User:Salamangkero

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These are what I'm currently working on (or on-and-off):

Adopt-a-typo[edit]

Inspired by the Adopt-a-typo project on Wikipedia, this keeps track of recurring typos in the wiki as well as persistent but easily-searchable grammatical errors. Corrections for these mistakes are usually tagged as minor edits.

For more information on the project, see the main article on Wikipedia.
For the list of errors "adopted" by this user, see the associated subpage.

Brevity[edit]

The Brevity project is an offshoot of the Adopt-a-typo project. While its parent keeps track of recurring grammatical and typographical errors, this project searches for phrases known to be needlessly wordy. It is not an exact science so all corrections are made on a case-to-case basis; however, they are still usually tagged as minor edits.

For the list of phrases tracked by this user, see the associated subpage.

Cleaning up "Hints" pages[edit]

Yes☑ DONE
  • Moving misplaced info into their appropriate section / pages
  • Removing original research, redundant info and unnecessary / unrelated commentary
  • Rewriting sections for consistent voice (eg. some are written in 2nd-person POV, others in 3rd-person)
Page Status Notes
Morrowind-Hints
Alchemy
Character Creation done☑ Created missing page, based on its DF, OB and SR counterparts.
Commerce done☑
Containers Cleanup, like its OB counterpart.
Enchant
Hints in progress☑
Making Money done☑
Myths no work needed☒
Quest Timing in progress☑ Fixed for mobile, but check out its OB, SR and ON counterparts.
Spell Effects no work needed☒
Spells
Starting Out done☑ See sandbox page.
Useful Enchantments
Useful Spells
Page Status Notes
Tribunal-Hints
Hints
Bloodmoon-Hints
Hints
Other pages outside Hints (category)
Combat in progress☑ see sandbox page
Generic Magic Armor in progress☑ Fix notes re: column headers.
Generic Magic Clothing in progress☑
Generic Magic Weapons in progress☑
Magic in progress☑ see sandbox page
Services MW
Services TR
Services BM
Stealth in progress☑ see sandbox page
Trainers

Standardizing the "Availability" of Spell Effects[edit]

Yes☑ DONE
  • Some have "Custom Potions", which just link to Alchemy; kinda redundant since there's already an "Alchemy Ingredients" section.
    • Removed "Custom Potions" links.
  • Paralyze lists creatures from which it can be received (not learned)
    • Removed NPC-initiated sources of paralyze (diseases, enemies, etc.)
  • Some link to artifacts / unique items in Tribunal and Bloodmoon; others don't, even if applicable
  • Some link to birthsigns, quest items, racial powers, shrines and/or vampirism; others don't, even if applicable
    • Some list specific birthsigns or racial powers
    • Others list and link to just "Birthsigns" or "Races"
  • Some have "Beverages" vs. "Built-in Potions" vs. "Potions" vs. "Spoiled Potions"
  • Some link to magic apparel or weapons
    • Some list to "Magic Apparel" or "Magic Weapons"
    • Others list "Generic Magic Apparel"
    • Others don't, even if applicable
  • Some link to unique armor, clothing or weapon
    • Some list or link to the PAGES for unique items
    • Others list and link to specific, unique items
    • Others don't, even if applicable

Standardizing other pages/sections[edit]

Yes☑ DONE
  • The Attacks and Abilities section of {{Creature Summary}} are displayed inconsistently.
  • The Character Creation, Books, Factions and Trainers sections of skill pages could benefit from better side-by-side behaviour on mobile.
  • The Factions column of pages in Services should use the nocat option.
  • The Notes section for NPCs is sometimes missing the "... is a part of the ... family, which has their own ancestral tomb." info.
  • The Spells section of Spell Merchants have inconsistently-worded (or even missing) notes.
  • The NPCs' Wares are "squeezed" when viewed on mobile browsers and the UESP app.
  • All bound items have a Bound Battleaxe icon; all summons have a Summon Ancestral Ghost icon.
  • Absorb / Damage / Drain / Fortify / Restore Attribute effects are not always in Category:Redirects to Broader Subjects.
    • Audited 5 spell effects × 8 attributes and added category as needed.
    • Also applied the same fixes as bound items and summons above.
  • Drain Skill effects are not always in Category:Redirects to Broader Subjects.
    • Audited 1 spell effect × 27 skills and added category as needed.
  • The Alchemy Ingredients section for Spell Effects sometimes read differently (see sandbox page):
    • "The following alchemical ingredients can be used to make a potion of ???"
    • "The following alchemy ingredients will create ??? effects when mixed into a potion"
    • "The following ingredients can be used to make a potion of ???"
    • "The following ingredients will cause ??? if mixed into a potion"
    • "The following ingredients will make a potion of ???"
    • "The following ingredients will produce a ??? effect if used together in potions"
    • "The following ingredients will result in a ??? effect if mixed into a potion"
  • For Birthsigns, there really is no reason to display the info in tables, is there? Switch to a format closer to its OB counterpart.
  • The Combinations section for Ingredients sometimes has an incomplete {{Effect Link}} for Damage, Drain, Fortify and Restore spell effects.
  • For Creatures tables, inconsistent icons for column headers re: resistances / weaknesses.
    • Some use the in-game icons, which may be authentic, but are a lot less intuitive. It also results in weird scenarios where an elemental resistance has a negative value.
  • The Related Quests section for items, NPCs and places lists quests inconsistently; see corresponding section on sandbox page.
  • For Fortify Skills, add the redirects to Category:Redirects to Broader Subjects.
  • The spell effects that redirect to MW:Drain Attribute have already been fixed, there's no need to link to it directly.

Minor fixes in other pages[edit]

Yes☑ DONE
  • Info duplicated on multiple pages
  • Missing / improper usage of {{Merc}} on pages that list NPCs and their Mercantile skill level
  • {{Small}} is slower and results in more HTML, use <small> instead.
    • Fixed by updating the template itself to use <small>.
  • Spells unavailable to player redirect to pages that don't have them.
    • Added Unavailable Spells section to lists of spells MW TR BM
  • {{Hide}} (or worse, invisible <span>) has been deprecated, use {{Sort}} instead.
  • Eliminating (or reducing the amount of) redundant info; examples include:
    • Spellcasting success rate in Spells and Spellmakers
    • Spell cost in Spells and Spellmakers
    • A place, its hostile trainers, which skills they train and to what level... the info unrelated to the place should just be moved to the (linked) NPC page for the trainer/s concerned
  • There are two built-in spells named Frost Shield, both used and sold by NPCs.
  • Rewriting Western-centric idioms into more accessible phrases (eg. break the mold, more often than not, pay through the nose, running for the hills)
  • Create {{SortMax}} template to sort damage ranges of Weapons; see also {{SortMid}}.
  • Split Enchant into Enchant as a skill and Enchanting as a game mechanic (see OB:Enchanting).
  • I think the Mercantile bugs re: reduced buy offers from merchants is not specific to that skill. Rather, it is more barter-related; any stat that significantly lowers merchant's sell offers (eg. Disposition, Luck, Mercantile and Personality) has the potential to lower their buy offers as well, due to the buy offer being capped by the sell offer. Confirm.

Minor fixes in other namespaces[edit]

Yes☑ DONE
  • All done! ^_^

See Also[edit]

This is a list of projects and task lists I check out from time to time, helping out if/when I can.