User talk:King Cousland

Letter rewrite
It's a good base, but I added some things I felt were important. Let me know what you think.

Dear Mike Laidlaw and the Dragon Age development team,

I am delivering this message on behalf of many users of the Dragon Age Wiki, who feel that the barrage of insults directed at Jennifer Hepler have been juvenile, unjustified, and unworthy of Dragon Age fans. In no way do we at the wiki condone such actions. We continue to be fans of the world you have created, and are just as appalled as you are over the actions taken against Mrs. Hepler. Not appreciating the work she, or any of you, have done is an exercise in poor judgment in and of itself. But to go to such lengths as to attack Mrs. Hepler on a personal level for such petty reasons is simply deplorable. I can assure you that we at the Dragon Age Wiki strongly condemn such pointless, vitriolic behavior, and we pray that Mrs. Hepler is not negatively affected by this aggressive personal attack against her. As such, we would like to make a humble request for you to be kind enough to pass along our most sincere support for Ms. Hepler at this no doubt difficult time. We wish her the absolute best in her career and personal life, and it is our hope that this is the last of such incidents.

Signed, with thanks:


 * names*

What do you think?

Untitled Message
Can you edit here:http://thesupergaming.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity. I have been trying my hardest to make this wiki grow and the wiki itself is kinda a video game encyclopedia. I would really apprecaite it if you edited there because we need fans from different game series to fully expand. As of that i will edit on a wiki you have that needs help or any other wikis that you want me to edit on. Overall thank you for reading!--Reviewportal77 (talk) 18:58, February 26, 2012 (UTC)

Trolling
Is it fair to request the banning of a certain Yaling520 on acount of [|this]? ---- Isolationistmagi   06:48, February 27, 2012 (UTC)

(EDIT): I'll just put in the URL since the link does not seem to be working properly: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Yaling520/Wholesale_Fashion_Jewelry_Guide_You_Make_Money_For_Jewelry_Business    ---- Isolationistmagi   06:53, February 27, 2012 (UTC)

RE: Hepler Letter Blog
Since the majority is agree with "the letter" I think you can go for it instead of "the blog post". "The blog post" was just an idea. -- 05:14, February 29, 2012 (UTC)

Hi, is it possible to share the letter you have sent with us? -- 08:22, March 1, 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Nicely written. Good work. -- 13:19, March 4, 2012 (UTC)

Has there been any reply yet? --Ygrain (talk) 16:19, March 5, 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism
Hi) Can you block this guy? 71.58.196.21 Asherinka (talk) 08:40, February 29, 2012 (UTC)

Hi again. Look at these please: 88.208.116.9, SpringerMcgrew835, 78.46.145.38, 98.198.158.195 Asherinka (talk) 23:07, March 2, 2012 (UTC)

The last post over here User talk:Futonrevoltion looks like bloody spamming, as well. --Ygrain (talk) 06:02, March 4, 2012 (UTC)

74.105.210.202, on account of vandalising the Broodmother article and deliberately assaulting a member of the DA writing team in so doing. ---- Isolationistmagi   04:58, March 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * (Someone else removed this, but it should appear if you scroll a short way back through the edit history.)---- Isolationistmagi  

Gadzooks the wizard. You cannot get rid of this guy soon enough. I would also suggest the ban be permanent ---- Isolationistmagi   05:05, March 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * I second the request, and while you're at it, revert plese the offensive changes at User: Futonrevoltion (is is possible to track all the changes he made? I suspect there are more). - Is it just me, or could this have something in commone with our response to the attack on J. Hepler? I don't remember such idiocy around before that. --Ygrain (talk) 05:34, March 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * All the vandalism has no been reverted and the vandal blocked. If you're ever interested interested in tracking someone's edits you can go to their contributions from the tab in their user page, or for mass bouts of vandalism Special:Recentchanges is pretty useful. Vandals like this have popped up throughout the wiki's history, so it's not necessarily related. 06:20, March 5, 2012 (UTC)

93.93.222.210 Asherinka (talk) 14:47, March 8, 2012 (UTC)

86.19.135.102 Asherinka (talk) 22:00, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

93.93.222.208... the third anonymous user in a row who edits Janar. Also please delete FeaginRhode707. Asherinka (talk) 10:00, March 12, 2012 (UTC)

Hi again) 124.184.250.223. Asherinka (talk) 09:16, March 19, 2012 (UTC) And also FordMunn37. Asherinka (talk) 11:59, March 19, 2012 (UTC) And JANAR786... Asherinka (talk) 14:15, March 19, 2012 (UTC)

70.27.67.47 Asherinka (talk) 09:37, March 23, 2012 (UTC)

WeberBlakeslee512 Asherinka (talk) 12:40, March 25, 2012 (UTC)

"Dragons" Page
Is there any particular reason why the intelligence of a dragon is compared to that of a dolphin on This page? There are no references anywhere on the page to indicate this and the statement itself gives no indication as to its backing. Normally I would simply remove it, but this comparison will have been in place for three years as of March 16th, and it occurred to me that though it does not have a reference, it must have remained all that time for a reason, hence I'm asking your opinion before removing it. ---- Isolationistmagi   04:40, March 5, 2012 (UTC)

Re:Rollback Rights
If you think I can be trusted, why not? :) Asherinka (talk) 17:09, March 12, 2012 (UTC)

Infinite block of unregistered users
I've noticed some IP addresses have been blocked indefinitely for small vandalism, but I would suggest to avoid it since it is possible the IP address will be reassigned to someone else (see this page on Wikipedia). Unless it's mass vandalism, or a repetitive disruptive behavior (e.g., the IP address shows up again as a vandal after 3 months), then a year-long block (or longer) is more adequate in my opinion. You may do an IP range block if necessary, though it's done with caution.

There's no rules on how long the ban should happen, so it's up to you. Just be careful with the "infinite" option. :] --D. (talk · contr) 19:05, March 12, 2012 (UTC)

Banner headers for forums
Hey there King Cousland! I know we talked about banner headers for the forums a while ago but that got sidelined. Did you ever decide what you wanted for the forums? -- 21:37, March 12, 2012 (UTC)
 * Done! D-day made some changes so they would stick out a bit more and we got ourselves our new forum banners. I'm trying to convince her Index needs one as well :) -- 22:55, March 13, 2012 (UTC)

archive
How does one make an archive of the talk page? Mine is really huge and slow to edit. Could you help, please? --Ygrain (talk) 09:42, March 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks!--Ygrain (talk) 15:00, March 18, 2012 (UTC)

my blogs?
Sorry to bother you twice on the same day with something which is most probably jsut my stupidity, but when I go to my Blog section, I don't see there the list of previous entries the way it is at your own or at other users' blogs. I don't use the new wikia look very often but I'd swear that the last time I was adding a post, the list of older blogs was there just fine. Have I done anything wrong, or what happened? Adding a new blogpost works just fine. --Ygrain (talk) 16:00, March 18, 2012 (UTC)


 * This is something with the Wikia's servers. You need to purge the page in order to see the list correctly. You can do it by clicking here (it is done by adding  to a page). I've done it recently so it should appear correctly. Although you can't see the purge button on Monobook for the blog list, you can enable it as a gadget for other pages if there are any problems for other pages. --D. (talk · contr) 16:30, March 18, 2012 (UTC)

publishing long works
I was wondering, would it be alright to publish even the long works here on the blog? Long like forty chapters (which is probably just wishful thinking on my part, I think that His Father's Son might end up with about fifty). Don't know if it's the spring in the air or why I'm getting these ideas, I just thought it might be something to fill in the time waiting for DA3. I really like the wiki and would like to stick around but don't have much to contribute with otherwise. --Ygrain (talk) 09:31, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

Untitled Message
King Cousland: You seem to have some inner working knowledge that the rest of us lack, could you please give us a hint to why the creators decided to throw Dragon Age II in the trash, why could they not just be good enough to there fans and loyal buyers to give us 1 or 2 more DLC's to bring the Hawke story to a closure. Or do you have information that we lack that they will be dealing with Hawke and Warden/Warden Commander in Dragon Age III. If some of these idea could be explained out to us the fans and loyal buyer we would have a better idea where they plan to go with the game series. I still think that they just have to many iron in the fire, what with Games, Books, Comic Books, and Movies.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Charlie Look--Charlie.look (talk) 23:59, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

Have you heard or seen what there status is on Dragon Age III, I saw where they said it was in development, but they did not say if they are just now starting on it or if they have been working it for months. I have also seen nothing stating on a possible release date, I was wondering if they are planing on Christmas or March of 2013, or how long, because the longer they hold off on putting out Dragon Age III. They will loose potential fans and gamers, I know personally I have already started looking for something else to play, I purchased ME3 and what a let down. Sorry do not mean to be a spoiler.

Thanks

Charlie Look--Charlie.look (talk) 01:22, March 23, 2012 (UTC)

Kinda figures a lot of there releases seem to be in March, so that might make since to have it ready for next March.--Charlie.look (talk) 14:09, March 23, 2012 (UTC)

Deletion
Unless the page was not on a deletion candidate, I think it's safer to not delete it without actually tagging it, unless it has been repeatedly nominated for deletion (however, it shouldn't be deleted right away—in some cases, a previously deleted article may have enough to stand on its own). If an item/character/etc. isn't notable enough, it may be nominated for deletion, but shouldn't be deleted without discussion first (or at least, being tagged before). --D. (talk · contr) 17:47, March 23, 2012 (UTC)

Sabrae Clan Question
Hi, I’m a long-time lurker/first-time poster so I apologize if I have inadvertently left an awkward message. I’m still very new to the Wiki and uncertain how to post anything anywhere without advertising my ineptitude, but I was wondering if the Wiki page about the Sabrae clan is misleading. The DA2 Codex entry: Merrill states that Marethari is Sabrae and that Merrill is originally Alerion. During the Dalish Warden Origin, Ashalle states that the Warden’s father – the clan’s previous Keeper – was killed during an unsanctioned tryst with a huntress from yet another (unnamed) tribe. Isn’t it possible that Marethari (and Merrill) ‘transferred’ from Sabrae to Maharial Clan? It would be logical that by the Dragon Age each clan is made up of members from different tribes since during Arlathvhens a few elves probably join other clans due to necessity, marriage, or curiosity. It is complete speculation on my part but it would make sense that some Dalish may bear the names of the clans they are born into – Marethari Sabrae, Merrill Alerion, Lyna/Theron Mahariel. Unless there is definitive text or mention somewhere, couldn’t it be possible the Dalish Warden’s clan might still be Mahariel and not Sabrae? Could this be a case of taking a DA2 Codex Entry a little too literally? Anyway, thanks for your time and patience reading this! Shenachie (talk) 22:54, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * I appreciate your gracious kindness. I was really hoping I wouldn't leave one of those sliding-bar texts. I think that whole Sabrae Clan page is speculation but I'm not about to touch any official entries, or do more than possibly attempt a forum comment, without a great deal more time and experience on this site! =) Shenachie (talk) 23:50, April 10, 2012 (UTC)

Concept Art
Thanks for the link, I really appreciate it. Although i already saw them in the video these are far better quality so I can the details much more clearly now. Aleksandr the Great (talk) 21:22, April 13, 2012 (UTC)

Untitled Message
I removed a trolling comment by 178.55.80.42 in Forum:If Your Warden... Feel free to restore it, if I have overstepped my rights. --Ygrain (talk) 13:10, April 20, 2012 (UTC)

A Request
How do you do, King Cousland? since you are an Admin here, i have something to speak with you about, please leave a message on my talk page when you are ready, it has the benefit of all in it, thanks and stay safe!,--Aleroth Sarenford (talk) 01:24, July 1, 2012 (UTC)

with all due respect to the wiki, i have many enemies here, could you please meet me on the chat?, thanks, i will be here for the rest of the day, stay safe,--Aleroth Sarenford (talk) 12:09, July 1, 2012 (UTC)

King, iam waiting on the chat, come meet me if you have the time, so that we can disscus the idea, thanks!,--Aleroth Sarenford (talk) 12:56, July 1, 2012 (UTC)

Untitled Message
Hi,

I have a request, and apparently I'm not able to send an email through your page so I'm doing it here. I have an rp advert in the forums that I require deletion of, and I didn't want to bump the thread to request this. I'm not really sure how else to make the request. The site is pretty much closed, and I doubt I'll ever want to reopen the thread or advertise it here in the future. It's not really clear how to go about doing this so I hope you don't mind me making the request here.

Felinae Silvestris (talk) 23:17, July 4, 2012 (UTC)

Thats fine, I know it's been archived. I might not close the site, but I figured that reviving the thread on here would be frowned upon even if I did relaunch it. It doesn't matter, I guess. Thanks anyway.

Felinae Silvestris (talk) 19:11, July 5, 2012 (UTC)

Sorting: Collective and Irregulars
Hey KC, I noticed a discrepancy between the Collective and irregulars in that the collective has its own category and the irregulars do not. I left a post about it here. Could you leave an opinion when you get the chance? ---- Isolationistmagi   03:59, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

On a similar note, could you give an opinion on this as well? ---- Isolationistmagi   04:25, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

Delete Please
sorry but I made a mistake instead of editing my page, I accidentally created this page http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/About_me and would like it to be deleted sorry...--shyprincess17 (talk) 8:16, July 15, 2012.
 * Taken care of.  03:58, July 16, 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!!
I know this is an odd thing to be appreciative of and I am sorry if it is inappropriate, but Jak Darckner was driving me crazy. Thanks a mil for punishing him. All hail! -Ccg08 (talk) 14:19, July 16, 2012 (UTC)

Video game Olympics
Hey King Cousland, I received a message here and wanted to get your feedback. For what it's worth, it seems like a bit of harmless fun to me. 09:51, July 19, 2012 (UTC)

Jak Darckner
Hi, I recently noticed that you banned Jak Darckner for constantly inciting arguments that quickly devolve into insult competitions. I'm a bit concerned about Forum:Blood_magic,_is_it_truly_evil%3F since he commented using a dynamic non-registered IP, and almost every thread he comments turns into chaos. Can you take a look at it? 10:28, July 19, 2012 (UTC)

Jak Darckner SOCKING
Jak Darckner has posted again on the forum [] using a different ip. This is in addition to the post that Gabrielle DuVent informed you of. Thank you Ccg08 (talk) 16:54, July 20, 2012 (UTC)

[] is another thread he has posted on. ---- Isolationistmagi   07:39, July 22, 2012 (UTC)

Affiliate program
Hey KC. I was recently contacted about adding The Old Republic Wiki to the list of our affiliate. We generally discuss these things and my stance has usually been that we want to keep the front page clear of clutter. However, since The Old Republic is one of BioWare's flagship product, I feel that there might be a case here. However, on the other hand, it is not a fantasy RPG nor is it single player and I am not sure how much player base overlap there is. Do let me know. -- 21:49, July 20, 2012 (UTC)

Possible Troll
There seems to be an anon troll, I'm linking their page here: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/66.87.2.152

They've been leaving trollish/offensive remarks on the following pages: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:TheRandomRanter/Some_of_the_worst_fanficted_character_I_have_ever_read_about. & http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:IlidanDA/BioWare_on_Gamescon_2012 Not sure what the policy is on anons, but I thought I'd let you know. ---- Isolationistmagi   07:04, July 21, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Jak Darckner
Hi, he posted again on Forum:In DAIII, Are you gonna join Templars or Mages. Thought I ought to let you know. 20:37, July 21, 2012 (UTC)

Re:re: Jak Darckner
Hi, he's still socking. He appeared again on Forum:Blood magic, is it truly evil?. 13:37, July 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yet another JD at the bottom of Forum:Name_of_your_Dog%3F. Not really offensive this time, he's losing his touch.  Just thought you should be aware it exists in case you are deleting them all, although personally I don't feel this one req's an edit/delete. 74.57.188.148 (talk) 19:14, July 23, 2012 (UTC)

Troll war in thread
Hey there KC! Jak Darckner (the troll with an infinite battery of ip addresses) is back AGAIN in this thread []. However, another user @MEVLUT COUSLAND is trolling the thread too. What is odd and very irritating is that both users have completely polarised views (JD supports mages dogmatically while MC supports templars dogmatically). This has developed into a little troll war which has rendered an interesting thread into a waste of space, since these two users are unrelentingly preventing any headway. Can anything be done? Thank you for your time :) -Ccg08 (talk) 14:37, July 23, 2012 (UTC)

No problem :) thank you! -Ccg08 (talk) 15:04, July 23, 2012 (UTC)

Spammer, please ban
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User:Blueshoptrade

on acount of: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:IlidanDA/Dragon_Age:_The_Silent_Grove_Volume_1_(hardcover_collection)_now_on_sale

---- Isolationistmagi   03:16, July 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Taken care of. Thanks! 03:23, July 26, 2012 (UTC)

Possible Spammer.
Hey King Cousland, I'd like to let you know that an unregistered user (ip): http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:70.65.232.162 had vandalized the Sundermount Caverns page partially. I'd thought I'd let you know in case he repeats the offense. Thanks!

--SpectreAngel (talk) 03:30, July 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Already blocked. Thanks for keeping an eye on the wiki. 03:33, July 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * Of course. --SpectreAngel (talk) 03:36, July 26, 2012 (UTC)

Jak Darckner
Hi, since it's almost impossible to block him completely, would it be possible for the admins to delete his posts whenever he posts them, to avoid further flame wars? He seems very intent on inciting silly arguments. 16:19, July 26, 2012 (UTC)

Another Vandal.
Hey, Angel Again. http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.166.150.30 has vandalized the Deep Mushroom page. I reverted it back, but, keep on the lookout. --SpectreAngel (talk) 00:25, July 27, 2012 (UTC)