User talk:Arosia

Request
Hello, this is Texanona, the current acting admin of the Tales translation group "Taleslations" on tumblr. I'd like to improve your wiki's ability to communicate with the fandom translators in a timely and positive manner. I have spoken with the group though and there are some kinks we need to work out first over past and still existing issues. It would be beneficial to both sides if the discussion were kept private. I'd like to ask that you please contact me at talktotaleslations (a t) gmail dot com so that we can talk. I have created this email just for this purpose. If you do not want to have a private discussion then I will drop the subject and everyone will continue on as normal.

I'm sorry for bothering you and I hope I didn't mess up this wiki formatting stuff too badly. I do not understand how to use these things in the slightest which is a big reason why I stay in my own space ^ ^;. Thank you very much. --Taleslations (talk) 02:08, May 24, 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. I have contacted you using the wiki's private email account, which only I have access to.

Arosia (talk) 03:57, May 24, 2016 (UTC)

Look up old school games
Your reverted changed make no sense. The last moment was repeatedly mentioned that it was going to happen in the story and it's to create combos as a nod to old school game scenes and to use your own combos. Stop changing things when they're being corrected with accurate information. --JarinJove (talk) 00:36, June 23, 2016 (UTC)

I just looked at Vans page and um I think the page is just find as it is. and you do know that the info on the page did happen in the final fight couldn't you just post the info at the bottom of his page?


 * I don't understand your edit, particularly the nod to retro games? All the Grand Fonic Hymn section does is give all participants infinite HP and automatically activates Luke's Radiant Howl with an alternate quote at the end. It doesn't suspend any normal combo rules during the duration, so I kind of need a source or better explanation as to the whole retro gaming nod. Lanate (talk) 02:27, June 23, 2016 (UTC)

He's not making any sense, and until he does, the information will remain unchanged.

Arosia (talk) 06:06, June 23, 2016 (UTC)

Status Ailment page
Hi i found that the status ailment page that i add is deleted, but since i don`t know how the format should be can i just send the raw data so you can add it with the correct format. --Vermeilia (talk) 13:31, June 25, 2016 (UTC)

It can be restored and corrected, but if you have it saved, you can make a post at the Help desk, requesting for someone to help you format it. I haven't had a lot of time lately, and I'm also not the best at formatting tables, but Lanate is and will probably get to it when he has the time. He already formatted the other one for you.

Arosia (talk) 19:04, June 25, 2016 (UTC)

I have trouble about the formatting (that cause one of page deleted) Mind if you explain it to me? im rather confused about this. 15:13, June 28, 2016 (UTC)


 * Valuable item lists tend to look something like: ToL - Valuables. Lanate (talk) 01:40, June 29, 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Lanate. I feel guilty not helping. Been busy and dealing with a lot lately, but I hope to become a little more active in the near future.

Arosia (talk) 03:01, June 29, 2016 (UTC)

Untitled
How Come My Edit On The Anime Page Was Deleted. Because There's No Synopsis, Character, Episode List Section. --Carnegg (talk) 22:08, July 12, 2016 (UTC)

That's because there's no information for those sections yet. There's no need for headers with no content beneath them. As such, your edits have been reverted again.

Arosia (talk) 00:45, July 13, 2016 (UTC)

I Would Like To Help Create Those Sections (Episode List, Character List) on The Anime Page After More Episodes Have Aired.--Carnegg (talk) 01:54, July 13, 2016 (UTC)

You are more than welcome to. Just be sure to have content under the header, please.

Arosia (talk) 02:24, July 13, 2016 (UTC)

Affiliation
Hey, I made an offer of affiliation with the Tales of Link wikia since they're solely focused on Tales of Link and much better at keeping up with a constantly changing game. They accepted, so I'm going to be added links as appropriate. Lanate (talk) 03:48, July 22, 2016 (UTC)

Okay. Thanks.

Arosia (talk) 04:07, July 22, 2016 (UTC)

Untitled
Sorry for my mistake i thought i could remove it since its an old message and is from my "personal" talk page. Tesshu (talk) 22:29, July 25, 2016 (UTC)

Like many wikis, this one abides by the policy that all talk pages are more of the public domain than the personal. You are free to alter your profile how you like, as many times as you like, but comments posted on talk pages are not to removed unless they are deemed spam. In your case, the comment in question was posted by an admin, and it was intended to explain part of our policy.

This allows other admins to see that you have been given an explanation on our policy, should you choose to go that route again. Not accusing you, but I'm saying it because it's happened in the past. Under no obligation is an admin required to explain their reversion of user edits, but we do because we find it fair and ultimately want users to understand our rules before editing. What other wikis do in this regard is their business, but this is our policy.

Arosia (talk) 23:48, July 25, 2016 (UTC)

Article(s) for recurring enemies?
This thought has been on my mind for quite some time: wouldn't you mind the Wiki to have articles for recurring enemies in the series? What I mean for common enemies like Axe Beak, Polwigle, Gentleman, and such? It would have an intro on their common traits among the games they appear in, then a subsection list for game which would state more game-specific information, like location(s) where it can be fought, artes it uses, strategies for defeating them, and maybe some other info like if the game in question has for example and attachment which has the enemy or a part of it as an object to wear. Or we could start with just a page "Recurring enemies", list them there with more general information. Then at some point we could make individual articles for recurring enemies (think of them as "parent pages" but without articles for each enemy's each game appearance). Still, we would need to settle on a number of minimum appearances to count as a "recurring enemy"; I think five (5) would be good. I actually have a few more similar ideas to that, but first I'd like to know your opinion on this suggestion and from that we could discuss this matter more.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 23:38, July 27, 2016 (UTC)

Seems like a lot of work for information that can already be found elsewhere (arte pages, enemy list pages). Likewise, this wiki doesn't provide any strategy information for any reason, as it is considered to be walkthrough-based, and there are plenty of sites for that who do it a lot better than we ever could. In addition, there are so many enemies now that it would essentially be akin to when we introduced arte pages to the wiki. It's a colossal amount of work. I would rather focus on our enemy list pages, which are severely lacking because they require an extensive amount of information and coding. Individual pages for enemies would not be a priority, and I don't find it necessary at all.

Arosia (talk) 23:56, July 27, 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay, thank you for the answer.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 00:33, July 28, 2016 (UTC)

Untitled
I tried to edit Zero Dissolver dialogue for Tales of Zestria, but I am unsure what Sophie said before launching her target into the air "..... Fist!" was all I could make off. Could you confirm whether 'Aquarius' was a word that Sophie used?

"A query of fate"? I have no idea, honestly.

Arosia (talk) 08:30, August 4, 2016 (UTC)

Copyright
No grudges against you Arosia. But ALL of the content added for the Tales of Berseria pages and such have been taken from the other wiki, which in turn is VERY sly and unfair to the admin who had been working very hard on it. I would not like to upset the admin of the other wiki by mentioning this and therefor would advise that you add content of your own?--Integrity1 (talk) 15:19, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

Okay, I noticed the problem between the copy-paste situation. I have requested for the admin of the other wiki to move the content which had their roots here. Therefore, I am left to clean-up all content of which have been copied from there to here. Although, through my conversation with the other Tales wiki admin-the user mentioned it was content given to her through copy-paste in which she pasted to the wiki she runs. She also mentions that a lot of the Tales of the Tempest content had been used from en.wiki. Honestly, she said that she doesn't research on the series in English, due to being a original-Japanese gamer, to know that there are already multiple wikis created specifically for it. I am sorry, I hope you understand. I originally worked with community central and the such on another account. With this, there should be no remainder of content between the two wikis. --Integrity1 (talk) 16:38, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

Conversation continued on user's talk page.

Arosia (talk) 19:18, August 16, 2016 (UTC)

Template edits
I thought the spacing with some of the templates was a bit off and possibly not what the person who'd created them had intended, so I modified them. I apologize if I was mistaken. -TPIRFanSteve (talk) 04:17, August 18, 2016 (UTC)

I believe they're all coded as intended.

Arosia (talk) 19:27, August 18, 2016 (UTC)

Spoil/Suppress "Parent" Page
Considering Spoil/Suppress artes are kinda like those Slave artes from Zestiria, should they just be included on a single page then, like it seems to be done on this Wiki?—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 13:36, August 31, 2016 (UTC)

That'd be a question for Lanate.

Arosia (talk) 22:52, August 31, 2016 (UTC)
 * Eh, it'd make sense. Lanate (talk) 03:03, September 1, 2016 (UTC)

Mobile Images
Sorry, but can you think of a better sizing for Bravely Savior? Our standard image scaling doesn't quite work with smartphone screenshots, and I'm not entirely happy with what I put there but can't think of anything better. Lanate (talk) 03:20, September 3, 2016 (UTC)

I just halved what we normally input for arte images, and it looks fine to me. So 150px for smartphone screenshots.

Arosia (talk) 04:51, September 3, 2016 (UTC)

Pascal's mystic artes
I was wondering it for a while now: should Pascal's mystic artes, mainly Emerald Strike, Sapphiring Squad, and Ruby Inferno, be put into Category:Summons since Pascal summons spirits and together with them performs these artes.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 10:09, September 12, 2016 (UTC)

As with all things arte-related, please ask Lanate.

Arosia (talk) 22:35, September 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * I'll remember that for the future. Thanks.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 22:41, September 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, why not. I'd still rather be strict with what goes in there though. Lanate (talk) 02:37, September 13, 2016 (UTC)

Valkyrie
Sorry for screwing up on Valkyrie; I double checked the versions. Originally, the Super Famicom version had a much different sprite, so I didn't consider it a cameo until PlayStation onward, and because the spell had such a different rendering, I considered the artes different. After some digging, I saw that despite the design being standardized afterward, she still retained the original spelling, so I decided to combine the artes in the same way. Lanate (talk) 02:57, September 13, 2016 (UTC)

Hello
I've decided to message you directly as I would rather not start an edit war (although you are free to do as you wish). Firstly, the reason for my edits is that both games are open-ended plot/relationship wise, as was Namco's intention. And with the exception of one character who is confirmed to still be alive in the second game, none of the other choices are explicitly ruled out. The Drama CDs, although many consider them canon (yes, I read the MoS), were never confirmed to be canon by Namco itself. The CDs are side-media developed by an external company and published by Namco for copyright/merchandising purposes, much like the OVA which also changes many things from the game's storyline. Furthermore, although the Drama CDs run with Zelos' survival, that didn't stop any of the editors from stressing that it was a player's choice in the game despite the sequel explicitly ruling out his death, so I must admit that I'm baffled that you went after my edits the way you did.

Lastly, your reverts were needlessly disrespectful. I think a simple explanation of why you reverted me, or a message on my talk page, would have sufficed.ErmacDonald (talk) 02:19, September 20, 2016 (UTC)

I did leave a message on your talk page, which has now been established, and I will make my continuing comments there.

Arosia (talk) 19:38, September 20, 2016 (UTC)

Discussion
Previous context here: User talk:ErmacDonald

Moved here so our discussion doesn't hijack someone else's talk page. It's nice to know what you think about me, Arosia. I told you from the start why I was reluctant to take adminship, and that's because I only contribute what I want in the way I want in what spare time I have. The only time I feel like stepping in is when I feel you're gone too far, and if that makes me a passive white knight, so what? It hurts absolutely no one to take a measured response to well-meaning edits. If you just snap at someone, then why would they stick around? In the end, a wiki is a volunteer effort spurred by the time and goodwill of all participants, and that kind of tone means that no one's going to stay. So of course I'm going to play the good cop if that means that someone who can contribute will maybe stay around to contribute, because god knows no one else will. Me spewing out invective isn't going to get anywhere. In the end, however, I'm just going to take issue with the idea that it's my fault that people get snappy on this wiki, because maybe you need to take a long look in the mirror too. Lanate (talk) 02:26, September 21, 2016 (UTC)

Duly noted.

Arosia (talk) 03:00, September 21, 2016 (UTC)

App for both of our wikis
Hello Arosia :)

I talked to one of the Wikia staffs and there is a chance that both of our wikis can get a combined app. It would just be called "Tales of Wiki" and the users could switch between the english and the german version. It's not a problem that we have articles that you don't have and vice versa.

In order to get the app you need to fill in the Curated Main Page - you can do that from the Main Page. If you would like to get the combined app just fill that in and give me a positive respone so I can show it to the Wikia staff :)

Kind regards ~ Vanyar ~ (talk) 13:16, October 5, 2016 (UTC)

Hi. I've had an extremely busy day, so sorry for the delayed reply. I am fine with this, of course. I'll reply more thoroughly when I have the time. Lanate, thoughts?

Arosia (talk) 08:53, October 6, 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not opposed either. Lanate (talk) 03:42, October 7, 2016 (UTC)

Curated main page?

Arosia (talk) 03:49, October 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * Do you ask what the Curated Main Page is? Well, the Wikia staff told me it is called like that in english. If you go to the main page there should be the "Edit" button and right next to that there should also be the Edit button for the Curated Main Page. If it isn't called "Curated" maybe it's "Mobile Main Page" or something like that :o
 * ~ Vanyar ~ (talk) 17:29, October 7, 2016 (UTC)

That's what I thought. We have that, but I'm unsure of what to even change, as it has some sort of default format. Lanate?

Arosia (talk) 19:18, October 7, 2016 (UTC)
 * Maybe this page can help you :)
 * But it's also possible that someone already edited the Mobile Main Page. If you think that it's fine as it is now then you don't have to edit it (I can't look at it so I can't give you any tips^^).
 * ~ Vanyar ~ (talk) 23:24, October 7, 2016 (UTC)

I need Lanate.

Arosia (talk) 01:30, October 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm at a loss as well as to what you're referring to. Lanate (talk) 18:56, October 8, 2016 (UTC)

I think the button only appears in the Wikia layout.

Arosia (talk) 19:38, October 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * I switched to Wikia and clicked around, but I had no clue what I was looking at with the resulting pop-up or what still needed to be done. Lanate (talk) 19:40, October 8, 2016 (UTC)

Same.

Arosia (talk) 20:59, October 8, 2016 (UTC)

Hello Aroisa and Lanate, when you look at your main page, there should be a button next to the "edit" button, that is called "Mobile Main Page". This help page should explain what needs to be done. Once the main page is curated, I can request an app for you. What specifically are your questions? Thanks, ForestFairy (Hilfe Forum | Blog) 18:23, October 10, 2016 (UTC)
 * NGL, that was one of the more needlessly painful actions, having to manually delete one by one each of the incorrect sections. What really should be able to be done with a single click needed several; feels like going backward in UX design. Anyway, I set it up so that the categories mirrored the five main sections on the main page, Arosia. Lanate (talk) 03:49, October 11, 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Lanate. I've been really busy lately and haven't had time to fool with it.

Arosia (talk) 04:56, October 11, 2016 (UTC)

TVTropes portraits
Can I ask how you make those? There's a couple more I want to make for Tales of Link but want to retain consistency; I still can't figure out how to get such a clean border. Lanate (talk) 03:00, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

I use and Paint's "Transparent selection" feature under "Select" to crop the image neatly into the frame. If you'd like me to do it I can, but if you make them yourself, just please go ahead and throw them into the "Arosia's Portraits" category so that all the created ones are in a single place.

Arosia (talk) 04:33, October 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * I think I figured it out. Thanks! Lanate (talk) 05:41, October 14, 2016 (UTC)

Screenshots
I am wondering: for arte screenshots should the characters wear their default outfits with no attachments, or are minor deviations, mainly an alternate color fine? I ask because I mainly play ToZ with alternate colors and an attachment or two on a character and I wonder if you also require character appearance consistency on arte images.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 10:37, October 20, 2016 (UTC)

Oh, so you're taking those screenshots yourself. I honestly don't care who's using the arte or what they're wearing. As long as it's a good representation of the move, it's fine. Since these are your own screenshots, can you go back to stating that in the source? What I have in mind: "Taken and uploaded to this wiki by Kaimi."

Arosia (talk) 22:54, October 20, 2016 (UTC)
 * Just popping in to agree with Arosia. So long as the arte itself is clear, it doesn't matter what costumes or attachments the characters are wearing. Lanate (talk) 02:39, October 21, 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks for the input. ;) —Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 14:48, October 21, 2016 (UTC)

About the user who harassed me
Can't believe he decided to bring up something from literally one year ago that happened on the Project X Zone wiki. He gets another account and decides to harass me here of all places. I made his ban much longer there to prevent him getting another one just to post harassing messages to me, but it seems he still hasn't learned how to grow up and move on. In a week, he's just going to come back and post more idiocy on my page. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

Letdragon (talk) 07:55, November 4, 2016 (UTC)

If that happens, I'll make it permanent.

Arosia (talk) 19:24, November 4, 2016 (UTC)

Guard Break artes (TotH:TB)?
Hello. When I played Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, I noticed that some of the artes used are able to damage the enemy and break their guard if they are guarding, like Luke's Devil's Inferno. Is it possible to adjust the tables to show which artes causes "Guard Break"?

HiroIzungo17 (talk) 12:27, November 22, 2016 (UTC)

It is, but it would require some effort and is not a priority.

Arosia (talk) 19:56, November 22, 2016 (UTC)

Question
Hi - just curious as to why you reverted my edits? Was there something wrong with them? mostly wondering about removing the PSP (which is correct) off of Harold's bio page and removing the image of Fortuna?

There's really no need to specify that on Harold's page, as we don't have her original cut-in. In that same regard, it would create an inconsistency that I would have to go in and fix on all the ToD2 character pages, and I simply don't have time for that right now. I'm currently working on uploading a lot of new images to the wiki. The Fortuna image was removed because we don't allow full card images on the wiki. Only cropped, transparent images of characters from the mobile card games, Tales of Card Evolve and Tales of Kizna, are allowed, and even then, we have to limit it to one per character. These are things I'm currently working on, as you can see from the recent uploads.

Arosia (talk) 00:05, November 28, 2016 (UTC)

People wonder why I'm strict with images, but if you ever notice on other wikis, image infrastructure is very hard to maintain and keep organized. With so many characters from so many games with different artworks, status images, cut-ins, etc., it is extremely difficult to manage. I have spent hours upon hours working on images, and once I became admin, I re-hauled the wiki's image infrastructure entirely. Since then, I have steadily worked to maintain images on the wiki, ensuring we are up to date and that all images are categorized appropriately, inserted into necessary pages, etc. It's an incredible amount of work, but it makes the wiki so much more organized.

Arosia (talk) 00:09, November 28, 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. I have some images that are currently not up yet... that i can continue to post. I will try to be more careful to follow the rules. :-)

Sorry to make you have to go in and correct the changes. only added the card because it was the only other image of Fortuna i could find... too bad really.

Agreed. I wish more characters had official artwork. Took me forever to find that cut-in of her.

Arosia (talk) 00:22, November 28, 2016 (UTC)

Hi Sorry for giving you extra work to do. I just have all of these images i have and want to add and am not sure the best way to do it... Not sure how to add images to a gallery... Sorry again for the extra work - hope the images make up for it!! :-)

That's fine. Just upload the images and I'll take care of the rest. We need them.

Arosia (talk) 05:20, November 28, 2016 (UTC)

hi was there a reason you removed the chat pic for Schwartz from Tales of Legendia?

Yes. I stated in my deletion of the image that it needs to be cropped before being added to the wiki.

Arosia (talk) 06:57, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Hi I added a LOT of images tonight - including a HQ scan i made of Natalia's Character Art. This said one of the other administrators just wrote me and told me he might have to take the images down for some reason. I hope not -- spent a lot of time editing and posting. This said, as i did last night, i just posted the to the page and left them to be moved to a cleaner position.

I see that. The reason Lanate posted on your wall is because you've been adding these images without providing a source. I was pretty certain you were taking the images and editing them yourself, which is why I didn't say anything and delete them outright. But yes, sources are important. They are great for referencing and validate the images, if you will. We have never had a problem with anyone claiming copyright of the images we use (not that they really could unless they work for Bamco) while I have been an administrator, and this is because I have taken great strides to ensure that our images are official credible/reliable/partnered sources.

I have sent emails for permission and scavenged the interwebz. As just about all our images are screenshots and officials artworks, we don't really encounter problems. Nonetheless, sources are necessary should a problem ever arise. Permission is an iffy area. For sites like Tales of Transparent, from which I'm getting all of these recent uploads, I wanted to ensure we had permission to use the images because that's quite a bit of work being put into editing them, from several different people at that. Even when credit isn't required, I state the original source.

But I've gotten distracted and talked too much. Your images are fine. I will work on sources. Please be mindful, however, that sometimes I have to delete images simply to limit what can and should be allowed in the mainspace. We have to remember that these images should serve some sort of purpose, not be uploaded just to have more images. I also pay attention to comprehensiveness. Oddball images here and there that exist for this character but not that character are largely unnecessary and only add clutter to what is already difficult to maintain and keep organized. As such, they will have to be deleted. I usually state the reason when I do so, but you're also always welcome to use my talk page and ask. Never will I not reply.

Arosia (talk) 06:57, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. I will be sure to try and leave a source when updating. I have been trying to only upload for characters where there is a lack of images (Tales of Legendia characters, bosses, etc.) Thank you for all your help. would love to know how to put things into the gallery so there is less clean up for you. Are there any images specifically that you are looking to have added that i might be able to source?

I am working on the other HD images of the main cast of tales of the Abyss - but thought you would appreciate the Natalia coming first -- took a lot of work to crop/clean up the scan.

-Matt

Sorry - also how would you like me to crop skit faces? I think it would be great to add them for characters if possible. I posted a bunch for Saleh but they were deleted so if you want me to format them differently i am happy to -- just let me know.

HD images of the TotA cast would be great. The reason the Saleh skit images were deleted is because we do not allow collated images on this wiki. Likewise, if you are going to upload skit images, I would prefer them to be more comprehensive, i.e., for all, not just a few, characters. Otherwise, it only creates clutter. I am already dealing with a large amount of images to keep organized and maintained on the appropriate pages.

Arosia (talk) 19:09, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Also, since you did Saleh's ToR cut-in, it would be nice to have the other ToR cut-ins as well. Just a suggestion.

Arosia (talk) 19:13, November 29, 2016 (UTC)

Decision regarding location pages
With ToG having introduced Field Locations in place of the Overworld Map and subsequent titles following suit, this likewise increases the amount of location articles for each of these games. However, having finally played a few of these titles, I've come to the conclusion that Field Locations do not warrant their own pages. All these Field Locations did was replace the Overworld Map system with a more immersive version. There's not enough significant events that occur in these Field Locations for them to have their own pages; it's better to explain them geographically on the appropriate world and country pages. That being said, dungeons still warrant their own pages because they have purpose, a reason for the group being there; Field Locations are merely the connectors.

All that being said, I'm going to remove Field Locations from the location templates on which they appear, as well as do my best to remove linking wherever found (no, we are not creating that many redirects). Please follow suit if you should happen to notice as well. My next project is ToX pages, so there should be no problem with me catching all of those at least.

Arosia (talk) 21:42, January 5, 2017 (UTC)

I actually just remembered that they were never included on the ToG template, so only the ToX/2 template needs to be fixed. I'll do that now.

Arosia (talk) 21:47, January 5, 2017 (UTC)

A few more things. I'll be adding a location description extension to the Rieze Maxia page, copying the location descriptions given on the world map within the game itself, similarly to what I did on the Terca Lumireis page a few years ago. This may serve as a basis for it to be done more in the future (I didn't really know how to word that). However, Terca Lumireis is a special case; in all other instances, these descriptions should be added as extensions to the main page. In this same regard, I am considering adding these descriptions at the top of the appropriate location pages, tabbed over and italicized. Location articles need some love, and this will serve as some nice flavor text.

Arosia (talk) 22:09, January 5, 2017 (UTC)

Question
Can I Create A Simple Episode List On The Tales of Zestiria The X Anime Page With Original Janpanese & USA Airing Dates Included. I've Helped Create & Update Episode Lists On Other Wikia Sites (Justice League Action, Transformers RID 2015, Thunderbirds Series, The Shannara Chronicle etc.--Carnegg (talk) 04:50, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

Yes, that's fine.

Arosia (talk) 04:51, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

Is The Episode List On The Anime Page OK or Does It Need Adjusting.--Carnegg (talk) 08:21, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

It's fine. Thank you.

Arosia (talk) 08:42, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

I Created A Music Section on the Anime page for the Opening & Ending Themes (Song, Performed By, Episodes, But it was Removed.--Carnegg (talk) 09:04, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

I'm not seeing that edit anywhere. Are you sure you published it? I didn't remove anything, nor did anyone else from what I can tell.

Arosia (talk) 09:47, January 30, 2017 (UTC)

Templates
Hello! I've lurked on this wiki for quite a while as it's a wonderful resource when playing the Tales games.

Anyway, I noticed on your homepage you have an outdated Wikia gaming footer. A little bit ago the gaming footer was updated, and you can add that footer to your wiki (and be in the footer) here. The Tales games are quite popular so I think it'd be good to have them easily accessible.

Additionally -- this is a significantly more minor thing, but I think it's worth mentioning nonetheless -- I noticed the wiki is still using the old template markup. The infoboxes writing method were recently redone in order to make them more standard across the wiki, easier to code, and more easily readable on mobile, so if you'd like to me to convert them for you I'd be happy to do that. If you're confused you can read about what I'm talking about here. It's totally optional but I thought I would still mention it.

Best, HoneyCandiez 02:35, February 3, 2017 (UTC)

Hello. Thanks for letting me know. I'll take care of the gaming footer sometime tonight. As for the infoboxes, we actually tried converting one time but ended up having difficulties that ultimately made us decide to stick with our current format. Discussion here.

Arosia (talk) 02:47, February 3, 2017 (UTC)

Wikia problems
Looks like Wikia is having some problems right now. Slow loading times, and some of our recently-uploaded images aren't registering.

Arosia (talk) 03:10, February 3, 2017 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I'm seeing the same. Lanate (talk) 03:16, February 3, 2017 (UTC)

Seems to be fine now. I checked other wikis when it was happening to make sure it wasn't just ours. All on their end.

Arosia (talk) 04:39, February 3, 2017 (UTC)

Image Request
Okay how come you don't had any in-game images and just Art rendeers and Art Cut-ins, you should Boss images like Final Fantasy wiki, images like these... [removed]

So I was wondering I can help update with images like these?

Because we are not the Final Fantasy Wiki. We do things our own way here, and simply put, there's no need, nor is there any room, for random screenshots such as those. If we're trying to depict the particular form of a boss, this can usually be represented through cut-in images, or if nothing else, close-up screenshots of good quality. In addition, we cite all our images, something I see you've neglected in the past and attempted to cover up just now. Don't delete talk page conversations.

Arosia (talk) 00:32, February 6, 2017 (UTC)

Uh I don't see your message. Also why did you delete the images?

You responded too quickly.

Arosia (talk) 00:32, February 6, 2017 (UTC)

Oh, okay also im just saying if you add in-game images like the bosses and more weapons then I say it would look far more better looking, because this Wiki looks very baron and Final Fantasy Wiki still does things more better.

Then go to the Final Fantasy Wiki, because you're giving me a headache. In fact, since you seem so keen on edit-warring with me on your talk page, I'll make it easy for you.

Arosia (talk) 01:05, February 6, 2017 (UTC)

Tales of Berseria
Out of curiosity: are you playing Berseria or watching? If you're just watching I dare say you're missing quite a lot of fun. I haven't had that much fun with any Tales game I have ever played, and I played a few. Although it has it's downsides, but what doesn't? ;) —Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 01:08, February 6, 2017 (UTC)

I'm playing it. Quickly becoming a favorite.

Arosia (talk) 01:56, February 6, 2017 (UTC)

Plural redirects
Please adjust whenever noticed. We're good from here on out, but there's some old ones, mostly terms, I'd still like to weed out. Not that big of a deal, but please keep it in mind. So much easier this way that I wish I'd started doing it long ago.

Arosia (talk) 06:44, February 9, 2017 (UTC)

Tabatha image
Ah, I didn't know that. I'm currently emptying my screenshot folder and am putting some images here and on Tumblr so some images might not get used for a while. Arte images, with the exclusion of mystic artes, will come later, I think.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 20:30, February 10, 2017 (UTC)

That's fine. We're actually making great progress on ToB pages, compared to the last few games released.

Arosia (talk) 20:35, February 10, 2017 (UTC)


 * I think that's mainly because how great the game is TBH. ;P —Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 20:37, February 10, 2017 (UTC)

All character artwork is now uploaded. Feel free to upload location images as long as they don't have the character you're controlling on the screen. Otherwise, I may have artwork for it. If not, we'll figure something out, but I'd rather focus on character pages first.

Arosia (talk) 09:09, February 13, 2017 (UTC)

My recent contact with Wikia Staff
I recently wrote up an appeal to have the Tales of Wiki and Talespedia closed. The Staff member who handled my case closed the Tales of Wiki since it was dead but said there was nothing he could do about Talespedia. Understandable. Duplicate wikis on the same exact things are frowned upon, but they are not against Wikia's terms. I will remind everyone that the admin of that wiki feigned ignorance of ours despite copying our content, which again, isn't against Wikia's terms as long as they reference it. However, they did not. When creating the ToB character pages, I decide to do the same and take their very basic and common knowledge of said characters to create our own pages for them, all while referencing them, making changes myself to the work, and knowing full well that these articles would change over time.

I was met with vandalism when this happened, so I decided to contact the admin myself to discuss the matter. Not only did they refuse to cooperate, but they deleted my post and permabanned me on that wiki. Cool. So now, Talespedia, a failure of a wiki, whose only contributor is essentially the admin, who spams stub articles every now and then, probably copying more of our content, will likely become a haven for rogue users when, once in a blue moon, they show up here thinking they can do whatever only to find out they are sorely mistaken. Our friend HollowIchigo58 has made his way to Talespedia, taking a few our images with him, the very images I requested permission from the owners for their use on this wiki. But wait, there's more.

Addressing all these issues to the Staff member who assisted me, I wondered to myself exactly to what extent are duplicate wikis frowned upon. Not very much, and even with their negligence in regard to citation and referencing, a person would have to go through great lengths for any action to be taken against them. I suppose they're not really doing anything wrong. They're free to have that wiki, do things their way, and ban who they want. Just like us. Cool. But what about those images? People scan them, crop and edit them, forbid reposting. I was very specific when I asked Staff about this, and here's their answer:


 * We're not in a position to offer legal advice, but in a general way I can answer some of your questions.


 * Only the original copyright owner owns the copyright. People who scan, crop, or otherwise alter the work are potentially infringing that copyright, although in the wiki context many such examples would fall under fair use. That said, at most though they are creating what's called a "derivative work", the copyright to which belongs exclusively to the original creator. While I can understand and appreciate the great efforts that go into collecting and cataloguing them, the same fair use that allows you to do so would apply to anyone else reusing the images you have made.

What he just said, basically, is that anything created by Bamco is their copyrighted material, and no one else can infringe upon that, even through derivative works. Screenshots, artwork, scans, everything. The reason I'm writing all of this is because it's something I had wondered myself. That being said, I still feel it is polite and respectful to request permission for scans and such, things that require effort on the uploader's part, and I will always stand by citation and referencing, as this offers a convenient way to trace images' origins. I've never requested permission for YouTube video screenshots, as I've never found that necessary, but I will always link back to them.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the Tales of Wiki is closed, Talespedia is not and will be staying open, and I will continue doing what I've always done when it comes to images. I'm glad the Staff member who assisted me took the time to answer my questions, and I hope this clears things up for future reference.

Arosia (talk) 01:24, February 14, 2017 (UTC)

Minor info added to Zaveid's page
Heya, I just added some info/trivia (it's actually more of a reference between ToB and ToZ) to Zaveid's page. For now I added it under the Trivia section, since I didn't know where else to put it. If you want it placed somewhere else let me know and I'll change it (or you can move it if you want). It's not really massively useful info, but I thought it was a pretty neat reference that took place between these two games. -- Ryudo300 (talk) 21:14, February 18, 2017 (UTC)

That's fine. Thank you.

Arosia (talk) 21:22, February 18, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Hi sorry - i just saw that there were messages about formatting in my page -- my apologies, didn't try to mess anything up just trying to update with info. I have re-read the policies and understand better now. Also saw that you un-did the links that i had added to Oscar's page. Understood that not all enemy artes need links but shouldn't the arts that HAVE pages have links?


 * They have different Japanese names, therefore are different artes. Lanate (talk) 04:19, February 19, 2017 (UTC)

ToG location images deletion
I'm curious as of why you decided to delete location images for ToG. Is it maybe because we lack articles for them?—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 21:58, March 4, 2017 (UTC)

I didn't like them. Most had the protagonists in the shot, and I felt they just weren't necessary, particularly with the lack of pages and how I'm structuring the country pages, including dungeons on them. I've always preferred scans for scenic images, and I feel what I uploaded is enough.

Arosia (talk) 22:20, March 4, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Regarding TotR, I would be able to help out whenever I'm free, as during events, I will be busy in the F/GO Wiki. Fortunately for me, not much translations are needed to be done, since most of the main aspects are just recycled versions from other Tales titles, eg : the Artes and Weapons. At first I wanted to sort the weapons by weapon type, but then I just realized it was impossible to do so, since there was no such filter in the game in the first place. I do have a friend who is also an Admin of F/GO Wiki that likes The Tales series, he can do a lot of image cropping whenever he is free. Thanks for the fixes.

That's fine. Thank you.

Arosia (talk) 02:59, March 22, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Tales of Zestiria The X Anime, Seems like it's going to have a rushed ending with only 2 seasons.--Carnegg (talk) 14:30, March 22, 2017 (UTC)

I'm not surprised.

Arosia (talk) 23:14, March 22, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Unless what I have written was a complete lie, then you have no right to delete it. If you think it is out of order my words or contributions, then begin adding the correct ones yourself. Sure I know this place possibly have many different rules, than other wikia. But it is suppose to be an info site, or am I wrong?

Out from what I read I can barely make up anything at all. I am not one of those people with photography memory so I can't remember everything from the game.

As far as Laphicet's info, it is still the unborn child's soul, so he is still technically Artorius' son.

It's hard to tell if it was a lie or not, to be honest. You don't write that coherently, and you threw that random information into that section without any regard to the chronological events detailed prior. Do not tell me what to do. You will not come on this wiki and throw a tantrum because your edits were reverted. Laphicet is not Artorius's unborn child, just as Seres is not Celica, hence the separate pages. Just because they were reincarnated does not mean they are the same person, regardless if some memories carried over or not.

Arosia (talk) 02:43, March 27, 2017 (UTC)

Begin... Talking. What is wrong with what I have written?

If you are that avid of a fan then speak up. I have no idea what in the world you want. But everything regarding the series, the info it is completely lacking.

So unless you can give me a legitimate reason, then you have no right to delete what I write or add. At least I try to contribute.

I am sorry if my adding info isn't perfect for your standard.

I've already explained above. I do have the right to delete what you write or add, and in case you're wondering why, take a look at what it says next to my username at the top of my profile. I don't ask for perfect, but it's obvious that English isn't your first language, and some of the facts you're adding are either unnecessary or already in the article. Also, sign your posts.

Arosia (talk) 08:59, March 27, 2017 (UTC)

Translation
Hello,

I'm Xereste, a moderator of Tales of the Rays, and I would like to know if I can take some of your weapons/magic mirrors translation to put them on the wiki?

Sincerely, Xereste.

Une personne de l’ombre (talk) 08:58, April 1, 2017 (UTC)

Sure thing. Go for it.

Arosia (talk) 09:30, April 1, 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! :D

Sincerely, Xereste

Xereste (talk) 10:22, April 1, 2017 (UTC)

Lmfao


Arosia (talk) 03:59, April 12, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
My Apologies Arosia, I am sorry in case what you may have find to be a misunderstanding, but with all do respect, I am just trying to be helpful, with, of, or at certain things that I would know, find on official sites, or something not offensive to improve the wiki. For instance who was Melchior Mayvin's English voice actor? English not Japanese.

Sonic2479 (talk) 06:31, June 10, 2017 (UTC)

English VAs must be credited via official sources such as the VA's personal site or social media.

Arosia (talk) 07:53, June 10, 2017 (UTC)

Number Crunching Auldrant's Physical Characteristics
Hello Arosia. I used to be a frequent contributor here who went by the name of BurningFlameHaze, but unfortunately I have long since lost that account. This is my new one.

Anyway, I'm here because I've done the math on Auldrant's physical characteristics using its diameter on its official structural diagram, which was listed at approximately 11,470 km. After some number crunching, I've managed to compile the planet's actual properties. Here are the results.

Auldrant
 * Mass: 0.729 Earth Masses
 * Radius: 5,735 km (0.900 Earth Radii)
 * Density: 5.52 g/cm3
 * Surface Area: 413.1 Million Square km
 * Surface Gravity: 0.91 Gs
 * Roche Limit: 1,500 km

I've also determined its distance from its star (Rem) based on its 765-day year as well as the type of star it orbits around.


 * Semi-Major Axis (Average Distance From Star): 1.72 AU (Astronomical Units)
 * Parent Star's Spectral Class: F8V
 * Parent Star's Mass: Roughly 1.16 Solar Masses
 * Parent Star's Luminosity: Roughly 2.04 L Sun

So, what do you think? Should I also show this info on AbyssalChronicles? Because I think its important for Tales fans to know about this as it will add additional information on Auldrant's worldbuilding.

--UnlimitedMoeWorks (talk) 05:10, June 28, 2017 (UTC)

Hello. That's an impressive amount of work. This information would be great added to the Auldrant page as trivia, and you're more than welcome to do so. Sharing the information on the AC forums would be nice as well.

My apologies Arosia but, the math I did on Auldrant was purely speculative and not really considered fact because there are no official sources describing the info. It was meant to be just a thought experiment based on what I found on the diagram, but I took it seriously because of severe lack of sleep. Plus, my math really isn't spot on since I'm not an expert on the subject. In other words, Auldrant's characteristics is just a theory. I'll remove the bit about it from the trivia section. I'm really sorry about this.

--UnlimitedMoeWorks (talk) 13:48, June 29, 2017 (UTC)

Oh okay. Well if nothing else, you could post the information to the talk page?

Arosia (talk) 23:33, June 29, 2017 (UTC)

So, I've rechecked my calculations and came to the conclusion that, out of all of the properties, only Auldrant's radius and surface area are correct (since they correlate to Auldrant's listed diameter). Auldrant's mass, density, and surface gravity, on the other hand, are very unclear. The reason is because both a planet's mass and density are determined by its composition, and unfortunately, we know that Auldrant is made entirely of Fonons, which are themselves composed of the elements Shadow, Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Light, and Sound. There is no absolute way I can measure Auldrant's composition from its "magic" elements. For that, I need the elements from the Periodic Table of Elements (Hydrogen, Carbon, Silicon, Iron, etc.), and there's no information regarding that. This also factors into surface gravity as well. However, we can safely assume that Auldrant's gravity is the same as Earth's, given the characters' listed weight in their profiles (assuming their weight is Earth-based and not Auldrant-based). I've also messed up with the calculations regarding Auldrant's supposed distance from its star based on its 765-day year, because I failed to take into account that the distance from the star and how much time the planet orbits is determined by its velocity in relation to the star's mass. Since we don't know the true properties of Auldrant's star Rem other than that it is simply "the Sun", there's no way I can accurately measure its distance. At the very least, I can say that Auldrant's star isn't the same star as our Sun, because if that were the case, Auldrant's year would be the same as ours (365 days). I would assume Auldrant's star would be a more luminous F-type star, with Auldrant's distance varying from either 1.64 AU to 1.81 AU, depending on the star's mass. The truth of the matter is that, this is just speculation since there's no info on the matter, and the true reason why Auldrant's year is 765 days is simply for Namco to reference its signature Japanese pun "na-mu-ko", with no significance to its actual orbital period whatsoever.

Sorry if this creates a headache, but, those are the facts. I can probably squeeze in Auldrant's radius and surface area into the trivia section, but the rest is speculation.

--UnlimitedMoeWorks (talk) 02:32, July 2, 2017 (UTC)

Haha. Well, I trust your calculations, though I really can't say much since this is all a bit out of my field. Add what you're comfortable with adding. You seem to know the difference between fact and speculation, so I don't see a problem.

Arosia (talk) 03:14, July 2, 2017 (UTC)

Untitled
Hi! I'm quite late at addressing this, since after some months I finally noticed my edits were reverted. I'm still getting used to editing wikias and apologize for not seeing the policy page before making previous edits. I understand why most were reverted, but I am confused as to why there is an inconsistency between Dezel and Zaveid's pages. In Dezel's appearance section it says "Dezel is tall with tanned skin", however, Zaveid's page says in the trivia section that he is the "only tanned-skin playable character". I hope it isn't bothersome to bring up, but is there something that can be fixed about this? Nbmikoto (talk) 07:44, July 31, 2017 (UTC)

I don't remember what happened months ago, nor do I care. Fix what needs to be fixed if it bothers you. If there's something wrong with your edit, I will then fix it myself.

Arosia (talk) 01:00, August 1, 2017 (UTC)

ToZ/ToB geographical changes comparison
I'm considering putting a comparison of how the known world changed between ToB and ToZ, but I don't know if this information is needed (although I think some condensed information on a single page would be nice), and if you greenlight it, should it go to Glenwood page since technically ToZ is a sequel to ToB, so the changes should be highlighted there.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 10:08, August 6, 2017 (UTC)