User talk:Soldier 1033/Archive3

Re:I REALLY need your help
You can't, just follow the rules, comment only when necessary, and above all else remain calm no matter what. Trust me, no matter what you do you'll always have enemies trying to destroy you, especially as a counter vandal. I've had those who've slandered me on multiple wikis, harrassed me in game on multiple accounts, and just generally tried to do anything else they could think of to make me miserable. The one advantage I have is that I've always controlled my temper. Remember, temperment is the difference between a great sysop and getting desysoped on the yew grove.-- 03:37, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Your wondering who Blanko is? Trust me you'll soon be seeing him in his full maipulative trolling "glory" along with his allies.-- 01:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


 * On top of that he happens to have befriended users in high places (much like Total) who kept him shielded until his last incident involving a vulgar video and much flaming.-- 01:56, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It's highly important to understand the person and know certain aspects of their personality/interests. I believe I sent you an email via wikia that could shed a little light on some of these things (though it isn't a direct answer).-- 02:06, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Most recent CVU report
Yeah, at first I wasn't going to report it to CVU. However, after doing a bit of research on the item, I discovered that nothing drops dragon platebodies—they're player-made. As such, it was most likely meant to be misleading inProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0

rmation, classifying it as vandalism. I figured it would be better to report it to CVU than ignore it; no harm actually comes to a user by being reported. The harm only comes if they are actioned. ;) 23:55, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Vandals
quiet a lot of vandals tonight eh? -- 01:58, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, good luck with them, im off for the night, bye -- 02:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Signatures
I've noticed that many signatures on the RuneScape Wiki contain improper HTML that will display incorrectly in many newer browsers. For example, most signatures contain the &lt;font&gt; tag, which has been deprecated by W3C—in other words, it no longer exists. Is it okay for me to go around fixing the syntax of signatures, provided I do not change the actual appearance of each? 02:42, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Replying
Hey there, Soldier.

I am fine. You forgot the 's' in the question you asked me.

V R4ng3r V2 03:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Signatures
I've started going around and letting people know if their signatures contain mistakes and then giving them "repaired" code snippets on their talk pages. I figured I'd get started with people I already know so I can figure out what works and what doesn't. Let me know what you think:

I also noticed that you had your sysop crown positioned using &lt;sup&gt;. Were you attempting to get it next to your name? If so, here's another code snippet that will achieve that more accurately, and a before/after comparison:

Please let me know what you think:
 * How helpful are the suggestions?
 * Which snippet do you end up using, if either?
 * Do you just find the suggestions a waste of your time and more or less obnoxious?
 * Would you rather that a team of coders went around and made the "behind-the-scenes" updates to your signature without first consulting you (but still informing you that they had made changes)?

Thanks,

21:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Great, I'm glad you didn't mind the suggestions. The reason for me going around asking people to change their signatures is that many tags often used for formatting, such as &lt;font&gt;, have been deprecated by W3C.

You said the relative positioning trick doesn't work on Safari... I suspected at least one browser wouldn't support it. Does this one work?

  Soldier 1033  talk &bull;  contribs  &bull;  #

As for the team of coders modifying signatures, that's actually something I'm proposing, along with a new set of guidelines for signatures. Please feel free to review the proposed changes. 21:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * W3C was established (and is still run by) the inventor of the World Wide Web. It is entirely and completely in charge of the "rules" governing how the World Wide Web works.  As most programmers have switched over to CSS for styling, they have deprecated tags such as &lt;font&gt;, &lt;u&gt;, and &lt;center&gt;.  CSS is a much more powerful way to style a page, anyway.  All browser creators base how their browsers interpret HTML on W3C's standards.  If W3C says a tag no longer exists, it doesn't get incorporated into new browsers, and so it really does no longer exist.


 * As for that crown, I'll see what I can figure out. 22:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I only wish there was a simple list. Instead, there exists a multi-page specification of HTML 5, written entirely in technical jargon.  I've tried to sum up most of the changes that apply to us in the signature rules, but I'm sure I left one or two things out.  Here's a list of the most common tags that are either deprecated or likely to become deprecated:
 * center
 * font
 * u
 * i
 * b


 * In addition, tables should not be used for page layout anymore; instead, &lt;div&gt;'s should be used.


 * There's a lot more that has been changed, but I doubt anything else will apply to us. 22:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I started a small guide here: Help:Customising your signature 22:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem. Just installed Safari. ;) 22:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I looked at your signature in Safari and didn't see any problems. However, I'm using the Windows version.  Could you send me a screenshot of what it looks like for you?  23:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Seems pretty even to me. Are you saying you'd like it closer to your name (shifted to the right), like this?   Soldier 1033  talk &bull;  contribs  &bull;  #

If so, try removing the space between &lt;/div&gt; and [[User:Soldier 1033| . 23:22, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, in that case, just change -2px to -3px, or maybe -2.5px; try play around with it a bit until you get a height you're satisfied with. 00:29, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Signature template
I spent a few hours today making a signature template; please let me know what you think.

Here's your signature in template form. I know it's slightly different (so you probably won't want to use it), but I just thought it'd give you a good idea as to how versatile the template is:

Your current signature:   Soldier 1033  talk •  contribs  •  #

Template signature:

Code:

03:30, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Green > Red?
Lol, just to change things up a bit. Change is good. 04:50, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

signature
do you like my new signature? 05:07, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

rollback rights
now that I have rollback rights (you can check) can I now put a rollback crown in my username? If so how do you put it? Also I need help with my signature... 00:06, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Recent reversion
That location is not necessarily his/her real location; it is the location publicly registered with that IP. As posting on the wiki while not logged in reveals your IP anyway, it's kind of silly to avoid posting the location; anyone can type the IP into a site and figure it out. 01:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


 * An IP is actually quite a bit more harmful than a location. The user lives someone within that state or surrounding states, which is quite a generalisation.  01:16, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Eh, it's fine; it's definitely a debatable topic. But as your address pretty much publicly linked with your IP, I figured it's not likely to do any harm.  Of course, I'll remove the message if they ask.  Glad you caught it, though—I'd rather be checked than left unchecked, as we're all bound to make mistakes sooner or later. ;)  01:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: HTML 5
I'm not sure where your friend's friend got his information, but it is rather on the incorrect side. The HTML 5 specifications have been in the development process since 2004, so his information might just be out of date.

Just about all modern browsers support HTML 5 (either in whole or in part). While few, if any, have removed their support for legacy elements such as "font" and "center", it is inevitable that future browsers will lack the ability to process old tags, or will at least be unable to display them normally. HTML 5 will become a standard soon, and therefore, I think that it's best to start the transition now when it's optional rather than wait until all our pages fall apart.

Since I know that we all have a tendency to believe our real life friends (it's only natural), I suppose I better give you some sources. However, before I start citing websites that you've never heard of, it's probably best that I go into more detail about what W3C is.

W3C, founded by Tim Berners-Lee (the inventor of the World Wide Web), is in charge of managing web-oriented languages such as HTML, XHTML, XML, XSL, and CSS. If a company wants to make a web browser, is are more or less required to follow W3C's specifications—if is doesn't, its browser won't work! W3C is a non-profit organisation currently based at MIT, a university in Massachusetts. Before you read the other links below, I highly suggest reading the About page from the W3C website. It should help you grasp a better understanding of how the World Wide Web is continuously developed and run when so many competing organisations are fighting each other for the lead.


 * Removal of elements
 * Wikipedia - Simple and straightforward, but not a full list of what's changed
 * W3C - A full, complete list of what elements have been deprecated, but beware that it's a bit of a technical read
 * Why the switch is important and beneficial to the growth of the World Wide Web
 * Wikipedia - Simple, but a bit incomplete
 * W3C - Again, the most technical version of the information
 * The transition
 * Wikipedia - Solid, straightforward, and probably the best summary of what might happen in the transition
 * W3C - The information is scattered across several documents. I won't send you on a wild goose chase, as Wikipedia's version is detailed enough to convey the general idea.

As you can see, quite a bit has changed. Wikia forces XHTML, which is much stricter than HTML—the browser isn't allowed to ignore errors. When the switch is made and Wikia starts serving its pages in XHTML 5, we're going to be in a lot of trouble. HTML 5 is somewhat volatile and changing on a daily basis, so the information here could change dramatically before the final release. However, it is safe to assume that W3C will be removing most elements dedicated to formatting in favor of CSS-based styling.

I hope this information has been somewhat helpful. I'm a programmer and security expert by profession, so if you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them.

Lol
Is this your thread:  22:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

The killer illness: Boredom, thats how I found it =[] 22:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Wikifest
Well, we met, then that was kinda it. Got to crowded in Varrock, moved to Rimmy. To much spam, so and Amaurice and C Teng couldn't control the crowd so Chiafriend went on a 'Draynor' invasion and we walked for a bit before going to Clan Wars. Didn't end up doing a party drop, and the costume party was chaos, although I won 2nd place! C Teng tried hard to help and so did I, but there were to much spammers and too many people trying to lead the group. There were like 70 people. OMG! CHAOS! 02:12, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually we did like 5 party drops.I was there,but this was before I had joined the Wiki,but I read about it and realized I could go.I did,and I just walked to the party room,because it was time too,but I didn't see anyone else leave Varrock.Anyway,I got there,there was like maybe 20 people there.I checked the deposit chest,and there was a few fairly nice objects.Anyway,people came and left,there was several members,I could tell.We did like 4 or 5 party drops,one had like 15 uncut diamonds.I got a rune axe and 28.5k.w00ot!(not to mention like 83 fire runes)I'm such a noob..... - User:Sir Scizor1 (p.s.I haven't made a sig yet,so I'm just doing this)

umm,Soilder,I have a question.Can anyone organize a wikifest or is it only for Admins?I was wondering if anyone could tell me.I could probably organize one but I don't know if I'm allowed. - User:Sir Scizor1

Willrulez
I already gave him a 1-week block when he uploaded his fourth image. Was that too long? WWTDD? 18:37, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm still kinda new at this, so I overreact occasionally. WWTDD? 18:39, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Night
Thanks, same to you. I do not know much about Missouri, but I would be glad to do what I can. - 06:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Thanks
Thank you very much for the compliment. I look forward to keeping this wiki up and running for many months—even years—to come with you and all the other dedicated contributors that make this wiki the great resource that it is.

15:23, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

External Image
I need help, i don't know how to put an external link image in my user page, i tried: "Image:http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/Nandonalt/Keydom2.gif|thumb|center|Keydom2, my char." but it din't work.

-- Nandonalt  02:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Hello, fellow Animal Crosser!
When you get the chance today, I'd like to play some City Folk in your town (since Nook, as I said yesterday, is closed for the final upgrades, so unless he's doing the same thing in YOUR town...well, you get the picture). I should mention that I DO use WiiSpeak, though, so if you'd rather not use it/listen to lil' old me (XD), lemme know on my talk page!
 * Ready yet?

Re: &lt;a&gt;
No, it was not. However, Wikia does not allow its use. 01:37, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Not only is it safe, it's recommended. &lt;a&gt; was one of the first tags ever created (the first one that actually added functionality to the web, I believe).  I doubt it will be removed anytime soon, as its only alternative is JavaScript.  Even then, nothing is quite as smooth as a good old &lt;a&gt;-link. ;)
 * 01:57, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem. 02:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Block this IP
Since you didn't leave a message after the subject I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking me to block your IP address? If so, why? 22:18, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Heya
Thanks for introducing yourself, glad to see new faces! :) Oddlyoko talk 22:31, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not actually around much, I just peek in very, very occasionally. I don't really even play anymore =\ Oddlyoko talk 03:04, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably not, I don't think I'm even added as a channel Contact anymore. I can try though. IRC name? (Have to be registered with NickServ) Oddlyoko talk 18:29, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Uploaded personal image - question
so what happens to that picture, will it be deleted or? where is it? Mitchell6549 05:46, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Bullshit With a Capital 'B'
So please, clarify for me... God_Of_War, who I'm 99% guaranteed is not banned or even warned, is off the hook for treating myself and others like a bucket of diarrhea, but when I respond back with a response containing an anger level less than or equal to his, I'm banned until February 1st. That's BULLSHIT! Whatever; it seems that every site I sign up on is run by hypocritical assholes. Just watch, you're going to delete this comment when the rules cearly state you're not allowed to. --Vhosythe42 17:25, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Captions on PhotoBucket pictures?
I've been using PB for my photos like you insisted, but whenever I try to align it or add a caption, it turns into a link. What am I doing wrong, and could I please have an example of what to do via screenshot or something? (I think I'm typing it correctly, but it only seems to work for photos uploaded directly onto the Wiki.)

Oh my gosh.
He's slandering me on my talk page. Deleting his comments. Replacing them. How is he getting away with this crap? 19:59, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Urgent kmarie42
Please could you help with this, I don't really know what do do in this situation. KMarie42 (who you banned for blanking their talk page) left a message on my talk page, you should read it. I am not going to go into detail as she wanted it to remain private. I don't know what to do and I don't have the wikia power to do anything but she wants all her data removed. Please could you help with this A.S.A.P Thanks. 08:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: CVU
Eh... if it's going to be that much trouble to make such a minor change, it's probably not worth it. 01:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, I created a section on the CVU discussion page. I guess we'll wait and see what happens. ;)  01:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Kudos!
I'm alright, but I've left the wiki. Kudos 2 U 01:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've left because I feel I'm not needed here on the wiki anymore. I feel I've made enough edits here for now and I may return here in a few months, but for now I'm focused on editing a few wikis that need an editor like me to fix them up. I think that since so many great users including yourself have received admin rights recently that I've done all I can without admin rights. Therefore I must offer my help to other, smaller wikis that are desperate for active users, and then I will leave those when I feel my work is done. (Note: I hope I don't sound like I'm angry about not becoming an admin; that's not why I'm leaving) Kudos 2 U 01:50, 26 January 2009 (UTC).

Kicking
You need to be a Fest Mod (Lieutenant) to kick. 01:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Problem Report
Hey Soldier, just wondering, why did you close the Problem Report 17913? I've just checked it out and found out that the F2P guide was exactly the same as the P2P guide (excluding the members' quests), which means the Problem Report was justified...in a way. 02:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem. 03:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Hi
Hey! Yeah, I've been on a very, very long hiatus. I was bored today and ended up back here, saw some vandalism, and thought, "Why not put my sysop powers to good use?" And there you have it. Not sure if you can expect to be seeing more of me, though. School is brutal and I haven't played RuneScape in God knows how long. Anyways, it's nice to come back and meet some cheery people. Is the vandalism always this bad? We barely had any vandals back in my day... -- Couchpotato99   (talk)   (contribs)  02:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

no spree, just letting them know
In reading a bunch of stuff on various talk pages (inlcuding the CVU talk page) I realized many (me too) have not been telling the vandals why they were blocked. I truly think that giving them the message will reduce future occurences, and maybe even bring some of them to become good editors, once they see how active we are. So I was going through block list and leaving it on blocked vandals pages. Am pausing now cuz I'm going to bed. I missed a lot if your bored and like the idea. --Degenret01 03:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Story time pl0x?
Eucarya did a pretty good job of explaining it here:
 * I'm just stopping by to say hi, I was involved when ShadowDancer was around and was one of the ones who helped get his admin privileges revoked. I guess it doesn't say that much because I gave him admin privileges, but hey ho, we all make mistakes and it did go through an RFA process even though there was not many users active at the time. He was a truly superb editor, at least one of his articles became an article of the month, BUT, and it's a big BUT, he treated this place like it was his and reverted any edit he didn't like, even from established contributors. He engaged in flamewars between some of the major contributors of the site, notably CouchPotato99 who was the first to start creating proper item pages. Yes, the wiki was pretty young then! He also engaged in flamewars with other established editors, and, after being told off repeatedly by other editors he decided to try and permanently block all other admins/'crats on the site. Naturally, this led to a revocation of his admin rights. I did some hunting around after he left, and it looks like he's been kicked out of practically every clan/community/fan-site he's ever belonged to, so we're not alone. And seriously, you don't want him back, it'll just cause problems.

Yeah. That was shadowdancer. -- Couchpotato99   (talk)   (contribs)  04:23, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Story time pl0x?
Aah the story of the big bad Shadowdancer, it started with three little...*ahem* sorry about that. Shadowdancer started off well enough as an editor, intelligent, dillegent, and working to improve the wiki. Unfortunately, he had a bit of a temper and as Eucarya put it: "he started cat-fights with everyone", eventually he tried to block every admin other than himself and Sannse had to remove his sysop tools. A good history may also be found on the bottom of Shadow's talk.-- 04:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh, beat ya too it. Hooray for stalking other people's talk pages. -- Couchpotato99   (talk)   (contribs)  04:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Meet
Sounds good. Throw out some EST times, and I will try my best to be on. :) 04:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * See ya then. 14:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Problems editing
Hey Soldier, for some reasons i've been having trouble editing. When i hit save page, it a message pops up on my browser saying "403 Error" or "You are not aloud access to this server". Sometimes a weird message pops up at the end of my edit. it still lets me edit but for some reason this shows up on the page i just edified "Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 ". No matter what i do i can't get it to disappear. if i erase it, it pops up in a different place. Could you remove the message from helm of neitznot and slayer helm please, as i can't seem to get rid of it. Do you know whats going on? -- 23:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I can't really think of a subject.
I haven't really had time to talk with you or anything, as I've been incredibly busy (at times) at work. However, I wish to commend you on your hard work as an anti-vandal and say grats on your sysop (yeah, a bit late.) If you're ever bored, just wait until the summer time when the kids get out of school. Vandalism is nuts then... ;) 02:09, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately I don't play RuneScape anymore. I still have an active membership should I ever need to get on for something, but I haven't been on in ages. I will be getting a new phone here the beginning of next month, so I will be on AIM if you want to chat though. =D Gotta love working for a government contracted company. 02:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * suntigerrevival Though don't expect to see me on much before then. Christine will be thrilled. =D (Moved from my talk, thought I was on yours lol.) 02:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hehe, sounds good. I have a registered e-mail on the wiki, though I only check it like once every 3 days. Anyways, hate to cut off our convo, but I need to get a few things done around the house before my wife comes home. Was nice talking, and I look forward to chatting with you later. =D 02:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

RE:CVU Reports
Yeah, I used to do that, but as of late, I was preparing for the Chinese New Year so I didn't have time to do so. 02:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

IRC
Could you come on IRC when you get a chance? Preferably ASAP. Thanks. I may not be in the channel; ChristineV is going on and on about banning me, and her friends are egging her on. 00:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Review please
Vhosythe42 does have a history of harassing users, however, the page should have been protected to let everyone cool down before the block was set to indef imo. Also, the new code I added changes the colors on enhanced, thanks though :-) 00:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I must have not cleared the cache, it was highlighting both occurrences of the name before >.> What's the code? 00:23, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, *starts changing code for 100 users* 00:38, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

no sub
Fine fine i just overreacted... 01:37, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

RS forums
I am amazed how since i got to know your name on here i have seen you everywhere on the forums. I mean i knew your name before and am sure that i had posted on some of your threads but now i see you EVERYWHERE. The strange thing is that normally the posts are months or even years old. It is probably just my dodgey memory User talk  Evil Yanks  Contribs  07:27, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey
I never noticed the Site Protection Policy offer before, but thank for point it out. And you congrats to you for your involvement with creating a new IRC Chat. It looks very well done! 03:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Is there a Protectsite special page on the Missouri Wikia? I though all special pages were predefined by Wikia, but I can't find it? 03:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Rollback
to me, it seemed as though a an unregistered user blanked the page, and i reverted it... is kittykis an unregistiered user? -- 03:27, 30 January 2009 (UTC) 71.63.80.70 was the ip, if it was a registered user wouldn't of it said that it was kittykis? im confused. -- 03:31, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: Wikia-wide block
I have informed central of the information posted on his talk page. I will provide more details when they come to me. 04:22, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

G'Night
Night. I don't think it is a big issue. I think it's only fair Dengenret get a vote because of his involvement, his contribs and edit count and his friendliness, not because one user had a disagreement with another user who had nothing to do with the nominees... 05:52, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

My sig
Soldier, according to User:Cruser234 my sig is against the rules because of the rollback crown. is it? also im not the only person to have a sig like this. User:Aburnett001 also has a sig just like mine. -- 00:21, 31 January 2009 (UTC) Oh well thanks for the info. -- 00:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

RE:Congratz!!
Thanks, lol! A little bit hard to believe that I'm now a sysop when I've been a normal user for so long. Also, thanks for supporting me on my RfA! Dealing with vandals is going to rather different for me now, =P. 02:41, 31 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Hmm that reminds me, I better go change my sig from rollback to sysop. Wonder how it'll look, probably the same. 02:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

new article
I forgot how to make a new article... can you tell me? 17:34, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Active number of sysops
No limit. If everyone here has been here for 4 plus months or so and is trusted and doesn't start arguements and contributes regularly, they should all be sysops. Pretty much.--Degenret01 02:02, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Abolish the UotM
Him and I both agreed we would offer this to the grove before he became UotM, we just decided to wait for a clean slate to offer this. He promoted the idea to me here. 03:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
I didn't know how to fix the archive thing. Thanks! 06:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)