User talk:Bluerock

Hi, welcome to the Metal Gear Wiki! Thanks for your edit to the Metal Gear Acid page.

Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Fantomas (Talk) 14:29, September 30, 2009

Hey Bluerock.
Just a quick question. I was watching the movie Metal Gear Solid:Philanthropy and I was wondering if this picture of Solid Snake could go anywhere. Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 04:23, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * I can't speak for Bluerock, but I can say this: Normally, fan-made stuff isn't allowed on the Wiki, but since it was officially recognized by Hideo Kojima, I guess this can pass. You still have to wait for Bluerock's answer, though. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 05:02, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to make the Philanthropy article if you want. I've watched the movie a few times and I'd be honored to do it. However, I don't know any of these actors, nor do they mention the names of the Metal Gears nor the Main antagonists name. Snake just refeers to him as "some FOXHOUND Freak". Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 05:58, October 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * I would't use fan images for the main articles but an MGS: Philanthropy article would seem to be ok, seeing as there are articles for other fan movies/games (Metal Gear Awesome, Crab Battle, Merry Gear Solid: Secret Santa, etc). --Bluerock (talk) 10:26, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry if I sound like an idiot here, but if I make the article, and make it look as best I can(which I don't know how good it would look compared to the articles you have here.), would the images be able to go there? Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 13:37, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, you can place them in an image gallery if there a lot of them. If the article needs any improvement, I'm sure that other users will help tidy it up and make it look better. --Bluerock (talk) 14:46, October 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I made a mistake in regards to my earlier post: The fan-made film that was officially recognized by Hideo Kojima was actually "Metal Gear Solid: Cracks in the Armor," not MGS:P. Sorry for that. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 14:04, October 13, 2013 (UTC)

Metal Gear Solid:Philanthropy
I wrote the article, I know it's a mess and it looks horrible but...how do you think? Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 19:58, October 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the late response. The article looks good so far, just needs a some minor fixes and it will be a nice addition to the wiki. --Bluerock (talk) 08:51, October 19, 2013 (UTC)

So you got rid of the minor characters page
Glad to see that. Also, thanks for rewording the Green Beret page. 65.211.97.242 16:32, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem, I assume you mean the minor characters page? Anyway, seemed like the best option was to split it down, since it was being used as a catch-all page for characters with no real relation to one another. --Bluerock (talk) 16:55, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey, Weedle was the one who added most of the characters, not me. At the very least, the real EVA, the real Naomi Hunter, the KGB chief director and the supposed Big Shell VIP were worth mentioning. I agree that the Mig pilots, the Green Beret and others were irrelevant. And yes, I meant minor characters. Sorry about that. --65.211.97.242 16:59, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * It was nobody's fault really, it just became very big and disorganized over time, like many pages do. At least now it should be easier for people to read about some of these obscure characters. --Bluerock (talk) 17:11, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Also, I'm not sure if the Big Shell VIP ever existed and I don't want to add speculation. Please feel free to reword the page. --65.211.97.242 17:18, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok. He may have been involved as part of the coverup, but nobody knows for sure. --Bluerock (talk) 17:21, October 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. I've also reworded Hot Coldman's page due to a debate on the talk page between Weedle and some guy. I apologize for assuming that Coldman was the deviously cunning strategist. I assumed he was the guy due to him being the mastermind behind Operation Snake Eater. Then again, Peace Walker never actually says he's the same guy. I guess Kojima just forgot about Gene taunting Big Boss with information regarding the strategist. --65.211.97.242 14:19, November 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * You are not alone, I think a lot of people made that assumption. I've always been skeptical of this Keyser Söze figure, but I do appear to be in the minority. Anyway, I agree with you, it makes more sense to keep Coldman separate from the DCS, in the absence of any actual evidence. --Bluerock (talk) 15:37, November 1, 2013 (UTC)

New Game plus
Metal Gear Rising

Hello how's it goin? If I did a new game plus section would it go at the bottom?


 * That seems like the most appropriate place, yes. --Bluerock (talk) 07:43, November 1, 2013 (UTC)

Reflections and Horizons
Hi There!

With the next generation of consoles all set to launch in a couple of weeks, Wikia thought it would be the perfect time for some of our most active community members to take a fond look back at the current generation. We’d love if you’d provide us with a piece — however long you see fit — wherein you reminisce about a topic of your choosing related to the current generation. We are going to present what you write in an upcoming feature called “Reflections.”

For example, you could write about the changes the Metal Gear Solid series underwent in moving from PS2 to PS3 -- how the series evolved, what the new tech allowed Kojima and co. to accomplish that they couldn't prior. You could, potentially, provide us with some anecdotes about Metal Gear Solid 4 and other games from the current generation that illustrate the game's allure. Or, more generally, you could simply write about what this generation has meant to you as a gamer.

We’re going to be looking to the future, as well, with a similar feature titled “Horizons.” If you could also let us know, in as many words as you like, what trends you’d like to accompany the next generation of games (and what you DON’T want to see) we’d really appreciate it.

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Mhadick (talk) 20:55, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

note: If you're interested, please let me know as soon as possible. We'd like to have something by early Monday morning, ideally.


 * Sorry for the late response, Mhadick. Thanks for the offer, but I was very busy during the last few weeks, so probably wouldn't have had the chance to write anything very interesting. Good luck with the feature though. --Bluerock (talk) 08:41, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Question
Has anyone ever explained how Big Boss/Punished Snake can mark people in Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain?.

Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 02:30, November 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the late response. I don't know if the controls have been discussed yet, but I guess it will be similar to how you tag enemies in Peace Walker, involving the shoulder buttons. --Bluerock (talk) 08:41, November 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * I meant in-universe wise. lol. Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 23:26, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

New Blog.
Hey friend I've got new blog post so if you have the time check it out and tell me what you think. Bye.R.S 00:29, November 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, will do. --Bluerock (talk) 08:41, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Administrator? Coo?
Wait..your one of the administrators? Cool. I didn't even know.


 * Indeed, I've helped maintain the site for a year or so now. --Bluerock (talk) 08:41, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you
I thank you for the welcome I'm a friend of Gekkou25. He speaks nice things about you and this site. Again I thank you.Unknown256 (talk) 03:03, November 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem. --Bluerock (talk) 08:41, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Licensed Video Swap Tool
Hey there, Bluerock. My name is Doug and I'm a member of Wikia's Community Development Team! Wikia has recently updated a new admin tool for videos called Licensed Video Swap. This is a new tool that allows admins to quickly swap videos embedded videos on your wiki from outside providers (such as Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc) to the same (or very similar) video that exists on Wikia Video. The benefit being that the videos hosted on Wikia Video are fully licensed and will never be removed for a licensing issues.

You can read about the updates to the tool on this staff blog. and I am available to help you if you would like any assistance switching any videos out on your wiki, it's your call. Thank you and have a good one! TheBlueRogue (profile)•(talk)•(email) 22:26, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

New Blog
Hello again I've got a another blog that I think you might like. If you have the time come read if you don't mind. Tell me what you think.R.S 03:08, November 25, 2013 (UTC)

Excuse me, Bluerock?
I was wondering if you would be able to talk on the chat in the next few days?

Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 23:22, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

Merry Metal Gear!
Merry Christmas Bluerock! I know I am 21 days early, but I thought I should say it.

Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 23:04, December 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! A shame that MGSV won't be in my Xmas stocking this year. --Bluerock (talk) 23:46, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Multi-tab infobox images
Noticed that a number of users have started implementing the use of the multi-tab images for the infoboxes we were talking about a while back. So I assume this will be the norm now for characters that were depicted across different titles? DementedP (talk) 00:06, December 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Speaking of the Multi-tab infobox images, I think we'll need a different image for Ocelot's MGS4 appearance, since the image currently used is technically while he's using his Liquid Ocelot personality, not Revolver Ocelot himself. A better image would probably be when he admits that he was Liquid's doppelganger. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 00:10, December 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * I saw this too, and while I'm obviously in support of this change, I don't think we ever really agreed on whether it should be done, or how to do so. If we are going ahead with it, then the current ones will need to be fixed. As they are now the users have put different sized and proportioned images which creates problems. I'm happy to fix them and I'll handle as many of the images as possible. If I do it I'll basically put the images I feel are best (or that have already been agreed upon) and then we can discuss any changes on that character's talk page. There are obviously a few specifics we would need to clear up. Do we name the tabs based on in-universe information (for example, the year that each game is set) or do we use the game's abbreviated name (MGS, MGS2, PW, MGR, etc.) How do we handle games with multiple appearances for each character? I would say use their base appearance throughout the game, with differences based on important changes, for example, Olga could have three images (Tanker, Plant and Mr. X). Raiden would only need one for each game. Cases such as Liquid Ocelot are tricky as its basically one character pretending to be another. And do we put the tabs in chronological order for the universe (ie. MGS3, PW, GZ, TPP, etc.) or the order each game was released in?--Soul reaper (talk) 03:25, December 19, 2013 (UTC)

I agree that we need better formatted images so that they fit well, and the Olga proposal is also a good idea. Liquid Ocelot only needs one image, so a multi-tabbed infobox is probably not needed in that case. MGS4 Revolver Ocelot could be represented by his appearance on his death bed, as Weedle suggested, but in the possible absence of a decent enough image, I have no problem using Liquid Ocelot, since they are the same person physically. I also believe the default image should be the character's latest appearance (which we had previously implemented), and in my opinion, the tabs should be by game (MGS1, MGS2, etc.) in order of release, but I am always open to other suggestions. Soul reaper, you have a talent for acquiring good images, so I am happy to let you get on with those, and we can always finalize things later on, so thanks very much for all your help. --Bluerock (talk) 10:39, December 19, 2013 (UTC)
 * We never really agreed on anything concrete, but that is partially my fault for getting sidetracked with other things. Anyway, I am fine with using the multi-tabbed infoboxes (it seems the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki has also adopted Soulreaper's idea).


 * I'll get on it ASAP. I should note that if we want their most recent appearance to be the default one (which I agree with) then it may be better to have the tabs in reverse order as the first tab is always the default. That would also mean that Big Boss will, for the time being, have his GZ/TTP appearance.--Soul reaper (talk) 12:31, December 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ah, I hadn't considered that. Perhaps that's the best way to go then for now. Thanks. --Bluerock (talk) 12:56, December 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sounds good to me honestly. I don't mind Big Boss having the GZ/TPP appearance for his image either, since it's his most current depiction in a proper title anyway (MGSV and all). The same goes for Ocelot in his appearance in TPP. DementedP (talk) 23:41, December 19, 2013 (UTC)

Hey, so Big Boss' MGS3 image. Eye-patch or no eye-patch?--Soul reaper (talk) 05:46, December 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'd say no eyepatch, since he appears like that for the majority of the game. It's also the only game where he doesn't wear an eyepatch. I guess we could have both images in sub-tabs but it might be best to keep infobox images down to a minimum. --Bluerock (talk) 14:07, December 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * That's what I was thinking. Thanks.--Soul reaper (talk) 16:17, December 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for fixing the div tags, Soul reaper. On another point, since the infobox is concerned with canon images, I don't believe the original MSX2 radio portraits would qualify for this. What are your thoughts? --Bluerock (talk) 11:32, January 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * No problem. I'm not really sure about that. The way I looked at it was that it was a redone version of an existing game, similar to MGS1 and Twin Snakes. Canonically it's the same story, same events and everything, just revamped designs. On the other hand, Metal Gear 2 was simply an altered version, rather than a graphical update they were visual changes. I personally have no problem keeping them as secondary tabs to MG2 part of the infobox.


 * On a related note, I was thinking about the infobox images for those who only appeared in animated cutscenes in MPO, namely the characters who have that as their most recent appearance. It may be worth having the policy state that in-engine appearances take priority, and if they have appeared in multiple games but their most recent did not include an in engine appearance, then the most recent one that did becomes the default. I've done this for the CIA director and DOD official pages to show how it may work. Currently the only pages that would need to be changes are Sigint and Para-Medic, who would have their MGS3 images moved to the default tabs and their MPO images to secondary positions.--Soul reaper (talk) 04:57, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Hello Again
Hello sorry to bother you. I need a opinion if you don't mind. Bye.--R.S 02:00, December 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * If you're referring to the Cyborg Raiden vs Sesshomaru blog, I'm not familiar with the Inuyasha series, so I'm afraid I can't really comment. --Bluerock (talk) 22:18, December 21, 2013 (UTC)

Oh. That's too bad. I was hoping for some opinions. Now I feel sad.--R.S 22:58, December 21, 2013 (UTC)--R.S 22:58, December 21, 2013 (UTC)

Wiki style
Hey, Bluerock,

I was wondering if you could restyle the wiki to resemble the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki, as it has quite an attractive style (in a "cool" way), in my opinion. I was also wondering if I could maybe restyle the main page; I'm not just a new user spewing crap, by the way; I have an intermediate understanding of CSS, Wikia's interface/MediaWiki, and know how to make templates - I would also like to edit the article management templates here, if possible (, , etc.).

This is just a proposal to improve the style of the wiki. nucl3arsnake (talk) 10:05, December 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Can you clarify what improvements you're thinking of? Are you talking about the darker color scheme and rounded box style? I am open to improving the look of the wiki, but I also think it would be a good idea to gather some other opinions from other users, perhaps by starting a forum topic. --Bluerock (talk) 19:24, December 23, 2013 (UTC)

I wasn't thinking of adding the rounded box style (I don't really feel it's encyclopedic); I do think that the infobox template on this page would be a nice addition to the wiki, along with the background (so, essentially, yes, the darker color scheme), since it's from the most notable Metal Gear game. Then I was just planning on making the front page a bit more "encyclopedic" in style along with slightly stylizing article management templates; I could do these in my sandbox, if necessary. nucl3arsnake (talk) 19:34, December 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * I see what you mean. I do like their background image and infobox style, although I don't think we necessarily need to be absolutely identical here. Yes, use your sandbox to stylize the templates and we can see how they look. --Bluerock (talk) 20:20, December 23, 2013 (UTC)

How about these? The delete one could probably still use some work.

I'm still trying to replicate the Spanish Wiki's infobox template, but some of the Spanish makes it difficult. nucl3arsnake (talk) 23:05, December 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay, I managed to created my own version of the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki's infobox template in my third sandbox. nucl3arsnake (talk) 00:33, December 24, 2013 (UTC)

If I can offer my two cents on the matter, I agree that the front page could do with a redesign, and the infobox design has elements I can get behind, but I'm completely against changing the overall colour scheme. You might think that it looks more exciting but it's not the best for a text heavy encyclopaedic based site. The number one priority is making sure all text, both normal text and links, is always readable. This relies on a high level of contrast between the background and the text. The easiest text to read is black on a white background. It's why google, facebook, twitter and most importantly, wikipedia have retained this colour scheme for years. It's also why many of the larger, more successful wiki's such as Halopedia, Narutopedia and Wookiepedia use this colour scheme. As for the infobox. I'm certainly not against modifying it. Looking at your example I'd say I have nothing against using the white text on dark grey for the heading areas, but I'd keep the other areas white, as they are now.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:12, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * The background still can be changed to the MGS3 one the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki uses without changing the main color scheme (black text; white background). Also, there are are plenty of successful wikis that use different color schemes, instead of the same old black text, white background one (i.e. Memory Alpha, Avatar Wiki (which is more successful than Narutopedia), RuneScape Wiki, BioShock Wiki, Assassin's Creed Wiki (which is more encyclopedic than this wiki), Call of Duty Wiki (not really encyclopedic, but still very successful; one of Wikia's most active and most viewed wikis), etc.


 * Even if we do base the style of the wiki on the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki's color scheme, it still won't be extremely dark; it just won't be as light as the current color scheme. nucl3arsnake (talk) 07:47, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Our priority should always be to improve as an encyclopaedia for the Metal Gear series. The most important part of the wiki is the text and making it as easy to read as possible should be a top priority. It is a fundamental truth of graphics design that black on white is far easier to read, both on paper and on screen. I honestly see no benefits in making the background any shade of grey, or any other colour.--Soul reaper (talk) 08:49, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * I think you're taking the color scheme too far into context; a slight darkening in the scheme isn't going to render our text unreadable... Also, if we were to replicate the Spanish Metal Gear Wiki's color scheme, it wouldn't be a dark grey like the infobox template, as their scheme is more of a very light rural green. Also, the Okami Wiki that you have sysop rights at doesn't seem to have the lightest color scheme either... nucl3arsnake (talk) 09:06, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * I've looked at the Spanish Wiki, and while it's not bad, it could be better. Simply looking nice isn't really good enough. The fact of the matter is that black on white reads best. Anything else may look nice but will always be in a position where it could be better for reading. As ours is a mostly text based site, that should always be the number one requirement. The front page is a little different. That's there to grab people's attention and as such, where we have more room to play. I haven't really been involved with Okami Wiki in about two years so I wouldn't try and use that as any evidence of my own preferences or perspectives. Anything you'll garner from that is outdated at best.--Soul reaper (talk) 12:44, December 24, 2013 (UTC)

I have to agree with Soul reaper on this. Black text on white background definitely works better for us. As for the front page and the background graphic, there is certainly some room for improvement. --Bluerock (talk) 17:09, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, that's fine, as, obviously, we can just simply change the background of the wiki, which wouldn't change the main color scheme of black text, white text background. We would have to change the button colors to green or something, to match the MGS3 background. Now can we me move on and discuss other improvements; we've been on this "color scheme" discussion for a bit now... nucl3arsnake (talk) 17:39, December 24, 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, if you can obtain the background image from the Spanish wiki, that would be great (I assume this would be ok with them?). Otherwise, we could design a similar one, one more personalized to our site. We can then look at what button colors are most suitable. As for the infobox template, the design looks good overall but I don't think the dark color works too well with the blue hyperlinks on the right, and I also think the info should be separated under appropriate headings, like our current one is. However, I personally know how difficult these templates can be to code, so I appreciate your efforts. Just so you're aware, I will only be available sporadically over the next week or so, for obvious reasons. --Bluerock (talk) 19:24, December 25, 2013 (UTC)

Obtaining their background image will be, and even though we don't necessarily need their permission, I don't think they would mind, since they tend to use some of our images (ex: , , ). I also agree that the color scheme of the infobox template could be changed to match this wiki's color scheme (my main goal was to completely replicate the infobox, with my own code), but I quite like how it looks without the section headers (though if 'everyone' wants me to add section headers, I will). nucl3arsnake (talk) 02:01, December 26, 2013 (UTC)
 * I am still working on this project, just under a different name (I forgot about this old account). Sorry if it causes any problems (don't worry, this isn't a sockpuppet account; I won't be editing with my other one again, rest assured). nucl3arsnake (talk) 04:03, December 28, 2013 (UTC)

I also think that the categories here need to be a bit more encyclopedic (ex: Instead of all of the character categories, we should just have one category called "Individuals" for all characters in the Metal Gear series; we should also have categories for birth/death dates, like Wikipedia, IMO). nucl3arsnake (talk) 05:06, December 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * On the subject of being more encyclopaedic, we could probably do with being more consistent right across the board. For example, most of the time we've used the name people are best known by, often being their codename and yet we have people such as Doktor, who are almost never referred to by anything else, using their real names instead. Furthermore we have some rather useless pages such as the Plisken page. Everything in that page could easily be put on to Snake's page, and really, most of it is already there. Finally most of the galleries could probably use some trimming down. We've gotten into a habit of including every screenshot prior to a game's release, often doubling up on some images and it gets to the point where a large portion of many articles are just slabs of pictures that add nothing. All in all I think we probably need to review things across the entire site and come up with some clearer policies. On a slightly related note, we also have an issue with section headings on pages such as the Samuel Rodrigues page, where they're so stacked up that eventually the sub headings wind up smaller than the actual body of text.--Soul reaper (talk) 13:09, December 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * I was going to start a forum... but then I realized the forums here are pretty much like message walls, and I don't find that encyclopedic either (just my opinion), so I'll keep discussing this matter here, I guess.


 * A pretty big problem I've seen here is unsourced / unlicensed/ 'unsummarized' files. When uploading an image, it says "Indicate where the image came from" and "Include a summary of the image," yet most files here don't have a summary, source, or licensing; I could easily fix this by making a "Filebox" template that provides a source and summary for a file, then make a "copyrighted media" template or something. nucl3arsnake (talk) 14:44, December 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * A blog page may work better. I for one would appreciate some proper image use templates. As things are now we only have the standard set of license options, none of which are particularly accurate for what we're doing.--Soul reaper (talk) 14:52, December 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * Good points all:


 * Merge Pliskin with Solid Snake
 * Reduce image galleries (have separate pages like Shadow Moses Island/Gallery?)
 * Organize images (summary/sources/licensing for all images)
 * Use most common names for article titles, rather than default full real names (possible exceptions to rule for similar named pages)
 * Section heading organization (rethink game:incident naming/headings)
 * For the character/individual category, I still think we should list characters by game/faction/occupation, but maybe we can use both.
 * --Bluerock (talk) 00:07, December 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * Separate gallery pages could work well--Soul reaper (talk) 03:42, December 30, 2013 (UTC)

Just a heads up, I went on community central and it looks like Wikia is getting ready to roll out more updates that will alter aspects of wiki appearances, including backgrounds, front pages and other things from the sounds of things. It might be worth holding off any drastic changes until they've made the updates. It would be a waste of time and effort if we updated everything now and had to do it all over again in a month or so. We may be able to update some parts once we've looked through the information regarding the updates.--Soul reaper (talk) 10:48, January 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, I think I read something about that, but I wasn't totally clear on how it would affect our wiki. On another note, the new infobox seems to be shifting the right column contents down to the bottom of the page, at least in my browser. Are you seeing this also? --Bluerock (talk) 20:04, January 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * I can see it as well. I think there may still be some bugs to fix, soul reaper. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 01:48, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

I wasn't seeing the side bar thing before but I am now. I'll look into it. I've seen other wiki's with tabs in the infobox so there must be some way to make it work. In regards to wikia's updates, the two things that stuck out to me were the changes to scaling which will alter front page formatting, and the changes to how backgrounds work. Wikia staff have said that tiled backgrounds may work best for the new system.--Soul reaper (talk) 05:42, January 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * So I figured it out. It turns out I'm an idiot and forgot to close the div tag. I'll go through and fix them.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:12, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays :D
Hello Bluerock, I hope your Christmas is going great, I wish you good health and a merry day. Cheers.

Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 18:54, December 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too :) --Bluerock (talk) 19:24, December 25, 2013 (UTC)

Idea
I had this idea for the wiki and I was wondering if you'd like to hear/read it in the chatroom. Semper Fi (talk) 12:38, December 28, 2013 (UTC)

Desperado Incursions naming
Hey Bluerock, I was talking to Weedle about this on the Raid on Denver page. Basically I don't think the Desperado Incursions banner we have all the Revengeance events under is really fitting. Of the six events it covers only three actually involved incursions on Desperado's part. I feel a more accurate name would be appropriate. I was thinking something along the lines of "Steven Armstrong's Revolution" as it was all part of his ongoing plan to bring about a new revolution. That said there's probably better names than that.--Soul reaper (talk) 14:33, December 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * I agree, that name was only ever meant to be a temporary one. However, I'm not sure I can think of an all-encompassing name to cover all Revengeance events. Since World Marshall owns Desperado, and Armstrong is sort-of CEO, maybe something with "World Marshall" in the title? World Marshall Disturbance/Incidents? --Bluerock (talk) 23:51, December 29, 2013 (UTC)


 * I like the sound of World Marshall Disturbance, perhaps Incidents is more accurate though. By the way, nucl3arsnake pointed out something important. Our Bladewolf page is incorrect, all official sources, including the game and DLC have it written as Blade Wolf. I held of renaming it myself as I thought you should know about it first.--Soul reaper (talk) 03:41, December 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * I was trying to think of another name beside "incident," but there's not really a lot to choose from. I didn't actually realize it was supposed to be "Blade Wolf," so by all means, feel free to change it. --Bluerock (talk) 04:51, December 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll change Bladewolf now then.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:15, December 30, 2013 (UTC)

Welcome
Hello. I appreciate the welcome. Cheers. Core N (talk) 16:13, December 29, 2013 (UTC)

Hello.
If you have the time check out my new blog. Although Fans of both franchises may disagree. But that's the point. Personally you know this one was coming one way or another. Check it out. Happy New Year.--R.S 05:09, January 4, 2014 (UTC)--R.S 05:09, January 4, 2014 (UTC)

New Blog?
Hello yeah I kinda have a new blog If you want to check it out. I must warn you I might have not been in the right frame of mind but I wasn't feeling ok yesterday. Check it out. --R.S 20:45, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

Something for the CSS
Hey Bluerock, sorry to trouble you but I found a solution to a minor issue. You may have noticed that the Big Boss and Revolver Ocelot pages have pushed the infobox tabs onto a second line. I found a solution to the problem but it involves adding to the wiki's CSS. As the only admin you'll need to add it yourself but it should be as simple as a copy-paste.

Pasting this at the bottom of the existing CSS should make make it work. If you're happy to do so let me know, I'll need to make some slight changes to the div tags on a couple of character pages for it all to work.--Soul reaper (talk) 09:18, January 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Soul reaper, I added the code to the css now, so you can go ahead and make the other changes. An additional suggestion would be that TPP and GZ can be subtabs under the MGSV heading for those characters who appear in both. --Bluerock (talk) 16:19, January 18, 2014 (UTC)


 * The changes aren't showing up in the MediaWiki:Wikia.css and the page history shows no edits since early this year. Are you sure you saved the changes?--Soul reaper (talk) 04:55, January 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ah, sorry. I put it in MediaWiki:Common.css by mistake.I've added it to MediaWiki:Wikia.css now. --Bluerock (talk) 10:21, January 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * Oh, haha, ah well. It's all done now.--Soul reaper (talk) 11:13, January 19, 2014 (UTC)

DREBINS/Rat Patrol 01 Codec logo
Hi.

If you are able to at the moment, can you upload an image of the Codec logos for DREBINS and Rat Patrol 01? They would work for their respective articles. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 14:55, January 19, 2014 (UTC)

I would like to report a user vandalizing the wiki
Hi there. Weedle McHairybug is vandalizing the wiki without reason and he should be banned as soon as possible. I made one simple edit to an article and he reverted it, the vandal himself calling my edit vandalism. He is evil and a bad impact on this wiki. IP ban him.
 * I wasn't vandalizing, I was undoing vandalization made by the user accusing me of vandalization. (S)He basically replaced several words with obscene or otherwise inappropriate words. That sounded like vandalization, and based on his/her protest to me, (s)he thought it was meant to be humorous. Look at the history page if you don't believe me. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 02:45, January 27, 2014 (UTC)

Something of a proposal
Hi Bluerock, I have something I want to show you. I've been working on an idea for a revamped look for the wiki and if you'll take the time to look at it I'll explain my decisions. Basically I've made a new main page layout and a look that shouldn't need to be updated as often as we've done in the past. If you're interested I'll send you a link.--Soul reaper (talk) 09:19, February 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sure, I'd be glad to take a look. --Bluerock (talk) 22:12, February 3, 2014 (UTC)


 * This is the front page design. I wanted to streamline things a bit more and create a layout that would be less prone to changes. The activity feed has been removed as it is one of the most prominent parts of the nav bar. The releases section has been streamlined into a single box that features one image. The rules are embedded in the template and explain that, if there is an upcoming game or games, only the one closest to release is to be featured. In the case of we have now, it would stay as GZ until release, and then switch to TPP. If there are no upcoming games announced then the box's heading becomes "Last Release" and we retain the most recently released game in the box. Dates are not included as they can be found on the game's page which is where we want to direct readers.


 * The news features only official, and major news. If there are leaks or instances of things such as a VA saying "I'm going to be involved in a Metal Gear game" they shouldn't go in the news section. The news section is limited to four bullet points to encourage up to date news. They should be short and succinct, link to relevant pages and to official pages/information. In cases such as GZ, where the release dates around the world are all in the same month but on separate days only the month and year should be given, otherwise we fall into the trap of listing everything on the front page, rather than directing readers to our actual content.


 * I've altered the navigation buttons to that they are all consistent in design.


 * The basis for the overall layout is reducing empty areas, and making something that works in the new fluid layout. 95% of the page will automatically resize for different screen resolutions. The only exceptions are images (outside of the navigation area) as they are still determined by pixels rather than percentages. The colour scheme was the result of a lot of testing. I wanted something that looked like it fit with the series, but didn't distract from the content. I tried red but that was too overbearing, and black and grey, just looked too plain. Blue seemed to work best, and matches our link colors and wordmark. As I read up on graphic design I found that blue is one of the best colors for web pages, which is why sites like Facebook use it. It also seemed to fit with the series, while being unique enough to separate us from other Metal Gear sites. The background is tiled, as I read that works best with wikia's new system, and shouldn't need to be updated every time a new game is released which has always been a problem for us.


 * I'm also thinking of looking into adding the colours to other templates in ways that compliment the information, to help tie he wiki together. The game slider on the main page still has some bugs on my end, though I had someone else look at it and they didn't notice the issues so there's that. Otherwise let me know what you think.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:40, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Wow, very nice. Much more striking than our current main page. I have a few thoughts that may help improvement: Other than those things, I think the overall design is fantastic, especially the new category images. Regarding the above issues I noticed, I could post some screenshots later if that helps.
 * The blue colour works very well. The only I thing that I would consider changing is perhaps using a slightly lighter blue, just enough to match the navigation bar or the "Metal Gear Wiki" logo.
 * The addition of the slider is good, although the top right advert partially covers the right arrow box, and both arrow boxes are slightly out of line with main box, but perhaps these are the bugs you were referring to.
 * One issue I did notice was that when I resized my window, all the content from the right column was pushed to the bottom of the page, and the main content spread across the width of the window. The search box also ended up obscuring the Shinkawa artwork at the very top, whereas it only partially did so on full screen.
 * I'm not sure about having a second identical logo at the top end of the page; maybe a slightly more elaborate logo that includes images would work better, to preface the introduction to the site?
 * The blue borders around the Official Website logos do not always align; perhaps a single border surrounding all the logos would be easier to implement?
 * I agree with you on how we should deal with news updates, but the box being at the bottom may not be the best place.

--Bluerock (talk) 13:56, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

--Soul reaper (talk) 01:38, February 5, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll play around with the colors a bit more.
 * I'm not getting that issue with the slider so if you could post a screenshot that would help. The only issue I have with it is that when it scrolls a small gap starts appearing between the game image and the edge of the box.
 * The resizing movement is part of wikia's fluid layout. Basically on screens of a certain size, the right column will always move below the main content area. That's what they wanted for some reason. There's nothing we can really do about any of that stuff.
 * Again, I can look into that idea.
 * I'm not really sure what you mean about the borders so a screenshot might help.
 * In my mind, the news was kind of secondary to what we do. I'm personally of the belief that wiki content should be more noticeable.

This is how it looked on my end. Hope these help. --Bluerock (talk) 13:32, February 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * That's all really weird. Going through the images one by one:


 * That's not actually an ad, that's the gaming footer that appears at the bottom of the page. It's not even located within the left column and I can think of no reason it would move up there of all places. I loaded the page in Firefox and while the gaming footer appeared as it does in your image, an ad then appeared on top. The good news is that I can confirm that in no browser does the button overlap with the actual ad. Arrow boxes are indeed intentionally a little smaller. Mostly because that's just how it comes out, though I do feel it emphasises their presence a little more.
 * In mine it shows up as three columns, and when I resize it doesn't produce results as drastic as that. Even in Firefox it remains as three or four columns. Though, as I said before, images are still dictated by pixel size and work differently with fluid than other elements. I can assure you with all confidence that the website buttons are identical in width. Both in code and visually. The most I can say is that the Konami one appears to be slightly more to the left, but I think that may be an optical illusion.
 * There's nothing we can do about the artwork and the search bar, that's just down to browser size really.


 * What's strange is that the only browser I can see similar errors in is Firefox. Every other browser works fine. Wasn't there a wikia staff member here a while back who was helping with some code stuff? Could we ask them for help? If you have another browser it might be worth trying that, at least to see if it effects column sizes on a screen your size.--Soul reaper (talk) 14:10, February 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * Some more screenshots from a different PC.


 * I believe it was JAlbor who advised us last time. --Bluerock (talk) 06:44, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * It seems to be specific to Firefox. I think we'll need to talk to someone from Wikia about this.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:57, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * Can you look at the page again? I think I've fixed the footer issue. Let me know if the border bug is still present. I think that might just be a loading issue, and if you scroll up so the box is not visible, and then back down it might show the box properly.--Soul reaper (talk) 10:21, February 10, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Soul reaper, took some more snaps. You were correct about the loading issue, and the footer now appears at the bottom. However, there seem to be a few more bugs regarding the upper templates on the page.

--Bluerock (talk) 13:41, February 10, 2014 (UTC)

Two Things
Hello I got a new blog posted if you want to check it out if you want to. And two how does one become a Adminostrator?R.S 17:47, February 4, 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, I will check out the blog. To be an admin, you usually have to be an active contributor to the wikia's content, help build the community, and keep the wikia looking well-tended and up to date. Just one question, why is your signature "R.S"? It doesn't really make clear who is commenting. --Bluerock (talk) 19:54, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Well that's my real Ronnie Sanders. Who never heard of me. That's ok.--R.S 00:38, February 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, but it would be useful to have "Gekkou25" in there too. --Bluerock (talk) 08:40, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

Pardon me, Bluerock?
I was wondering if you'd be willing to get on the chat one of these days to listen to a couple of ideas I have for the wiki. If not, I understand. Please get back to me ASAP.

Semper Fi (talk) 02:10, February 14, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the late response, Jim. I have limited access to the internet for the next week or so, but I'll be happy to chat some other time. --Bluerock (talk) 13:35, February 17, 2014 (UTC)


 * I understand, Bluerock. It can wait. Whenever you're ready :) Semper Fi (talk) 16:42, February 17, 2014 (UTC)

Excuse me, would you mind if we talk on the chat now? If you're ready? Semper Fi (talk) 23:00, March 3, 2014 (UTC)

I uh...made the forum, sir. I hope it's up-to-standard. If you can't find it I can link it to you. Semper Fi (talk) 22:07, March 5, 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, I did see it and it looks fine. Hopefully we'll be able to gather some more views on your proposal. --Bluerock (talk) 22:13, March 5, 2014 (UTC)

Confirmation
Hey, just asking if it's cool if I write a fan fiction on here. X Solid Snake (talk) 04:11, February 18, 2014 (UTC)


 * Only if its on a user blog. We have one user (Jim Logan) who regularly writes fan fic on his user blog, do it like that and you should be fine.--Soul reaper (talk) 06:17, February 18, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the late response, X. Yes, as Soul reaper says, it's fine to use your blog to write fanfic. --Bluerock (talk) 15:28, February 19, 2014 (UTC)

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Hey Bluerock,

I was just wondering if you or the community had any ideas for content surrounding the upcoming release of Ground Zeroes. With big releases we like to do some special programming to celebrate a game's release. Maybe we could do Community Choice Awards for the Metal Gear Solid series -- which look like this.

Let me know what you think!

Thanks!

Mhadick (talk) 23:31, February 18, 2014 (UTC)

MGS4 Integral Podcast descriptions (if any).
Hi.

On your copy of Metal Gear Solid 4, do you have any of the Metal Gear Solid 4 Integral Podcasts? I wanted to implement the descriptions to help a user, but I couldn't find anything.

Weedle McHairybug (talk) 12:42, March 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, I do. I'll check it out later today. --Bluerock (talk) 12:55, March 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hey Weedle, I checked the iPod page, and the descriptions are already there. --Bluerock (talk) 20:14, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

NES ad artwork
Here's the ad that was alluded to:



Corporal Watchman, at least, can be seen on there.

Weedle McHairybug (talk) 14:09, March 8, 2014 (UTC)


 * Ah, ok, thanks. Still, the artwork is more likely to have come from the Famicom/NES port's developers for use in the advert/brochure, rather than the manual taking it from the advert, which wouldn't make much sense. I'll update the article to reflect this. --Bluerock (talk) 15:03, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

Hey There
Thanks for the welcoming. Can't wait for Ground Zeroes. GestahlianChocobot (talk) 09:54, March 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * No problem. Looking forward to Ground Zeroes myself, even if it is only a prologue. --Bluerock (talk) 10:30, March 12, 2014 (UTC)

Hello
Hello. I've got a new blog. Do you mind checking it out? Tell me what you think.--Gekkou30 (talk) 19:37, March 15, 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid I don't really know that much about the Capcom characters, so I can't really say who would win in a fight between Chun-Li and The Boss. --Bluerock (talk) 20:25, March 15, 2014 (UTC)

What seriously? You don't know about Capcom characters? Surely you know Street Fighter right? Who doesn't know about Street Fighter. Come on. I'm sure you know Resident Evil Mega Man Darkstalkers? I grew up on these games. Street Fighter and Metal Gear first came out on the same year 1987. I'm sorry. I just shocked. Anyone and their mother knows Street Fighter.


 * Sure, I've played a few Street Fighter and Megaman games now and then, but never played them enough to know the characters that well. Actually, I forgot about Resident Evil, so yeah, that's the only Capcom franchise I have a fairly decent knowledge of. --01:24, March 16, 2014 (UTC)

Portable Ops
Hey there Bluerock. I'm new here, and I really like MG, I also joined not only to share opinions and debates, but to improve and help the wiki the more I can. Well, I was checking the main page and you have Portable Ops as canonical. According to Kojima (even Kaz in Peace Walker says "We can leave that San Hieronymo crap behind"), Portable Ops ISN'T canon. Now, the wiki's page not only lists it as canon, but the information says Kojima confirmed it IS canon. There are many versions and things that may not support my theory, but tell me, what do you think? You're the only admin of my knowledge to date (I joined last monday I think), and I wanted to help. Excuse me if I bother you with this, but I was just wondering that. GestahlianChocobot (talk) 06:38, March 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * By the way, excuse my stupidness, I leave you the "source" (Metal Gear Informer) in case you need it. It has a question about Kojima not considering it (or that's what I undersood) canon via Twitch. Link here. And again, sorry if I bother you, it's not my intention to come here and being an "almighty as*hole*, it's just that I really want to help in here. GestahlianChocobot (talk) 06:44, March 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hey, it's no problem, I'm always here to help. From my understanding, Kojima in the past has claimed that the events of Portable Ops did happen (i.e. are canon), just that it wasn't a "main chapter" in the Metal Gear saga. In that recent Twitch interview, he said Portable Ops' main storyline was canon, but that some of the details are a bit "off", as they do not fit well with the overall continuity. What these details are exactly is unclear, but overall, the game is indeed canon for the most part. --Bluerock (talk) 09:15, March 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for the response. I guess Kojima simply likes to troll us all. Anyway, Ground Zeroes has finally arrived. GestahlianChocobot (talk) 02:01, March 20, 2014 (UTC)

Hey Bluerock, mind giving my story a good read? It's only the first chapter of it, as I'm still planning the next chapter. Any problems you see in it, every ounce of feedback is needed. Also, suggestions to help enhance the story would also be a major help. Thanks. X Solid Snake (talk) 16:35, March 23, 2014 (UTC)

Sup.
Just giving a final reminder to read the story if you want to. Please give feedback and critique! X Solid Snake (talk) 16:39, March 23, 2014 (UTC)

Final Fanon(?)
Well yesterday...I finished off The Lone Fox, and that's the last entry into the Black series, and really unless I get any fresh ideas...I might not be writing any more stories :(

Croyez-en les Militaires Sans Frontières! (talk) 19:47, March 23, 2014 (UTC)

The side ops (apart from De Ja Vu and Jamais Vu) might not be canon?
I guess that makes sense since the tapes suggest that Big Boss never even heard of the base until March 1975. In addition, Paz's diary suggests she stayed in Mother Base for several weeks. Geoff77 (talk) 17:38, March 26, 2014 (UTC)
 * They are described as "pseudo-historical recreations," which I think is the writers' way of saying not to take them too seriously, but they don't directly contradict canon, so it's kinda ambiguous. They actually reminded me of the Snake Tales. --Bluerock (talk) 19:46, March 26, 2014 (UTC)
 * Either that, or the VR missions that Raiden alluded to about the Tanker Incident. Anyways, the events of the missions in general (exempting the "Vu" missions, obviously) may be canon, but not the specific details. We know that Skull Face's backstory tape is canon at least, and the briefing files for the main mission between Miller and Big Boss suggests they were at least familiar with Cipher's involvement in creating black sites. And if we go by the audio drama, she may have stayed for at most a month (at least by the time of the diary entry), considering that one of the audio dramas, "Sauna," depicted an event that Paz alluded to in her eighth diary tape, which mentioned that a MSF member named Armadillo ended up hospitalized for "a month" due to Miller doing "soap play" with his girlfriend Swan in the sauna area. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 19:53, March 26, 2014 (UTC)