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Cavalier One 10,614 edits since July 30, 2007

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Welcome!

Hello, Cavalier One, and welcome to the Harry Potter Wiki (HPW). Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay.

I hope you enjoy editing here! By the way, please be sure to sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date. If you are currently contributing anonymously, consider creating an account, also be sure to verify an e-mail address at your preferences if you do. If you have any questions, see the help pages (see here for editing help), add a question to the Community portal or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!

—Cometstyles 12:24, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] Fanon

I'm thinking about suggesting all the House Games, Quidditch, etc. be moved to w:c:harrypotterfanon (which I didn't realize existed until Matoro told me today on IRC). Any comments or ideas about how to go about this? -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 21:27, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Matoro briefly warned against Truth-or-Dare here we'll see if it continues. Perhaps if we just suggest they check out the fanon wiki instead of saying to take the game there? Hmm... -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 15:59, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

I have stopped the game as I do not want it to violate the policy. Thank you for your understanding, Hellabore(Deathly Hallows) 08:00, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Tom Riddle's main image

Thank you for sorting that out. Jayce Carver Talk 15:32, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Linkin Park wiki

I am an admin on Linkin park wiki. You wrote this on your page "Cavalier One recently saw Linkin Park at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. They rocked. He thought that everyone should know." Any chance you can help out from time to time? Chester Talk 19:40, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi there! This may seem stalkerish but I have two things to say. The first, I love this wiki. I've never made an edit but whenever I want to reearch something I go here, I love it! Second, how did you customize the you have new messages box. yours has owl.-2Anthony4 21:28, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Image

File:Terrance Higgs.jpg. Is it possible to get this image moved to a proper name? Like Terrance Higgs.jpg? Toon Ganondorf (t c) 13:21, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Join the Project Scarhead

Hi! May I join the project Scarhead? I'll do a great job. Thanks. --Artfrantic(Talk) 05:51, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Wizard's father (The Wizard and the Hopping Pot)

Could you do major edits to this article as it near-featured article status? Cheers! -- Hellabore(Deathly Hallows)

[edit] Cedric Diggory

You keep reversing my edits to Cedric Diggory and state reasoning as "No quotes in middle of sections. No reason to break up perfectly good paragraphs. ", but many articles on this Wikia have quotes in the middle of sections, why is it that Cedric's should be any different? I understand that you worked hard on Cedric's article, but this Wikia is community based and we each contribute to the articles. You seem hostile to allowing change to this page. Patr0nus 19:11, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Color of the admins

Hello, I'm a sysop for the french harry potter wiki. I would like to know how to change the color of the admins into orange. Could you tell me how you did it? Thank you ! Kevin51340, 15:10, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] How to Win at Google

Hi! I started a community discussion here, and I just wanted ot make sure it got the admins attention. Thanks! —Scott (talk) 19:11, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Cassiopeia Black's hair

Hello! How we know that Cassiopeia has got a gray hair?--Lord Valensus 16:03, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] thanks

th@nx.--WildMIKE123v5 17:59, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox

What are the templates for:

  • the userbox box (the yellow thing that says "Userboxes")
  • the age userbox

?????????? Thanks--Mark (Owl me) 19:20, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Creator Of Harry Potter Wiki

Who Created Harry Potter Wiki?

[edit] Comunity Portal--Projects

Hey Cavalier One,

I realized that there are many projects listed in the Projects section of the Community Portal, but most of them are now practically over. No users are paricipating, and the porjects are either on hiatus, or no longer in action. I guess it is up to the project leaders to decided rather to take it down or not, but if the projects are over, I personally see know reason to keep them posted, as it may confuse new users, as it confused me when I first joined. I am a little afraid to edit the portal myself, not being an admin or anything, so I thought I'd talk to an admin. So, if it's all right, could you erase the projects from the portal? Thanks. Quidditch Lover (My talk)(contribs) 02:18, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Did You Know?..

Vote For Me In Did You Know? http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Template_talk:DYK

--Bongo2009 17:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Talk Page

Do you know how to put a link to your talk page on your signature? --Bongo2009 16:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Payne / Mr. Payne

Then what about Mr. Mason, Mrs. Mason, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Cole, and Mrs. Scower? Shouldn't the title be there if the first name is unknown and no relation to significant characters are mentioned? (i.e. Mr. and Mrs. Potter) - Nick O'Demus 19:13, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Alright sorry. Was uploading what I had on my computer so people could use them in articles but I will not continue thank you.--Profiteor (Owl Me) 22:20, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spam

Hello. I do not have an account on the HP Wiki. However, I noticed that there are spammers who upload pornography on certain articles (notably Hermione's). I suggest that you undo these edits, lock the pages, and delete the users forever. Thanks. 75.57.87.188 19:03, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spoiler

Hey, thanks for deleting those spoiler tags. I wasn't aware of it. Been here only about two weeks.––Σ ãliãs G.r.paw 10:10, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and the Spoiler Ending tag is there as well. Sorry again.––Σ ãliãs G.r.paw 10:14, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Merlin's Beard

Merlin's Beard!
Ten-thousand edits on the Harry Potter Wiki makes this user a POTTER FANATIC!



[edit] Patronus userbox

I´ve noticed some Patronus userboxes were created.

First, is it legal to use this image? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hereford_bull_large.jpg

And second. Could you help me creating an infobox with:

"This user´s Patronus is an ox."

--Rodolphus 11:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC) P:S: For some reason, my message is shown above Merlin´s beard. Sorry, I have no idea why.

[edit] Prefect Badge

How many edits do I need to get a prefect badge?

[edit] New

Hi, Cavalier One. Im new in this Wiki and I'd like to contribute. I know how wikies work, but I would like to join this one! Its awesome!--Lord David 05:53, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Active users

I wanted to clean up the Active Users list, but since there's no set policy, I thought I should run these criteria by an admin first.

  • 3 months of inactivity for all users who meet the same standards as Voting Policy (autoconfirmed, 20+ article edits).
  • 1 month of inactivity for users who do not. The reasoning being that there are several users who have done little or nothing beyond adding their names to the list, and if they haven't done anything in a month, it's unlikely they'll make any more contributions if they didn't do enough to begin with to even reach voting status.

Please let me know what you think. - Nick O'Demus 11:14, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Editing problems

Hey Cavalier I have a question. I've already asked Matoro, Seth and Nick about this but they don't know what's goin on. As of probably a couple months ago now, I am no longer able to edit a certain section of an article anymore. I have to hit that "Edit this page" button and find the section I want to edit. Do you have any idea why this is happening? Thanks for the help!! -- T.J. (talk) 13:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Editing problems

Thanks Cavalier! -- T.J. (talk) 14:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

It worked! Thanks!! -- T.J. (talk) 14:03, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article Registration Commission

I think voting has finished. - Nick O'Demus 15:09, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] House Points Game, 2nd term

Hello! Just to let you know, we're starting a new round of the Harry Potter Wiki House Points Game on September 15th, and we need some new members! By helping to improve the Wiki, you can earn points toward winning the House Cup. Just add your name under your favorite House on this page to join. We hope to see you soon! - Nick O'Demus 10:00, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] laugh out loud

Im new and i was just searching user and i found one which u owled so i clicked on u and i read ur page and i laughed

i think ur really think like im not a acholic .... and i have 2 eyes though 1 only works 

any way hope u get this

see u later ( radiotater ) huh huh bye --Gryffindor'sgiant 19:11, September 2, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] User:Jayden Matthews

Hey Cavalier One. You may know this but User:Jayden Matthews's brother died recently and there is a card for him on his talk page which you may wish to sign. Thank you. –K.A.J•T•C•E• 11:26, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion

If you're an admin I'd like to suggest something. Could we not have spoiler images? I think it just wrecks the movies. Please reply on my talk page.


Will k (Send an owl to me)

[edit] Jayden Matthews, moment of silence

You may not have heard, but Jayden Matthews, a helpful and active user on this site, sadly lost his brother recently. His brother's funeral is this Friday, and some of us who've worked with him were wondering if it would be possible to put a special notice up on the Main Page that day, asking people to observe a moment of silence and sign the Condolence Card we've set up on his talk page. Please let me know if this would be feasible. Thank you. - Nick O'Demus 13:22, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Success

Haha woops, I completely forgot to mention that :P. Glad you got it to work anyway :-). Grunny (Talk) 15:03, September 18, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] StarWars Wiki UserBox

Hello Cavalier One, i learnt that you also a editor and admin in Star Wars Wiki. Recently i created a userbox for editors here and also a editor at SW wiki, you can check it out at {{StarWars Wiki}}. You can use it if you want. --ÈnŔîčö DC(Send me an Owl!) 02:37, September 24, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] THANKS

Thanks for the welcome Cavalier One! Over 10,000 edits is pretty impressive! Spell Master 11:16, September 29, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Department of Mysteries

Hey Cav. I'd be happy to accept the nomination :-). Grunny (Talk) 13:25, September 29, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Selected Pictures + QotW Nominations

Hey Cav,

I just got back from my summer break, and have been looking around the site, getting the hang of things again. I realized that both the SP and QotW nomination pages are getting really long. There are about 20 nominations for the SP and about 30 for QotW. Could you sort those out? I also wanted to point out that a lot of the QotW nominations were made by non-registered users, or the nominator has not even cast a supporting vote. I think we need to put a policy in place so that we can do something about them, because a bunch of nominations that haven't even been voted on is just plain annoying. Thanks, Quidditch Lover(My talk)(contribs) 01:09, October 2, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Book & Film articles

Hey Cav,

I've started a forum on bringing the Book & Film articles to a higher level at the Wizengamot. Could you check it out, please? Thanks. QuidditchLover(My talk)(contribs) 03:14, October 5, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Percy Weasley

Hi Cavalier One.

I wonder why you deleted the quote I added to the article about Percy Weasley.

What was bad about it?

Nomi Sunrider

NomiSunrider 13:14, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Editing my user page

Sorry about that Cavalier. I promise to ask permission from now on. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 13:52, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jayden Matthews

So have you heard from Jayden Matthews at all? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 14:00, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Editintro js code

Place this in the MediaWiki:Common.js: 

/* Magic edit intro */
function addEditIntro(name)
{
  // Top link
  var el = document.getElementById('ca-edit');

  if(typeof(el.href) == 'undefined') {
      el = el.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
  }

  if (el)
    el.href += '&editintro=' + name;

  // Section links
  var spans = document.getElementsByTagName('span');
  for (var i = 0; i < spans.length; i++)
  {
    el = null;

    if (spans[i].className == 'editsection') {
      el = spans[i].getElementsByTagName('a')[0];

      if (el)
        el.href += '&editintro=' + name;
    }
  }
}
 
if (wgNamespaceNumber == 0) {
  addOnloadHook(function(){
    var cats = document.getElementById('mw-normal-catlinks');
    if (!cats)
      return;
    cats = cats.getElementsByTagName('a');
    for (var i = 0; i < cats.length; i++) {
      if (cats[i].title == 'Category:Harry Potter Wiki Featured articles') {
        addEditIntro('Template:Featured_editintro');
        break;
      }
    }
  });
}

It should work with no problems :-). Grunny (Talk) 14:53, October 19, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Forums

I've noticed that a lot of the recent off-topic threads (particularly the ones that look like they were pulled straight from WikiAnswers) came from a similar range of unregistered I.P.s - Nick O'Demus 07:12, October 21, 2009 (UTC)

122.105.244.33, 122.105.245.150, 122.105.245.98, 122.105.129.223, 122.105.241.111.

Add 122.105.244.82, 122.105.245.63, and 122.105.240.218 to the list. - Nick O'Demus 07:40, October 25, 2009 (UTC)

I think the culprit is JamesVI. I don't have any strong proof, other than the fact that he keeps asking simmilar questions (that he clearly already knows the answears to) on my talk page. First - How did Petter Pettigrew know that Harry was going to be in Little Hangleton. Then - Why did Petter Pettigrew become a Death Eater. I've already asked him to stop, but it might be worth looking into again. Jayden Matthews 08:15, October 21, 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Now that I've asked him to stop he has moved on to Seth. Jayden Matthews 08:54, October 21, 2009 (UTC)

I'm not so sure it's him. JamesVI has at least made several article edits. The user with those IP's has done nothing but start forums. They don't even comment on them, they just start the topic. It might be this guy, but since they only made one (registered) edit like that, I can hardly say it's a pattern.
Also, I was looking at the Editing Policy, and I noticed this on the talk page:
"Do we really need the forum section anymore? I don't think anyone could excessively edit on the Wizengamot."
No disrespect to Matoro183, but given the recent activity, I did find it amusing. - Nick O'Demus 13:22, October 21, 2009 (UTC)
So what should we do? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 22:06, October 21, 2009 (UTC)
Not much we can do really. Range blocking IPs may mean that some legitimate editors find themselves blocked. All I can do is keep on top of it, perhaps tighten the rules regarding forum editing policy and start handing out punitive blocks to those editors who disrupt the flow of the wiki. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 12:37, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean some legitimate editors may find themselves blocked? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 15:45, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

Some anonymous editors have the same IP adresses. Jayden Matthews 16:40, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

What do you mean anonymous? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 17:41, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
Editors without a user name: the anonymous IP addresses. --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 17:42, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
Oh. So how are we gonna find the real culprit so the innocent users don't get blocked too? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 20:18, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure if there is anything we can do about it. IP sharing has always been a problem in Wiki editing, because innocent anonymous editors are always liable to be blocked by mistake. One thing I would suggest doing, is having a quiet, private word with those who continue to respond to these forums when they have been told many times not to. Jayden Matthews 07:47, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

How do we do that? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 11:52, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Search changed?

Hi. In the last months, I´ve always checked the contents of infoboxes by copying the headline of them into the search. ("{{Individual infobox" ) The results were all articles uing the infobox appearing on a list. When I tried it around two days ago, it didn´t work and the following massage appeared:

"No search results for that term."

Why has the search system been changed? Is there a(n) (optional) possibility to restore thhe preveous version? Hoping for an answer, --Rodolphus 17:56, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

Wikia released a new search system, which, among other things, displays results in the rendered text of the pages rather than the raw source with MediaWiki markup. Something you could do is simply look at what transcludes the template. You can read about the change in the search system here. Cheers, Grunny (Talk) 03:37, October 23, 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. That helps.--Rodolphus 08:55, October 23, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Unspeakable

Thanks for the notice. Regarding IRC, I've only logged on once or twice in the past, when I needed to contact an admin to deal with a persistent vandal. I can try to log on more regularly if it would it would be a more convenient way for the Department of Mysteries to meet than talk pages. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 19:57, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

I don't have a dedicated IRC username and I'm not sure how to go about setting one up. I've always logged in as Starstuff in the past. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 04:48, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry

Hello fellow Gryffindor user,

I am writing to say SORRY, SORRY, SORRY! Please can you release x247. I am sorry about the folly over Lucius Malfoy because I didn't understand why he was a dark wizard when he was a supremacist Ministry official I am ver, very sorry. Allow me to contribute more to this wikia, because I love HP. If you do not want me editing aanymore I understand, but I implore you to give me a chance. I have done some changes to Professor Umbridge's page and I shall to Cornelius Fidge and other resigned MoM officials because I do not think it is that fair. I love this wiki unlike wikipedia whoch is untrustworthy and biased. Please can you and other editors give me a chance to show what I can offer to the wizarding world!

X247

Never tickle a sleeping dragon.

[edit] User Dragon Patronus

I have noticed you edited the name of the page Template:Dragon Patronus (Which I created) to Template:User Dragon Patronus and I was just wondering can I still keep credit for creating the userbox?

--XxScurryxX 16:00, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] User Dragon Patronus

Okay thanks anyway

--XxScurryxX 16:14, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Warning

Cavalier, while I appreciate and respect this wiki's policies and guidelines, I really must oppose your latest decision on warning me in regards to my edit count. While I have been editing the forums over the past few weeks, I have realised that admins are willing to keep certain forums pertaining to Harry Potter, if they contain valuable pieces of information that could be used for article edits in future. On the whole, I would say that most, if not all my participation in forum pages has yielded such information. In comparison to the more technical comments I have left, there are very few of which that have "devolved" to simple discussion.

What I am trying to say is that I really do like providing detailed analyses in forum questions that regard Harry Potter itself, and I have always done my best to provide useful information that really has potential for article use. Now I have said that I will revert to my usual (what I like to think as) informative writing style and refrain from answering trivial questions and having conversations. I have made several changes to articles since I started at this wiki so it is not as though I merely answer questions in forums. Apparently I have made more numbers of forum edits than I have article edits, which is why I have been warned. To what end? Why exactly is editing forums (at least the way I do) such a crime? I'm still contributing my knowledge to help the wiki, am I not? Surely, the quality of edits is worth more than the quantity.--Yin&Yang 13:58, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

I think we should consider bringing back the Leaky Cauldron forum for discussions that are relevant to article content but not to the wiki as a whole. Casual topics like "Should Harry Have Ended Up With Luna?" and "Who is Cooler: Harry or Draco?" don't serve any purpose on this wiki, but topics like "Do we know Umbridge's House?" and "How many students are there at Hogwarts?" can be useful, in that they allow us to go over the evidence and then edit the applicable article(s) accordingly. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 05:34, October 30, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Plz

Please go to http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/User:84.70.220.82

[edit] Re:Leaky Cauldron forum

I think that "How many students at Hogwarts?"-type threads serve to highlight areas in which our article coverage is lacking, because if someone is motivated to ask a question in the forum, it means they didn't find the answer in one of our articles. When the Leaky Cauldron forum was closed, threads of this type — as well as casual threads that serve no purpose — spilled over into the Wizengamot forum, so I thought that reopening the Leaky Cauldron might resolve the issue, at least in part. I figured that shifting content-related threads to a separate forum would make it easier to keep track of threads related directly to the wiki.

The suggestion to transfer discussions to article talk pages is a good one, but one issue that comes to mind is that posts to article talk pages tend to get lost on the list of recent changes, and thus posting to the forum is generally a good way to ensure that a topic gets noticed. Perhaps the solution would be to set up some kind of noticeboard where users could post requests for others to reply to threads they've started on article talk pages? ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 18:19, November 2, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Correcting redirects

I'm sorry Cavalier. I didn't think it was that unnecessary. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 20:57, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

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