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RSS issues

Over at Lillian's page, I'm wondering if I haven't encountered some limitation of the RSS feed reader. The images that are displaying aren't the most recent, despite the fact that the rss feed appears updated. I tried the whole edit->save thing to force a refresh, but no dice. I just can't tell if this is some bug or if I'm just being dumb. This is obviously very low priority. --Steelviper 14:48, 7 September 2007 (CDT)

Yes, I see it. I am having issues with the RSS extension myself. Also, I'm trying to get it working on EWiki, so we can include VisitEureka.net's RSS newsfeed. But I'm running into problems. I'm looking into troubleshooting the problem and finding a different RSS extension. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 15:11, 7 September 2007 (CDT)

Maybe this? --Steelviper 12:19, 11 September 2007 (CDT)

Sanity.com Removal

I have removed sanity.com.au sources from region 4 dvds, as i thought we could standardize our sources for merchandise. as with the region 2 dvd, you standardize on playback and amazon, so i thought that all of the sources tha"we have had" were from EzyDVD.com.au as is australias no. 1 dvd outlet, as stated on their site and it is reputable enough.--Lgamser 21:18, 4 October 2007 (CDT)

Fair enough. Thanks! ;-) -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 21:27, 4 October 2007 (CDT)

Happy Birthday, Old Man

Happy birthday! --Steelviper 11:47, 9 December 2007 (CST)

Ditto. The squeegee is taking a break today and has been replaced by Ambrosia. Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 11:52, 9 December 2007 (CST)

Thank you guys! I'm taking the day "off". I like the picture in the header. LOL :P -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 16:05, 9 December 2007 (CST)

Happy Birthday, Joe, and many returns. I hope all is well with you and yours. Best regards - JubalHarshaw 18:32, 9 December 2007 (CST)

Okay, babyface, when you're old enough to have a beard, you'll officially get the "Old Man" title! :) Happy birthday! --Spencerian 18:35, 9 December 2007 (CST)

ROFL! Thanks for the birthday wishes! LOL -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 21:54, 9 December 2007 (CST)

Inviere translation

Checked my DVD again...while the subtitle says "resurrection", it sounds very strongly like Kendra is saying "insurrection", and I'm led to believe the subtitle is a mistake (which has been known to happen before). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Angreifer (talk • contribs).

It's the Aussie accent that throws it off to the untrained ear, but she says "resurrection". I'll also check to see what RDM and Michael Taylor have to say about it in the commentary track. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 22:04, 16 December 2007 (CST)

Membership

Paypal ref: Receipt ID: 9X1915429F322013X :) --Mercifull ^{(Talk/Contribs)} 04:32, 20 December 2007 (CST)

Done. :P Thank you! :D -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 09:02, 20 December 2007 (CST)

My account

Hey this is Centurion just to let you know that the accounts "centurian" and "chicken" were mistakes and errors and that "Centurion" is my desired account.

P.s. Sorry if this is in the wrong area. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Centurion (talk • contribs). 13:12, 21 January 2008 (CST)

Copy that. I can also make the changes. Centurion will become the only active account. Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 13:16, 21 January 2008 (CST)

Purgetab extension

I made some modifications to the Purgetab code (not changing its functionality, just cleaning up the code) and put it in MediaWiki's SVN repository. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 05:38, 30 January 2008 (CST)

You forgot ?> at the end of the file. :) Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 09:27, 30 January 2008 (CST)

I didn't forget it, I left it out intentionally. When a ?> appears at the end of a file, followed by more than one newline, that breaks stuff, and it'll be hell figuring out which file is guilty. That's why all files in the MediaWiki source "miss" their ?> tag. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 10:26, 30 January 2008 (CST)

Thanks Catrope! :D -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 13:15, 30 January 2008 (CST)

Block

I blocked that guy over at the German Wiki. He brought up the issue again, so it's for 1 month. Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 18:36, 5 February 2008 (CST)

That's fine. That guy is clearly desperate for a link to his site from us and would go to any lengths to get it... *sigh* -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 19:02, 5 February 2008 (CST)

Anti-Gtalk?

) Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 23:08, 6 February 2008 (CST)

Username

Thanks for changing my username... Just one last issue and I'll be all set: I need my username changed on the Media Wiki portion of the site (Sgalovan to "Galjamspe"). I posted on the noticeboard there, but I don't think it is checked often.

Thanks again.

--Galjamspe 22:10, 19 March 2008 (CDT)

Glad to hear that everything is working for you! I'll get right on the MW name change as well. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 22:11, 19 March 2008 (CDT)

Aspect ratio frakup fixed

I did a batch job on the pictures and re-uploaded them. Looks better now and I should have seen that before. Unfortunately, I didn't have the original bmps anymore, so the picture quality suffered a little bit. But in most cases, I don't think you can tell without a direct comparison. Better than from an AVI source in any case. -- Serenity 23:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

FA

I was about to swap out the FA, but noticed that apparently I don't have to wear that hat. Thought we could go ahead with of of the other two picked out on the debate page. --01:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Hey thanks again for fixing my username's. I'm really new, so I'll try to keep this short and reserve any questions for something that can be answered by the websites documentation.

Regarding ways to contribute, I really like adding/upgrading the Wiki's images... I think it really helps bring the encyclopedia alive. I'm curious about copyright's, is it okay to Photoshop images to remove logo's, names, etc. to make the image more presentable for the Wiki provided I disclose credit for the source? How far does "fair use" go? When should I ask for permission to use an image? Also, if you see the this [article] you may notice I replaced the image for the Daru Mozu (the top right image above ship specs). I saved it the image as .png with a transparent background... I think this looks really nice and would like to do it for all the ships... But I figured I should probably check with someone as they may have different preferences. Another thing I've been doing is fixing broken links on the website using a this [Firefox extension] is this a valid effort? Or is there some bot or something that checks for this. In summary, I just wanted to check with someone else to make sure I'm making helpful contributions... If there is any projects that need help, I'm all good for that too, maybe something close to the stuff I've just talked about? Thanks a lot. --Galjamspe 01:58, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The link checker could have double problems. Articles not created come up as bad links. URL that goto sites might the only use. If you have access tot he Zioc images -- go for it. Upload new versions and replace them. If there officially from Zioc, and the source is from Zoic, go for it. The removing text and logo is a problem if it comes from a TV source because it then becomes a problem.. how did you get it? Where did this image come from? etc. Text is also there for a reason.. I am guessing to tell a plot line to keep us imformed. Joe will explain more, but that is my take on it. :) Shane (talk) 02:04, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The issue with saving images as PNGs is that certain browsers *cough* IE *cough* have problems rendering PNGs properly. As for "fair use", the issue is that it isn't a carte blanche thing, which is why we don't have episode galleries (which are technically illegal) and we've been careful in what pictures we add. However, if you do have access to Zoic pictures, then by all means add them. We'll take those over most screenshots any day of the week... However, it's best to keep the Zoic logos intact on them, just to cover our asses, as it were. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 04:20, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The image I uploaded of the Daru Mozu came up fine in IE7... I do know from past experiences that IE6 does have the problems you mentioned. I don't know how many people are still on IE6, I know I waited a little while before I updated just because when the new browser came out it didn't quite have full compatibility with some sites. Hopefully were talking about the same issue here... If there is something wrong on IE7 then do tell. As long as most current browsers support it, I think it still might be worth considering, completely up to everyone else though... I for sure understand the need to support all visitors to the site (no matter what browser they may be using). Also, should I keep the image as high-res as possible (original dimensions) so long as the resolution isn't too crazy? I for one really like to be able to zoom up and see detail on posted images. Back to the Photoshoping of images, for example there is a great image off of Leestringer.com that i'd like to replace as the main image for this [article]. But I'm not sure about including the text at the bottom of the image. Thanks again for the help. --Galjamspe 05:47, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

There is a small image tutorial here. Basically it's [[Image:blah.jpg|thumb|(left/right)|caption]]. High-res pictures are fine, but if they're like 5000*3000 it might be better to upload two versions. As for photoshops. That one is still ok, but I think that they should resemble the tv images as closely as possible, when used main image. A lot of those CGI renders look pretty artificial, detail notwithstanding. Alright as additional image, but not so as main image. Just in my opinion. -- Serenity 06:18, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Commander William Adama's nickname, used by officers aboard Galactica ^(TRS: "33")