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Just dropping by to say hello!

Hey, Riddle! This is Shade from CrossingTyria. I hope you're having a great time until GW2 actually gets here!  ;) - Alice 08:48, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Shade! I remember you from the days of GWR :o That feels like a decade ago. --Riddle 17:19, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Grammar Police!

I thought that was how you spelled per se. But se has a stupid red squiggly underneath so I had changed it to persay which is also red and squiggled. So I gave in selected the first option per say. I was too lazy and rushed to google it, thanks man! Venom20 04:00, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! Malapropisms are a pet peeve and a fancy of mine. :) --Riddle 04:19, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Add to your browser's dictionary; fixes the red squigglies like magic. *Adds "squigglies" to browser dictionary.* --ஸ Kyoshi 04:41, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

Branded and creation

He created them out of the materials around him - both living and non-living (e.g., rocks and even the air). So yes, he did create them. They didn't go "poof" into creation - I don't think anything, not even the Mists, can do that. -- Konig/talk 23:55, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for clarifying that. I'm still making my way to buying GoA and EoD. To be fair, my main hope with that edit was organization. I guess I didn't revise the facts too much in the process, eh? ;) --Riddle 03:06, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

*cough*

:) --Xu Davella 20:08, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

I take your *cough* and raise you a *sneeze* --Riddle 21:50, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

ohhh...the article used to be called Spirit....I see... :) --Xu Davella 02:06, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Spam these days...

What is up with the spam lately? Fabian 15:40, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm guessing over-processed pork just went out of fashion; the company has been hard-pressed to find a new frontier. --Riddle 04:55, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Mesmer research

I was not the IP editing my own page, thanks for undoing what ever they did :) --Moto Saxon 03:24, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Hey, no problem :) --Riddle 01:52, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure

whether I should be honored or horrified to have been quoted for that... Aqua (T|C) 03:22, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Also, NPA and 1RR aren't really policy. They are unspoken guidelines that are universally accepted for the most part. People shouldn't need to be told to be generally courteous and considerate when dealing with other users, yet they seem to do it anyway. That's not a failing of P&P; that's a failing of people. Aqua (T|C) 03:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

I wasn't aiming to say that P&P has failed. P&P pretty much outlines the spirit of those policies the best that it can, but the terms "NPA" and "1RR" are leftovers from GWW. It's interesting that we still assign them meaning, even though they are technically meaningless on this wiki.

And to be perfectly fair, there are plenty of examples where people simply say, "Don't insult people," or, "Don't perpetuate an edit-war." --Riddle 04:21, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

P&P means freedom of "policies/guidelines/accepting protocols" as the community shifts in any direction; what is commonly accepted today can change within a month, and because the P&P is not a set-in-stone principle there is no demanding outline to maneuver around in. As long as the community at large frowns upon attacks against a contributor, it will remain a penalized act. However, if in the future the community at large cares little about attacking contributors left and right (I said "if"!), then it will no longer be an act worth warning and blocking for. P&P is simply a rubberband concept, whereas policy is a bedding in the vast ocean of arguments and actions.

That said, many contributors still fail to see the meaning of P&P altogether; just because the community abides by certain protocols and standards, that doesn't mean they subsequently become policies. That is where people need to sort themselves out and start looking at the actual idea behind things. We don't tell people off for breaking the rules beyond acceptable levels; we tell people off for breaking the spirit of community beyond acceptable levels. - Infinite - talk 15:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

"That said, many contributors still fail to see the meaning of P&P altogether; just because the community abides by certain protocols and standards, that doesn't mean they subsequently become policies. "

And that is what I find interesting. Is the fact that some contributors act as though there are policies to violate a cultural leftover from GWW, or is it just in their nature to use rules and policies as a weapon or shield? "Hey, don't do this because it violates Rule X.1.vii.a," instead of, "Hey, don't do this because you are disrupting the community." --Riddle 18:27, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm perplexed by your interest. If we were having discussions about NPA and the like on... Twitter or even the WoW forums, then that'd be unusual hilarious. It's the same community, the same company, the same franchise... I really do think it's just a matter of habit. A lot of people actively edit both wikis, and probably don't really notice and / or care which one they're on when responding to a troll or personal attack, or what have you.

As a Wikia / Curse outsider, I do see this amalgamated community as "the GWW guys", except that I don't. Really I just consider it "GWW". In the end, what professions we detail, what skills they have... what the level cap is... none of that matters in the least when it comes to people personally attacking or revert warring each other. Why would it? The URL is different, the people are the same.

tl;dr: I'm from GuildWiki, and I often feel like a guest in what is basically GWW version 2.0, or perhaps even 1.1 A F K When Needed 19:05, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

People will hide behind habit, this is nothing new. Luckily there is such a thing as "socially acceptable" standards; no one likes being flames into ashes therefore there will generally be a massive opposition to allowing such comments. GW2W is still an independant wiki and people need to remember such. It's not wholly the same people; many contributors here never or scarcely edit GWW. But still, they are linked and people will assume the same rules and standards apply, which is — admittedly — mostly the case. If I may be speaking unmodestly for a second, I do believe I am a prime example of the differences between the two official wikis: whereas I have the most edits and an extreme involvement on this wiki, I am only vaguely present on GWW. Like that time I ran for bureaucrat due to my independant perspective. It was not something I would've done without a nomination, but because I knew my involvement there was so limited and unbiased I might as well accept the nomination to see it through. It is here that I make a difference, not there, and that is also reflected as to why P&P exists here, but not there. Different communities will favour different approaches.

That said, I do reluctantly foresee a need of certain set-in-stone "policies" for the P&P in the future, due to the traffic and the assumptions. That would definitely defeat the purpose of the P&P, but it might be unavoidable. It would lead to a catastrophy either way.

Conclusively; what would make you think more? "You are breaking rule x and this is a bannable offence, so I urge you to stop." or "You are behaving unacceptably and can be banned if you continue this behaviour." - Infinite - talk 21:06, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Honestly, I see the invocation of 1RR as both a little bit of a hold-over from GWW and kinda a hold-over from wikipedia itself (they have a 3 revert rule). So, it's not unusual to see it invoked. As for P&P, I personally see it as a way for the GW2W community to try to get away from GWW, at least initially. But having a slightly less defined "rule-set" that emphasizes explaining the community over stating rules, it tries to be more open and less insular. --JonTheMon 22:15, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

A lot of the practices from GWW made their way over here. For example, image formatting -- especially for user images -- is pretty much copy+pasted. For the most part, the administrators are also the same. P&P not being a formal policy, coupled with the non-existence of formal policies, really does very little to distinguish this wiki from GWW, ignoring content. Except for the administration practices and the lack of bureaucracy (as a result of no policies), this wiki pretty much functions as its predecessor does.

Infinite, I am curious to what you think will need to be set in stone in the future. Will you explain? --Riddle 05:58, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

There are two differences between telling someone "Violate NPA and you will be blocked" and "Make personal attacks and you will be blocked," one minor and one major. The minor difference is that new users may not have a clue what NPA is. The major difference is that pointing to a policy provides elaboration for people genuinely unclear on the concept, but can lead to loophole lawyering. In general I prefer the no-policy approach coupled with an offer for an explanation. There's also a huge difference between GWW and GW2W- I'm a sysop here. >:D 15:50, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Similarly, the no-policy approach -- coupled with admins generally having more power on this wiki -- can lead to claims of sysops abusing their privileges. However, I guess that these might be easier to resolve here due to the no-policy approach, rather than having to drag through reconfirmations.

And this leads to a subject that I guess Infinite could be talking about. The subject, of course, being admin selection. As it stands, our only practice besides grandfathering is Felix's asking for sysop powers on IRC (correct me where I am wrong there). I guess just asking for sysops and letting your history speak for itself keeps things simple enough, but the admin section in P&P is misleading because it suggests that there is some formal approach to getting sysops rights here by getting sysops rights on either GWW or Gwiki. --Riddle 01:55, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Felix is a sysop on Guildwiki, so I think him asking for it on IRC is just getting it done. --JonTheMon 02:10, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

So then the practice is simply grandfathering from another albeit very related wiki? --Riddle 02:19, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Basically. When this wiki starts to have a solid uptick in activity and a big enough user base, then we'll probably rethink the admin selection/retention criteria. As-is, though, it's left to bcrat discretion, which since they've established themselves elsewhere means it's probably fine for now. --JonTheMon 02:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

A long time ago, the GuildWiki community decided that for Guild Wars 2 we'd integrate with the official crowd rather than creating a GuildWiki 2. The original plan was that GW2W would grandfather sysops from both GWW and GuildWiki to promote peace and harmony or something, but as it stands I'm the only sysop from GuildWiki who isn't also a sysop on GWW who remains active here. 07:55, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Because there are no stone-set policies, many things are up for discussion. This includes the requests from sysops to explain themselves if something is not agreed upon. I was not part of the GWW and not a part of Gwiki either, so I have no idea what goes on elsewhere or what was carried over. So speaking as an "outsider" I think that the current P&P have served quite well. That being said, things can certainly be up for change when the wiki really starts to pick up steam (for instance, elections as you have mentioned). 1RR is avaiable in one form or another on myn wikis, so it isn't hard to understand why something like that can be brought here. That being said, things like personal attacks only serve to create hostility, and that shouldn't be what this community is about. Venom20 05:24, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Have they? I havn't gone near P&P. Not once.

While it's always possible that Administrators 'n' co know the rules, I was sort of interpreting GW2W as a place where people rely on a combination of common sense and being reasonable people in general. Though maybe that's just the effect of P&P, and if it is, more power to them. A F K When Needed 17:57, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

I have found that common sense isn't as common as it should be anymore.... especially on the interwebz. Venom20 17:58, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

WB...

To the wiki :). --Lania 14:36, 05 June 2012 (UTC)

Ohhai! What have you been up to? --Riddle 17:22, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Oh not much. Just generally QQing about the current state of the GW2 game on my user page, and causing some mayhem by nominating sysops nominating sysops... you know, the usual :P. --Lania 18:42, 05 June 2012 (UTC)

Oh, you and your dramallama-ing. :P Though I am happy to see Infinite finally getting his nom. Speaking of QQing about GWs2, did you have any experience with the Dynamic Event system? --Riddle 00:01, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Are you talking about "collect skree wings, slay skree hatchlings, and/or break skree nests", that Dynamic Event system? Or do you mean like the meta-events "fight off bandits and take back these farms"? I played PvE during my entire time so I think I encountered a fair amount. Also, hi. Vili 点 00:09, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

I was talking more about the meta events, but I'd like to hear both sides. Also, haidurr Vili. --Riddle 00:18, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Well one of the higher level meta event I experienced was the centaur assault one in kessex peak? where it can start as preventing the centaurs from repairing bridges, defending various outposts, repelling a centaur assault, and once the centaurs are pushed back, a new event starts to raid their main base and kill the lieutenants, and then kill the chief. The main issue with this meta event was that it reset too often in BWE making it seem like there isn't any sense of permanence. Another one that was interesting was the secrets of the swamp meta event where it starts off with portals to the underworld opening around the swamp, spawning shadow creatures. Once the portals are closed etc, a shadow behemoth spawns. That boss is gigantic but it does not move much like the last mission on nightfall, and you attack targets that gets highlighted. Then there was assault savnir's dome which played kinda like a castle seige by taking down the towers first, and then moving in. Those are just some of the examples of some of the more enjoyable meta events that I encountered. --Lania 21:55, 06 June 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. I'm wondering if I should pick up GW2 when it comes out, but I don't think I'll be able to try any of the BWEs before I can get a computer that can run it. --Riddle 23:27, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

GW2 runs entirely off of processor and it only uses one core anyway, so it's probably not a huge issue.

One of the meta events I remember took place in level ~15ish area near Kryta. There are some small strongholds which get attacked by centaurs. If they aren't defeated then they take over the outpost and fortify it. Otherwise, you push them back to their main camp and kill the chieftain, and after that you have to periodically defend it from being retaken. The problem, as Lania says, is that these events reset really quickly. It literally went like this: after we had taken over the last outpost and prevented the counterattack, the karma vendor was available - and within a minute or two, centaurs came to attack again. So I called bullshit and left to find a better balanced area. Meta events like that are only doable when there are a lot of people participating, anyway, and we got bored after doing it twice. I hope Anet works on that before release. Vili 点 04:32, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah it's so CPU dependent it's not even funny (1 core pegged at 100%, and my radeon 6870 only at 30% load with max graphics settings) hopefully they optimized it at least a little for BWE2. I did increase my overclock of the i5-2500k on my computer from 3.6 ghz to 4.0 ghz. Stock clock rate is 3.3 ghz. I think I can stably push it further into 4+ Ghz territory if I bump up the core voltages but it's getting to the point where my heatsink isn't cooling it enough... getting too close to 70C for my comfort when stress testing with prime95. Anyway, I'm hoping that the increased OC will get me into the 40-60fps range at max graphics settings instead of 15-35 fps range at stock settings. --Lania 18:13, 07 June 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll have to get a new computer. This one can't even run GW1 at max settings very well, especially in EotN places. I am surprised that they have no multi-threading support, considering how common multi-core processors are. --Riddle 21:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Curiousity killed the charr

Hey Riddle, I was wondering if you still had the intention to join Dirge Warband. I know it's been over a year ago since I formed it, but I only just today had it restored to my account. Either way, I hope to see you in-game. :) - Infinite - talk 11:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Sadly, no :/ At least not until guesting can happen. --Riddle 01:24, 29 August 2012 (UTC)