User talk:Alysdexia - Revision history

Tjr: Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T19:21:58Z

Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

Tjr: /* Archaic language on Elbereth page */

2010-03-18T19:14:44Z

‎Archaic language on Elbereth page

Alysdexia at 18:06, 18 March 2010

2010-03-18T18:06:04Z

Tjr: /* Archaic language on Elbereth page */

2010-03-18T18:02:04Z

‎Archaic language on Elbereth page

Tjr: please leave the language readable

2010-03-18T18:00:37Z

please leave the language readable

ZeroOne: welcome!

2009-02-18T23:26:26Z

welcome!

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I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to working with you! —[[User:ZeroOne|ZeroOne]] (<small>[[User talk:ZeroOne|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Emailuser/ZeroOne|@]]</small>) 23:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

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	Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it on Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)		Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it on Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
	:What do you mean archaic and technical? Had the page been "soft" to read? Well, nobody has English as it died 1000 years ago. [[User:Alysdexia\|Alysdexia]] 18:06, March 18, 2010 (UTC)		:What do you mean archaic and technical? Had the page been "soft" to read? Well, nobody has English as it died 1000 years ago. [[User:Alysdexia\|Alysdexia]] 18:06, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
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		+	:* Technical terms: It is good to be consistent. "Everybody" knowns fast engraving method refers to wand, dust, or athame. Swift could be "I'm mashing the keys impatiently".
		+	:* Unusual words: In a nutshell, keep the language simple. If you write ''heed'', ''whilest'', ''ward'', ''swift'', the average reader will scratch their head. The complexity of Nethack turns off enough people already. See [http://www.ttms.org/writing_quality/conventions.htm this] for more on good writing.
		+	:* Correct grammar: ''What do you mean '''by''' archaic and technical? '''Was''' the page '''"easy"''' to read? Well, nobody '''speaks''' English '''from''' 1000 years ago.''

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 ==Archaic language on [[Elbereth]] page==
 Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it on Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

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−	Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)	+	Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it on Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

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	I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to working with you! —[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] (<small>[[User talk:ZeroOne\|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Emailuser/ZeroOne\|@]]</small>) 23:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)		I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to working with you! —[[User:ZeroOne\|ZeroOne]] (<small>[[User talk:ZeroOne\|talk]]</small> / <small>[[Special:Emailuser/ZeroOne\|@]]</small>) 23:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
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		+	==Archaic language on [[Elbereth]] page==
		+	Hi, I see you have added a lot of archaic vocabulary to the [[Elbereth]] page. This certainly has style, but it make the page hard to read. The majority of gamers do not have English as their native language, and I doubt all of them are as educated as you are. Besides, "fast" is an established technical term. A few of your changes are not correct in present-day American English. Would you please tone down your edit? (If there is no further discussion or action, I'm going to revert it Saturday.) -[[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 18:00, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

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 ==Welcome!==
 [[Image:Welcome.png|right|thumb|109px|''Welcome!'']]
-Hi! Welcome, and thanks for {{ #if:  | {{{msg}}} | contributing to Wikihack! }}
+Hi! Welcome, and thanks for {{ #if:  | {{{msg}}} | contributing to NetHackWiki! }}
 {{#ifeq: false | false |  |
 *'''Please [[Special:Userlogin|sign in]]''', if you haven't already, and create a user name! It's free, and it'll help you keep track of all your edits.}}
-*'''The [[Wikihack:How to help|How to help]]''' and '''[[Wikihack:Style guide|Style guide]]''' pages are excellent starting points.
+*'''The [[NetHackWiki:How to help|How to help]]''' and '''[[NetHackWiki:Style guide|Style guide]]''' pages are excellent starting points.
 *'''[[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]''' is a great first stop, because you can see what other people are editing right this minute, and where you can help.
-*'''Questions? Need help?'''  You can ask at the [[Wikihack:Community Portal|Community Portal]] or on the [[Help:Talk page|discussion page]] associated with each article!
+*'''Questions? Need help?'''  You can ask at the [[NetHackWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] or on the [[Help:Talk page|discussion page]] associated with each article!
 I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to working with you! &mdash;[[User:ZeroOne|ZeroOne]] (<small>[[User talk:ZeroOne|talk]]</small>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<small>[[Special:Emailuser/ZeroOne|@]]</small>) 23:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)