User talk:Shadowdancer

"inserts generic welcome here"

You know me and since you're a contributer to Wikipedia I assume you won't need to ask questions all that much. I wouldn't exactly recommend me since I don't know much myself either :p But I will help in any way I can. Vimescarrot 19:03, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm just clicking Random Articles and editing/fixing and whatnot. It seems I can't add pages to categories that don't already exist though....what's up with that?Shadowdancer 19:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Apologies, but as I said...completely useless, me :p Not many people edit this thing, so checking Recent Changes might give you an insight as to who might know. I personally am more likely to know in-game things rather than Wiki things...thus making me fairly useless when it comes to question-answering...but I try my best. Sorry Vimescarrot 19:18, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Removal of item categories
No, there's no policy on categories yet. It just seems to me a bit excessive to link to both a mining items category and also a generic items category. It's great that you've noticed, though. Usually I can make up category policies as I go since there's no-one around to object, which is probably not a plus. You're welcome to reverse the changes if you feel they should remain like they were, though. Hyenaste talk 06:37, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Jungle?
Why did you say welcome to the jungle?--Holomanga 18:46, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It was my way of saying hello and welcome to the wiki. Shadowdancer 18:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I hope it's ok with Shadowdancer that I reply to something on his oen talk page, but I believe he analogized (is that a word?) this wiki with a jungle. It's messy, and it's tough to wade through. :D But we're working on improving that, both planting new trees and moving old ones around. *laughs* Oddlyoko 18:50, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Someone hand me a weedwacker? Shadowdancer 18:51, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * A weedwhacker? Think you need a combine harvester! --Eucarya 13:53, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * How about a Rune Axe and a nice scythe??? Megalodon99 14:38, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Opinion
About the Runescape: and RuneScapeWiki: namespaces... The "Recent Changes" page links to "RuneScapeWiki:" pages, and yet everyone's saying that "RuneScape:" is the correct namespace for these pages to be in... What's your opinion? RuneScape: or RuneScapeWiki:? Oddlyoko 18:44, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * RuneScapeWiki is the correct one. Shadowdancer 21:13, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Knowledge Base
''N Bake Pie‎; 21:10. . Shadowdancer (Talk | contribs) (Under Construction until I confirm the rune cost. >_>) ''

When that happens you can always check the Knowledge Base. -- Couchpotato99 22:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Deleted page: RSDemon
I don't see how RSDemon breaks RS rules. I went into the rules page myself, and the only rule it comes anywhere near is No Macroing. However, I don't believe RSDemon meets any of the criteria for illegal third party software, listed on the page I just linked. Nor does SwiftSwitch, for that matter. Take a look through the rules, and let me know what you think on my talk page. Oddlyoko 04:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmm. And Andrew Gower doesn't count as a matter outside of RS? ;-) Oddlyoko 05:34, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * That wasn't what I meant. And, um, you forgot "...to give yourself an unfair advantage at the game." Look, let's just drop the matter. It's obvious we're both becoming agitated about it. Oddlyoko 15:03, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Using RSDemon is no different to using another website to look things up, since it does not actually interact with the client program in any way, the only "advantage" it gives is information - it should be reinstated and given a proper VfD. Just checked, the new version of RSDemon with client (RSDraco) probably does break some rules - a bad move for what used to be a 100% legal assistant program. Ace of Risk 17:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I stand by my decision to delete the page, as per Ace of Risk's new information. This wiki is about RuneScape, not RuneScape helper programs and especially not about topics which toe the line regarding the game rules. Shadowdancer 19:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll look into this "RSDraco". Oddlyoko 19:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Fine, but don't forget the other points I've made today about this. Shadowdancer 19:52, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Certainly. As I said, I'm finished arguing.
 * It seems that RSDraco is very similar to SwitchSwitch, except... well, wow. It looks very helpful. And about it being a "client"... it's not. That would be like saying Internet Explorer is a client. RSDraco - and SwitchSwitch, for that matter - seems to use a browser integrated into the program itself. Firefox is similar to Internet Explorer, but it has tabbed viewing and stuff. In the same way, RSDraco is similar to the server page with the runescape applet on it, except it has tabs for different websites (like Firefox) and several buttons to start timers and such. You could do the same thing (with the timers) simply by counting. Unfair advantage? Hardly. Oddlyoko 19:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Green Dragonhide vambraces
What are you doing to that article? -- Couchpotato99 19:15, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Cleaning up your mess.Shadowdancer 19:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Mess...? I had just started and as I'm trying to update it all the sudden its linked to a nonexistant page! What was I doing wrong? -- Couchpotato99 19:18, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Read the talk page there. You have a tendency to "fix" things that aren't broken and your information quite frankly is inaccurate a lot of the time. :|  Shadowdancer 19:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Editing's no crime. He had good intentions... and besides, a wiki is a collaborative effort. You can't make decisions for the whole wiki just because that's how you think it should be done. <_< Oddlyoko 20:17, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Re: Life, The Universe, and Everything
Sigh. I had a very sad feeling this would be happening... Are you sure you don't want to try again? I mean, at Wikipedia, one of the policies there is Be bold. You did just that, and it stirred something up. Now, right now we don't know whether this is good or bad, but the way I see it, it might bring the wiki to more stable ground by way of our own set-in-stone policies. Just stick around a little while longer. A little chaos can be good, in moderation. ;-) Oddlyoko 00:38, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, and I refuse to even consider removing sysop status from you until you respond. You've only just gained it, and by the logic applied above, you should take some time to get used to it. Oddlyoko 00:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * >_> Shadowdancer 15:42, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You're not a loose cannon, you're just a very, well, powerful cannon. That can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the way you push it. If I were you, I'd start with this one very useful rule of thumb to follow: before making any drastic change, admin or not, or reverting a user's edits, talk it out on the article's talk page, or the relevant user's talk page. (There are exceptions, of course; it's a rule of thumb, it leaves out the other four fingers, haha) Oddlyoko 16:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Please don't edit my user page
If you want to tell me something, put in on my discussion page. I didn't appreciate the threat either. --Wowbagger421 20:03, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I got the message home, did I not?Shadowdancer 20:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

GP
Only on my userpage. :D Hyenaste talk 20:55, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Admin reading
I'm dropping this link and message on every sysop's talk page, just to make sure everyone's read it. If you haven't, please do, and if you have, it wouldn't be a bad idea to read over it again. Oddlyoko 20:28, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Ehh, can you actually put that on this Wiki and modify it to be relevent here? Shadowdancer 20:39, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. There's a lot of relevant pages, though, so it could take a while. Oddlyoko 20:51, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Eh?
I don't see why, I was just stating that this is and open-souce project. It was more a joke than anything, but it's also true. >_> Oddlyoko 05:36, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Heroes' Guild
merged my article with yours. Your possessive apostrophe was correct so I've used your article title and redirected. Content has been merged, a lot of your words and my pictures. Can you have a look and see if it looks ok in your resolution? It looks ok in 800x600 here, but I have a feeling it might look horrible in anything higher.
 * Looks fantastic at 1024 x 768.Shadowdancer 19:35, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Terminator
Haha! I love the template! :D Oddlyoko 20:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah anyone else too add it to??? I dont like being alone Megalodon99 15:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Guidelines

 * Read and abide by the Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide.
 * Think over edits and decisions before committing them, as you may save yourself or someone else an edit war.
 * Be kind to other editors, and respect their edits and the reasoning behind them.

Those are rules everyone can use, but since you asked for them, I wrote them here. Also, for you:


 * If an edit war occurs, you may block the offendor if they revert your revert three times, no less. It is best to resolve an issue before such a thing occurs, however.

I really do hope these help. Oddlyoko 18:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Can we actually migrate these to RSWiki instead of having to follow a clone of the Wikipedia versions? Shadowdancer 18:20, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I made two of those up myself, it's the Admin How-to Guide and the 3R Rule I took from Wikipedia. I'm sure we could write something up though. Meantime, I'll set up a page under RuneScape:Guidelines. Oddlyoko 18:33, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Magic-based melee attacks
I'd just like to check, for future reference. Will you argue against any mention of a magic-based melee attack as mentioned in the Bloodveld article? For example, people will almost certainly add it to Pyrefiend and Jelly, as well as posibly Killerwatt. 82.6.71.98 17:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * What basis is there that Pyrefiends and Jellies attack using Magic? Shadowdancer 18:55, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Other than lots of peoples personal expereince? none, I guess. 82.6.71.98 19:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, and I'll take that as a "yes". 82.6.71.98 19:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Lots of people's personal biases and tendencies to believe anything they're told. Are you doing being a dick to me now?  Shadowdancer 19:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * "doing being a dick"? Oh, and just because people are thick doesn't mean they're wrong. I'm not saying they are or they aren't. All I wanted was an answer to the above question, not an argument. 82.6.71.98 19:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You aren't looking for an answer to a question since I've given you one several times. You are looking for an argument and I refuse to give you one.  Bloodvelds do not use a magic-based attack; get over it.  Shadowdancer 20:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, chill, again. Bloodvelds, Jellies and possibly others do have an attack that is based on your magic defence, yet is a melee attack.  Basically, wearing dragonhides at bloodvelds will mean you take less damage than wearing, say, rune armour, because it's a magic-based attack, though melee in effect (and therefore the protect from melee prayer is effective).  This is the crucial point.  Whether you call it a magic-based attack or something else, I don't know, but let's make it clear that wearing dragonhides will mean you take much less damage.  Killerwatts I found just hit extremely hard no matter what you wore by the way, and no prayers were effective against them.  Mr IP, please log in before doing stuff so we know who you are too --Eucarya 22:11, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * He's Vimescarrot. And I don't think Vimescarrot's the thick one. Oddlyoko 23:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Just to explain those two edits I made, I had to leave the computer while viewing this page and forgot it wasn't the page as it is now, but rather the page when Shadowdancer replied. Hence the deletion of the two above comments. And...I never said that Bloodvelds used a magic attack; I was just seeing if you had any justification for saying they didn't. I was attempting neutrality. Vimescarrot 07:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Greetings!
Umm I hope I'm not screwing anything up I'm a real noob on this but I'm trying to learn.... I was just wondering if I offended you in any way because you seemed pissed with your comment. Lordundarian 06:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Me
Sorry I forgot where are we having an edit war? -- Couchpotato99   (talk)   (contribs)  00:06, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Bolts. Can you please cut it out before you piss me off?  Again?  Shadowdancer 00:12, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Did you read the talk page? Crossbow is about the weapon named crossbow, not about all of the crossbows. If you want to make an article on all crossbows, start it at crossbows. Can I change it back or will you still accuse me of an edit war? -- Couchpotato99   (talk)   (contribs)  00:15, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Couchpotato's vandalism
Could you please point out the exact attack, vandalism, or whichever infraction you blocked him for? I'm sure you understand that just arriving in the middle of a conflict, I was unable to track the appropriate sequence of edits. Since user blocks should not be taken lightly, I unblocked Couchpotato as I could not immediately find any reason for it. If in fact Couchpotato is responsible for vandalism that I did not see, I will personally block him again. Hyenaste talk 23:49, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Read my points on his talk page will you!? Shadowdancer 23:49, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You listed four pages, each with dozens of edits. Could you please provide the exact edit that you blocked him for? [[image:Green party hat.PNG|14px]] Hyenaste talk 23:53, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The last straw, as it were, was when he removed my comment on the Monk robe talk page. Honestly, I was quite tolerate of him for a long time.  Shadowdancer 23:57, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Are you familiar with the "edit conflict"? Looking at the logs and edits, you blocked him immediately after the incident, not even giving him enough time to realize his mistake let alone repair it. Had you left him a warning about refactoring talk pages once and then he continued - that would have warranted a block. If this is the only reason you can provide for blocking him, he needs to be unblocked. [[image:Green party hat.PNG|14px]] Hyenaste talk 00:06, 20 August 2006 (UTC)