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[edit] License tagging for Image:RGBCube1.png

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[edit] Welcome

Hello SharkD, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! ╫ ２５ ◀RingADing▶ 11:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Isometric rotation images

Image:Wikipedia isometric cube 2.jpg and Image:Wikipedia dimetric cube 2.jpg look kind of cute, but they really need to be cropped in order to be used effectively in the context of a Wikipedia article. AnonMoos 13:58, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

How do you re-upload images? I hate having to rename the files every time I upload them... -SharkD 23:16, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
You just upload a different image under the same name. When I said "cropping", I meant triming away the tastefully colored background, which might add to the overall aesthetic appeal of the image in some contexts, but which only makes image thumbnail display in Wikipedia articles larger than necessary here. See the image description pages Image:Wikipedia isometric cube 3.jpg and Image:Wikipedia dimetric cube 3.jpg now. AnonMoos 02:08, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Nice work cropping the images! -SharkD 02:14, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I still can't upload images with the same name :(. Wikipedia keeps telling me I'm not allowed to overwrite images. -SharkD 08:14, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re-uploading problem

The problem was probably because there's a protective policy that you can't upload over an existing image until your account has been in existence for a certain number of days. It's kind of stupid if you can't overwrite your own images, though... AnonMoos 15:56, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image tagging for Image:RGBCube2.png

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[edit] License tagging for Image:RGBCube b.svg

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[edit] Image tagging for Image:HSLSphere1.svg

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[edit] Your problems with Image:HSLSphere.svg...

Did you ever see Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive#Trouble_with_SVG_image? Lupo 09:00, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Wow! No, I didn't. Thanks! BTW, the reason I didn't use a perspective sphere is because I don't know how to create one (I'm using the Geometer's Sketchpad to design the image and export the coordinates). -SharkD 03:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sriyantra

Hello! I noticed you uploaded Image:SriYantra construct.svg. However, the image doesnot provide its source (like an internet site from which you got the image). It is necessary to provide the source along with the license of the image on its description page, so that we can verify its licensing. Images without sources may even be deleted. Kindly provide the source at the earliest. Thanks!--thunderboltz(Deepu) 12:21, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Why are sources needed? I am the author. SharkD 21:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Certainly. If you are the author, then a source is not required. Thanks for the clarification. Regards,thunderboltz(Deepu) 19:18, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Black Isle Studios games

Please read this. Black Isle Studios, before it was named, made Fallout. This has caused edit confusion before, but multiple sources assert that Black Isle Studios developed Fallout. JimmyBlackwing 00:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Nonsense. Only a handful of people worked on both games. Also, if Black Isle created Fallout, then why aren't there more Fallout developers listed as members of Black Isle? SharkD 00:39, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
According to the Black Isle Studios article (which references this page), "Black Isle Studios is the role-playing division of Interplay Entertainment. Black Isle was formed in 1996 but didn't start using the name Black Isle Studios until 1998 with the release of Fallout 2." The latest version of the official Fallout website includes the Black Isle logo, and the Black Isle website claims Fallout as one of their games. Obviously, the Fallout article needs better referencing (and that's something I want to work on), but I think this shows that it should be included in the category with the other games. Cheers. —GrimRevenant 03:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
OK, but it should appear more prominently that the game was made before the studio was officially named. If I had seen something of the sort, I wouldn't have removed it. SharkD 01:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Action RPG

I'm curious as to why this original research is special and warrants being on their, while all other POV statements do not. Not only is it unsourced speculation, but it's from a certain POV. I expect that until you can source it, that you revert it back. Assuming that you aren't just keeping it on there because you agree with what's stated. - A Link to the Past (talk) 01:33, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

You stated that the reason you edited the article was to remove references to Zelda as being an RPG. The article does not state that Zelda is an RPG; therefore, I do not consider this a content dispute--despite your efforts at making it appear so. SharkD 02:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Action-adventure games that do not include character statistics (including the Legend of Zelda series but excluding Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) are also sometimes referred to as action RPGs. - It states that people sometimes refer to it as an action RPG. That's considered a violation of "weasel words" guidelines. Who said this? You can't just say "someone said this". It has to be an EXTREMELY popular position or a statement by someone who is an authority on the subject (such as a prominent developer of Zelda). And at what point is it not original research to say that Zelda furthered action RPGs? - A Link to the Past (talk) 02:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Several people have mentioned Zelda as being an RPG here. Also, here and here are two Google search queries that bring up links to instances of the topic being discussed. SharkD 03:31, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Man, I wish I could find sources that good. I mean, what is a better source than random forums and Wikipedia itself? - A Link to the Past (talk) 04:12, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
And, regarding the influence of Zelda on the development of action RPGs: while not directly relevant, here you can find a quote by Bill Roper (one of the designers of Diablo) citing Shigeru Miyamoto (designer of Zelda) as one of his influences. Also, the article states that Shigeru Miyamoto "changed platform & action RPG genres". SharkD 04:24, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
The fact that Zelda influenced Action RPGs does not associate it with them. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:29, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
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