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Its ok, can you give me like an idea of what you can and cannot do so I can make a better informed request, thank you The Wikia Contributor 20:27, June 20, 2011 (UTC)
Please license all future images you upload. The best way to upload images so you license them is Special:Upload, where you can choose a license for your image. Hope this helps! — --mr_experttalk 22:05, June 22, 2011 (UTC)
We kindly ask you to please properly license all future images that you upload to the wiki. It is the sole responsibility of the up-loader to license any image he/she uploads to the wiki. When uploading an image to the wiki, towards the bottom of the page there is an option to add a license. Click on the drop down menu; there on the menu in the lower section, you will see "fair use and with permission" options.
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Like any website, the amount of unregistered contributors fluctuates; sometimes these rises bring along more immature people as well. It'll drop back down pretty quickly, so don't worry. Smuffin[citation provided]21:54, June 25, 2011 (UTC)
When cropping your image, don't forget to add a transparency layer. It makes the parts of the image marked with a checkered pattern adjust to any background color, making it look better. Joseph Tanl talk l edit count l contribs l 03:44, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel. Then when ever you delete something, instead of the program putting a white background, it will make the part you deleted, transparent. Joseph Tanl talk l edit count l contribs l 03:51, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
But other people get to? Pictures can "say" things, and you're not an Admin, but you can report me, but I've stopped putting pictures on... P90Deathman16:21, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
Yes... btu thats your PERSONAL opinion, like with the <The "like" template has been removed due to excessive spamming> P90Deathman16:27, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
I see I see...P90Deathman19:59, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
I also reported Sp3c of him, but I fear he's gone to sleep. Too bad I don't have admin tools when I need them. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 04:50, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
The edit was undone because it says a few lines above, the power must be on. Besides, it was a bad edit, if you want to rewrite it, go ahead, but don't undo an undo of a bad edit, "The first step is to turn the power on. The first step..." is wrong. Thank you. ZachHerring 01:39, June 29, 2011 (UTC)
thank you,yes i did screw up the template,i copied it from the template page,and it doesent work.any help?Elite 16:35, June 30, 2011 (UTC)
thank you for the help,i think it is the browser settings as it still does not show.Elite 16:49, June 30, 2011 (UTC)
i wish to use the standard templates without anything custom,so i can see how the code works.
and sorry about the signature,damn i keep forgetting!,but,because i have configured a template on the Fallout Wiki.i wish to see how the code works on this site.Elite 17:02, June 30, 2011 (UTC)
No problemo, undoing occasionally brakes the format for no logical reason. It can easily be undo-ed, but the first-place undo will not take place, so it has to be fixed manually. That's the bad thing. - MLGtalk | edit count | 100 things... - 19:46, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
I come in good faith, so I would NEVER edit-boost. And why is it not essential? I didn't make the template, someone else did. And now I'm outting it to use. How come it's OK if some articles have it, and not others? Mace170Talk 00:35, July 12, 2011 (UTC)
Why you are telling Drk to stop redirecting disambiguations and other pages? It will not blow up the RC, it is just what he is doing. Work for the betterment of the wiki. And telling people to stop doing useful things isn't good is it? — --mr_experttalk 11:53, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
That was posted a good time ago. I then fell in with FPSRussia's videos (I am the sort of guy that LOVES to go shooting). When I got back, I was rubbish with a Sniper.
But for some reason I can't put my Russian BBQ down now.
COD:NOTABILITYdoesn't cover trivia and facts. If you read it you might understand it is about creating articles that are notable. Thus the fact was legit, and is to be put on the page. — --mr_experttalk 17:46, July 21, 2011 (UTC)
I don't know you, and I won't offer anything in return, but can I have a userbox that says This user plays Call of Duty on the PC, but please no nerd cliche pictures. PkedU2Fast 21:52, July 22, 2011 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the userbox. PkedU2Fast 21:18, July 23, 2011 (UTC)
one reference is that when you're editing to become UOTM you're not ready for it. I don't know you except that you probably hate me cuz I made that blog thingy bout ponies being nubz (:3), but I'd say this to everyone. Don't edit for being UOTM, and you'll probably be one eventually. btw, it's not really a big deal is it? Joeytje50talki is gud admin supprot ma RfA 20:40, July 24, 2011 (UTC)
Can I have one that says 'This user has Pack-A-Punched the Winter's Howl', because i doubt that many people here have done that. And for the picture, just put the Winters Fury 1st person. Thanks! TSTKTalk 09:20, August 8, 2011 (UTC)
I was reading yur "about me" section and userboxes and we're pretty similiar. The only differences between us is that you play PS3 and I play Xbox 360 and I'm not 16. Sgt. Me 01:08, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
are you in CDWC? just wondering cause i was thinking of getting a CDWC match together when i join in a month ore so Redskin-26 21:25, August 15, 2011 (UTC) REDSKIN-26
I don't understand what you're saying. Please Clarify. Hiptechboy 15:58, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
I think the word is somewhere near edit boosting. And no, I wasn't "edit whoring". I was only adding a link to another page, and what's wrong with that? Is there a policy that say I can't do that? Hiptechboy 16:02, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
No, i'm not admitting to edit boosting, and why the hell do you even care? Like I said before, I was only helping the page by adding a link, what's wrong with that? You didn't answer my question, is there a policy saying I can't do that? Anything at all? Hiptechboy 16:11, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
Are you accusing me of such?Hiptechboy 16:15, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
Well I have Wave Gun's page as my proof against your claim. Most of my edits there have been grammar and better wording. Hip-techboyChristmas
I think there's something wrong with your browser. I added that the Astro z teleports u, AdvancedRookie fixed a grammar error, and CoaZ deleted what i had put. That's how it went down.Hiptechboy 16:33, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
How long is this going to go on? I even checked the Astronaut page's history and I can even see that I have never undone one of my edits there. Can someone back me up?Hiptechboy 16:37, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
I swear on my good name that I've never undone any of my edits on the Astronaut Zombie page. Either something is wrong with your browser or something's wrong with myne(mine?). In fact, it shows I have only made one edit on the Astronaut Zombie page(I could swear i've made moe than that). See for yourself http://callofduty.wikia.com/index.php?title=Astronaut_Zombie&action=historyHiptechboy 16:44, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
Your edit in the Scavenger page is wrong because when pack a punched it does not have a increase in damage since both upgraded and non upgraded are a one hit kill until round 35. Also, it does no direct impact damage because you do not get 10 points for a hit and it does not piss off george at direct impact. TristanCODfan 23:15, August 22, 2011 (UTC)
Maby we should talk about it on the talk page of the scavenger since we don't agreeTristanCODfan 23:22, August 22, 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I know you think i'm editing boosting(which is clearly understandable), but i'm not. I'm not good at doing the templates in one edit, I mess up. Also, I hadn't known that we changed the name of the game templates(BO to bo), so I required that game "table" to figure out what it was changed to(before, I just thought it wasn't working). I finally figured out that they were lowercase now(Yayyy!!!!). With care & love--Hip-techboyChristmas
Well, that hurt my feelings. Hiptechboy 23:36, August 22, 2011 (UTC)
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Shoot. I always felt like I was using it wrong. So I should only use it when one user makes several vandalous edits to one page? PandaElDiablo|talk| 15:19, August 27, 2011 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for telling me! So it's not a tool that will be used too frequently. I'm still a n00b around here, so the advice is greatly appreciated. PandaElDiablo|talk| 15:30, August 27, 2011 (UTC)
So, we can only use it if there are more than 1 vandoulas edits to a page? What if there's just 1 edit to a page, where the vandal replaces most of the page with [Insert word that violates UTP here]?Hip-techboyChristmas
Rollback can be used to revert single edits. It's done to make it quicker (undo process includes the preview, while rollback is only one click) to revert vandalism, and the edit summary "Reverted edits by Example (talk - contribs - block) to last version by Example2 (talk - contribs)" indicates that the reverted edit was vandalism. And I indeed use it, just because I use it for a purpose that may first seem like abuse or something, doesn't mean I don't find a need for it. If I didn't, I'm sure a bureaucrat would've noticed it and took it away. But if you want, you can use undo button for single edits. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 10:05, September 6, 2011 (UTC)
At CoD XP, they said that Moon was supposed to be a map in Paris(No, not the Moon in Paris). They then wanted to do Moon instead of the map in Paris, so I'm guessing they were 2lazy to change the console_codename. Hip-techboyChristmas04:00, September 7, 2011 (UTC) So, edit undone. :P
Calling someone a treyarch fanboy just because he likes mostly treyarch's cod games is absurd at best. He said he doesnt like COD 3 And calling someone a fanboy because of that is extremely dumb.
Also I pity you for your logic.-Rika * satako - Nano[1] 02:40, September 10, 2011 (UTC)
You must plague this wiki calling someone a fanboy is absurd and the point I'm try to get to you is near redundant because your ignorance.
Also I don't give a rats ass if your rollback or admin-Rika * satako - Nano[2] 03:32, September 10, 2011 (UTC)
Your sig reads "The Wikia Contribuor". I also fixed the template a little bit: it was missing one </span>, one </sup> and it had one extra line. It basically made list numbering fuck up. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 06:17, September 13, 2011 (UTC)
NOEZ! YOU DESTROYED MAH EMPTY TALK PAGE!
I challenge you to a duel! Tomorrow, bring your best Emmy, we'll have a Soap Opera Duel at High Noon! D_47 18:14, September 14, 2011 (UTC)
Noticed you reverted my edit. It is pointless. The article says it's for the NDS, not the 3DS. So why have it? 99.255.5.108 22:58, September 22, 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Eltomo85 and I am your group leader for the upcoming MW2 Community event. You will receive a friend request from a_quagmire in a short time, so please accept it so we can play together. If you have any questions about the event, or will be unable to attend, feel free to contact me or Callofduty4. elmo'sramblings19:53, September 23, 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I was going to add myself into the allies section of your userpage, but I couldn't figure out how to edit it :(. You can put my name there if you want to. Hip-techboyChristmas22:43, October 26, 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for them, but you forgot to license them. I licensed them for you this time, but just remember to license the next time with {{CM}}. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 15:33, October 27, 2011 (UTC)
"Following the Cuban Revolution, Guevara performed a number of key roles in the new government. These included ... traversing the globe as a diplomat on behalf of Cuban socialism."
(Sorry for the late answer, I was helping my mom at home) I'm sorry but I don't have the original image. I took the screen-shot, cropped it and made the transparent background right away, so yeah, I didn't saved the original image.
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Y u no use the template anymore? And by the way, that "I see a noob" cat looks just like mine :/ - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 16:57, December 17, 2011 (UTC)
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I'll unban you when I come back online after I wake up. Callofduty4Octavia05:23, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
I saw you tell AugFC you renamed his image. Could you perhaps rename an Image I uploaded as well? It's the image of my Spartan armor set in Halo: Reach. I got it off my Bungie.net and uploaded it pretty quickly, too late realizing I wanted it named differently and that it had to be licensed. Well, I was able to take care of the license, but I do not have the ability to rename picture. I was hoping you could rename it to like Magma-ManSpartan or Magma-ManArmor or similar, because I uploaded it with the default name that everyone gets for that image. The file name is Playermodel.ashx.png. If you were the wrong person to ask or if I shouldn't bother asking at all, sorry for bothering you, and Merry Christmas! Magma-Man 03:04, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
Or if there is a way that I could rename the images that I don't know about, could you please tell me. I thought only admins could rename images, I see your not an admin. Magma-Man 03:07, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
uhhh yeah, im kind of a nub who dont know how to edit templates.so i dont know how to add myself to your friend's list. So if you could, can you put my name on your friend's list? I dont know if you can actually do that, but if you can, I give you permission to do so. Oh and you can add yourself onto my list if you would like, just click my sig. Happy Holidays. .Necromancer115 07:16, December 25, 2011 (UTC)
Ice Water Fearlessly Trained Walruses here, wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy 2012. Hope your holiday season was awesome. I.W. F.T.W.(talk) 19:50, December 25, 2011 (UTC)
You recently posted (on January 11, 2012) that I deleted part of a discussion from a talk page. I assure you, I did no such thing intentionally, and I apologize that I did. That was not my intention. I do not even remeber deleting anythig.
Please accept my sinncerest apologies.
Battery 21 03:34, January 12, 2012 (UTC)
Upon further review of my history, I realize that I did delete something off a discussion page, "that was not vandalism." I again apologize. I was not aware of that policy (however, I know that is no excuse). I assure you that this will not be repeated in the future. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Only custodians and admins can suppress redirects, and it's good to leave a redirect unless it's a file, blog etc. you're moving. Or if the redirect shouldn't be created in the first place. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 23:48, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
Yes, I've moved quite many things, and I usually keep the redirect. I normally delete it if it'd be offensive, unnecessary or like when moving mainspace articles to user space (where they were meant to be in the first place). And ofc files. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 23:55, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
Well, in this case I would see that, for example I'd want to go straight to that page (without links and such), I'd just type in "Downfall (campaign)/Trivia" (also, the proper capitalization would be 'campaign', not 'Campaign') and end up in the search results rather than being redirected to the actual page. But hey, you can do it however you like. - MLGISNOT4ME[Talk] - 00:02, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
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Doesn't look like it. It still leaves the 1000 bytes in your sig, which is huge. -- MLGisNot4Metalk contribs15:27, April 22, 2012 (UTC)
Yup. Preferences carry over to other wikis. That's why I keep my sig as a custom edit button here (also get cool italicized timestamp!!1!). -- MLGisNot4Metalk contribs15:31, April 22, 2012 (UTC)
Stop making the "lol 12" comments on every Metroid's comment, or "1st yay" ones either. They should be on topic. -- MLGisNot4Metalk contribs18:23, April 22, 2012 (UTC)
Well, I'm not gonna browse through every single blog to delete them (also, it would kinda be bumping dead blogs), but I delete them when I see them. -- MLGisNot4Metalk contribs18:31, April 22, 2012 (UTC)
http://imageplacement.wikia.com/wiki/Image_placement_Wiki - I'm currently using it on my wiki so you can look at it, you weren't on when I finished it so just ping me in IRC and I'll send you the details to putting it on. I understand you probably know how to add a BG, but you'll need a hex code for the background.
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Hi The Wikia Contributor, I apologize for a generic message, but thank you so much for your support on my RfA, it really means a lot to me and I had no idea I would get so much support! Sincerely, PierogiTalk 15:28, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
Hi, it's me Madness, and I was wondering if I could add myself on your list on your Page. I view you as a friend, (even though we don't really talk), but I didn't want to sign unless you view me as one/are okay with it. Madnessfan34537 19:06, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
Hello, per Forum:Deleting images for custodians your custodian rights have lapsed. Please re-read the amended guidelines and re-submit a request when you feel ready. Thanks! Callofduty4Octavia22:29, November 8, 2012 (UTC)