser   SPEAK!  21:42, October 12, 2012 (UTC)

White Gold
Hey there! - many many thanks for the statue images firstly - they are perfect!

As for the tower. Its been a while since I played Oblivion so I can't recall scenic locations - I might try looking in-game when I get home from work. The only place I can think of is near Weye - as it was across the bridge and it might look nice.

I trust your judgement on this - pick any place that you might think looks good outside the city and would complement the page. An image that captures the grandeur of the tower is all that is needed really. Why not try 2 or 3 locations if possible? Thanks!

Jimeee (talk) 16:22, October 15, 2012 (UTC)

Images
Hi there, thanks for letting me know about the image deletion. I beleive TombRaiser has fixed the problem now. I guess it is my fault for neglecting to add the images to relevant pages - I'll try to keep on top of that in future :)

Jimeee (talk) 11:06, November 5, 2012 (UTC)

MOTM
Congrats on becoming Member of the Month! 09:11, December 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice to meet you too. Well i know you haven't been that busy lately, but you were before. Just like i stated in the nomination: EbonySkyrim deserved to be MOTM last month, but you did too. So i renominated you for this month. I hope I'll be seeing you more around ;) 21:36, December 3, 2012 (UTC)


 * Congratz on the MOTM, i noticed you and i have the same month... So thats cool. meow...
 * And yea make the wiki proud and all that ;D  19:05, December 20, 2012 (UTC)

Signature
I'm very sorry but did you make your own signature? Because you're not allowed to have an orange name. Please refer to The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Staff. Orange names are used for people who are part of the staff, just like green, yellow and turquoise. If you could please change the color, it'll be most appreciated. 21:36, December 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * No probs. Two of the people who use this are Sactage and Zluhcs. 11:36, December 4, 2012 (UTC)

Loading screens
Hi there. The screens look good. I think the messages are less important than the models themselves as all the messages are already listed on the page. If we can get just the different models, ignoring the text that is displayed at the time, that should be enough. I can format the page into tables so the images can go next to the messages that the model appear next to.

I agree it would be much quicker if a few people were involved. I sadly don't have skyrim on PC so I can't help, and I certainly don't expect one person like yourself to do all the images. If we can get a few people interested then it would be good - I can perhaps make a project page to see where we are and set down some of the rules you mentioned?

Jimeee (talk) 18:47, January 13, 2013 (UTC)

Re: Spell Tomes
Hey Zimakaru, sure go ahead and update new versions of those Spell Tome covers. I've seen the book covers that you have already updated and they look great. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  00:30, January 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * That's strange, I've never seen that type of error before. Since I'm sure the images you are uploading are larger and higher resolution, it shouldn't be giving that kind of error. Not sure what to suggest at this point, other than uploading a new image (not new version) and editing all the pages that will use that image. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  00:57, January 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey, just did a little research on the error This image appears to be a thumbnail duplicate. Re-uploading is blocked for duplicate files. It is found on the Titleblacklist that User:Flightmare has set up for trying to ward off users from uploading images containing numbers in the begging of the image title, UESP images, and images uploaded from cameras. You may want to contact Flightmare about this issue, or you can try to re-upload with the file named something different. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  01:38, January 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, if you find images that are already posted and start with prefixes like the one you found for footwraps, you should just replace it with a new image and not upload over it. Which it wouldn't have let you do anyways, right? :)


 * As for camera images, if you take a look at the TitleBlacklist itself, you'll see that the metadata isn't what is taken into account when filtering out camera data, it's how the file is named. So you are safe there. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  02:20, January 19, 2013 (UTC)

Image Requests
Hey Zimakaru, one big thank you for the three images! They look great, and exactly like i wanted them ;) 09:32, April 30, 2013 (UTC)