Purpose of credits in the weapons section

I'm curious as to how the credits section in the weapons template ought to be used. I noticed one user, Jump off Duck uses them to attribute the article's creation to himself (and neglects to cite the forum encyclopaedia entry... but that's just a personal pet peeve that I'll end up following him around fixing...). I was just wondering if this was the intended use. --Loulash (☎|‡) 15:26, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

If the forums were used as a source at all, credits must be used to cite the Forums as a source as well as the original user who posted the item in the Encyclopedia. Likewise, if UAQ was used, it must cite UAQ as the source. It should only have one's own name if he/she went in the game to find the information. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 17:37, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

Spam

I noticed that fede2006 had edited the Zandor Three page, which I have since reverted. Looks like spam to me. I left him a comment. --Loulash (☎|‡) 15:46, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

Thanks for reporting it, I will take care of it. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 17:37, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

Encyc2Wiki

Hi, I am currently learning PHP and I was wondering if I could give me the source code for encyc2wiki. It would greatly help me learn how to extract information from a web page (the books I'm reading don't tell me much on that). If you can't, or are not willing to, sorry for taking up some of your time. Thanks! --Jump off duck 13:39, 23 July 2006 (EDT)

I will be glad to do this however the encyc2wiki.php is using a seperate and outdated parser from the one AQStatsBot uses. I'll need some time to move around stuff so the code is shared between those scripts and also make the code a bit more readable ;) It is very uncommented right now (very bad, I know) so it could be hard to tell what everything is doing. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 18:00, 27 July 2006 (EDT)

Never mind, I found out how to using regular expressions. --Jump off duck 16:19, 16 September 2006 (EDT)

Shield Template

I was bored, so I made a template for shields based on the weapon template. I didn't want to put it on the wiki without getting you approval, so is this ok? --Jump off duck 15:44, 2 September 2006 (EDT)

Hm.. since you haven't been on for a while, I'll just put it on anyway. --Jump off duck 14:42, 14 September 2006 (EDT)

Sorry, been very busy, I just want to give a big thanks for making all your contributions! --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 21:45, 5 October 2006 (EDT)

Request for Bot Status

I would like to request bot status for User:Jump off duck (Bot). I have finally gotten it working properly (I hope). --Jump off duck 13:04, 2 October 2006 (EDT)

Granted. As long as it does not make edits too quickly or vandalize existing articles, it will be allowed to edit. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 21:52, 5 October 2006 (EDT)

Thanks! --Jump off duck 19:57, 8 October 2006 (EDT)

AQStatsBot

AQStatsBot seems to be going crazy, making buggy monster articles that already exist and putting them under Misc Items...

Example: Tank Knight

Thanks for the report, there was a hidden syntax error in the script. The monsters template is a recent addition to the bot and obviously it still needs some work! --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 21:00, 11 October 2006 (EDT)

Bot help

As you know, I have written a bot, Jump off duck (Bot). Like AQStatsBot, it is scripted in PHP. I have been using fsockopen() to generate an HTTP request to send to the server, thus simulating a form being submitted. However, when I try to get my bot to edit existing articles, the server returns an "Edit Conflict." While this may be a desirable behavior for my bot (when importing information, it will not overwrite articles that already exist), I wish to recode it so it can categorize the monsters by element (a tedious thing to do by hand). Thanks for all your help! --Jump off duck 21:20, 16 October 2006 (EDT)

You may want to take a look at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Bulk_Page_Creator -- this was the basis for the bot I created. Specifically, see if your script gets the wpEditToken variable before making the edit, as that seems to play a part in edit conflict detection. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 22:49, 16 October 2006 (EDT)

Oh... I was getting a wpEditToken at the start of the script and using it throughout the script. Thanks! --Jump off duck 19:11, 22 October 2006 (EDT)

Vandalism?

Don't know if you noticed this already, but User:Xanaf edited Talk:News. Just want to bring this to your attention! --Jump off duck 15:50, 21 October 2006 (EDT)

Thanks, I have issued a warning. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 16:36, 22 October 2006 (EDT)

URL uploading

Sorry to bother you yet again, but is the Url uploading feature restricted to sysops only? I read this and it said it was restricted to sysops by default. If not, how do you upload an image from an url? Thanks! --Jump off duck^Talk 16:58, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Yes, it appears this feature was sysops-only. I have opened it now to registered users at Special:Upload. In the process I caught (and fixed) another PHP error when trying to do URL uploading as a non-sysop. The current implementation of this is really buggy! --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 17:17, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Wanted to add that I'm working on a bot script that can transload pics from UAQ into articles posted on Category:Articles That Need Pictures. I should have this up and running very soon. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 17:22, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Good idea. However, when my bot imported the armor articles, I forgot to tag them with needspic. There are 180+ articles that need pics but aren't listed in Articles That Need Pictures. What do you think is the best way to solve this without needless edits clogging up the server?--Jump off duck^Talk 18:31, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Everything listed in Image:Unavailable.png needs a picture. I can just pull the list from that. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 19:25, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Script started up. I have it working on only monsters now, but it is working well. Each successful image upload comes with an edit on the article that correctly removes the {{needspic}} template and adds the pic into the monster template. Unfortunately, it seems like a large percentage of the images on UAQ are really bitmap images, even though they have the PNG extension. I'm guessing this is a mistake when they edited the files in Paint. Allowing enormous BMP files to be uploaded is not an option so I'll have to devise a scheme to get those images converted to PNG and then uploaded. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 22:38, 13 December 2006 (EST)

Oh yeah. I didn't think of Unavailable.png links. =P --Jump off duck^Talk 16:19, 14 December 2006 (EST)

Good news: There are almost as many images as there are articles! (Files: 2,168, articles: 2,388) --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 00:11, 16 December 2006 (EST)

Request for interwiki link

I would like to submit a request for an interwiki link (kind of redundant, I know). Truthseeker's Index is a wiki specifically for the Truth saga, and thus will have more accurate information. Thanks! --Jump off duck^Talk 11:33, 11 February 2007 (EST)

Sure, I've set it up as tsi: if there isn't any objections. And to test it: Truthseeker's Index. It should also be set up so it can be a target of a redirect from here. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 14:37, 13 February 2007 (EST)

Spam.....

User:ANA edited AdventureQuest. Just wanted to bring that to your attention... --Jump off duck^Talk 18:50, 27 February 2007 (EST)

P.S. We really need a more effective method of dealing with vandalism, or your talk page is going to be VERY cluttered.

OK, thanks. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 10:44, 6 March 2007 (EST)

This is a lot of vandalism...

• http://wiki.aqstats.com/index.php?title=Nocturu&oldid=11709
• http://wiki.aqstats.com/index.php?title=Glacius&oldid=11710
• http://wiki.aqstats.com/index.php?title=Category:Melee_Fire_Weapons&oldid=11716

--Jump off duck^Talk 17:34, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

Thank you, appropriate action has been taken. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 21:38, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

DFWiki

The DFWiki is now located at http://www.dfwiki.com Could you update the interwiki link? --Jump off duck^Talk 21:16, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

P.S. Could you change the edit permissions of the news on the front page to block only "anonymous and newly registered users?" People/potential editors might take one look at the outdated front page and think, "Oh, it's one of those fan sites that haven't been updated since 2004" and leave. Just a thought. --Jump off duck^Talk 21:41, 25 April 2007 (EDT)

Link updated. Also semi-protection of newly registered users isn't available, I'll have to check on where to enable it. Till then, registered users will be allowed to edit it. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 19:05, 26 April 2007 (EDT)

Then again, maybe it wasn't such a good idea...

Indefinite block. I don't have any tolerance on attacks against the home page. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 16:21, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

And... could you unblock Main Page/Events too? It would make editing a lot easier.--Jump off duck^Talk 14:38, 6 June 2007 (EDT)

Woops, forgot about the subpages! Maybe it would be best to have Main Page/Events unprotected and the rest, including Main Page itself, protected? This might help minimize the impact of vandalism on the main page. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 22:09, 6 June 2007 (EDT)

Went ahead and protected Main Page, but this should not apply to the included templates. --infinisoft _talk 00:34, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

<aqchar>

Now this may seem like a strange complaint but the extension <aqchar> needs a bit of updating. One of my goals for one of my characters is to become a class master and as such I have gained at least one level in all the classes and I noticed that on the form that <aqchar> creates, all the classes don't fit into the readable space. This is a small ordeal but I have brought it to your attention that maybe it can be adjusted to fit all the classes. This may again become a problem as more classes are being planned to be added also. I assume you know more about how-to or where-to-go to fix it.

-Zinabas 14:28, 31 May 2007 (EDT)

The page has been modified slightly to add more room. --InfiniSoft (^T/_C) 16:57, 31 May 2007 (EDT)

Yeah bad news. They've added another class so again the list overruns. If you move the AQStats link to the other side and scrolling the classes (Marquee style) it wouldn't matter how many there were they would all get seen. Just an idea for you to consider. Zinabas 16:47, 16 August 2007 (EDT)

Heh, thanks again. I added a solution that should eliminate the issue. Let me know if you have any problems with it. --infinisoft _talk 19:02, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

That should fix the problem. What I meant though was to have the classes column autoscroll up like a marquee, but this should work just fine. (I was just stating that to clarify should I ever mention a marquee style anything again.) I hope this time it stays fixed. This section is getting alittle long. Zinabas 20:21, 17 August 2007 (EDT)

That's certainly possible but more complicated to add compared to scrollbars. Also in my opinion its easier this way, but if there's enough people who would prefer it to self-scroll, then I can certainly do my best to change it. --infinisoft _talk 00:49, 18 August 2007 (EDT)

Class Abilities

For the various class abilities, should we have a separate page for each, or list them all on the main class page? Having a separate page would help readability for the offensive abilities, but are excessive for "Defense Bonus" or "Resistance Bonus" abilities. --Jump off duck^Talk 11:10, 4 July 2007 (EDT)

I agree, some of the skills are already using spell templates so they should go in their own article. In the class page we can list all of them, but for the ones with a separate page include a link to that page. Something like the main article template over at Wikipedia. I also made the Skillnav template which we can use to throw on top of the skill articles for easier navigation between the skills of a class. --infinisoft _talk 21:45, 4 July 2007 (EDT)

Here's an example of the template. Might have to create articles for the minor skills anyway if a template like that will work. Maybe it needs to list ALL the skills for a class... --infinisoft _talk 22:03, 4 July 2007 (EDT)

cURL

Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in /home/aqstats/public_html/wiki/includes/SpecialUpload.php on line 160

Error displayed when I tried to use URL-uploading —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jump off duck (talk • contribs).

Thanks for this report. I would appreciate if you tried URL uploading again to verify if it's fixed. --infinisoft _talk 00:19, 23 August 2007 (EDT)

It works.

P.S. Haven't been on for a long time, totally forgot about the signature thing :) By they way, wouldn't it make more sense to use a template for the unsigned signatures and not have all that parser-function nonsense on the page? --Jump off duck^Talk 18:12, 23 August 2007 (EDT)

I put it in with {{subst:unsigned}}, which copies the source of the template into the original page. Putting subst: behind this template is standard convention over at Wikipedia. --infinisoft _talk 19:13, 23 August 2007 (EDT)