User talk:TheSpectator

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Hey, TheSpectator, congrats on your new admin-ship. I trust you will serve the wiki well. --glued2thePC
 * Thanks, I shall do the best I can. --TheSpectator 08:18, 23 March 2006 (CST)

Testing -- TheSpectator 02:38, 16 May 2006 (CDT)

game crash error
hey i bought the game today and i have all the requirements to run the game but when i loaded it up in showed me the intro with the king talking and zoomed in on a window and the game crashed. it does it everytime. is there a way to fix this? i really want to play this game and i spent 50 bucks on it. Is there a patch that can fix this? have you heard of this problem?

--Make sure you meet all the minimum specs. Then download any necessary drivers or codecs (getting the latest video drivers for your board is a really good idea). Run a virus scanner. Defrag your hard drive. Finally, if you still have problems, make sure your computer gets good circulation to the video board and processor. For some odd reason this game makes my GeForce 6800GT run hotter than hell, and unless I open up the sides it'll crash with a graphical glitch in less than half an hour. Also, if you don't mind, give us a detailed explanation of 'how' it crashes (BSOD, locks up, weird purple-and-white rectangles across the screen, etc). Tyrmadris 06:01, 24 March 2006 (CST)
 * Thanks Tyrmadis; you said much more than I would've. :) 66.140.66.130, hopefully you try the above. Especially the hot thing, because I have a 6600GT and if it gets too hot, it'll crash to desktop --TheSpectator 07:58, 24 March 2006 (CST)

Mini Games
I dont know where else to post a suggestion but here. I notice the main page cant be edited by me, so I thought I would ask you to make another couple sections on the main page. I think there should be something leading to class descriptions, because I can't seem to find them on the main page. It would also probably be helpful to add a section that leads to tutorials like the one I made for Lock Picking. A mini-game section or something similar to that, showing information on Lock Picking, Alchemy, Persuasion, and anything else with a sort of mini-game. s3ph1r07h 12:00, 24 March 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah, the Main Page is protected from editing, however, you can edit the Main Page Copy atMain_Page/editcopy(the link's also at the bottom of the Main Page). From there we'll keep an eye on it and make main page changes as necessary. And that's certainly a good suggestion about adding the mini-game section. If you'd like to start it, feel free. --TheSpectator 12:05, 24 March 2006 (CST)
 * If I get to it before anyone else I will try to start that, but I think I'll let that wait for another day. I'm going to try to continue contributing to the wiki, but I tend to lose interest in things quickly, so I wont make any promises.  As long as I'm still playing Oblivion I am sure I will find time to add stuff I find. s3ph1r07h 12:09, 24 March 2006 (CST)
 * Sounds good. Oblivion has so much content, any input is welcome. --TheSpectator 12:16, 24 March 2006 (CST)

Info. from the Guide Book
I am wondering if I can use info directly from the guide book. I will, of course, put them in my own words and alter things as I play them. If I can I will just spend an entire night filling in info. from the book. There is a lot in it, just making sure that it wouldnt be a copyright infringment. -- Panda 15:47, 27 March 2006 (CST)
 * I'm not too sure, but I think it depends on what you plan on paraphrasing. Things like item or enemy stats or alchemical ingrediets would be okay, since that info can be obtained directly in-game, or from the CS. As for other stuff, like quest info/walkthroughs, might not be okay, since the book is copyrighted material, even though you'd be paraphrasing. However, again, I'm not sure so it's something to ask User_talk:Gravewit or User_talk:FireFox. --TheSpectator 07:38, 28 March 2006 (CST)


 * Is it not legal to paraphrase and cite the source? That's not infringement, as long as you give all the details.  You could possibly make a works cited page and link to it every time you use the guide to gain information.  I believe this is legally safe - or so I've learned so far in ENG 104!--Nizerifin 01:11, 30 March 2006 (CST)


 * As Gravewit said, as long as we don't copy verbatim. And if it's readily accessible from the game, then there can't be any copyright issues. I haven't looked at the guide myself, but I'd think that everything in the guide can be found in the game, so we wouldn't necessarily need to cite the source. Personally, I'm staying away from the guide, as that would spoil writing up the wiki, for me at least. --TheSpectator 02:25, 30 March 2006 (CST)

trashing entries
What to do if someone is trashing some entries? User 68.102.14.124 was marking up the Tips page with some junk. I saved over it using the latest "good" version, but is there a way to alert someone to the graffiti? --Rhiadri 11:15, 28 March 2006 (CST)


 * Usually you just revert it to the last clean version (like you did), and then report it (like you did here) to an admin. You can then place a warning on their Talk page. (I'm not exactly sure what the policy is on warnings and blocks for vandalism here on OblivioWiki, so I'd have to check in with Gravewit.) Repeated vandalism in the future will be dealt with immediately. --TheSpectator 12:50, 28 March 2006 (CST)

Horseplay
Hey Spec, how come you removed the image from the Horse-article? Not horsy enough? :) Not that it bothers me too much, I just like articles with illustrations better than articles without. -- 18:33, 7 April 2006 (CDT)


 * Well, it was an official, copyrighted picture and wasn't really focused on the horse itself. I think people can upload a better one, perhaps one of each kind of horse. --TheSpectator 02:15, 8 April 2006 (CDT)


 * Makes sense. -- 07:33, 8 April 2006 (CDT)

Minor edit
No problem. I just noticed the tickbox. I'll use it unless I'm adding alot. :) -- spawn again

Stuff
Is there a difference between minor and normal edits other than the icon on the recent changes page? Also, I do use the preview button, so I don't know what you mean. Use it more for some reason? I try to save as often as possible because this wiki server isn't very reliable, and the connection often conks out on change submission, resulting in lost work.


 * Minor edits usually consist of spelling fixes, minor grammatical or punctuation fixes, adding a sentence or two, possibly small general formatting, or changes to your user page. Normal edits are usually large additions, rearranging or rewording portions, and etc. It's really a subjective thing, so it's up to you. It helps admins and others see what is really "minor" and what's not in the Recent Changes list.


 * As for the Preview button, see your extensive list of changes here. The server has been doing pretty well as of late, so one thing to do when concerned about internet connection is to copy all the info you've edited in before previewing it; then Preview and ensure that all the stuff is good (and then making changes if you remember something); and submitting. That way, if for some reason the "Submit" doesn't go through, all you have to do is Ctrl-C into the edit page and resubmit again. Or alternately, you can open up MS Word and copy and paste. TheSpectator 00:18, 21 April 2006 (CDT)

Thank you
Thanks for the clean up and locking of the bugs page. It'll be alot nicer to have some discussion and verification on the talk page before adding to the article. --Wes R 20:28, 28 April 2006 (CDT)


 * Thanks, though Chirikov suggested the organization. I made it so registered users can edit it, primarily for clean up since it still needs work. If it gets to that even reg users start adding unconfirmed bugs, I might change it back. -- TheSpectator 11:42, 29 April 2006 (CDT)

Sig
Question: How do you get your sig to be so cool? =c) I noticed you use a template to link to your TheSpectator/Sig page, but how do you also get a timestamp after it? -- Montag 20:45, 2 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Yep, you can make a page like that one. As for the timestamp, you still have to do the five tildes (at least that's the only other way I could figure out how it could be put in). -- TheSpectator  21:49, 2 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Aha! Five tildes. Excellent. -- Montag 00:00, 3 May 2006 (CDT)

Preview
Usually I do, but most of the times I add stuff when playing. So it can happen that 2 minutes later I discover something new about a subject. :) --Spawn again 18:16, 3 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Ahh, I see, understandable. You could always have the window open and wait till you finish what you're doing so you can add and delete as necessary before submitting. Or, you could type everything in MS Word first (that's what I do). :-) -- TheSpectator 18:33, 3 May 2006 (CDT)

question about images
Just a question. If you see my contributions ;) you'll see that I've added some screenshots from various places. I have no problem about making pics and adding to the wiki, but I don't know if there's a possibility to upload images to the wiki directly and not linking them through imageshack.us Thanks a lot. (Halfang 20:18, 3 May 2006 (CDT))


 * On the left side bar, scroll down and you'll see a "Upload file" link. Click that and you can upload the file directly into the wiki. When placing in an article, use:


 * [[Image:Filename.jpg|thumb|right]]


 * "Thumb" thumbnails the picture, while choosing "right," "left," or "center" positions it. For more info on pictures, see Wikipedia's Picture Tutorial. -- TheSpectator 21:16, 3 May 2006 (CDT)


 * haha ,thanks. I got lost with the sponsors, and didn't noticed the toolbox. Thanks TheSpectator! (Halfang 05:10, 4 May 2006 (CDT))

question on map images
Hi I was wondering how you were able to get pictures of the whole map of echo cave becuase in the game the map only gives me small portions at a time?


 * I took screenshots of each portion and patched them together with Photoshop. -- TheSpectator 16:23, 5 May 2006 (CDT)

Ban an IP?
I reverted a lot of offensive edits by IP 194.17.116.195. Checking here it turns out to be a Swedish private school which has IP ranges 194.17.116.192 - 194.17.116.255. Can you ban these IPs? Is it worth it? Spellslinger 08:25, 10 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Hmm, I noticed we don't have a blocking policy here yet. We should probably bring the one over from GuildWiki. I just blocked that single IP, as I don't think we can block ranges, except through individual blocking (I think). -- TheSpectator 11:11, 10 May 2006 (CDT)

OMG Fighters Guild
These quest descriptions need some serious love. I'm working on an assassin right now, but if the Fighters Guild pages are still in disrepair after that I volunteer to start a Nord Paladin and fix em up.
 * I completely agree. Feel free to update whenever you want; take your time. I've got some info for a few FG quests that I haven't put up yet. -- TheSpectator 14:24, 26 May 2006 (CDT)

More about screenshots
Shall I continue adding more location screenshots? I don't mind doing them as I keep finding new places. What do you think? Halfang 15:23, 28 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Sure thing! I'm sure visual pictures of a location help better than "300 yards south of Bravil, past the river between two large boulders beside the giant oak tree, you'll find the cave."  ;) -- TheSpectator  15:52, 28 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Hm..., ok. I won't forget to equip my camera on my backpack when I go outside to hunt Daedra ;) Appart from this, what do you think about adding some pics from the NPC's, and where can they be found? Anything else that should be photographied? :P Halfang 18:13, 28 May 2006 (CDT)


 * Pics of NPCs work well. Pics of where they can be found depends if they have a schedule and move about the city, or if they're fairly stationary. Other than that, almost anything else would be good. -- TheSpectator 23:28, 28 May 2006 (CDT)


 * I might start taking screenshots of things.. Any requirements for filesize or dimensions? :) Jupix 08:04, 29 May 2006 (CDT)


 * There aren't any specific requirements or limitations. I did ask Gravewit a while ago about sizes, and he said: "as small as they can be and still be totally useful." So I'd say file sizes should be less than 100 kb (and I think most of them have been). -- TheSpectator 18:47, 29 May 2006 (CDT)

Delete
Can you delete http://oblivion.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:Lake_arrius_caverns_map_1.jpg ? I made a mistake uploading it, and well... :S Thanks. Halfang 12:20, 2 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Done. -- TheSpectator 12:32, 2 June 2006 (CDT)

Origin of a dagger used for illustration
Hello, (sorry for my poor english, I'm french :|) I was just wondering how and where did you have the dagger which illustrate the dagger menu. I never saw this one in-game, and here ( http://obliviondownloads.com/Coming_Soon_DLC9.aspx ) is the only other place I saw this dagger ( picture of a comming plug-in).

Thanks for your answer.


 * The model for Mehrune's Razor was included with Oblivion, although it was never actually used in the basic game. There are a couple mods out that allow you to find it, I definately remember seeing one or two at TESSource. If you want to get a hold of it without downloading a mod, try using "player.coc WarehouseWeapons" without quotes in the console. I don't know where exactly it is in there, but it should be there somewhere. It won't have an enchantment if you do it this way however. Chirikov 23:39, 5 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Thanks for answering that Chirikov. I actually didn't originally upload the picture; someone had posted it as a link at an image hosting site, and I downloaded it and reuploaded. Seeing that I haven't seen that dagger myself (outside of plug-ins), I agree with Chirikov that it's in the Construction Set, but wasn't implemented. -- TheSpectator 22:06, 6 June 2006 (CDT)

Hi
Hello. You seem to be experienced here, I hope you don't mind if I ask you a question. Is there a place I can read about this wiki? Looking for info on the scope and guidelines and whatnot. I've read the community portal, but I was wondering if there was any place else to look. Friday 21:27, 7 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Welcome! I don't mind the questions at all. :) Aside from the community portal and the style and formatting pages (which has some formatting guidelines, though still very open to changes), there isn't a specific page that discusses the wiki itself. Our goal is to be the most in-depth, complete Oblivion website out there. We've still got a long way to go, but I'd say we've done a lot for a fairly new website. -- TheSpectator 01:48, 9 June 2006 (CDT)

Please Delete
I got a little carried away organizing the stubs page and accidentally made a Template:Faction instead of Template:Faction-stub. I marked it for deletion but was afraid it would get lost in the Special:Recent Changes page. Thanks. --dpotts 00:29, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Okay and done. -- TheSpectator 00:45, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Thanks a lot. I'm really sorry about that, I've been awake staring at this screen far too long. --dpotts 00:58, 1 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Heh, it's no problem at all. :D -- TheSpectator 01:00, 1 July 2006 (CDT)

Pictures
Hey, I just joined this wiki. I've helped the Guild Wars wiki alot and now that I play Oblivion I'm going to help this one out. If it's ok I'm going to continue uploading pictures and placing them in artlces. It really helps people out when there is a picture. If there is any specifc format or layout you want to use let me know. Also Maybe we could get some NPC or item templates going to give this wiki a much more standard look through out. Thanks! --DragonWR12LB 01:24, 7 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Welcome Dragon! Feel free to upload as many pictures as you want. There aren't any guidelines though I'll quote User_talk:Gravewit when I asked: "Well, I'd say, as small as they can be and still be totally useful. We're totally fine for disk space, so I wouldn't worry about it much." -- TheSpectator 12:41, 7 July 2006 (CDT)


 * So I've been uploading 1024x768 picutres but they are croped on the articles to 250px. I basically upload pictures whenever I come to an article I need to use to figure something out :) --DragonWR12LB 02:14, 8 July 2006 (CDT)

Weapon Template
I really like that template you created. I used it on the Hrormir's Icestaff page. I will use this template on any weapon page I make or one I see that needs it thanks! :) --DragonWR12LB 00:01, 9 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Ok I'm kinda doing alot of different things here. I made this page Inquisitor Helmet but realized it was armor, so could you make armor templates like weapon templates please, like Debaser? I'm not good with templates. --DragonWR12LB 14:10, 10 July 2006 (CDT)


 * I took a long, hard look at the three templates, Template:Weapon Header, Template:Weapon, and Template:Weapon Footer and wondered why they're separated when they can be all combined into one. So I've changed it so that you only need one template (Template:Weapon or Template:Armor) to do what needs to be done. I also added a "Weapon/Armor Type" column, so people will know what kind the weapon or armor is. Now I'm just going to go around and fix those articles using it. -- TheSpectator 18:31, 10 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Okay, tried it out a few times. The only disadvantage to combining the three templates into one is that it won't work for articles with multiple weapons and armor, namely the general weapons and armor charts (e.g. Dagger, Shortsword). So I'll fix those into standard syntax. Since those are the only cases I can think of that need multiple weapons, I think we'll be okay. -- TheSpectator 18:36, 10 July 2006 (CDT)

Just Joined
Hey TheSpectator. I am new, and I really like Oblivion. So, I thought I would do my part and try to contribute to this wiki. I have seen Wikipedia before, but I have only learned the very basic things like: bold and italic. I was just seeing if I can get any information on how I can help. I tend to be very deep in explanations and I get carried away, but I would love to help out. So, just talk back to me and tell me how I can help. Dragon of the Imperial (2044 EST) July 14, 2006
 * Welcome DragonImperial! --DragonWR12LB 22:26, 13 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Welcome Dragon of the Imperial! All your input is welcome, so explanations and depth of content are good. See task list for some of our goals here. -- TheSpectator 02:56, 14 July 2006 (CDT)

Merchant Table
Thanks, I saw a list of colors for tables and which color for which situation (npc, weapon, quest) should be used. Not sure which applies for that. Also When I get around to it I'll remove the city tab and use headers like you did on the spell merchant page. Also do you know how to merge rows so in the table there isn't 5 Skingrad Mages Guild, or do you think it looks better with the 5? --DragonWR12LB 06:51, 15 July 2006 (CDT)

Template
hey can you make a template so when we type it displays  please? :) --DragonWR12LB 07:25, 15 July 2006 (CDT)


 * I'm pretty sure that's already a template. --dpotts 12:30, 15 July 2006 (CDT)