User talk:Therobotdude

"Language" template in User page
Ahoy! Thanks for the edits you've made. If you encounter any other commonly asked questions that ought to be answered in the Yppedia, I hope you'll continue to include those.

I noticed you used the "Language" template in your User page, but it looks like you added into the page not as the very first thing. I don't know if you noticed it, but if that template is not the very first thing in the page, the info-box won't be vertically aligned quite right.

Again, welcome aboard! Thanks, again. -- Franklincain (t/c) 10:54, 15 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Cheers for the tip, I'll have a look at it. It's not something I mind too much about though, the main aim of editing my User page was to stop my name popping up like a red angry link and whispering subliminally for the edit to be reverted :p


 * I'll do my best re the answering questions, please keep the feedback coming in on things I don't get quite right, it's much appreciated. Thanks Franklin! --Therobotdude 11:06, 15 August 2013 (PDT)

sentence case
Ahoy! Just as a heads-up, one of the local rules is that we're supposed to use sentence-case for capitalization, especially for section headings. Don't recall if anyone actually wrote that down in the policies and guidelines. (Personally, I'm more comfortable using title-case myself, but this was decided long before I showed up around here.) Any way, wanted to let you know. Thanks, again! -- Franklincain (t/c) 06:44, 16 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Cheers, i'll do my best to adhere to that then. It makes sense as a policy if (as I believed true) titles here are case-sensitive after the first letter? --Therobotdude 06:56, 16 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Aye, wiki-code is case-sensitive. :-P  (And as an old-time former mainframe programmer, you have no idea how frustrating I find that!) Thanks. -- Franklincain (t/c) 07:11, 16 August 2013 (PDT)


 * I hear ye, I've only done a small amount (and that in C) but I suppose it's all syntax at the end of the day. It would be nice if there were a tool (or bot) to deal with titles that don't conform etc to save you the effort of trawling through. The editor writes, the bot checks/corrects. Is there anything like that implemented here yet? --Therobotdude 07:37, 16 August 2013 (PDT)

Problems with file uploads
Hi, I can't upload this screencap to illustrate Portrait, and wondered if you had any ideas. I am told that "The file extension does not match the MIME type" - although the file passes all checks for validity. Do you know if this is a common bug? Thanks in advance!--Therobotdude 15:52, 21 August 2013 (PDT)


 * The file was misnamed. It's actually a PNG. File:Competition portrait screencap.png PNG is a better format anyway, for screen captures. Chupchup 17:58, 21 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Since this question doesn't have anything to do with me, I'm moving it onto your talk page. ;-)
 * -- Franklincain (t/c) 19:13, 21 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Ah, doh. And there I was wondering why it'd only save in PNG format! Thanks for your help both of you :) --Therobotdude 02:25, 22 August 2013 (PDT)

questions for help should be on Forums
Because we can not know when someone specific might drop out for a while, it's best to direct questions to the newsgroup on the Forums specific to the Yppedia. ;-) Now, if it's a question regarding an article or template specifically under that person's aegis, that's a good reason to direct one's inquiry directly to them. But if it's just a general question, not related to something within their bailiwick, then it's more effective to go to the newsgroup up front.

Hope this helps! -- Franklincain (t/c) 18:48, 21 August 2013 (PDT)


 * Thanks for the thorough explanation - I'll make sure I direct all relevant questions there. (Sorry for causing trouble!) Cheers. --Therobotdude 02:45, 22 August 2013 (PDT)

Thanks
I just wanted to thank you for your consistent (and substantial) edits to YPPedia. I am no administrator, just a normal user, and it's good to see someone actively helping make the wiki better. Jlh0605 11:52, 24 September 2013 (PDT)


 * Ah, thank you! I appreciate it - and I should thank you in return for making sure the wiki keeps up with releases and stays factually correct :P (I had no idea swabbies stole PoE from battles. I'll keep a closer eye on them in future). I'm just a normal user too, and for the most part all I can do is splurge words haphazardly onto pages, but it's good fun! Hopefully my edits are making some kind of dent (in the workload that is, not in the server's throughput) --Therobotdude 12:45, 24 September 2013 (PDT)


 * Yeah, they are tricky - they take their cut before we see it ... sneaky. I'm glad to see someone making the changes I wish I had the time and effort to make.  Jlh0605 15:34, 24 September 2013 (PDT)


 * I would also like to thank you for your consistent and substantial edits here. Your tireless effort to bring articles up to standards and your wholly uncontroversial methods of editing are a great asset to YPPedia and I greatly appreciate working with you. Chupchup 11:34, 9 January 2014 (PST)


 * You're very welcome. Thank you in return for putting up with me being here on the wiki - you and the other editors have made it a very welcoming and forgiving environment to work in. I also really appreciate it that you and others have taken the time to explain and fix my (sometimes surprisingly stupid) mistakes, and I hope there will be far fewer of those from me in the future! --Therobotdude 13:42, 9 January 2014 (PST)