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| + | [[File:The Phantom Hourglass.png|These threads have expired, I'll archive them!|61px|left]] '''Note:''' I regularly archive my talk page now. Threads that are at least 1 month old and have a valid timestamp may be archived, but vandalism will be immediately reverted and reported. |
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| + | {{Archives|~Start}} |
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| + | * [[/Archive 1|Archive 1]] |
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| + | == Editing Other Users' Pages == |
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| + | Please desist from editing other users' pages; it's a seriously slippery slope and I believe you've been asked not to before. Despite your assumption, Dany was only making a joke based on the fact that she made such a remedial mistake. For future reference, if Dany ''were'' to actually leave, she wouldn't announce it through some offhand edit summary comment. {{:User:Tony/sig}} 21:02, 12 July 2012 (EDT) |
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| + | == Multiple edits == |
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| + | Hello! I noticed you've been making a lot of edits to the same pages over a short time. Doing this puts a large strain on our server and clogs up the recent changes. So instead of saving a lot, use the "show preview" button next to the "save page" button. It'll allow you to view your edit for any mistakes so you don't have to make a lot of fixing edits or additional ones! :) {{:User:Tony/sig}} 18:53, 23 July 2012 (EDT) |
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| + | :Thanks for the advice. Zelda Wiki has [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}]] users willing to make contributions to Zelda Wiki, including [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|{{NUMBERINGROUP:sysop}}]] administrators, [[Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat|{{NUMBERINGROUP:bureaucrat}}]] bureaucrats, and [[Special:ListUsers/patrol|{{NUMBERINGROUP:patrol}}]] patrollers. Unfortunately many mistakes occur in editing. These mistakes are called '''typos'''. Typos are very common in large wikis like this one. The '''Show Preview''' button is important for catching mistakes you made in the text. --{{:User:Cuddles/sig}} 20:08, 23 July 2012 (EDT) |
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| + | ::Do not patronize these people. They are trying to tell you how things run around here in the politest manner possible. Yeah, we all make typos, and sometimes, we have to go back and fix them, but that is what the "Show Preview" button is for, and as mentioned, you can review your work before making an actual edit. There is a lot of work to be done on Zelda Wiki, and not all of the bureacrats, admins, and patrollers are available at all times to look after every edit. They have their own lives. However, patrolling edits is something they have to do, and even without someone making multiple edits all the time, it is a lot of work. Show some common courtesy and lighten the load for them. [[User:Noble Wrot|Noble Wrot]] 12:43, 26 July 2012 (EDT) |
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| + | ==Some Advice== |
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| + | Hey there, Cuddles. Since you've stated several times that you wish to become autopatrol, I thought I'd give you a bit of advice to help you achieve that, from one user to another. |
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| − | == Hello == |
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| + | First of all, it shows that you already have a very good knowledge of how wikis work. We would love to see you try to apply this knowledge to the wiki in a way that will actually improve it (i.e. somewhere other than your userpage). Over half of your {{#ec:User:Cuddles}} edits have been to your own userpage; {{#ec:User:Cuddles|2}} to be exact. That's more edits than most editors make to their user pages in years, and you've only been here for a few months. Over half your edits have not improved the wiki in any way. So we would all like to see you edit the mainspace more. |
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| − | == "Online/Offline" Status == |
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| + | Secondly, on several occasions you've made edits to the wiki and reverted them right after. You've also made countless minor changes, additions, and removals to your custom CSS and JS and userpage (not to mention archiving your talk page when it really didn't need to be archived). More than anything, this leads people to believe that you're just trying to bring up your edit count without really being interested in improving the wiki. I'm not accusing you of anything, I'm just saying if you continue editing the way you have, it's going to look that way. |
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| − | Hello! In regards to your condition status on your user page, we ask that you refrain from consistently updating whether or not you are online. These edits are nonconstructive and put an additional strain on our server. But, the Online Users extension on the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes page]] already shows whenever a user is online, so other people can use that as reference. :) {{:User:Pakkun/sig}} 15:36, 7 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | :Hello, again. Just thought you should know that we cannot allow "wikistress" updates for the very same reason. Additionally, because of how this wiki runs, day trips are usually ''not'' appropriate times to leave notices on pages simply because of the short duration of the trip (and this wiki doesn't operate fast enough for it to make any notable difference). Essentially, if there was an issue, you could easily respond to it within 1-3 days with no repercussions or penalties (not that there would be). :P {{:User:Pakkun/sig}} 11:04, 12 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | ::I know that constantly updating if I am or not offline puts an additional strain to the server. Unfortunately, I wish I had a status on my user page to indicate if I am or not offline. Soon I may re-add the status. Thank you! --[[User:Cuddles|<span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">'''Cuddles'''</span>]] <sup><small>''([[User talk:Cuddles|Sit next door]])''</small></sup> 19:14, 17 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | :::We kindly ask that you do not. Any attempt at bettering the wiki is welcome, but these status updates of yours are totally nonconstructive. The staff has to patrol every edit made to the wiki and we will not be taking extra work upon ourselves just so you can let people know when you're online. Please consider this carefully. {{:User:Hylian King/sig}} 13:30, 18 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | ::::We can already see when you're online, anyway. Just open up the "Online Users" bar in the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]. Also, we noticed that over 80% of your current edits are related to your userpages. Try to edit more articles in the main part of the wiki and help make Zelda Wiki better for our users! {{:User:Abdullah/sig}} 13:45, 18 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | :::::By request, I should probably get the Autopatrol user right to mark my own edits as patrolled automatically. --[[User:Cuddles|<span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">'''Cuddles'''</span>]] <sup><small>''([[User talk:Cuddles|Sit next door]])''</small></sup> 00:33, 27 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | ::I'm afraid Autopatrol is '''not''' a user right granted upon request. In fact, asking for it typically does just the opposite: ensuring that you ''do not'' get it.<br>You see, Autopatrol, as dictated [[Help:Group Rights#Awarded Positions|here]], is a position granted to trusted users who have shown an exceptional capability of bettering the wiki and an ability to not make mistakes within their own edits.<br>However, there are several reasons why you simply wouldn't qualify. Firstly, you're a new user. You haven't established yourself among the community, instead mainly making several minor updates to your User Page. This does not truly show other users your editing capability nor does it establish whether or not you are willing to make proper compromise and work progressively with other users. As such, there simply cannot be anything to base the value of trust upon. Rather, you have not displayed any sort of positive behavior to warrant being taken into consideration.<br>Secondly, your constant and seemingly insatiable edits to the wiki don't show what sort of editing potential you have when it comes to editing legitimate pages. In fact, of your 136 current total edits, only '''''6''''' of them have to deal with game-related articles. This certainly isn't enough to judge whether you deserve an awarded position.<br>If you would like to be recognized for your contributions, I highly suggest that you make positive and helpful contributions elsewhere (that is, not on Talk pages or other Users'). In addition, you must show that you can be a positive and dependable part of the community. I think you must be a reliable contributor who excels at editing and understands the eternal need for a cooperative spirit above all else.<br>Since the topic is at hand, I must ask: for what grand purpose do you have a desire for "promotion"? Being of autoconfirmed and autopatrol rank, apart from perhaps the {{exp|Which should never really be sought for|bragging rights}}, really isn't much of a change from being a regular editor. {{:User:Pakkun/sig}} 01:41, 27 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| + | So I would like to suggest that from now on you really take your time when making a contribution to the wiki, so that you don't change your mind and revert the edit minutes after. Before submitting an edit, take the time to ask yourself, "How will this edit improve the wiki?" If you can't think of a good reason, you probably shouldn't hit "save page." Make your edits count, because 10 quality edits are infinitely better than 100 poorly-thought ones. |
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| − | == Custom Styles == |
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| + | So that's it. Listen to my advice or don't, that's your choice. But please consider it carefully because I'm certain it will take you closer to your goal. {{:User:Hylian King/sig}} |
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| − | Just wanted to tell you that you don't need to edit [[User:Cuddles/vector.css|vector.css]] and [[User:Cuddles/monobook.css|monobook.css]]. [[User:Cuddles/common.css|Common.css]] applies to ALL skins, making the other two redundant. Just clear the other two and edit common.css from now on. {{:User:Abdullah/sig}} 11:54, 19 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | :Done. --[[User:Cuddles|<span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">'''Cuddles'''</span>]] <sup><small>''([[User talk:Cuddles|Sit next door]])''</small></sup> 20:52, 19 June 2012 (EDT) |
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| − | ::Woah, slow down, man. Just saw you make 9 edits to your custom style in about 30 minutes. You can preview CSS on any wikipage by using <nowiki><css></nowiki> tags ([[Template:AltTable|example]]) or by using your browser's "Inspect Element" or "Developer Mode" feature. Save your CSS ''after'' previewing it on the relevant pages. {{:User:Abdullah/sig}} 13:58, 26 June 2012 (EDT) |
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Editing Other Users' Pages
Please desist from editing other users' pages; it's a seriously slippery slope and I believe you've been asked not to before. Despite your assumption, Dany was only making a joke based on the fact that she made such a remedial mistake. For future reference, if Dany were to actually leave, she wouldn't announce it through some offhand edit summary comment. - TonyT S C 21:02, 12 July 2012 (EDT)
Multiple edits
Hello! I noticed you've been making a lot of edits to the same pages over a short time. Doing this puts a large strain on our server and clogs up the recent changes. So instead of saving a lot, use the "show preview" button next to the "save page" button. It'll allow you to view your edit for any mistakes so you don't have to make a lot of fixing edits or additional ones! :) - TonyT S C 18:53, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
- Thanks for the advice. Zelda Wiki has 34,415,234 users willing to make contributions to Zelda Wiki, including 4 administrators, 0 bureaucrats, and 0 patrollers. Unfortunately many mistakes occur in editing. These mistakes are called typos. Typos are very common in large wikis like this one. The Show Preview button is important for catching mistakes you made in the text. --User:Cuddles/sig 20:08, 23 July 2012 (EDT)
- Do not patronize these people. They are trying to tell you how things run around here in the politest manner possible. Yeah, we all make typos, and sometimes, we have to go back and fix them, but that is what the "Show Preview" button is for, and as mentioned, you can review your work before making an actual edit. There is a lot of work to be done on Zelda Wiki, and not all of the bureacrats, admins, and patrollers are available at all times to look after every edit. They have their own lives. However, patrolling edits is something they have to do, and even without someone making multiple edits all the time, it is a lot of work. Show some common courtesy and lighten the load for them. Noble Wrot 12:43, 26 July 2012 (EDT)
Some Advice
Hey there, Cuddles. Since you've stated several times that you wish to become autopatrol, I thought I'd give you a bit of advice to help you achieve that, from one user to another.
First of all, it shows that you already have a very good knowledge of how wikis work. We would love to see you try to apply this knowledge to the wiki in a way that will actually improve it (i.e. somewhere other than your userpage). Over half of your {{#ec:User:Cuddles}} edits have been to your own userpage; {{#ec:User:Cuddles|2}} to be exact. That's more edits than most editors make to their user pages in years, and you've only been here for a few months. Over half your edits have not improved the wiki in any way. So we would all like to see you edit the mainspace more.
Secondly, on several occasions you've made edits to the wiki and reverted them right after. You've also made countless minor changes, additions, and removals to your custom CSS and JS and userpage (not to mention archiving your talk page when it really didn't need to be archived). More than anything, this leads people to believe that you're just trying to bring up your edit count without really being interested in improving the wiki. I'm not accusing you of anything, I'm just saying if you continue editing the way you have, it's going to look that way.
So I would like to suggest that from now on you really take your time when making a contribution to the wiki, so that you don't change your mind and revert the edit minutes after. Before submitting an edit, take the time to ask yourself, "How will this edit improve the wiki?" If you can't think of a good reason, you probably shouldn't hit "save page." Make your edits count, because 10 quality edits are infinitely better than 100 poorly-thought ones.
So that's it. Listen to my advice or don't, that's your choice. But please consider it carefully because I'm certain it will take you closer to your goal. — Hylian King [*]