User talk:WarBlade

Pictures
Is it just me or is the wiki neglecting all sorts of picture uploads? Cuz I can't for some reason. I... I am the King! 23:33, July 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * Not something I have any control over I'm afraid. Is it just this wiki? Or other wikis as well? And what part of the upload attempt is not working for you? -- WarBlade (talk) 19:46, July 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * When I click the "Upload Picture" button it still takes me to "Upload item", however when I do upload an item it takes me to a blank page. I... I am the King! 23:33, July 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * Have you tried uploading anything after you uploaded STW-550 F1RM Vigorous Steelwood.png, but before the most recently uploaded image, Flawless widescreen borderlands plugin.png? -- WarBlade (talk) 05:14, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

younouns
missed the OP edit. nice reword. 09:08, July 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm often puzzled by how overly complicated people like to write things. I didn't think third person was that hard... :o -- WarBlade (talk) 09:15, July 11, 2012 (UTC)

RfA Happypal
Hi There! I have opened a Request for Adminship. I'm looking for input from other users. Could you please review and respond here? happypal (talk &bull; contribs) 12:19, July 30, 2012 (UTC)


 * I have reviewed it and was tempted to put something in the Neutral section. I came here from a wiki where sysops were nominated and voted on, and routinely cycled by the community, so I've never really been into the self-promotion method that Borderlands Wiki uses. You've done some good work around here though, so I don't oppose your motion either. Incidentally, the "conflict of interest" thing is a non-issue. The trade off is reduced time investment in exchange for wider experience. -- WarBlade (talk) 12:28, July 30, 2012 (UTC)

New Editor
I dont know anything about making a wiki, I don't know what a talk page is? and what a stub means. explain please.


 * A stub is a short, incomplete article in need of expansion. A talk page is a sub page linked to a main article. You'll find links to talk pages at the top of the article. The talk pages are used to discuss the page content of the associated article. -- WarBlade (talk) 01:53, August 7, 2012 (UTC)

Well that's awesome, I am glad I can't edit the page I created... btw it's called Sir Hammerlock's field notes, not survival guide.. wouldn't want your perfect wiki to have any flaws.
 * sign your posts please.  07:18, August 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * The page lock became a necessity when you reverted a number of problems back into the stub article. The major fault with your addition was that it was mostly assumption, which runs counter to our goals here. We try to maintain the Borderlands Wiki as an authoritative information source, so assumption, speculation, and inference will simply be removed in short order. -- WarBlade (talk) 12:40, August 7, 2012 (UTC)

Crawmerax Pearls
hello warblade....i am obviously a new user and new to this wiki stuff....my question is how can i try to improve my chances of a pearl drop from the craw? i have farmed him several time with no success. my hunters mod is a scavenger with a plus 2 rare drop. on another not i farmed him 8 times in a row once and still had no success. any advice would be greatly appreciatedBigbuddhabob (talk) 16:34, August 10, 2012 (UTC)bigbuddhabob


 * You're asking the wrong person I'm afraid. I don't farm - my gaming philosophy is to enjoy the game, excel at it, appreciate the drops that are good, and I don't obsess over the ones that are not. -- WarBlade (talk) 20:03, August 10, 2012 (UTC)

Shirley novelizations
Can't use the blog function this morning. I can only assume that Central did something magical again.

I could take one for the team and speed-reread the novel. It really is not good.

The novel may have been sanctioned by Gearbox, but I don't think that we can take its contents as canon. Shirley seemingly asked for a list of names in the game and then just invented attributes for them. He has Roland using a freaking Tediore Defender, for the Angel's sake - and not even an elemental one - and giving a child a Dahl Hornet with absolutely no Hornet-like qualities (no corrosion, no burst fire... apparently because "Hornet" is a small thing, it's a pocket pistol in the Shirleyverse). I didn't expect the in-novel characters to be gazing raptly at skill trees or seeing mysterious luminous numbers fall off of enemies when they're shot, but I expected a little unity of content. Dämmerung 15:53, August 22, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I can believe it. I read the excerpt, and game inconsistencies aside, I decided the book could stay on the shelf. It doesn't surprise me that it had little to do with the game. -- WarBlade (talk) 21:02, August 22, 2012 (UTC)

Thadeus Killcuddy Viajero
so making us look incompetent was fry's doing. ill have to ask him who he is working for. im guessing d1g just as a shot it hte dark. 22:39, August 22, 2012 (UTC) ps - yes thats tk's name of record. dont try looking it up. just believe what you are told.


 * The scary part was "What links here", where all but two of the links were correct. -- WarBlade (talk) 22:44, August 22, 2012 (UTC)

loose the llamas upon him and. . yes, the meese as well! moohoohahaHA! 22:56, August 22, 2012 (UTC)

STOP UNDOING MY EDITS
STOP UNDOING MY EDITS


 * Please stop making a complete mess of the page layout, and please sign your posts. -- WarBlade (talk) 23:46, August 25, 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Warblade

Hey, I'm new to this stuff, i don't really know how that stuff works. But I love Borderlands.

GBX talk
User_blog:Dr._Clayton_Forrestor/GBX_dev(s)_%26_The_Evil_Dr._F  03:15, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Borderlands 2 character customization
I know theres smaller pages for each character, I felt like it needed a hub page for skins and use the page to connect all the skin pages to the borderlands 2 page, so people can see all the skins and heads on the one page using pictures and slideshow. I was also thinking that each character skin page should also be kind of a guide on how to get the skins but Im not that informed in skins, not sure how they'll work skin exactly yet just want to have it ready for when it comes out. In short I think having a main page to show all skins would be more efficiect and organized.

Think you for your time and consideration

Juno


 * Maybe, but I can't imagine that instructions to change skins will need to be particularly involved, and that's much of the justification for a skins hub right there. The lengthy title you gave to the hub is far better suited to a section within the Classes article. Good points though. It's the sort of project that could grow from discussion. Feel free to sling the idea around and see if it gains any traction. -- WarBlade (talk) 13:19, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

possibly the kiosk itself merits a page. even if it is sparse. especially if it uplinks to Gearbox Shift server(s). 13:42, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Crystalisk
http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Crystalisk is Locked and has no information. How are we supposed to write entries when we aren't allowed to edit it? I could understand if there was already lots of well-documented info.

SquareRobot (talk) 05:51, September 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for bringing this to my attention. It is now unlocked. -- WarBlade (talk) 05:58, September 21, 2012 (UTC)

Premiere Club
To get my Boarderlands 2 Premiere club stuff i had to add ne game under steam and use the extra code i got in the game box, then when i went back into the game the dlc was their.


 * Okay, I'll call that a confirmation that using Steam rather than the game itself to apply the codes probably works. -- WarBlade (talk) 05:30, September 22, 2012 (UTC)

QR Code
I found an easter egg. It's the same as an easter egg from Borderlands 1. A QR Code that reads "Nick Wilson HO OH." Do you guys have a wiki page for it? If not could you make it and send me a link so I could add the photo?


 * I see it's currently documented on the QR Code article. -- WarBlade (talk) 12:05, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Pyrophobia
Thanks for the cleanup. ;)

As an aside, are admins the ones that create templates/infoboxes or can anyone add new ones? Ashemedai (talk) 10:58, September 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * The admins are usually the people who understand them best, although in truth it's just some of us who tinker with them, and occasionally people on the Wikia staff pop in and make updates. Technically anyone can add a new template, but if you have something in mind for a significant rollout, please create a blog and discuss the matter to field feedback. Ideas are great, but quite often ideas tempered with second opinions are even better. -- WarBlade (talk) 11:04, September 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Basically I was thinking of infoboxes for shields, relics, grenade mods. Seeing how Borderlands 2 expanded on these with many different stats as well as rarity levels (not sure if epic or legendary exists yet), it might make sense. See for example my recent adds: Flame of the Firehawk and Whisky Tango Foxtrot. Right now I was abusing the weapon infobox for them since I could not find any relevant and consistent infobox to represent this information. Same would apply for their talk pages. I'd be happy to create the initial layout for you to look at. Ashemedai (talk) 11:54, September 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * If by "talk pages" you mean the way all the variants are compiled on the Borderlands gun article talk pages, we're not doing that this time around. That's was the "variants link" is for. The other person to bring into the loop on this sort of thing is happypal. -- WarBlade (talk) 12:29, September 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Ah, maybe I just haven't searched well, but I could not find any recommendations/decisions for how certain things for the BL2 pages ought to be registered. If you have any pointers (like for those variants links) I would love to see it, so that I can fix up whatever I put in today and what I encounter/put in in the future. Ashemedai (talk) 12:32, September 24, 2012 (UTC)

Weapon infobox
Are you the best person to pester about adding the Bandit manufacturer to the weapon infobox? I noticed the problem with the infobox when I added the RokSalt. Ashemedai (talk) 10:09, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Maybe, but again I think this is more happypal's territory than mine. I've purposefully kept my distance from the armaments because there are others among the admins who have really taken the guns to heart, so that is an area of this wiki that is usually well maintained. I tend to focus more on character and mission content. The same applies to the paragraph below - I'd rather stay focused on other things and keep item infobox tweaking to a minimum. -- WarBlade (talk) 10:20, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem, I'll nudge happypal. Cheers! Ashemedai (talk) 10:25, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Rarity Levels
How should we approach Rarity? BL2 added at least multiple very rare rarities. I got two weapons where the purple colour differs between the weapons (hex 9538ad vs b70e83), indicating to me that, like orange, we now have multiple levels. Simply add a sub-section for BL2 with a new table with the appropriate colours? Ashemedai (talk) 10:09, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the headers in the Cult of the Vault page
Also, I really want to help the wiki but don't know if I'm doin' it right. Is there a starter tips page somewhere, or do you know any specific task that can be done? Weapon catalogue or anyhting else really.

Dipnlik (talk) 14:05, September 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * It just so happens that if you click on the profile tab of my user pages you'll find a heading, "How to Help". Those links provide a few directions for new editors to follow. -- WarBlade (talk) 14:13, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Twink
hello...iwould be pleased if u could help me with getting glorious serpens and steel undertaker in borderlands 1!!! guys need help with pearl weapons.....Scorpion.0612 (talk) 20:47, September 25, 2012 (UTC)scorpion.0612


 * Just play the game and enjoy it for what it offers. -- WarBlade (talk) 22:10, September 25, 2012 (UTC)

Challenges
ok so why delete what I made for the challenges on that area, it makes more sense to have the zone challenges on their specified page it makes it easier to find


 * Not really. The missions and achievements are separate articles, as should be the challenges. The location articles should link to where the challenges are documented. -- WarBlade (talk) 00:05, September 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Oh, ok so you dont want helpful information about the zones, in the zone pages themselves. Makes perfect sense. Well, I was gonna update most the pages with a majority of the information on how to do the challenges and where they are in zone but if your sticking by brilliant layout then someone else can do it. Ciao.


 * Good bye. :) -- WarBlade (talk) 00:29, September 26, 2012 (UTC)

Info Boxes
How do I put in info boxes for articles? --Masterswift (talk) 13:51, September 27, 2012 (UTC)Masterswift


 * If you have a look at any page with an info box and look at the source markup you'll find the infobox template called at the top of the page, eg.

{{Infobox location
 * Field1 = etc.
 * Up in your address bar find the part of the URL that says /wiki/ and right after that type, "Template:Infobox location" (or whatever infobox name you're wanting and have picked up from the page you looked at) and press Enter. That will take you to that infobox page where instructions should be provided. There are generally blank templates for you to copy, that you can then paste into an article and fill in. If those instructions get a bit convoluted, let me know and I can drop some blank templates on your talk for you (if you specify which ones you need). -- WarBlade (talk) 14:26, September 27, 2012 (UTC)

Another question. Where is the linking button? I can't find it --Masterswift (talk) 15:18, September 27, 2012 (UTC)Masterswift


 * I'm not sure what you mean by "linking button". Can you describe what you're trying to do? -- WarBlade (talk) 20:03, September 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry. I was using my Mac and the link (linked chains) button wasn't there but now I'm on my PC and it's there
 * Masterswift (talk) 07:21, September 28, 2012 (UTC)Masterswift

Renaming Images
Is it possible to rename or request renaming for an image? For instance, I think that "File:Handsome Jack's Real Face.jpg" might be better than "File:1348620070076.jpg". Is there a way to request renaming on the page itself? JenHeartWikis (talk) 00:39, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, you can request that an image be renamed, although bear in mind that this will probably require an article update to revise an old image link to a new one. Given the flood of edits at the moment we'll want to keep this sort of thing to a minimum. -- WarBlade (talk) 02:22, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Image Deletion
Hi Warblade, I would just like to know if it's possible for you to completely remove a picture I accidantly uploaded. There are no articles referencing it, so this should be no problem. Also, I was under the impression that any picture, not linked to anything, would be removed after 24hrs?

Tribbles01 (talk) 11:17, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * You can propose any file (image, video, or even article) for deletion by adding the tag to it. The full syntax is  . This puts a notice on the page, with your rationale included, and the five tildes add a date stamp. Generally such a tag will be left for a few weeks to give other editors an opportunity to counter the proposed deletion. If you have tagged your own upload however, it be deleted faster. -- WarBlade (talk) 13:20, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Image Categories
Hey - it's been a long time since I edited here. What categories should I put screenshots of BL2 loot in? WhackyGordon (talk) 20:58, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Category:Images of objects --WarBlade (talk) 23:00, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Images
Hi, i usually help out on the Gears of War wiki, so i was just wondering what you usually classife (lisencing wise) your images as, i usually just put them under Fair Use, is that ok.--Parasidian (talk) 22:37, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * There is an option for "screenshot of a copyrighted game" in the list of licensing options. -- WarBlade (talk) 23:00, September 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads yup dude.--Parasidian (talk) 23:04, September 28, 2012 (UTC)

Stub Removal
If I feel an article is big enough to not be a stub, can I remove the stub or ask someone like you to remove it?

Masterswift (talk) 01:39, September 30, 2012 (UTC)Masterswift


 * Stub tags can exist for more reasons than whether or not an article looks big enough. There might be empty subsections, or perhaps a character article is missing an image, a location missing a map, etc. Firstly, try to establish if anything is missing, then if you're certain remove the tag. -- WarBlade (talk) 02:25, September 30, 2012 (UTC)

Bandit Edit
Hey, WarBlade. I edited the Bandit (Enemy) page because Eridium was misspelled and 'Labor' was spelled as 'Labour'. While I normally don't have any problem with this in most wikis, this specific wiki seems to use more "Americanized" spelling instead of Commonwealth, so I was just trying to stay consistent! Sorry for wasting your time.

also, I forgot to sign my signature (I'm new to this, sorry). I sent you the Bandit message. Karimizin (talk) 17:53, October 7, 2012 (UTC)

doc mercy
I don't know what you mean about you clearing it a up about he doesn't die when you kill him, try and redo that mission and look at doc mercy's biody it's not dead, it is like how skyrim followers recover when they are at low health and his body is moving up and down like he is breathing...


 * Please sign your posts. I've defeated that enemy, and he wound up in a crumpled heap. When something occurs in the game that looks out of place, it's not a good idea to just post it in article main space - it needs to be researched and verified. The latest additions on the article were also littered with first person perspective formatting, which we've explicitly requested editors avoid. -- WarBlade (talk) 02:13, October 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * you should doubble check to me he looks alive and breathing srry forgot about sign


 * Themecanist (talk) 02:15, October 8, 2012 (UTC)themecanist

Unlimited Storage Space Glitch?
Well, you offered to help. At the risk of ruining the Borderlands 2 experience for you, any chance you'd like to see how far this exploit can be taken?

http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Lunar_Archivist/Borderlands_2_-_Thereotically_Unlimited_Storage_Space_Glitch%3F

Let me know. :) Lunar Archivist (talk) 05:46, October 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * 1) No thank you.
 * 2) Cheating is for losers.
 * 3) Bank storage is mostly useless.
 * -- WarBlade (talk) 10:43, October 8, 2012 (UTC)

Tector & Jimbo Hodunk
Do you think Tector and Jimbo Hodunk are references to the book "Freak the Mighty"? Because I do. A dimwitted, large person with a smart, crippled person riding on his shoulders just screams reference to me. Joshua Grahamcracker (talk) 13:35, October 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * I've never read it. -- WarBlade (talk) 13:50, October 11, 2012 (UTC)

Great movie, I think I see some similarities, but it seems much more likely it is the Hatfields and McCoys thing. DynastyW (talk) 04:16, October 14, 2012 (UTC)

BFFs
Hello there,

As a quick heads-up, prompt, push in the right direction. Could you please clarify:

The tidy-up icon added to the BFFs page, was that because the style in which I had written was, say, messy or unorderly?

Basically, my re-edit, is this the sort of style I need to be adhering to? Or am I completely barking mad ? ^^

Anyway, just trying to sharpen up my writing for wiki's.

Thanks

TheCrabShack (talk) 21:15, October 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * The Borderlands Wiki strives to document a subject, so we've asked that contributors maintain a third person perspective (ie. describing the subject as a reference text for people who don't play Borderlands 2). What's written there at the moment is a first person instruction guide asking the reader to assume things and phrased like a teacher giving a lesson. This is a jarring change in style from the rest of the wiki, and therefore something that someone will eventually come and modify just to bring it into line. Tagging it with the cleanup template simply highlights the problem and categorises the article in a list of pages tagged for some attention. -- WarBlade (talk) 04:14, October 14, 2012 (UTC)

Are weapons stats supposed to be fixed?
Because there are some pages of blue/orange weapon/shield/G mods having fixed stats.Ankoku暗黒 (talk) 17:46, October 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * statistics _should_ have an observed range variable. if not, you may add a dash - and edit in the higher/lower data you have observed.  if this does not work you are welcome to replace the stat value with "Varies with level"  ty4asking.   01:02, October 15, 2012 (UTC)

Creating a page
Im creating a page about the four assassins fought at the Southpaw Steam & Power. I was wondering do I have to create a page for each one or I can I put them all in one page.Masterswift (talk) 10:30, October 17, 2012 (UTC)Masterstealth


 * Good question. It's an unusual situation, and if there is only one page there will need to be four redirects. I'm leaning towards separate pages, but it could go either way. Because of the similarities between them however, the content could be templated to some degree, so that the full write up is just in one place. -- WarBlade (talk) 10:41, October 17, 2012 (UTC)

Maps, Areas, Points of Interest
I didn't know what was used on the wiki to differentiate between Regions and Locations so I went with maps as being the appropriate choice. Apparently it is Locations and Points of Interest. Although Points of Interest seems an odd choice of words I'll use them from now on.


 * "Area" is the rough term that people here use to refer to an instance. "Location" is really just the name of the infobox. "Region" has been mishandled on this wiki from day one. It was set up to be a description of the terrain type (arid waste, alpine tundra etc.), but quickly turned into overarching regions covering a number of grouped instances. "Points of Interest" are named sub-locations within an instance. "Maps" are simply the graphic overview interpretation of those areas that you can call up with your "M" key (or whatever passes for that on consoles).


 * Aside from that, please don't categorise locations. The template will do it for you based on the data in the infobox. If we decide to restructure the location categories we can do it from the template and cascade the change on all location pages that way. -- WarBlade (talk) 05:54, October 19, 2012 (UTC)