User talk:Dantman

Re: x2
As to jutsu, I don't see how diluting Category:Jutsu impedes anything given how impossible it is to navigate the category. Semantics does nothing to alleviate that and is itself inconsistently applied.

As to ranks, some categories already exist, and there is similarly no Property:Kage. If neither is desirable then I missed that decision.

As to affiliation, I didn't notice until yesterday that things like Category:Leaf ninja are built into Template:Ninja loyalty. That was a waste of time on my part. I should note, however, that that only works for five affiliations (Leaf, Sand, Sound, Akatsuki, and Cloudwhy?), and everything else is just dumped into Category:Characters.

As to sources, it was admittedly a lazy effort. All the same, removing them entirely because you aren't sure what they refer to is counterproductive and recreates the problem of "Where the hell did any of this information come from?". I'll go back through and do the job proper. ~SnapperTo 23:08, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually, ref tags just break the semantics. Semantics also doesn't know how to deal with Part I/II divisions and (deceased) tags. Suggested solutions? ~SnapperTo 23:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Most of that was beyond my technical understanding, but I was able to pull out desired answers. Thank you for taking the time. Some final queries:
 * Property:Rank does not work as you explained; Anko Mitarashi (and most other characters) do not show up. The few characters that do all use  instead of.
 * I'm not sure I understand what the problem with Template:Infobox/Jutsu is. All its parameters seem valid so I gather that it isn't a technical problem preventing its implementation. The Soul Eater example you referred to has a usable output, but I have no idea how [dis]similar the two series' ability systems are.
 * ~SnapperTo 19:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * That certainly makes Category:Jutsu's purpose clearer, and your other explanation was much more accessible.
 * If using broad generalizations is such a problematic User input, wouldn't it be simplest to just list all applicable users instead? It accounts for those instances where the generalization is wrong; Yoshino Nara, a member of the Nara clan, has never even been suggested to be capable of using the Shadow Imitation Technique. The only time where a generalization would be appropriate is in those cases where every character can use a jutsu.
 * Assuming that is actually simpler, that just leaves the issue of how to deal with user differences between medias. Some fancy code that excludes everything between ( and )?
 * Many of the other outstanding jutsu details are limited to one of a few choices. To give a list of those:
 * Type=Nin/Gen/Tai/Sen/Fūin/Juin/Kekkei genkai
 * Rank=S/A/B/C/D/E/No/Unknown
 * Kinjutsu=yes/no
 * Hiden=yes/no
 * Uses kekkei genkai=yes/no
 * Uses senjutsu=yes/no
 * Offensive=yes/no
 * Defensive=yes/no
 * Supplementary=yes/no
 * Short range=yes/no
 * Mid range=yes/no
 * Long range=yes/no
 * With the yes/no fields a drop-down, color-coded table might be more ascetically pleasing:


 * I haven't the foggiest idea how practical that would be to code (transclude a template in another template?), but I can now say I've spent an hour pasting something together that was beyond my understanding. ~SnapperTo 00:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

SVG thumbnail problems
I was wondering if you could answer a question about SVG files. I've uploaded a few of them in the past few days, but while inserting them into articles, I notices they didn't load properly (or at all) as thumbnails. Do you know if this is normal or if it's some problem with my browser or computer. Thanks in advance. --ShounenSuki (talk 23:17, 4 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your trouble. On a related note, are there any other SVG images needed? I know there are plenty of title icons still needed, but I really don't know what to make for them. Kekkei Genkai like Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku don't really have a symbol...
 * Do you have any suggestions for these or should I just leave them without an icon? --ShounenSuki (talk 09:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Main Page
Dantman may I get your opinion on this discussion please. Here SuperN 17:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

insert image
i was wondering how to insert an image of mine for a jutsu. for chibaku tensei. By --JohnnyLightning 19:25, 13 March 2009 (UTC)JohnnyLightning 3/13/09

Alright
So they got annoying basically. Were they're like arguments like "I'm a Chuunin and your a Genin."?--Inferuno Ryuu 13:42, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ahh, I see now. Thank you for clearing that up.--Inferuno Ryuu 14:01, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Talk Page
Please read the article here. Deleting is allowed but not prefered. --SuperN 14:01, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Help!
I have this deletion notice on my user page and I don't know what to do about it. It says not to delete so I didn't but I don't know why it was put up there in the first place. Please help me...TheSapphireDragon

Problem reports
It seems you have a problem with people reporting problems for little things. If I were you, I'd but a notice that if people don't like the content they see on a page, they can put a dispute resolution on the talk page.--Iner22 00:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

By the way, if you want to disable the automatic messaging system, go to MediaWiki:Welcome-user and edit it to show @disabled.--Iner22 00:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)