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== administrators ==
== Archiving Trouble ==
* I just wanted to address the "administrator" reference with my last reply since if people read things about the administrators collectively they may start to believe that we have some kind of influence inherent to the position and then that can end up being a self-fulfilling [[prophecy]] where people don't present their views when someone who happens to be an administrator disagrees because they feel like the administrator is in some kind of position of authority. Even Lulu's comment about "asking an admin" is a sign that people may be confused already thinking that administrators are in charge of sections of the site or something. Anytime I see things like that I usually try to remind people that it's the consensus of the community that matters, not just what a few administrators think. Hope you're warming up, it's like 20 degrees where I am. Brr. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 21:30, 3 January 2008 (EST))
** Sorry if my comment was misleading, I'm one of those people who generally enjoy some sort of higher up confirmation before doing something. <_> {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:34, 3 January 2008 (EST)
*** Ah, that's the key though. We're not "higher up". :) The "higher up" is the community. So anytime you're looking for confirmation, just post to the appropriate talk page and solicit input from the community. That's all the confirmation you need. :) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 21:39, 3 January 2008 (EST))
**** I'll try and keep that in mind. I guess you won't be wanting that pedestal I was going to send you. :] {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:43, 3 January 2008 (EST)
*****I'll take a pedestal, but I'll use it to keep ham sandwiches raised above flash floods. (Mmm... Ham...) I understand wanting the advice of somebody who might have a little more experience, and that's fine. But "administrator" does not necessarily mean "experience". To demonstrate, [[User:Admin|Admin]] does not edit the portals, and does not have as much experience with them. [[User:Ryangibsonstewart|Yours truly]] really has no idea what's going on in the theory pages. On the other hand, [[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] is not an administrator, but has terrific knowledge of dpl. [[User:Lulu|Lulu]] has recently been writing some terrific crew member articles. And if I have a question about [[memorable quotes]], I almost always defer to [[User:Ice Vision|Ice Vision]]. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, our "pet" articles, and our areas where we might have a bit more experience....Now how about that ham sandwich pedestal? :) -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 21:53, 3 January 2008 (EST)
****** Sure, wouldn't want you to have any soggy sandwiches. :] {{User:Lulu/sig}} 21:56, 3 January 2008 (EST)
** That's a good point, Admin. I'll try to keep that in mind. But for Lulu's sake, I'd like to point out that the community only gets a say if it's at least a super-majority. That's what I understand consensus to mean for this Wiki. Otherwise, it falls to the administrators to decide and since historically the administrators almost always end up agreeing with each other, I can see why "asking an admin" might be a comment she would make (even though it is technically incorrect). It's not necessarily a bad thing to have like-minded administrators which vary mainly in skill, but imho the difficulty to dodge this perception is a consequence of it.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 22:38, 3 January 2008 (EST)
*** I've thought about that very point you bring up about it being up to the administrators to decide. It may have been a mistake for me to claim that's how it works when it doesn't really make sense for it to work that way. By that logic every decision is purely up to me since I could always declare there is no consensus among anyone and according to my earlier statement the decision would then rest with me... and that's not the right way to do things. Really the way it should work is that if there is no consensus then it shouldn't necessarily fall to the administrators, but rather the status quo should remain until there is consensus. The caveat there is that the status quo, by virtue of being the status quo, should have some legitimacy through policy or guidelines. For instance if there's a new ability and the first person to make an article calls it "Blah" and it's clearly a bad name for it, yet there's no consensus (i.e. multiple opinions) on what it should actually be called then the answer isn't to leave it as "Blah". The naming convention comes into play here and allows us to name it "Soandso's ability" in the absense of consensus. It's tricky because when it comes to politics like this we're still rather young compared to say Wikipedia which has all these formal processes for things like dispute resolution. We're feeling things out and I think we're going to end up in the right direction. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 22:51, 3 January 2008 (EST))
**** FWIW, I think the "ask an admin" mentality is worse at Wikipedia because things are not as discussed as much. We're younger, but my opinion is we're on the right track as far as that perception of "listening" goes. Also, DPL is an example of a new functionality where there was not set policy or guidelines. I'm still working on an in-this-Wiki help for it, and I think that may make clearer any further discussion on the portal automation issue.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:02, 3 January 2008 (EST)
**** Just so we're clear, to my best memory, there has only been one example of a decision being "made by the admins"--the name of [[bliss and horror]]. I don't think we have formally discussed anything else externally. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:05, 3 January 2008 (EST)
***** Yeah, that's the specific instance that comes to mind and probably the one MiamiVolts was referring to. In fact, that was such a big deal that it spawned the naming conventions to help deal with such a thing in the future. So I think as long as we learn from our shortcomings and address them we'll be on a good path. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 23:09, 3 January 2008 (EST))
***** And that's about the only time I can see consensus failing: when consensus breaks the rules. Even if there was 100% consensus that <nowiki>[[Peter Petrelli]]</nowiki> should be renamed to <nowiki>[[Princess Sparkle Panties]]</nowiki>, it wouldn't happen--not because the admins disagree, but because as admins, one of our only functions is to enforce the few rules and policies we have--in this case, the naming convention.--[[User:Hardvice|Hardvice]] <small>[[User talk:Hardvice|(talk)]]</small> 23:10, 3 January 2008 (EST)



Hey Miami, I'm having some trouble with my talk page, and since I know you are very good with coding I thought to ask you. If you look at [[User talk:Leckie|my talk page]], I have a template (made today), <nowiki>{{User talk:Leckie/Archives}}</nowiki> is at the top, but there is a problem with the most recently added archives. Could you please help me, as I haven't a clue what's going on! Thanks :)--{{User:Leckie/Signature 10}} 15:27, 7 February 2010 (EST)
==Cold weather==
Sure Admin, it's 20 F where you are but you're used to it. Last night, it was forecasted 30s temp 20s windchill factor (what it feels like). The last time it got close to being this cold was 5 years ago as mentioned in that MiamiBugle article.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 22:38, 3 January 2008 (EST)
* You can only have a few calls to [[Template:ArchiveLinks]] in <nowiki>{{User talk:Leckie/Archives}}</nowiki>. Adding more causes your page to reach a template limit, so you need to now use [[Template:ArchivePrelinks]] instead. The documentation should explain how to use it, but if you don't understand, please let me know and I'll try to elaborate.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 15:55, 7 February 2010 (EST)
* Also, I noticed that you had deleted some of your old signature files (i.e. User:Leckie/Signature 4), but they are still linked to from some talk pages. I fixed my page to remove the red links, but for the others I recommend you recreate the signature files as redirects to your current signature. Alternatively, you could search for what links to them and edit all your old comments to use your current signature, but that's a lot more work... If you don't understand what I mean, please let me know.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:48, 7 February 2010 (EST)
* I wouldn't say we're USED to 20 degree weather. :) ...but, yeah, we're used to generally lower temperatures than say someone in Florida. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 22:51, 3 January 2008 (EST))
** Umm, I kinda made it worse :/ Can you help me? --{{User:Leckie/Signature 10}} 12:42, 8 February 2010 (EST)
** Here's some "extreme" cold, Sacramento Valley style: <br> last winter, we Californians experienced a big freeze in the middle of a LOOOOOONG dry spell. One day during the freeze: Clear with the ol' North Wind blowing, high of about 45. The wind chill that Day: about 14. the lows averaged about 20. <br> a few days before Christmas, 2005: we were locked clouds/fog. the high the day the fog never lifted: 38 <br> for perspective: Normal highs (winter) = ~55. Normal lows = ~35 <br> --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 00:16, 4 January 2008 (EST)
** Never mind, [[User:Jenx222|Jenx222]] helped me and its sorted now. --{{User:Leckie/Signature 10}} 13:19, 8 February 2010 (EST)
*** For perspective, the average low in Miami as of last night was 62 F. The actual low in Miami was 39 F, but the big sticker is the humidity which makes it feel "colder" with the wind. Unlike California or New England, Florida is surrounded by water on 3 sides. Tonight it is 67%.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:33, 4 January 2008 (EST)
*** Ok, FYI: You were using }} instead of |} to close your table in <nowiki>{{User talk:Leckie/Archives}}</nowiki>. Jenx222 fixed that for you. Looks like you figured the rest out yourself, though it seems you took out the no-wrap tags that the ArchivePrelinks template adds for you.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 13:42, 8 February 2010 (EST)


==Siren's song/Enhanced synesthesia==
== DPL and archives ==
Hey, I have a brief question concerning Emma's ability name. A month ago, we started a consensus and narrowed it down to four names and then began a poll. Siren's song received the most votes, but I've been told that that isn't the deciding factor. However, since "Siren's song" was mentioned in a canon source by Samuel (and the Watcher called Emma a siren), doesn't that automatically win over all the descriptive level 5 names we came up with?


I'm sorry for potentially dragging you into a mindless debate but we're not sure where to go with this.--[[User:PJDEP|PJDEP]] - [[User Talk:PJDEP|Need further explanation?]] 15:54, 9 February 2010 (EST)
* Do you know if there's a way to get DPL to iterate throught the section titles on a single page and then output them as a formatted list on another page? I'd really love to be able to automate the archive summary like I use on [[User talk:Admin|my talk page]] instead of having to copy and paste each section title from the archive each time I create a new archive. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 19:19, 5 January 2008 (EST))
** Funny you should ask that now, I was already working on it with an initial coding draft template [[Template:ArchiveLinks|here]]. It's already working on my talk page somewhat and I'm still debugging.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 20:00, 5 January 2008 (EST)
* Right, since the name "Siren's song" was mentioned in the show as pertaining to Emma's ability, only another name mentioned in the show or one derived from such a name can be considered. Since the majority seemed to support 'siren's song' over 'enhanced synesthesia' (the only other canon-derived name I saw mentioned), I think it is okay to leave the name as 'siren's song' for now.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:28, 9 February 2010 (EST)
**Thanks for clarifying.--[[User:PJDEP|PJDEP]] - [[User Talk:PJDEP|Need further explanation?]] 23:45, 9 February 2010 (EST)
*** It's mostly done now, and I added a [[Template talk:ArchiveLinks#Rename|rename tag]] to ask for comments on its name.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 01:15, 7 January 2008 (EST)
***Numbers aren't all, there was valid and so far unchallenged opposition to that name. [[User:Intuitive Empath|Intuitive Empath]] - [[User talk:Intuitive Empath|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Intuitive Empath|Contributions]] 09:52, 10 February 2010 (EST)
**** I also think that it is at best, unclear that 'Siren's song' was an actual naming of an ability as opposed to being a description of one. --[[User:Stevehim|Stevehim]] 12:41, 10 February 2010 (EST)
*****Regardless, it was the only thing mentioned.--[[User:PJDEP|PJDEP]] - [[User Talk:PJDEP|Need further explanation?]] 14:04, 10 February 2010 (EST)
******Integration of music and emotion was mentioned. [[User:Intuitive Empath|Intuitive Empath]] - [[User talk:Intuitive Empath|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Intuitive Empath|Contributions]] 15:19, 10 February 2010 (EST)
*******Samuel said, quote, "Your emotions can become one with the music." "Music and emotion integration" is a pretty wide step from that point, against "like a siren's song" and "She's a siren". --[[User:Ricard Desi|Ricard Desi]] ([[User talk:Ricard Desi|t]],[[Special:Contributions/Ricard Desi|c]]) 15:23, 10 February 2010 (EST)
******** Unless Miami disagrees, this conversation should probably be held on [[talk:Siren's song]], not on Miami's talk page. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 15:43, 10 February 2010 (EST)
********* True...sorry about that...we've been going at it on that page for awhile and it's at a bit of a stalemate. If any admins could weigh in there whenever they get a chance, that might help sort things out. --[[User:Stevehim|Stevehim]] 15:56, 10 February 2010 (EST)
********* Yes, lets continue this conversation on the ability talk page. I'll try to add my thoughts there later tonight. Thanks, Ryan.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 15:58, 10 February 2010 (EST)


== Heroes Interactive question ==
== Ahah! ==


Hi, Miami. Could you check over my answer about the first person Ando supercharged on [[Heroes Interactive:Brave New World (Heroes)]]? I chose the wrong answer (I thought it was Daphne), and I didn't go back to get the right answer. Thanks! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 11:32, 11 February 2010 (EST)
So you are a guy. Odd, I assumed you were a girl (no offense). Everything you said just sounded feminine in my head...--{{User:Heroe/sig}} 22:27, 8 January 2008 (EST)
* Gee, you just figured it out now? I know I've been cryptic but that's being really slow to catch on to my hints (no offense).--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 22:30, 8 January 2008 (EST)
* Sure, I just fixed it. It was just missing a 'You got it.'--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 02:19, 12 February 2010 (EST)
** And thanks for updating the links for the Heroes Interactive.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 14:13, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
** None taken. I am..........rather slo.......w. I guess it's a by-prodcut of my short attent- Ooh, something shiny! --{{User:Heroe/sig}} 22:51, 8 January 2008 (EST)
** For what it's worth, even before knowing your name I just assumed you were a guy. :) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 22:35, 8 January 2008 (EST))
***I thought being male was a prerequisite for registering on the site. Go figure. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 22:40, 8 January 2008 (EST)
**** Thanks guys. That's reassuring. Actually, from what I can tell, most of the users who have registered their gender on this site are male. Would the actual percentage be useful somewhere? It can be calculated using DPL.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 22:54, 8 January 2008 (EST)
***** Well it would have to be 100% since the first rule of the internet is that there ''are'' no females on the internet. {{User:Seclusion/sig}} 22:58, 8 January 2008 (EST)
****** I was just counting the seconds until that was said. :] {{User:Lulu/sig}} 23:01, 8 January 2008 (EST)
**** Actually, Ryan, you might be surprised. Browsing through the 9th Wonders message there's a very high number of females. I was surprised because I had always thought most people into Heroes and comic books were guys. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 23:04, 8 January 2008 (EST))
***** I've noticed that too, that on 9th Wonders there seems to be a higher percentage of fangirls than there are on, say, Heroes Wiki. Odd. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:38, 8 January 2008 (EST)
****** There's more female users on the Heroes forum in IMDb too. That's not surprising to me, though, as using a Wiki is more difficult than just posting to the standard chat forum, and it appears that a majority of Wikipedia users are also male.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:01, 9 January 2008 (EST)
******* It could also be the social attraction along with Miami's reasons that there are more girls on forums. Forums are there for pure discussion, eg talk which is what most girls love to do. Wiki's don't do that ; Yes there IS discussion on talk pages but not like forums where you chat chat chat, wiki's are usually for editing which for most girls which cause them to go to a forum instead. {{User:Seclusion/sig}} 00:10, 9 January 2008 (EST)~


== Away message ==
== Enhanced vs Super strength ==


Hi. Sorry to bother you, but the issue of whether or not to split the enhanced strength page has re-emerged with overwhelming force in favor of splitting it. Ryan has said that in order to split it, we need to contact those who objected and are still active, and see if their opinion has changed and/or if it ok with you to go ahead and split it. As you are one of the three people he specified contacting, I figured I would do so. I will refrain from presenting arguments here, but the current consensus check is [[Talk:Enhanced_strength#Poll|here]]. Thanks very much for weighing in on this. --[[User:Stevehim|Stevehim]] 23:46, 11 February 2010 (EST)
My condolences, Miami. Are you leaving Friday 1/11 or tonight 1/10? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 00:00, 11 January 2008 (EST)
* Thanks. I'm leaving in a several hours, getting some sleep now and leaving at first light (1/11). I've a long drive ahead. Read you in a couple days.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:12, 11 January 2008 (EST)
* I added my comments regarding this to the enhanced strength page on Feb 11-12. Just noting that here now.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 17:04, 17 February 2010 (EST)


== Precognitive dreaming ==
==SC==
Quick naming conventions question. We have precognitive dreaming listed as a Level 1 canon source because Angela has stated that she can dream the future. In the most recent graphic novel, her ability is explicitly listed as "precognitive dreaming". This is more airtight then a description of "dreaming the future", but if we were to add the explicit gn reference in place of the descriptive episodic one, we'd move down a level on the naming conventions. So should we just leave it as it is or add the more explicit option?--[[User:PJDEP|PJDEP]] - [[User Talk:PJDEP|Need further explanation?]] 16:49, 17 February 2010 (EST)
*Hey MV, I have bad news. I can't do the summary because I have midterms this week and I have to study constantly. Maybe a little after quarter 3 starts I'll get on it. If you want to start it out I could follow. But right now school and studies are my top priorities, not the summary. lol. sorry. I will have time to do it though because I was originally going to spend all my time during February playing super smash bros, but seeing as they delayed it... lol. [[User:Jason Garrick|Jason Garrick]] 17:13, 21 January 2008 (EST)
** That's okay. I'm still writing the dpl help offline and that may take me a few more days. It's taking a bit longer than expected.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 17:55, 21 January 2008 (EST)
* It should be referenced using the more explicit option in the power names template, as a more explicit reference trumps one of higher source.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 17:04, 17 February 2010 (EST)
**Got it. Thanks!--[[User:PJDEP|PJDEP]] - [[User Talk:PJDEP|Need further explanation?]] 17:07, 17 February 2010 (EST)


== I need help. ==
== Namespace issue ==


Hey, Miami. When you get a second, could you check out the discussion [[iStory talk:Purpose/chapter summaries|at this link]]? We're having trouble some of the namespaces recognizing subpages. Thought you might know what's causing the problem. Thanks! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 13:45, 20 February 2010 (EST)
I have another vision that could use the your technical knowhow. <br> The Vision: An automated page that bullet-lists all of the GNs by artist and by colorist ([[User:SacValleyDweller/list of GN's by artist and colorist|the work in progress]]) <br> The Problem: The [[Template:NovelsCreated|template]] that does the bulleted list only works on a GN crew member page. <br> The jerry rig solution: use the [[Template:NovelsCreatedInline|inline Novels Created]] template that works anywhere. <br> The request: might you be able to whip something up that would do what I want? --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 02:02, 24 January 2008 (EST)
* It sounds like from dpl, the table parameter is perhaps best if you want to list the graphic novels and their artists and colorists next to each novel. To print both the artist and colorist, just make sure both parameters are mentioned in the include call. I'll be back this evening sometime and can explain more if you're lost.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 07:52, 24 January 2008 (EST)
* Not sure what exactly was the problem, but I saw the discussion and see that Admin has fixed it.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 20:12, 21 February 2010 (EST)
** It wasn't recognizing subpages in certain namespaces (iStory in particular). So there was no difference between the BASEPAGENAME, PAGENAME, and SUBPAGENAME. Worse, the link back to the basepage wasn't appearing. Yes, Admin took care of it. Thanks, though! :) -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 21:28, 21 February 2010 (EST)
** Bringing this up again, I'd like my page, [[User:SacValleyDweller/list of GN's by artist and colorist]], The table is ok and it works, but not what I really wanted. I would much prefer an automated bulleted list under each Artist/colorist/inker listing the works that they have done, kind of like this: <br>
<pre> ==[[Peter Steigerwald]]==


== [[User talk:Arzhaev|Arzhaev]] ==
===Graphic Novels Created===
<what he's penciled>


This user's been creating useless articles and just added a [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=User:Yoshi_n1&diff=433946&oldid=433401 rather odd comment] to Yoshi n1's user page after Yoshi asked him not to spam. I thought this would be important to bring to your attention.--{{User:PJDEP/signature1}} 02:06, 23 February 2010 (EST)
===Graphic Novels Colored===
*What the hell? Why would he vandalize my userpage xD?--{{User:Yoshi n1/sig1}} 12:45, 24 February 2010 (EST)
<what he's colored>
** I guess Arzhaev thought he was being funny. He apologized and was warned twice, but then he created another junk/spam article so now he's blocked.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 13:07, 24 February 2010 (EST)


== power(s) variable ==
===Graphic Novels Digitally Inked===
<what he's inked>
</pre>
Might you be able to make this? --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 20:10, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
* Yeah, we can change the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> parameter in the [[Template:NovelsCreated]] to add a specified "creator" option.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 21:18, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
**That would be great! And it would have the person in question at Heading 2 and the other sections at Heading 3, right? --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 23:13, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
***No, to do that would require a custom template. But looking at the code some more, a custom template is probably going to be the best method in this case as it would be more straightforward.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 01:35, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
****Would you make it please, then? <:) --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 02:38, 10 March 2008 (EDT)
***** Ok, all is set, but I had to split the article in two: an artist page for the list of artists and what novels they've drawn, and a colorists page for the list of colorists and what novels they've colored. Due to tick restrictions, they can't be on the same page (the article is slow as it is). When Admin upgrades the server to the newer MediaWiki and DPL versions, things might be better.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 08:15, 10 March 2008 (EDT)


Hey, Miami--quick DPL question for you. Well, I hope it's quick at least! :) I'm trying to get the variable <code>power(s)</code> from the [[template:character box|character box]] to print using DPL. Nothing I do makes it print. I'm either overlooking something really simple, or the parentheses in <code>power(s)</code> is throwing stuff off. Any help or tips you could provide would be most appreciated! See [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=435122 here] or [[User:SacValleyDweller/Sandbox|here]] or [[User talk:Ryangibsonstewart#a DPL experiment going wrong|here]] for some examples/discussion. Thanks, Miami! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 12:24, 28 February 2010 (EST)
== Patrolling ==
* Just noting I replied this question on Ryan's talk page a few days ago. Resolved problem by using backslashes in DPL template parameter include.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:12, 3 March 2010 (EST)
* I'm using you as a guinea pig for the new Patrollers group. Could you see if you have the ability to patrol edits in the Recent Changes now? ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 00:36, 9 February 2008 (EST))
** Yes, it works; thanks for promotion here. I can see the ! marks for unpatrolled articles/edits. I just patrolled a couple edits for [[Theory:James Walker]]. The first was [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Theory:James_Walker&oldid=156534] and the second was the current version [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Theory:James_Walker&diff=next&oldid=156534]. Neither show the ! (unpatrolled) symbol for me anymore. Does the symbol show up for you? Also, I left a comment about the variable to set on [[Template talk:ArchiveLinks]].--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 03:38, 9 February 2008 (EST)
** Ah, I just noticed one difference from administator patrolling and this new patrollers group, which you may think is good or bad--my own edits are showing up as unpatrolled and I'm not allowed to patrol them. Administrative edits are normally automatically patrolled and don't need reviewing.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 03:45, 9 February 2008 (EST)
*** Yeah, I purposely didn't enable autopatrolling. I wasn't sure if it would let you manually patrol your own edits or not after the fact. Thanks! ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 10:13, 9 February 2008 (EST))


==Possessive with an s==
== Bots ==
Hi Miami, are you familiar with bot programming? I need to move a large number of pages into the correct namespace over on [http://x-fileswiki.com/index.php5?title=Main_Page The X-Files Wiki], I'm not very familiar with bots :P. If you could help with this or suggest a better method to do it, that would be great, thanks. --{{User:Jenx222/sig4}} 10:13, 3 March 2010 (EST)</span>
Didn't you get the note? Now all posessives are with the letter 'a' instead of 's'. 'S' is so 90s. hahaha <small>--[[User:HiroDynoSlayer|HiroDynoSlayer]] ([[User talk:HiroDynoSlayer|talk]]) 02/19/2008 17:56 (EST)</small>
* I know a little... a MediaWiki bot is I think what you want (not a web bot or a RC bot). A MediaWiki bot is essentially a user whose edits are hidden in Recentchanges until the user clicks on the 'show bots' checkmark. You then program a script (either in your browser or using the server to control the bot). [[User:Admin|Admin]] might be able to explain the process a bit better than me, as he is the only user with bots here on HeroesWiki. An alternative to scripting might be using [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Duplicator Extension:Duplicate] to duplicate the files you want in the new namespace. You might then be about to use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:NukeDPL Extension:NukeDPL] to delete the old pages, if you no longer want them. Both extensions are beta, though, and come with some risk. I'm not sure how secure they are, so you may want to have a backup of the wiki if you use them, and do some testing on the how/if permissions are enforced (or otherwise remove the extensions after you are finished with them).--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:12, 3 March 2010 (EST)
* 90s, eh? LOL. Nice tease. ;)--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 18:01, 19 February 2008 (EST)
**Ok thanks, I'll look into it. It's not something that needs to be done urgently anyway. --{{User:Jenx222/sig4}} 10:01, 4 March 2010 (EST)</span>
** ?Que pasa?--{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 18:05, 19 February 2008 (EST)
*** Nada importante, mi amigo. :)--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 18:18, 19 February 2008 (EST)


== It's back ==
== Sunday/Monday for Season Three Premiere ==


The "mdj" vandal is back, current one is "Mdɟ000". [[User:Intuitive Empath|Intuitive Empath]] - [[User talk:Intuitive Empath|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Intuitive Empath|Contributions]] 12:20, 27 March 2010 (EDT)
* I think it's more likely he got the date wrong than the day of the week, so I changed it to Monday 9/8. If you don't think that's a good idea then I think we should just revert it to how it was before until we get a consistent confirmation. Or we could just explain the inconsistency and say that it's either 7 or 8 and not yet known which. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 20:36, 28 February 2008 (EST))
* Got it. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 12:26, 27 March 2010 (EDT)
** I think it's better we explain the inconsistency and that we don't know yet which is correct. That's what I did on my Unofficial NBC broadcast schedule page.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 21:25, 28 February 2008 (EST)
*** I read in ''Entertainment Weekly'' about three weeks ago that ''Heroes'' will continue to be on Monday, and there's no move to Sunday. In the extremely rare chance that it ''is'' going to premiere on a Sunday, I don't think anybody will be marking their calendars this far in advance and never check back until September. I think we're pretty safe going with Monday, as has been established. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:04, 28 February 2008 (EST)
* Just got a new relayed message from Chris at 9th Wonders!:
<pre>
"I'm sorry - that's a typo I thought I corrected. We were told the it was the 7th,
then realized that Monday is going to be on the 8th. Heroes day is still Monday and
we will premiere on September 8th.
Chris"
</pre>
The writers could still be mistaken in assuming that NBC gave them the wrong date. Chris didn't say if anyone confirmed it yet with the higher-ups, but since a writer is basically telling us to assume the 8th, I figure we should go with what he says so I've updated the related articles.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:03, 1 March 2008 (EST)


== Volts? ==
== Can you help? ==


Hey Miami, for my fan fiction Visions of Earth I've created an infobox for the ability pages. I've got a problem though, on any page that has a mainspace equivilent it is coming up with "Examples of (whichever ability)". Can you tweak the coding a bit so it doesn't come up with that please? If you can then thanks! :) By the way, someone may get to it before you seeing as I left a note asking for help on the template's [[User talk:Leckie/Powernav|talk page]] --{{User:Leckie/Signature 10}} 14:42, 27 March 2010 (EDT)
Is Volts you over at 9th, Miami?--{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 00:13, 1 March 2008 (EST)
* Yes.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 01:16, 1 March 2008 (EST)
* Looks like Jenx already took care of it. Thanks, Jenx! :)--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 22:40, 27 March 2010 (EDT)


== Re: Language Bias ==
== Sorry ==
Hi, I'm sorry for having wasted your time, cleaning up after my acts of vandalism. Hope that all is forgiven. --[[User:Arzhaev|Arzhaev]] 05:27, 6 April 2010 (EDT)
* It is okay, though not forgotten. Please do not vandalize again. Thanks.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:58, 6 April 2010 (EDT)


== div help ==
Interesting! the Spanish speakers of Florida (Cubans?) have a bias against non native speakers, right? Hm... the Mexicans around here, at least the ones I've met, don't show that at all, and the Costa Ricans are very friendly towards the non natives, or so I've heard. --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 16:24, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
Hey, Miami. When you get a chance, could you take a look at [[Template talk:Assignment Tracker#navbar]] for me? I'm having trouble coding the div tags, and I figured you might know a bit more than I do on the issue. Thanks so much... -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:13, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
* No, what I said was that the Spanish speakers of South Florida tend to be biased against non-native speakers of the Spanish language--that's slightly different from what you just said, but it's an important distinction. They can easily pick up on a non-native accent of a person speaking Spanish, and Spanish can be "muy rapido" (very fast). If you've heard even Mexican Spanish, you probably know what I mean... BTW, native Spanish speakers here don't just include Cubans: they also include Puerto Ricans (a territory of the US), Mexicans, Dominicans (people from the Dominican Republic), Columbians, Brazilians, and to a lesser amount immigrants from several other South/Latin American countries.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 19:03, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
* I took a look at it and left a message on the template talk page a couple days ago, asking if there is a preference on how to proceed. I plan to give it a few more days to allow for replies, then edit the image next week as I suggested assuming there are no objections.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 18:30, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
** ok, gotchya. :) --{{User:SacValleyDweller/sig}} 19:56, 9 March 2008 (EDT)
** Thanks, Miami. I saw the comment. I'd rather avoid using a collapsible table. There should be a way to make the div work. It's just about making squares and rectangles...but I can't figure out which section I'm missing... I'll see if I can tinkle with it today. -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 16:30, 11 April 2010 (EDT)


== Residences ==
== Fan Creation ==
I don't mind it being in the fan creation portal just now. But a question I want to ask is, at what point does a fan fiction become a fan creation? Essentially, the movie is fan fiction, simply not in writing form. I mean, essentially, if I was to create a series of audio dramas based on it, would they be put into the fan creation? I've always considered fan creations to be things like Sarmy, and My Heroes Abilities, etc, which are based on Heroes but have no story connection to it. Anything with a story or plot should essentially come under fan fiction, shouldn't it? --[[User:Mc hammark|mc_hammark]] 17:40, 4 September 2010 (EDT)
* My view is that fan fiction is a form of fan creation, since a fan creates it. So film and audio creations should be considered fan creations, just like fan fiction writings. We have the [[Fan Creation:Fan Fiction Portal|Fan Fiction Portal]] in the Fan Creation namespace, which lists various fan fiction writings related to ''Heroes''. The only difference with film and audio is the medium of the creation.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 18:12, 4 September 2010 (EDT)


== A few questions for you ==
Thanks for making all the residences consistent. I was actually hoping to mirror the graphic novel residences after the episodes rather than vice versa, but didn't have time or the energy to do it. At least it all consistent now, right? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:15, 13 March 2008 (EDT)
Hi, I left a message over at the administrators page but I figured I might get a faster response if I left this here too. I come from wikia's bleach wiki. Wikia is getting ready to change their skins which will cause many problems for us that will basically make use take out 95% of the content on our pages. We are considering moving to a different wiki system. I would like to ask what system you use here and if you like it or not? Also, how much does it cost per month? Thank you--[[User:Godisme|Godisme]] 00:37, 29 September 2010 (EDT)
* Yeah, at least it's mostly consistent now. The graphic novel residences were more split up portal-wise than the episodes, so it would have been be hard to do vice versa. Anyways, we've still got to determine whether or not to split the graphic novel categories. I've set up the redlinks appropriately, but I'm waiting for a reply before making the new cats.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:20, 13 March 2008 (EDT)
* We use the standard MediaWiki server and a number of extensions, which you can view the details of on the [[Special:Version]] page. Regarding the cost per month, the site is maintained by [[User:Admin|Admin]], who takes care of the domain registration and hosting on his server, so you would have to ask him for the specifics. I don't think he's taking any new clients, though; so depending on the size of your wiki, you might want to try a shared hosting site like Siteground.com. If you need help doing the move, you can also contact a helper like at WikiExpert.com.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 01:46, 29 September 2010 (EDT)
** Yeah, I don't see why not. I mean, they're basically set up, it would just require some edits to each article, right? -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 23:29, 13 March 2008 (EDT)
==New Vandal==
*** Yes, and we can streamline it by adding the cat with the graphic novel residences template, like was done in [[Template:Residences]] (the old episode residence templates were auto-catting so I kept it that way).--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 23:32, 13 March 2008 (EDT)
using the handle [[user:RGSlicksnuts|RGSlicksnuts]]
**** Ok, I think the residences are now all set. Now for the events portal?--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:04, 14 March 2008 (EDT)
http://heroeswiki.com/Special:Contributions/RGSlicksnuts is all the damage he's done. I've done what I can to revert things but it would be better if we could ban him.[[User:Tarot|Tarot]] 21:44, 1 August 2011 (EDT) Oh and, Vandal? They know who I am, and they can see that it's YOU doing the damage so hiding behind me won't be of any help to you.[[User:Tarot|Tarot]] 21:44, 1 August 2011 (EDT)
***** My graduate course ends tomorrow, and I'm just checking back here to take a break from writing. Over the weekend I'm heading to NJ to see my brother off to Siberia (literally) for two years. If you want to take on the events, go for it, but there's no rush. It's not like ''Heroes'' is starting up again next week! :) Take a break... -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 00:20, 14 March 2008 (EDT)
****** Ok, Doctor Stewart. A break it will be (at least until next Tuesday. ;)). SacValleyDweller already has it mostly done in his userspace, if you want to check it out. BTW, I hope your brother does well in the Russian countryside. I hear it's a good place to seek work nowadays.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 00:38, 14 March 2008 (EDT)


== DPL question ==
== Hey ==


* Hey there. It's been a while! :) ([[User:Admin|Admin]] ([[User talk:Admin|talk]]) 15:54, 22 October 2015 (EDT))
Is there a way to make a DPL page that essentially is the opposite of a category for images? For example, if I wanted to see every image that's ''not'' in [[:Category:Images of Peter Petrelli]], is there a way to make a DPL page that will have every image? I just need an example, and then I can tweak with it a bit. Thanks.
* Yes, it can be done to an extent. Click [http://heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Heroes_Wiki:Sandbox&oldid=163123 here] for an example. You're welcome.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 03:00, 23 March 2008 (EDT)
** Sorry, I've been busy outside of wiki, but hopefully I can help out a little when I have time.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 16:19, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
*** No problem. Glad to see you back even on a limited basis. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] ([[User talk:Admin|talk]]) 16:22, 22 October 2015 (EDT))


==Gif on Hachiro's power==
== Old versions of images ==
Thanks for the screenshots, but I really wanted a moving gif. If you can't upload that here, upload somewhere else, like at imgur. [[User:Sandubadear|Sandubadear]] ([[User talk:Sandubadear|talk]]) 07:13, 8 November 2015 (EST)
* Oh, you didn't say before that you wanted an animated/moving gif. Please accept the screenshots for here for now as that's what I intended to do. I will ask the administrators if an animated gif would be appropriate, and then perhaps someone else can help. I do see some animated gifs at 9thwonders.com that come from tumblr...--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 09:45, 8 November 2015 (EST)
** I've asked Admin on his user talk page.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 12:50, 8 November 2015 (EST)


== Making this Wiki Pretty Again ==
If you ever want to see an old version of an image, all you have to do is go to the file history and click on the date/time of the version you want. There's no need to revert to an older version of an image and then revert back again. For instance, if you wanted to see the Gunnell version of Linda, go to [[:Image:Linda_Tavara.jpg#filehistory]], click on "04:04, 19 February 2008", and you should see [http://heroeswiki.com/images/archive/5/5b/20080325101308%21Linda_Tavara.jpg this image]. No reverts or reuploads necessary. :) Hope that helps! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 07:45, 26 March 2008 (EDT)
* Ah, yes; I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads-up! That's very useful!--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 07:49, 26 March 2008 (EDT)


Hey,
== interview questions ==


So with Heroes Reborn ending, we have a lot of stubs out there and frankly most of the new articles are incomplete (including episode pages). Therefore, I am hoping to inspire you and others to do this challenge with me. On my [[User:Iheartheroes|userpage]], I have gone to all of the stubbed pages and separated them out by episode. Therefore, we can rewatch an episode and pay extra attention to these things that have stubs. So, my challenge is to follow this schedule to get everything listed under each category done. Hopefully if we all work together and can narrow down where we can help, we can finish this soon.
Thanks for submitting interview questions. I can always count on you to ask great questions, and it really helps guide my interviews. Thanks! -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 11:23, 27 March 2008 (EDT)
* You're welcome. The questions are as much for me as for everyone else. BTW, if you're interested in refreshing your GI Joe knowledge (since Atkins inked/colored for several GI Joe titles), I found this cool [http://www.joeheadquarters.com/joeendings.shtml website] while reading up on the upcoming [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/ movie]. There's a related PSA there: Remember, anything worth doing is worth planning. :)--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 13:40, 27 March 2008 (EDT)
**Oh, gosh, I totally remember those PSAs from when I was a kid! ... "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle." Trip down memory lane! :) -- {{User:Ryangibsonstewart/sig}} 14:20, 27 March 2008 (EDT)
*** Nice work again on the Atkins interview, Ryan. I'll be on sporadically at least the next few days or so while I get some work done on my computers.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 14:08, 8 April 2008 (EDT)


Schedule:
== DPL ==
*Week of March 20: {{epp|501}}
*Week of March 27: {{epp|502}}
*Week of April 3: {{epp|503}}
*Week of April 10: {{epp|504}}
*Week of April 17: {{epp|505}}
*Week of April 24: {{epp|506}}
*Week of May 1: {{epp|507}}
*Week of May 8: {{epp|508}}
*Week of May 15: {{epp|509}}
*Week of May 22: {{epp|510}}
*Week of May 29: {{epp|511}}
*Week of June 5: {{epp|512}}
*Week of June 12: {{epp|513}}


After this, we have graphic novels, webisodes, ebooks, and ability pages to finish up. But this way, a lot of it can get done. If you can't help one week or something, that's okay! This is just to inspire you and others to team together to get this done, there aren't a lot of pages under each episode, so maybe we could bust it out in a week, but maybe not! What do you say, you in? {{User:Iheartheroes/sig}} 14:06, 15 March 2016 (EDT)
* Actually, I can update DPL right now pretty easily if you're interested in going through some of the different DPL pages afterwards and making sure nothing appears broken. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 17:34, 1 May 2008 (EDT))
** It's your decision, but I think the MediaWiki upgrade should be done first since it the way it tracks computation size is different. If that works and the current version we have of DPL is still ok, then upgrade the DPL. Having expanded DPL features is not as important to me as the new MediaWiki features.--[[User:MiamiVolts|MiamiVolts]] ([[User_talk:MiamiVolts|talk]]) 17:42, 1 May 2008 (EDT)
*** Ok, I'll keep the DPL update scheduled for next week then. ([[User:Admin|Admin]] 17:44, 1 May 2008 (EDT))

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Archiving Trouble

Hey Miami, I'm having some trouble with my talk page, and since I know you are very good with coding I thought to ask you. If you look at my talk page, I have a template (made today), {{User talk:Leckie/Archives}} is at the top, but there is a problem with the most recently added archives. Could you please help me, as I haven't a clue what's going on! Thanks :)--Leckie -- Talk 15:27, 7 February 2010 (EST)

  • You can only have a few calls to Template:ArchiveLinks in {{User talk:Leckie/Archives}}. Adding more causes your page to reach a template limit, so you need to now use Template:ArchivePrelinks instead. The documentation should explain how to use it, but if you don't understand, please let me know and I'll try to elaborate.--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:55, 7 February 2010 (EST)
  • Also, I noticed that you had deleted some of your old signature files (i.e. User:Leckie/Signature 4), but they are still linked to from some talk pages. I fixed my page to remove the red links, but for the others I recommend you recreate the signature files as redirects to your current signature. Alternatively, you could search for what links to them and edit all your old comments to use your current signature, but that's a lot more work... If you don't understand what I mean, please let me know.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:48, 7 February 2010 (EST)
    • Umm, I kinda made it worse :/ Can you help me? --Leckie -- Talk 12:42, 8 February 2010 (EST)
    • Never mind, Jenx222 helped me and its sorted now. --Leckie -- Talk 13:19, 8 February 2010 (EST)
      • Ok, FYI: You were using }} instead of |} to close your table in {{User talk:Leckie/Archives}}. Jenx222 fixed that for you. Looks like you figured the rest out yourself, though it seems you took out the no-wrap tags that the ArchivePrelinks template adds for you.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:42, 8 February 2010 (EST)

Siren's song/Enhanced synesthesia

Hey, I have a brief question concerning Emma's ability name. A month ago, we started a consensus and narrowed it down to four names and then began a poll. Siren's song received the most votes, but I've been told that that isn't the deciding factor. However, since "Siren's song" was mentioned in a canon source by Samuel (and the Watcher called Emma a siren), doesn't that automatically win over all the descriptive level 5 names we came up with?

I'm sorry for potentially dragging you into a mindless debate but we're not sure where to go with this.--PJDEP - Need further explanation? 15:54, 9 February 2010 (EST)

  • Right, since the name "Siren's song" was mentioned in the show as pertaining to Emma's ability, only another name mentioned in the show or one derived from such a name can be considered. Since the majority seemed to support 'siren's song' over 'enhanced synesthesia' (the only other canon-derived name I saw mentioned), I think it is okay to leave the name as 'siren's song' for now.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:28, 9 February 2010 (EST)
    • Thanks for clarifying.--PJDEP - Need further explanation? 23:45, 9 February 2010 (EST)
      • Numbers aren't all, there was valid and so far unchallenged opposition to that name. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 09:52, 10 February 2010 (EST)
        • I also think that it is at best, unclear that 'Siren's song' was an actual naming of an ability as opposed to being a description of one. --Stevehim 12:41, 10 February 2010 (EST)
          • Regardless, it was the only thing mentioned.--PJDEP - Need further explanation? 14:04, 10 February 2010 (EST)
            • Integration of music and emotion was mentioned. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 15:19, 10 February 2010 (EST)
              • Samuel said, quote, "Your emotions can become one with the music." "Music and emotion integration" is a pretty wide step from that point, against "like a siren's song" and "She's a siren". --Ricard Desi (t,c) 15:23, 10 February 2010 (EST)
                • Unless Miami disagrees, this conversation should probably be held on talk:Siren's song, not on Miami's talk page. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 15:43, 10 February 2010 (EST)
                  • True...sorry about that...we've been going at it on that page for awhile and it's at a bit of a stalemate. If any admins could weigh in there whenever they get a chance, that might help sort things out. --Stevehim 15:56, 10 February 2010 (EST)
                  • Yes, lets continue this conversation on the ability talk page. I'll try to add my thoughts there later tonight. Thanks, Ryan.--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:58, 10 February 2010 (EST)

Heroes Interactive question

Hi, Miami. Could you check over my answer about the first person Ando supercharged on Heroes Interactive:Brave New World (Heroes)? I chose the wrong answer (I thought it was Daphne), and I didn't go back to get the right answer. Thanks! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 11:32, 11 February 2010 (EST)

  • Sure, I just fixed it. It was just missing a 'You got it.'--MiamiVolts (talk) 02:19, 12 February 2010 (EST)
    • And thanks for updating the links for the Heroes Interactive.--MiamiVolts (talk) 14:13, 22 October 2015 (EDT)

Enhanced vs Super strength

Hi. Sorry to bother you, but the issue of whether or not to split the enhanced strength page has re-emerged with overwhelming force in favor of splitting it. Ryan has said that in order to split it, we need to contact those who objected and are still active, and see if their opinion has changed and/or if it ok with you to go ahead and split it. As you are one of the three people he specified contacting, I figured I would do so. I will refrain from presenting arguments here, but the current consensus check is here. Thanks very much for weighing in on this. --Stevehim 23:46, 11 February 2010 (EST)

  • I added my comments regarding this to the enhanced strength page on Feb 11-12. Just noting that here now.--MiamiVolts (talk) 17:04, 17 February 2010 (EST)

Precognitive dreaming

Quick naming conventions question. We have precognitive dreaming listed as a Level 1 canon source because Angela has stated that she can dream the future. In the most recent graphic novel, her ability is explicitly listed as "precognitive dreaming". This is more airtight then a description of "dreaming the future", but if we were to add the explicit gn reference in place of the descriptive episodic one, we'd move down a level on the naming conventions. So should we just leave it as it is or add the more explicit option?--PJDEP - Need further explanation? 16:49, 17 February 2010 (EST)

  • It should be referenced using the more explicit option in the power names template, as a more explicit reference trumps one of higher source.--MiamiVolts (talk) 17:04, 17 February 2010 (EST)

Namespace issue

Hey, Miami. When you get a second, could you check out the discussion at this link? We're having trouble some of the namespaces recognizing subpages. Thought you might know what's causing the problem. Thanks! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 13:45, 20 February 2010 (EST)

  • Not sure what exactly was the problem, but I saw the discussion and see that Admin has fixed it.--MiamiVolts (talk) 20:12, 21 February 2010 (EST)
    • It wasn't recognizing subpages in certain namespaces (iStory in particular). So there was no difference between the BASEPAGENAME, PAGENAME, and SUBPAGENAME. Worse, the link back to the basepage wasn't appearing. Yes, Admin took care of it. Thanks, though! :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:28, 21 February 2010 (EST)

Arzhaev

This user's been creating useless articles and just added a rather odd comment to Yoshi n1's user page after Yoshi asked him not to spam. I thought this would be important to bring to your attention.--PJDEP - Talk - Polls and Opinions 02:06, 23 February 2010 (EST)

  • What the hell? Why would he vandalize my userpage xD?-- Yoshi | Talk | Contributions 12:45, 24 February 2010 (EST)
    • I guess Arzhaev thought he was being funny. He apologized and was warned twice, but then he created another junk/spam article so now he's blocked.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:07, 24 February 2010 (EST)

power(s) variable

Hey, Miami--quick DPL question for you. Well, I hope it's quick at least! :) I'm trying to get the variable power(s) from the character box to print using DPL. Nothing I do makes it print. I'm either overlooking something really simple, or the parentheses in power(s) is throwing stuff off. Any help or tips you could provide would be most appreciated! See here or here or here for some examples/discussion. Thanks, Miami! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 12:24, 28 February 2010 (EST)

  • Just noting I replied this question on Ryan's talk page a few days ago. Resolved problem by using backslashes in DPL template parameter include.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:12, 3 March 2010 (EST)

Bots

Hi Miami, are you familiar with bot programming? I need to move a large number of pages into the correct namespace over on The X-Files Wiki, I'm not very familiar with bots :P. If you could help with this or suggest a better method to do it, that would be great, thanks. --Jenx222 | U / T / C | <inlcudeonly>08:00, 7 January 2012 (EST) 10:13, 3 March 2010 (EST)

  • I know a little... a MediaWiki bot is I think what you want (not a web bot or a RC bot). A MediaWiki bot is essentially a user whose edits are hidden in Recentchanges until the user clicks on the 'show bots' checkmark. You then program a script (either in your browser or using the server to control the bot). Admin might be able to explain the process a bit better than me, as he is the only user with bots here on HeroesWiki. An alternative to scripting might be using Extension:Duplicate to duplicate the files you want in the new namespace. You might then be about to use Extension:NukeDPL to delete the old pages, if you no longer want them. Both extensions are beta, though, and come with some risk. I'm not sure how secure they are, so you may want to have a backup of the wiki if you use them, and do some testing on the how/if permissions are enforced (or otherwise remove the extensions after you are finished with them).--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:12, 3 March 2010 (EST)
    • Ok thanks, I'll look into it. It's not something that needs to be done urgently anyway. --Jenx222 | U / T / C | <inlcudeonly>08:00, 7 January 2012 (EST) 10:01, 4 March 2010 (EST)

It's back

The "mdj" vandal is back, current one is "Mdɟ000". Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 12:20, 27 March 2010 (EDT)

Can you help?

Hey Miami, for my fan fiction Visions of Earth I've created an infobox for the ability pages. I've got a problem though, on any page that has a mainspace equivilent it is coming up with "Examples of (whichever ability)". Can you tweak the coding a bit so it doesn't come up with that please? If you can then thanks! :) By the way, someone may get to it before you seeing as I left a note asking for help on the template's talk page --Leckie -- Talk 14:42, 27 March 2010 (EDT)

  • Looks like Jenx already took care of it. Thanks, Jenx! :)--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:40, 27 March 2010 (EDT)

Sorry

Hi, I'm sorry for having wasted your time, cleaning up after my acts of vandalism. Hope that all is forgiven. --Arzhaev 05:27, 6 April 2010 (EDT)

  • It is okay, though not forgotten. Please do not vandalize again. Thanks.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:58, 6 April 2010 (EDT)

div help

Hey, Miami. When you get a chance, could you take a look at Template talk:Assignment Tracker#navbar for me? I'm having trouble coding the div tags, and I figured you might know a bit more than I do on the issue. Thanks so much... -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:13, 8 April 2010 (EDT)

  • I took a look at it and left a message on the template talk page a couple days ago, asking if there is a preference on how to proceed. I plan to give it a few more days to allow for replies, then edit the image next week as I suggested assuming there are no objections.--MiamiVolts (talk) 18:30, 10 April 2010 (EDT)
    • Thanks, Miami. I saw the comment. I'd rather avoid using a collapsible table. There should be a way to make the div work. It's just about making squares and rectangles...but I can't figure out which section I'm missing... I'll see if I can tinkle with it today. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 16:30, 11 April 2010 (EDT)

Fan Creation

I don't mind it being in the fan creation portal just now. But a question I want to ask is, at what point does a fan fiction become a fan creation? Essentially, the movie is fan fiction, simply not in writing form. I mean, essentially, if I was to create a series of audio dramas based on it, would they be put into the fan creation? I've always considered fan creations to be things like Sarmy, and My Heroes Abilities, etc, which are based on Heroes but have no story connection to it. Anything with a story or plot should essentially come under fan fiction, shouldn't it? --mc_hammark 17:40, 4 September 2010 (EDT)

  • My view is that fan fiction is a form of fan creation, since a fan creates it. So film and audio creations should be considered fan creations, just like fan fiction writings. We have the Fan Fiction Portal in the Fan Creation namespace, which lists various fan fiction writings related to Heroes. The only difference with film and audio is the medium of the creation.--MiamiVolts (talk) 18:12, 4 September 2010 (EDT)

A few questions for you

Hi, I left a message over at the administrators page but I figured I might get a faster response if I left this here too. I come from wikia's bleach wiki. Wikia is getting ready to change their skins which will cause many problems for us that will basically make use take out 95% of the content on our pages. We are considering moving to a different wiki system. I would like to ask what system you use here and if you like it or not? Also, how much does it cost per month? Thank you--Godisme 00:37, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

  • We use the standard MediaWiki server and a number of extensions, which you can view the details of on the Special:Version page. Regarding the cost per month, the site is maintained by Admin, who takes care of the domain registration and hosting on his server, so you would have to ask him for the specifics. I don't think he's taking any new clients, though; so depending on the size of your wiki, you might want to try a shared hosting site like Siteground.com. If you need help doing the move, you can also contact a helper like at WikiExpert.com.--MiamiVolts (talk) 01:46, 29 September 2010 (EDT)

New Vandal

using the handle RGSlicksnuts http://heroeswiki.com/Special:Contributions/RGSlicksnuts is all the damage he's done. I've done what I can to revert things but it would be better if we could ban him.Tarot 21:44, 1 August 2011 (EDT) Oh and, Vandal? They know who I am, and they can see that it's YOU doing the damage so hiding behind me won't be of any help to you.Tarot 21:44, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Hey

  • Hey there. It's been a while! :) (Admin (talk) 15:54, 22 October 2015 (EDT))
    • Sorry, I've been busy outside of wiki, but hopefully I can help out a little when I have time.--MiamiVolts (talk) 16:19, 22 October 2015 (EDT)
      • No problem. Glad to see you back even on a limited basis. (Admin (talk) 16:22, 22 October 2015 (EDT))

Gif on Hachiro's power

Thanks for the screenshots, but I really wanted a moving gif. If you can't upload that here, upload somewhere else, like at imgur. Sandubadear (talk) 07:13, 8 November 2015 (EST)

  • Oh, you didn't say before that you wanted an animated/moving gif. Please accept the screenshots for here for now as that's what I intended to do. I will ask the administrators if an animated gif would be appropriate, and then perhaps someone else can help. I do see some animated gifs at 9thwonders.com that come from tumblr...--MiamiVolts (talk) 09:45, 8 November 2015 (EST)
    • I've asked Admin on his user talk page.--MiamiVolts (talk) 12:50, 8 November 2015 (EST)

Making this Wiki Pretty Again

Hey,

So with Heroes Reborn ending, we have a lot of stubs out there and frankly most of the new articles are incomplete (including episode pages). Therefore, I am hoping to inspire you and others to do this challenge with me. On my userpage, I have gone to all of the stubbed pages and separated them out by episode. Therefore, we can rewatch an episode and pay extra attention to these things that have stubs. So, my challenge is to follow this schedule to get everything listed under each category done. Hopefully if we all work together and can narrow down where we can help, we can finish this soon.

Schedule:

After this, we have graphic novels, webisodes, ebooks, and ability pages to finish up. But this way, a lot of it can get done. If you can't help one week or something, that's okay! This is just to inspire you and others to team together to get this done, there aren't a lot of pages under each episode, so maybe we could bust it out in a week, but maybe not! What do you say, you in? ~~IHH—Talk 14:06, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

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