User talk:Mason11987

I just got FFXII so I'll be busy for a couple weeks perhaps, feel free to leave me messages here though.

Cool links
http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6128.0

http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6115.0

http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6093.0

http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6197.0

http://boards.ign.com/spore/b8259/125728110/p1/?10 (LOTS of videos and such)

Another Silly Fun Link
Here is another web site to pass the time! You can download templates, and make small boxy tanks, or ship craft out of paper! Fun for pretending before the game comes out. LOL Did I ever mention I'm 24? Ninjatoe's papercraft webpage --Navenfaux 17:13, 3 August 2006 (PDT)

Sorry, but...
In the category "Dyvera Articles", do you know why the different tribe articles got deleted?
 * Because there were empty I believe. I can undelete them if you like, actually I'll do that now...done, feel free to remove the cfd tags from all of them.  I just removed them because they were unedited for a long time and had almost nothing on the page. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 07:42, 7 August 2006 (PDT)

Useless info
This can only be related because Robin Williams was one of the lucky few to use the game before it's release, but he has gone into treatment for alcoholism.

As long as I'm here, I have a theory that the game is near completion! If they have enough time to start focusing on consoles, than they must be working on the final kinks and improvements of the PC game. Just a wishfull thinking theory.--Navenfaux 14:03, 9 August 2006 (PDT)


 * I am as wishful as you, my hopeful release date is near april, my realistic one is furthur back then that. I think it's best to have the most realistic ones up as what we're showing to be most likely. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 17:51, 9 August 2006 (PDT)

New material
I didn't see any mention, so I'm giving heads up. There's a new article from IGN Entertainment. Even talks about there NOT being underwater creatures, but they may ba an expansion pack. --Navenfaux 15:12, 11 August 2006 (PDT)
 * I saw that yesterday, and I think I put it up on our links page, but it's questionable enough that it's not worth changing stuff yet. He didn't say there wouldn't be any, he said they are on the cusp of being removed. Thanks though :). -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 15:46, 11 August 2006 (PDT)

Caveman Game
Mason I would like to posted my caveman pen and paper rules in wiki form. It is similar to the Spore Tribal stage but is not made for Spore specificlly. So I am asking you if it is ok to post a few pasges related to to this role playing game i made up. Here is an example of how i plan to do it on my website.

http://spore-planet.rpgs.sytes.net/caveman/caveman_home.htm

The reason i wish to use wiki rather than just my own site is ebcuse it will allow for people to help edit it and imrpve upon the game. Also I fear if i put it on the real wikipedia they would take it down. So please let me post this here cause i think the same people who like spore will like this too.

Hydro ~
 * Sure, just keep it in your UserSpace, like in User:Hydromancerx/Caveman and so on. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 04:09, 18 August 2006 (PDT)

New Logo
I made this logo for you incase you wanted a new one. New Logo It's transparent, so the background will still show through, I think it wouldbe a good improvement. --Subpar 22:57, 19 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Let Zorlac know about this and he'll comment. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 23:16, 19 August 2006 (PDT)

Google Sketchup
MAQSON! Dude! This is AWSOME! Google made a 3d sketch program, that's possibly easier than making a building in Spore! I think I might even make a few builings and upload them here. I stronly suggest you check it out! If you do, go through the tutorials, and see how awsome and easy it is! Seriously. This IS amazing. Googlesketchup --Navenfaux 18:42, 21 August 2006 (PDT)
 * It was awesome reading your messages edit by edit. I'll check it out later tonight or tomorrow if I get a chance (first day of class tomorrow). -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 19:15, 21 August 2006 (PDT)

Buildings, cars, and ships can be made also. You can (like Spore) download content from other people. --Navenfaux 19:01, 22 August 2006 (PDT)
 * haven't got a chance to check it out, classes started today, I'll check it out ASAP. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 22:17, 22 August 2006 (PDT)

Out of curiousity, How long did it take for Will Wright to respond?
I sent an e-mail off on saturday, so I'm kind of curious how long I can expect to wait if he hopefully chooses to respond.-Sgore 13:10, 23 August 2006 (PDT)
 * The times I've e-mailed him, it's taken about a week for him to get back to me, except the first time, which took just about a half hour. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 18:02, 23 August 2006 (PDT)

Ok, It's coming up on a week and I'm not sure he responds on weekends, so in terms of ettiquette how long should I wait before sending another one incase he missed mine? Or should I just leave it alone period?-Sgore 19:41, 25 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Give it another week, then send a duplicate e-mail as a reminder. He may not want to/be able to answer, or more likely, he isn't able to answer based on time restrictions.  Twice a month reminders isn't "flooding" his e-mail, but if you really want an answer it's still useful (if he plans to answer that is). -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 15:49, 26 August 2006 (PDT)

My Bad
I uhhh... I put a vehicle into the UFO Category. So Naven Clasic should not be under UFO Concepts! Sorry. I havn't seen the update page, but I bet it's got my name all over it, trying to figure things out. --Navenfaux 21:57, 23 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Updated the concept page: . -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 22:06, 23 August 2006 (PDT)

Probably all ready known
I was just reading GameSpot's coverage on the game conference. Did you see the article abut the creature editor? There's going to be stuff like Venom and you can add flowers and leaves to your creature. I'm sure it's been disected allready, but I havnt really been looking through the recent changes... Conference coverage--Navenfaux 23:24, 24 August 2006 (PDT)

LOL Comment about the article... "the-pib" says : "This is everything I've wanted to do with a game. Black and White let you play God but THIS lets you play his daddy :)" --Navenfaux 23:28, 24 August 2006 (PDT)
 * I've read it but it hasn't been added to the wiki anywhere as far as I know, feel free to add it places that it'd be useful creature and creature editor maybe, or perhaps weapon (creature part)? -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 05:40, 25 August 2006 (PDT)

When I went to the Creature editor to edit the Creature Parts section, I was very amused to find that there was nothing to edit but the "Creature Edit Bar. There's not even the text next to it!  --Navenfaux 07:51, 26 August 2006 (PDT)  I guess I go find the bar?
 * That's because that same image and the text next to it is on several pages. If you scroll down to the bottom of the edit page you'll see this:

Templates used on this page:
 * Template:Creature editor bar
 * Template:Merge

Template:Creature editor bar is the template that is referenced like Creature editor bar in the code, and if you edit that template it'll change it on the couple pages that Creature editor bar is placed on. This set up while being slightly harder to edit makes it easier to display the same information on several pages. This is the edit page for the creature editor bar template. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 15:49, 26 August 2006 (PDT)

Videos
Could you set up a video category/way to organize videos? Like having a page for each specific video, or something? I'm not exactly sure what the best way to do this is. I'm going to put the videos in each one (like the one in my profile) Zorlac
 * I think having a page for each video would be a good idea. I'll set up a category for it, and maybe a little template for them to fit into, but I don't know what vidoes you have.  If you give me the links, I'll set up all the pages for ya. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 15:49, 26 August 2006 (PDT)
 * The ign videos,
 * spore1_051806_wmvhigh (640x480)
 * spore3_wmvhighwide (640x360)
 * spore2_051806_wmvhigh (640x480)
 * spore1_wmvhighwide (640x360)
 * spore2_wmvhighwide (640x360)
 * spore_082306_wmvlow (320x240)
 * spore_e3trailer_low_051806_wmvlowwide (320x180)
 * spore_e3demo_051006_wmvhigh (640x480)


 * Example Usage:

spore1_051806_wmvhigh


 * Thanks a bunch, -Zorlac P.S. I don't know why the example usage didn't show up right on nthe main page, but i'm sure you can figure out how to get it.
 * I'll work on pages for allof these, can you perhaps change the GDC '05 video also? So I can put that up too? -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 17:30, 26 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Yeah, i'll do the 2005 and 2006 GDC also. Zorlac
 * I should have these up ASAP, tonight or maybe tomorrow. Apparantly you can't "space" indent the video code. There is no real way of displaying it easily as far as I know, maybe if I use escape codes for the braces, I'll have to look into it.  Not a huge issue because noone else should be putting videos up but admins anyway. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 08:45, 27 August 2006 (PDT)

Question:
Hey, does "Complete SporeWiki: Database input messages make everything functional and be sure all the databases are working correctly." or "Fix broken links on all the Images galleries" possibly refer to the fact that the templates for the in-game creatures are apparently busted somehow? For instance, Garoupa, Tash, Featherump, et cetera? If not, I wanted to make sure that had been brought up.
 * Actually, those pages were based off of Template:GameCreature which I recently deleted and stupidly didn't change all of it's "what links here's". Thankfully someone else has.  I'm also going to be updated the Template:Creature and all the other creation infoboxes to only display rows for info which exists, and not the "N/A" stuff.  It was just easier to leave that as is for now and later when I get the time to update the infoboxes, the information will display even better then it is.  Thanks though for reminding me to update my to-do, since both of those have been completed.  -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 14:56, 27 August 2006 (PDT)

Planet Speak
Now that the Space level has come into play, I felt compelled to mention that there is some very usefull material on my profile page, that you are free to use however you see fit. It's mostly about terriforming planets. It's got some classification stuff in there as well. --Navenfaux 14:17, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Interesting, added to my to-do, thanks. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 17:00, 29 August 2006 (PDT)

Thanks A Million!
Thanks! There's no normal user star to give to the people who run Spore Wiki, so I'll just say Thanks A Million! --Navenfaux 19:36, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Thanks, but anything in particular or just a general thing? . -- Mason11987 (T - C - E)

19:44, 29 August 2006 (PDT)

Well, I was actualy impressed to see that looking at my profile page was ON your to-do list! LOL Considering I still have to finish the Maslow Page, which doesn't seem all that interesting now... kind of a side note. Oh! While I have this up, have you heard about the talk of the black space? (Real Life) They know that there is black mass out in the universe, but they don't know what it is excactly. If I were Will, I'd consider that an expansion pack! LOL --Navenfaux 19:55, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * It is a lot of useful stuff and while not directly related to spore is probably worth mentioning somewhere. And I think you are referring to Dark matter and it is quite cool, although not exactly workable into a game I thin. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 19:59, 29 August 2006 (PDT)

Question
I want to add another photo to my UFO Concept page. How do I make it like the UFO picture, or just resize it? What's the wiki code? --Navenfaux 21:06, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * For thumbnails:

-- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 21:08, 29 August 2006 (PDT) WHAT?!? Where in the Navenfaux 21:11, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Just put the code above somewhere on the page, replacing filename.jpg with the uploaded file, and caption with some kind of caption. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 21:30, 29 August 2006 (PDT)

Swap?
I noticed you did a few concepts in The Sketchup... We should start swaping files through Gmail! We just might be the first people to set up a "shop" pregame! --Navenfaux 22:28, 29 August 2006 (PDT)
 * I actually haven't been able to look at it yet, but I'm d'ling it right now. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 05:26, 30 August 2006 (PDT)

category:Existant Creatures

 * Re: - Done. There are no more references to the category 'Existant Creatures'. -- Meh 64 12 00:19, 31 August 2006 (PDT)
 * Greatly appreciated, thanks. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 05:06, 31 August 2006 (PDT)

Not Major.
I got an email today advertising the E3 06 DVD. It says it's got some never seen before footage... It's $1.99 or "free to members" Chances are, that Spore is covered, but its a question of anything being in the unseen footage. --Navenfaux 10:39, 2 September 2006 (PDT) E3 Gamspot DVD
 * Interesting, when I get some money I'll probably check that out, I wish they had it on IGN, cause I'm an insider there...o well.

Major

Spore Creature 1 Spore creature 2 --Navenfaux 10:53, 2 September 2006 (PDT)
 * I've seen those, and another, and I have them in a bookmarks folder of stuff I have to get up on here. Feel free to take some screens and upload them in the meantime, I should get to them on monday maybe. :) Thanks though. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 11:35, 2 September 2006 (PDT)

Sotra Kinda hurt.
Remember when I wanted to add information to the creature editer bar? And I did. Where did it go? and why didn't anyone tell me they undid it? It's not so much that they undid it, it's that nobody told me. I hope they moved that info, because I don't feel like getting it again. --Navenfaux 13:07, 2 September 2006 (PDT)
 * If you go to Template:creature editor bar and then click on it's history tab, you'll see this, my edit as the most recent edit, along with my edit summary "moving info to individual pages, this should be a very rough summary, feel free to bring them more up to date though." Everything you put there was moved to the (previously near empty) individual part pages.  It was a great addition, but I think the editor bar is better off with a very summarized sentence (or MAYBE two) about what we can find it that group.  If you look at each page, everything you said is there, with a source so it is definitly serving a purpose.  In all honesty if I contacted ever person who's edits I changed, we'd never get anything done.  But for something useful, I'm not just going to remove it without talking to you, but in my opinion a slightly move of info makes navigation useful. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 17:25, 2 September 2006 (PDT)

LOL Ok. Thanks! I'll start using my own profile page. I'll let you know if I put up something, and you can fit it however you like. I have some of the names for the mouth parts, and information on what each row gives to the character, and how much each row "costs" --Navenfaux 18:29, 2 September 2006 (PDT)
 * Start using your own profile page? You don't have to let me know if you put things up.  Do whatever you like and then if someone comes along and they think they can improve it, they are free to do so.  The basic idea of being bold is to do whatever you think is useful and if everyone does it then we'll have a great wiki. So add all that stuff -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 18:31, 2 September 2006 (PDT)

I was editing the proper page as you typed! I've got a few new names up on the mouth chart. Also Have point and cost info as wel, but havnt put that up. --Navenfaux 19:03, 2 September 2006 (PDT)

Searching Pages
I was wondering if there was a way to search/list pages that aren't user created creatures, vehicles, etc. It would be useful, since I prefer to update articles invovling the game itself.--33Arsenic 22:20, 2 September 2006 (PDT)
 * category:articles requiring work is a good start, there are lists (although outdated) that I made above (click the [show] links), I plan to update them soon, but the articles requiring work category is the best place to start. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 09:47, 3 September 2006 (PDT)
 * Category:Critical_articles_requiring_work is the most important articles about the game itself (in my opinion) that need updating, if you can, work on these first. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 09:48, 3 September 2006 (PDT)

Suggestion
Is it possible to make the Wiki just search for certain kind of pages when you click on the random page link or is it always completely random? Sometimes, I try to look for actual articles on Spore, but I can only find creature pages. I think it would be great if there was a link to Spore articles and other just for creatures. But I don't think it's possible. Is it? Another way I think it could be done is if there was a link to a page with all the articles and other with a link to all the creatures, but I realize that it would take a long time and a huge amount of work to do. If you think that it should be done, I offer my help to organize one. Lualmoba 22:14, 3 September 2006 (PDT)

I'd love to help as well. I bet I havn't seen but a small part of this wiki, because there are so much material. It would be nice to have a all inclusive index or contents page. --Navenfaux 22:31, 3 September 2006 (PDT)

New namespace
It was recommended to me to create a new creations namespace, so that you could exclude all creatures from being searched. If you thinkn it would be a good idea Mason, I can manually add a nnew Creation: namespace and we could migrate everything over to it. Just get back to me on what you think. Zorlac


 * I never thought of that... I think a namespace named something like Creation: and a namespace named "Concept": would actually make a lot of things work out a lot better then then what we had before. If you made it act just like the (Main) space pages but with "creation" and "concept" in the tab where "article" is, it would be awesome.  I'll just have to retweak all the inputboxes then gradually move everything to the new namespace.  I think this will work out much better.  I don't know if you'd think it was a good idea, but maybe a Portal: namespace to go along with it.

So we'd have Portal:Naucean linking to Creation:Naucean and Concept:Naucean, what's nice is that I can automate the name field of all the infoboxes that way and it'd get rid of the ugly parenthesis. I like the idea. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 10:52, 4 September 2006 (PDT)

Uploading images
Ok. I will remember this in the next time.

Thanks.


 * Thank you, and you can also sign your messages on talk pages by using four tildes, like ~ . -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 05:18, 5 September 2006 (PDT)

IGN insider video
was it you who said you were an insider at IGN? There's a new insider video about spore. I'm guessing it has some new info in there... --Navenfaux 21:02, 9 September 2006 (PDT)
 * I am, and I watched some of it, I plant to dissect it and get something more out of it tonight. But from what I've heard, it's more of a compilation of other clips with a little more info.  I'll get it all in here ASAP, thanks. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 08:06, 10 September 2006 (PDT)

Subpages
How do I go about creating or moving a page into a sub page? Such as moving the Talpan Society page. Mechanicalmonarch 16:40, 13 September 2006 (PDT)
 * At the top of Content:Talpan Social System there should be a "move" tab. Just open that up, and move it to Content:Talpa/Socian system or something like that.  I'm almost definite that regular users can move pages. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 19:11, 13 September 2006 (PDT)

na.. just remove it, its nothing important.

-Huck

Slow news?
Wow. I Havnt even been logged in for two months! Doesn't sound like I missed alot. I was just thinking the other day.... They should release some Holoween treats for us. Maybe a creature with a costume like another creature. That would be cool. And at Christmas they could cover a planet in snow, decorations... a santa sleigh ufo....--Navenfaux 15:22, 3 October 2006 (PDT)
 * Yeah, stuff is slow. It's hard when they just don't say anything else that's new.  O well. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 18:00, 3 October 2006 (PDT)

We would gladly have a Drake 3 page, but I dont know how you ad one.

Hey thanks! I will probably start adding stuff tomorrow, havent got time right now.

Because I had no sleep last night
I'm wondering... How Spore is going to handle copyrighted material....  like making Neopets creatures, basing creatures of various copyrighted animal como photographs... stuff like that. Hmmm... D&D.... Harry Potter, .....  Frosty the snowman....  Yes... I really have had no sleep.... I'm suposed to go to a haunted corn maze tonight... I'm going to be exaused! :P --Navenfaux 06:05, 14 October 2006 (PDT)
 * I have no idea, I know City of Heroes had a huge issue with it, maybe with the flagging system? -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 10:51, 14 October 2006 (PDT)

Help
Could you please help me make my page on the sentient creature the Hooh. I think I made a page but I don't know how to connect it or put pictures on or anything... -Mjihde
 * Content:Hooh, working on it now. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 12:24, 20 October 2006 (PDT)
 * There you go, that should be good. If you need help uploading images, let me know, I left comments in the page code, so click edit to read some of them. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 12:39, 20 October 2006 (PDT)

Thanks. Mjihde

Gapestop date
Dude...you better sit down for this.... GameStops, prerelease date.... 10/1/07  Is this a big joke? Why do I feel like that when August comes around, the release date will be Q3 08?!? --Navenfaux 15:14, 21 October 2006 (PDT)
 * Don't trust gamestop, nor any game store for game release date, they often just put down a guess, they have no obligation to be correct about it. Wait for more official word. -- Mason11987 (T - C - E) 15:44, 21 October 2006 (PDT)

LOL ok. I bet there will be some sort of cupon for the figures included in the game. I'm supprized the company has not jumped on the public ban wagon. UNLESS Will actualy owns the company. That would be a good time waster. Finding out information about the figure maker. --Navenfaux 21:35, 21 October 2006 (PDT)

SSSR Canceled
I think you should add to the news in the front page that the SSSR was canceled. Sorry for not doing it myself, but I was unsure how to do it. Lualmoba 19:38, 2 November 2006 (PST)

Mods
I can't for the life of me remember all the edits i did, but do you remember if there are any special things I did to the wiki? I want to upgrade it to 1.8.* and don't want to break existing things. Thanks! -Zorlac 03:23, 6 November 2006 (PST)