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Hey Revanche please take a look of my redone of the Marauder page and give my an opinion abut it. Neuling 18:00, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Responding at BattleTechWiki talk:Project BattleMechs.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 18:04, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


Page Name Format, Infantry Weapons

The Vehicle Scale weapons are currently named for their class, NOT for the proper name, it is not Martell Medium Laser, or GM Whirlwind Autocannon/5, it is Medium Laser & Autocannon/5 Respectively, This should stay the case with Infantry weapons, but since the weapon stats in a class translate to different stats on the BattleTech Scale the Infantry Weapons would have the proper name in the Parenthetical in addition to the standard Class name that BattleMech Weapons have. If we go to a proper name standard, the BattleMech and Vehicle Weapons will have a Lot of Duplication of BattleTech Stats, going to the proper name level is only useful for weapons that actually have fluff that would be translatable on the RPG scale (shots per battletech burst of fire or mass of each shell, etc) or for infantry weapons that are translated from the RPG scale to BattleTech.--Cameron 14:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Ok.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 15:20, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Plagarism Concern

Please see Talk:Operation Bulldog. Thanks. ClanWolverine101 03:58, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Zeta Battalion

Rev - Was wondering if you could delete the Redirect for Zeta Battalion that sends them to Wolf's Dragoons. I plan on writing on up an article on them. Thanks. ClanWolverine101 02:28, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

There's no need. You can edit redirects. When the page redirects you, click on the link under the title of the article (it will say "Redirected from [X]"). That takes you to the redirect page, which you can edit the same as any other article. --Scaletail 03:10, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
Works. Thanks. ClanWolverine101 04:05, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Virtual World Article

Hi Rev, recently i noticed User:MechCorps editing the Virtual World article. I'm little foggy on what is considered taboo. HOwever, this article now reads more little like advertisement for Virtual World verse basic talk about the article. Wikipedia doesn't allow for that, though this is Battletech related, is this okay? -- Wrangler 00:59, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree with you that it is not written in 'our' style, i.e., people familiar with the concept of BattleMechs. I'll take a jab at it. Thanks. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 11:22, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
It looks good Rev, it doesn't read like advertisement anymore which was my main concern. I do wish there was some more history on them. They've been around since 1990, with advent of the Battletech Center in Chicago, If i'm not mistaken. -- Wrangler 23:34, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
Hmmm. If that's true, than, yeah, wish we could have more.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 01:32, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
I can atest to that being true, i physically went to The Battletech Center located in Chicago in summer 1990. I had read about it of prior to me joining the service, training was in Chicago area. The centers became Virtual Worlds, with couple retaining their BT related name. Its possible VR still has some kind of history online somewhere. Second look, wikipedia has article on it here-- Wrangler 01:59, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
Cool deal. I'll import the article when I have the time.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 11:15, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Mortium Period for RS:3085 Record Sheets

Hello Rev, it i believe a goof happened the actual dates to end their Moratorium periods for these articles are missing. Talk:Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Project Phoenix. Would you weigh in to see what should be done? -- Wrangler 02:45, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Wrangler, I'm not the best fit to do investigative work on Record Sheets. When the file was released, were hardcopies put on sale at the same time? Mbear may be able to help too, as he's rather involved with moratoriums. Revanche (talk|contribs) 13:04, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Zeta Battalion

Rev - Please give Zeta Battalion a look when you get a chance. Thanks. ClanWolverine101 05:27, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Infantry Platoon Organization Articles

I am considering doing a BattleTroops level (per man in 2 of 4 of squads (1 line, 1 support)) dissection of the BattleTech Foot & Motorized Infantry Platoons including either thumbnails or links to weapon carried. How would i do this Family Tree or something similar? Would it be useful?--Cameron 16:22, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Blocked???

Rev - Its ClanWolverine101. Whenever I login to my account, the whole screen goes blank. I've tried this on multiple computers, and nothing will pop up. Is it possible I was blocked somehow? I can't even get in to change my settings. Please contact me at my account's email. Thanks. - CW 192.80.61.181 18:12, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Rev - Thanks so much to you and Frabby for clearing up the login issue. Have an Assistance Appreciated Award on me. Assistance Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon ClanWolverine101 13:53, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, CW. I appreciate the thought. I admit, though, Frabby and Nic took direct action on it. I realized Frabby was on the right track only after I confirmed (to myself) that you were not blocked. Glad we got it resolved, though! If it wasn't for Neuling and yourself letting us know, who knows how many people might have just given up on coming back in.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 22:16, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Infobox Templates

Hi Rev, I hope things are going well for you. I had question regarding the infotemplates. I've been unable be on as much I used to. I just notice the changes to the infobox, who did this? Color...does quite look right to me too light perhaps on white background of Sarna pages? Is possibly differient color can be choosen, like light blue? -- Wrangler 13:15, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Actually, Wrangler, Frabby took the helm on the recent changes to the infoboxes, if I recall correctly. However, before you approach him about that, I'd urge you to mess around with the new skins Mbear and Nicjansma have established. I've switched over to Marik colors, not because I'm pro-Marik, but because I like the look best (right now). Go to the 'my preferences' tab, then 'skin' and try 'em out. See if that helps. I use IE7 at work, and even on that old system the changes look good. Hope that helps! --Revanche (talk|contribs) 20:58, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
I too noticed some issues with the infoboxes using the "modern" skin. They went away when I switched to one of the current crop of skins.— The preceding unsigned comment was posted by LRichardson (talkcontribs) .
I'm little fuzzy on the new skins thing for the info boxes. I currently just remove the ads for the webpage skin. I see yellow, around for the info box, which I'd imagine everyone (without logining) else is seeing same as I am. I personally think the base one should been darker for sake of blending. -- Wrangler 00:43, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
Ok, I see. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 02:13, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Non-Canon Submission Council

LRichardson, join me here please. I've moved the discussion to a more committed location.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 21:25, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I've posted some more material on the "Quality" dimension of the rubric.-- LRichardson 22:46, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm guessing you have missed the update again. : ) -- LRichardson 20:58, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Plagiarism

Hy Rev, i hope allways is fine withe you, i note the most contributions of (Autor: BattleTech Muse 3056) are always plagarized material, in the major Inner Sphere factions section, i dont want to remove content, but can we found a way to correct this, you know i am not the fluff writer, i hope any can overwrite, correct this missere, thanks--Doneve 20:44, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Welcome template

From my talk page so you're sure to see it.--Mbear 16:06, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Mbear, would you please show me how to update the Welcome template to best make use of the skins? I'd appreciate it. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 13:01, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

I forgot all about the welcome template, so there's nothing in the skins right now to use them. That said, I'd make a couple of small changes to the HTML in the template and update the skin CSS files. There's a sample at User:Mbear/welcome, with the updated welcome message up top and the existing one below.
The updated welcome message gets an ID attribute of welcomemessage. I've also replaced two DIV tags that were being used for formatting with H2 tags. That's pretty much it for the HTML.
For the CSS I've created a sample at User:Mbear/sarnasteiner.css. I don't know if you can see that or not. Just in case, here's the code:
div#welcomemessage /*sets up colored border*/
{
	border:3px solid #000;
	padding:1em;
}

div#welcomemessage h2 /* "Welcome" and "Be Bold" */
{
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:normal;
	text-align:center;
	font-size:18px;
}
div#welcomemessage div /*the white background part*/
{
	border:3px solid #000;
	padding: 0 1em 0 1em;
	background-color:#fff;
}
div#welcomemessage span.editsection {display:none;}

/* This will go into faction-specific stylesheets to set appropriate color background. */
div#welcomemessage {background-color:#C7CFD9;}
Basically everything from div#welcomemessage on down will have to go into the main (global) CSS file. This will set the welcomemessage to the correct size, font size, padding, etc. That doesn't change from one skin to the next.
Faction specific colors can be set by using the last line. I'd just need to add the appropriate color to the faction CSS file.
Nic will need to update/upload those files though. I don't know how MediaWiki sets up the stylesheets.
Does that help or am I just confusing the issue?--Mbear 16:06, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
I postponed answering until I could wrap my head around the above. I follow, to the 60-70% mark. However, I can press the 'I believe' button. Your example (welcome) shows the standard Sarna colors and, if I follow correctly, that may be due to the need for Nic to update/upload. Do I understand it correctly?--Revanche (talk|contribs) 12:24, 20 May 2011 (UTC)


Taurian Concordat Update

IT IS DONE!! All rulers, regents, assorted persons and events of significance to the Taurian Concordat (prior to 3060) have been named, paged and referenced! WHEW that took longer that I thought it would but real life jumped up in the way. If you or one of the other admins could give this long labor of faction love a once (or heck twice!) over to make sure it meets this Wiki's standards I would be most grateful.Deeppockets 23:01, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

That is cool. Isn't it, well, fun to grab one article and beat all the loose change out of it and then count that change? It really feels like a family tree and if you keep following the links, its amazing where the links will take you. Congratulations! Made me think we need to develop 'campaign' ribbons, for mastering a subject. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 00:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
Heh, I'll take what ever comes my way; laurel wreaths or flame spams! But instead of a new award how about Substantial Addition Award or Good Article Award?Deeppockets 02:54, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
My humble thanks kind sir.Deeppockets 22:53, 5 July 2011 (UTC)