User talk:Aldyron

Aldyron for Admin
I think you should become an admin (DDO_wiki:Administrators). I have started the process here. If you agree, please say it there.--Cru121 (Contributions • Message) 11:10, November 11, 2013 (EST)

Diagnostics listed as an item

 * Aldyron, I hope you dont mind me offering my help. The problem here is related to some of the templates used on item pages not wrapping their category injection.
 * This "category bleed" from transcluding pages is a hold over from before there was an item namespace, and as not all templates have been refactored, any page which transcludes an old template will be subject to some category bleed.
 * The "trinket" culprit I tracked down to the Template:Consumable. I updated it to only inject categories for "item" namespace pages that use the template.
 * (That template is in need of more than just fixing category bleed though.)
 * I'll work on fixing category bleed in templates based on what I find in your Item consistency page.
 * Joenuts (Contributions • Message) 15:53, December 24, 2013 (EST)
 * Joenuts (Contributions • Message) 15:53, December 24, 2013 (EST)


 * Okay, I've done some updates, and reached a point where I've hit a road block.
 * Template:Named_Jewelry is injecting categories without checking for item namespace, so your page is getting put in to 'Finger Items'
 * I dont have required security clearance to edit that template, so I figure it's time for me to take a break.
 * If you wish to continue my work, The section near the end (between the includeonly tags) needs to be peeled out and put inside an "if namespace == item" block.
 * If not, I'll maybe add a note on the template discussion page ( I'm pretty sure I can edit protected templates' discussion pages ).
 * Thanks for the well holiday wishes, and a happy holiday to you!
 * Joenuts (Contributions • Message) 16:55, December 24, 2013 (EST)

eCasual monster CR
Regarding http://ddowiki.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox-monster&curid=4176&diff=205633&oldid=185901: I think I remember someone saying that normal CR = casual CR always. Not sure if it's true.--Cru121 (Contributions • Message) 10:25, December 16, 2013 (EST)

Item Namespace

 * Pardon the delay in responding, I've become less active since it seems any changes / progress I try to make just gets reversed.
 * As far as where Belt should land according to my proposed policy, it would not be in the item namespace.
 * That page is more of a description of what qualifies as a belt, not an item per se.
 * I think what would work best for the wiki is a hard rule where only items that can be placed in inventory deserve a page in the item namespace.
 * That would make it CLEAR what belongs there and what does not.
 * Belt would live in main namespace, and can be transcluded to the Category:Waist_items. ( I should say I don't like the name "waist items" for that category, I think it should be "belts".
 * Potions I think the same, but since it currently lists various potions and prices, I think a refactor may be in order. The category page for Potions can list the potions, and if potion item pages are designed correctly, the DPL plug in can list prices.
 * Kargon's Tasty Ham should absolutely be in item namespace.
 * That being said, this is my opinion only. You may want to run it by Bladedge, he has his own ideas about where pages should live and how they should look ( completely disregarding inconsistencies in the wiki ).
 * That being said, this is my opinion only. You may want to run it by Bladedge, he has his own ideas about where pages should live and how they should look ( completely disregarding inconsistencies in the wiki ).

Item list feedback

 * I was going to suggest something similar. I don't believe that the Chest, Is an Epic version of, Crafting, Crafting upgrade, and row number columns are necessary at all.
 * ( I'm referencing the replacement of content on item category group pages like Category:Waist_items )
 * Just my thoughts
 * Joenuts (Contributions • Message) 22:10, December 24, 2013 (EST)
 * the trinkets page (and perhaps other as well), when sorted by ML, is sorted alphabetically, and not None-2-3-4-...28. Other than that, awesome work. --Cru121 (Contributions • Message) 08:25, December 25, 2013 (EST)


 * My opinion here, Quest is more important information to a visitor than chest. "Bastion of Power" is more valuable than "Any End Chest".
 * If only one quest can be listed per item, that sounds like a fundamental flaw to me, and something that should be fixed.
 * Having the item display columns be changed to give less useful information, or to have a lot of clutter because of something else that's flawed seems the wrong direction.
 * I noticed the item templates were missing some key functionality a while back, and spent some time redesigning the code, but leaving the output looking the same.
 * I'll pick that up again after the holidays.
 * Joenuts (Contributions • Message) 20:53, December 25, 2013 (EST)

Flagged for deletion

 * I'm checking with you before I delete User:Aldyron/Diagnostics/Items_consistency/Pages_not_using_item-defining_templates_and_in_namespace_Item which is in the flagged for deletion category. ShoeMaker (Contributions • Message) 08:40, May 24, 2014 (EDT)


 * Nothing in its history suggests active flagging (nor de-flagging, since it's not flagged any more), so I believe it had inherited that category (and others) by transclusion from some of the referenced pages.
 * There are ways around that in dpl, theoretically, but I couldn't seem to find a correct way to apply them. Or there's some bug around, baffling me.
 * Anyway, PEBKAC. So I defused it. It's still there, dormant, in case someone (most likely me) needs it again.
 * Sorry I took so long, I had hardware troubles to deal with first.
 * Aldyron (Contributions • &uArr; top &uArr;) 19:02, June 10, 2014 (EDT)

Thaarak Hound Picture
Never mind your new picture. I still have the old picture on my hard-disk and shall re-upload it, but with a different name. Thanks for your message. Plantasiax 20:22, Januari 25, 2015 (Dutch Time)

DPL for armor

 * Heya, are you planning to upgrade pages like Category:Heavy armor to use DPL? --Cru121 (Contributions • Message) 12:07, February 9, 2015 (EST)
 * I've had my head buried in monster- and icon-related dpl, trying to work around a few blocking issues, but I guess a change of scenery would help reset my concentration. %-) I'd start with User:Aldyron/Sandbox/Category Armor with dpl experiment, what do you think? I believe it just needs some polishing and constraining to just one armor category at a time. I'll give it a few swings in a couple of days.
 * Aldyron (Contributions • &uArr; top &uArr;) 14:48, February 9, 2015 (EST)
 * I went ahead and added a dpl query to C:Heavy armor. If you think it is good, I can populate the other armor categories similarly.&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp; Zav &thinsp; (C&middot;T&middot;E) 19:05, February 9, 2015 (EST)
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 * Nice, thanks.--Cru121 (Contributions • Message) 03:01, February 10, 2015 (EST)
 * I agree. I would just ask you to move the Enchantments column to the second position, since that's usually what one looks at first when choosing an item. That's the reason that moved me to make these dpl queries in the first place: being able to choose an item instead of another by confronting them in a reasonably uniform format in a reasonably confined space. :-)
 * Sorry for being late, I have to test-drive new (non-gaming) hardware.
 * Aldyron (Contributions • &uArr; top &uArr;) 10:09, February 14, 2015 (EST)
 * Enchantments have been moved to the second column. Bind, Quest, and Chest were added. All of the subcategories of C:Armor have been updated to use T:ArmorTOC and T:Named Armor by feat (T:Named Armor phantom).&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp; Zav &thinsp; (C&middot;T&middot;E) 12:06, February 14, 2015 (EST)