User talk:King Cousland/Archive 7

Archived conversations June 26, 2014 - October 7, 2014

Video Deletion
Many apologies, but I uploaded a video on accident, thinking it would merely embed the video (not upload it). Newbie error. So sorry! I don't think I have permission to delete it. It's here: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/File:Queen_-_A_Kind_Of_Magic --Death by Cheese (talk) 20:33, June 26, 2014 (UTC)


 * No problem at all  20:35, June 26, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you kindly! --Death by Cheese (talk) 20:36, June 26, 2014 (UTC)

Tenses
Hey, I noticed that you rewrote Leliana's page to be mostly in the past tense. However, per MOS, events that transpire in the course of the games are supposed to be written in the present tense. The question is now, who is going to correct that now. :) --Koveras Alvane (talk) 21:37, June 26, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ah, you're very observant! As a matter of fact, I'd been meaning to publish a section the MoS' talk page on that very matter but as you can see I got ahead of myself with the Leliana page :) If you wish to do so, feel free to go ahead and revert my edit (it can always be restored depending on the outcome of the discussion on the MoS talk page). 21:45, June 26, 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't usually revert others' edits unless they are vandalism, so I would much rather first see where our MOS discussion goes before editing the article accordingly. --Koveras Alvane (talk) 06:51, June 27, 2014 (UTC)

Dorian's Character Profile
Hey Cousy, sorry for bugging you, but I just wanted to tell you that Dorian's Character profile is up. I was just wondering if you were going to make a blog about it. There's a lot of interesting stuff in it and it does say he is full on gay. I'd do it, but I have no idea how to make a blog as eloquent as you do. Thank you and have a nice day.

Sorry don't know how to make links look pretty. Here you go: http://www.dragonage.com/#!/en_US/news/character-profile-dorian

Sorry forgot my name! B.S.S.T. (talk) 19:36, June 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks B.S.S.T! The blog is now up. 20:27, June 27, 2014 (UTC)

Character Profile: Dorian enquiry
Hey KC, I don't know if you've come across it or not, but an anon, http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/72.197.153.5, has posted what I see as a really intolerant and abusive message using words such as n*ggas and comparing gays to slavery of the sorts. Although this wiki allows for a freedom of expression, I can't help but think that this will offend many others, but is is. 11:09, June 28, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for alerting me Lazare, you made the right call :) 11:40, June 28, 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism on Cole page
96.42.56.24 has vandalized the Cole page more than once. I think it requires some disciplinary action.(Sports72Xtrm (talk) 06:06, June 29, 2014 (UTC))


 * Hi, thanks for reporting this. Looks like Loleil dealt with the vandal. 22:23, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

QUESTION SUBMITED ?
hello K.C. a while ago i saw in the forrum ( or maybe it was in the news section i'm not sure ? ) a proposition allowing wiki users to submit question that would then be taken to E3 2014's dragon age panel for D.A.I. creative staff to answer ( i myself did not submit any question ) but i am curious if first : there was any question that had been submited ?, second : if there was someone who had been able to take those question and ask them to the D.A.I. staff ? and third : if that person had been able to return with however many answers he or she was able to get to make a proper article with the list of questions and there answers ? if that ( or these ) article/s already exist could you please point me in the right direction and if they do not can you motivate the person in charge of it to "hurry up" ( i know i'm repeating myself but i'm very curious ) and if the plan failled for some reasons ( due to lack of question or maybe the representant was unable ask or the staff was unwilling to deliver the answers )just tell me so and i wont bother you again with it ok ! DragonInquisitor (talk) 20:39, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

THAT'S A DAWM SHAME !
i hope you wont think of my title as too vulgar or impolite ( i'm found of using pre-existing expression often heard in movie and sometime there true cultural and languistic meaning escape me and i end up insulting someone if that's the case please accept my apology ) still from the understanding i have of it that pretty much sum up how i feel and finaly thank you for taking the time to give me an answer !

sorry i forgot to sign : DragonInquisitor (talk) 01:04, June 30, 2014 (UTC)

Persistent Anon and the Iron Bull Romance
There is a persistent anon that keeps adding the Iron Bull as a romance option and its source is just another information gathering site and doesn't even present its source. Here is his 'source' http://www.paperdroids.com/2014/04/17/dragon-age-inquisition-details-revealed-including-romance-options/

I don't think the source is reliable.

Can you help out here? I don't usually complain about this but this guy needs to get that the Iron Bull is not a confirmed romance until the Devs though and not joke through twitter. Can we do something to prevent stuff like this in the future?

Here is the anon's page if he continues. http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/24.112.206.143

Supergodzilla118 (talk) Supergodzilla118 23:58, June 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for letting me know about this. I'll leave a message on the anon's page and lock the companions page so anons can't edit it. 00:07, July 1, 2014 (UTC)

Dagna in Inquisition?
I was checking BioWare's twitter and ther ewas a convo between Jennifer Helper (former writer) and a fan who asked about the possibility of Dagna in Inquisition. Helper confirmed that Danga was in before she left BioWare last August. Can we use this as a reference? Here is the twitter thread on BioWare forums if you want an easier look at it. http://forum.bioware.com/topic/399000-the-dai-twitter-thread-oh-hi-solas/page-1571

I know to take it for a grain of salt since she used to be a writer, but should we take this into consideration

(I call dibs on making a news post if this ends up being reliable) Supergodzilla118 (talk) Supergodzilla118 22:18, July 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * Well, it seems someone went ahead, ignored the talk page and added Dagna in. Me and Laz agreed it wasn't news worthy but should we still view the source as credible?  Supergodzilla118 (talk) Supergodzilla118 10:58, July 3, 2014 (UTC)

Not at All
Don't mind fixing up my blog a bit at all. I'm a bit sketchy with my writing a bit, always trying to improve though. Thanks.

Will start up a talk page discussion on Danga's page though.

Ryott
A new page was created called Ryott, don't know what it is but did some research and it was from Blood in Ferelden or something. As such, I don't know if it was significant enough to gain its own page. Could you clarify this? 17:37, July 4, 2014 (UTC)

Reporting Xsari
Hey man, I hate being a whinny little... but My post has been deleted twice by Xsari from a forum post: http://dragonage.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum%3ALeliana%27s_random_eye_colour_change&diff=589074&oldid=589058 http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Leliana%27s_random_eye_colour_change?t=20140704195922

I told him on his talk page it wasn't allowed and he removed it also: http://dragonage.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk%3AXsari&diff=589235&oldid=589190

So yeah that's my report.

Very Odd Question
Hey buddy how's your day going? I hope it's going well! So I was just curious if um when The Scribe Girl profile and interview gets out could I maybe... possibly... do the blogs for her? I'm asking you because well you know... you're the King of the Wiki and ungodly fast when it comes to doing the news (seriously how do you do it so fast?!). It's just a one time thing I promise! I won't do it again. Besides you're leagues better than me at doing the news I just wanted to be a glory hound when it comes to her. Maybe you could even teach me how to do the blogs like you. Just the basics so I can do them as well as you. Like formatting pictures and what jokes are appropriate. Little things. Anyway if um you decline then that's totally fine I was just, you know, curious. Have a nice day and uh thanks for thinking about my proposal. I love you! I'm sorry for that outburst. I'm just... really nervous. I'm gonna... I'm just gonna go. B.S.S.T. (talk) 03:01, July 5, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you my friend, I truly appreciate the help. If I need anything I'll be sure to come to you. Have a nice weekend. B.S.S.T. (talk) 15:49, July 5, 2014 (UTC)

Question
Hey KC! I hope you're doing great! I am sending you this message because I can't find written in the rules the outcome of the decision taken in this forum post long time ago. Needless to say that this regulation has been enforced all this time. If you cannot find the regulations in the rules as well, could you please add it yourself? Thanks in advance! 18:26, July 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Vikki, sorry for my late response. I don't have whole lot of time at the minute so you could go ahead and do this yourself if you like or wait for tomorrow when I'll be freer. 22:01, July 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Considering that my version may have some mistakes (as I am not a native speaker), it'd be great if you could make the addition instead. 17:17, July 9, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Viktoria, sorry again for the lateness but the addition has been added. 22:54, July 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * I've made a few additions as well. Many thanks for your help! 09:59, July 13, 2014 (UTC)

Unacknowledged Awakening Exploit
Hello King Cousland! I hope you had a great weekend! I just wanted to tell you about a bug in Awakening that isn't acknowledged in the Exploits page, Bugs page, or the page of the the quest that can cause it. This particular bug happens during the Assault on Amaranthine quest and it allows you to take all six of your party members with you. Once you activate the last quest and choose which party members to take, the small battle before the dialogue with Captain Garevel and Comstable Aidan plays out normally. If you decide to stay and save Amaranthine, you can highlight the exit of the area and travel back to Vigil's Keep to reactivate the last quest, being able to choose one more party member and going back to Amaranthine. You can repeat this until you have all party members with you. I play on the downloaded PS3 version if it helps. Thanks for reading! Aedan Amell (talk) 18:52, July 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for letting me know about this. Would you like to add it yourself or shall I go ahead with it? 22:02, July 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Could you please do it? I would, but I'd get nervous about where I should put it or how to put the platform symbol on it. Thanks! Aedan Amell (talk) 05:29, July 9, 2014 (UTC)


 * Done. 22:54, July 12, 2014 (UTC)

Wikia Issue
Hello KC. I wanted to discuss an issue with you with regards to clarifying a policy point. With titles for characters, what is our policy regarding putting things like (formerly) after said titles? Some characters titles seem to be dating from the latest possible point in the story while others date from the earliest. It seems like it could be a good idea to establish a consistent guideline. Zevran for instance says "Antivan Crow (formerly)" but its entirely possible for him (depending on the warden's choices) to have lived and died as a fully fledged antivan crow the entire time. Can we clear this up? - 10:44, July 12, 2014 (UTC)

This might sound a little odd but could you make the forum thread please KC, every time I try to make a forum thread on wikia I get an error message for some reason. I personally would suggest removing "formerly" entirely but the date option could work too. I definitely think we should establish a consistent protocol for dealing with this ASAP though. - 01:40, July 13, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you KC.- 10:10, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Appearance of Inquisition-romance page
Hey, I know I already expressed my opinion on the talk page of the romance page for Inqisition not even too long ago, but knowing talk pages, some of the concerns there can be easily lost. Could you please take a quick look at it? Any input would be welcome. -- 22:06, July 13, 2014 (UTC)


 * Actually nevermind, in the meantime it turned out this appearance has been prepared for longer than I thought, as I have never seen the talk page messages of Henio0 showing his idea for the appearance of that page. Guess this pretty much shows what I meant about talk pages and concerns being lost, right? :P Still my concerns are there, but just wanted to correct my previous message. -- 22:38, July 13, 2014 (UTC)


 * No problem Marge. Thanks for your concern! 00:39, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Shields: Weapon or Armor?
I've been adding categories to weapon images, and I noticed that some shield images are categorized under "armor images." Shields offer protection, yes, but they aren't ever listed under armor in the inventories of either game. They're always found under weapons. They can also be used as weapons. Should shields be categorized here on the wiki as weapons, not armor? Just wondering, before I make any changes. --Death by Cheese (talk) 02:02, July 14, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the response! --Death by Cheese (talk) 01:32, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Shields should either be categorized as armor or get their own category. Please see this discussion. 04:13, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Not to be picky (okay, I am), but it seems a bit counterintuitive to categorize items on the wiki in a way that's in contradiction to both games. The discussion could probably be renewed, since it's been some time since it was last brought up. I like the idea of a shield category, though. --Death by Cheese (talk) 04:32, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Shields are a type of armor by definition, so I don't see why it's counterintuitive. 04:42, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * It's counterintuitive because they're not listed as armor in the games, and I'd be most likely to look up an item based on how it's categorized in the games. It's also not incorrect to list them as weapons, because they are used as weapons in the games. Honestly, it's not a big deal to me. If the consensus is that they should be categorized as armor, then that's fine. --Death by Cheese (talk) 04:51, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * It's not a huge problem for me either, but I'm with Death by Cheese here - we should go with how the game categorizes them. 16:51, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * The game also says that this shield is round. I don't think we should blindly follow what it says, especially when it contradicts itself. Also what's wrong with creating a category just for shields? 19:36, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * I think a separate category for shields would be great. --Death by Cheese (talk) 20:55, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

suggestion
Hello, I once added more pictures for the Leliana page, ignorant that the limit was twelve pictures. However the fact they're all mixed makes it look a little confusing, so using tabber for character pages might be handy to add more pictures than 12, so you can add a good number of pictures for each game they appear in. -- Altaïr 15:57, July 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah with mixed I indeed meant that they're mixed by games. They're all thrown in the gallery together, which is no criticism, just a fact. But if you stand by your guidelines that 12 images is enough (I wasn't only talking about Leliana's page. Just an example), then there's no room for my suggestion. Thanks for listening anyway. -- Altaïr 12:10, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Editing problem
Hi I've just edited the Origins romance page to match the Inquisition one but for some reason everything underneath the romance interest section is red as well. Don't know why but this might be a problem for when more info is added to the Inquisition page. Xsari (talk) 13:40, July 15, 2014 (GMT)


 * Hi Xsari, sorry for my late response. It looks like Mostlyautumn fixed the problem. 01:02, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Tallis a love interest?
I've just noticed you've listed her as such. I thought you could only kiss her if you flirt with her, nothing more. Xsari (talk) 18:05, July 16, 2014 (GMT)


 * You're correct, but any form of romantic interaction can qualify somebody as an LI. We also list Bella and Kaitlyn, for example. 17:54, July 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ok, so should she be listed on the romance page as well or should it be left as it is? Xsari (talk) 19:40, July 16, 2014 (GMT)


 * My personal preference would be to keep the romance pages restricted to the full-fledged romances 23:22, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

And Anora?
Sorry to butt in here like this, but could you take a look at this? Kind of related to this topic, thought I'd leave it here. -- 17:57, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you
for taking care of the trial. 04:11, July 27, 2014 (UTC)


 * My pleasure  21:54, July 27, 2014 (UTC)

Elder One page
Recently a page has been added to the wiki stating that the Elder One is a dragon from the recent trailer. However the references given don't show this in any way. Since there is no hard evidence I think it would be best to remove the page for now but I don't know how to do this. If you agree would you be able to do it? Thanks. I've also notified Loleil just so you know. Xsari (talk) 15:50, August 17, 2014 (GMT)
 * Actually never mind, Alexsau1991 has given a better solution of just removing the unconfirmed content. Xsari (talk) 16:55, August 17, 2014 (GMT)

Last multiplayer characters
Just found more MP characters from Dragon Age's official twitter account. Here's the link --> https://twitter.com/dragonage/status/506162028852281344/photo/1 --MarkRulez711 (talk) 21:06, August 31, 2014 (UTC)

Believe it!
Hey KC I think you've seen it in your blog and no one has said anything to the Admins here, I find quite offensive the way Believe it! is acting in you blog, I wrote him but still I wanna make a formal complain 'cus those type of comments don't want to make me wanna post or discuss the recent DA:I news. Thanks bro.--Dave The Maniac (talk) 19:06, September 1, 2014 (UTC)

I have to agree with Dave. Its getting a bit out of hand at this point. Supergodzilla118 (talk) Supergodzilla118 22:41, September 1, 2014 (UTC)

Hi, sorry for the lateness of my reply here. Looks like Loleil stepped in but we'll both keep an eye on those comments. Hopefully the dispute won't spill over into the newest blog. 20:29, September 4, 2014 (UTC)

Dude guess what, it did spill over. I'm done with it, the little... won't understand when he is wrong even when it is rubbed on his face--Dave The Maniac (talk) 22:25, September 9, 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd hoped everyone could keep a cool head this time. Thanks for letting me know anyway, Dave. 23:32, September 9, 2014 (UTC)

Hey King Cousland it isn't right to threaten me with a ban. I did not break any rules. If you read the first post by DAWUSS he asked, "So... is it in Ferelden? Orlais?" I answered the question. B.S.S.T. questioned who owned the Frostbacks and I answered that. It was Alexsau1991 who broke the rules by posting insulting messages, such as, "What kind of bizarre world do you inhabit". Then what did I do in return? Posted more facts and linked to them. That's it. I didn't hit back with any insults. I stuck to the topic.

As for Dave the Maniac, he posted this: "Believe it, I asked you in the other posts so please stop being such an obnoxious little shit and be a good sport when you're trying to prove that you're right (but you're not).

Real life example smart ass, the Rio Grande or Rio Bravo is the natural border of Mexico with the US AND IT IS ALSO THE NATURAL BORDER OF THE US WITH MEXICO! So a natural border is the property of both!!

NOW SIT DOWN AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH... thank you."

Yet I notice you didn't warn him, even though he clearly broke the rules and insulted another member. And how did I respond to him? I ignored his insults and addressed the subject matter. I did not insult him.

He is angry because I have a different opinion than him, and he cannot tolerate me disagreeing with him. He wants me to agree with him, and since I won't, he wants me banned for it.

"Fuck this I'm going to KC and Loreleil" - Dave The Maniac

So he doesn't get his way and he stomps off to the mods. Dave's conduct is not acceptable on this wiki, and your warning is completely misplaced. I respect your position of authority, but I did nothing wrong, and I would appreciate it if you retracted the ban threat.

If you want to warn Dave, fine. If not, fine. I don't care if people disagree with me or insult me, and you know that I have never complained to the mods about anyone else before because words don't bother me. However, when people run to the mods and slander me in an attempt to get me banned they are taking direct negative action against me, and I won't stand for that.

Also, I encourage you to reopen the blog post. Had it remained open I would have agreed to disagree with B.S.S.T. as he requested. Believe it! (talk) 01:03, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

Believe it, so you know (I hate airing my dirty laundry) I was warned by Loleil too, yes I have anger management issues and BIG ones so I ask you in the nicest way stop trying to be right all the time people hate that... you'll close a lot of doors doing that-- 02:51, September 10, 2014 (UTC)


 * I did not see anything on your talk page about it, so I assumed no one said anything to you about it. That's fine. I understand the anger thing, I feel anger over certain issues as well. I can only promise this, from now on I will not write anything that seems confrontational or snarky (even though I see it a lot from other users all over the place). However, if I think a certain way on an issue, I will defend my stance as much as possible. In the last case, you're right I did have that attitude of "I'm right" because we were dealing with lore directly from the wiki pages, but in issues of opinion I only defend my points as much as possible and I am open to alternatives if evidence is posted. So from now on in matters of canon I will just post what I think and canon proof to back it up, and I won't post anything that has a "my way or the highway" "tone". If any of my future posts bother you, I would say just ignore them.

To, King Cousland, thank you for the retraction. From now on I will post messages that will not give anyone an excuse to think that I am being provocative or trying to stir something up. Believe it! (talk) 20:58, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

RE:Blog Comments
Thanks for letting me know KC. It has been getting out of hand lately, maybe action should at some point be taken to prevent further incidents like this. I'm a keen news blogger and would hate it if all of them incited a war between fans. 23:47, September 9, 2014 (UTC)

Regard Sigs
How in the world do you make them? I've seen users like Laz and now Dave have them. How the heck do you make them? Supergodzilla118 (talk) Supergodzilla118 02:05, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

I'm curious about this as well, I'd love to have my own. Xsari (talk) 10:55, September 10, 2014 (GMT)


 * Ok I followed the link B.S.S.T. posted and made a sig page but I can't work out how to edit my signature like changing the colour or the font. Also I just shows template loop detected in red... 12:15, September 19, 2014 (GMT)


 * Right ok I think I've sorted it out, went to look at Kelcat's and Loleil's signatures and based mine off theirs but don't to want to directly copy them. What different font types are available on the wiki and what are the different colour codes? I can't find them and I was looking for a lighter shade of purple so my sig can be seen more clearly. Thanks 13:05, September 10, 2014 (GMT)


 * I used this site for color codes, and I think I used Wikipedia for the font HTML codes. 14:09, September 10, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks so so much for your help KC! Finally got a signature I'm happy with, you're awesome!!! Also thanks for the link Kelcat, that helped me a lot as well. 15:58, September 10, 2014 (GMT)


 * Aha, didn't realize King Cousland had already answered you! Glad you figured it out, and it looks lovely. -- 23:39, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

Archiving the Rose
Heyyup, just wondering, i've seen how you guys archive your talk pages, could you do this with the hanged man's rose for us? It'd be much appreciated. Farewell. 22:41, September 18, 2014 (UTC)


 * Done  20:11, September 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Much appreciated. Be sure to visit again XD 21:10, September 19, 2014 (UTC)

Insulting Messages
I don't want to complain but this random from the forums is going way too far.

http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:120.149.113.197

I really think this warrants admin intervention in this case. Thank you for your time. -120.149.113.197 (talk) 13:59, September 29, 2014 (UTC)

Spoiler tag change
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Dragon_Age:_Last_Flight_spoiler_tag?t=20140930054708

Hey KC, thought you might want to voice an opinion on this one possibly. - 05:31, October 1, 2014 (UTC)

Front Page Icons Update
Hey KC, it just occured to me, we should update the front page of the wiki to include Dragon Age: Last Flight as well. - 12:53, October 7, 2014 (UTC)

Names
At the risk of sounding a touch petty, I know this user has been asked to stop doing this prior so I thought perhaps it warranted attention from the higher ups.

http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Margerard/Crafting_and_Custimzation_Q%26A_%2B_Keep_brief_Q%26A#comm-141733

Aside from being incredibly subjective and lacking in originality, it is at best rather juvenile. -120.149.113.197 (talk) 14:29, October 7, 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't think admin intervention isn't warranted in this case. 16:00, October 7, 2014 (UTC)

Images
Please add my new images summary, license and category. I don't know hoe to do that.