UESPWiki:Community Portal/Archive 12

Quicky Editing Question.

I can't beleive this. I've been editing for about 7 months and I don't know this. How do you PERFECTLY scale down an image to a userbox scale? Just a real quick question. Thanks.
:After you have entered the image link, add the parameter "|40px". That should work, as long as the image is roughly square-shaped. Otherwise, you may have to tweak its size a little further. --HMSVictory 05:09, 18 February 2008 (EST)

 

Wiki Glitch, or just my Comp?

Hello, 

I recently hit "Random Page," and it brought me to a quest talk page. Nothing wrong with it. I hit the Random Page link again and it brought me to the same page. I tried about 6 times, and it still didn't budge. Has this happened to any of you besides me? Thanks. --Playjex 16:10, 26 January 2008 (EST)
:Nope, it's not just you.  See  for the discussion. --Eshe 16:30, 26 January 2008 (EST)
::Thanks. Everytime I post something here, it turns out to be on the Admin. Board. I have to get more active on that page. Thanks Eshe. --Playjex 17:16, 26 January 2008 (EST)
:::That has also happened to me, so you're not alone. --HMSVictory 11:33, 29 January 2008 (EST)

Two Questions: Images and Signatures

Question 1: I've read the help page on uploading images and including a thumbnail on a page , so I think I've got a good handle on that.  My question is: Should the original image be resized before uploading it?  My screenshots are at 1024x768.

Question 2: I seem to be having trouble with my signature.  I'm trying to include links to my talk and email, but it doesn't appear to be working.  I've gone to the extent of copying the code from another user's signature (subsituting my user name, of course), to no avail.  My question is: Is this something that gets enabled after the initial three-day probationary period, or will my signature line not show links to me?  Or (to state the obvious) have I got something wrong in the coding?

Thanks, –&#91;&#91;User:KJR1012&#124;KJR1012 &lt;sup&gt;•&#91;&#91;User_Talk:KJR1012&#124;Talk•&#91;&#91;Special:Emailuser/KJR1012&#124;Email•&lt;/sup&gt; 08:54, 28 January 2008 (EST)
:1024x768 is a perfectly acceptable size, so don't worry about resizing your images!  Also, as far as your signature goes, I think the only place you've got wrong is with your  .  Let me see...
:This should be what you want: –KJR1012  
:Which looks like this when non-wikified:    
:Hope that helps! --Eshe 09:17, 28 January 2008 (EST)
::Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :-) Remember to turn on the "Raw Signatures" option, otherwise the wiki software automatically adds in a partial signature. Also Eshe's right - that's a fine size for images. It's good to be able to get a larger version when clicking on an image. –Rpeh  09:21, 28 January 2008 (EST)
::: ! –KJR1012   09:37, 28 January 2008 (EST)

 

Structure change for  ?

When I read through the  page, it seems to me that most topics are sorted the wrong way around. I would prefer to have it in a different -more workflow like- order. Are there any objections if I 'improve' the page to achieve that ?
I have made my alternative Version in my current Sandbox and like to invite all to give comments. In  Rpeh suggested to wait a week and give the community some time to have a look. Thanks for watching. -- Adjego 12:58, 6 February 2008 (EST)
:I've looked at your version, Adjego, and it seems to have a more logical flow to it.  So chalk up one "yea" vote, I guess. – KJR1012   10:07, 7 February 2008 (EST)
::Seems alright to me. I did wonder why that format had been chosen in the first place, but this one is much more coherent. --HMSVictory 11:33, 7 February 2008 (EST)
::: Thanks for the comments! There have been no negative comments, hence I have now uploaded the version with the changed structure. This version does not contain changes in content (well almost not). This is necessary as this version cannot easily be compared (diffed) to the previous one. -- Adjego 10:04, 15 February 2008 (EST)

Apology

This is with reference to . Having volunteered to do it, I should complete the task. But, unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to do it. So I want to apologise to Nephele in particular and to the community in general. --Mankar Camoran  11:10, 7 February 2008 (EST)
:There really wasn't any need to apologise :) Contributing to the wiki is supposed to just be something that you do for fun when you have the time and opportunity to do so, but we all have other (real life) commitments that are higher priority than the site.  One advantage of the wiki is that other people can pick up wherever you leave off.  Or in other words, you gave someone else looking for a project something to do! --Nephele  21:40, 14 February 2008 (EST)
::Thanks a lot. You made me feel better :) --Mankar Camoran  08:44, 16 February 2008 (EST)

 

Fanfiction

Hmm... I'm not sure if this is really the right place to put this, but anyway, here goes. I am sure that you are all aware that Somercy has decided to stop writing fanfiction as she was flooded with requests and ideas. I am now (rather idioticly) offering my services here as such, as Somercy's replacement for writing up requests. I am in no way trying to stop Somercy from writing at all, I just want something to do, and I need your ideas, faithful brethren! Please, if you have any requests or ideas about your character, put them on my talk page. Bear in mind that if I do end up with too many, I will eventually collapse like Somercy, so just take it easy guys... :) --HMSVictory 06:14, 19 February 2008 (EST)