User talk:Ralok

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See ? :)
Its not perfect, but its definitely improving fast :D Timeoin 15:16, April 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * P.s. thanks for the edits! :) Timeoin 15:16, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * : Sweet! Its always good to have willing editors :) (On any of the wikis. lol). You're right, I dont have any idea what barsoom is (Something about Edgar Rice Burroughs) - but that doesnt mean that I cannot give you kudos for helping out with it :P (Heh - I used to edit a wiki for Erepublik - its probably even MORE obscure :P) And yes - I understand you cannot be everywhere! Thats okay though - Even a few edits here and there helps increase the quality of the wiki :D Timeoin 15:55, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * (Would have replied sooner, but there was a problem with Wikia :P) Timeoin 15:56, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * (Would have replied sooner, but there was a problem with Wikia :P) Timeoin 15:56, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

More Games
If it helps, Arena and Daggerfall are both available for free download on the Elder Scrolls website. Unfortunately for me though, I cannot play them due to having Windows 7 :s Timeoin 02:00, April 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * I have arena and daggerfall on my computer, I have ways of getting around compatibility issues. The problem is . . . how incredibly painful it is to play these games . . . I mean . . . I think I would have hada hard time with arena back in the day when it was high tech. I can barely play morrowind, but I go through the gameplay anyways because it is one of hte most visually unique games of all time with amazing attention to lore. Oblivions attention to lore and detail were neglected for gameplay playability being the focus of the development. I dont hate any of these games . . . But daggerfall and arena are to dang big, with not enough navigable landmarks . . . I will one day get the courage to grind through the games . . . . aint gonna happen today though. Why is this comic labeled issue 24, does bethesda just feel like being jerks or were there more issues. If not . . . WHY NOT it had great art and I am impressed with how far ahead bethesda plans I mean ( I am pretty sure redgaurd was pre-morrowind not sure) it showed morrowind as morrowind D: ralok 02:06, April 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Worth a shot ;) And - yes, they are a bit too massive. I am not sure. Its quite possible that there WERE more comics out there. I only know of THAT particular one (which is available as a free PDF download) - like you said - they are rather obscure to find. Yes, Redguard was indeed Pre-Morrowind. Actually - an interesting story with that. Redguard apparently did not do very well in terms of sales, unlike Daggerfall and Arena, which were massive hits, and the company almost went broke. In fact, we almost never got the joys of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. But, fortunately for the world, ZeniMax Media bought them out, and they have TONS of money, so all was good again. (Also, I am not sure why I am telling you all this. lol.). Anyways ... yeah - they do indeed think long-term! :) Timeoin 02:34, April 21, 2011 (UTC)

Merger
Okay... I'll explain the reason for the merger (Just so you know why everyone wants it to happen :P). Basically, Skyrim is coming up soon - and there is going to be a massive demand for information about it. So - whilst there is all this hype, the idea is to use it to increase the page ranking of this wiki (or the other one, im not sure which one is migrating). Its going to basically combine the community of the skyrim page, with the depth (as you have said yourself, we have the lore depth (and its getting deeper :D) - to make it into a Wiki site that can "challenge" (I know we arent competing, but still) UESP :) Timeoin 03:59, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * I understand . . . But this wiki . . . its going to need a facelift. . . . Or lord have mercy I got an idea . . . we use a really tall image of a scroll opened, so the sides of the page look like an opened scroll, and make the wikia background transparent so it looks like you are reading off a scroll . . . wait . . . thats dumb D: ralok 04:03, April 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is indeed. Part of the "Fun" of it. Also, we will likely be transferring the talk pages into similar to the Skyrim one (to further differentiate the wiki from the UESP one) But yes, a facelift will be needed. Think of it though - if we pull it off - we have not only the community - but the 1500+ pages built in. It will suddenly become a Wiki to be feared once more :D Timeoin 04:08, April 22, 2011 (UTC)

Generic Message
Hey Ralok, what do you think of the message that appears on the Recent Changes page? Is it okay, or do i need to add or remove stuff? Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 00:57, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * I think its okay . . . I am not even entirely sure I know what you are talking about . . . but it seems fine ralok 01:28, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * On Special:WikiActivity, there is a thing that says "Welcome to the Elder Scrolls Wiki". That thing. I wrote that ;) Also - apologies for the Achievements, too, if you find them annoying. But when I work out how to change them around a bit, and make them cool like they are on the Fallout wikia, should work rather well :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 01:31, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

they are only a mild annoyance, trail blazer could be a silt strider I supposed. Welcome to the wiki could be a pair of handcuffs referencing the fact that all the games in the main series seem to start you off as a prisoner, just the beginning could be a pen in an inkwell. . . I just kinda wish they were more relevent thats all ralok 01:39, May 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I know. I know. They will be - cut me a little slack. lol. I only got them a day ago. lol. Hmm...I like those ideas, I'm going to use them. The only one im worried about is the handcuffs one. I might make that for the user one instead, so that folks who have only played one or two games dont get discouraged by getting a handcuff on their first edit. lol. Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 01:47, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism
Removed. Thanks for the quick uptake! :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 04:23, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Redirects
Please do not simply redirect pre-existing Elder Scrolls Wiki pages to Skyrim Wiki ones, particularly given that some of them, like Argonians, were copied from UESP without due credit. If anything, they should redirect the other way around. Ausir(talk) 20:22, May 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * I didnt redirect any pages to a page with the word "skyrim" in the title to my knowledge. All I did was make the shorter pages redirects to longer pages . . . Assume good faith bro, I had no idea those pages were copied off of the uesp. And there is no reason to have redundant pages for different games (like what the uesp does to boost their page count). ralok 21:53, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean "Skyrim" in the title, just that it was imported from Skyrim Wiki. I do assume good faith, just saying that it's best to check whether the longer page is not copied from e.g. UESP by any chance, as this happens quite often. As for redundant pages, I'd say that UESP does go overboard with it, but sometimes it does make sense, especially if there's lots of stats for a given item/creature/etc. for each game - this was why we did divide items and creatures by game at The Vault after all recently (but not with a separate namespace for each like at UESP). Anyway, keep up the good work! Ausir(talk) 22:00, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

kayralok 22:22, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Mystery Users?
Hey Ralok. Those "mystery users" are Kacj321 and Lordsunflash. They were the Admins of the Skyrim wiki, just so you know who they are (And Kacj has been floating around here for a bit, too :P) p.s. its a good feeling waking up and finding that there are actual edits being done :P Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 00:53, May 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh sorry, I am aware of who they are. I have talked with them before (i think) on the fallout wiki. The reason I said myster user was because one of them forgot to sign a sig, so I assumed it was an anonmyous user. . . just a minor mixup. ralok 00:55, May 3, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ooh. Okay. My apologies! I thought you didnt know because they seemingly came out of nowhere, so I wanted to let you know :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 01:08, May 3, 2011 (UTC)

Address Bar
You know, I was wondering the same thing. Possibly because Skyrim Wikia is getting the search hits, and ES isnt? :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 11:11, May 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * All the links seem to automatically redirect there, though. (For instance, all my user page links automatically go to Skyrim, on the mouseover? Oh well, whatever works, I guess :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 11:13, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

Yes but. . . any address to the skyrim wiki would just take you to the elder scrolls wiki wouldnt it? This isnt osmething that can be ignored, first the front page is reduced to a horribly unproffessional leve (instead of a mildly unproffessional level as it was before) and now it feels like the wiki isnt even acknowledging the fact that skyrim is a game in the elder scrolls series. It just feels so amateur and messy right now. . . These things need to be fixed. ralok 11:16, May 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually, Ausir just explained it to me. Right now, Skyrim Wikia, is (and probably has been for a while now) - one of the top rated searches for "Skyrim News" - above most of the actual magazines and websites dedicated to game news. Thats why we're going with Skyrim.wikia. Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 11:18, May 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, this is intentional. For SEO purposes, we've decided that given the buzz around the new game, it is best to rename the merged wiki to "Skyrim Wiki" for now, even though it will still cover all Elder Scrolls games, as people will be most likely to Google for Skyrim currently. The intent is to go back to "Elder Scrolls Wiki" some time after the game's release, and the wiki still links to all Elder Scrolls games in the main navigation, for example. It might not be perfect, but it's currently the best way of attracting a new userbase. As for the main page, I'll work on making a new one soon. Ausir(talk) 11:19, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

thanks from:fyren92695
Hey ralok its fyren92695 i wanted to thank you for finding that link timeoin put it on my talk page so thanks man


 * Sweet image on the Tribunal Page!! :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 13:54, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Its the only image i knew of that had the three together, its not very though. it needs better lighting. . . I will attempt to take a better screenshot of it at a later time. ralok 13:56, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Marksman721
Ralok, I have given Marksman a 24 hour ban for his spamming, since it is his first offense. With luck, this ban will cause him to realise that this behaviour is not tolerated, and begin to make constructive efforts instead. (I hope that the latter is the case). Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 01:30, May 11, 2011 (UTC)

Instructions
Yes, they did indeed! I shall add Morrowind images later on, because I think that Gheart is rather eager to add these images himself? :) Timeoin•Say G'Day•View my work•See current projects 02:52, May 11, 2011 (UTC)