User talk:Eldritchdraaks

Welcome, Eldritchdraaks!

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Hi The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 18:41, 19 October 2016 (EDT)

Image Category Reminder

Hello, Eldritchdraaks. Good job on your recent uploads, but when uploading files, keep in mind that you must correctly categorize the file. It's simple to learn how to do so. Just search for the correct category by starting with the following groups: Images Audio/video files Company images Film images Game images Merchandise images Publication images System images Television series images Website images Company media files Film media files Game media files Merchandise media files Publication media files System media files Television series media files Website media files When uploading, copy the full title of the category and insert it in square brackets into the summary text box below the {{aboutfile}} template, replacing the {{uncategorized}} template entirely. If you're using the upload function from the text editor, simply add the category link to the description. For example, files related to the game Super Mario World would use: [[Category:Super Mario World images]] or [[Category:Super Mario World media files]] Please consider the above information before uploading more files. Keep in mind that some files can belong to multiple categories. Do not put images into the media files category, or vice versa. If you continue uploading files without categorizing them correctly, then a warning will be issued. Thank you for reading, and keep contributing.

Several of your Battle Card uploads were missing Category:Paper Mario: Color Splash Images. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 01:46, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

They weren't missing, I just hadn't uploaded them yet. They should all be there now, and I'll start working on the enemy cards soon.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 02:35, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

I don't care if you are in the process of uploading cards by clicking on red links. I do that all the time. What I was referring to was that images need to have additional categories besides their copyright status, as described by the blue box above. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 02:54, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

I started adding those when I began putting in the thing cards, but I was having troubling getting it right. I'll fix it soon if it hasn't been done already.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 03:00, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Oh, I just thought you didn't know how we categorize things here, especially file uploads for this case. Try a copy-paste method when editing the summary of the upload page. If you lose track of your uploads, MarioWiki logs them. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 03:08, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Oh ok. sorry.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 03:15, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Battle Card

Yes, there are several cards in the game, but that doesn't mean the page title has to refer to more than one as well. Page titles here are generally named in singular form, unless they're something like a group (e.g. Five Fun Guys, Chosen Toads). We also have other pages Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star), Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) and Battle Card, so for the sake of consistency, there's no need to pluralise it. Mario JC 02:03, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

My apologies then. I'm new and didn't know this.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 02:35, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Moving Files

When you're moving files, make sure to tag the file redirects with {{delete}}, which I just did as a demonstration. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 02:07, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

ok. Thanks, I think?Eldritchdraaks (talk)

Art vs. Sprite

MarioWiki wants both. Don't overwrite artwork with a sprite. Upload sprite as a separate image. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 02:56, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Alright, thank you. I thought I was doing good by updating those with newer images, but I understand.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 02:58, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Reminder

Please stop creating new stub articles on the Super Mario Wiki. This isn't a warning, and it's possible that you made a mistake by accident or without realizing it; this is simply a reminder for your information. If the action continues, then a warning will be issued. Thanks for reading and keep contributing. If you feel this reminder was undeserved, you may appeal it.

It is against our rules to create stub articles, which is what all of your recent articles have been. When creating an article, it is your job to make sure it has all necessary information. If you continue to create stub articles you will receive further warnings. Yoshi876 (talk)

Thank you for informing me.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 12:44, 24 October 2016 (EDT)

Moving files

Hi there, great work with all the Color Splash images that you've been uploading! Just a quick tip: when you move a file to a different title, remember to tag the redirect with {{Delete}}, rather than blanking the page. This way, the unneeded page will show up in Category:To be deleted, and an administrator will come along and delete it soon. Thanks, and keep up the great work.

Shokora (talk · edits) 11:15, 25 October 2016 (EDT)

alright thanks you, I'll keep that in mind from now on. I'm thankful that people have been so helpful to me so far in pointing out my mistakes.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 12:30, 25 October 2016 (EDT)

RE: Paint Star Images?

The game's website. Also, you intended to add the Paint Star icon you created, know that they're aren't allow on main article pages, as they are fan material. L151

Really? do the pages for each course count as main articles?Eldritchdraaks (talk) 14:54, 26 October 2016 (EDT)

Yes. L151

darn. I'm too ambitious.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 14:59, 26 October 2016 (EDT)

You tag ({{delete}}) them for deletion or keep four. L151

RE: Prism Island Map

Please explain. L151

Well, up on spriters resource are the png files that make up the entire prism island map. using those, one can put it all together in photoshop to recreate the map in its original resolution of 6000x3462. Of course it'd be scaled down to meet the 10mb file limit. I just wanted to know if it's alright to upload that here, or if its not allowed?Eldritchdraaks (talk) 02:57, 29 October 2016 (EDT)

No, despite being jpg, quality is decent and resolution enough to maintain. L151

Edit reversion

Hello. Rather than reverting someone's valid edit without an explanation, it would have been best to approach them on their talk page if you had a concern about their change. In future, please make sure to insert a reason for the undo in the "Summary" box before saving the edit.

For this particular case, it was unnecessary to count off all the predecessors of the Paper Mario series in the one sentence, as this information is found within the linked Paper Mario series article. It is more succinct and makes a lot more sense to just state the game that Color Splash succeeded, which was the aim of that sentence. Thanks for your consideration.

Shokora (talk · edits) 15:44, 2 November 2016 (EDT)

I apologize. I'll revert it. I had previously thought it was unnecessary to make that change and that it may have been a slight jab at Color Splash's success when compared to the previous titles, only being better than Sticker Star. This is no longer the case though.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 16:19, 2 November 2016 (EDT)

Not a problem.

Shokora (talk · edits) 16:20, 2 November 2016 (EDT)

RE: Roshambo Temple tokens

I personally don't see the problem with how I worded it, but sure, I think it can be worded better than what I wrote. SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 05:06, 5 November 2016 (EDT)

Re: Paper Mario series

Thanks for telling me, that totally makes sense now. :) The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 16:35, 7 November 2016 (EST)

Re: PMCS Chain Chomp

Other template such as {{ML:PIT}} and {{ML:BIS}} have enemies that can't be attack (directly) too such as Shroob Chomp Bowser Memory Boo etc. I don't think this should be an exception. (If that makes sense). The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 16:57, 9 November 2016 (EST)

No, see, the point I'm making here is that they don't attack you, and you don't attack them. They're an npc.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 17:02, 9 November 2016 (EST)

RE:Big Paint Stars

It really doesn't. The height of the table doesn't matter. It looks wrong with the text wrapped around the image, especially when the text is just the name of a Koopaling. That's the only place I've seen that on the wiki and it looks wrong. I'm going to change it back.
Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 22:14, 9 November 2016 (EST)

Just to clarify, do you mean the images I added are wrong, or the line break?Eldritchdraaks (talk) 22:18, 9 November 2016 (EST)

The line break.

Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 22:20, 9 November 2016 (EST)

I'm saying that there should be a line break. The text should not wrap around the image.

Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 22:30, 9 November 2016 (EST)

The text shouldn't have been wrapping around the image, the text should've been able to fit all on one line.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 22:34, 9 November 2016 (EST)

That's not how it looked at all. Keep in mind that different computers display things differently. That's how it would look on my laptop. We should try to keep things looking relatively the same on different computers.

Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 22:48, 9 November 2016 (EST)

Sorry. Still looks wrong. Are you on a laptop? If so, and if you have access to a regular computer, I would look on that regular computer and see what I mean.

Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 22:54, 9 November 2016 (EST)

Looks good now.

Ultimate Mr. L (Talk-Contribs-Stats) 10:30, 10 November 2016 (EST)

Replace Images

I see you are uploading screenshots for Paper Mario: Color Splash. I have two images that need replacing: File:Black Lava Bubbles.jpeg and File:Wild Dino Rhinos.jpeg. Can you do it? --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 22:37, 10 November 2016 (EST)

Yes. I'll get to it later.Eldritchdraaks (talk) 22:43, 10 November 2016 (EST)

You only have one image to replace now. At the time, File:PMCS BlackBowsersCastle05.jpg wasn't uploaded when File:Black Lava Bubbles.jpeg was (unless you feel that a 1280x720 version should be uploaded for the not deleted image). The only image still in need of a replacement (if you can still do it) is File:Wild Dino Rhinos.jpeg. Thanks for your consideration. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 18:19, 11 November 2016 (EST)

Color Splash Bestiary

You are doing a good job with Paper Mario: Color Splash. I say that a Bestiary similar to Sticker Star's needs to be created soon to be consistent with the other RPGs. Think you can handle that? Yoshi the SSM (talk) 01:29, 13 November 2016 (EST)

Wow. I mean, I'd like to, but I have no clue how to get the stats of the enemies in that game! 02:03, 13 November 2016 (EST)

I can easily do that, Leave that to me. :) The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 02:35, 13 November 2016 (EST)

Well then I guess I'll do it. but first I'll need ALL the stats from User: The RPG Gamer. -- 03:21, 13 November 2016 (EST)

Color Splash sprites

I can't actually rip sprites, only if they came from the Spriter's Resource. And thanks for asking, but I'm going to decline the offer to upload Color Splash sprites, first of all, I'm already busy working on another project here on MarioWiki and second, I actually have to start caring about Color Splash itself to have any interest contributing to it. Ray Trace^(T|C) 13:14, 13 November 2016 (EST)

As my sister said, I appreciate the request, but I am not invested in it, and I cannot rip Color Splash anyhow, even if I did have access to the tools. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 21:35, 14 November 2016 (EST)

Italics

Great work you're doing for Color Splash! Just remember that whenever you write a game title on articles, it should be in italics, like so: ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' (which becomes: Paper Mario: Color Splash). Thanks and keep contributing! Mario JC 22:49, 14 November 2016 (EST)

Another way to italicise is by doing <i>this</i> or <em>this</em>. The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 23:02, 14 November 2016 (EST)

Alright.-- 23:32, 14 November 2016 (EST)

Happy birthday!

Just wanted to let you know that I remembered the date of your birthday :D Have a cake (no Koopaling included):

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Enjoy your day! --Sergio-Yoshi (talk) 11:36, 16 November 2016 (EST)

Thank you! -- 12:08, 16 November 2016 (EST)

Re:proposal

I've gotten it from here, which seems to confirm that .apng is in development for Chrome. I did reword a proposal a bit to emphasize keeping .gifs and using .apngs only when necessary, as in those Color Splash animated sprites. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 00:43, 19 November 2016 (EST)

Yes, but your argument against using those gifs doesn't make sense to me. Look at the bestiary page I'm working on. The gifs look just fine as they are, and you wouldn't know they aren't that great unless you were specifically looking for flaws.-- 00:54, 19 November 2016 (EST)

Well, try putting them against a very dark background, like black. I use a CSS that changes the background to black, so the transparency badness really stands out. But here is a small table.

Black bacground for gif	Black background for png
	File:Goomba (stomped) - Super Mario Sticker.png

But anyhow, I changed the proposal a bit. As you said, .gif is still a very popular format, so we're sticking with that. But in the examples above, those can be used as an .apng. Heck, in the second row, the image is originally an .apng, so we should preserve that. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 01:23, 19 November 2016 (EST)

Now I'm kinda mad. The gifs look bad just for you. ALL current usages of the color splash gifs are on light backgrounds, which makes their quality excusable because it goes unnoticed. 01:31, 19 November 2016 (EST)

There's no reason to be mad. Forgive me, I'm just concerned about the .gif format not accurately conveying Color Splash sprites by altering their transparency values so I thought you think .apngs would be an improvement over .gif messing with your sprites. The black background is intended to highlight the flaws of the gif transparency format that users often overlook because how they blend with white backgrounds. Either way, we normally don't allow poorly cropped images, and here, the gif makes these images appear like poorly-cropped images. And who knows, maybe they'll be used for a darker background. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 01:43, 19 November 2016 (EST)

New bestiary styles w/ Zootalo

Hey, Eldrichdraaks! Nice work so far on the Color Splash bestiary as well as the new versions of the enemy infoboxes, especially with the transclude code. I have a question for you: I noticed on your workpage you plan to create bestiary templates for the Mario & Luigi games as well. Is there no way to transclude data from an enemy from a bestiary table already made? It seems a bit unnecessary otherwise to have to create new bestiary templates, and some people may prefer sorting through enemy stats within tables (without, you know, having to look through the page's previous edits...). --Zootalo (Talk)

I actually plan to make a proposal soon about this. You can read about it on on Yoshi the SSM (talk) talk page. Currently there's no way I can transclude the data efficiently from the tables. It works by copying the variables directly to the target page, but a table doesn't use variables. Also, I found that some of the enemy boxes contain MORE stats than the tables did!-- 14:42, 20 November 2016 (EST)

It's pretty lame how data from tables cannot be transcluded properly into the current enemy infoboxes, but nonetheless, this method saves the hassle of manually entering everything for future games' enemy data. For those that still wish to sort through enemy data statistics and don't exactly agree with this new style of bestiaries, where would that leave them?

I have no problem with the overall design for the bestiary/infobox charts, however, the ones for Bowser's Inside Story and Paper Jam need to have their own Notices sections for the respective Challenge Medal and Easy Mode stats; some people may have no idea what these other stats are so those would need to be clarified. Could you add those variables? --Zootalo (Talk)

Well, I don't think it really matters if they don't like the overall design, seeing as how they are almost exactly the same as the enemy boxes. About the data sorting, I have no idea how to respond to it. If you know how to work with data sorting in tables, maybe you can figure a way to handle that while keeping the templates?

With BiS and PJ, I have no clue what you're talking about. If you want, look at the source code for those bestiary templates and give me the code to add in.-- 17:39, 21 November 2016 (EST)

New bestiary styles w/ Yoshi the SSM

By the way, Zootalo is a good person to talk to about your proposal besides me and The RPG Gamer. But, you should also get some advice from Ultimate Mr. L (talk). I told him to just do a table, but talking to him about the proposal might change his idea. Tell him that it was only for a starting it out. I had no idea that this proposal that you want might come to past.

And you shouldn't do the results of the proposal yourself. Baby Luigi can do the Super Mario RPG once you put the bestiary in place. Zootalo will do the Mario and Luigi series. Ultimate Mr. L and I will do Super Paper Mario. Zootalo or The RPG Gamer can do Sticker Star. You can make the adjustments to the first two Paper Marios besides the Color Splash. This is saying that all of these people do agree with you on the proposal. If one of these people say no to this method, then they won't be helping out.

If the proposal fails (eg. if the third option of my suggest proposal options is taken), then wait 4 weeks and propose this method for future RPG games (may even exclude the Mario and Luigi series if they say so). If the second option is taken, then the proposal won't happen. You don't have to vote for the second option Master Wu has a Proposal at this time of writing which he has two options besides the oppose option and he only voted for one of the two options. I thought that the first two Paper Mario bestiaries design didn't match the other bestiaries and wanted to make everything have unity when I talked to Ultimate Mr. L. This is the main reason I included another option in the suggested proposal options I said on my talk page. And remember, there will be users who may not have helped with the bestiaries that will vote in the proposal. They will be the ones deciding. I did a similar multi-option thing to my first proposal, but I wasn't sure if it was just a moved (which stand as time of write) or a merge would be best and you think that everything should be a unity of the way bestiaries are designed must be a template.

And when your proposal has gone up, I will have made my decision on the proposal. I wondering if it is the best method as of write. You don't have to explain to me now. When your proposal goes up, explain to me and everybody else why this method should be used. Yoshi the SSM (talk) 17:09, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Wow, ok, you kinda lost me in there. ^_^;;;-- 17:23, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Ok, I hope dividing it out will help with the clarification. Yoshi the SSM (talk) 17:26, 21 November 2016 (EST)

No, that's not it. Could you explain asking Ultimate Mr. L (talk) to make a table? And That whole third paragraph is what loses me. I don't understand your options very well and I'm not ready to think about what happens if my proposal doesn't pass. -- 17:53, 21 November 2016 (EST)

OK, forget all of that and just ask Ultimate Mr. L for advice. Yoshi the SSM (talk) 18:02, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Madbird82

Maybe commenting on Madbird82 (talk)'s talk page wasn't the best idea as his mother apparently "banned" him from using his account on this wiki 10 months ago. He started editing anonymously shortly afterwards but YoshiKong (talk) prohibited it, sorry for any inconvenience but feel free to message him if he does become active again. Also please put new messages at the bottom of the talk page. The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 02:44, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Alright. And I did that on mobile, which put it at the top for some reason.-- 08:08, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Welcoming users

Hello, please wait until users make at least one edit before welcoming them :) Thanks, and keep contributing. --™ The 'Shroom 11:08, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Oh, sorry. I thought I'd be kind.-- 11:09, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Don't worry, this is just to ensure there aren't hundreds of talk pages for users who never edited the wiki. As soon as they make an edit, feel free to welcome them :) --™ The 'Shroom 11:25, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Well, good thing they made an edit just after I welcomed them.-- 11:26, 21 November 2016 (EST)

Paper Jam Bestiary

Why don't we use the original template color for Paper Jam's bestiary template. I really don't know where the current color came from; anyway here it is.

The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 19:20, 21 November 2016 (EST)

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