PvXwiki:Admin noticeboard

The Admin noticeboard

There are a number of issues that can only be solved by an Administrator. The Admin noticeboard is one of the means through which users can contact Administrators in order to identify a problem that needs Administrative attention. Although editors are welcome to directly contact particular Administrators, posting on this page instead may be an easier way to let the entire Administrative group know of the issue (which may be particularly helpful since it increases the odds that at least one Administrator will see, and thus be able to respond to, the issue promptly).

There are only a limited number of things for which this page should be used. Many problems can be solved without Administrative intervention, and, thus, this page should be restricted to those issues that actually require an Administrator. Those are: blocking vandals, (un)deleting pages, (un)protecting pages, removing votes (either as per Real Vetting or because the build has been substantially edited), and mediation (only if the situation demands it).

Even in cases of vandalism, posting on this page needn't be the first step (and indeed should not be the first step). If you see vandalism, just go ahead and revert it, anyone has the power to do so. If it's a new article with no safe version to revert back to, tag it for deletion. In both cases you should leave a message in the talk page of that user to make him/her aware of why that kind of edit is unacceptable on PvXwiki. Only post here if that user persists in his/her actions, ignoring the warnings or if the content requires immediate Administrative attention (eg. if the material on the page is so offensive that should be immediately deleted).

(Be careful in case that user repeatedly insists on vandalizing, avoid a revert war; it's far better to temporarily leave the vandalized version of the page up until an admin has a chance to intervene.)

To create a new request: add an item to the bottom of the list below, providing a brief, neutral summary of the issue. As a sign of courtesy, also leave a message on the talk page of any other involved users so they are aware of this discussion. If you are alerting an admin of a vandal, use the {{IP}} template, with the first parameter being the vandal's IP or username. If you are requesting that vote(s) be removed, please use the {{Build}} template, with the first parameter being the build's name.

Note that this is not a talk page and that the respective moderators of each section reserve the right to remove non-administrative comments without discussion.

Please place new requests at the bottom of the corresponding issues heading.

General Issues

General problems, such as user conduct, vandalism, and bans. Also, suggestions can be posted here. All can be resolved by an Administrator. See resolved General Issues here.

Єяøהħ (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Eronth apparently, but something got fucked. -- Guild of Deals 16:01, 11 September 2008 (EDT)

Enroth is already perma'd. —ǘŋƐxɩsƫ 12:48, 6 October 2008 (EDT)

Enroth wasn't perma'd..... ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 08:03, 27 October 2008 (EDT)

is gcard or someone else working on it? or is eronth alone? ☆Imbagon♥McSteve☆(LVPoW) _{Cuz Steve said so...} ツ 20:31, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

Gcard and Hhhippo are gone a lot, so I doubt they've seen this. Tbh Eronth, I would just make a new account... ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   21:22, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

He could just go back to using Eronth, without all the weird characters. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(sysop) 22:26, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

Yeah. I can't demote Єяøהħ, but I can promote another account :/ -Auron 23:10, 28 October 2008 (EDT)

Hide-And-Seek (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Vandalism of Phenaxkian‎'s page God Zefir 23:09, 11 November 2008 (EST)

Resolved. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 01:42, 12 November 2008 (EST)

Tasty was granola (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Vandalism on Build:Team_-_Angelic_Way. • Saint TALK 12:22, 14 November 2008(EST)

Minor ban. - Misery Is Friendly 13:04, 14 November 2008 (EST)

Lecter (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Vandalism on Build:Team_-_Angelic_Way. • Saint TALK 12:22, 14 November 2008(EST)

Minor ban. - Misery Is Friendly 13:04, 14 November 2008 (EST)

Sword of Justice (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Just look at RC. - McTai 13:41, 18 November 2008

Resolved. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 13:47, 18 November 2008 (EST)

Unable to authenticate Email

Hello, I just found a bug or something. I'm unable to authenticate my email address, as I don't get any Email from pvx wiki. I've tried it now several times, it won't work. There's no email in my Spam folder either. Vashan 05:51, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Some e-mails don't work. Try making a "sock" e-mail on like Yahoo! (which is what mine is). Then try to confirm with that. -- Guild of Deals 07:59, 15 November 2008 (EST)

it's to do with our server, iirc, it has issues sending out e-mails. We find G-mail has the best chance (ithers will work as well though). ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 08:02, 15 November 2008 (EST)

I actually have a yahoo mail, but it still doesn't work. Vashan 09:36, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Try G-mail then. Yahoo worked for me but that was a LONG time ago. -- Guild of Deals 09:56, 15 November 2008 (EST)

I just tried googlemail; it worked like a charm. Thanks Vashan 07:03, 16 November 2008 (EST)

Hi guys, I'm having the same issue. Is there another way around this? Wild 10:07, 21 November 2008 (EST)

Make a Gmail account and use it. It's just to confirm your account for voting so it doesn't matter if you never check it. - Misery Is Friendly 10:13, 21 November 2008 (EST)

Made a gmail account now and the email came through fine. When i clicked the link i got "Invalid confirmation code. The code may have expired." - Is there a fix for this? Wild 10:30, 21 November 2008 (EST)

Never heard of that, just try re-confirming the email address. Get it to send it again. - Misery Is Friendly 10:35, 21 November 2008 (EST)

90.211.176.231 (talk · contribs · logs · check user · block user · block log)

Consistently blanking Talk page, despite direct warnings from Misery. -- Guild of Deals 17:51, 16 November 2008 (EST)

my "pathetic admin powers" blocked him for 6 months (if you don't get the reference see his last comment on his talk). ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 18:13, 16 November 2008 (EST)

You sure showed him Phenax. Victoryisyours (talk/pvxcontribs) 16:51, 19 November 2008 (EST)

Build-Specific Issues

Build-Specific refers to any issue pertaining to the removal of votes, usually resolved by a Build Master or Administrator. See resolved issues here.

If you wish to dispute another user's vote, it is advised to do so on the build's talk page. This section of the noticeboard is intended to notify Admins or Build Masters of issues that can be speedily resolved (e.g. factually incorrect votes) or issues in need of mediation. Avoid debating builds or votes here.

Note: If applicable, please identify specific votes to improve admin response time.

W/P Cruel Strength (talk · rate)

Requesting the removal of Diablos vote (i heard strength owns on a spear), GoD' and Selkets votes too because while it may be Inferior to the Stunning Strike Warrior, this isn't trash worthy. --Angelus 17:05, 10 November 2008 (EST)

new issues at the bottom of the section, not in the middle of the instructions XD. (someone else will have to look at the build, I'm about to go) ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 17:16, 10 November 2008 (EST)

Most current votes are too high, I suspect vote balancing. Sort our your own votes or explain to me why it's a 4-4 and I will decide what to do in the morning. Diablo's was removed because it was 0-0 with a very crappy reason. - Misery Is Friendly 18:57, 10 November 2008 (EST)

My vote isn't vote balancing. I just don't think the build is very good and lacks alot of what the Stunning Strike version has to offer, not to mention the Stunning Strike version can still carry Deep Wound on its bar if it wants to, making the elite pointless. Selket Shadowdancer 19:05, 10 November 2008 (EST)

A/D Perma Shadow Scythe (talk · rate)

Lilondra's vote--Shadow 00:21, 11 November 2008 (EST)

Resolved. — Rapta (talk|contribs) 00:36, 11 November 2008 (EST)

Me/N Fast Casting Curser (talk · rate)

Either GoD's vote is wrong, or the rest is wrong. 192.87.100.66 08:53, 11 November 2008 (EST)

That's pretty much within the bell curve. No vote looks obviously wrong to me, but I would personally vote it down for losing Foul Feast which is amazering and self defence. I consider this resolved. - Misery Is Friendly 09:01, 11 November 2008 (EST)

W/any Eviscerate Warrior (talk · rate)

Jax's vote is valid but the rating is not. -- Jebus_contests 21:36, 11 November 2008 (EST)

None of it is valid actually, since Shock axe is really just a variant of this build but due to it's historic nature it was unarchived.--ツThe Gates Assassin 22:00, 11 November 2008 (EST)

Done. - Misery Is Friendly 03:31, 12 November 2008 (EST)

W/A Bull's Shadowstep (talk · rate)

Where did it go to. Fox007 11:03, 12 November 2008 (EST)

Deleted under PvX:WELL, it's a minor (and relatively poor) variant of Build:W/any Bull's Axe. If you wish to discuss this, take it to the build talk of that page or my talk. - Misery Is Friendly 11:07, 12 November 2008 (EST)

Wasn't even longer then a day under the WELL tag O.o and i just want to be able to archive it for my own purposes. Fox007 11:09, 12 November 2008 (EST)

I can restore it to your user space if you would like? - Misery Is Friendly 11:11, 12 November 2008 (EST)

Yes Please. Fox007 11:13, 12 November 2008 (EST)

Done. - Misery Is Friendly 11:33, 12 November 2008 (EST)

thank you.Fox007 12:00, 12 November 2008 (EST)

A/D Critical Scythe Assassin (talk · rate)

Holy razor, deary me. --Frosty 14:03, 13 November 2008 (EST)

/second the motion to delete his vote, lol - McTai14:04, 13 November 2008

Done. Tai don't do that >.>. ~ PheNaxKian Sysop

W/R Never Endurance Alone (talk · rate)

The votes compared to those on Build:W/R Never Battle Rage Alone are a bit inconsistent as it's pretty much the same build.--Shadow 02:16, 14 November 2008 (EST)

Except that uses NRA because it has an elite stance, using Warrior's Endurance you could take Flail like they say (lolFlail). Poor use of elite and NRA. Votes are consistent. Take any further discussion to respective users or build pages. - Misery Is Friendly 03:14, 14 November 2008 (EST)

W/A Endurance Hammer (talk · rate)

Railin's vote, now has b-strike--Shadow 11:51, 14 November 2008 (EST)

Done. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   15:21, 14 November 2008 (EST)

A/P Blades of Weakness (talk · rate)

Most votes mention an IMS, has one now b/c in 3/4 tagged area's you'd use it over res signet. Brandnew. 16:02, 14 November 2008 (EST)

Done. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   17:21, 15 November 2008 (EST)

A/Me Breaking Utility Dags (talk · rate)

Some votes are now inaccurate as the build now has a snare. I changed my vote already to reflect this. Selket Shadowdancer 05:43, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Done. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   17:19, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Team - HA VoR Hexway (talk · rate)

I was going through team builds and ran accross this team build http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:Team_-_HA_VoR_Hexfag i found it very offensive and in need of a name change and description change. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.88.98.137 (contribs) .

Moved to Build:Team - HA VoR Hexway. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 15:02, 15 November 2008 (EST)

R/W_Ranger_Turret (talk · rate)

Railin's vote, again. ــмıкεнaшк 16:03, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Done. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   17:14, 15 November 2008 (EST)

Diego, zzz. -- Guild of Deals 07:38, 16 November 2008 (EST)

Done. - Misery Is Friendly 10:28, 16 November 2008 (EST)

P/any Song of Restoration Paragon (talk · rate)

Ikimono. Finale of Restoration isn't that good. -- Guild of Deals 18:02, 16 November 2008 (EST)

done. He hadn't checked the variants section >.> ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 18:11, 16 November 2008 (EST)

N/Mo TA WoD Smiter (talk · rate)

Made it better (imo). Votewipe please. Or if i should make a new build all together, please leave a note on the build page, i thought it would be too similar and this is superior. Note: By superior i mean i am the author of both and by changing the skills i did i think this adresses the problems stated in votes and on the builds talk.• Saint TALK 21:50, 16 November 2008(EST)

DOne. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   15:42, 17 November 2008 (EST)

P/W Focused PvE Paragon (talk · rate)

Some guy with a 3.4 vote. CBA to remember name. -- Guild of Deals 17:05, 19 November 2008 (EST)

Done. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   17:18, 19 November 2008 (EST)

Forgive my ignorance but what does CBA mean? -- Jebus_contests 14:51, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Cant be arsed/asked. Please use talk page next time, or go to www.urbandictionary.com • Saint TALK 14:58, 20 November 2008(EST)

Team - AB Defensive (talk · rate)

Overrating, sins die in 3 seconds in AB and rits in ab are bad. Committing 3 people to capping ability makes poor pvp fights. There isn't any strategy discussed in ab like gvg and ha so idk if I'm correct about it all though.--Shadow 00:13, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Team - AB Dual Physical (talk · rate)

Mar's vote. Build changes, and it can do all those extremely effectively. -- Guild of Deals 07:29, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Team - Spike Meta (talk · rate)

Mafaraxas' vote... - McTai 12:05, 20 November 2008

E/N Shatterstone Elementalist (talk · rate)

Poor quality of votes, overrating the build's effectiveness, especially when compared to alternatives. Strong Mcbrave 16:47, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Place this conversation on the talk page of the build, not the AN. You should also provide some reasoning. Let me also say that you write like an experienced user and knows exactly how to post on the AN. -- Jebus_contests 16:52, 20 November 2008 (EST)

On a related issue, Strong Mcbrave's should be removed. Sockpuppets aren't allowed, obviously. -- Guild of Deals 17:27, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Resolved. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 09:43, 21 November 2008 (EST)

W/Rt Raging Sword (talk · rate)

Maf's vote. Says Swords > Axes in PvE and says D-Slash is terrible. -- Guild of Deals 17:38, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Team - HA Condition Pressure (talk · rate)

Was updated a while back. --Frosty 18:10, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Resolved. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 09:43, 21 November 2008 (EST)

R/A Deep Defense Tank (talk · rate) and R/Me Feral Totem Axe Farmer (talk · rate)

Could you remove the vote of Nephotep on the build R/A Deep Defense Tank? He gave an unreasonably low vote on this for his reason, and his is the only vote below a 3.0 on the page. Also, if you could, remove the votes of Leyton Boss and/or Ressmonkey on the build R/Me Feral Totem Axe Farmer. The votes are low, and do not have very good reasons. However, removing the votes would also cause the build to have less than five votes.Stryk the Lightning 19:39, 20 November 2008 (EST)

Me/Rt Stolen Speed Mesmer (talk · rate)

Jelmewnema's vote, saying something about being weak against enchantment removals when the build runs next to no enchantments.PikaFan 02:36, 21 November 2008 (EST)

Resolved. • Saint TALK 10:57, 21 November 2008(EST)

Team - GvG Condition Overkill (talk · rate)

I request a complete vote wipe. I changed much of the build and I think it's now playable. Testing again? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vashan (contribs) .

Resolved. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dont (contribs) .

General Coding Issues

Coding refers to any issue or bug that needs to be dealt with by a Server Administrator (Gcardinal or Hhhippo). See resolved issues here. PvXcode related issues have their own section below.

Rating Page Lock

We need a way to lock rating pages from additions and removals(Like a page protection). Also useful for archived builds, to keep the rating page unchanged. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   16:53, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

Recent Changes

The RSS and Atom feeds don't work. ¬ Klumpeet 15:45, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

Forum links

Could possibly get some coding to link to the forums for specific builds? For example, if in the article, there is some code such as "forums=(URL)" then it would add a link to the top. Is this possible? We could just make a template and add it to these pages I guess. ~~     Frvwfr2     talk    contribs    admin   12:50, 25 September 2008 (EDT)

Display issues with Safari Browser

Well, I recently downloaded the new Safari browser and i like it a lot. However, there seems to be some kind of display issue with PvX. The navigation bar that is supposed to appear on the left hand side of each article is just a blank white area and the links from that are pushed down to the very bottom of the page below the white area. Could be something to do with my computer, but can someone else using safari confirm? Thanks Peter 02:58, 26 September 2008 (EDT)

Yea, the sidebar links are getting pushed down below the article body on every page. I'll look into it and see if I can change the css or something to fix it if I have time. Hhhippo might know how to fix it. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(sysop) 17:44, 26 September 2008 (EDT)

Nothing I've tried fixes it. It's entirely possible it's a safari bug. But if anyone else who knows some css wants to try to figure it out, here's a summary of what I tried:

1. Reducing the width of the article body and/or sidebar just leaves a bigger gap between them.
2. Changing the white-space:nowrap in the h4, h5, and h6's for .portlet to white-space:normal removes the big section of whitespace, and the sidebar looks normal... except that it's still shoved down below the article.
3. Changing the border, padding, and margin for .portlet and #pBody did nothing.

I tried more than this, but I don't remember it all. Also, guildwiki, GWW, and wikipedia all look normal in Safari. ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(sysop) 18:26, 26 September 2008 (EDT)

Confirmed, no other wikis seem to be having this issue. Peter 07:53, 27 September 2008 (EDT)

Opera, IE, Firefox, and Chrome all load the wiki fine. I'm guessing it's a rendering issue in Safari. If you want, I could try to write up a CSS that'll fix it for just you that you can put in your monobook.   ツ cedave (☆contributions☆) 20:24, 28 September 2008 (EDT)

If it was a rendering issue would it not an effect on the other wikis? Its not a huge problem by an stretch of the imagination, just a bit inconvenient. I will contact apple and see what they say....Peter 04:26, 29 September 2008 (EDT)

Well, all I can get out of apple is that its not a Safari browser problem.....back to using firefox i go lol. Peter 02:46, 1 October 2008 (EDT)

PvXcode Issues

Coding issues related to PvXcode. See also PvXwiki talk:PvXcode. Resolved issues are moved here.

Please do not leave posts about skills not being up to date, we don't change the descriptions.

Mouse-over Attribute descriptions

Would it be possible to have mousing over an attribute display the in-game description of that attribute? ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(sysop) 17:48, 9 June 2008 (EDT)

I agree with the idea, surely it could use the same wiki code or whatever as the ratings? When you hover over Innovation it gives you a description of it, surelt it could be done for attributes? /FrosTalk\ 07:59, 11 June 2008 (EDT)

I was thinking about that. It would be nice (especially when calculating things like Expertise and Critical Strikes). --File:GoD Wario Sig.JPG*Wah Wah Wah!* 07:59, 11 June 2008 (EDT)

Health Sacrifice

The fact that health sacrificed doesn't show up in the skill mouseover is kind of annoying. Is there any hope that it will be added? --CJNyfalt 17:35, 9 July 2008 (EDT)

I believe that that is GWshack's task, might be wrong though. Brandnew. 17:36, 9 July 2008 (EDT)

See here. Either gwshack is not up to date or <pvxbig> is not compatible. ~ ĐONT*SYSOP 19:27, 9 July 2008 (EDT)

It's a pvxcode problem. gwshack shows sacrifice costs as part of the skill cost now. ~ Zamanee(point out my idiocy) 19:37, 9 July 2008 (EDT)

Leadership glitch?

<pvxbig> [build prof=Para/War leadership=0+3]["Go for the Eyes!"][Watch Yourself!][Save Yourselves!][Save Yourselves! (Luxon)]["There's Nothing To Fear!"][/build] </pvxbig> Energy is shown for GftE and WY, but not SY. ☆Imbagon♥McSteve☆(LVPoW) _{Cuz Steve said so...} ツ 16:04, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

i'm inclined to think that's more a GWBBcode thing than our end (could be wrong). PheNaxKian Sysop 16:38, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

Probably some Kurzick rank thingy that doesnt show up in PvX bar that affects leadership. I is *Jebus*Enter my contests! 17:54, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

nope. same with luxon. ☆Imbagon♥McSteve☆(LVPoW) _{Cuz Steve said so...} ツ 18:03, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

Doesn't work with TNTF, must be something to do with pve skills. Ojamo (>.<(O=(- -Q) 18:06, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

(EC)hmm it might be linked to the PvE rank. even if you put @3 it doesn't change anything (it doesn't even show what the duration should be). Just leave it a while, Hippo or GCard will see this eventually, amd if it's our code they'll fix it. If it's GWBBcode, i've left GCard a message asking him to update to the new version (with their being a new version) hopefully it's been fixed in that version. if not then just tough I guess =p, not much we can do. PheNaxKian Sysop 18:09, 8 October 2008 (EDT)

PvXbig

I assume this is PvXbig (and thus pvxcode) related at least. The PvXbig template seems to have...stopped working? the topic above shows what i mean. There's no longer any skill icons or descriptions, but a list with some links. This would obviously require Gcard or Hippo to fix (if it's not a temporary thing) which is a bit of an issue >.> ~ PheNaxKian Sysop 16:31, 17 November 2008 (EST)

I think it's related to the server instability we have had recently, I get partial and full skill bar loads sometimes. GCardinal, I think the server needs some lovin. - Misery Is Friendly 16:50, 17 November 2008 (EST)

Apparently the image server containing the images in the pvxbig code is faulty; I couldn't access many of the images. Some DO work at the moment, likeWounding Strike and Resurrection Signet. Others include critical eye and some other random skills. /nosey152.226.7.213 23:00, 17 November 2008 (EST)