User talk:Dr. Clayton Forrestor




 * exerpt from forum re:dlc

"maybe not a whole planet . . .id settle for a forest moon . . . with ewoks to shoot (heh, heh)Dr. Clayton Forrestor 10:41, December 2, 2009 (UTC)" =Welcome= Hi, my screen name is Dr. Clayton Forrestor. you can call me Dr. F. i am a sysop (administrator) for this wikia. if i can be of service in any way please contact me. enjoy.

Minions of Dr. F
Darkseide

The Chatting Sysops
DR. F is available for chat on aim/google user = DrCForrestor - on xfire = drclaytonforrestor and skype = The_Evil_Dr_F

is available as thedarkestmeepit on google

is available as Fenrakk101 on google
 * I prefer MSN over AIM =P 18:50, February 20, 2010 (UTC)

=Glossary of (un)familiar terms= drop your term here and someone will define it.

shotty: shotgun

DPS: damage per second

proc: Proc is a common term used primarily in game programming to refer to an event - a "procedure" - triggered under particular circumstances.

stack: end result is additive (+150% critical damage from sniper rifle stacks with mordecai's +6% critical damage from deadly skill)

RB: Right Bumper

DOT: damage over time

area of effect: "splash damage" non-point focal damage over area

FPRPG: first person role playing game

Flinch: is when you shoot an enemy and they temporarily stop, like how shooting a charging Badass Psycho enough can make it stop for a moment.

Non-Trigger Damage: bullet and rocket damage only, not elemental (proc:see above) damage. directed damage not involving DOT or area of effect.

Accuracy Recovery: this is the time it takes your sights to stop wavering and give you an _accurate_ sight picture.

construct: a weapon/item put together in WT so that it is legit however it has all parts geared for a purpose (damage, tech, ROF, recharge, regen, power)

namespace: user namespace

mainspace: main namespace

speedloader: the half/full moon clips depicted in the game, used to load revolver, shotgun and sniper cylinders.

The Fudd: the seeming dance performed by players sorting through craw or loot-n-the-box drops. slowly moving, weapon in hand, looking down or directly ahead. "be vewy kwyette, im hunting ___"

aggro: short for aggravate, is an internal measurement for how much of a threat the AI considers an individual player to be. The more aggro a player holds, the more highly that player will be prioritized for attacks and skill usage by the AI. Commonly misused instead of the term "pull" (i.e. aggro that enemy = pull that enemy).

=Conversations=

DR.
A, Dr.F, are you a real Dr., or is that just your screen name?
 * i am in fact not a doctor of any kind. dr clayton forester was a character from war of the worlds and on mystery science theater 3000, a tv show on comedy central and the sci-fi channel. 17:47, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Dr F you just sent me a message, i cannot sign up for an account, i use my work computer and they block the hell out of the things we can do, so in advance i am sorry if i messed up something, i am well behaved so you should not have any problems, and if i posted this in the wrong spot i am very sorry thank you XBOX GT SinsterNobody PS i am about to leave work so i wont have access for long, if you need to let me know anything
 * Dr F you just sent me a message, i cannot sign up for an account, i use my work computer and they block the hell out of the things we can do, so in advance i am sorry if i messed up something, i am well behaved so you should not have any problems, and if i posted this in the wrong spot i am very sorry thank you XBOX GT SinsterNobody PS i am about to leave work so i wont have access for long, if you need to let me know anything

doh! hope i didnt set off any firewall alarms;0) just wanted to know why you could not get an account.  "the boss is watching" is the best one i can think of.   Dr. F

Signatures
Do only sysops,moderators or admins get unique custom signatures? ☻BLObOrt☻ 16:18, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

No, Any user can have a custom signature if they wish, there is a section on my talk page which tells you how, look for Claptraps post< 16:58, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

j-nox is correct. anyone can have a custom sig. make a page with your sig. then make a page refering to the first. enter the second page into your preferences pane for signature. it is preferable to have these pages under your user:namespace (such as user:blobort/sig & user:blobort/sig/prefs) 20:20, March 17, 2010 (UTC)

Just a little help with mine a min, i think i'm getting there just need a push. IDave Ja Vu
 * been there. done that. 07:35, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey Doc. I think I screwed up a little with my signature. Doesn't appear where i set the tildes, in fact it appears below... in a somewhat weird way. I tryed to create it via tables, maybe that wasn't the right approach. Could you please take a short look?
 * Hey Doc. I think I screwed up a little with my signature. Doesn't appear where i set the tildes, in fact it appears below... in a somewhat weird way. I tryed to create it via tables, maybe that wasn't the right approach. Could you please take a short look?

yup. 12:03, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Re: migration :common
Why list it common if it's name is in blue? Fen
 * it _could_ be green or purple. its variable, this would avoid color confusion. or thats the idea anyway. -dr. f

I see, its for guns with multiple possible rarities in the wild. What if "(Common)" then linked to an article describing that, so any visitor that isn't sure what it meant could easily find out. And then all the "(Orange)"'s could be changed to "(Rare)" or "(Legendary)". Just thinking out loud. Thanks. --31stCenturyMatt 12:41, July 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * while your thinking why not add some o' that to page? 14:12, July 10, 2010 (UTC) my thinking is explain it where the link leads. editing that page will not affect the categorization.

Hmmm ... what improvement does it provide to change from "White/Green/Blue/Purple" to "Common"? What's the goal? -- MeMadeIt 17:12, July 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * intended goal is relief of perceived color requirements for (multicolourarity) items. your example of White/Green/Blue/Purple yields Category:White/Green/Blue/Purple which just gets silly.  the rarity color is still available for personal pages as i will soon show.  possibly only for those pages if this is followed by 3.1kmatt's idea.   02:22, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Common

Sounds like a good idea, could add some more order - perhaps the category could state that they are, of course, common, and can drop from bandits, lance, etc or something of that nature. -- 23:36, July 10, 2010 (UTC)

rakk question
In the in game loading screen it says there is a type of rakk called "fledgling rakk" I think there is another one that doesn't show up either. Were these just removed from the game? Helpme19 02:20, July 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * a very good question. look for fledgling rakk around fyrestone PT1 and i will look as well.  some content did not make the final cut, notice your proficiency lowers the level of weapons once equipped.   02:23, July 25, 2010 (UTC)

Just want to say thanks
You and everyone else who have taken so much time to make this what it is. I hope they put you in borderlands 2 pref as villian so we can all shoot you :p

Big hugs. big kate

X-mass 20:10, August 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * ty kate. oh and moo hoo ha ha, ill make it myself if i can figure out the editor. - Chemicalweapon.png The Evil Dr. F

Item Trading Bitch Fest
Think setting up a disclaimer discouraging mod requests, or maybe a separate trading forum for mods might help reduce the ragey conflicts around here? WhackyGordon 20:19, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

ty for calling me out on this issue WhackG. _i_ do not want to discourage mod requests because: _i_ do not want to open a new forum because: i say _i_ because this is only my opinion. you are welcome to broach the subject with the other sysops, warblade and claptrap are available. 20:46, August 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) it gives modders something social to do
 * 2) modded content is only disallowed in the mainspace (main namespace) of the wiki
 * 3) it gives the opportunity for the community to decline such requests (unlikely, but its there)
 * 1) _i_ want to keep the forums neat
 * 2) putting up an artificial wall between opposing sides is futile when each can still troll the other sides forums
 * 3) ragers _will_ rage even if its about how DLC4 should have had a better name.

Thanks, that answers my question quite nicely. I just wish people would relax and be constructive more.. WhackyGordon 21:03, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Uberorb's needs to be The Destroyer!
I started making his splash screen by modifying Sledge's Splash Screen (changing background to toxic lime colors, modifying Sledges mask to have this picture instead of mouth, etc. ). If you can find me a Destroyer's Splash Screen (NOT screenshots), I will manage to make it as you wanted/suggested. Unless you make/find very very HQ screenshot of Destroyer, in some... nice pose, so I can "cartoonify" it and put on Predefined Splash Screen Background (c). Next time; please use discussion page, as I patrol recent changes every 20 mins, I would see that, thank you! Approved by 12:09, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * do as you like. i got the whole 'uberorb as in eye ' so therefore the destroyer' thing out of my system with the Sysorb image.  are you copyrighting your background process or the term Predefined Splash Screen Background?  just curious.   13:48, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Bountiful Board
Sounds like a good idea, a place for the stuff that needs doing on the wiki. I'll keep an eye on it and try to help where I can! -- 20:20, August 29, 2010 (UTC) =New Conversations=

erp, what is this?
"chaos." troll or pre-1.30 material? 01:54, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * that is a name hack that is likely lvl61 & equipped with stocklike characteristics or prefpatch mod w/ name hack. Mr. Zaph knows how to do this (naming anyway) if youd like to ask. 02:04, September 1, 2010 (UTC) unless there is a chaos title/prefix unknown to me
 * it was not a 'name hack' (read on)

the op states as such: "Bloody Unforgiven with the material changed to the unused "Chaos" material." dated march of this year. however, unless all of the techies missed something as big as a whole new material, it is, most likely, a creative haxx. go ahead and beat yourself soundly about the head with a blunt object and forget everything about this conversation. thanks. :) 02:13, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * There is a chaos material, but only accessible pre-1.3.0 I believe, which is probably the case since the gun is lv48. 04:10, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Few weeks ago I did a research on how to make (post 1.30 patch) guns with materials such as chaos, chrome_red, red_black, chameleon, black_tan, etc... And (similar to what Nagy said above) they are only "visible" in game prior to the 1.30 patch (I said visible because 1.30+ Game does not delete them upon loading character, they are there, but they aren't usable and they can't be seen in inventory, but they do take up space in it). And, as per gd_weap_shared_materialparts, there IS prefix for chaos material:

[Material.chaos WeaponPartDefinition]

PartName="Chaos"

So, it's not "name hack", but that  is  a modded gun. P.S: Chaos material adds additional shots fired, while sacrificing accuracy. Approved by 11:04, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * ty. i never got further than red_black and chameleon myself. you are limited to how many words with "your" method of renaming? 11:14, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. I rename weapons by changing .dll, .upk & .int files, so, I'm not limited to anything (except size of the Title Bar on Itemcard, as some longer Titles do not appear due to Itemcard's Title Bar size). Although, I am not completely able to "custom name" my guns, as I can't remove or modify mag/stock numbers (i.e.  300  in the AX 300  Pearl Aries title), weapons like "Blue Rose" & "UO-13 Uberob's Monster" use lowest possible stock and mag as they don't give any numbers to the title (depends on type of weapon, as some weapons have higher grade stocks and mags that do not add any numbers to the title).Approved by 11:28, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

again, nicely done. it would seem a lot of work and worth the effort. for you listeners at home the weapons will only show mod/hax title when viewer has changed .dll, .upk, and .int files to match each weapon so named. is that not so zaph? 11:50, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

That is correct Doctor, so if you have "HX550 Desert Wildcat" and you change parts of those .dll/.upk/.int files from "HX" to "WTF" and from "Wildcat" to "Sneaky Kitty", your weapon's name will be changed to "WTF550 Desert Sneaky Kitty".

Note:
 * This is only client-wide, so, if you play online, other people will  still see  that weapon as default weapon name (i.e. HX550 Desert Wildcat).
 * Weapon Titles changed will apply to every weapon with that name (i.e. if you changed "Wildcat" to "Kitty", all Wildcats in your game will be named Kitty).
 * If not done properly, you might experience game crashes and/or Save File corruptions!
 *  Do not edit .dll/.upk/.int files on your own, and even if you try to edit/modify them, remember: you are doing that on your own risk, none of this Wikia's Personnel are responsible for what you did with your game files.

Thank you for understanding this message. Approved by 12:32, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome to Borderlands Wiki! Thanks for your edit to the File:New Legendary Weapon Ideas page. We hope you will continue to be a regular contributor, and will help us improve the wiki!

Please leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything! I'll be happy to help. -- 18:05, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Also, the NWLI weapon that you made an edit to is relegated to the Etcetera page because the OP did not include what type of weapon it is meant to be. Did you have a suggestion for the weapon type? Let me know. I will be happy to add it for you if you are unfamiliar with editing wikis. Thanks. :) 18:05, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Flaming Telepaths
You should copy this page to " Borderlands Wiki:Editing Policy " or something and put it somewhere where every1 can clearly see it! That would help alot... if not... *cough* instant blocking *cough*cough* ... Anyway thanks in advance! Hope this will help... Approved by 21:25, September 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * the instant blocking is what i would like to avoid. your revision of 'what to do . . ' is very useful, it is however not the policy of this wiki at this time. i would think nominating it for argument resolution makes more sense than editing policy as it has more to do with behaviors than editing in general. 21:34, September 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, "Borderlands Wiki:Editing Behavior"... sounds ok to the theme of my revision there?? Also, you can put it to be shown like this, excpet; it will be shown whenever when you edit anything.. . Forum page/User Talk page. Thoughts??


 * - "Instant blocking is what i would like to avoid" -- when I said that, I though about few days block for inappropriate behavior (i.e. Flaming, Torlling, adding vulgar nonsence... etc.) as Borderlands Wiki:Argument Resolution and/or Borderlands Wiki:Editing Behavior pages would be clearly shown while editing. Approved by 12:22, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

the most notable problem being, there are, at present, no laws in place. so actions to halt the latest unpleasantness were largely arbitrary which places Dr. F in an awkward position. so flaming telepaths is to constitute these laws for good and all. 15:56, September 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah well... we still have Polices, right?... On the sidenote, thanks for using my drama page when you edited that page. I really appreciate it! :) 18:49, September 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * no, we have no laws/policies/stopgaps/pressure valves regarding disputation resolution. also please read talk_drama, it needs your attention.   19:04, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Re: flaming answers
Thx for the info. meh, I've done seen worse. My years on the net and Anger Management class taught me to make your insult point and then drop it. ;) I beleive the way it was resolved was appropriate and additional 'rules' aren't required.  -- MeMadeIt  19:56, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Re:drama
Seen your request today; I will start making/editing it in Photoshop... as soon as I can (in a few weeks)... Sorry for inconvenience, but I'm very busy with school, and real life stuff, Sidenote: have few other image requests and have to go to Greece 23 Sept - 2 Oct, so Drama will have to wait a while... Anyway, thanks for contacting me about it :) 13:03, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * yea! no rush.  enjoy greece, they spoke latin there for a bit then gave it up as a bad job when rome fell.  fickle folk eh?   15:06, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

Proposition
Please can you disable rich text when editing. I don't think anyone likes it and it is a waste of time. Vote on it! Matt of the wastes 11:16, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * please explain. thank you. is it disabled on your wiki - so i can compare? 11:21, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

1. rich text is disabled on Call of duty wiki but i don't know how to on mine.
 * ty - Chemicalweapon.png The Evil Dr. F

2. I completely copied the thing for robolution because I was tired and I thought someone else could put it into words.
 * thats called plagiarism and it is not allowed on wikia. - Chemicalweapon.png The Evil Dr. F

3. We need to improve a few articles like Borderlands and NPC articles. Make a sort of manual of style example or if you have one, advertise it more so users know how to write articles better. Matt of the wastes 20:36, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * do you have a subtle aversion to help files? see monaco sidebar, please. - Chemicalweapon.png The Evil Dr. F
 * I managed to disable on my wiki and you've done it on yours! good job Matt of the wastes 20:43, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * to the best of my knowledge i have done no such thing. it may have been done by another admin but i never figured out what you were referring to.  1550 local 22SEP10

So....
Is this a go or what? People have been using it, and there have been sentiments wishing for it to be embedded on the page for it. I think it would get more use were it available on-site. Upon institution, I would also add all mods of the wiki as mods of the Chatango, and do my own part in keeping it clean and civil.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 23:01, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * um perhaps i did not make myself clear. whether or not sysops are mods of the channel you will be responsible for its maintenance and upkeep. until such time as you can arrange your relief. so make sure your commitment is strong enough to last 'til ~Blands 2 dlc1, ok? 23:44, September 22, 2010 (UTC) this is the deal with BSB too, so im not picking on you.

Will do. I have no intention of giving up on the game in the foreseeable future, or the wiki for that matter. GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 02:25, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * thats what The Evil Dr. F likes to hear.

Borderlands Physics
I was just wondering if you knew of any article that describes the gameplay physics of Borderlands. I don't believe there is one, but this edit made me wonder. NOhara24 got it wrong. The lift leading up to Sledge is a better example, but aside from that detail the previous post is right in claiming that the note does not belong in the armoury article. It should really be in a gameplay article somewhere. -- WarBlade 05:37, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * i dont think ive ever tried that. i had no faith in it as i have only ever experience dead kinetics in the game. "obeys the law of conservation of momentum" is pretty funny when you realiz/se their is no momentum to be conserved only an equation that is either continuous or discontinuous across planar section. simulated gravitational acceleration is obviously not constant. to the point though, if it is being discussed as a glitch or exploit it can be at the foot of the article. if it is being presented as a part of the armo(u)ry it could be moved. and a good place to move it to would be gameplay physics. 06:11, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, you should try it. Next time you have pizza-face-by-shotgun delivery for Mr. Sledge B. F. Hammer, try a jump while the lift is rising. Your character can rocket up onto the upper level, like a jedi knight with a lobster clamped on his arse, and land next to the vendors. It offers about 1 second of amusement. -- WarBlade 06:42, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Borderlands 2
*cough* This ignores the high likelihood of a "Borderlands 2 Wiki". -- WarBlade 07:42, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * aha! i have you at last!  borderlands 2 already defaults here!  ha ha, you fell victim to one of the classic blunders!
 * *cough* Highfive... anyone...?? :D 08:12, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Whatcha Think...
{snip} heh he he. Approved by by 09:04, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * added above just after you edited.  09:14, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Please
Can you please try this
 * go to MediaWiki:Monaco-toolbox then:

1. delete everything on that page 2. copy and paste this:


 * Special:MultipleUpload|Upload Multiple
 * recentchanges-url|Recent Changes
 * specialpages-url|Special Pages
 * randompage-url|Random Page
 * helppage|Help Pages
 * whatlinkshere|What Links Here
 * Special:LonelyPages|Orphaned Pages
 * Category:Stub|Stubs

3. save the page and then look where it says "new article" and "upload image". WALAH! your wiki is better! Matt of the wastes 09:15, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * that would be an effects everybody needs a forum thread change. run one and link to your wiki as an example. 09:32, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aww, you blocked him. He was kinda cute, like a puppy bouncing happily around and pissing on people's feet. Actually, I'm quite enjoying this new bit of piece and quiet. :) -- WarBlade 11:31, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

i take it you missed what his did to the wiki? 12:58, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was running around reverting his bad article additions around the time, so yeah. I did miss it. Reading block log note I got the impression that something dodgy happened with a huge load of image files, you'd picked up on it and repaired, and so I opted not to investigate further. :) -- WarBlade 23:03, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Enemy info
This website lists names of enemies in the upcoming DLC. There seems to be over a hundred new enemies so this DLC will be EPIC! also 9 main quests and 12 side quests. here! P.S. site might have already been raided with info because there seems to be some oth the info on this site on this wiki. Matt of the wastes 10:41, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * The reason why some of that info is already on this site is because that website is getting it's information from the same source: Patch 1.3.1. Nobody raided that site. We simply started digging in the files. -- WarBlade 10:54, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * dude (assumed), every word of that is taken from legendrew's GBX thread (plagiarism) which is linked on the dlc4 page. mostly the traps will be catagoriz/sed into their organic classes.  similarities are because I told legendrew where the files were (also linked).  and yes, it will be epic, even if it fails, it will be epic.

DLC4
If you need anymore information on the New DLC4 look on this website http://360rantrave.com/?p=681

How many times does this need to said? That isn't official information, albeit solid and educted speculation. Even your link say "ripped from the forums" in the first freaking line. When the DLC comes out and it's verified, it will then be appropriate to add.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 19:37, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

To be fair
that anon I reported actually used the word "nigga," and not the N-bomb. I mean it is more or less considered slang, and somewhat less offensive (especially when used by a black dude), but he obviously worked it into an article in a juvenile and moronic way. It honestly didn't make sense to me, because it was the same guy who set up all the sub-categories for the new claptrap enemy varieties. GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 22:58, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * replacing content is vandalism and betrays faith. slang out of context has no context to support its intended meaning.  it is therefore the responsibility of the slang or to make himself understood and this condition was not met.  and the sub trap varieties was me (edit) or cover/Mattofthewastes or {Shade of D1g}, not the kid.   23:57, September 23, 2010 (UTC) (history and contribs baby, check 'em)

I see. Well, I wasn't trying to be his public defender, and I have no disagreement with your reaction at all. It was more about being true to myself, as I reported it as "racist" and I do not honestly feel "nigga" to be a racist term. That's all.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 00:39, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

motw
Did Matt get b&?!NOhara24 00:46, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * just blocked. two weeks.  maybe less.   01:04, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

King Wee Wee
My bad deleting the citation needed tag, I looked on his page and it said he dropped it. The only other evidence I could find was on The Spy's talk page saying that 2 guys got him to drop it in PT 2.5, I'm not entirely sure they're legit, but for the time being I'll go ahead and mend Wee Wee's page giving the citation needed tag. NOhara24 01:03, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

Stinger Edits-
Alright, I evidently did something wrong.. Just wanted to flesh out the page for the Stingers; possibly carnages too, if that got changed while I was typing this, or gets changed. I've a soft spot for both.

Not sure what "Too big" is for, but I'll fix it if possible, rather than leave the wiki lacking a little information on a neat gun. 00Average 04:09, September 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * sorry, thought i was revertin the pic.  04:17, September 24, 2010 (UTC)