User talk:Dave the nord

Welcome!

Hello Dave the nord! Welcome to UESPWiki! It's always good to have new members. If you would like to help improve any of our pages, you may want to take a look at the following links:

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Feel free to practice editing in the sandbox or discuss the games in the forums. If you need any help, don't hesitate to contact one of our mentors. Have fun!   ~Shuryard (talk) 18:00, 31 March 2015 (GMT)

Images

Hi Dave! This is a courtesy message to let you know that I renamed the images you've recently uploaded to User-Dave the nord-OlderLookingNord.jpg and User-Dave the nord-GentlemanMudcrab.jpeg. For organizational purposes, our naming prefix for user images is User-(Username)-(image name). I also fixed the link on your user page for the moved image. Just wanted to let you know who and why was poking around your user page :) Feel free to ask any questions if you have any. Welcome again and have fun!   ~Shuryard (talk) 17:14, 2 April 2015 (GMT)

Thanks Shuryard! I left a message like this on your user page recently, but if you didn't see that then I'd like to thank you for the changes you made recently. If you see anything else I have done hideously wrong, I would very much appreciate it if you let me know since I'm new and all. Once again thanks!! --Dave the nord (talk) 09:51, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

P.S You are now the Deluxe Earl of Crabbiness in the court of Gentleman Mudcrabs. Wear your badge with honour, Earl Shuryard!!--Dave the nord (talk) 09:51, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

No worries! I don't think you've done anything hideously wrong :) One of my first contributions to the site was an improper named image. Don't let it discourage you. You already have a nice user page going on. It takes time to learn the ropes and those links in a welcome message above can help a lot. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you are unsure about something. I'm here pretty often and I try to reply as soon as possible. Other people also watch Recent Changes, so somebody will definitely help. Have fun and enjoy!

P.S. Thank you for the title! :)   ~Shuryard (talk) 11:55, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

Thanks once again for the reply. One question though…….. how does one award a fishy stick? --Dave the nord (talk) 18:45, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

Also, hate to be a pain, but do you know how one would resize an image to fit a user box thanks, --Dave the nord (talk) 18:54, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

You can use {{Fishy Stick}} for a fishy stick. For the mudcrab, try [[File:User-Dave the nord-GentlemanMudcrab.jpeg|thumb|45x45px]]. —Legoless (talk) 19:33, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

Thank you kindly Legoless! I shall have to try this fishy stick out on yours and Shuryard's pages. By the power rested in me by the mudcrabs of the nirn, I name thee Duke of Gentleman Mudcrabs for Ireland and such surrounding areas. I shall instruct my crabs to begin the burning of bananas in Ireland at once! Yours Crabbily, --Dave the nord (talk) 20:18, 3 April 2015 (GMT)

Advice

Hello and welcome to UESPWiki! Thanks for your interest in the wiki; however, you seem to have been making multiple edits to a page by not using the show preview button, clogging up the Recent Changes in the process. We appreciate your enthusiasm, but keep in mind that each edit needs to be patrolled, so multiple consecutive edits create an unnecessary hassle on those who patrol. So please utilize this feature! You may also want to look over our style guide and Getting Started guide. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Zul do onikaan^{Laan tinvaak} 10:55, 4 April 2015 (GMT)

I shall take note of this-thank you kindly whatever your username is (unfortunately I can't seem to read it. I will make sure of this in later edits). Yours Crabbily --Dave the nord (talk) 11:47, 4 April 2015 (GMT)

Much appreciated. It's not a problem if you forget something after you save the edit (it happens to everyone) just as long as you're not making 4 or 5 edits at once. Also, you can hover your cursor over someone's username to see past the funky signature stuff. Just a tip :P Zul do onikaan^{Laan tinvaak} 15:41, 4 April 2015 (GMT)

Map Icons

Hey there! I see you're busy uploading Skyrim map icons, but we already have them all up and running. (see File:SR-mapicon-Stormcloak Camp.png, for example). There's no need for duplicate data. Additionally, according to our standards, we use not the full image name, but rather a two-letter abreviation. -- SarthesArai ^Talk 20:41, 5 April 2015 (GMT)

Sorry for the confusion. I just saw the wanted files page that made it out like there was no icons for those locations. It appears the page may need to be revised. Yours Crabbily --Dave the nord (talk) 20:46, 5 April 2015 (GMT)

More Advice

Hey! While we appreciate your enthusiasm, it would really help us out if you would check out the image guidelines before uploading any other images. Specifically, could you check the guidelines on image size, aspect ratio, naming conventions and extensions.

Also, I'd like to request that you refrain from creating any more pages without fully learning how our templates work. It really just creates more work for us, and in the end the pages might not be needed at all (like the Crosswych Maul page). From what I can tell, you have been using the Special Pages for direction. I would suggest that you refrain from using those pages at all until you have a firmer grasp of the wiki and its conventions. Thanks! Jeancey (talk) 15:09, 6 April 2015 (GMT)

In regards to that Crosswych Maul page, please try to avoid taking images from other sites. This image you uploaded came from the TES wikia without credit, and usually we try to only use our own images or ones officially released by ZeniMax. —Legoless (talk) 19:33, 6 April 2015 (GMT)

I'll try my best to follow this. Looks like I have some reading to do! Crabbily --Dave the nord (talk) 07:47, 7 April 2015 (GMT)

Blondie

Your image of an old Nord is unused. If you wish to keep it please remove the {{prod}} template from the file page and use it. Silence is Golden^{Break the Silence} 00:52, 18 August 2016 (UTC)