User talk:Crookandcharlatan

Feel free to contact me on my talkpage if you need anything. Amnestyyy (talk) 15:00, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

16:23, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Boston North End
I'd just like to say you're doing some great work with the multiplayer pages, getting them images and all. However, is there any chance you can find a version of the aerial image that doesn't have a watermark on it? (Ubisoft logo in the bottom corner) 21:44, August 1, 2013 (UTC)

Oh damn. I totally didn't see that there. I just procure my images from the internet, one of the admins on the Ubisoft Forums posted them some time ago. I'm afraid all I can do is cut off the partition with the watermark on it. I don't really like that as a solution, but I can't think of anything else. I've had a browse, but I haven't found one for Boston North End without a watermark :/ Crookandcharlatan (talk) 21:53, August 1, 2013 (UTC)

Protip
Add |250px| argument to the thumbnails in the main body, as that's the standard we use. Apart from the galleries, which are 180px. --Kainzorus Prime Walkie-talkie  21:56, August 4, 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, the pages I edit usually already have images, which aren't always set at 250px. I'll try to be more vigilant in the future :) Crookandcharlatan (talk) 21:58, August 4, 2013 (UTC)

Congrats!
Nice! You have made your mark. I also want to congratulate you on creating Mushrooms, contributing a lot to pages, and in particular, multiplayer pages, and putting up community discussions for changing images. You are becoming serious like admins! Once you reach 500 mainspace edits, I'll come back. Arriverderchi. Altaïr Skywalker 47 Agency Laptop 10:27, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks ^^; What happens at 500 edits, though? You have me curious :P Crookandcharlatan (talk) 10:38, August 11, 2013 (UTC)


 * Wait and see :) Altaïr Skywalker 47 Agency Laptop 11:22, August 11, 2013 (UTC)

IRC
If you have not yet tried the chat channel, go for it :) I recommend 'Crook', but it is always your choise. Your good behaviour and good wiki-progression ensures you a better future. By the way, you are nearing 500 mainspace edits, See for yourself! :) Altaïr Skywalker 47 Agency Laptop 01:49, August 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * I have already made an account for the IRC, Alty. I probably should have chosen "Crook", but I just typed out Crookandcharlatan, which got shortened, so on the IRC I'm "Crookandcharlat" lol. Thanks anyway :) Crookandcharlatan (talk) 08:53, August 18, 2013 (UTC)

Apprenticeship
Crook, I suggest that you must apply for apprenticeship! You have reached for its requirements! I hope you will respond to this message...

Cheers from the apprentice,

10:49, August 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Agent G! :'( I was going to surprise him. You've spoiled it :'( *cries*. I was telling him that I'd notify him when he'll meet the requirements! Altaïr Skywalker 47 Agency Laptop 08:09, September 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh, I'd forgotten to reply to this ^^; Umm, thanks Agent231 and Alty, I will definitely be trying out the apprenticeship after I've done my last exam on monday. Fingers crossed I'll get through the interview :P (though before that, fingers crossed i'll actually pass my exam :I) Crookandcharlatan (talk) 08:13, September 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * Just a quick heads up, brush up on your AC lore when you choose to apply. It will help. :) Slate Vesper (talk) 17:16, September 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * Once you get the knowledge part done, it's easy sailing from there, so dont worry too much :> -- Fragment -Animus- 19:02, September 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I guess your exam is over as here is Tuesday. Come here :). Altaïr Skywalker 47 Agency Laptop 01:32, September 3, 2013 (UTC)

Mentoring
Hey, Crookandcharlatan, I was looking through the IRC logs and noticed you were looking for a mentor. I am available, if you're shopping. My most recent Apprentice, Arcemz, has graduated, and he is considering when to go through the nomination and approval process for the Bureau. I'm usually on IRC from 9ish-midnight CDT, and my IRCbot, TheRaven, takes messages for me. Just let me know if there's anything I can do for you. Thanks. DarkFeather Raven's NestRaven's Hunt 04:07, September 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the offer, DarkFeather :) There's a bit of a problem with timezones though; if my calculations are correct, you're on the IRC when I'm asleep ^^; 9PM for you corresponds to 4 AM for me. That's a bit of an inconvenience, since I'm likely to be hitting you up for advice often (I assume), and I'd prefer to do that in conversation. Regardless I'd be honoured to have you as mentor :) Crookandcharlatan (talk) 06:37, September 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * If he is not available, message his bot by typing "r. msg " without the "s, alright? Altaïr Skywalker 47 <span style="font-family:Copper;font-size:(Size)px;color:#FF0000;">Agency Laptop 06:33, September 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * The pigeon coop. Use it. Simple solution. -- Teller Words, On my Screen :O 09:38, September 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Can you come to the IRC? I have a secret. <span style="font-family:Kristen ITC;font-size:22px;color:(Color);">Altaïr Skywalker 47 <span style="font-family:Copper;font-size:(Size)px;color:#FF0000;">Agency Laptop 11:08, September 3, 2013 (UTC)

Apprenticeship
WOO WELCOME TO HELL! :D -- Fragment -Animus- 22:21, September 4, 2013 (UTC)

* me puts a cloth over Fragment's mouth to silence him, before dragging him back into the fiery abyss named the Bureau* >:S Slate Vesper (talk) 22:37, September 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * And that was Slate, our resident Moderaterror. --<font color="#7575DB" face="OCR A" size="3">Kainzorus Prime <font color="#4C99A6">Walkie-talkie  23:01, September 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * A big round of applausmMHMHFHMFFFHHMM *Is dragged away against his will" -- Fragment -Animus- 03:16, September 7, 2013 (UTC)

Apprenticeship
Hey, Crook. You beat me to it, but I wanted to confirm we will be paired for the Apprentice Initiative. Thanks, and welcome to the Initiative! <font color="#000">DarkFeather <font color="#FFF">Raven's Nest<font color="#F00">Raven's Hunt 03:10, September 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) To answer your IRC question, I think we can make it work -- I will available most of the day Saturdays, which seems to include the time you're usually on. When you usually log off is about an hour before I can log in, so for critical problems you can always catch me then. Otherwise, my talkpage and TheRaven will be waiting for you. If you are available tomorrow, please try to sign in during your normal hours and I will meet you then so we can talk about this.
 * 2) For your first assignment, please revamp Aveline de Grandpré to Manual of Style standards. From my first-pass look at it, the referencing needs some updating -- general standards usually recommend a sourcing at the end of each paragraph. Moreover, the paragraphing is a bit abbreviated in places and could be unified into more substantial units; there also areas of grammar errors, etc. that can be repaired. Make sure you sandbox your edits -- I've taken the liberty of creating you a second sandbox and tagging the page with the App Revamp template.

Finished
Hey crook, just so you know, when you update the article you have finished revamping, remove the Apprentice template at the top :> -- Fragment -Animus- 00:55, September 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * Just to make sure you've fully revamped Aveline's page, could you include the part where Aveline rescues Therese and brings her to Madeleine? It seems a little out of place to introduce her at the Chichen Itza part, since it assumes that the reader has already encountered her.


 * Edit: Before I forget, a useful tip to remember is that you can put the first capital of any page you want to link to as it is in lowercase. For example, whip can simply be placed as whip and still be a correct link. However, when you use another name for the hyperlink, make sure the original page is typed out how it is before the "|", and that the rule cannot be used in such a way: siege of masyaf is invalid, as opposed to siege of Masyaf . Slate Vesper (talk) 01:19, September 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Also, another tip (for future reference) make sure if you ever do a historical revamp to not include TOO much information, as sometime too much is either not necessary or just takes away from the article itself...but your Aveline revamp is lookin good (so this tip doesnt really directly apply to it lel) :> -- Fragment -Animus- 01:34, September 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the tips, guys ^^


 * To Slate: I wanted to include Thérèse, but I was unsure how to incorporate it since it would kind of drag out the entire section under Asssassination of Governor d'Abbadie. I'll try and see if I can still get her in there, or under a different header :)
 * To Frag:  I know, I was following the general rule that a paragraph should be somewhere between 3-5 sentences long and I really struggled with it at some points. Return to Chichen Itza sounds a bit awkward, so I might go and redo that as well. I'll keep the "degree of detail" in mind.
 * Crookandcharlatan (talk) 06:47, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Ranks
An you notify me when you reach rank five? Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 16:29, September 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure, I guess. Why though? ^^; Crookandcharlatan (talk) 19:43, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

/Grab
/Violent shaking

Get yourself an avatar, mang. --<font color="#7575DB" face="OCR A" size="3">Kainzorus Prime <font color="#4C99A6">Walkie-talkie  20:07, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

/me has been bothered by this for a long time now /rage -- Fragment -Animus- 20:09, September 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * You do need an avatar, Crook. Nesty  Contact me! 20:48, September 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Get yo'self an Aang/Korra brah. You needs it. Slate Vesper (talk) 20:53, September 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * So this is me nagging you off-IRC. Gi' yersel' an avatar, lad, or I'll boot ye. -- 20:55, September 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * /Storm takes a break from his work-break to nag Crook about his avatar. 22:23, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

You can request GI or Kainy for a new avatar. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 06:50, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

I'd be happy to help out here, Crook. Talk page me if I'm not on the IRC. 09:26, September 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * Teller is not an exclusion No offence, GI. You all are equally skilled... ;) Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 10:53, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

Project
Hey Crook, just wanted to notify you to add the quote source for your first project. :) Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 17:50, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

Oh, thanks, Alty. Not sure if I'll still continue that project now, but thanks anyway :) 20:09, September 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * youre welcome, nice sig btw Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 06:20, September 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * Haha, thanks :P I'm the biggest noob when it comes to coding, so it took me a little while. I'm pretty happy with it though :) 06:40, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

ACL
You have ACL? I'm going to get a PSP soon, so, can you give me your review about it in minimum words? Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 14:13, September 16, 2013 (UTC)

AC3L*, PS Vita* :P Slate Vesper (talk) 14:21, September 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * ACL? You mean Assassin's Creed III: Liberation for the PS Vita? I actually don't have it, I recently watched a playthrough of it on youtube. I don't have any actual on-hands experience with the game, but I suppose I can give you some pointers.


 * Apparently it has some framerate issues (it's the Vita after all; Liberation is a pretty big game for a portable console), especially if you're running through the environment really fast. New Orleans seems more fun to free-run through than Boston or New York :)  Aside from that it has the occasional minor glitch, but nothing too serious (don't quote me on this though, player experience can vary and I might've just seen a playthrough by a lucky person :P). The graphics are impressive for the Vita, but obviously can't be compared to consoles/pc. The story is a little disjointed, but Aveline as a protagonist is quite badass. Also some of the special Vita features can be quite gimmicky - apparently one involves pointing a light at the Vita's camera or something, and it doesn't always function as it should.


 * You might want to wait for the HD re-release though, in early 2014. I'm very excited for it, personally :) Crookandcharlatan (talk) 14:23, September 16, 2013 (UTC)

Promotion and next assignment
Congratulations are in order, if a bit belated, Crook. Work has kept me busy the last few days. You passed your first assignment, as we knew you would. So, you have a promotion and a new task waiting in your Pigeon Coop. Good hunting, and r.msg me if you have any questions. I will try to catch up with you sometime this week so we can go over it. Thanks. <font color="#000">DarkFeather <font color="#FFF">Raven's Nest<font color="#F00">Raven's Hunt 02:33, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

Yer rank
Congrats on reaching rank 2. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 03:39, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

IRC plz
Would you be able to come online now? :) 09:12, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

Crook: personal note. You need not spell Wiki. It's wiki. Wikia is a company (as you know) and should be typed with W in caps. Thanks. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 10:50, September 20, 2013 (UTC)

I did not know Wikia was a company :P Regardless, thanks for the tip. 11:18, September 20, 2013 (UTC)

Wikia is a wiki-farm co-founded by Jimmy Wales (As you know, the founder of Wikipedia). Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 12:56, September 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * If Wikia had a feature to thank for big edits like Wikipedia, I'd thank you for this one. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 14:25, September 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Haha, thanks Alty. That's just copy-pasted from the game though. A lot of typing, basically :P 14:34, September 20, 2013 (UTC)

Sandbox
psst, Crook. You dont need to have the Apprentice rework template in your sandbox...and it's bothering me it's in your sandbox :> -- Fragment -Animus- 23:41, September 25, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks For Helping me out ThePhildelphiaAssassin (talk) 21:41, September 27, 2013 (UTC)

Not a problem :) You're still not sourcing your images though... I'll swing by your talkpage in a second with some useful links. Also, using headers on people's talkpages allows it to remain orderly, so keep that in mind for next time. 21:44, September 27, 2013 (UTC)

Sandbox 2
So, your task is to revamp the First Civ? Best of luck. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 23:19, September 28, 2013 (UTC)

Image request
I once requested Aita's full body render too. See the completed requests section. Kain said that he was a minor character and doesn't view in an angle to view and render his body in full. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 08:10, September 29, 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, I see. I'll contact him about it and see if there's another way to go about this. Thanks for telling me 08:13, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * Always welcome. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 08:14, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'd appreciate you not going ahead and deleting my request though :/ I'm reinstating it until I get confirmation from another administrator or people who do occupy themself with screenshots and renders 08:16, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * You got your first proof from my deleted request, which is striked because of the Juno render, and second proof is the deletion of the request by Storm. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 08:23, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * Never give up, never surrender :U 08:28, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * I also think the same as Kain may can render Aita using Blender, as he did with the Haytham render. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 08:53, September 29, 2013 (UTC)

Sandbox
Would you mind the stub template on your sandbox so that it won't appear on the stub category? Thanks.

Cheers,

AgentG231  The Action Center 09:35, September 29, 2013 (UTC)

There's a stub template in there? O.o I don't see it 09:37, September 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * Nice work on revamping First Civ. I don't and will never learn the wiki standards. Seriously, IU mixed with narrative type thing? No. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 10:27, September 29, 2013 (UTC)

Rank 3
Crook, do change your userpage, which currently states that you're rank 2, to rank 3. You've been promoted! Congratulations btw. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 10:31, September 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * I know, the problem is, I don't know what a rank 3 apprentice is called ^^; I shall have to ask my mentor at some point, when he comes online. Thanks anyway :P 10:32, September 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * You do not need to, see Teller's blog. Ranks are: Recluta, Servitore, Assistente, Milite, Disceplolo, Mercenario, Guerriero, Sentinela, Mandatario, Silenziatore, Operativo, Veterano, Assassino, Maestro, and Maestro Assassino. Altaïr Skywalker 47 (talk) 11:32, September 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * Nesty told me those are outdated; I think apprentices only need to ascend 10 ranks now before being (possibly) promoted into the the bureau. That blog post was made quite some time ago, so it's natural things have changed :) I feel I might have made a mistake, calling myself "assistente" when I was rank 2... I think that should've been "servitore" and I've only just become an "assistente". Regardless, I'll go ask Darkfeather or someone else on the IRC later today :P 11:48, September 30, 2013 (UTC)