User talk:NotACat

Promotion

• Thanks for your continued edits to the Lotro-wiki.

The Wiki is successful because of dedicated fans like yourself.

You have been promoted - see: Ninja.

• Tip: when creating a new page, use the Article Management Tag: {{Stub/Construction|[[User Talk <User-name>]]}}

--Tharondir (talk) 13:49, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Tips for New Editors

What is this language we use here? The code we use is called wiki markup. It is not HTML but under the hood the wiki-engine creates HTML from the markup; see Wiki Markup for more information. Lotro-Wiki uses MediaWiki which recognizes wiki-markup, many HTML tags, and CSS. Staying Current In the left-hand column, the link "Recent discussions" will list any recent change to a talk page. Using that link is an easy way to "stay current". An even better way is to chat with other editors and admins. Red links in Preview Mode If a link turns out red it indicates an error, usually a typo or "page not found". Something that should be fixed before saving them page. However, when editing in newly added areas we accept red links for pages expected to new added soon; all red links can be found using a link under "Special Pages" in the left-hand column. Removing "Stub" Tags Some pages have an Article Management Tag, meaning the page needs additional work. When adding the missing information, please remove the tag, which removes the page from e.g. Category:Stubs/Mob or whatever category the page was tagged for. Creature vs. Mob "Mob" is an enemy inside an instance, while "creature" is any other enemy. Kill vs. Defeat At Lotro-Wiki we never say "kill" but always say "defeat". How to Delete a Page? Only Administrators have the ability to delete pages. Instead you can tag a page for deletion by adding {{Delete Page|<reason>}} at the top of the page. However, we prefer to keep old pages around for reference so we use the {{Obsolete}} tag. Similarly, certain information on a page could be useful for future reference. Either hide that info under a collapsed table titled e.g. "obsolete info", or move that info to a section at the bottom of the page, similarly titled, or to a new page with a name indicating the info is old. Chat with other editors for advice. How to Move (Rename) a Page? Only Administrators can move a page, use the {{Move}} tag, and give a reason why.

Tools for Editors

Lotro-Wiki Manual of Style Creating Images and Icons for upload Extended Image Syntax How to use the Article Creation section Naming issues Categorization guidelines Documentation: HTML Color Codes Documentation: Quality - Colors used by LOTRO to designate Item Quality Advanced Editing Links Help -- links to editing information on this Wiki; a direct link to the Help page can be found in the side-menu. Basic Editing Information Advanced Editing I: Definitions and pointers Advanced Editing II: Techniques Technique: How to create Citations Technique: Disambiguation - Other pages with the same name but different content Advanced Editing III: CSS and Tables Documentation: Category Tree Extension on Mediawiki Editing Guidelines Creating Crafting pages Creating Item pages Creating Quest pages Creating Creature pages Creating NPC pages Standard Operating Procedures for Editors Category: Things to do Patrolling Wiki Statistics -- Statistics about the Wiki, page counts and the like Contribution Scores - Statistics about the editing in the past 30 days Projects Projects are also itemized in Help Editor: Information. Major Lotro-Wiki Projects Categorization • Character • Crafting • Creatures • Deeds • Documentation • Effects • Game Guides • Images • Instances • Lore • LOTRO Store • Monster Play • NPCs • Quests • Skirmishes • System Tools • World Expansion projects: Mordor Using Article Management Tags Category:Article Management Tags Category:Stubs

Thank you very much! After so many years working on Wikipedia, it's instinct for me to pitch in and help, and it's nice to be appreciated! —NotACat (talk) 14:15, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations, NotACat!

You've been promoted to the level of Editor! The Wiki is successful because of dedicated fans like yourself, and we thank you for your contributions to it!

Signed,

— Gestrid (talk) 16:12, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

P. S. It's good to see a fellow Wikipedia editor here! In my opinion, any good editor who knows and follows the rules there is qualified for the Editor permission here! (Also, you can find me under the same username on Wikipedia as you can here.)

Gosh, thanks! I will try not to abuse my position too much ;-) —NotACat (talk) 16:35, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your continued and longtime support of the wiki you have been promoted to Administrator. --Oakheart (talk) 18:55, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Wow, thank you! NotACat (talk) 18:59, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Italicizing <name>

I saw that you have been italicizing all occurrences of <name> in the Quest articles. I am now using the ReplaceBot to finish the job for all remaining Quest articles. It can only do 250 articles at a time, so it make take a while. --Thurallor (talk) 03:12, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Wow, more than 3000 Quest articles modified. Didn't expect it to be nearly that many. --Thurallor (talk) 07:04, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Can one of you update the Boilerplate with this new standard display please? --Noddi (talk) 21:54, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Done. --Thurallor (talk) 23:22, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, thank you -- Noddi (talk) 23:26, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Now working on <race> and <class>. --Thurallor (talk) 23:36, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Done. --Thurallor (talk) 01:04, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Actually, come to think of it, it probably would be good to replace all of these with templates, e.g. {{name}} instead of ''<name>''. That way, we can easily add formatting, such as a different color. At some point in the future, we could also add "magic" to the template to automatically fill in the user's character name, race, and class. --Thurallor (talk) 01:08, 23 May 2021 (UTC)