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:::{{c|Oppose}} There is absolutely no reason for items with such minor differences to have their own pages. For all intents and purposes they are the same item. Each paint does exactly the same thing - colour a hat - with the only difference being the colour. Each crate distribute a random item when it is unlocked where that item is decided by the series. There's nothing more to say about them individually and it is certainly not worth explaining the names of every single paint colour just because a few of them happen to be clever. -- [[Image:User Alex2539 Sig.png|47px|link=User:Alex2539|Alex2539]] - {{mod}} <sub>([[User_talk:Alex2539|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Alex2539|contribs]])</sub> -- 05:06, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:::{{c|Oppose}} There is absolutely no reason for items with such minor differences to have their own pages. For all intents and purposes they are the same item. Each paint does exactly the same thing - colour a hat - with the only difference being the colour. Each crate distribute a random item when it is unlocked where that item is decided by the series. There's nothing more to say about them individually and it is certainly not worth explaining the names of every single paint colour just because a few of them happen to be clever. -- [[Image:User Alex2539 Sig.png|47px|link=User:Alex2539|Alex2539]] - {{mod}} <sub>([[User_talk:Alex2539|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Alex2539|contribs]])</sub> -- 05:06, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:{{c|Oppose}} Not enough difference. They're well enough grouped together.
 
:{{c|Oppose}} Not enough difference. They're well enough grouped together.
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== Loading Screen Tips Revision ==
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I just talked to Robin and got the go-ahead to start a small new project on the wiki: revising the tips that appear on the map loading screen. Should be a productive project! I've started it here: [[Team Fortress Wiki:Tips Revision]]. Translators would be especially helpful for the non-English tips, which are currently missing a lot. Hope to see everyone contributing there. :) '''~[[User:G-Mang|G-Mang]]'''<small> ([[User talk:G-Mang|T]]|[[Special:Contributions/G-Mang|C]])</small> {{ns:0}} 06:53, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
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:This will be fun :D '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 06:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
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:Can't wait. The pressure is on now that our work will be in game. Lets show them how good we are. -- [[User:No-oneSpecial|{{TF2B|text = No-oneSpecial| quality = vintage | size = 13px}}]] [[File:Killicon_flamethrower.png|50px|link=User:No-oneSpecial]] <small>([[User_talk:No-oneSpecial|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/No-oneSpecial|contribs]])</small> 07:02, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
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:I like it! :D Another thing I think we should have are different "levels" of tips, that the user manually selected. For example, nobody who's experienced in the game needs to read "As an Engineer, pick up weapons and metal to upgrade your buildings", when they could be reading more interesting things, such as "As a Soldier, your equalizer blocks a medic from healing you". [[User:Theetah|Theetah]] 08:53, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
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::G-Mang, does this mean we can translate the tips (because I think that's the STS role, eventhough every new community tips aren't there)? Or is it for correcting typos like: "As a Soldier, aim rockets at enemies feet to ensure they can't avoid the explosion damage.", should be "ennemies' feet" ? [[File:Killicon_ambassadorhs_unused.png]] [[User:Tturbo|<span style="font-family:TF2 Build; color:#476291 ">Tturbo</span>]] <sub><sub>([[User talk:Tturbo|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Tturbo|C]])</sub></sub> 16:40, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
  
 
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Archive 6: January 2011


Individual Pages for Paint and Crates

Well, I think every paint and every crate should have their own separate page. I am, of course, aware that there is a list page for them. However, I feel it would be much more convenient for each to have its own individual page. For those who will say "The difference between paints is color, the difference between crates is what's in them", that is not the case. Paints have references, crates have history. As a regular user of the Team Fortress wiki, I find it annoying when I search a specific item: E.G. Australium Gold, and have a list pop up rather than the page. If the regulars here let me go forward with this I would be willing to create stubs/pages of all paint and crates, with dates, references, etc. Let me know what you think please! Theetah 21:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Pictogram minus.png Oppose Such a thing would create unnecessary clutter in the Wiki. All paints operate in the same exact manner except the color itself. Essentially, you'd have the same exact thing on each individual paint article except for a different image and a few words. Same thing with crates ... they all work the same way except for what can be found in them. There's nothing convenient in having dozens of pages all essentially saying the same exact thing. Killicon deflect rocket.png Vlad The Impaler (t/c) 21:18, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Did you read it? They wouldn't "say the same thing"- they are all slightly different. Also I'm not sure what you mean by "cluttering the wiki"... You're not forced to read pages? Theetah 21:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Pictogram minus.png Oppose They would all say the same thing. What would be the differences on the 'Radigan Conagher Brown' and 'Ye Olde Rustic Colour' pages? You'd have 21 pages saying the same thing. It is clutter because there would be so much redundancy. User Moussekateer signature sprite.pngMoussekateer·talk 00:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Pictogram minus.png Oppose There is absolutely no reason for items with such minor differences to have their own pages. For all intents and purposes they are the same item. Each paint does exactly the same thing - colour a hat - with the only difference being the colour. Each crate distribute a random item when it is unlocked where that item is decided by the series. There's nothing more to say about them individually and it is certainly not worth explaining the names of every single paint colour just because a few of them happen to be clever. -- Alex2539 - (talk | contribs) -- 05:06, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Pictogram minus.png Oppose Not enough difference. They're well enough grouped together.

Loading Screen Tips Revision

I just talked to Robin and got the go-ahead to start a small new project on the wiki: revising the tips that appear on the map loading screen. Should be a productive project! I've started it here: Team Fortress Wiki:Tips Revision. Translators would be especially helpful for the non-English tips, which are currently missing a lot. Hope to see everyone contributing there. :) ~G-Mang (T|C) 06:53, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

This will be fun :D User Moussekateer signature sprite.pngMoussekateer·talk 06:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
Can't wait. The pressure is on now that our work will be in game. Lets show them how good we are. -- No-oneSpecial Killicon flame thrower.png (talk | contribs) 07:02, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
I like it! :D Another thing I think we should have are different "levels" of tips, that the user manually selected. For example, nobody who's experienced in the game needs to read "As an Engineer, pick up weapons and metal to upgrade your buildings", when they could be reading more interesting things, such as "As a Soldier, your equalizer blocks a medic from healing you". Theetah 08:53, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
G-Mang, does this mean we can translate the tips (because I think that's the STS role, eventhough every new community tips aren't there)? Or is it for correcting typos like: "As a Soldier, aim rockets at enemies feet to ensure they can't avoid the explosion damage.", should be "ennemies' feet" ? Killicon ambassadorhs unused.png Tturbo (T/C) 16:40, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
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