User talk:TheSpectator

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)

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.  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. 00:18, 21 April 2006 (CDT)