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==Matt feedback loop file==
[[User:Admin|Admin]] [[User_talk:Admin#Audio_uploads|says]] the site accepts .ogg - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 13:47, 4 December 2006 (EST)
My computer (and probably a few others') do not support .ogg format. Would you mind reuploading [[Image:Powers peter matt.ogg]]. [[User:Shoyru1177|Shoyru1177]] 18:51, 21 June 2008 (EDT)
* It won't allow me to upload them. Just tried.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 13:48, 4 December 2006 (EST)
* Unfortunately, .OGG is the only audio format supported by MediaWiki for uploads by default, in part because it's free and open source. Codecs like MP3 are actually proprietary and licensed and thus cost money.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 11:42, 22 June 2008 (EDT)
** Try it now. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:54, 4 December 2006 (EST))
*** Eeeeeexcellent!--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 14:03, 4 December 2006 (EST)
**** Thanks for all that work -- I'm still having a hard time hearing it on my computer, but I think I just need to d/l some different software. Thanks so much! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 14:17, 4 December 2006 (EST)


== Future AOTW ==
== [[Intuitive aptitude]] ==


I guess NBC liked your suggestion. :) -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 17:50, 7 February 2008 (EST)
*We're potentially going to run into a problem with the way we do AOTW I think. If we use <nowiki><noinclude></nowiki> to carve up articles into AOTW-friendly formats and that article is the default page we show for a given disambig then we're going to break that disambig page since we use inclusion to display that default page. hmm. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 17:51, 5 December 2006 (EST))
** We can always create an AOTW template article, and cut and paste into it instead. Less glamorous, more effective.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 17:52, 5 December 2006 (EST)
* Looks like it! BTW, I should be back full-time on Monday (project is wrapping up) -- anything major I've missed in the last two weeks?--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 17:51, 7 February 2008 (EST)
**The server crashed and I single-handedly recreated the entire site... :) Nothing major, just a few fun graphic novels. Evolutions has been quite slow lately. Glad to see you back. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 17:54, 7 February 2008 (EST)
*** Yeah, I was thinking we may have to do that. Just wanted to bring it up before we started going through and tagging the articles. Would be great if MediWiki let you transclude specific sections in an article (without having to do something messy like breaking it up into separate pages per section and then transcluding the sections that way) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:00, 5 December 2006 (EST))
*** Please... as if I don't keep backups. :) As for the intuitive aptitude, that's really neat. I find it amusing when I see people call it that even on Wikipedia when I believe it was a term Hardvice coined right here. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 20:49, 7 February 2008 (EST))
****There's not a way to user ParserFunctions to test if a page is loaded from a redirect or not, is there? That would let us fix the disambig problem instead ... just put the notice on if the pagename doesn't equal the link name or whatever.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:05, 5 December 2006 (EST)
**** [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Talk:Sylar&diff=next&oldid=9670 The proof is in the pudding]. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 21:08, 7 February 2008 (EST)
***** The following parser variables do '''not''' show a difference between a Redirect and a Real Page: PAGENAME SUBPAGENAME ARTICLESPACE ARTICLEPAGENAME ... I don't think there's a way to do it. --[[User:Orne|Orne]] 18:22, 5 December 2006 (EST)
*****I'm glad to see it got shown on tonight's episode. Not all of us get to impact the show in such a way, y'know? --[[User:Piemanmoo|Piemanmoo]] 02:40, 17 February 2009 (EST)
****** Damn. I'd much rather have [[Hiro]] link to [[Hiro Nakamura]] than be a dummy redirect page. The objection to the disambig notice was that it was too obtrusive, right? Maybe we can just stick a "For other uses of the term [[Hiro]], see [[Hiro (disambig)]]" note in the Notes section, rather than putting a disambig note at the top. That we, we also don't have to worry about people linking to [[Hiro]] (and now [[Mohinder]]) and the reader getting a page they can't edit.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:28, 5 December 2006 (EST)
****** There may be a way to do it. I think if you do an #ifeq between the FULLURL and the LOCALURL + PAGENAME, that will pick up the difference between the reference page and the real page. The Reference will have a URL of what you clicked, while the Variable will have the name of the articled display. If these are different, you are in a Reference, and not the real article. I will test when I get home. --[[User:Orne|Orne]] 18:51, 5 December 2006 (EST)
****** Is Redirect: {{#ifeq: {{localurl:{{PAGENAME}}}} | {{concat:/|{{PAGENAME}}}} | 'yes' | 'no' }}
****** Never mind... found that the Wiki Documentation says that variables are rendered based upon the article in which they exist... not the parent article that may subst or redirect to that article.
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== [[:Category:Characters]] autocat ==
== Google hits ==


Why was the autocategorization for [[:Category:Characters]] [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Template%3ACharacter_box&diff=160568&oldid=158029 removed]? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 18:18, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
Dave, could you explain to me how Google hits work? I mean, is it possible to increase our hits there? How does Google determine which sites to list first? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 00:38, 6 December 2006 (EST)
* There are a lot of factors and Google doesn't really publish them (so people don't cheat), but the one thing that seems to make the biggest difference is having a lot of other pages link to you.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 00:40, 6 December 2006 (EST)
* I don't recall exactly.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:33, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
** So no objection if we restore it? I'd rather have the template autocat all the characters than have some characters have the cat and others not. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 18:36, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
** Basically, if you run a legitimate site and don't try to beat their system, then if you're in fact one of the best sources, then you'll be ranked way up there. Lots of people spend time doing search engine optimization and then the search engines change their algorithms and you and up dropping. Basically if we work towards having the most and best content, then we'll do well in the rankings because lots of people will voluntarily link to us and Google's indexes will have our content indexed. I can also tell you that in my experience Google looks at the age of the site as well... and since we were basically the second major wiki for Heroes info (first being Wikipedia) we will do well in the rankings. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 00:48, 6 December 2006 (EST))
*** I'm pretty sure it was doing something undesirable, but I guess we'll find out what if we restore it.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:37, 7 May 2008 (EDT)


== Anal Retention ==
== Account Removal ==


Do you think you could remove my account and the associated user and user talk pages, then remove this? --[[User:Sgtbenc|Sgtbenc]] 20:17, 11 May 2008 (EDT)
Very nice, very nice - you retain anal cavities so well, Dave! ... - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 00:24, 7 December 2006 (EST)
:I...dont think that's what it means. :) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 00:28, 7 December 2006 (EST))


== Obsolete images ==
== Lostpedia Family Tree Help ==


[http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Family_Trees Lostpedia] are trying to do a Family Tree thing like the ones here. I don't know if you watch LOST, but I heard you could make the trees. Help would be appreciated! You don't have to. Thanks [[User:DECBOY23|DECBOY23]] 13:44, 14 May 2008 (EDT)[[User:DECBOY23|DECBOY23]]
* Hey, Hardvice. Concerning the deletions, what do you consider to be obsolete images? ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:27, 8 December 2006 (EST))
** When we have a duplicate of exactly the same image. If the new one's better, I move it into the old one and delete so we don't have to relink 30 articles.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 14:29, 8 December 2006 (EST)
*** Ok, perfect, thanks! ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:38, 8 December 2006 (EST))
*** I wish there was some way to see the images from various episodes. Maybe we could add a catagory, to help break them up.. and reduce the chance of duplicates (which appears to be a chronic problem in my case). -- ([[User:Yoshie|Yoshie]] 14:30, 8 December 2006 (EST))
**** We can add extra categories for images by episode (like <nowiki>[[Category: Images from Genesis]]</nowiki> or something like that). It'd be some work, but it would be beneficial in the long run.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 14:35, 8 December 2006 (EST)


== Re: Welcome aboard. ==
== Gun identification ==


Hey Hardvice. Would you mind calling upon the awesome gun IDing skills of your partner to tell what kind of [[the Bennets' gun]] is? Thanks! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 02:00, 1 June 2008 (EDT)
Thanks. It's good to be here. --[[User:Fezir|Fezir]] 16:19, 8 December 2006 (EST)
* I really can't tell from the pictures we have.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 11:42, 22 June 2008 (EDT)
**I'm not an expert in firearms, but there's an image [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Taurus-605-left.jpg] on Wikipedia that closely resembles the Bennet's gun. Here's a black version of it: [http://www.waffen-hanje.de/Hanje-27-10-03/Taurus-605.jpg] [[User:Chrisyu357|Chrisyu357]] 14:04, 22 June 2008 (EDT)
*** I'm not an expert either, but the grip in [[:Image:Noah_grabs_his_gun.jpg|this image]] doesn't match (the Taurus 605 model's grip is not a complete arc like the Bennets' gun). The barrel of the 605 looks too long and it doesn't match the grip of Bennets' gun. I think it's something like the [http://www.meprolightoutlet.com/item/9863_Taurus_Hand_Guns_Pistols__85__Ultra_Light_Re.aspx Taurus 85 Ultra Light], but with a wooden grip. Does that look right, Hardvice? Are there other manufacturers that you know of that have a similar make?--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 17:16, 22 June 2008 (EDT)


== Old Versions of Pics & Pic Categories ==
== Help with a useful template you made ==


Hey, I have a problem with [[Portal:Guest Cast/Season Two]]. I used [[Template:gueststarsnavcell]], but I can't get the random pipes to go away. Any suggestions??? Thanks.--{{User:Baldbobbo/sig}} 00:08, 18 September 2008 (EDT)
Dave, thanks for the info on getting old pics ... PS, I agree that, though a lot of work, categories for pics from each episode might really be a good idea. Maybe a hiatus project. - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 16:35, 8 December 2006 (EST)
* I fixed [[Portal:Guest Cast/Season Two]], but I left the maintenance tag in case you want to edit it some more. You needed to add a table around the entries, and do one call of Template:gueststarsnavcell per line for it to work properly.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 01:52, 18 September 2008 (EDT)
**Your fix worked, but not in the way I wanted it to. It will fix the pictures, but not the link. I don't know what to fix, so I started down the route of just manually making templates. However, if there's a way to have the link for the second page of season 2 to link to Portal:Guest Cast 2/Season Two or if the season was one, Portal:Guest Cast 2/Season One, then I wouldn't have to manually fix it. The template works like a charm with the season aspect, but it doesn't change the link. That's the problem, and if that's fixed, that would be a great help.--{{User:Baldbobbo/sig}} 02:29, 18 September 2008 (EDT)
*** Right, for the Season One Guest Stars archive, we made a new template instead of using Template:gueststarsnavcell. That template isn't set up to do the archive links, so making a new template was the way to go. I'll look at making a new template so we can consider whether or not to swap out the manual ones.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 11:11, 18 September 2008 (EDT)


== Talk:Portal:Future Characters ==
== Are we in England? ==
Can you come contribute to this discussion [[Talk:Portal:Future Characters]] when you get a free minute...trying to avoid a potential snowballing problem with all the new stuff being added. Thanks <small>--[[User:HiroDynoSlayer|HiroDynoSlayer]] ([[User talk:HiroDynoSlayer|talk]]) 09/23/2008 12:57 (EST)</small>


== Just had to say... ==
No, but I grew up there. Damn, I've been so careful about that so far. Now you know my terrible, terrible secret.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 16:09, 9 December 2006 (EST)
:I knew that'd get you -- I read your LJ page, and how you sometimes spell with British conventions. I think it makes you more colourful ... - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 16:12, 9 December 2006 (EST)


I was reading your userpage and I couldn't stop laughing at your theories. I really understand what you mean. Also love your skeptisism, Kinesokinesialkinesis and Autodefenestrokinesis but you forgot to add Claire to it as all she seems to do is throw herself out of windows :) --{{User:Irony/Signature}} 11:28, 14 February 2009 (EST)
== Screencaps ==

You rock! Thanks! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 01:00, 11 December 2006 (EST)

== New user log ==

* I added an extension to make a new user log available. It's one of the options in the [[Special:Logs]] dropdown. Any new user accounts created should show up here from now on. Thought you might be interested. :) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 19:26, 11 December 2006 (EST))
** Eeeeexcellent!--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 20:02, 11 December 2006 (EST)

== New Power Caps ==

Dave, thanks for all your work on those [[screencaps]] - they look amazing! I can't wait to plug them into some galleries ... Thanks for all your continued hard work on the site - it's very much appreciated! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 07:25, 12 December 2006 (EST)

== Re:Page Protection ==
Without giving too much away, lets just say I know a thing or two about a wiki. For now, you may find it easy to leave the main page open for any to edit, which is cool in the initial stages. However, If this wiki picks up steam, which it looks like it will pretty soon, page protection no longer becomes if, but when. Just giving a heads up. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] <small>'''[[User talk:Jay|(talk)]]'''</small> 18:21, 14 December 2006 (EST)
::I'm an admin on a Wiki with much more traffic and a notorious history of vandalism than here. Even there, we barely bother to protect pages. It still takes only seconds to zip down the list of someone's contribs and revert everything, especially in a tabbed browser.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:25, 14 December 2006 (EST)
:::When you say notorious, are we talking about Wikipedia? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] <small>'''[[User talk:Jay|(talk)]]'''</small> 18:37, 14 December 2006 (EST)
::::Nope [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com Encyclopedia Dramatica]. Since it's basically just people saying horrible things about other people, it's almost all vandalism.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 18:39, 14 December 2006 (EST)
:::::Good to know. Well, I've left a detailed message on [[User talk:Admin|Admin's page]] --[[User:Jay|Jay]] <small>'''[[User talk:Jay|(talk)]]'''</small> 19:04, 14 December 2006 (EST)

== Finding Unsourced Pics ==

Okay, so I'm looking for more unsourced pics, and I need a fresh brain (mmm, yummy). According to our [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]], we have 724 files uploaded right now. However, the [[:Image:Image-screenshot.jpg|copyright picture]] is only linked to [[Special:Mostimages|605]] files. I know not ''every'' file will have a copyright picture, but I would think the 2 numbers would be a bit closer. Any thoughts on how to find a any images that are still missing their source? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 03:04, 16 December 2006 (EST)
* The first time I did it, I went through them all one at a time (we didn't have a template then, so they just got labeled "screen cap"). More effective, less fun. It's possible to do the same now: we could just make a list of image categories and check them off one at a time (like we're doing with the "Images from (Episode)" categories on [[Current events]]). Given that most of the images are properly done, it should go pretty fast. Other than that, I can't think of an easy way to search for images that ''don't'' have particular text on them.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 03:36, 16 December 2006 (EST)

== Email ==

* Hey, did you get the email I sent you? ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 01:20, 18 December 2006 (EST))
** <s>I don't appear to have gotten it. It's possible the spam filters ate it.</s> Never mind, found it. Spam filters ate it. Shouldn't happen again.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 11:49, 18 December 2006 (EST)

== Thanks for the tips ==

Dave, thanks for the help and the tips. I really appreciate it! The rollback feature makes so much sense - thank goodness vandalism hasn't become a huge problem yet for the site. But I've always wondered how you were able to revert vandalisms so quickly. Mystery solved ... I changed my prefs to make my edits patrolled. I liked your method, though, to go back and still edit my own - heaven knows I make my full share of typos! ... Thanks again! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 20:36, 18 December 2006 (EST)

== Dead End -> Suicide ==

Very funny, very funny indeed. I'm lol-ing right now! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 12:53, 19 December 2006 (EST)

== Can I borrow your brain? ==

Okay, I just brain-dumped on [[Category_talk:Plot_Points#Standarize_Plot_Point_image_size.3F|the portal page]] - hope that helps.

Let me say how much I ''love'' the McDonald's Cash Register look of Portal:Portals! To answer you question, I think the best way to link it is a big ol' "portals" link on the main page. Maybe at the top or the bottom, something that says, like, "Welcome to Heroes' [sic] Wiki! Choose a topic." Then list the portals. And yes, I'm directly stealing this from Lostpedia's main page -- but it works!

Hope that helps... - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 20:14, 20 December 2006 (EST)

== pic size ==

What size do you want it? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 02:26, 21 December 2006 (EST)
* How big is it available?--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 02:27, 21 December 2006 (EST)
**400x300 - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 02:28, 21 December 2006 (EST)
***Perfect. I'm giving serious thought to image mapping it for the principle cast page.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 02:29, 21 December 2006 (EST)
****It's small. I'm sure you'll like it that way. Enjoy. - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 02:33, 21 December 2006 (EST)

== Portals ==

*Dave, I know you're still in the middle of them, but thank you, ''thank you, '''thank you''''' for all the work you're doing to make the site more navigable, more organized, and just plain prettier. The portals et al are coming along really nicely! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 20:41, 21 December 2006 (EST)
** Yeah, they're really slick and make a beautiful addition to the [[Main Page]]. Nicely done! ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 21:36, 21 December 2006 (EST))

== Artwork Category ==

Hey, Hardvice ... I noticed you removed "artwork" from a couple of the 9th Wonders images. I consider these to be artwork as well as publications. Do you mind if I restore the categories? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 10:29, 22 December 2006 (EST)
:Never mind - I see that they go to the category page, which is really reserved for articles, not images. I reverted everything back to the way you had it. It's like an editing civil war.
:I ''do'' think we should have a subcat under items for "Category:Artwork Images", since there are ''sooo'' many images of paintings, sketches, comics &mdash; not to mention all the prophecy realizations. What do you think? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 12:53, 22 December 2006 (EST)
::Agreed. But we need to merge in [[:Category:Isaac's paintings]], which is why I didn't do it yesterday.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 13:40, 22 December 2006 (EST)
:::Ugh, you're right. A project for another day. - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 02:33, 24 December 2006 (EST)
::::...Waiting for Christmas guests to arrive ... Okay, I changed some of the cats - I left [[:Category:Isaac's paintings]] because there were so many, rather than changing them all to "Category:Artwork Images" - I think that's okay. If you think we should change it, let me know. ... As well, I noticed that there was a [[:Category:Research Items]] already in place as a subcat of [[:Category:Items Images]], so I just made sure to separate all research items ''out'' of "Items Images" and into "Research Images". - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 13:14, 25 December 2006 (EST)

== Computers belonging to mothers RULE! ==

Hey, welcome back! I'm at my in-laws, and I'm just ''loving'' the computer here... Not much action going on. I made some minor changes here and there, did some category resorts. As I think you already saw, somebody decided to change "Suggestion" to [[Persuasion]], which I like; somebody else changed "Cryokinesis" (and other -kinesis powers) to [[Ice generation]], etc. I'm not a big fan of the new moniker, but what the hey. Check out [[:Template:Wikipediapar]] and [[:Template:Wikipedia]] - I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm not really opposed, but I think a simple "See Also" or sidebar link would be fine for referencing Wikipedia articles. Hope you had a nice time at home! - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 00:42, 26 December 2006 (EST)
:I don't really care for "ice generation" either since ice is just a side-effect of freezing water... and the power is more likely to be related to freezing in general than being limited to freezing water. At the same time I dont think "cryokinesis" is an actual word. So I'm not sure where to go with this one. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 01:21, 26 December 2006 (EST))
::iawtc 100%. I don't think "cryokinesis" is the way to go, but I don't think "ice generation" is much better. But then again, it's a power we've never seen used and we have no idea how it works or what it entails. Heck, the ice could be a side effect of some other power.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 01:23, 26 December 2006 (EST)
:::Agreed on both accounts. Lose cryokinesis, though "ice generation sucks". Another site called it "Cold manipulation", which is a still pretty dry, but more descriptive and "superpower"ish. However, maybe it's best to leave it until we find out more? Or maybe just make a change. (PS, thanks for hosting this discussion on your talk page, Hardvice.) :) - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 01:43, 26 December 2006 (EST)

== Screen-craps ==

So I'm attempting to pull some screencaps, and I think they look awful. I'm new to screenshots - what's the best way to do it? (Thanks!) - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 02:24, 26 December 2006 (EST)
* What kind of video are you pulling them from? If you're using AVIs, VirtualDub is the best program around. You can frame-by-frame it, jump to key frames, etc., and there are about nine million highly customizable filter for everything from resizing to gamma adjustments. As an added bonus, it's free.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 11:25, 26 December 2006 (EST)
**I'm kind of old-school ... I'm using the online videos from NBC. Then I "Print Screen" and paste the screen img into a paint program and crop as needed. Obviously not the best way. ... So VirtualDub sounds pretty good - how do I get the AVIs downloaded? - [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|RyanGibsonStewart]] ([[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart|talk]]) 11:38, 26 December 2006 (EST)
***I transfer them off of my Tivo. Barring that, you'd probably have to download them from one of the P2P networks or get the iTunes versions. Unfortunately, the resolution on the NBC online videos is (whil entirely watchable) not very good for screen caps.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 11:40, 26 December 2006 (EST)

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October 2006 - November 2006

Thanks • GD • No problem • ParserFunctions • Bolding Article Titles • Sysop • Season one assistance • Stubs Template • location template • Disambiguation Pages • Tag Team Cleanup • Tense • Image replacement • blank.jpg • Image Request • Renames • Help Addition • Redirect to Categories • Repiping • Gray & Sons image

December 2006

.ogg files • Future AOTW • Google hits • Anal Retention • Obsolete images • Re: Welcome aboard. • Old Versions of Pics & Pic Categories • Are we in England? • Screencaps • New user log • New Power Caps • Re:Page Protection • Finding Unsourced Pics • Email • Thanks for the tips • Dead End -> Suicide • Can I borrow your brain? • pic size • Portals • Artwork Category

January 2007

Page Adding Checklist • Integrating Story Arcs • References Split • AOTW Template • PNG • Themes, Hank, Lisa • PM • Sources • Comic Book Guru Needed! • Delete pages • Family Trees • Principal Characters Image Map • Edit conflicts • Spoiler Images • Vandadism • Idea for Easier Maintenance on Portal:Minor Characters • The Joys and Perils of Airline Travel • Undelete • Statistics • Another Standard Sized Image Needed

February 2007

(Redirected from ___) • Are there episode commentaries? • Links/Test • Interviews • Impressive • Meredith's travels • Nice Work • Hey • March 5th • Doop • Supporting Characters • LJ • Grammar question • Shunt • Liquefaction?? • Cosmetic Surgery • Isaac's paintings • Six Degrees • Lame articles • A/An

March 2007

Sullying your virgin talk space • Image site Linking • Sorry • Simowned • Google • Public Service Announcement • Template:Gitelman Tree • Ryan Smith • Parking lot • Thankyou Thank you • G'night • Linderman's power • Pred 0212 • Thanks • Gotta run • Catlinks? • destubbification • Finding Copy/Pasted Articles • Links in articles • Undoing Moves

April 2007

Screen caps • Location Map • Thumbnails • Early • Timeline cleanup • Image sizing, placement, and deleting old images question • Namespaces • Category:Images from .07% • Patrolling • Synopsis • Talking at length • Ando's gun • Power of Persuasion

May-October 2007

Special:Wantedpages problem • Rubber stamp • Thanks • New Page • Where I use to live • Upgrade • Why hello there • Happy Birthday, me! • CBR • Everything ok? • New Series Crew Portal • Voice of Reason • DVD ripper • He lives! • crewnav • Power names help page • Four Months Later synopsis • t-shirt • Email • Red links on your page

November 2007

Thanks for the clean ups! • Theory • New calendars needed • Flag • Sorry • Danke mista! • Foo • Help:Portals • Bot • Can you please check this out? • Screen Caps • A Little Guidance on Notes • Lightning • Venezuelan sheriff • Peter's cell ... • Redirect • Hmmm... • Theories page variable • autodefensokinesis or whatever you called it • Template:Crewnav

Dec-January 2008

Primatechpaper.com • Ability name changes • Animals with the Humans category • Age template • your username anagram • Family trees • DPL • In place of added templates • Kindle • Template favor • Calendar images • crewnav

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Matt feedback loop file

My computer (and probably a few others') do not support .ogg format. Would you mind reuploading File:Powers peter matt.ogg. Shoyru1177 18:51, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

  • Unfortunately, .OGG is the only audio format supported by MediaWiki for uploads by default, in part because it's free and open source. Codecs like MP3 are actually proprietary and licensed and thus cost money.--Hardvice (talk) 11:42, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

Intuitive aptitude

I guess NBC liked your suggestion. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 17:50, 7 February 2008 (EST)

  • Looks like it! BTW, I should be back full-time on Monday (project is wrapping up) -- anything major I've missed in the last two weeks?--Hardvice (talk) 17:51, 7 February 2008 (EST)
    • The server crashed and I single-handedly recreated the entire site... :) Nothing major, just a few fun graphic novels. Evolutions has been quite slow lately. Glad to see you back. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 17:54, 7 February 2008 (EST)
      • Please... as if I don't keep backups. :) As for the intuitive aptitude, that's really neat. I find it amusing when I see people call it that even on Wikipedia when I believe it was a term Hardvice coined right here. (Admin 20:49, 7 February 2008 (EST))

Category:Characters autocat

Why was the autocategorization for Category:Characters removed? -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 18:18, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

  • I don't recall exactly.--Hardvice (talk) 18:33, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
    • So no objection if we restore it? I'd rather have the template autocat all the characters than have some characters have the cat and others not. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 18:36, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
      • I'm pretty sure it was doing something undesirable, but I guess we'll find out what if we restore it.--Hardvice (talk) 18:37, 7 May 2008 (EDT)

Account Removal

Do you think you could remove my account and the associated user and user talk pages, then remove this? --Sgtbenc 20:17, 11 May 2008 (EDT)

Lostpedia Family Tree Help

Lostpedia are trying to do a Family Tree thing like the ones here. I don't know if you watch LOST, but I heard you could make the trees. Help would be appreciated! You don't have to. Thanks DECBOY23 13:44, 14 May 2008 (EDT)DECBOY23

Gun identification

Hey Hardvice. Would you mind calling upon the awesome gun IDing skills of your partner to tell what kind of the Bennets' gun is? Thanks! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 02:00, 1 June 2008 (EDT)

  • I really can't tell from the pictures we have.--Hardvice (talk) 11:42, 22 June 2008 (EDT)
    • I'm not an expert in firearms, but there's an image [1] on Wikipedia that closely resembles the Bennet's gun. Here's a black version of it: [2] Chrisyu357 14:04, 22 June 2008 (EDT)
      • I'm not an expert either, but the grip in this image doesn't match (the Taurus 605 model's grip is not a complete arc like the Bennets' gun). The barrel of the 605 looks too long and it doesn't match the grip of Bennets' gun. I think it's something like the Taurus 85 Ultra Light, but with a wooden grip. Does that look right, Hardvice? Are there other manufacturers that you know of that have a similar make?--MiamiVolts (talk) 17:16, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

Help with a useful template you made

Hey, I have a problem with Portal:Guest Cast/Season Two. I used Template:gueststarsnavcell, but I can't get the random pipes to go away. Any suggestions??? Thanks.--Bob (talk) 00:08, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

  • I fixed Portal:Guest Cast/Season Two, but I left the maintenance tag in case you want to edit it some more. You needed to add a table around the entries, and do one call of Template:gueststarsnavcell per line for it to work properly.--MiamiVolts (talk) 01:52, 18 September 2008 (EDT)
    • Your fix worked, but not in the way I wanted it to. It will fix the pictures, but not the link. I don't know what to fix, so I started down the route of just manually making templates. However, if there's a way to have the link for the second page of season 2 to link to Portal:Guest Cast 2/Season Two or if the season was one, Portal:Guest Cast 2/Season One, then I wouldn't have to manually fix it. The template works like a charm with the season aspect, but it doesn't change the link. That's the problem, and if that's fixed, that would be a great help.--Bob (talk) 02:29, 18 September 2008 (EDT)
      • Right, for the Season One Guest Stars archive, we made a new template instead of using Template:gueststarsnavcell. That template isn't set up to do the archive links, so making a new template was the way to go. I'll look at making a new template so we can consider whether or not to swap out the manual ones.--MiamiVolts (talk) 11:11, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

Talk:Portal:Future Characters

Can you come contribute to this discussion Talk:Portal:Future Characters when you get a free minute...trying to avoid a potential snowballing problem with all the new stuff being added. Thanks --HiroDynoSlayer (talk) 09/23/2008 12:57 (EST)

Just had to say...

I was reading your userpage and I couldn't stop laughing at your theories. I really understand what you mean. Also love your skeptisism, Kinesokinesialkinesis and Autodefenestrokinesis but you forgot to add Claire to it as all she seems to do is throw herself out of windows :) --IronyUTC CH 11:28, 14 February 2009 (EST)

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