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[edit] MW"Ghost

When it is released will we make a page for it all or one page per comic.--Slacky!!! 08:58, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

It should be one page that overviews the whole series and then each individual issue gets its own article. That's how the Halo and Transformers wikis handle their comics. Chief z 23:32, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Der Riese

What's up with the Der Riese wallpaper on so many unneeded pages, in fact here's a list.

and Der Riese itself.

Ukimies 03:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Edit- Whoever took them down, thanks.

[edit] Updates

We need to update this page more people. I have some ideas, msg me.

Xx R3D SH1FT xX11:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC).

[edit] New Weapon Section

Hey, I made a new start page for weapons. It's Weapons. Could somebody replace the link to Category: Weapons with Weapons? Darkman 4 18:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Im Back

Nuff said, just back back from Ireland RoyalTheoryRetiredMod

[edit] Main page update

See Forum:Main page update. Kirkburn (talk) 13:59, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New design for the Main Page

I have improved the Main page to make it look a lot tidier and cleaner but I need an admin to implement it as the page is protected, the forum post with more info is here. HeadShot 16:13, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Column Tags

I see your point that you need the tags, but you haven't even put anything between them so they are not doing anything apart from messing up the title, plus most of the main page is in template so it will be hard to mess the layout up. HeadShot 15:07, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

To repeat the comment that was removed from the main page (note that comments are not included in the HTML code produced by the wiki, there is no need to remove them):
We strongly recommend you do not change the <mainpage-leftcolumn-start /> style tags - these keep your page format safe from unexpected breaks - the left column is first, followed by the right column. (column tags help page)
The column tags exist for a reason - that is, to ensure it doesn't break on different browsers. On some browsers, without them, the ad will overlap the content. Now you still have a problem of a large header area (which did not exist in the original [1]), but I will suggest changing it. Kirkburn (talk) 20:59, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Numbers shown with edits...

I saw the numbers (positive and negative) shown with edits on the recent edits page, and was wondering what they are. I assumed at first they were a track of how users voted the edit, but I couldn't find any voting system. Could someone tell me what they mean?

Dbtking212 18:32, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

They are the amount of characters you add or take away while editing an article. If you delete a sentence, it will be negative however many characters (Numbers, letters and spaces)were deleted. And the opposite for adding words, and sentences. Thanks.

Joey - Talk 06:06, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks a lot.

[edit] logo

i was just wondering is anyone going to change the logo anytime soon? i am willing to make a new one for this site? The current one looks kind of bad and i thought i could improve it. Ss9999 19:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

  • I definitely agree. The current logo is teh suck, although we should keep the "No One Edits Alone." Actually, it should be "No-one Edits Alone," to be precise, although I can't remember whether the classic motto was "No One Fights Alone," or "No-one Fights Alone..." Anyways, it definitely needs a change, and also, the main page hasn't been updated for absolutely ages, and it still says the same user of the month, although it's been changed by now. Editing privelages? Creepydude 21:22, 7 December 2008 (UTC) 
03:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Ok, it seems to have fixed itself, but seriously, we should change that logo soon... M/Sgt. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here! 
03:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] COD 3

how come most of the articles are missing a Call of Duty 3 section? Bioniclepluslotr 19:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Most of us are PC gamers, so we've never played CoD3. Feel free to make some if you want. Darkman 4 23:55, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, I think most people here are Xbox gamers... Obviously Darkman 4 and I are PC, but I think Chiafriend12 and possibly Rs4life07 might be console. I think lots of those part-time editors such as Azncutthroat are console also. I wouldn't play on an Xbox 360 if someone told me to at gunpoint. xD I can't understand how someone can play FPS games with a console controller. By the way, not trying to be offensive to any of you console gamers, it's just my opinion. If you want to add Call of Duty 3 stuff, Bioniclepluslotr, then go wild, and we will all be very grateful. Oh, one more thing. This is actually the discussion for edits to the Call of Duty Wiki main page itself. For discussions such as this, go to Forum:Index. Cheers! Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

[edit] Shall We Request a New Logo?

Forum:Requested Logos We should get a request in there to help get a new logo. I will request if I get a positive responses from users here. I will mention that we would like to keep our "No One Edits Alone" motto, as we cannot get rid of that, but otherwise, we're open for interpretation. If I do not get responses I will probably post on talk pages. Let me know what you think, Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

Support - The current logo looks like it took 5 seconds to make--Bigm279301:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
Support - Sounds like a good idea to me. Darkman 4 06:15, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Hooray! Here are the 2 candidates. I like the top one best. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!
File:Call of Duty Wiki Logo.png

Top one for sure--Bigm279321:01, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Top one as well. Darkman 4 21:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Ok, now where do I put the image? Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!
I'm looking into it. Will move asap.--Bigm279321:16, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I just found out that you have to upload it under the name "Wiki.png" and that is all there is to it. A non-admin cannot do this, so it is up to you. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!
I did it but its not showing up.--Bigm2793

Uh-oh, I just read this:

"The default 'this wiki does not yet have a logo' message can be changed by uploading a logo to this Wikia. The image must be in .png format, and should be no more than 135 pixels wide and 155 pixels high. Upload the file with the "destination filename" wiki.png, and it will appear on all pages. If you would like help designing or creating a logo, please contact us -- we'd be happy to help!"

The new logo looks great! Darkman 4 03:26, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Agreed!

Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

[edit] Une Petit Logo Problem

Hey, just in case someone decides they like the "Wikipedia skin," the logo is cut off. For the "Quartz" skin, the logo is different, so maybe for the "Wikipedia skin" we could still use the old logo... It looks better than the current logo cropped badly. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

[edit] Change the Favicon?

Should we change the Favicon to match the logo, ie. give it a white, not black background? Or is it better the way it is? I neither support nor oppose this idea yet... Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

Yeah, needs to be updated to reflect the new logo. I'll do it.--Bigm279316:05, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok, uploaded it. Might take a few to appear though so if you don't see it don't panic.--Bigm279316:13, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Right on. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!
Hmm...still not up. Could whoever fixed the logo please take a look at this?--Bigm279317:11, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, one question, is it 16x16? Also, the other logo took a LONG time to go up. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!
Yeah its 16x16. Maybe we just gotta wait a day or someit.--Bigm279317:53, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, well, for now it is no big deal. Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!


Hey, we had the Favicon for about a day, and now it's back to the original... I wonder what's up? Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!

Link? Joey - Talk Contribs

Link? You mean for the favicon? File:Favicon.ico Not sure what you are asking... Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here!


[edit] noob question but...

how to validing a picture? BBuzz 05:42, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Forum

Do we have a forum on COD wiki? --LuisFernandoLopez 17:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Advertising of sorts

I realise advertising is probably frowned upon on wikia (well besides them intrusive ads at the side informing me that i've won their hourly prize) but i was wondering if just on here I could ask whether anyone wants to buy my PS3 off me. You can tell I'm getting desperate to sell it, my local gumtree etc are all unvisited so here it goes:

If anyone wants to buy a PS3 I have a PAL 80GB one brand new (only the console is new, the rest is used slightly). I'm selling it for £200 and you must pick it up from the English East Midlands.

If you're interested I'll put my email up here I guess. I'm a huge Call of Duty fan and want to get a 360 to play it with my friends (the only person on my PS3 friends list is a Spanish guy I don't know).

Thanks and sorry if it needs to be deleted.86.11.146.220 15:33, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Clean-up

Whilst reading some of the pages here at the CoD Wiki, I've noticed poor grammar, spelling, and a good deal of bias and highly-opinionated writing. Most recently, this was on the pages for the World at War perks. Some weapons (the ones people love to call "noobish" or skill-less) also have this problem with their pages. We ought to have a community-wide promotion for article clean-up posted on the main page for all to see, so that the standards here can remain high. Epochalyptik 06:55, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree, also maybe in some articles (such as Juggernaut) we should de-bunk popular misconceptions that it is a 'nooby' perk.

On another note I find it unbelivable that people can have such appauling grammar and be able to aford a console, pc and game. Surely these people can't get paid that much.

I'm gonig to have a massive one man cleanup of all the articles once I get my new PC and make an account :)

86.11.146.220 12:30, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Welcoming Committee

Should we form one to welcome new users? Or is it a waste of time? Just asking. -- Callofduty4 Talk


[edit] User of the month.

Seriously, who picks these? Whoever does needs to open their eyes. The current "User of the month" pays little or no attention to correct grammar or spelling, copies pages directly from Wikipedia and on top of that, he's been blocked several times and has been nothing but trouble. Sure he creates pages by the dozen, but they're all poorly written or contain at least a few mistakes. No way does he deserve to be the contributor of the month. I'm sure there are plenty of other users who are much worthier of the title.CallOffYourOwnDuty 15:55, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

The choice is up to the community and if you feel heavily for or against it you should have voted. Feel free to participate constructively next month. Joey aa 16:06, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Well I would have if I knew about the voting part but I didn't. And I'm sorry if what I've done here isn't "constructive" enough for you, but I just think there's something wrong with the system, since he encouraged other people to vote for him, and managed to get away with it.--CallOffYourOwnDuty 23:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know vandalization

Very mature. Since we apparently can't edit (or at least I can't) can somebody please remove the "you suck" "fact" from the Did You Know? Mudak! Someone vandilized our front page? Unbelivable! Yes, someone should take that useless junk down.

[edit] New Design Feedback

Please place all feedback regarding the new design under this line--Bigm2793 16:18, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Everything looks fine on Monobook. Technical sergeantSgt. ChiafriendRifleman 19:58, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Shouldn't the "characters" label lead to the list of characters page? I like it though. Teh lolz! BPL 22:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Some of the facts in the fact section are outdated, but never appeared because the facts used to be organized by date, not randomly. If these facts were removed, that would be great.--Poketape 00:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

The the "refresh me" thing refresh the actual page, or just the one you have open? Teh lolz! BPL 22:25, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

It's looking great but the right column is looking just a tad bit squished. Lt. Col. Bovell Talk | Contrib. 12:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Everything looks good on my laptop, as sites tend to look smaller on this thing. I was wondering though, should we put a countdown timer to Modern Warfare 2's release date? Or would that just make the home page more cluttered? Just a suggestion. Chief z 01:09, September 3, 2009 (UTC)

I think it looks great. Cheif Z's idea of a countdown timer isn't a bad idea if placed in the right spot, although I already have one on my desktop. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk

Can we put the link to the site policies back on the homepage? Due to the influx of MW2 info, the problem with new and unregistered users editing articles without discussing or citing their info is getting out of hand. Look no further than williamstrother; he's just one example. Chief z 10:05, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Nazi Zombies Dying?

Seriously, could the game designers leave more hollow gaps and awated maps? Nazi zombies is growing, they have to keep adding maps. The NZ campaign needs to have more fuel to keep going. Their sucsess was all new maps. If not, Nacht der Unoten would have been Nacht der BORING! Keep it going! How about new ideas for NZ maps. N der U was based on airfield, Verruckkt was based on asylum, Shi no numa was makin (edit- and Knee Deep), and der riese was nightfire. How about Hanger, nice detail, Pacific [for imperial Zombies], a large area. Anyone?- Cod God

I Agree on a new map, but Hangar? No. Sub Pens would be Better. I mean, like, all the characters are on a ship, ok? And You Start on the bow while zombies climb up. - Geogamer

I Have to agree with Cod God here, Hanger seems like a great map for NZ. - Drag Racer

How about Shuri Castle? Make it a huge board, like starting out in the Courtyard and lead up to the Castle.User:DjuNgleB

True NEED NEW MAPS! with out new maps NZ will be come BORING, downfall maybe? to fight inside the reichstag with all of the space but just an idea. I agree with DjuNgleB castle would be a fun map but any one agree with my idea or DjuNgleB?[User:wardude09]

[edit] confusing fact??

i have some confusion over the weapon ranges.it seems that they are way higher than in reality.like the mp5 that fires to 1800m?on wikipedia it sais that it fires only 300m.and other snipers that fire 8000m? when i checked wikipedia, the guns fire far less.Is this for gameplay reasons??how was it measure in actual game??StalkerGrunt117 20:07, September 5, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] didnt know where else to put this

but i when i try to log in i type my user name and password, click log in, and then nothing happens, the log in box disappears, i'm not logged in until i try to edit a page (like this). This means i can't edit protected pages. Basically my question is - is my browser failing or is the site failing? Critchell Talk 22:52, September 6, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sidebar

In the navigational sidebar on the left, under the games category a few changes should be made. Under the PC subcategory Call of Duty should be added to Modern Warfare 2. Under the Wii subcategory Call of Duty 4 should be added under the title "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare". Under the Portable subcategory Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized should be added. I have no idea how to do this, so could someone get it done? It's been bothering me for a while. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk

Wow, that was fast. Thanks, whoever did that. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk

[edit] Oh. My. God

Who put a site announcement about my request for adminship? Whoever it was....

THANK YOU SO MUCH

-- Callofduty4 Talk


[edit] Announcement

Attention everyone, Callofduty4 has put in a request for adminastrationship. He also tried to leave because someone put something in about Map Pack 4. But don't worry, he's not leaving. DevilWarrior112 20:37 September 8, 2009.

Noob, its been in the site notice since he started it on August 27--Bigm2793 19:39, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Fuck you, asshole.

Yep, great way to get respect around here. Insult the admins! Golly, why didn't I think of that?! Cpl. Wilding 19:42, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Those two get along like Master190 and a court of law. Leave them alone. I've closed my RFA anyway. --CallofDuty4 19:53, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

Administrators! We should have Someone look at things from time to time to determine who the mischeivoius people are and clean up, not someone constantly looking at us. Sorry CallofDuty4, I Dont support this.

[edit] M4 Shotgun attachment

was watching a video on ign of create-a-class and the guy chose the m4 and it went to the attachment screen (there were loads) and one of them was named "Shotgun", i paused the screen and it said to unlock it you have to complete the M4A1 'Shotgun' challenge. http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14281102/call-of-duty-6/videos/cod2_createaclass_091609.html 1:18 Apologies if this is old news Critchell Sniper 22:03, September 17, 2009 (UTC)

When i say there's loads i mean 10 Critchell Sniper 22:04, September 17, 2009 (UTC)

shizz this was meant for the modern warfare 2 talk page Critchell Sniper 22:08, September 17, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Wii Sidebar

Sigh, they've changed it again. Call of Duty 4 for Wii should now read as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex in the sidebar. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 22:19, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

Done. Darkman 4 22:49, September 20, 2009 (UTC)
Thank you, my good man. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 22:56, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Halo?

Why are there so many halo odst ads on the main page of the call of duty wiki? Lieutenant General Lt. General. Cod1 Talk 1:25, September 22, 2009 (UTC)

I know, they're really annoying. But people gots to advertise. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 01:44, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
Assuming you're talking about the ones that say "Click to win Halo 3 ODST" that appear on the bototm of pages, I honestly don't see anything wrong with them. This site is a gaming wiki hosted by Wikia. So is Halopedia. Ads are shared, pretty much. Technical sergeantSgt. ChiafriendRifleman 02:12, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
Sadly, we don't get to pick our own ads. >.< That would be awesome though. <3 Creepydude Sniper Say Some'at Here! 02:14, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
Comparison of adverts.

When I was logging in this morning, I think I saw what you guys were talking about. The large advertisement shown at the top of the image on the right, the one I saw this morning and promptly took a screenshot of, only appears in Monaco, which explains why I don't see it normally. I was flabbergasted when I saw it. It is really assinine, to be simple. I mean, if we had to have a huge advert like that, which we don't, but Wikia has it so we have it against our will, wouldn't we want it to be actually related to the series we cover?

The smaller Halo 3: ODST advertisement that I was talking about is shown at the bottom of the image on the right. That one is just fine.

If you guys are seeing the huge one when you're logged in, you know you can disable the advertisements in Special:Preferences, right? Technical sergeantSgt. ChiafriendRifleman 23:43, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

How? I don't see anything about disabling ads--Bigm2793 23:48, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

Under the "Skin" tab, there's a spot that says "Show all advertisements". You'd want to uncheck it. It dramatically reduces the amount of adverts you see. It's the way I've been viewing the pages for years now. Technical sergeantSgt. ChiafriendRifleman 00:43, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

That box is unchecked and I still see massive amounts of ads including the one pictured above. It's so bad I've had to use an adblocker just to edit.--Bigm2793 01:55, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

Hmm. I guess changing to Monobook would always work. Technical sergeantSgt. ChiafriendRifleman 06:01, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Improvement Drive

Call of Duty 3 has been the Improvement Drive for a long time. Like, since I joined the wiki long. Should it be changed? (It does say this week's improvement drive). I propose Call of Duty: Roads to Victory. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 19:40, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

It's really a useless feature as no one really improves the articles, so it's never updated--Bigm2793 17:30, September 30, 2009 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Alrightay then! Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 20:46, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Why should it not just be taken down instead then? Attack Rhino 07:36, October 5, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Layout

Something crazy's going on. The links on the left (call of duty wiki, games, weapons etc) appear twice, as does the logo, writing is overlapping and everything just seems out of place apart from articles themselves. I don't think it's my browser as i tried it in Chrome, IE and Firefox and it was the same each time. Critchell Sniper 16:52, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Its happening to me as well. One time it was I was logged in as Cprl. Wilding. Darkman 4 16:59, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Happening to me to someone needs to fix it --WhIpSnAp--

Wtf darkman your cpl wilding? whatever. yes that happens when I use the school computers, but when I log in evrything goes back to normal. o.O -- Callofduty4 Talk


Yes I am secretely Darkman 4's alt account, when he wants to appear as a regular user and not an admin. Cpl. Wilding 17:19, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

No f-ing way. I also have an alt account hehe -- Callofduty4 Talk

Lol he's kidding. Darkman 4 17:52, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Whoops thats my IP. --78.86.20.189 17:26, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

I was logged in as some random ip and it was telling me I had random messages on different wikis. I'm assuming it's a wikia glitch so if its not gone by tomorrow I say we report it.--Bigm2793 17:27, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. --Icecreamguy 17:34, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

What was most weird was that when this was happening, I checked some of the other wikias, and they were fine. Attack Rhino 07:38, October 5, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Weapon and Character tables

I'm sorry about this stupid question but how do you make the weapon and character tables, because I want to do a table about CHARACTERS OF MODERN WARFARE 2. DevilWarrior112 19:33 October 1, 2009

[edit] Did you know

Need more up to date facts because they are getting old User:Squelliot

[edit] Zombies

I'm a noob at this wikia for starters. I think it would b cool to add a Zombie link next to the Characters link at the top of the page? Just a suggestion hope someone agrees67.142.130.40 04:04, October 9, 2009 (UTC)TrainWreckDC7

[edit] Multiplayer maps

I've just put Multiplayer categorys on all COD 4 and 5 maps. Are you okay with that? DevilWarrior112 11:34 October 18, 2009 (UTC)

Fine by me -- Callofduty4 Talk 12:37, October 18, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Poll

Does anyone else who is a major contributor still play Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive on the PC? When I got here, I was the only major PC contributor —Unsigned comment was added by BC Matsuyama (talk · contr).

I still play CoD when I'm feeling nostalgic. I have yet to get CoD: UO but I think I'll be getting it soon. Spc. SoLAXD(m) Talk 03:21, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Halloween

Happy halloween everyone! Lieutenant General Lt. General. Cod1 Talk

Happy halloween to you and everyone!boo xD nicolasm 16:35, October 31, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Again!

The people over at wikia went over board with the ads again. Lieutenant General Lt. General. Cod1 Talk 17:50, November 1, 2009 (UTC)
I know, its a new form of advertising they are considering implementing. If they do I'm done with wikia forever--Bigm2793 18:52, November 1, 2009 (UTC)


If I were you I'd start using Firefox with Adblock Plus. It hides most ads and prevents this kind of thing. --WouldYouKindly 18:55, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

I have adblock plus and blocked the entire frames but it still gets through somehow--Bigm2793 19:09, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

Safari blocks out everything, but it's as slow as hell. So I'm stuck. Safari for no stupid ads, or Firefox for fast browsing. They'd better not implement it. -- Callofduty4 Talk 19:18, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] games release?

I just called gamestop today to make sure that the midnight release would be tomorrow and the guy anwsered the phone and I asked and he said that I should call back in a hour, because he doesnt want to give out to much news about something.Are they going to change the release date? Can someone explain that to me?Im all confused now about it 

                              signed captainroach 

                                 dated 11-8-09
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