User talk:Ben Ryfos/Archive 2008

Rollback
In a case of vandalism where there has been multiple posts of vandalisation, how would you go about rolling back to the last edit that is relevent, versus reverting back to the edit before? If you have any help on the subject, It'd be much appreciated. :) 02:02, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, you explained it well enough to me.:) I didn't know that you could hit "cur" on the edit you want to revert back to, so that helps a bundle. Typically, I would hit "undo", which would rollback the last post of vandalism but if the post before was vandalisation as well, I'd have to manually edit the correct information back into the page. Frankly, that's been a real pain in the ass. Thanks big time for the help, you have saved me plenty of future accumulated minutes! :D 03:13, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

mechscape.wikia
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GEMH Image Categories
If you like I'll see if I can get my bot to add the category to the GEMH images. There's about 1100 images now, so that's a lot of work to do manually. Give me a couple of days and I'll see if I can get PointyBot updated to do it. 82.22.14.173 19:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Gah. The *one* time I don't preview before submitting, and I've forgotten to log in... I don't think it should be too difficult to update the categories. I'll let you know how I get on with it. Pointy 22:48, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

PointyBot's categorising the GEMH images as we speak. I've limited it to maximum of 6 images a minute so it doesn't blow up the server, so it's gonna take a few hours to update. The results should appear the next time the server refreshes the "Uncategorised Images" cache. Pointy 01:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! Saves me a lot of clicking. lol. 01:55, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem :-). Let me know if you find any other repetitive tasks you think it could help with and I'll set him to it. Pointy 02:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It took a few days to go through them all but it's working now so the images should disappear from Unused the next time it refreshes. Pointy 18:20, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Stalking me?
You're not supposed to be stalking me! *hides* 04:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It was a jok-ish figure of speech as in i was watching your edits when you first started editing the wiki many of your category edits were not marked as a minor edit., 04:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * When I started the wiki, I had never edited on a wiki before, I didn't know much about it. I've been learning as I go, and I think I'm getting pretty good at remembering to mark edits minor. :P Anyway, I understand it was a joke, and I know you have nothing against me with the RfA, so I just felt like sending a joke back. lol 04:41, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Bot Flag -- Nq2h Bot
We really need to give this a bot flag. 02:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, check out RuneScape:Yew grove for the Request for Bot status. 03:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: IRC
Yeah, my bad for leaving the computer before quitting. :S Went ahead and reblocked for infinite. Skill 15:21, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Nq2h Bot has now a bot flag
Hi. I just gave the bot flag to User:Nq2h Bot after no objections were put on record. --Avatar 06:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Transparency
Hey, I noticed you're adding the transparency thing to images. This is helping me out on my quest to combat non-transparent images but if it's getting boring I'm working on a way my bot can tag non-transparent images. So you don't have to do it. You can if you want though. Good luck with adminship. Cheers, 07:06, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, I'm just clicking "Random page" and finding non-transparent images.

I'd love to see a bot mark images as transparent automatically, but I didn't know how to do it, so I just resorted to doing it myself. My simple little bots only do a few tasks right now, like categorize jpegs based on their extention, and categorize images for PointyBot. Although I am working on one to revert the combat calculator on the combat level page back to default values, nothing too complex. Good luck with yours. 07:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol, I don't know how to do it either. Hopefully I'll work it out. Do you have any tips on how to make a bot? I'm still developing it. 07:14, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, with creating a bot, I recommend going from the framework, Wikipedia's Creating a bot article has a few. I actually use Basic Bot for my bots. I tried to create my first bots from scratch, and it didn't work out very well. Also, use the API rather than trying to get data out of the html code, it's much quicker, and easier. Also, when testing the bot, only run it on one or two edits, shut it down, and then validate those edits. I made the mistake of running nearly 50 edits when I first loaded Nq2hBot2, and all those edits were wrong, and I had to rebuild the bot to remove those edits, and continue its task. I know a little bit of Java, if you're going with that route, and a good amount of PHP, so I could probably help with bots in those areas, and I know Skill has a java based IRC bot, he could probably help you out too. Pointy and wowbagger also have bots, so you could also ask them if you have questions I cant' answer. 07:23, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. And if you didn't notice I'm transperizing the images you add so if you want could you add them to this page User:Chicken7/Transparency. By adding the template I have to remove it each time which is the hardest part. thanks 07:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, sorry, didn't think about that. I'm not adding any more for tonight, but if you leave the template, and just upload the transparent images, I can just rollback my edits for you, as I've got the one click rollback button enabled. 07:32, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * OK Thanks

Combining familiars special with the familiar
I just noticed that you said you were going to go ahead and start doing this. If it is pretty much settled, let me know becasue I really want to combine a lot of the pages myself, as I have found it very awkward for them to be seperate. I also think that the pouch info as well as the special move should all be on the page for the familiar itself, as the other 2 exist solely for the purpose of the familiar. So the format for the pages as I see it would be 1-The familiar and all info about its levels and abilities 2-Its summoning pouch, level to make, ingredients to make 3-Special moves, how and when to use. Let me know, thanks.--Degenret01 05:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind the pouch and scroll being merge in, however, I'd like to make a few sandbox edits to make sure the infoboxes don't screw up or anything. I'll give you an okay if it works out. 05:20, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * We've got the basic format nearly worked out, you may want to check the RuneScape:Sandbox. We're doing a few more edits though, it may change a bit. 05:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Im kinda way too new at this so I want too be real careful of not making gibbersih of the pages. If you get one that works/looks fine, tell me which and I will use that as the one to copy. Yea, If I make a new page or something I pretty much copy another page from somewhere else and change all the applicable data.--Degenret01 07:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You could look as Spirit wolf for how we did it, or look at User:Nq2h/Summoning for a quick to use template (You'll have to extract all of the lines yourself, but it should look like this:

09:15, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Very cool, thank you.--Degenret01 09:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Bots
Hey again. I have another question about bots. I Looked at that thing about Basicbot and all that and I downloaded it. But when I tried to run it it wouldn't work. I realised I didn't have PHP installed so i installed PHP but It still doesn't work! It come up with a black box then closes the black box in like half a second. Thanks, Cheers, 03:29, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * From what I can tell, you're trying to run PHP from the command line. Basicbot is designed to run from a webserver interface, through a browser. This means you would have to install a web server on your computer as well, then put the files in the server directory, and access them using this link: http://localhost/filename.php.


 * If you're not comfortable setting up a web server, I can offer you a little hosting solution, as I have a 300mb bot hosting account specifically set up. I'll give you 100mb, far more than enough (Nq2hBots 1-4 only use up about 0.5mb) That way, the files wouldn't need to be on your machine or anything, and you can access it from any computer. 03:56, 9 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. You've been a big help. I might take option one and find a web server. When I installed PHP it had an option to install a web server I might do that. Thannks so much, 04:08, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Reverting the IP
Per Skill's decision on the IRC, we are leaving the spelling for a bit, and we'll go back to revert it later. We don't want an edit war over something as stupid as one character. It'll be fixed in a bit, if it's still there, and edit wars end up with multiple peoples getting blocked, which is not a good thing. 05:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Edit: Forgot to quote policy.. RS:3RR is the one Skill told me about here. 05:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, a very good idea. I stopped editing after I saw that Skill had gotten involved, as I figured he would handle it anyway. BTW, good luck with your RFA, I give you my support man! :D 06:05, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the support! And, of course, thanks for not reverting.. Edit wars are so annoying, especially when the policy is clearly defined. 06:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Pink background on crimson charm.gif
I was changing the main color because it was so bloody dark, and somehow gave it a pink background. I only know how to use paint because of a very odd and focused computer background. Which really means I have no idea how to fix it, other than reverting to original image, which I would rather not do unless I have to, because of the darkness I was mentioning. If you could stop laughing (I've laughed at myself a good deal already) and just type out what I need to do, I would be very thankful. Or tell me where is a good pic editing help page. Help a noob. : ) --Degenret01 09:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Well... I have altered the background of that image... Please check...

Furthermore, if you want to learn how to cut the coloured background to make it transparent,,, you oughta use another image-editing software like PhotoImpact, Photoshop etc. I personally use PhotoImpact, which runs faster in my PC. =] 10:05, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm just wondering why this wasn't put on the "crimson charm" page, but on my talk page.. o.o 17:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * In fact, it was also put on my talk page :D 18:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I put it on both of your talk pages because I was hoping to get a response faster so I could fix it before someone came along and got all snide and rude with me as happened when I added some charm pics a few days ago. And I chose the two of you as Ive seen more edits from you two then anyone else. Because of the pages I look at most likely.--Degenret01 05:28, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That's approximately what I supposed :) It's sometimes (very) hard to get people's attention on a talk page... I think I'm going to do the same (posting on some sysop talk page) about MediaWiki talk:Uploadtext. Btw, sorry to see you quitting, Nq2h :(. You know, apprently disagreements are somewhat common here but ppl don't always leave for that (you should have a quick look at Christine's nomination for adminship ;)). 06:40, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

hmm
"I had a disagreement with an admin over AIM. That admin proceeded to ban me from IRC."

Sounds too familiar. --Charitwo 02:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

acusing me of vandalism
i didn't do any vandalism yet you say that i did :S say what i did wrong acording to you!

Charms drops calculator
Hey, was just wondering if you have had the time to get it up and running. So I can feed all the numbers through and get its output on the Charms page instead of the table there now.--Degenret01 06:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Whoops, forgot about that. Anyway, just finished it up now. You can use the template as  14:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

It hurts. My brain is stretching. Because I only kind of begin to understand the calc. Be assured, it is a lack on my part. It in NO WAY reflects on what you have done. I'm just really old and don't get to use my brain anymore so its gone all rusty and stale, forgets how to think. But please, do NOT tell me how to put the numbers in. I find I am enjoying trying to figure it out. If I still don't get it in 3 or 4 days then I'll ask for you to write "An Idiots guide to a freaking calculator FFS" lol. I just wanted you to know why it hasn't been used yet. --Degenret01 04:52, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

God logos
Hey, thanks for voting in my RfA. I just need your opinion on something. The god articles don't have logos (the icons) and I was hoping to add them. I found some on Sal's Realm but I think they might be copyrighted. The link is here: Thanks, 06:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Those logos? If so, then you can get them right off the God Letters on the Knowledge Base. However, I'm pretty sure Jagex has rules against taking pictures right off their website, so it's probably not allowed. 06:31, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I think we already have those photos of them. I mean like the symbol of the god like the cross for Saradomin ( + ). They're next to the God's headings on the Sal's Realm page. If you still don't understand I'll upload one because we can always delete it. 06:36, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, those logos. Those look like they were made just for that site, and I'm not finding them on the RuneScape site with the god pictures, so the safest bet would be to not copy them, and make our own. 06:39, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeh, It's better to be safe than sorry. And that would be a good idea. I'll have a crack at making some myself, starting with saradomin because that will be simple. Thanks for your opinion. 06:42, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It's too hard to create the icons without mimicking the ones they've made. And it doesn't matter because we already have a sara one: . Cheers, 07:17, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

RfA
I dont need any grammar for reverting vandalism, deleting and undeleting pages. =D

11:52, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Logo
I was wondering if you would help me make a logo for the Fun Orb Wiki seeing as you're talented in that area. I have tried making one, but have failed to create it to my liking even with my programs. Talk to me if you are interested or you don't want to make it. Thank you. 01:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'd be willing to help. My main computer is down right now, but as soon as I get that up and running, I'll be able to work on it. 17:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, that's great! I bet the logo will look great. Thanks! 22:32, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Oi!
-- 04:23, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

logo
I had a feeling by the dates of things, trouble is I emailed Vimes and got a complete denial of creation regarding the logo, so big dead end there, too bad, it's a rather nice font actually. 03:46, 3 November 2008 (UTC)