User talk:Unknown user 11

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— Hashimashadoo (talk) 16:18, February 24, 2015 (UTC)


 * Nice... I like the name :) - Darkwynters (talk) 23:18, February 24, 2015 (UTC)

Plagiarism
User 11, please read our plagiarism policy... rewrite all edits in your OWN words... it is okay to create 1 page a day... High admin BadCat saves his pages to a word document and rewrites the entire page, then uploads it... remember this wiki is not about getting as many pages as possible published or getting the most edits... it is about preserving the wonderful knowledge of the Realms, and to keep our website safe from being closed by Wizards for copying their own personal material... if you have any questions feel free to ask or any other admin, thanks :) - Darkwynters (talk) 23:35, March 2, 2015 (UTC) Yes, I know, sorry, usually I did correct (I hope) Maligor I did before go to bed and my purpose was edit all correctly today

Varramzord
User 11, please check out the webpage: http://dndadventurersleague.org/villains-of-tyranny-of-dragons/02-latest-story_villians_varram_t_140708/ Thanks :) - Darkwynters (talk) 21:39, March 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * I check the page but not understand, where is the problem?? Unknown user 11 (talk) 23:13, March 10, 2015 (UTC)

User 11, you kept changing the article name, such as deleting undeserving and changing whisperer to wyrmspeaker... - Darkwynters (talk) 23:51, March 10, 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I saw, I said in the Varramzord's page that my automatic corrector made mistake and I not acknowledge the error, Hope now is all okay (Unknown user 11 (talk) 14:00, March 11, 2015 (UTC))

Good to have you on board
Hey Unkown user 11, just wanted to say is really nice to see you getting stuck in. It takes a little while to get used to things but Darkwynters and BadCatMan are really good at pointing us in the right direction. The more hands the better...and remember if you are ever confused just drop one us a message or even ask in the Forum. Keep up the good work.--Eli the Tanner (talk) 00:02, March 13, 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the nice words (Unknown user 11 (talk) 09:20, March 13, 2015 (UTC))


 * User 11, excellent work on the Asbarode page :) - Darkwynters (talk) 17:47, March 13, 2015 (UTC)

Templates

 * User 11, admin Movie just wrote an excellent help paragraph, so I am posting it for you and changing a few words to fit your needs :)


 * Thanks for your Yozumian Dudui Yinochek article, it's a good start :) You chose to write an article about a person, so the next step would be to add the Person infobox to your page, and fill it out as best you can. You can copy and paste it from the "Usage" section. If you follow that link and scroll down, you'll see the "Standardized Sections". These are the general guidelines we use for articles about locations. Copy and paste them into your page, add your info (and anything else that the headings might suggest to you) and delete the ones you don't use. Take a look at other person articles to see how they are put together. Don't worry about getting it perfect, one of the other editors or admins will come along and tidy up if it needs it. Just remember to write everything in your own words (with few exceptions, we cannot accept passages copied directly from the source), and put it in past tense (see the Past Tense Policy and Plagiarism policy). And most of all, have fun! &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 22:04, March 23, 2015 (UTC)


 * This is awesome advice from Movie... So please slow down... I know you like creating new pages, but sometimes it looks like you quickly write up the articles and do not take the time to review your work... all in all, you are doing great work on this wiki :) - Darkwynters (talk) 22:46, March 23, 2015 (UTC)

What next?
Now that you are finished your Knights of the Shield project, what next? ~ Lhynard (talk) 22:55, April 27, 2015 (UTC)

Not yet sure, I think I continue to upload from Cloak and Dagger (I LOVE secret societies) but not decided yet my next target (Unknown user 11 (talk) 07:41, April 28, 2015 (UTC))


 * You could go back and add more detail to existing articles. For example, the secret of what Morntel is up to is explained at Morntel (elder). It would help to flesh out the former article by making that clear.


 * BTW, semi-colons, ";", are mostly only used to make complex lists (when an item in the list is a list itself or a phrase with commas) or to add a little more information to support another sentence. In many cases, you don't need to use them. You can just start a new sentence. It would make your writer much easier, I think. — BadCatMan (talk) 12:08, April 28, 2015 (UTC)

About the ";" are a particularity of my mother language (and of myself in particular) so most time I no consider, for me are the same than ".". About the two Morntel I followed what it's write in the CaD(Unknown user 11 (talk) 14:41, April 28, 2015 (UTC))

Errors
Hi. I would like to ask you to please take more care with the articles you create. I've noticed in the past that small errors have crept in, errors that slightly change the meaning of what the sourcebooks say, and I've corrected those. However, some of the latest articles I've checked have had major errors and changes in the meaning. For example:

Burak: The sourcebook says the "cargo" – the slaves – are given to the sadistic crew to do what they want to (enslaved again, tortured, eaten, killed, anything), and the slaves are never seen again. But you said "he showed to slaver no mercy al all and made slaves part of his crew", saying that the slaves are freed and allowed to join the crew. Nothing could be further from the truth. User:MaulMachine improved on that, but didn't know what the real story was.

Boruse Temlor: The sourcebook says Kandar "holds him in contempt for his lack of subtle machinations", meaning Kandar looked down on Boruse for not engaging in scheming. But you said he "thought that Boruse was too concerned about plots", meaning that Boruse is engaging in too much scheming. That's entirely the opposite meaning.

Doryn: You said he was an innkeeper (someone who manages an inn), but he only works at an inn. His main occupation is a stableboy and handyman. You said "but he found pride in his ability to read and write" though the sourcebook says nothing about this pride, only that he sees a lot of what's going on. You also said "a thing that no Zhent know." The meaning of this could go both ways: maybe that the Zhents don't know about his ability to read and write (correct), but it can also be read as meaning that the Zhents don't know how to read and write (false). Talking about Doryn's pride first only implies the second case.

I understand that English isn't your first language and you have difficulties with it (even some people raised on it struggle with it). We don't mind polishing the spelling and grammar in your articles (though I wish you didn't write quite so many of them, as it's hard to keep up). However, these errors and big changes in meaning really hamper the accuracy of the wiki, and we want to be reliable and trustworthy to all users.

So, please take more care in reading the sourcebooks and writing your articles. For example, re-read the information in the sourcebook to confirm you understand what it's saying. If something looks strange or unlikely, double-check it. You can look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary; there any many good online ones. When you write your article, read it back and double-check that it says the same things as the sourcebook did. If there is a small phrase or word you are unsure of, if you don't understand its meaning or don't know how to rephrase it, then it is okay to quote it without making it plagiarism. For example, for Boruse, we could say "Kandar was contemptuous of Boruse for his lack of subtle machinations".

I hope this was helpful to you. — BadCatMan (talk) 11:15, May 22, 2015 (UTC)

Effectually for me was very problematic the translation of that sourcebook "The Moonsea", and obviously it's caused errors, for example I really misunderstanding the story of Burak; fortunately when I check again the pages for made adjustments I found that were mostly corrected by other users. Also thank for your advice about dictionaries but my problems were more about syntax than translation and for this it's more difficult found solutions. And be not mother language made for me plagiarism a more serious matter As last note, I preferred create articles and later correct, maybe next time that I'm not sure about meaning I can signal with a "Work on" advice. Sure I hope to not bothered you too much with the corrections, I NEVER like create bad articles. (Unknown user 11 (talk) 15:24, May 22, 2015 (UTC))


 * Hey Unknown User 11, I can imagine paraphasing translations can be quite tricky. Would you consider creating articles in your native language like we have for Faerûnpedia (the german version of this site)--Eli the Tanner (talk) 22:05, May 22, 2015 (UTC)?


 * Thank for the suggestion Eli but for many reasons I believe was TOO difficult, more easy corrects my articles here (Unknown user 11 (talk) 07:37, May 23, 2015 (UTC))


 * Are you working off translations of the sourcebooks? Okay, I can see how that would further alter the meaning of the text, from English to your language and back while paraphrasing. If the translations themselves are of poor quality, then I would recommend looking at the English originals for comparison and education. You can get a bunch of old sourcebooks for free here.


 * I don't recommend creating the articles and intending to come back later and revise them. You might forget to come back (there are an awful lot), and other readers will see them and work on them in the mean time. Your language in the original articles is much better than in these comments, so it's clear you can write well when spending a little more time on it. So, I recommend taking the time to write a good enough article first off, before even publishing it. There's no rush to fill the wiki. Eli writes great articles with only one a week. Let's please try that: a slower pace that the other editors can keep up with.


 * There's also a Finnish wiki. I'm not aware of any others, though you might start one. What is your native language, if you don't mind me asking? My work is editing translations and work from non-native-English speakers, though I'm not a translator myself. — BadCatMan (talk) 09:00, May 23, 2015 (UTC)

About translation yes sometime happen and next time I remember your advice but sometime (when I was tired or stressed) I had problem in my mind when reading english sourcebook. My mother language is italian but I have for many reason no intention to start a Wiki in my language. For the creation of too many articles in few times, I think we have a very different approach to editing, this is one of the reason I had doubts about register. This for me is a hobby, if I have free time and I want create an article about a NPC I do. I repeat, I don't like create bad articles, plus I don't care if you or other user editing my articles(Unknown user 11 (talk) 10:17, May 23, 2015 (UTC))


 * This is the main reason we wanted to you to register, so we could keep track of your work for problems just like this. It's easier to search for work by a known user than an anonymous user's IP address. So again, thank for you registering.
 * It's my hobby too, of course, but most of my free time for the wiki goes into improving other users' articles. — BadCatMan (talk) 10:53, May 23, 2015 (UTC)

This is one of the reason because I had no intention to start a wiki, I really no envy you. About the factcheck like I said before, sure it's better check all from "The Moonsae" sourcebook but I'm pretty sure that most of the others (especially the from "Cloak and Dagger", that I had in my possession and had more time to read and check) are correct, so hope you recheck quickly all. Rationality I understand all the matter but emotionally was humiliating have that template to articles that I spend time and passion to did. (Unknown user 11 (talk) 12:46, May 23, 2015 (UTC))


 * I will check a few more later and when I feel confident that the older articles agree with the sources, I will remove the tags and concentrate on the Moonsea pages. Don't worry, this kind of thing happens to us all. :) — BadCatMan (talk) 13:19, May 23, 2015 (UTC)