User talk:Noirlime4L

ULP/Bernard
Discussion here. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 20:00, January 16, 2018 (UTC)

Revolter images
Your images of the Revolter were of good quality except for a vital requirement. The rules dictated by us for the provision of images for these galleries are very specific and non-negotiable. The location specified was selected not only to provide uniformity of background but to provide scale guides by way of the seams in the panels of the ramps. Images taken against the backdrop at Backlot City are not permitted to be used. Thanks. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 10:16, January 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Appreciate the reminder. I'll redo the updates in the appropriate location later. Here's a list of vehicle images I've found troublesome, you may wish to delete/rename them as well:


 * Most infobox images
 * Most (if not all) images by Smurfynz, example
 * Many vehicles' Dashboard View (too many to state, but they can be seen in every category, either not taken in the right place or obscured, the worst being this one)
 * Ingot
 * Stretch
 * 9F Cabrio's Other Modelling
 * Furore GT's Other Modelling
 * Roosevelt Valor
 * Insurgent
 * Radius
 * Snow Mesa
 * Clown Van
 * Police Rancher
 * Police Riot's Other Modelling
 * Police Roadcruiser
 * Cruiser
 * Scorcher
 * These are what I've spotted so far. Certainly there are more in truck categories, but I doubt they are regularly accessed. Also the lack of mention for sea vehicles in the MoS is rather confusing. Noirlime4L (talk) 13:23, January 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * "Most Infobox images" - What on earth are you on about? The infobox images don't follow the Design Gallery MOS - they're quality images showing two quarters of the vehicle in a suitable location. No idea why on earth you find them "troublesome".


 * Ingot and Radius - fair enough, they were taken during snow. They still do the job, but aren't perfect.


 * 9F and Furore GT have been on my "redo" list for a while now.


 * Insurgent - incorrect color and location, but otherwise quality and angles are fine. Will consider redoing.


 * Snow Mesa - didn't do this one, but yeah, needs sorting out.


 * Police Rancher - ditto


 * Roadcruiser - ditto


 * Clown Van - ditto


 * All cycles - ditto


 * Dashboards - what? Most of them are fine, a couple are obscured but you can see the details inside. Note that the dashboard view should be what you can actually see when in first person mode - the "interior" view covers what might not be visible, not the other way around.


 * Sea vehicles haven't been started yet. It's not "confusing", it's just not been started yet. Obviously just take pictures in the sea, where they belong.


 * Kiwismurf IS Smurfynz. While his images aren't perfect, they do meet the requirements and do meet the standards, just aren't as good as some other examples. That's why these images are a lower priority at the moment. I'm quite offended in all honesty, given I did the vast majority of design galleries and infobox images. Monk Talk 14:02, January 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for clarifying, Monk. And I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable, that hostility wasn't intended. But as you said, that infobox images don't follow MoDG, shouldn't there be a note about this, since they can be from DG and also show vehicle designs? The content of most Smurfynz's images are a match, that's a given. Yet the naming is a total mess, hence the rename suggestion I stated above.
 * As for the dashboards, Smurfy took mine down for the same consistency reason, that's why I thought it'd be necessary to let him know more of those I found seemingly problematic ones. Noirlime4L (talk) 15:16, January 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * A good point made about the infobox images - usually when they are in the design gallery, its because they either act as placeholders, or just because the person who did the design gallery couldn't be bothered/didn't think it was necessary to capture front/rear quarters. I almost always get the front and rear quarters for the the design gallery. As the MOS for Design Galleries is titled "Design Galleries", I didn't think it would be necessary to mention infobox images, but as you say, some infobox images do appear in there, so perhaps that needs to be addressed, or just fixed altogether - no infobox images inside the design gallery, maybe?


 * Also, yes, Smurfy has always had a rather different approach to naming images - some users on the wiki insist on using the "-" (dash) to separate words and subjects, while others use the "_". I've always gone for - simply because it looks neater, although I've heard that "_" allows external searches to find images better - but anyway, I've stuck with what I've done for the past 4 years. Either way, some of his images, regardless of - or _, don't meet the naming requirements, I do see that. Since, as you said, some of Smurfy's images don't meet the standards of the other design galleries, we can either rename them right now, or just replace the design gallery when it comes to it. Most of his images were obtained at the time of the design gallery's introduction, perhaps they were "rushed" for exactly that.


 * Dashboards - I never really mind what exactly is in the dashboard image, so long as the dashboard is clearly visible (strong shadows or tinted visors ruin the visibility). That said, perhaps he just deleted it because it was part of a design gallery that, as a whole, didn't match the location requirements. I usually get a dashboard picture while at the site of the skateboard ramps simply because, why not, lol. Monk Talk 15:41, January 28, 2018 (UTC)
 * A little history lesson for you that may explain much of the inconsistency you are observing. The design gallery template was my invention in 2014 and I originally did all the development on it and provided the content, Monk joined in and we shared the long joblist of populating the GTAV vehicle pages. At the time it was first implemented (let's call it v1) we had already got high quality front quarter, rear quarter, dashboard and sometimes engine and badges views and we decided not to replace them. After I retired my Smurfynz ID and left Wikia, Monk valiantly carried on that work alone and eventually revised the template and tightened the rules around its use (v2). So any gallery with Smurfynz images would have been done under old rules. As for my peculiarities around image naming rules... I have lightened up on my distaste for using a hyphen as a word separator but still generally only use it between Subject-Game-Description. When the enhanced version of GTAV was released, I also tried to use GTAVe as the descriptor to differentiate the content that may not be in the original GTAV but that never really caught on. So, yeah, I deleted all 12 of your images when 4 of them may have been keepable (matching many existing galleries) but any new gallery set should really be a set now. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 18:17, January 28, 2018 (UTC)

Hubfex's Images
As per my, we use files from the game, not fanart recreations, even if they are pretty good ones. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 11:14, February 16, 2018 (UTC)

Staff Role
Hello. We have several Patroller positions vacant here at GTA Wiki and I believe you would be an ideal candidate. Even though you probably think I have something against you, I don't. Your first experience of a dispute with staff pretty much mirrors my own. Go here if you are interested. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 09:23, March 14, 2018 (UTC)


 * Oh, okay. Thanks for the opportunity here. Haven't really considered this, I will check it out. Noirlime4L (talk) 16:57, March 16, 2018 (UTC)

I tried to upload the pictures
But I failed. There are no pictures of Downtown Dirt Track or Vice City Transport Police on this Wikia. However, they are on the other internet sites, like Google or other language versions of this Wikia. How can I get these pictures from other internet sites?Kintobor (talk) 22:02, March 23, 2018 (UTC)Kintobor


 * You're better off asking a Staff member about this to avoid raising copyright issues. But to download an image from Wiki, you can click the image, and click "More Info" (if it doesn't redirect you already), then choose "Original File". That way you should be able to store it locally. Noirlime4L (talk) 08:24, March 24, 2018 (UTC)

Uploading files
) - Monk Talk 18:27, March 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks. One more thing: this needs to be renamed, wasn't paying attention... Noirlime4L (talk) 18:36, March 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * No problem. I'll rename it right away. I'll replace it with a file extract. PS: have you thought about staff positions? The work you're doing is fantastic here. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 20:20, March 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Change of plan - looked at the model, that's apparently an engraved (sort of) logo so not really a badge, so it can retain its name as detail :) <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 20:23, March 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes, I have, ever since Smurfy recommended, just been trying to catch up with the contrib count while thinking this through. And now I think I'm ready. But what would I have to do with such a position? Noirlime Talk 15:14, March 29, 2018 (UTC)


 * The reason we suggested it because we didn't think you needed to catch up to the edit count required :) generally, users who have under 500 edits but have shown an excellent amount of progress and dedication are still accepted, but put onto trial.


 * Patrollers are able to revert edits without going through the "undo" process - a simple "revert" button immediately reverts any contributions a particular user has made to an article, making reverting vandalism much easier. I've noticed you've undone various examples of vandalism in the past before any admin could, so you'd only be adding to the monitoring system, which is great. Patrollers are also able to kick and/or ban users from chat, however, given not many people use the chat anymore, I wouldn't get too excited about that, haha. Oh, also, you are able to give users warnings if they fail to comply with official policies. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 17:15, March 29, 2018 (UTC)

...And you will be able to rename files and pages yourself. The roĺlback tool is most helpful when a user has made multiple invalid edits. Undo only reverts single edits. Roĺlback can do multiple edits fron a single user. But like Monk said, the reason you were identified as a candidate for the role is you were already doing the job., without having all the tools.. obviously monitoring recent changes and undoing invalid or disruptive edits. <font size="4" color="#1589FF" face="Arial">Smurfy: <font size="1" face="Arial">illuminate - communicate - spectate 19:14, March 29, 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you, the both of you. I'll go ahead and apply now, wish me luck :) Noirlime Talk 18:52, March 30, 2018 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations on your promotion :)

You will need a staff picture for the Staff page, which will need to be the same size as the others (145px x 145px). Also, if you want, you can tell me your country to add next to your username, and any specialties you think you may come under. Cheers! - <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 13:09, April 3, 2018 (UTC)


 * Got it. I see I can edit the page, so I've put the info myself :) Noirlime Talk 16:04, April 3, 2018 (UTC)

Big cars
So annoying, both the Tyrant and Flash GT just seem to be scaled incorrectly... it's like having a collection of 1/24th scale models and then putting two 1/20th models next to them, they're just obviously out of kilter. Like one of the vehicle modelling teams had the wrong scale settings in their Maya/3DSMax or whatever they are using and no-one picked it up. But then, the overall quality of the modelling is inconsistent now - the Jester Classic looks like it was done in Google Sketchup. Maybe they've already outsourced GTAO to India and are concentrating on RDR2 :) <font size="4" color="#1589FF" face="Arial">Smurfy: <font size="1" face="Arial">illuminate - communicate - spectate 12:05, May 1, 2018 (UTC)


 * yeah I noticed this. The Tyrant is nicely detailed tho, good shape and style. The Visione is one of those really detailed vehicles, and the RCV has one of the highest poly counts yet too. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 10:27, May 4, 2018 (UTC)

APC
Since the SAM Battery is only a modification, we don't need a design gallery of it, as it's the same model. The images can be used for the modification images, though (for example, Anti-Aircraft Trailer and Visione.) --<font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 14:11, May 4, 2018 (UTC)


 * Okay, for now I'll move two of them to IG. 👌 Noirlime Talk 14:30, May 4, 2018 (UTC)

Design Galleries
While your images are ok, I'm still not satisfied with most of them. If you're using a trainer, why not use car rotation to get all the different camera angles? You can open the trainer and begin recording (F1) rotating the car on spot before finishing the recording again. The direction of sunlight means you can't see the details on the rear end of half of your pictures. Also, your engine pictures don't really get a proper view of the engine itself, rather than a top down view, I go for a quarter view so I can see the manifolds and any additional parts. For interiors, I always ensure I can see both sides of the dashboard as well as the pedals of the car. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk ( <font color="#4DFF00">Bureaucrat ) <font face="Tahoma">Talk 10:04, May 12, 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes, car rotation. That I have recently started to use, images for Off-Road & Military vehicles are examples. Those you're seeing right now are from March or even February era. In the end I might as well consider them placeholders and redo them in the near future. As for top-down and interior views, well, I personally think there should be as little space left for the background as possible. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 10:27, May 12, 2018 (UTC)

Livery images
...should be named after the livery, like this. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk ( <font color="#4DFF00">Bureaucrat ) <font face="Tahoma">Talk 13:20, May 13, 2018 (UTC)

Adder
Any reason you reverted my edit to Adder? Rail88 (talk) 11:10, May 16, 2018 (UTC)


 * You yourself have stated the reason behind this: "...which was still in development when the game was released." A car that didn't officially exist until 2016 shouldn't be considered a real-life inspiration. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 12:32, May 16, 2018 (UTC)
 * The existing fact was relevant - at the time of development the Chiron did not exist by that name - and the "Super Veyron" was what was used. <font size="4" color="#1589FF" face="Arial">Smurfy: <font size="1" face="Arial">illuminate - communicate - spectate 23:58, May 16, 2018 (UTC)

The "Super Veyron" ultimately became the Chiron. The concept art is almost identical to the Adder. Would there be any issue, then, with specifying that it appears to be based on the concept art for the Chiron (as opposed to the Chiron itself)? Seems that that would satisfy this issue and correct the clearly erroneous assertion that the Adder resembles a Veyron SS in any significant way. Rail88 (talk) 01:06, May 17, 2018 (UTC)


 * I don't think there would be. You can put it like this: "Rather than being based on the standard Bugatti Veyron, the Adder takes inspirations from the Super Veyron concept, a precursor to the Bugatti Chiron, in that they share almost identical side and rear profile..." The rest can be kept. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 10:32, May 17, 2018 (UTC)

Pony
Cheers :) Usually with any vehicles with a rear door/doors I also show the rear interior, with all model variants of it too, as sometimes they differ inside. See Boxville to get an idea. This goes in the image gallery. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk ( <font color="#4DFF00">Bureaucrat ) <font face="Tahoma">Talk 16:28, June 8, 2018 (UTC)

Weaponized Vehicles
Hello. How are ya?

You did it great with those After Hours vehicles and some others from previous updates, as those are pretty useful to know which weapons these can use.

My question is that if you still have time for some other vehicles which still lack weapon add-ons, like the Weaponized Tampa, the RM-10 Bombushka or the Barrage. It's okay if you don't have plans for these, I know you also spend some time for cars with liveries and stuff like that. Cheers. -- SWAT Cam F     04:14, August 30, 2018 (UTC)


 * Sure, I'll take a look at them by this weekend. In fact, I have all custom aircraft (Bombushka included) done, just that they've been done for so long I lost the passion to upload them. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 16:44, August 30, 2018 (UTC)


 * That's great. Oh, sorry about that. I assume you were taking a break from the bunch of images you uploaded. -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 23:23, August 30, 2018 (UTC)

Costa Rican Gang
You reverted my edits:

[//gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Costa_Rican_Gang&diff=1094846&oldid=1094842 https://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Costa_Rican_Gang&diff=1094846&oldid=1094842]

But you can see these are valid points, test them youself in the game. Most everything written is based on speculation, also I do not ever recall the game mentioning the word "costa rican gang". The player statistics is a valid enough source, they are listed tehre in least favorite gang as Cuban gang. Also they never fight cuban gang and vice versa, but they attack anyother gang (e.g. Haitians) if you lure them to the boat yard and vice versa. I suggest at least leaved this point as a trivia.


 * In all honesty, yes I do agree with leaving this as a trivia statement. But even as a trivia, speculations should be kept at minimum, or none at all. Other two admins haven't replied yet, I would like to see their thoughts on this. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 09:22, September 16, 2018 (UTC)

hello why deleting my text about the buzzard able to kill npc, it's a very useful tip on the contrary, no need to get off and kill npc, risking the car to be damaged with fire etc etc... it works all the time provided you are not near it... if you find something better instead of delete please propose something more clever...

Yussef961 (talk) 23:24, October 12, 2018 (UTC)

Re: Artwork of Mr. Raspberry Jam on Trevor's Bodhi
Good day, I have replied to your message on Sam's Talk page. Please feel free to read it and reply if you wish.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 20:39, November 29, 2018 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Wishing all Staff members a late Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! My apologies for the late greetings, I took a break from editing during the holiday period.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 02:41, January 5, 2019 (UTC)


 * You too, TAlim! <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 10:13, January 5, 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 ) 09:08, January 16, 2019 (UTC)

RE: Screenshots
Oh, hello Noirlime. I'm fine. I hope you are good as well.

It would be cool to help you with the screenshots, knowing how you order them in the mod tables. Sure, count on me for the task. -- SWAT Cam F     15:49, January 19, 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey, Noirlime. How are ya?
 * Sorry for not responding earlier, but I gotta say, holy packing shitzu! That's a large file! But anyway. After dealing with several things regarding space and stuff like that, I think I managed to get the files and upload here. I'll start with a couple of images to ensure everything is okay.
 * I gotta say thanks for giving me more ordnance than a Bombushka XD. (speaking of Bombushka, that's gonna be the first one :P)


 * here
 * and here


 * What do you think? -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 18:35, January 22, 2019 (UTC)


 * Great. And don't worry, you will get the credit you deserve :P Once again, thanks for the opportunity. -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 20:46, January 22, 2019 (UTC)

Regarding the Akula on the Buckingham article
Good day, I have noticed that you have decided to integrate the information about the Akula into the body of the Buckingham article. While I greatly appreciate your initiative, I have reverted your edit, as I feel that such a change should first be discussed on the Buckingham article's Talk page before making such a change, as it is possible that the manufacturer was associated with the Akula in error, since Buckingham is never mentioned as the Akula's manufacturer in-game. Please post your arguments as to why you think that the Akula should be added to the article body on the Talk page, and if there is sufficient agreement that it should be so, you may restore your change.

TAlim 1994<font face="Segoe Script" color="Ghostwhite"> - Konan T-A Lim 林道安 ( talk  |  contributions ) 22:06, January 20, 2019 (UTC)

Screenshots pt2
Hey man. How's your day over there? I hope you are fine. Well, I want to discuss something about the screenshots for some vehicles:

I have the Akula, Hunter and Avenger as the next bunch, but I noticed these already have images. My question is: what should I do with these? I assume you want to replace them, but not sure if this applies to the corresponding images or just alternatives.

What do you think? -- SWAT Cam F     19:37, January 23, 2019 (UTC)


 * Alright. I'll see what I can do. -- Body Armor Android.png SWAT Cam F Torpedo Android.png Detonator Android.png Crate Android.png 21:44, January 23, 2019 (UTC)

Screenshots pt3
Hello, Noirlime. How's going?

Sorry for bothering you, but I just want to solve 2 things regarding the screenshots:


 * 1) I already finished the Dominator GTX with all of the 98 screenshots for every modification, but apparently, the whole "Hoods" group was missing. Good thing is, the image names are still there, although hidden.
 * 2) I see you already completed the Freecrawler with your own set using an orange example, but I still have a folder with the car modifications on it, which is a grey example. My question is: should I keep yours intact or do I have to work on it anyways?

Well, I think that's all for now. Cheers. -- SWAT Cam F     04:51, March 5, 2019 (UTC)


 * 1) I see. Good thing it wasn't some kind of issue with my device.
 * 2) Cool. Then I can scratch Freecrawler and move onto the Arena sets.

Oof. I was simply undecided to which set of the Flash GT I should keep, so I dunno. :/ -- SWAT Cam F     15:19, March 5, 2019 (UTC)

Is there a problem with my edit?
I noticed my edit on the Lost Slamvan page was reverted. I just put a wrote that it CAN be obtained without mods or stuff like that. Do I need to add a better reference? I HAVE tested the method described on GTA forums myself, it works 100%. I just want an explanation.S573 (talk) 18:16, April 23, 2019 (UTC)S573


 * No, it's because we don't teach people how to play the game step by step, that's patronizing. Tips for missions are the furthest we should go. Atop of that, demanding readers to click a link (x can be found here) is also something we'd like to avoid. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

The Third Way edit
Why did you remove my pictures on the Third Way Gallery page? Everything in it was GTA 5 related!Elbeno6548 (talk) 08:11, May 25, 2019 (UTC)


 * No Mod-related content. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 10:24, May 25, 2019 (UTC)

Franklin's Special Ability
How it is not based on the NFS Speedbraker feature? DarRam, Special FBI Agent and Fandom Consulting Detective (talk) 20:34, June 9, 2019 (UTC)


 * GTA Wiki:Manual of Style. You have to prove it not being a coincidence first. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 06:55, June 10, 2019 (UTC)


 * Plus, Franklin's ability is used differently than the Speedbraker from NFS games. It's used to weave between cars and such, whereas activating speedbreaker increases mass to allow the car to easily break through roadblocks and to make sharp turns. From experience, it doesn't make weaving between cars any easier. Matrexpingvin (talk) 12:45, June 10, 2019 (UTC)

Repossession
So I tried to change a bit of trivia language on the Repossession page from "recent patch" to "later patch" since a patch from 2013 doesn't strike me as the proper word, anyway, everytime I try to save the page it won't allow it go through due to "spam" and it says "Block: Ni**a." I have no idea what's going on, did I do something wrong? Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 21:48, July 28, 2019 (UTC)


 * It's because the page contains sensitive words (thanks to Fandom's filter integrated after the page's creation) within the character quotes. I removed those words, it should be fine now. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Thank you very much. Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 23:50, July 28, 2019 (UTC)

Image naming
Sorry, the image naming policy thing completely skipped my mind. I'll attempt to give my recent uploads more appropriate names.

Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 09:18, July 30, 2019 (UTC)

picture naming
Hello Noirlime4L, i wanted to ask yu this question

Why did you report me ? i have respected what the others administrator told me about the name of the image, so why i get a warning ? as i did name my picture correctly like all the others from other pictures ?

Bellic58 (talk) 19:16, August 5, 2019 (UTC)


 * It's not a report, or a warning. It's to remind you that when uploading images, you must also choose the licensing accordingly. And then there's your naming convention. What you're accustomed to right now is technically correct, but still off, for example this file.  would be a more appropriate name. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Edit reverted
Why was my thing edited

Razor
hey man, you sort of deleted a page that i made because i noticed you guys were missing a lot of beta stuff


 * Please refer to similar articles like Heavy Rifle to get a better idea on how to create pages. It'll also be best if there's more info other than a HUD icon. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 08:42, August 14, 2019 (UTC)

Buzzard edits
Why did you revert the edits to the Buzzard? It's genuine triva...

ExodusBF4 (talk) 15:56, August 20, 2019 (UTC)ExodusBF4


 * GTA Wiki:Trivia. What you added doesn't really count as miscellaneous information, does it? So why don't you take some time and find a way to integrate it in the Performance section?


 * And seeing the message you dropped on Monk's talk page, you seem to have a tendency of taking things personally. I should tell you that no one on the wiki has a grudge with you, except for mere first impressions. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 16:29, August 20, 2019 (UTC)

I take things personally becuase it's how you admins work. Anyways, i can't really integrate that into the Preformance section of the Buzzard. It's just a minor note, so why can't it stay in the Trivia section?

Caracara 4x4
Greetings, i've noticed you have an addiction to stating wrong facts in the forums to mislead people. I'm not trying to be a "jackass" of any type, but if someone's right, the edit should be left in the article. You can discuss with my all you want, i said that in the last edit notes, but you were blind and just edited back the wrong things.

I'm aware you're an Admin, so in no way is this a disrespect for your person, but at the same time, you should accept when people who know what they're talking about to teach you something. That is all. Have a great day.

RustyRenesis (talk) 12:11, August 23, 2019 (UTC)


 * You are not making any sense. Just because some modification parts are from a certain vehicle doens't make said vehicle its main inspiration. In this case, the Caracara is based on the Hennessey VelociRaptor 6x6, which in itself is a modified, elongated F-150 Raptor. This automatically qualifies its little brother Caracara 4x4 as a F-150 Raptor parody.


 * Tl;dr: Rockstar can get creative as much as they want.


 * Matrex has left you a warning on your talk page. Take that into consideration and think twice before getting condescending. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 12:20, August 23, 2019 (UTC)

Michael's old crew
why did you delete the page i made for Michael's old crew?

GuernseyGoomba (talk) 15:14, August 28, 2019 (UTC)GuernseyGoomba


 * Because it's unneeded. It's not even a gang, you can't just invent a name and make it one. The events and subsequent incidents revolving the characters have been documented on their respective pages, under the History section. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 16:12, August 28, 2019 (UTC)

I swear at some point they call it the "old gang" or the "old crew" but ok then...

GuernseyGoomba (talk) 16:33, August 28, 2019 (UTC)GuernseyGoomba

Demotion proposal
There is an ongoing Demotion proposal at GTA Wiki: Community Noticeboard. Please vote when possible. Thank you. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 19:48, September 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to GTA Wiki:Requests for Promotion. 20:14, September 19, 2019 (UTC)

Payback (GTA IV)
Why are my edits being removed without any reason stated? I'm not shitposting at all, I have LEGIT PROOF for all the stuff shared there. 15:43, September 21, 2019 (UTC)Jeansowaty

Uzi DLC
There's a Uzi in both GTA IV DLCs, a Normal Uzi is seen in the Lost and Damned artwork and a Golden Uzi in the Ballard of Gay Tony also known as the gold smg. There both the same gun with different textures and both are stockless. Turzy310 (talk) 11:31, November 16, 2019 (UTC)


 * Weapons in The Lost and Damned. Not the same gun. Besides that, materials depicted in artworks don't necessarily represent actual game content, linking the two together would be folly. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 12:09, November 16, 2019 (UTC)

Krieger Colour
Hello, Mind sharing the Hex/ respray you used here on Krieger? Thanks in advance


 * Default color set 1, Classic Champagne. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 07:27, November 24, 2019 (UTC)

Wrecks Edit
Why did you revert my edit? Pointing out similarities to a car from a 3D era game is a stretch when there is a car in the game that looks similar and it would make more sense that it's a beta version of that. Occam's Razor, and all. And the other one looks nothing like a Sentra from behind, while having the distinctive taillights seen on the Alfa 75.

Cosmicdustjunkie (talk) 00:41, December 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * I see your point. While you may reinstate the information, please do it without removing existing valid statements. Assumptions made from a different perspective don't put off the others as false, that was the reason I reverted your edit. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 07:25, December 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * The problem I have with the other assumptions is that they are such arbitary comparisons based on very generic features and stretching to compare 3D era models, when the wrecks were clearly designed as HD models. Also, they openly admit massive caveats to the comparisons ("with a different greenhouse design" and "it's a four door instead of two door"). If you actually look at them side to side, the Bravura comparison is just absurd.


 * In fact, I think the first one may well just be a Primo wreck, the greenhouse and character line along the body are identical. I'll try to find one in-game to see the rear end design when I get a chance.


 * Cosmicdustjunkie (talk) 23:21, December 17, 2019 (UTC)

Edit revert
I'm sorry to ask, but is there something I did wrong on the Online Protaognist page?

Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 19:01, December 13, 2019 (UTC)


 * You don't know? Then giving the reminder at the bottom of your talk page a reread might be a good idea. You might also want to fix some of your past mistakes by renaming. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Oh uh, I'll give them a look. Thank you for your response. Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 23:56, December 13, 2019 (UTC)

Would it be better if it was named like DiamondCasinoHeistOnlineProtagonistsVault.jpg? Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 23:58, December 13, 2019 (UTC)

I think I did everything right this time. Pour me a glass, bub. (talk) 01:07, December 14, 2019 (UTC)

Japanese translations
This makes absolutely zero sense. Fair enough, if the word is literally derived from Japanese/German/whatever, then a translation from/to is absolutely fine, but translating words that aren't even from a foreign language based solely on the vehicle's real-life origin is both inaccurate and pointless. Not to mention half of the vehicles with said translations don't have a Japanese/German/whatever counterpart in every single one of their appearances (the Mule for instance, isn't based on a Japanese vehicle in the 3D Universe, let alone is the word Japanese).

I strongly disagree with keeping these. But I won't bother changing it myself, because apparently logic isn't a strong point of yours. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 20:08, December 16, 2019 (UTC)


 * 100% Agreed. Unless the word has Japanese origins, it does not need to be translated to Japanese on the English wiki just because the manufacturer is Japanese. As stated, we're not putting German translations or Italian translations on their models either. I actually thought you have been reverting all his insertions but I see you have left many in place and I can't see a logic pattern. <font size="4" color="#1589FF" face="Arial">Smurfy: <font size="1" face="Arial">illuminate - communicate - spectate 20:22, December 16, 2019 (UTC)


 * Regards to you both. Your point perfectly stands, perhaps even more steadily than mine, because at current rate, what we have here too strays away from my vision a bit far ahead. But here's where I'm going to begin: The goal both him and I were intending to achieve is something like, where the transliteration and original name sit equal at the intro section. And in doing so, we'd already ruled out whether or not it was a native word as a matter to attend to. As Japanese the language, has a vocabulary drastically different from others. Its heavy use of loan words and constant substituting them for native words have none but made the two types of words more unintelligible. In short, without definitive citations, where one would state a word in this context is a loan word or otherwise, there is no telling if a word is a mere transliteration imitating its pronunciation or if the word has taken its meaning into the JP vocabulary and been integrated in daily speech. And hence brings the reason we're doing it: To make sure both sides are covered, incase of missing a reference. But apparently Christopher has taken it steps ahead of me, using my experimental edits on the Everon page as an example to push it all the way through, leaving me having to finish it at once, in a pattern which I'll explain later.


 * I've talked about the reason, now let's get to factors. Here's a short table.


 * To summarize, I'm utterly saying, "Wikipedia is doing the same thing. Why don't we follow their footsteps as well? Wouldn't harm." But the decision was rather questionable, to say the least.


 * Smurfy asked about the logic pattern behind the changes when I dealt with Christopher's insertions. There is one. My standards are simple:
 * Vehicle must have resemblance to real-life Japanese vehicles to some extent. If it's not JP-based, it wouldn't make sense to even bother adding transliterations, regardless of its brand. Also notice the present tense. What matters is what is, not what was. A vehicle's inspiration in previous installments of the title does not intrude with what it is now in its latest appearance.
 * The transliteration must the same as in the game. It'll only cause inconsitencies if it's not going to match with official release. It's also the reason I made amendments on some of my past mistakes at the time. And last time I checked, GTA IV 's localization didn't cover such proper nouns as vehicle names, so Christopher's additions to GTA IV articles were nowhere near correct from the beginning. And I'm afraid this is also the case for other titles except GTA V, but to talk about it is another story.


 * This is the end of the essay. Now don't get me wrong. The purpose of this essay is not to object, but rather explain the reason, factors and logic behind these recent changes comprehensively. Am I making a point that they're a must to the wiki? No. In fact, I was less than willing when I was doing the checking process, but since no one came forward to report my experiment as an issue five days ago, I thought it was fine to continue.


 * I will get them cleaned up soon as I have time. First let me know about your thoughts. But please do so without adding comments assuming my irrationality, because doing such thing is illogical in itself. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 13:25, December 17, 2019 (UTC)


 * tl;dr it's utterly pointless, this isn't jp.gta fandom.com, this is the English GTA Wiki and nobody is going to find this useful. Nor is it logical (your point still doesn't prove it's logical, ignoring past titles is biased on the wiki-front). I simply don't see the point. <font size="4" face="Tahoma">Monk <font face="Tahoma">Talk 16:49, December 17, 2019 (UTC)

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Karen Daniels edit
Gday, for the Karen Daniels edit, is there a reason why you reverted it? HammerPist (talk) 20:09, April 17, 2020 (UTC)


 * Sorry, force of habit. I've restored your edit. But a screenshot of her altered appearance inside the mission would still be nice as reference. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Discount Sections
Having discounts listed on item pages seems a more logical choice, especially for historic discounts to work out frequency of discounting and when the next discount is likely to occur. I didn't know this wiki documented event weeks until a few days ago, and it seems counterintuitive to make someone trawl though dozens of event pages to see when an item they're interested in was last discounted, if ever.

The wiki could do with a promotions/discounts portal, a central place where players, particularly new ones can find out about things that can net them free or discounted money/items, such as the 2-factor authentication and Twitch Prime bonuses. MikeWard1701 (talk) 19:43, May 2, 2020 (UTC)


 * I would highly not recommend that. While it does seem viable, it's hardly sustainable. Believe me, we've tried different attempts at bringing the news feature on the wiki, like Weekly News, the hidden  field left in the vehicles and weapon infoboxes, but none of them lived 'till the end. One factor in play: perseverance. It already took Matrex a lot of effort to round them up as proper articles (and link them, I should add), and it'd certainly be an utter nightmare to scatter individual event discounts back into item pages, making sure none were missed in the process. Rockstar didn't make life easier for us by including a search feature on their newswire, so it's not our job to wrap it up for them either. In cases where someone actually decided to tend to it but eventually left it half-finished, the responsibility would befall us staffers, who would also then decide to either continue or clean them.


 * Don't really know what you mean by "promotions/discounts" portal, but existing event week pages appear to fit your description most. Also keep in mind that all our documentation come directly from Rockstar's official website. When the information is exactly the same, people are more likely to rely on official sources rather than scroll through an extended list of pages on an unofficial wiki.


 * Long story short, news-related features aren't to be revived, not in a very long time. And until then, universal pages are the best we can have right now. Hope you understand. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 21:05, May 2, 2020 (UTC)


 * I can kinds of see what you mean, by my quick calculations there would be over 300 weekly updates to go through and document. However it only took me, a relatively inexperienced wiki editor minutes to apply the last two weeks discounts to the respective item pages. Documenting every possible discount over last 6+ years of GTA Online would be a big task, it could be reduced however if criteria were established, such as a minimum discount percentage (e.g. 25%), or base item price (e.g. $1,000,000+). I’d still advocate though that some very expensive items should be given exception / priority and allowed to have discount information on page. It would be highly valuable for players to know how often and by how much extremely expensive items such as Galaxy Super Yachts, Offices/Garages, Nightclubs, Casino Penthouses, etc are discounted, as said discounts can save players millions of dollars by strategically waiting for discounts before purchasIng these items.


 * As you say, people come to the wiki for reference, not news, and their searches will be vehicle / weapon / property orientated, which gives all the more reason to put discounts on item pages.


 * With regard to promotions / discounts, I’m a returning player but still relatively new to GTA Online (only rank 26). I only found out about the ($250,000 / $500,000 / $1,000,000 can’t remember which) cash bonuses for setting up Social Club 2-factor authentication and Twitch Prime account linking because I visited the Social Club website on a whim.


 * Likewise, I only found out about the free Pixel Pete Paleto Bay arcade property and exclusive weekly Twitch Prime discounts from the Social Club website. How many players with Amazon Prime (Twitch Prime is free with Amazon Prime by the way) could end up purchasing an arcade not knowing they could have got one for free if they’d only linked their accounts?


 * Same goes for the “Treasure Hunt” Red Dead Redemption 2 tie-in. None of the in-game information tells you it’s worth $250,000 if you complete it, and it’s a great way for new players to make a good chuck of money.


 * What I’m saying is; this knowledge would be useful to new players and give them a significant jump start into the game. They just need a centralised portal to find it. MikeWard1701 (talk) 23:04, May 2, 2020 (UTC)
 * It really isn't needed. We have the info documented in two places already (the DLC tabber tables and the Event Week pages). IF someone want the info, a search for the item name and the word "discount" will produce results for each DLC/Event page that a discount appeared on that particular vehicle/business. It clutters already long vehicle/business pages with info that can already be found elsewhere.
 * Edit: The Rewards for the Treasure Hunt are documented fully on the appropriate place on that page. Not sure of the relevance to your argument. The Rockstar Games Social Club could do with some updating with linked account benefits. Arcades page clearly says Pixel Pete's is free for Twitch Prime members. <font size="4" color="#4DFF00" face="Arial">Smurfy: <font size="1" face="Arial">illuminate - communicate - spectate 23:12, May 2, 2020 (UTC)

GTA SA Download Please Stop Deleting It
What Was The Reason Of Deleting My Post? Don't Delete It Again Please. Clubstepfan (talk) 16:34, May 25, 2020 (UTC)Kayden T


 * No pirated games here. Recreating the post for a fourth time will result in a block. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Oh Sorry, I Never Knew Also I Messaged You On Discord, But It Gave Me An Error, Saying I Could Not Message You.Clubstepfan (talk) 16:43, May 25, 2020 (UTC) Kayden T

Shovel on CRASH page
Hi,Noirlime4L

Can u tell me why did u undid my changhes to CRASH weapons

( https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:C.R.A.S.H.?useskin=oasis. ) NalexandruN (talk) 09:08, June 10, 2020 (UTC)NalexanndruN


 * It's a cutscene prop. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk

Yea but its a Cutscene Weapon. NalexandruN (talk) 10:01, June 10, 2020 (UTC)NalexandruN


 * That page is meant to be an effective way to include a certain type of props all under an ambiguous article. Some of them resemble weapons not available in regular gameplay, and others are prop equivalents of in-game weapons. It doesn't stop them from being props and none beyond. Same reason the Shovel's prop appearances in other games are still featured in the weapon article, and not on a separate page. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 10:21, June 10, 2020 (UTC)

Ok thx NalexandruN (talk) 10:23, June 10, 2020 (UTC)NalexandruN

T20
You have to admit the T20 has sides that are at least inspired by the Laferrari

It's a way closer match than the Tushek ts 600


 * I wouldn't say they're inspired by the LaFerrari, as the car is a complete P1 knockoff, which sports similar sides as well. But yes, the wording currently on the section is incorrect, I'm fixing it as we speak.


 * And should you wish to conduct further edits on the wiki, taking a look at our Media Policy would be a good thing. Because not conforming with it could result in your images being deleted, like I've done to the three you linked here. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 18:49, July 19, 2020 (UTC)

Important information about your former Admin
Hello,

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New Pages
"Do not ever create pages with almost zero content again."

I just helped make the page, others can just add to it.


 * No, you help by inserting base templates and sections in accordance with the Manual of Style, which you can also follow by referring to other vehicle pages. Leaving the mess for someone else to clean up is flat irresponsible. You have received a one-day block for not taking note of the deletions. <font size="4" face="Arial Narrow">Noirlime <font face="Arial Narrow">Talk 11:13, August 11, 2020 (UTC)

You didn't like my addition to Bearing the Truth? Ianmclaughlin (talk) 17:13, August 25, 2020 (UTC)

UCP and image uploads
I'm not sure what you are using to upload your images since the transition to UCP, but adding the text does not license the image. Licensing the image adds them to the category, not the other way around. Matrexpingvin has licensed a heap of your recent vehicle design gallery image uploads for you (e.g. Special:Diff/1292534) but he shouldn't need to. We are already both doing hundreds of our own ones manually (after uploading with MsUpload in the source editor which does not allow licensing as you upload) without having to think about cleaning yours up too.

TL:DR - License your images properly please. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 22:34, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Further to this, I've just added https://dev.fandom.com/wiki/UploadMultipleFiles to our Mediawiki:ImportJS so Special:Upload now has a radio button to allow multiple file uploads with identical file types and licenses to be uploaded. Tested and working. Hopefully this makes life easier in UCP for us all. Smurfy: illuminate - communicate - spectate 11:26, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Inactivity
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New Vehicle Images
Hey there! If you see this, could you please tell me if you're planning on uploading any car customisation images for the latest vehicles? I am prepared to get them myself when the appropriate trainers update, but since you're generally the go-to guy for this (and since you've recently uploaded the infobox images), I would like to avoid any potential problems, such as both of us getting the same images. Matrexpingvin (talk) 09:35, 21 July 2021 (UTC)


 * You can take over at any time, no need to ask me. Just don't leave any blanks behind when you do it. I'm afraid this is going to be the last update I'll get images for, but first I need to get rid of those I grabbed for the last two updates - they've been stacking up since forever, so expect some updates there. Noirlime4L (talk) 12:26, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Issues with your revisions on the Tailgater S
Mate. Have you even driven the Tailgater S? How is that thing a RWD? It's clearly AWD and you can see all 4 wheels spinning if you flip it over and floor it. Goodness sake.. May be try it and understand how a car works before unchecking/editing someone's work?