User:HiccstridFan92/Talk archive:2018 Part 3

Sandbusted Transcript Edits?
Hi HiccstridFan,

I just recently found out that there were actually transcripts in this wiki and decided to check one out, my first transcript being the "Sandbusted transcript which I found out that it was actually you who wrote it :). I liked editing scripts and making one myself so I decided to edit it seeing as there was a lot of imformation missing.

I'm not quite confident with my editing yet since I've only recently started editing so would you be kind enough to check the edit I made on the transcript? Just to make sure my formatting is write? I've only edited 1/4 of the transcript (until the part where Hiccup's betrothal gift was stolen by Amos) and after that, I stopped, scared that my formatting my wrong the whole time.

If you have time, could you see if the format I edited on the Sandbusted Transcript is correct? If it's wrong I'll just satrt over again and if possible my formatting is correct, I'll continue till I finish the whole episode. Thanks!

ThisIsRiderHana (talk) 22:16, July 10, 2018 (UTC)

thanks so much! I'll keep editing until I finish the whole thing hopefully tomorrow or the day after.:)

ThisIsRiderHana (talk) 03:52, July 11, 2018 (UTC)

Categories
I've got a question...

We've currently got the category Media for all media related articles. Is Media considered the same as "Franchise"? Because all the Transcripts aren't categorised as Media either.

Am I allowed to slowly start categorising all Franchise related content as "Franchise" (like Transcripts, episodes, movies, characters and locations)? This can make it slightly more accessible in relation to categories, and also differentiate from book-related contact.

Thanks,

AWESOME512345 (talk) 02:04, July 14, 2018 (UTC)

Okay. Is there any category to add to transcripts to tie them in one category with the episode? (Like maybe "Dragons: Race To The Edge" for all RTTE Transcript?)

AWESOME512345 (talk) 02:36, July 15, 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, Fandom must be changing some things around recently. I know some things have changed on the browser on my phone. Just makes doing things more complicated.

Do you need me to help?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  17:17, July 14, 2018 (UTC)

Please block
(I'm copying/pasting to all active admins for whoever sees this first) We need User:Httyd.Is.BS blocked ASAP please. They're posting profanity laced and pornographic language on Discussions.

Thank you.

--🍀 Dublyn~ (  talk  ) 21:11, July 15, 2018 (UTC)

Pardon me for interrupting, but may I know the reason why you reverted to the old one? When uploading a new version of images, should it exactly be the same scene as the last one? Clodaghelm Warrior (talk) 20:04, July 21, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for checking it out. I am appreciative of your feedback. I will get around to do this in other People pages. Lasscess (talk) 03:07, August 1, 2018 (UTC)

Hi - I am seeking your opinion on the filmography layout that I edited on T.J. Miller's page. I didn't provide a before and after look here because I think it's better if you see it for yourself. You can somewhat compare the difference with Brook Chalmers', though. Anyway, I thought the white areas were a bit too eye-catching from the rest as its color is very different from the wiki in general. So ... I did some customization here and there. Please let me know what your thoughts are on this and anything else you would like to suggest. Thanks! Lasscess (talk) 00:15, August 2, 2018 (UTC) (I will be copy/pasting this message to the other staff as well)

Sorry for the delayed reply. So, I updated the background color for TJ's tables for your and Lady Brasa's suggestion and it turned out like this. However, I'm not sure if this is what you expected, I can try other shades of tan if needed. I also updated Brook Chalmers' table's background, however, unlike TJ's previous background, it's solid and not any more transparent.

Edit: Also, when you can, could you please fix the broken link of TJ Miller from the drop-down list in 'Franchise Universe' of the menu? The only problem is his initials aren't followed by a period. Thanks. Lasscess (talk) 03:13, August 3, 2018 (UTC)

Night Fury's Infobox Picture
Hi!

Can I add this picture to Night Fury's infobox?

Cool Doggy (talk) 08:12, August 3, 2018 (UTC)

Hi! Sorry for the late reply; I have been inactive for a while and forgot to put the Inactive Template on my page. I'll see what I can do about the gallery, if you haven't already done it. There are some things for me to catch up to, so if I don't do it today, I promise that I'll do it tomorrow.

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  07:14, August 5, 2018 (UTC)

That seems fine to me. I'll do it.

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  03:47, August 6, 2018 (UTC)

I was only following the article standard for references when I edited those citations, so I'm sorry for messing up the dates on the references! Lasscess (talk) 02:43, August 9, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt response. To clarify, the Manual of Style for references should be one to be followed/used and not the reference examples? (At least not until the page of examples for references is updated). Lasscess (talk) 03:10, August 9, 2018 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I didn't realize early enough that sneak peeks aren't allowed to be uploaded onto the wiki. Lasscess (talk) 19:38, August 15, 2018 (UTC)

Battle/Defender dragons rise of berk
The current name for battle dragons are now defender dragons. Can you change the battle dragons from rise of berk to defender dragons? Like this:

Defender Smothering Smokebreath

Current:

Battle Smothering Smokebreath

These are examples. Also here is a list of defender dragons from rise of berk:

https://riseofberk.wikia.com/wiki/Defender_Dragons_Listed_Chronologically_in_Collection_Order Bramble  cloud  17:51, August 18, 2018 (UTC)

The Light Fury fire is put on Fire Types? Cuz I want to write about that those days...

Youngtrainer (talk) 19:09, August 29, 2018 (UTC)

Hey HiccstridFan, do you think you could add a plot for Family Matters? I like what Snotlout said that made Ruffnut riled up and Tuffnut started bawling. Hehehe. If you can read my message, say “got it, Moxie!” Thanks.

Featured Articles - Autumn 2018
Hi! Since Autumn is coming soon, I thought we should discuss the new set of featured articles. I nominate Dragonvine for the Featured Other, as it will be released next week and the Skrill for the Featured Dragon because it is very popular among fans. I was thinking that the Featured Character should be one of the main characters, but I'm not sure which one would be the best. What do you think?

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  05:16, August 31, 2018 (UTC)

Quotation marks vs Italics
Yup, got it. She just misread which things get what. It's pretty easy to do, I think :)

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  00:01, September 2, 2018 (UTC)

Custom page on different wiki
Hey HiccstridFan92, have you checked out my profile? It has a special page that focuses on Astrid and Hiccup’s Relationship and I’ve made a few upgrades on this fanmade page on another wiki. Check it out and you’ll love it. Moxie, out!

Family Matters plot
Hey Hiccstrid Fan, think you could add a plot for the episode Family Matters?

Two water-marked images
Hey, these two images:

have a huge, non-Dreamworks logo on them. I'd like to delete them. However, I think I may have seen that you have edited at least one of them. Should I delete them? Or crop out the logo, maybe?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  00:12, September 16, 2018 (UTC)

Gallery GIFs
Where do GIFs in a gallery reside? Do they go somewhere in the character/film/object's main gallery page under the GIFs heading or the GIFs heading of the specific media that it appears in?

04:30, September 22, 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! And yes, next year I'll do that.

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  14:12, September 24, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Character (cast) section on season pages
I completely agree with you. Funny thing is that I was thinking the exact same thing. The wiki that I compare this one to has a similar way of listing the cast: (name of the actor) as (name of the character). Also, if an actor played more than one role, then it would be (name of the actor) as (name of the character 1)/(name of the character 2). I also have a suggestion: after thr cast list, I think we could add a list of locations and objects that appear in the episode/season/film/short/comic etc. I saw this on the wiki mentioned above and I thought it would be a good idea if we did this too. I will ask the others too about this since it would mean quite a big change for the wiki. What do you think of this?

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  11:46, September 27, 2018 (UTC)

The Hiccstrid Quotes
They are from TIFF. If you visit Berk's GrapeVine, the Brad Lewis one is mentioned in the article Max wrote. The other quote is from one of our Wiki users who attended the festival. I can't use the fans as a source but these quotes are real. Others who attended TIFF have confirmed they are real. --  AlexaDragons   ( talk ) 13:37, September 29, 2018 (UTC)

Dragon "Skin" Armor pages
Since it appears you may be on - may I re-name the "Dragon Skin Armor" pages to "Dragon Scale Armor", please? They are made using the scales, not the skins. The Riders aren't Dragon Hunters :P

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  00:56, October 1, 2018 (UTC)

Thanks!

By Thor! You really like kissing! Firewallthemudwing (talk) 14:50, October 1, 2018 (UTC)

Firewallthemudwing

Properly Naming Pictures
Got it. I used my iPhone to save the pictures I found online since I am separated from my laptop for most of the time. I was unable to change their original names before I uploaded them to the Wikia, until very recently that is. Thank you for the reminder.--NarendraMartosudarmo (talk) 15:12, October 1, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Gallery for title cards
I think it's a nice idea. I'm okay with it. Go ahead and do it!

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  18:15, October 1, 2018 (UTC)

/*Happy-well I don't know what to call it*/
Hi HiccstridFan92

I was reading your page and I realized that you became an admin on October 1 2015

and that is today. So I just wrote you to say Happy becoming an admin day anniversary ( sorry I don't know what to call it:)

anyway good job on all the things you have edited you have made this wiki better

DeathSongLover (  talk  ) 21:18, October 1, 2018 (UTC)

I kind of like the idea, but I need to see an example to fully understand what you want to do here.--

Re: Uploads
... Weren't the images that I recently uploaded from the NYCC clip in .jpg format and not .png?? The moment I took those screenshots, I converted them from .png to .jpg. If you talking about the  file, I just took that from Tumblr and... may have forgotten that images from there are default to .png. Sorry about that! Thanks for the reminder, though.

19:30, October 7, 2018 (UTC)

Hi!
Hi ! Thank you for welcoming me to this fantastic wiki ! I am in love with this franchise ever since I was little. Once again,Thank you ! QueenOfLions (talk)QueenOfLions

Re: Pictures of covers of items with words on them in a language other than English
I personally think tha it is okay to keep them, as we already have Gallery: Toothless (Franchise) / Promotional Material / International. And I thought that the only difference between our wiki and the wikis in other languages is the language in which the pages are written (and sometimes the layout), not the information itself or the images. I suggest asking the others too, since my opinion is different from yours.

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  08:34, October 22, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Three upcoming days of inactivity
Don't worry! I will take care of the wiki while you are inactive, just as I did until now.

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  03:59, October 26, 2018 (UTC)

French wiki
Hi

I'm Arwenn30. Since a few mounths, I try to developp the French How to train your dragon wiki. I have a few questions for you : - are you agree if i traduce some of your content with a mention of the page in your wiki ?

- can i link your wiki with the french one with language fonction ?

Thank for your help

Arwenn30

Arwenn30 (talk) 18:02, October 27, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Blocking users for fan art theft
Hi HiccstridFan,

Ok, thank you. I knew you were traveling, glad you made it home safely. So far the third is behaving but we'll see if that's still the case tomorrow morning.

--🍀 ~ 23:58, November 4, 2018 (UTC)

Re: User with lots of off topic posts
Good Thor!! I go offline for a few hours and return to see all of Hellheim has broken loose! Thank you for handling that and blocking him. I hope one week is long enough. I'm going to try to edit them so they don't take up so much space in the feed since we can still see them. Even when I hide deleted posts, they all show up again next time I refresh the page. They're taking up the entire front page of the Discussions. We're going to have to click on the second page to see any on topic posts until the front page is filled with on topic posts again.

--🍀 ~ 18:04, November 9, 2018 (UTC)

Happy Birthday Template?
Hey, so I created this template for user's Birthdays:

However, Tauriel pointed out that we already had one, that I had forgotten about (it doesn't have any categories listed so didn't find it):

Are either useful? I am also messaging other staff.

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  15:41, November 10, 2018 (UTC)

explain me why do you want to delet more images that i put badly especially from season 4 and 5 from rtte?

Youngtrainer (talk) 16:56, November 12, 2018 (UTC)

stop this alreadyYoungtrainer (talk) 16:56, November 12, 2018 (UTC)

Hey HiccstridFan. Click on LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout/Dragons: Mi Amore Wing. I've made some edits on it. Also, happy late birthday.

It's not a problem, I understand. I just got carried away with all the spoilers and new information and I completely forgot about that rule. I'm so sorry!

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  05:17, November 16, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Episode article layout
So, should we edit all episode pages and put the trivia section before the cast?

 Tauriel of Mirkwood ( talk )  05:47, November 19, 2018 (UTC)

User to Watch
Hey, If you could keep an eye on this user, please. I just sent a message warning him/her about continuing to edit pages with speculation, specifically Valka's Bewilderbeast and Berserker Bewilderbeast. Dublyn, myself, and others have undone or reverted his/her edits several times already. Further, I noticed s/he was blocked or warned on a couple other Wikis as well.

Thanks, Lady Brasa (  talk  )  23:33, November 25, 2018 (UTC)

Can you give me the link to the roleplay page? Bluezilla (talk) 17:20, December 8, 2018 (UTC)B.Z. Blue

Block please
(On phone) Please block the user on this discussion thread quickly please and delete the thread, you’ll see why! [//howtotrainyourdragon.wikia.com/d/p/3300297438920743752 https://howtotrainyourdragon.wikia.com/d/p/3300297438920743752].

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  01:21, December 11, 2018 (UTC)

Annabeth took care of the Discussion troll. Thanks for taking care of the other one (Skeeemo), too. Take whatever action you see fit of course! I wonder if the person doesn't know how to use their talk page or something like that. But on the other hand, they should have at least wondered why their changes kept getting changed back? This is why I feel like the behavior is possibly more trollish than simply not being aware of rules and such.

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  02:39, December 11, 2018 (UTC)

Hopefully Helpful Page about Images
Hey, I just created How to Train Your Dragon Wiki:How to Upload an Image in hopes that some people will find it helpful. Most people uploading images are not following rules about naming, categories, and such. Perhaps they don't know how? Hence this page. I was hoping maybe you (or another admin) could make a public announcement reminding about the MOS and the image policies? That way people will have to click on it to make it go away ...

What do you think?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  01:15, December 19, 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Funny, I was just thinking about there being duplicate images as well, but decided not to bring it up yet. Couldn't we just move most of the trailer screenshots to the main movie gallery? Or have the same file appearing in both places? That way, people uploading new images from the movie won't upload duplicate images (or at least have an opportunity to see them; whether people actually pay attention is another matter). Ultimately trailers or not, they are all from the movie anyway.

As far as images from phones, pretty much ALL the images I have uploaded thus far originate from screenshots on my phone. Getting garbled file names on a mobile device is not an excuse to not upload a properly named image, or categorizing it, or getting converted somehow directly from a phone. I used to nearly exclusively upload from my phone. And the images in the How to Upload an Image page were screenshot, cropped, and uploaded directly from my phone. Yeah, so not an excuse. I'm just assuming that others just don't know how to do it, or maybe don't feel comfortable enough to ask?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  02:15, December 19, 2018 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't even think about original movie images uploaded before they are available anywhere other than in the theater. Do we know when DVD, etc will be released in Australia, since the movie will appear there first? Or will Dreamworks release the DVD, etc at the same time for everyone (doubtful)?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  02:48, December 19, 2018 (UTC)

hello how are you because you do not make a timeline page who was first to exist that passed the years the current one would be great to do it need megora the wikia of Tales of Arcadia would be genal improve it

A Few Questions/Comments About Galleries/Images
So first off, just some inane questions - does the ==Gallery== heading really need to be on a page if it is strictly a Gallery page? Same goes for transcript pages. Also on gallery pages, do episode headings need the quotation marks (Or italics for other media)? I see it both ways in galleries.

Also, I personally find it a bit rude or perhaps a kind of unspoken rule that you don't go picking around other peoples' upload lists and take images. The Wiki is certainly public and images are available to all, but I feel that is not the case until they are actually placed on a public page. Do you feel this way or am I wrong in this? A certain user does go into other peoples' upload lists and takes images and places them on the Wiki, from time to time. It is especially irritating if a person had taken the time to get the image in the first place and crop/edit/name and all that only for someone else to 'take it' (maybe to accrue sheep points?). I have asked this particular person to not do that for my uploads and anyone else's, but he has done it afterwards with another user. Also this person continues to not listen to images policies (other than the naming of the image) despite being told of them on multiple occasions. Other users also seem to disregard some of the policies (mostly the image rules) either out of ignorance or just not listening. I am at a loss as to how to get through to people? It is only going to get worse when HTTYD3 comes out, and staff can't seem to keep up with 'cleaning up' after everyone. I know I can't! Do you have any suggestions?

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  15:10, December 31, 2018 (UTC)

(I’m on my phone now so please forgive any typos)

So for Gallery pages, you mean having the main heading as “Screenshots”? If so, should we then have another main heading as “Animated Images”? For example, in the Gallery: How to Start a Dragon Academy, there are three or four animated images (so not technically screenshots/stills). As far as boring on it, do you mean amongst the staff or everyone?

Yes, it is annoying when others upload the same (or nearly so) image you have already uploaded, even though yours is perfectly acceptable. But that’s not what I meant - I mean if you uploaded “image x” and did not add it to a page yet. It shows up in your “Contributions” but you just haven’t added “image x” to an article page or gallery page yet. Then someone else takes “image x” and added it to a page(s) without any discussion with you. I feel this is kind of rude, but I might be overreacting?

Thank you for creating a notice. I hope everyone reads it!

Lady Brasa (  talk  )  18:55, December 31, 2018 (UTC)