User:Mvpl/Archive 3

Front Page
Speaking of a talk page getting too long :) I want to put another box in the BAU database section to get rid of that one empty black. A random real-world article box would work, but I can't think of any pictures to use. -
 * Let me see what I can find, I'm sure something good will pop up ;)

What does that quote or description have to with Real World Articles? THe box was meant to generate one of the real world categories like weapons or places, etc. -
 * Placeholder that I've thought would catch your attention. I didn't have anything else at hand, much less anything more suitable. Same with the box title.

Hello?
It's too quiet here. Where's everybody at? -
 * Hi! Today and this Wednesday are holidays over here, thus rendering this week nearly useless so I've been somewhat busy :D But Lord Crayak and Jpx400 seem to be editing at their usual paces ;) What I think is a sure bet is that weeks of repeats don't help at all
 * Luckily, we get a new one this week! -
 * Luckily, we get a new one this week! -

Front Page
It looks like Wikia listened to us and is now showing the wikis at the higher resolution. Which means now we have to tweak the frint page to get everything centered again.... -

Is everything off-center to you? It's all to the left now, with big empty space on the right. And the big photo isn't filling the whole anymore. -

Nevermind. It looks fine in Internet Explorer. That's weird. Bye bye Firefox :) -


 * What they should do it's make sure that it works the same with all browsers grrrrrrrrrrr...
 * As usual, I'm seeing it good with one and not so good with the other (I'm seeing it very well with Opera, and not so well with IE :p) Give me a minute to fix it


 * Nevermind to the last part of my post too, everything seems in place now :)


 * I won't be using Firefox anymore. IE 64-bit is much faster anyway. -
 * You're logged out XDDD

Login
You should block your IP address (anonymous users only) so you don't accidentally edit while you're not logged in :) -

Hello! I'm new to the site...
Hi all! I am new to the site... I have already posted some things so I hope I did it right! LOL If not let me know so I break protocol again.

Anyway, I'll be reading through more of the pages after I get my Christmas tree down and bagged back up!

Do you have any pages for fan fiction? I know that there are pages elsewhere but in the couple I have read - and I only parts of a few! - I found them to be too much like a soap opera and not much at all like the show they are supposed to draw from! Let me know!

Thanks for all the work that everyone has put into this site!

Toonew2two 23:13, December 30, 2010 (UTC) toonew2two

Spoilers
I'm sorry, I didn't know about the spoiler rules; I'll keep it in check for next edits. I work for Wikia and I'm tasked with updating some wikis, including Criminal Minds (big fan!) so I'll check back every week to see what's going on...no worries I'll follow the rules!

WikiNav
See, I told you it's not that hard ;) -
 * My missing friend is back! :p
 * I found a forum where they explained how to make the list longer without breaking the wikia rules. Now, you can add more than 7 items down and have more than 4 in line.
 * Awesome :) You're doing a great job, boss lady. heehee. Let me know if you need any help. -

I thought the point of a Wikia page was it to be filled with spoilers

Reply: Help!
Sure. -- Lord Crayak 03:58, February 11, 2011 (UTC)

Paul Butcher
The Paul Butcher thing would of been more. Go to http://zoey101.wikia.com/wiki/Paul_Butcher and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Butcher,_Jr. You'll see he's more...I would consider restoring the page...

Head.Boy.Hog (Talk To Me ) 23:09, February 26, 2011 (UTC)

Criminal Minds: Criminals
Listen I know that I am new to this wiki and i probably shouldn't be arguing with an administrator but I would like to know why you changed the order back to where Taylor Coleman is back at the end when his last name puts him in between Austin Chapman and Joey Davin. Please write back soon and tell me what you think. Hito7187199 18:40, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

Clarification
Actually to be accurate I only created the Johnson Brotherhood page if you look closely I only edited Jane Gould and Steve. I thought if I edited them with some more information you would let it stay their until I put more information. Hito7187199 19:55, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

Formatting
Thank You. Hito7187199 23:28, March 7, 2011 (UTC)

Renaming Edits
I am sorry for not getting your approval first, I should have and I apologize. I will be more careful in the future and I will pay more attention to the rules and I will and ask you first. Hito7187199 22:02, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

ENJOYING THE SHOW

Haha
Don't worry about it. Honestly, "the wife" just blew me away. I've never heard someone say that before. Not to mention the fact that if you hadn't edited that I more than likely wouldn't have found it. Iffy88 03:17, April 1, 2011 (UTC)

SB Wiki
I made you an admin on the SB wiki, since you've been keeping it up. With the hours at my job, I haven't been able to watch either show. -

Ashley Seaver's Picture
Hi, I'm new here so I'm not quite sure what I'm doing, so I hope I get this right(:

I just wanted to say that the picture I uploaded on Ashley's page isn't actually from The Inside, it's actually a Criminal Minds promo shot.

I found it on a Rachel Nichols fansite and it is a CM promo shot. Also, in that photo and another promo shot of her, you can clearly see that she is wearing the outfit she wore in 6x17.

Sorry if I seemed rude or offended you at all, but I just wanted to clear that up. Plus, that picture that is currently on her wiki page is horrid(:

Thanks!

CSI Clip
This may not be the right wiki for this kind of message, but I read on the Bulletin Board that you miss Grissom on CSI. Thought you might like this clip from a recent episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Jny871GNk

-- Jpx400 13:00, May 20, 2011 (UTC)

Re:LuvdaLord4eva
It's about LuvdaLord4eva's "article" about Bruce George Peter Lee. I checked, and it's a direct copy of Wikipedia's article about him. And I don't just mean a few paragraphs; the whole article was just copied. The only new parts on it are the section about how he was mentioned on CM and a name list of the victims. When I left a message on his/her talk page about it, he/she just deleted the entire conversation, including your entries. Is there some sort of rule against just copying a whole article like that? When I write my articles about killers, I use Wikipedia as a source, but I use other sources as well when I can and I try to use my own words as much as possible (with the exception of quotes, of course). --Jpx400 05:08, June 16, 2011 (UTC)

Good, thanks. By the way, will the article remain since it was just copied (I'd say plagiarized, but I'm not sure if that's the legally correct term in this case)? Also, the only thing the TruTV link had to do with the page, besides some possible references in the Wikipedia text, was that the guy got the image of the housefire from that page. --Jpx400 10:27, June 16, 2011 (UTC)

If the anonymous user isn't interested, I can rewrite the article myself. About the name, I think we should go with "Bruce George Peter Lee" since he had his name changed. When I wrote about Albert Fish, I went with that name as title for the page instead of his actual name, "Hamilton Howard Fish", because that's what he called himself for the better part of his life and that's how he is always referred to in sources. "Peter Dinsdale" can still be listed as Lee's birth name, though. --Jpx400 00:19, June 17, 2011 (UTC)

I've rewritten the Bruce George Peter Lee article and renamed it. What do you think? --Jpx400 13:57, June 18, 2011 (UTC)

Real Criminals Requests
Hi, everyone, I'm currently working on an article about Amerithrax and was wondering if there is a case anyone would like me to cover when I'm finished? --Jpx400 00:09, June 25, 2011 (UTC)

Help! I think I accidentally messed up a page
I was trying to edit the Spencer Reid page to fix some typos in the On the Job section. My ISP freaked out on me and I got an error message. When I re-loaded the page it had screwed up the entire format of the Spencer Reid page and looks like it deleted a lot of content. I wasn't even editing the other sections, but it seems to have messed it up. Is there a way to fix it?

I'm so sorry that it happened.. I hate my ISP...

i'm not sure how to respond to messages so I guess I am editing my last one... Thank you mvpl. I did not know that I could undo my last post. I did not see the option to undo. Sorry about that. Thank you for fixing things. I will try to remember what some of the changes I added were.

I also tried to create a new page but don't know if it turned out well.

The page is Volvo_Amazon_P130

Suceress 08:55, July 20, 2011 (UTC)suceress

Thinking of adding more info to Spencer Reid page but wanted input
I have a bit of an obession with Reid and way too much free time so I compiled an FAQ on my blog answering some common questions about Reid. Some of the answers are my speculation and such. I cover things like when Reid joined the BAU (including discussions of episodes where his timeline was contradicted). I also have pictures of his childood bedroom from Memoriam.

I discussed where Reid lives (probably near Van Ness) and how he gets to work.

I think the one I spent the most time on was figuring out his salary. Taking clues from the show I came up with a range of what his rank would be and what his salary would be before and after FICA and Income Tax (not including any deductions or other forms of income).

I'm not sure the best way to format the information though.

Should I give you the link to my blog so you can peruse through it and see if there is anything you think I should add? Suceress 01:39, July 21, 2011 (UTC)suceress

About picture uploads
I'm not sure how to reply to messages privately.. So I have to post it here as far as I can tell.

I would like to say that I am not a "fangirl". I just happen to like pictures a lot.

How do we know which pictures are "unnecessary"?

Are we not allowed to upload pictures of guest characters? Suceress 17:35, July 21, 2011 (UTC)

Re: graphics
In reply to your last message, I am a bit confused.. Were the pictures I uploaded in poor quality? If you have tips on finding good quality images, I would like to hear them. Any tips are appreciated.

(I actually have Corelle WinDVD 9 software which lets me get screencaptures from the episodes and they are usually good quality-- but it is on my main computer which is down until I can figure out how to fix it).

I think I found some better quality pictures of some of the ones I already uploaded. Would it be ok for me to swap them out?

Would it be ok to have screenshots or images of JJ and Prentiss in a gallery which show the changes in their hairstyles over the years? Or would that be too much?

I love pictures so for me I never know if it is enough or too much.

Is there a way for me to show you a preview of changes I am suggesting to make without making the changes so you can say whether or not you approve of them?

Also, is there a section to discuss or post about contraditions in character histories in episodes? Such as Hotch saying Reid had been with them for 3 years (and Reid was 24 at the time so it would have put him at 21) but then a later article said he was 22 when he joined the BAU. Garcia said she had four brothers but later said she was an only child. Hotch said that his father died of a heart attack at 43 in one episode but in another he said his father had lung cancer. Morgan said he was 9 when his father died in one episode but in another said he was 10. There have been a few contradictions with JJ's timeline as well. I don't know about others, but I find these things interesting.

Also, should I just edit my older posts to reply to responses or should I keep creating new ones? I'm confused about that.

One more thing, the picture of the Glock 17 w/ flashlight attachment is not the gun that Morgan used. He used the one with the SurefFire x400 (which I believe has a flashlight and laser). I didn't want to remove the flashlight picture though, since I did not post it. But I don't know if is necessary for the flashlight one to be there. When I have access to my photoshop software again, I can fix the one with the Surefire to have the white background and be at a different angle so it will look better.

Okay
Okay. Jeez. You sound like a republican, all aggressive. Darth Kieduss the Wise 03:38, July 28, 2011 (UTC)

LOL. Was that directed at me? Suceress 08:42, July 30, 2011 (UTC)

Re:CSS
Reply to

Hi there! I'm glad you had a look at the code from Kirby Wiki, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're trying to do with your code, since some of the lines don't make sense, eg .UserProfileMastheadSearch .UserProfileMasthead { float: right; width: 990px; padding: 0px 10px; margin-top: -45px; z-index: 999; } What you're trying to refer to doesn't exist in the HTML document. The search box is probably missing because you missed out a float declaration on one of the classes. I understand you're not fluent in CSS, so the easiest way is to just copy the code as-is from Kirby Wiki and just change the background parts i.e. the background-image and background parts. You don't really need to add anything else besides maybe styling the search button, and leave the stuff in their original ordering, since if you have duplicate definitions the lower one overwrites the top one.

In css, anything betweeen /*       */ are comments i.e. they are not interpreted as code. If you want to say where the code is from, you can do this, for example:

/* User page masthead styling * modified from CSS for Kirby Wiki by Changtau2005 */

... code follows here ...

CSS is also whitespace-insensitive to some degree i.e. if you leave spaces in between lines, it doesn't matter how many you leave, it's still valid code.

I looked through your code, but it's so different than mine that it's going to take me quite a while to actually figure out which lines are wrong and whatnot. Just copy the stuff from Kirby Wiki into Notepad++ or just Notepad, change the backgrounds, and paste it in Mediawiki:Wikia.css. If there's anything else about the CSS I can help you with feel free to talk to me on Kirby again, or you can ask Monchoman about it on Community Central.

Cheers, User:Changtau2005 15:51, August 23, 2011 (UTC)

Re: "Spree Killer" vs. "Mass Murderer"
I tried to rename the article "Mass Murderer" "Spree Killer", its original title, since spree killers appear much more frequently on Criminal Minds than criminals who can be classified as mass murderers, and that's not counting the serial killers who devolve into spree killers. Unfortunately, since "Spree Killer" has now been demoted to a redirect page, I couldn't. The renaming page said to contact an administrator. --Jpx400 22:55, August 26, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Mary! 19:16, September 22, 2011 (UTC)

New page Idea
Hey listen, I know that Chloe is the leader and the other two are cronies, however they all banded together to get revenge on Doyle through his son. So how about a page called the "Doyle Revenge Squad" or something. Let me know what you think and in the meantime, I'll get to work on those accomplices' pages. Hito7187199 02:27, September 23, 2011 (UTC)

Main Page Tweaks
Hola, my name is Nic and I'm a member of the Wikia Content Team. When browsing around today, I noticed that your main page wasn't properly set up in two column formatting. This is a problem as with ads it's causing your main page to look partially broken. I'm going to go ahead and tweak it a little bit to make things work properly, I will try to keep the tweaks as close to your original design as possible. Hope you understand. - Wagnike2 15:11, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * It pushes the main content on the page way down, and my bosses are telling me to fix it. - Wagnike2 16:07, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * As you can see in this screenshot, you don't get to any real content until you scroll down like 1000px. That's what they are requesting of me to fix. - Wagnike2 16:14, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Didn't explain it to your bureaucrat since he hasn't been active since August, but I'll send him a message to about all this. I know it's a pain trying to see things from our perspective, but hence why I'm leaving you messages and trying to open the communication channels some. Thanks for being patient with this. - Wagnike2 16:28, September 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Still the one ad, the problem is the one ad is variable sizes and only one of the sizes works with your Wiki. - Wagnike2 14:34, September 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know it off the top of my head, I'll ask around and get back to you later in the day. Trust me, I'm not trying to ruin what you guys have (even it it seems that way), I'm just trying to do my job and do what I've been ordered to do. So any compromise we can work out is fine by me. - Wagnike2 14:41, September 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yep, I will pass on that note indeed. - Wagnike2 14:47, September 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * The ad can expand up to 300x600px. So if you can work with that, it'd be awesome. Really hoping something can be figured out. - Wagnike2 23:44, September 28, 2011 (UTC)

New Classification
I've been thinking about something while I've worked on articles about Chloe Donaghy, her team and her accomplices. I had trouble classifying them properly; they're not really terrorists since they don't have any political or religious motives and they don't really fit the bill for a serial or spree killer. They're basically just international criminals. Any ideas on what to name a classification like that concisely? --Jpx400 20:08, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

Merging the wikis
Since Suspect Behavior has been cancelled, a guy at its wiki suggested that it be merged with this one. I'm kinda inclined to agree with him. --Jpx400 09:52, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess you're right. --Jpx400 12:57, October 4, 2011 (UTC)

Miranda Jaker
Hey listen man, I was wondering is she a serial killer or a spree killer because in my opinion she's a serial killer because she has a cooling off period where she returns to her job and the photo shop and then finds a new family of victims. The reason I ask is because the Criminals page has her listed as a serial killer where as her page states she is a spree killer. Hito7187199 15:08, October 5, 2011 (UTC)

got it, and I wasn't suggesting you were a man, I will however address you as a woman in the future. Hito7187199 16:48, October 5, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Painless
Sorry, my mistake. The countdown for the next episode on this wiki said it was another five hours till the episode aired when I wrote that. I found it on YouTube just afterwards. --Jpx400 16:07, October 13, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Gary Ridgway
Just thought I'd say you did a good job finding the pictures of Ridgway's victims. --Jpx400 21:56, October 13, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Picture galleries
What program do you use to make your galleries of victim photos? --Jpx400 16:35, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

I found some pictures related to Henry Lee Lucas online, including victim photos. Thought I'd put them in the article. --Jpx400 16:49, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Delete image
Hi, I was uploading a photo of Dahmer's victims, but I forgot to list the licensing as fair use. Could you delete it so I can reupload it and name the licensing? The file name is "Dahmer's victims.jpg". --Jpx400 10:35, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

New Page
Listen man I was thinking of creating a new category called Budding Spree Killers. According to Jpx400 the idea has some merrit with two killers in particular, but he suggested talking with you before I think about creating this page. So? What do you think? Hito7187199 19:07, October 23, 2011 (UTC)

Hi?CPMV 71 15:23, November 1, 2011 (UTC)

Jamelske's victims
I just finished my article about John Jamelske. Since you're the one who usually puts up photos of the victims of these guys, I thought I'd suggest that neither of us do so this time, not because there are almost none available online (I've checked), but because they are alive (at least, I haven't heard anything about any of them dying) and have chosen to be anonymous. --Jpx400 22:04, November 5, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Derek Morgan categories
Can't the page simply be protected from edits by non-registered users? I think the Spencer Reid page is. --Jpx400 16:43, November 8, 2011 (UTC)


 * Good idea! Done! - Mvpl TALK 16:46, November 8, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Manson
Awesome! I'm going to start working on an article about the Lipstick Killer next, but I'm not sure on how to go about it. The case is kind of a mess with all the confessions (which, according to Wikipedia) were inconsistent and, according to Heirens, beaten out of him. I found a former website about the Lipstick Killer case that had been shut down because the owner kept getting complaints from pro-Heirens believers. I thought I'd write about it the same way I wrote about the Boston Strangler. What do you think? --Jpx400 00:20, November 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Nite nite, you too :-)! BTW, I think we may be in the same time zone. --Jpx400 00:32, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Alcala victim photos
I forgot to say something yesterday. If you're gonna put up photos of Rodney Alcala's victims, be sure to only include those for which he has been convicted. It might be a legal issue. --Jpx400 10:00, November 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, you're right. Good thinking. --Jpx400 20:55, November 13, 2011 (UTC)

Renaming Spree Killers/Mass Murderers
This is a long shot in the dark but In the Criminal Minds: Criminals page the Spree Killers\Mass Murderers page should be renamed Rampage Killers. A rampage killer is a term that is used to describe a spree killer but doesn't differntiate between Spree killers and Mass Murderers. Hito7187199 19:22, November 28, 2011 (UTC)

I guess we could, though that term has never been used on Criminal Minds, at least not that I can recall. --Jpx400 08:59, November 30, 2011 (UTC)

Machismo episode
Hello, may I ask why did you delete what I wrote? Maybe it wasn't the right place to put that out but I thought I'd be a good thing to bring that up since it's true... Vara-sama 04:40, December 2, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarifications! Vara-sama 22:45, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

JonBenét Ramsey
I'm going to try and use the Real People template to write about non-serial murders mentioned on Criminal Minds, like that about JonBenét Ramsey (who, by the way, died fifteen years ago to the day today), by using the template for the personal information about the victim and not the killer. I'm writing about her in one of my sandboxes. What do you think? --Jpx400 00:08, December 26, 2011 (UTC)

Spree/Mass -> Rampage
Hey! I was wondering if we should just rename every spree killer and mass murderer featured on the show into "rampage killer". For example, Darrin Call is called a spree killer while Randy Slade is called a mass murderer, but then, we just call them both rampage killers.

Why? Because I remember you voicing your hope that the inclusion of "Rampage Killer" would end a category battle that has been going on recently. Well, no offense intended, but renaming just the "Spree Killer" article didn't help much, because, as far as I'm concerned, the battle continued, although it's been toned down a little and it even hasn't been brought up again for some time. Under fear that somehow the battle will come up again, I suggest this. And again, no offense intended.

I hope to hear your opinion over this! UnSub-Zero 22:51, December 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your personal welcoming party!


 * Now that you mention a long list of pics having to be posted to make things possible, I've decided to just leave things as it is, just out of pure laziness and the fact that I really don't know how to post pics. I guess we're gonna have to bring on the so-called "battle", under the occasion that it's brought up again.


 * Hey, thanks for having faith in my skills! And I'll be sure to alert you of any page that fits the criteria of whatever you say! I'm gonna have some fun on this Wikia! ...At least fun that you'll accept, that is. UnSub-Zero 01:00, December 27, 2011 (UTC)

Chloe and Gerace: Cop Killers?
Hey! I wanted to ask a question: do Chloe Donaghy and Richard Gerace qualify as cop killers? Because they are categorized as being so because they killed two FBI agents. I'm not exactly sure if FBI agents count as cops, so I thought I'd ask. UnSub-Zero 18:51, January 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Got it. Thanks! UnSub-Zero 18:58, January 2, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Berkowitz victims
I've found pictures of all of Berkowitz's victims except for Judy Placido. Do you know where I can find one? BTW, where did you find that new photo of Berkowitz himself? --Jpx400 22:40, January 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I read he became a born-again Christian after his conviction. And this is the guy who claimed to have been getting orders to kill from a dog... ugh, indeed! He looks so ridiculously normal on that photo. Seriously, for some reason I kept imagining him as a character in Seinfeld. --Jpx400 23:08, January 2, 2012 (UTC)

About the Placido photo, I can put the None.jpg placeholder in the gallery until a picture of her becomes available online. --Jpx400 20:02, January 6, 2012 (UTC)

Lewis Ramsey pic
Hey! I checked out the Lewis Ramsey page, and I see that there is a pic submitted by you. Now, I don't know if you're aware of this, but... that pic's also the pic for James Barrett. Simple mistake, or something more? UnSub-Zero 23:12, January 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * You're ever-so welcome! UnSub-Zero 00:32, January 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * waves hello ::::: I'm here!

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