User talk:D. Cello

Talkpage Archive: 2009 - 2010a - 2010b - 2010c - 2010d

Sourcless Template
Hey Cello,

Would you think it better to replace [|this] with a more, neater and less bulky (IMO) [|version?]

I honestly think that the current sourcless template is waaay to bulky, sourcing is just as important as article stubs, so why does one have to be huge while the other is a small reminder to an editor?

Plus, the template looks horrible on articles, look at the [|Brotherhood] article, it doesn't look that good with two huge badges on the top of it, so if one was small it would be much, much more neater. I've asked around, both War and Sima Yi think my version should be in place of the other, what do you think? :D  The T h i e f 13:30, September 10, 2010 (UTC) Back to the vacationmobile!
 * For some reason, my email account flaged your message oO Knock yourself out, Thief ;D
 * Cello vanishes* -- D. Cello 00:56, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

U know
I think that notice needs takin down also again i say this(4th time)the featured media needs changing its driving me insane...er i know nearly every detail of those pics.

Admin Auditor(e) Talk 21:42, September 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, War_Clown was in charge of featured articles and when the Ducato and I consulted him, he understood his new job briefly, but didn't understand the part about changing the featured article and pictures weekly/monthly. We did explain it to him though, maybe you should inquire at his talkpage. Although, I think he is partially absent. Still give it a try, :D.  The T h i e f 01:29, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * The deed is done. I hope you don't mind Cello. -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 12:54, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

No problem at all, mate. Be my guest, please. -- D. Cello 14:37, September 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey, my picture got featured! But War got the credit.. >:(. LOL.  The T h i <font color="#200062">e <font color="#2b0059">f 00:26, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

An Old Skin...
Hey there, Cello! How's life? Anyways, I want to know your opinion regarding the possibility of replacing the current skin with this one (made by ol' JoePlay). Since Brotherhood will once again feature the Animus 1.0 (that, and we're in the Modern Age), I thought this would better fit the wiki. Here's some other user's opinion regarding said subject. So, what say you? -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 11:05, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks good, but... isn't Wikia thinking about changing all wikis to Oasis (the new look) and removing Monaco (the old skin) completely? =/ Then any change now would be pointless =S -- D. Cello 20:35, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * I thought they were gonna make the new look optional....If they aren't, then why don't we just request for a new skin, based on the new one? The theme of the skin is of course, still Animus 1.0....-- War Clown Wanna Talk? 10:21, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Eraicon
Hi, D. Cello. Do you know how to make template:Eraicon work? If you do so please tell me. ;)--Lord David 11:51, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

hey, you seem to be active now, i found anouther vandal 88.195.40.245, but all his edits were reveresed by jasco and sima. DanMan7308 21:14, September 29, 2010 (UTC) DanMan7308
 * Thanks Dan, blocked ;D -- D. Cello 21:40, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Implementing the New Promotion Concept
Cello, I'm sure you remember the new concept I've been working on. I think it's time to implement it, but I don't know how. How do you add it to the tabs on this page? -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 02:14, October 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Done, mate. -- D. Cello 02:27, October 2, 2010 (UTC)

Italian Translation
Hi D.Cello; I hope everything it's fine. With the upcoming release of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (once again settled in my homeland) I was wondering if there will be any need of an "italian translator". I'll be happy to contribute translating (free time allowing XD) everything that might help this nice wikia to become (but maybe it's already) the greatest resource of the Assassin's Creed media. - Gelb123
 * I'm not sure I got what you mean, mate... the game is already in english oO clarify, please -- D. Cello 20:55, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe he wants to make an Italian version of this Wikia? BTW Cello, could you give out your vote on the on-going Istruttori nomination? Because this guy... eh don't worry. Just, please if you can do so, read my reason under Nay and you'll see, I know you don't like to go into Istruttori affairs but still, I'm sure you'd agree with what i've said. :P  <font color="#000080">The <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">h <font color="#15006c">i <font color="#200062">e <font color="#2b0059">f 21:17, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

RE: Skin
Hi D. Cello. I think I was able to recreate the look of the Monaco skin quite well for Oasis. Feel free to tinker with the theme designer at Special:ThemeDesigner. It's a very useful and powerful tool, and easy to use. JoePlay ( talk ) 18:41, October 6, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ooooh, very nice! To make the background image transition seamlessly into the background color (light shade of turquoise), I used the background color to put a fade (gradient) on the bottom of the image, as well as on the sides for those few people with giant monitors. Anyway, great choice of background image. It works very well. JoePlay ( talk ) 18:09, October 8, 2010 (UTC)

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Hi, If you have a problem with me being nominated to the Istruttorium then I don't mind if the nomination gets revoked because I don't wan't to offend anyone. Thanks Campbell430 19:27, October 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * My reasons are stated in your nomination page. You're no offending, you're just not ready. And I'm not gonna revoke it myself, I gave the power to War for a reason, I don't want to go over him if it can be avoided. -- D. Cello 19:53, October 6, 2010 (UTC)

Okay, but I'm a bit offended by The Thief's comment on WarClown's page, but I will double check my typing (It's my typing not my spelling) anyway Thanks Campbell430 19:57, October 6, 2010 (UTC)

Chart
Is that allowed chart on your page a Scrubs refrence?Sniperteam82308 01:45, October 7, 2010 (UTC)

Oasis theme
Hi there D. I was just playing around with this new ThemeDesigner today and I quickly managed to knock up a pretty good design, which stays faithful to the current look. I've been trying to set it up in my personal css, but to be honest it's been a while since I've done something that complicated with HTML coding, and I've given up. That said, I have still got the details of the coding and was thinking you might want to take a look. I've posted a small screenshot here on you talkpage to have a quick look if you're interested, as maybe a placeholder until something more permanent can be designed.

Unfortunately, I cannot edit Special:ThemeDesigner directly, but I can provide you with the hex colours and necessary files I have saved on my PC if you like. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 20:28, October 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * It looks interesting. But we currently have a Oasis look based on the Animus 2.0, and I personally think the current one looks more.. refined. While we're at it: Are you able to see it or you see only the default look? -- D. Cello 21:57, October 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I can see it, though it's not really my cuppa' tea personally. Unfortunately I do believe I'll be reverting to monobook when Monaco gets deleted, as I find the white background a little to bright and an eyesore IMHO. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 00:09, October 13, 2010 (UTC)

Typo on your page
Under the "Projects bring me projects" heading it says tought instead of thought its minor i know but its ur userpage so im not gonna edit it. Admin Auditor(e) Talk 05:29, October 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Err.. thanks Lucan, Fixed ;D -- D. Cello 06:08, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

IRC
Hey D, could we please not have the IRC thing on the mainpage not to be melodramatic but ive been suffering in silence but with Brotherhood coming up could we add it to the sidebar because it prevents me from viewing the news, the activity feed all of that and its kinda annoying

Regards- Admin Auditor(e) Talk 08:54, October 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Just curious, how does it prevent you from viewing the news and activity feed on the main page? I can see everything perfectly fine with a great amount of freedom. :P  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 09:03, October 15, 2010 (UTC)

Im on a Pocket PC. Admin Auditor(e) Talk 09:19, October 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, this site was made to be viewed in 1027x480 resoulotion or higher, it was meant for a computer/laptop screen. Incidently, the news feed is on the side of the website and home page already, I don't think it would help or reveal itself on your Pocket PC if something from the middle of the page was removed.  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 09:57, October 15, 2010 (UTC)

Well it used to work but then the IRC was added and it all disappeared Admin Auditor(e) Talk 10:00, October 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I can't do anything right now, but eventually we will revamp the main page, Lucan. Just hold tight ;D -- D. Cello 18:04, October 15, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks D :) Admin  Auditor(e) Talk 20:16, October 15, 2010 (UTC)

Infobox and page layouts
Hi there D. I thought I'd come to you first, as I think you'll have an easier time getting in touch with the other admins than I would, on a proposal I'd like to put forward. As I see it, there are a number of articles on the site now that are using the character infobox, which also contains the "appearances" section. Now, for some articles (like the Ezio article), this section is getting to be extrodinarily long because of the vast number of appearances the character makes. Whilst this is not so much an issue on Monaco, or even Monobook, on Oasis, which as you know is soon to become mandatory, it becomes much more unsightly. I was thinking, if we removed the "real-world" section of the infobox, and placed the "appearances" and actor information at the bottom of each article, much like Wookieepedia, does for example, it would free up a lot of space and allow us to put several more "IU" fields into the infobox.

Of course, we would need to make a decision on what fields would be included in the new infobox, but I think we could come up with a number of good suggestions between us. Sorry if you're having to re-read this a couple of times to make sense of it, it's late here and I'm having a hard time trying to explain it more simply heh. Get back to me, and I'll do my best to respond quickly, cheers. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 00:40, October 19, 2010 (UTC) Well, I noticed that like 20 seconds ago in the BHevent article about arrival at the Sanctuary, and I agree with you. Do you have any good article at Wookieepedia that exemplifies what we could do here? (link, pls?) -- D. Cello 17:07, October 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * I managed to read it jsut fine =P I just woke up from a 13-hour-long sleep oO
 * Sorry for my late reply, been busy at Uni. Right, well&hellip; I've set up a test page here giving you an idea what it could look like if used on the Templar article (I've removed some sections to make the test page a little smaller, but you'll get the general jist. The way I see it, although the appearances is fairly important, it's better suited at the bottom of the page. Have a look and let me know what you think. -- Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 23:21, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it's simply awesome, Jasca. You can start implementing it in every suitable page right away, and contact the other Istruttori about it too, so they can help you out. =D Also, try notifying War and Thief, so maybe you guys can start working as a team and make a major overhaul, like a Istruttorium blitz =P -- D. Cello 01:32, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

Arrival at Sanctuary

 * What do you mean? The 'Arrival at the Sanctuary' page infobox doesn't have "real-world" section, neither does the other Major Event Infoboxes.. or did I mis-understand your post, Cello? :P, Just asking because I created both that page and the 'Escape from Abstergo' page, so I thought maybe I've done something wrong. :D  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 21:14, October 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, the infobox and pictures overlap some portions of text, at least here oO But I use wiki zoomed in so the content doesn't stay so bloody small on the screen. -- D. Cello 02:10, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Nah, turns out I don't. It's your formatting that is wrong XD -- D. Cello 02:12, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Muahaha, wrong again, Cello :D. I copied the code from one of War's Wikiproject articles, all I did was change small text. So it was War's formatting, huzzah! In all seriousness though, this only appears on Oasis, right? :P  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 04:50, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Aye, but Oasis IS the new Monaco, so you'll have to get it fixed. Sorry, mate. =/ -- D. Cello 05:41, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * No need to be sorry, although it may be the template that needs fixing (as I didn't make the code), and if it's not the template, then I'm really not sure. Does the template go haywire on any other Major Event articles?  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 05:44, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't see the other, Thief, just that one. This bloody new skin is messing a lot of things, we are gonna need a new home page. I'm thinking in opening a contest for it... XD -- D. Cello 20:13, October 20, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I noticed it now. The image overlaps the article.. weird. This new skin is so balls, have you seen all the complaints?, there's over about a two thousand complaints on the Wikia staff member's blogs and talk pages.. Maybe we should use Monobook from now on as this wiki's default skin? It would be easier as it would save us redesigning our templates, images, userboxes and pretty much everything this new skin messed up, and we'll get our sidebar back and some space too! It would be so much easier, I've heard some other users and wikis are going to switch to Monobook and use that aswell. So it would be weird to have half of our community with one totally different skin, and the other half with another. Formatting would go haywire.
 *  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F 21:14, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Monobook lacks a lot fo features that the new ones have (I think). Maybe we better hold on to this bloody oasis and see how things turn out. Maybe someone at the staff will pull their head off their arse and actually improve this freaking thing. -- D. Cello 01:27, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

What do you do with points
 * Learn how to write and I may answer your question. -- D. Cello 02:09, October 20, 2010 (UTC)

Wolf men
A bit of snooping around revealed that the wolf dudes are a called "The sons of Romulus" they're a cult with a base in the big round arena thingy begins with a "c".

Admin Auditor(e) Talk 09:38, October 20, 2010 (UTC)

Game screenshots
Just wondering are screenshots from IGN, and other gaming websites allowed here? --Gta-mysteries ◀RingADing▶ 20:04, October 20, 2010 (UTC)

i'll answer for him. yes,yes you are

oops forgot sig Rossko 20:06, October 20, 2010 (UTC)

new look???
Hey Cello hi, sorry but, I wrote on Master page also about this....what happend with this NEW LOOK THING?? i can't find anything...is blurry, is confusing...Im sorry but...this idea was yours or the wiki or what???...I mean, or is just my "page"...??? thanks!! AllyAuditore 00:35, October 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey woman. Nah, the new look is imposed upon us by Wikia Staff, its the new "standard". -- D. Cello 01:26, October 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * and that means there's nothing you can do right??? Is just (sorry if I hurt somebodies fellings...) looks so GIRLY!! (and I am a girl..but nope nope nope I don't like it) ..I already change it to the "Monaco", but...is there something we can say to the wiki staff or something???? AllyAuditore 23:25, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

Animus 1.0 Look
Hey D. I think I have the 1.0 look nailed down. I couldn't rework that image you sent me for proper use, so I just used what Joe sent me. I played around with the designer at that Sandbox Wiki, and these were the results:

I think it's pretty good. Better than this snow storm. So, what say you? Do you rike it? -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 11:31, October 21, 2010 (UTC) First, the background doesn't remember in ANY way the Animus background. Second, it's too dark. The first animus had a contrast between blue/light blue and white details, with only the very very VERY bottom background color being a darker shape of blue. I don't like that background, it jsut doesn't remember anything we have on AC. =S -- D. Cello 15:51, October 21, 2010 (UTC) one of the problems in using the Animus 1.28 is that his background is overly elaborated, while Animus 2.0 is mostly white, what makes the image much smaller (we have a 100k limit for the image.. I know, ridiculous.) -- D. Cello 22:07, October 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hm.. not really =/
 * I made a new skin, but honestly, all that blue hurts my eye x.x

I see. I'll work on a better image, this time with a tablet. As for this new skin, it's not half bad, although the blue is a bit exaggerated. I think the buttons should be red. That's only me though. -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 07:58, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind, but I made the color change. Specifically, the buttons and the links. -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 08:03, October 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Cello, the Animus 1.28 skin on right now, is really freakin' great. Seriously good job, my eyes are saved from that white abonimation! Cheers!  <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F  23:11, October 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Thief! But I liked the old 2.0 one =/ -- D. Cello 02:05, October 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Really? I thought that was too bright and white, it hurt my eyes, unfortunatley :(. But if you really like it that much just use it, I guess. Although some other users were also complaining it was too bright as well. It was still good though! :P  <font color="#000080"> <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F  02:59, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

How do I make a colon?
I couldn't find anywhere else to ask... when I use the colon symbol, it just indents the paragraph. How do I make it so that it shows up as the normal colon? 67.188.216.255 14:06, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

Introducing-- Staff Merits!
Hey D., this idea's been swirling around my head for a while now. I was thinking, another way to reward users for their hard work is to give them staff awarded-only merit badges, as a sign of knowledge and awesomeness. It would give user's an ego boost, it would help them out in votes and voting sessions, it would make them look and feel more appreciated and like a better editor too!

Each staff member should have a different merit with a different name for it, and if a user collects them all (very unlikely)... well, I don't know, yet. Maybe, if they haven't already been nominated for the Istruttori or if they don't want to join, then they should be granted Rollback rights. But that's only if they haven't already been nominated, and, they probably would want nominate themselves after earning quite a few merits.

Here's my Merit, I'm going to award it to a user, but if you don't like the idea on the offchance, please don't delete the userbox, as I'm sure that one user would be unhappy if it was taken away. If you don't like it, I'll stop awarding it after that one user, I hope you like the idea, I'm sure you will.

Cheers -- <font color="#000080">T <font color="#0b0076">H <font color="#15006c">I <font color="#200062">E <font color="#2b0059">F  04:12, October 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey that's a pretty neat idea! I like it (That's just me though). Like a little seal of approval. Can I make my own? -- War Clown Wanna Talk? 04:38, October 23, 2010 (UTC)