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Regarding the Stone Hatchet in Red Dead Redemption II
Hello, Sean, I do not know whether you can help me with this, as I do not know whether you play Red Dead Redemption 2, but do you have any idea where I need to go, or what I need to do, in order to unlock the Stone Hatchet in the game? Specifically, I am trying to find it in Red Dead Online. I have completed the Bounty Target missions in Grand Theft Auto Online, but I cannot work out how to acquire the weapon in Red Dead Online.

TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:37, January 5, 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually, I have not yet checked the burial site in Red Dead Redemption 2, but the primary reason for that is because I was trying to find out whether the location only holds the weapon in the Story Mode, or Red Dead Online as well, since travelling in Red Dead Redemption 2 takes quite some time, especially to areas without a Fast Travel Post. I have searched quite extensively using multiple search engines, as well as on YouTube, but all the information that I could find pertains to the weapon in Story Mode, not Red Dead Online, and nothing is mentioned anywhere about its availability – or lack thereof – in the latter. I am assuming, then, that you do not know, so I may as well check for myself whether the Stone Hatchet is indeed at the native burial site in Red Dead Online. I will let you know whether it is or is not available once I have checked, and I might also update the Stone Hatchet's article on the Red Dead Wiki if it is not. Thank you anyway for your help.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:03, January 5, 2019 (UTC)

Re: What are you doing?
I am afraid that I fail to see the problem with the reminder that I posted to this user: I was merely following protocol, since he was not issued with a reminder in the past. The template that you used does not provide a parameter for a personal message, and my reminder is essentially the same as yours, only written in a different way.

TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 01:54, January 8, 2019 (UTC)
 * My sincerest apologies, I actually did not realize that you had already posted a reminder on the user's Talk page. I was halfway through posting that reminder last night, but I fell asleep, and when I finished composing and posting the reminder, the system did not inform me of an edit conflict for an unknown reason, resulting in me being completely unaware of the conflict until you told me just now (I did not check the edit history). Once again, my apologies for the unintentional removal of your reminder.
 * By the way, with regards to the "ImageDeleted" template's ability to accept personal messages, what I actually meant is that the template does not provide for the posting of a letter-style message, as the template is structured more closely to the "Warning" and "Block" templates in terms of the layout and parameters. In any case, as I noted above, it was not my intention to remove your reminder.


 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:08, January 8, 2019 (UTC)
 * Just to be on the safe side to avoid any further misunderstandings like this, I will leave a note in the edit summary if I issue a reminder or warning message on a user's Talk page that takes longer than half an hour to compose, and for which I did not receive an edit conflict warning, which will appear exactly as follows: (edit time longer than 30 minutes; no edit conflict warning). Please look out for this message in the edit history if you notice any apparent removal of your messages by me, as it is likely unintentional.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:45, January 8, 2019 (UTC)
 * I was not aware of that forum post. I actually agree, and I will begin following that guideline from now on. Of course, I will continue using the "ImageLicense" template for images that have been corrected rather than deleted. Thank you for pointing the aforementioned post out.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:53, January 8, 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for notifying me. By the way, I have made some improvements to the "ImageDeleted" template. Please feel free to have a look at it and correct any errors if they exist. The template should now allow for a signature to be placed inside the template itself, rather than having to sign after it. Also, I made coding changes that will allow the template to be used with no parameters if desired.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 11:18, January 11, 2019 (UTC)
 * I see that you have indeed made changes to the template. Could you please clarify exactly why you removed the generic message that I set to appear in the event of no first parameter being specified? I read your edit summary, but it was unclear to me.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 11:29, January 11, 2019 (UTC)

General or specific message on my profile talk page?
Hey I noticed you put a message on my profile talk page about images and copyright selections. The image I uploaded for my profile I already selected ingame screenshot.

Well, technically I got it off my social clubs page, but it's still my own made picture from within the game.

Was it a specific message for this instance or a general 'these are the rules' kind of thing? Crizyz (talk) 13:22, January 12, 2019 (UTC)Crizyz
 * Hello, the three images you uploaded of the Patriot glitch you found are not marked as screenshots, so that's why Kiwismurf left you that notice. Slash M ,C 13:32, January 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * I got that now. Thanks for the info. Also, any way to get notifications in the wiki page instead of just through mail? Don't see it in the preferences, or I'm just blind. Crizyz (talk) 13:46, January 12, 2019 (UTC)Crizyz
 * Good day, in answer to your question, certain notifications, such as when someone posts a message on your Talk page, appear in the wiki itself when you are signed in, but unfortunately notifications such as when a page that you are following is edited will only be sent to you as an e-mail message.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:27, January 13, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding the "ImageDeleted" template
Hello again, Sean. In case you have missed it, you still have not replied to my question about the changes that you made to the "ImageDeleted" template. Please answer whenever you are able to. Personally, I would prefer some form of generic message to appear in the event of an unspecified first field (it does not have to be worded in the way that I worded it), but I would like to hear your own reasoning.

TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:35, January 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * You make a fair point. However, I personally still like the idea of a generic message. Since, as you stated, the template may be used to notify users of non-Media Policy violations concerning images, I suggest that it should read as follows: "...one or more aspects of the GTA Wiki Policy or the Wikia Terms of Use". If you still do not agree with this suggestion, I will leave the template as it is.
 * TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 08:22, January 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I will do so. Thank you for your input.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 17:08, January 13, 2019 (UTC)

Michaels Age
As for my Timeline (HD Universe) edit, Michael is known to be the oldest GTA protagonist yet, and his gravestone in the Prologue clearly says ‘1965’, so it doesn’t make sense that you made Trevor older than him and changed his birth year to 1968. It makes more sense that Michael would be born in 1965, which is evident, and that Trevor would be born in 1968, as he is younger by a few years.

GuernseyGoomba (talk) 00:18, January 14, 2019 (UTC)GuerneyGoomba

Re:Epsilon Program edits
Ok then, no problem. Csnplayer99 (talk) 00:54, January 16, 2019 (UTC)


 * Yep, I've had (a bit of) experience with other wikis, but a looong time ago xD. Thought I'd be helpful here since GTA V is one of my favorite games. Anyway, fell free to leave a message if I can help with anything. Peace. Csnplayer99 (talk) 22:36, January 16, 2019 (UTC)

Code issue on the "Reflist" template
Good day, Sean, I have a coding problem for you: on the "Reflist" template, there is an issue with the  parameter, wherein the parameter generates a redlink to the date that is inputted there. I have tried, but I cannot figure out how to correct the problem. Since you are more experienced with coding than I, could you please fix the problem and tell me how you did it so that I may understand the process behind your fix?

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 04:34, January 16, 2019 (UTC)

I am just bumping the above request, as it has been two days since I made it. I understand that you may be busy, and I apologise if you are already aware of the request, but I would appreciate it if the issue could be fixed as soon as possible. Like I mentioned above, I would fix the issue myself, but I do not know how to.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:30, January 18, 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for getting back to me. The parameter does not appear to be in the code for the template, so I would assume that it is located in MediaWiki:Common.css. Try looking there when you can.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:40, January 18, 2019 (UTC)


 * Never mind, I have fixed the problem myself. As it turns out, I made a mistake in telling you where to look: the template with the offending code was "Cite web" – which I used to cite the reference with the offending redlink – not "Reflist", which was why you could not find the offending parameter. I remembered that I asked the Harry Potter Wiki to make this exact same fix years ago, and therefore reasoned that the problem was likely on the same template. Thank you anyway for your help, and apologies for any inconvenience caused by my mistake.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 04:08, January 18, 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, I am pretty sure that you are correct. Even Wikipedia do not use that access date link anymore, so that must have been a holdover from the time that we did copy the template from them, which obviously was before they themselves removed the linking.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 04:23, January 18, 2019 (UTC)

Request for Promotion
Good day, I have made a Request for Promotion to the position of Bureaucrat. Please vote and/or comment when you are available. This message was sent to all Staff members.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 08:57, January 16, 2019 (UTC)

Chinatown Wars Beta
Hi Kiwismurf,

Here at this Spanish website (https://aminoapps.com/c/gtayrockstar/page/item/grand-theft-auto-chinatown-wars/V0bW_j5ZIvI3WEwLJjGRDJBv5JxadLYgevw), which has photos to demonstrate its claim, are listed some of the betas from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Among them, the most distinctive is Niko Bellic's inclusion, which demonstrates that Niko was indeed planned to be featured...

It serves here?X9 The Android (talk) 00:06, January 19, 2019 (UTC)

GTA V Trailers
Sir, could you please stop undoing my edits. Either have the videos be available or not, it doesn't make sense to have videos be unable to play because it was deleted. --7h34m42in95pid3r-M4n (talk) 01:04, January 20, 2019 (UTC)

Re: Dummy edits
Yes, you are right, and I suppose that old habits do die hard. I will not make apologies for correcting my typographical errors on Talk pages themselves (or any other namespace messages or edits), but I do apologise for my unnecessary edit summaries, which I will be sure to cease doing. In fact, if you wish, you may block me if you happen to notice me posting such edit summaries, as I am sometimes unaware that I am doing so due to it being a bad habit. As for Talk page grammatical corrections, I will be happy to not make edits solely to correct such errors on your Talk page (or anyone else's) if they specifically ask me to stop, but as a rule I will continue to do so. Since I assume that you do not wish me to make such corrections, I will stop on your page, and I will no longer correct grammar in my already-posted messages unless it is done alongside a larger edit such as a new message or addition to an old one. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by my edit summaries and minor grammatical edits to your Talk page.

Additionally, I should also mention that I sometimes cannot help having to make multiple edits, especially on pages with a high amount of code or templates that may not show up correctly in the VisualEditor during editing, or on very large or text-laden pages, including pages with a large amount of source code, like on the Grand Theft Auto V article. However, I will continue to try and cease doing so. I should also point out that I do tend to edit individual sections on large articles where I notice an error, rather than the entire article, which prevents me from easily noticing any other errors until I have saved the edit, especially when I edit using the classic editor.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 04:10, January 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the pointers. As I said in my last message, I intend to continue correcting my grammatical errors in messages in standalone edits when I see them, though users who do not wish this to occur (such as yourself) may request me not to do so. I do it for personal reasons, as I am extremely particular about correct spelling and grammar, especially in my own messages, which was actually why I began editing here in the first place back in 2015: I noticed the atrocious grammar on many articles at the time.
 * As for the videos issue on the Grand Theft Auto V article, I was actually unaware of any widespread issue until now, and I was merely fixing the problem that I encountered on that article in particular. Since I assume that you are already taking care of the more widespread issue on the Grand Theft Auto IV/Videos page, I will leave you to it, but feel free to ask me if you require any help.


 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 05:58, January 24, 2019 (UTC)

Avenger
Hello Smurf. How's going?

Well, just to let you know, I have Noirlime's images for the Avenger to be uploaded, but part of the Current Design Gallery is occupied by some of your images.

My idea is to keep the front/rear quarters of the vehicle with both flight modes and move the cannon and interior map images on the Image Gallery. The rest of the images, well... depends if you want to keep them, as the ones with "Turbo-prop" mode, the interior and the first-person view images would be replaced with the ones I want to upload. In that way, I could keep "balance" between Noirlime's screenshots and yours.

So, what do you say? Thanks in advance. -- SWAT Cam F     23:10, January 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * I see. It's just that the set is simply a stock Avenger in "Turbo-prop" mode, unless I improvise and use another one for both flight modes (maybe the front ones?). As for the other two images: Yes, I will keep the interior in the Image Gallery, but the cannon is the only image we could have for the weapons, at least until newer images with all cannons are available. -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 23:58, January 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * Alright. I guess that's fair enough. Thanks. -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 00:17, January 25, 2019 (UTC)

Re: Promotion
Apologies for the late reply, I was not active for the past few days, partly due to the Australia Day (26 January) period, during which I decided to take a short break. Thank you for the well wishes, and do not worry, you will not regret it, I assure you. ;-) Also, thank you for correcting the aspect ratio of my Staff picture. I was actually aware that it was not perfectly square, but it was not easy to correct for me, as I used to crop the image, which does not appear to have an easy way to accurately create a perfectly squre image crop.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 05:41, January 28, 2019 (UTC)

Re: Broken svg files
Actually, I did the exact same thing that you did (I downloaded the SVG file from Wikipedia), but the flag kept becoming corrupted, so I gave up and redirected the page to "File:Flag of Slovenia.png". Do you know what the problem was?

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:45, January 28, 2019 (UTC) I see that you are now experiencing the same problem that I did. Please tell me what the problem was when you fix it.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:47, January 28, 2019 (UTC)
 * Good work on the checklist, it is very helpful. I have made additional notes about adding Staff artworks and flags to the Staff page and "Gtawiki staff" template if necessary, and also made notes that the flag does not have to be the country of residence of the Staff member (as mine is not, since I do not live in Singapore, but Australia), as well as minor grammatical changes.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 08:24, January 28, 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the explanation. May I ask how you actually modify the SVG source code?
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 08:35, January 28, 2019 (UTC)
 * I have split the discussion header to match the change on my own talk page. Apologies for the very late reply, I was – and still am – dealing with a family tragedy (the death of my mother), and as such I will be semi-active for some time. Thank you for correcting the Slovenia flag issue. I must say that I am surprised that you went through that much trouble to fix the problem, as I would have simply applied the "lazy" fix and created a redirect to a PNG image of the flag, as it would have the same result of allowing the flag to be used with the "Flagicon" template.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 12:05, January 31, 2019 (UTC)

Deleted page
Why did you delete the merryweather dilantdette page?S.hippiecat (talk) 21:50, February 8, 2019 (UTC) i would like a reasoning please

Hello, please forgive my lack of understanding on how these sites work. This is the first time editing and responding. Now then, my edit to "The Doctor" was made moments after just playing the mission "Have a Heart" where the character appears. I've been a fan of Anthony Cumia (Radio Show Host) for many years and notices it was his voice right away. I don't have any direct sorces documenting that it is him, but I can assure you that it is. He also does other voices in the game (Pisswasser Singer) so it isn't a stretch on my part that it's his voice. I would appreciate if you would undo the change you made, But if you do require written confirmation, I'll understand your decision to omit it. Thank you for your time and patients, I am new to this don't know how this all works. Zherry (talk) 01:39, February 10, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding my error on the Potshot article
Hello, Sean, I noticed that you corrected an error that I made removing information about the "Potshot" mission only being available on the Play Job list on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grand Theft Auto Online. My apologies for the error, but I must ask whether the mission is even available on the enhanced version of the game: I have never actually played that particular mission, so I know little about it.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 19:15, February 11, 2019 (UTC)
 * I see. I have improved the grammatical style of the sentence to make it more clear that the mission is still available via the corona in the enhanced version, just not via the Play Job menu. Could you please tell me the names of all the other contact missions that are only available via the corona so that I may make the same change to those pages?
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 19:33, February 11, 2019 (UTC)
 * I must be blind; I do not know how I missed that. Thank you for pointing it out. I will make the edits now.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 19:57, February 11, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding a deleted image
Hello, Sean, may I ask why you deleted this image? I was about to add it to The Families article myself.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:19, February 14, 2019 (UTC) I see that you have answered my question on the Talk page of the user who uploaded the image. I have no idea as to whether the map was accurate or not, so I will trust your judgement on it.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:25, February 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Not a problem, and that also explains why the image was orphaned. May I ask how you knew that the map was incorrect?
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:29, February 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Heh, this reminds me of this incident from my early days of editing this wiki. In any case, thank you for the explanation, even though we had to talk over each other a bit to get the message out!
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:34, February 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Is it even possible to draw a hard-bordered turf map of The Families? If so, I feel that we should put an "Images" template on The Families article.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:46, February 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello again, Sean. It appears that you may have missed a question in my above message (quite understandable, since we were messaging over each other at the time that I sent the message): I was asking whether it is even possible to draw a hard-bordered map of The Families turf, and if so, whether an "Images" template should be placed on the article to encourage users to upload such a map. Please get back to me when you are available.
 * By the way, I have separated the below message with a subject header of my own creation, since the user who posted the message did not add their own. Feel free to change this if you wish.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 01:49, February 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, perhaps I should have been slightly more clear: while you did indeed answer my first question in your earlier message, I specifically was wondering whether you feel that users should be encouraged to upload as accurate a map as possible, that is not misleading like the one that you deleted.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:10, February 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * I must split hairs here and point out that you said that it was almost impossible to create an accurate map, not that it was actually impossible. In any case, I will take that as a "no" to my question. I do have a habit of reading very deeply into the wording of statements – sometimes a little too deeply, as it seems that I did here, and for that I apologise.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:42, February 19, 2019 (UTC)

You make a good point. To be honest and frank with you, I did not think that it was necessary either, but I felt that, if there was even a slight chance for an undisputed, accurate map to be created, it would benefit the wiki, regardless of my own personal opinion as to whether it is necessary or not. However, if any turf map could be potentially disputed due to the blurred turf lines of The Families in Grand Theft Auto V/Online, then the wiki is probably better off without such a point of contention.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:12, February 19, 2019 (UTC)

Beta 3D Universe character
Nikonik619 (talk) 18:37, February 16, 2019 (UTC) I found an article from IGN site where I found about another beta character named Georgio Forelli. Here is the link: https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/27/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-5

My edit in beta releases
Thats why i dont have references cuz it is on the video. Thats why i put another video -Logomaster210 Logomaster210 (talk) 01:53, February 23, 2019 (UTC)

What was wrong with the Drainage image that I uploaded in LSDS page. Is it not a part of LSDS?-Steve316 (talk) 07:00, February 23, 2019 (UTC)

Braking
Thanks for correcting the imperator page, I cannot believe I put break instead of brake! my head is drifting so far away these days lol The sad thing is that I only just noticed that I put it as "break" due to your correction, I had visited that page mulitple times since my initial edits on it. Must acquire better observation skills.--AvPimage The Cruentus (Talk) 12:09, February 23, 2019 (UTC)

Images
Thank you sir for your guidance. I will definitely try to work on it and improve as i go forward.

For licensing images I upload them first and then manually add license to all of them as I found it somewhat easy then the one you mentioned. Can I continue doing that way?

But some images required to be cropped thats why i do it as i mostly use Snip and sketch tool to capture screenshots.

And one thing are my uploads good? and what better I can do to improve?Steve316 (talk) 12:53, February 23, 2019 (UTC)

Deletion?
Why was my page deleted? EpicFTW (talk) 15:24, February 23, 2019 (UTC)EpicFTW

Infobox technical issue
Hello, Sean. I do not know whether you can fix this, but there has been a relatively minor, but longstanding, issue with captions used with images in Infoboxes: regardless of what code is used, no formatting modifiers (italicisation, emboldening, size changes, etc.) appear in the captions. Additionally, attempting to add formatting modifiers to the text of an external link does make the changes appear, but also duplicates the link text, creating one copy of the text that is linked, and another that is not (see this diff). This issue appears to affect all the Infoboxes. If you have any idea of how to fix the problem, please do so. TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 01:40, February 27, 2019 (UTC)
 * I was afraid that you would say that. I do seem to recall bringing this matter up with Monk years ago, and I am surprised that Wikia has yet to fix the problem after all this time. Thank you anyway.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:05, February 27, 2019 (UTC)
 * All right, I will leave that with you. Please let me know what, if anything, comes out of your experiments when you have done them.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:53, February 27, 2019 (UTC)

More split links
I found more split links on Trevor Phillips, Michael De Santa, and Steve Haines' pages, remove them. (Tkgaynor (talk) 07:39, March 2, 2019 (UTC))

Image Deletion
You deleted my images, because I did not select '''Licensing rop down menu and rename images. '''right?

I think my images are Screenshot of GTA V.

SynlianoX (talk) 12:07, March 2, 2019 (UTC)

Commendations
Good day, Sean, I just wish to commend you for improving on my own improvements to the Media Policy how-to page by listing all the ways to find an uploaded image, complete with illustrative images. Now if users do not comply with the Media Policy, it will certainly not be due to a lack of assistance on our part.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 09:07, March 4, 2019 (UTC)
 * I do indeed see that you have been working on the project for several years. By the way, do regular users have the ability to not leave redirects behind when renaming images? I would rather have them have this option if possible to avoid a trail of pointless redirects, but I am not sure if this is possible, since not leaving a redirect when moving/renaming a page equates to page deletion, which is a sysop action.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 11:45, March 4, 2019 (UTC)
 * I see. What about Patrollers: can they rename pages without leaving redirects? I recall that Monk tried to make this possible without giving them full sysop rights through a request to Wikia, but I do not know whether he was successful.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 22:22, March 13, 2019 (UTC)

New Pages
Thank you for improving the content that I had put on the new pages I created specially Little Teapot.

I also request you to help me further whenever I am creating a new page and verify if the content I put is correct or not.

I've added about 6 pages to the fandom wiki that include:

Fluffs, Ex Post Facto, Little Teapot, Calabrone Cyclery, Fruit Machine, Muscle Peach.

If you havent checked content of any of the pages listed above please check them If I have made errors or content is not up to the mark.

Also one question now what I need to improve in editing? Steve316 (talk) 14:28, March 6, 2019 (UTC)

Asked question
i dont know what happen, but it seems i can no longer connect to discord it say 'this instant invite is expired' this is very verd i was member for long time and now unable to join

Flint Intersection Trailer Park Picture
Thanks a buck Kiwismurf for adding a proper photo of the Flint Intersection Trailer Park. I appreciate that very much and it helps make the article more complete. --JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 22:15, March 11, 2019 (UTC)

Re: RFP page
Thank you for notifying me, I was not aware that Camilo had in fact made a request. Could you please update the Community Corner as well in the future if you notice an active request (or requests) on the Requests for Promotion page? That way the entire community will be aware of the request and can vote if they wish to.

By the way, could you please answer the question that I asked in this thread? I think that you missed it.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 11:16, March 13, 2019 (UTC)

RE: RfP page
Thanks for jogging my memory Sean. I've now voted. <font size="5" face="Old English Text MT">Sam <font face="Old English Text MT">Talk 13:59, March 13, 2019 (UTC)

I don't know if this is a stupid question......
Is this the official GTA Wiki? Does Rockstar endorse this Wiki? I want to contact a Rockstar member. GTAFan1994 (talk) 21:40, March 13, 2019 (UTC)GTAFan1994


 * Oh so you guys are just a fan-base Wiki if I'm not wrong. By fan-base I mean a place where fans can edit so that means there are no Rockstar employees here? GTAFan1994 (talk) 21:51, March 13, 2019 (UTC)GTAFan1994


 * Alright. I probably don't think there any R* employees here, because they would have to verify somehow they're associated with Rockstar. Sorry to waste your time on this dumb question, and thanks for answering. GTAFan1994 (talk) 22:06, March 13, 2019 (UTC)GTAFan1994

Re: Redirect permissions?
I am sorry, Sean, I actually completely missed your reply to my message, as you posted it on the old thread that I initially asked the question on, but I was expecting you to reply at the newest thread (I do not know why I expected it to be there). I thought that you had not replied yet, so I decided to test myself. I think that I missed it because I was receiving superfluous "You have new messages" notifications after I had already read your message to vote for Camilo's Request for Promotion, and I likely dismissed the new one that was notifying me of your reply.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 21:48, March 13, 2019 (UTC) I have replied to your message at the old thread. I have left this message in case you miss it, as I did yours.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 22:22, March 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * I prefer the Talk page format to the Discussions format used on other wikis, partly because, as an occasional Wikipedia editor, the Talk page format is more familiar to me. I will admit that the Discussions format has its advantages, but I feel that the downsides of switching outweigh the upsides. If it works for Wikipedia, which has more active users that we will probably ever have, I see no reason why it should not work for us. The occasional hiccup or misunderstanding is not reason enough to switch, I think.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 07:41, March 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * I see. All well and good then. I was reviewing Special:Listgrouprights, and I was wondering whether you feel that it is wise to allow autoconfirmed users to rename mainspace pages? I understand the need to rename files to correct badly named files, but I have my doubts about mainspace moves, as that could lead to page-move vandalism. Also, what does the  right give to users? I see that it is a universal right. Does it allows users to rename the user pages of other users?
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 10:43, March 14, 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello, Sean, I just wish to inform you that I am still waiting for a reply to the above message that I sent four days ago. Please respond whenever you are available.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 20:11, March 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for getting back to me, and for your explanation. I did read the help article that you mentioned, but the information that I was looking for was not specifically mentioned, hence my questions to you. It is indeed very odd that enabling file move rights to autoconfirmed users requires also enabling page move rights as well, since they appear to be separate rights on the Special:Listgrouprights page. However, if page-move vandalism has not been a major issue since the rights were enabled, I have no issue with the status quo, as it seems to have more benefits than downsides for the wiki.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 23:00, March 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Just out of curiosity, what was your old username (of this account, not your original one)? I think that I vaguely remember it, but I am not sure.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 19:37, March 19, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding an underage block that you made
Good day, Sean, I just wish to notify you that I have altered the block length of this user to 11 August 2019, as the user appears to have stated that he was 12 on his User page, and has stated that he was born on August 11. This will make him 13 on August 11, 2019. TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 14:42, March 27, 2019 (UTC)


 * Hmm, the Terms of Use was obviously modified since I last read it. I will admit that I disagree with the age restriction policy, as I feel that anyone should be allowed to edit if they are able to do so constructively, regardless of their age (as Wikipedia does). However, it is above my authority, since that is Wikia's policy, not ours.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 20:20, March 27, 2019 (UTC)


 * I did see the changes that the user made to his User page. I saw that he put "Lithuania" as his location initially also. I was only unaware of the policy change regarding users in the E.U.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 20:25, March 27, 2019 (UTC)


 * I just wish to let you know that I have updated the age policy note on our Policy page to avoid any possible confusion for users when creating an account, as well as for Administrators/Bureaucrats when administering age-related blocks. I saw that note when I was cleaning up the page in February 2019, and it was this that I referred to when I "corrected" your block, having not fully read the Terms of Use since 2017. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by my error.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 16:59, March 28, 2019 (UTC)


 * I think that maturity is very individual, and not necessarily related to age. I could probably go on for hours debating why I think that any user should be allowed to edit the wiki productively, regardless of age (with parent/guardian consent if underage), but the argument will be moot due to Wikia's policy, so we will leave it as that. As for the messages on your Community Central Message Wall, I once again apologise for the inconvenience that I may have caused by my error, but considering that the user changed his stated age and location before my block editing, I must say that the user may still have messaged you regardless of my intervention. I have messaged the user on Community Central requesting him to cease messaging you and Monk.


 * P.S.: I noticed that you do not like the double spacing that I like to put between my messages, so I will use a more standard format on your Talk page from now on.


 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 03:54, March 29, 2019 (UTC)

Adding Audio File
Hey there, I wanted to upload a audio file for dialogues of cops in GTAIV which is around 100MB in size. How do I upload it? Steve316 (talk) 05:55, March 29, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding fictional movie titles in articles and disambiguating titles
Good day, Sean.

I noticed that you have been creating new articles for cinemas and other buildings. Firstly, I wish to commend you on those articles, they look good. Secondly, and more importantly, could you please italicize any fictional movie titles – as seen here – if you create an article that happens to contain them (or otherwise encounter such a title, including article titles)? I have been working intermittently to italicize all media titles – both real and fictional – for some time, in the same way that we italicize Grand Theft Auto titles, and I listed that as a task on the To-Do List for some time.

Finally, the disambiguation part of article titles (in brackets) should not be written in title case, so please follow this rule if you create future articles with a disambiguating title.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 14:51, March 30, 2019 (UTC)

RE: Tiebreak
Hi Sean, thanks for highlighting this. I had been following it and have seen the messages both her and on CC. As you pointed out, the language he used to Monk on CC would have earned him a permanent block, as Sannse had to step in too to warn him. When he came back, as you pointed out, he was constructive but then tried to clear his talk page despite being warned against it. His message to you on CC was polite and maybe shows he has changed, but in my opinion he got the stay of execution by avoiding the permanent ban for abusive language and harassment which he voided with the clearance of his talk page and he continued to do so despite being advised it was against policy. He may have changed, but as you said on CC, it was probably too far down the road for his block to be overturned, especially for such a serious first-time offence. I say his block should still stand. <font size="5" face="Old English Text MT">Sam <font face="Old English Text MT">Talk 12:04, March 31, 2019 (UTC)

Re: Appreciation
Thank you. Sorry I was not aware of the talk page rules.

Dy7an (talk) 21:37, March 31, 2019 (UTC)

Re: Unblocking concerns
I completely agree with you regarding Staff discussions on Discord. While I agree that it can be a good place to hold such discussions, I think that there needs to be some sort of record or notification on the wiki itself regarding such discussions, especially when it concerns another Staff member who is not a regular Discord user (like myself). A good example of when this issue can cause problems would be when you tried to notify me via Discord that "Minecraftwiz219" was not Lithuanian – thereby negating the my need to offer a CheckUser IP check – but I did not see this until a day or so later, after I had already made the offer. My suggestion is that any discussions on Discord that involves another Staff member (or members) who uses Discord, but is/are not a regular user(s), are accompanied by a Talk page message to the Staff member(s) in question to either join the Discord discussion – similarly to how we used to ask other users to join the old Chat – or a brief summary of the discussion as a Talk page message. In fact, I think that any Staff member who is involved in such a discussion, but who was not on Discord at the time of said discussion, should be messaged, even if they are regular users of Discord.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 04:20, April 1, 2019 (UTC)

Re: More of the same old thing
I hate to be disrespectful to my elders, but really, this is too much. I was not "contradicting" the actions of other Staff, but rather following the usual protocol. There is no guideline that states that I or other sysops have to leave an image behind to give the user "the opportunity to respond to the media policy reminder and follow the 'fix' instructions". I cannot be expected to follow unwritten "rules". The way that I see it, if the user is confused about the Media Policy, they can contact one of us.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 05:02, April 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * In this case, it would be a matter of personal discretion: in my eyes, I felt that the two images that I deleted were of little merit, as they were both images with suitable substitutes already on the wiki. Like I said, there is no rule or guideline that states that I should leave an image. I was not trying to undermine the actions of other Staff members with what I did, and I really do not see how it would be undermining in any case. I understand that I made errors in the past few weeks regarding some of my administrative actions, but this feels like you are essentially reopening old wounds. I have been enforcing the Media Policy for most of my time as a Staff member (that is what I focus on), and you are the first and only person to find fault with it in four years.
 * TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 05:25, April 8, 2019 (UTC)