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 * TombRaiser (Talk) 01:08, March 2, 2013

Gra-Bol
Are we 100% sure that Gra-Bol is female? I haven't played the game, but I swear "she" has a mustache. Yes, I'm aware Orcs aren't the prettiest race in the world. Cpt. Nemo (talk) 01:09, March 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * She has a female-ish first name, a female voice, breasts, and the construction set confirms that she is female. I wouldn't date her, but yes she is a she. ;) Update: After taking a second look, I see what you mean. With the picture size reduced in the article(s), the shadow under her cheeks/nose really does look like a mustache. Gross.   01:34, March 11, 2013 (UTC)

Advice
Hi, just a few notes as I see you are adding info to MW pages. Thanks!
 * There is no need to add the line "The preceding list was created using The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Construction Set [1] " as we assume this it the case anyway.
 * The opening paragraph should ideally not include the game name. For example: "Sedam Omalen is a Dunmer merchant in ." is not a good opener. Try to combine the info under "Description" with it: "Sedam Omalen is a Dunmer oathman with House Redoran. he also serves as a merchant selling a variety of goods at the outpost in Ald Velothi."
 * Magicka is an odd header, something like Attributes would be better suited perhaps.

Jimeee (talk) 16:08, March 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're right, the mw templates are in need of an update. Morrowind is sadly a negected part of the wiki and much of it needs to be brought in line with our other content. As for the game they appear in - the color of the infobox somewhat takes care of that and although might not be the best system for a new user, its all we have right now. Jimeee (talk) 16:31, March 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * I sincerely hope that someone will eventually take the time to fix them, because all the points you've mentioned contradict the instructions provided in the page layout templates. It was unpleasant to have followed the directions provided by the wiki, then have someone tell me that what I did was wrong. I have been implementing everything you've mentioned since your post, but at some point I'll need to go back and tidy up a lot of articles. I'd rather be spending that time adding new content. :( 02:33, March 27, 2013 (UTC)

Image categories
Hello,

When you're categorizing your newly uploaded Morrowind location images, can you use the template MorrowindLocationImages instead of manually adding the categor(y|ies)? You'll also have to delete the "Licensing" section from the image descriptions when do do this. Thanks! Kroq-gar78 (talk) 02:02, March 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem, but is this only for location images, or are there similar templates for characters, maps, etc.? Thanks for the feedback!  02:33, March 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, this is for character and item images, too. Nothing for maps, though, as far as I know. Kroq-gar78 (talk) 02:54, March 27, 2013 (UTC)


 * I checked out the templates you mentioned earlier. There is one for MW maps too. I like them a lot; if I insert the template in the upload dialogue box and don't select a licence from the dropdown, both the cat and licence are added automatically so there's no need to do anything after the upload. Pretty nice! Thanks for letting me know about it.  02:48, March 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh, I don't know how i didn't see the map images one, sorry. Anyway, glad to help ;) Kroq-gar78 (talk) 05:07, March 29, 2013 (UTC)

Morrowind locations
If you wish, you can set up all Morrowind city locations like I did with Skyrim - see here: Category:Skyrim: Cities

Jimeee (talk) 10:25, March 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sounds good, but please clarify a few things for me - currently the only MW category that exists, Seyda Neen Locations, is a subcategory of Morrowind: Locations. So should I add it to Morrowind: Cities as you did with Skyrim, and remove it from Morrowind: Locations? (I assume I'll be adding the new categories to Morrowind: Cities.) Should I create all the categories at once, or only as I'm ready to populate them? And is it preferable if I try to get everything categorized in a day or two, or approach this as a long-term project? (I have a few days off, so it is feasible for me to get everything done in a short about of time).


 * Sorry if that's a lot of questions! Thanks for taking the time to discuss this with me.  23:25, March 28, 2013 (UTC)

Re:MW location template
The Region field is still used, it just turns out that one of the parameters was incorrectly labeled. So, I fixed it in the MorrowindLocations template and it should be displaying correctly now. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  20:57, April 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, the region data should refer to the geographical region such as Bitter Coast, and the main location as that of Hla Old. Since not many people have been paying much attention to the Morrowind articles it's no surprise when it isn't clear of where the information goes, as you have mentioned the article layout templates are out of date.


 * So, for the two pages that you have recently worked on and mentioned, they are good with the layout and the information you added has come along way since it's stub status, only you'd have to change the region area of Halfway Tavern to Ascadian Isles, since that is the region it is in.


 * It's probably better stick with one type of main location linking. I think using the to list other locations in that area at the top of the article instead of inside the infobox would be best. I've actually never seen main locations posted within the infobox the way they are in the page Pelagiad. — TombRaiser   SPEAK!  23:32, April 5, 2013 (UTC)

Re: MW smith cat
Yeah, you can do that. I'm not sure why there are two versions. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  23:01, April 16, 2013 (UTC)

Interactions
I saw your message on Tombs talk page. If you need an idea how to do Interactions sections for characters, take a look at Neloth page. This is the preferred format and the benchmark for what all our character pages should strive to be. Jimeee (talk) 09:38, April 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Interactions are supposed to contain the quests that the location is a part of along with a brief summary of the quest, the same goes for character pages. The History section is where any historical information would be added. — TombRaiser  SPEAK!  17:59, April 17, 2013 (UTC)