Checklist
There has got to be a better way to maintain this list than entering it both here and in the correct spot in the item catalog (and maybe in the correct spot in the store list as well).
I briefly looked at making a page for each item, and putting each item in a common category (like "checklist"). This would generate the checklist page automatically. I think this has some merit. Other thoughts?
Prisoner 08:13, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
I still don't see how to do that. I am all for not having the individual shops listed since we have it in the inventory already. To put it on the checklist is VERY easy.
The places to put items would be: Timeline, Inventory, checklist and then any place that would offer it (games, etc.) i really think that that would be best until I can grasp how to do what you suggested Priz. It didn't work well last time and was, in fact, more difficult than it should be.
The other thought about the checklist is that it is just text. If we do the "item" pages, it would generate a table again which is what I was trying to avoid with the checklist.
--SpinMarty 08:27, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
See :Category:Checklist for an example, and its talk page for my comments on how and why. I do understand your point about it being work, however. I just would rather "create it once" instead of creating and maintaining it a couple of times.
--Prisoner 09:05, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
I see that and see about adding the page for each item. My concern is twofold then: 1) The Item:x list doesn't give us the clean list (there will always be "item" in fron and no spaces between the words). 2) Would this be added as a table to the checklist (something that I am trying to avoid)?
--SpinMarty 10:15, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
Valid points.
First, I'd say that we can certainly use different page names than "ItemX". Perhaps something like "Furniture - Tron Chair" "Furniture - Tron Table" and so forth. (I just used the same names I had from last time I was poking at this.)
To see what a category page looks like with lots of items on it, look at :Category:Guest Rooms. Yes, it will show up with multi-columns, which probably uses tables. Makes for a more condensed page if you just print the page out, but makes it harder to cut/paste elsewhere.
Finally, let me just point out that I'm not rabid on my opinion on this. {: I'm really just trying to make things better in the long-run.
--Prisoner 12:47, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
LOL I am not stuck in my opinion either Priz, just wanting to make this as easy as possible. I like the category idea. The page itself would have to be listed on the VMK-TOC. The next question I had would be, the "itemX" pages are basically templates. Do they have to be identified as Item for a template or do the brackets make a template? It woudl eb prefereable to have an iten be just "Bamboo Wall rom Divider Green" rather than adding furniture or another word to the front.
Another thought is about future editors and ease of editing pages. Would the item page/templates be easier in the future to new-comers?
--SpinMarty 13:11, 21 September 2006 (CDT)
Link Problems
Someone recently (too lazy to look, sorry) added links to the rest of the pins however the individual pages for magic and awards do not exist NOR are some of the ones that do exist link properly. We need to check how UpInTheAir titled them so that the links can work properly. Thanks --SpinMarty 13:13, 22 January 2007 (CST)I added the links, Spin. I was hoping on making them all linked, like the furniture, but it didn't work that way and I started to edit them. I am also hoping to make seperate pages for the reward pins and the rest of magic. Sorry for the quick mess --Schmoofy 12:02, 23 January 2007 (CST)
Female/Male Clothing
There are a lot of different clothing items for females and males that aren't named seperatly. Should we still add these? I was thinking no because of the way they are named inside the game. I removed them from the listing on Checklist. --Schmoofytalk 18:19, 13 May 2007 (CDT)If the whole point is to have a complete checklist of every item... then it should be a complete checklist. I think for those items that have the same name, and just differ by color, we should create a group page for that item (which we can link to here or elsewhere, perhaps) which contains the individual item pages.
So, for example, we would have "Minnie Tank top" as a page (and possible link destination) which would include such items as "Minnie Tank top (Red)" and "Minnie Tank top (Blue)" which each have their own page.
--Prisoner 06:53, 14 May 2007 (CDT)
That sounds like a really good idea, Priz. I'll start working on that later. --Schmoofytalk 08:28, 14 May 2007 (CDT)
I have added the male clothing section with link to the checklist page. If any of them don't sound correct, please change them. We also need to come up with a colour guide to further name the items without discretion. --Schmoofytalk 09:32, 17 May 2007 (CDT)
Sale Prices On Items?
Should we put sale prices on each item that you can sell? If so, for the items that can't be sold, should we have something like "Can not be sold"? I think I've seen the sell price of some items, but not many --CL_Haveamagicalday
The general answer is "yes". More specifically "yes, but don't rush out to do it on every page". It is one of the things that we should keep in mind to add as we edit a page (and which we sometimes forget). Are there any items that can't be sold? --Prisoner 05:25, 12 September 2007 (CDT)
The 4th of July Pin we automatically recieved upon logging into VMK on 4 July 2007 cannot be sold. Anyways, I agree with Priz. We probably shouldn't rush and put it on every page, but do it in the future. --Scootz 05:56, 12 September 2007 (CDT) (Talk | contribs)