User talk:Plutonium

Hello, Plutonium!

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Constructive Criticism

Licenses

Hi there,

When uploading files, please remember to add the appropriate licenses and categories. If you struggle with adding either of these, try looking for similar files and see what they have added.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 19:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hi there,

Please use the appropriate Userbox template rather than copy-pasting its content. For example, putting {{User Heavy}} on your user page rather than copy pasting what is on Template:User Heavy.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 18:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Logo images

Hi there,

When uploading an image. Please select either a license from the drop-down menu (not "Another license", as this is used if you don't know which license to use) or paste the license template into the summary field, but not both. Please also add Category:Logo images.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 18:41, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Userbox images

Hi there,

Please make sure to include Category:User images for any non-logo images you use for userboxes. Please also create all of them at once, then add them to the list of userboxes rather than creating one and adding it each time.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 19:42, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Incorrect Linking

Hey there, when linking to other articles please ensure you are doing them the correct way as currently you are doing; [[Dispenser|Dispensers]] instead of [[Dispenser]]s, please ensure you are using the correct method for future links. Thank you.
Cheddar • Talk • Contribs • 13:04, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Patch notes

When adding patch notes to the various items that have been updated please make sure to remember that you add relevant links and formatting. Like linking Voices From Below for example. Mediarch ♥ Talk ♥ My Edits 20:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Converting images

There's no need to convert an image to a different format (i.e. changing a .jpg to a .png) unless you are actually capturing a new image in that native format. Converting a .jpg to a .png isn't going to magically improve the quality or anything so there's no benefit in doing that unless it's actually an entirely new image. Also if you are going to change the image format the file name should also reflect what format the image is so if it's a .png the file name shouldn't end in .jpg. Whenever you do update the file type of a file you need to move the image to the appropriate name, update the pages that use the file to reflect the file name change, and after all the pages have been updated you should mark the redirect for deletion. Mediarch ♥ Talk ♥ My Edits 19:20, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

General stuff

Slimychievment Unlocked!

Slimychievement	Date	Notes
I Know Everything! Complete Slimy's Ultamite TF2 Quiz.	February 2nd, 2025	Slimychievement unlocked! why so serious

Talk Contribs Steam [[File:Steam

Style guide rewrite

Hi there,

For the style guide rewrite, please note that any minor changes that are not fixes (e.g. grammar fixes or incorrect links) may be reverted due to the previous wording being better. Any major changes to actual style guide will have to be discussed beforehand.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 21:59, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

This is just a sandbox and I don't plan to rewrite the style guide yet.
Plutonium (talk) (contributions) (thank) 22:02, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

If it's for your own purposes, that's fine, but note of what I said before.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 18:58, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

User Class Taunt

Hi there,

I've turned the individual class taunt user boxes into a single dynamic one: {{User Class Taunt}}. Using ParserFunctions, you can have different inputs give different outputs. Namely using the #switch function, you should be able to look at the template I've made to see how it's done.
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 20:25, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Overwriting images

When replacing an image, please overwrite the original file instead of uploading a different file. If the file needs a name change, simply moving it will do (make sure to remove the redirect from every article and then marking it for deletion using {{Delete}}).
| s | GrampaSwood (talk) (contribs) 18:35, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Unused images

When you upload images makes sure to add them to the relevant article. Uploading files that go unused just creates more work eventually when they end up getting deleted. Also please avoid custom huds and assets in your images as default tf2 is always preferable for wiki images. Mediarch ♥ Talk ♥ My Edits 17:37, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

This screenshot was taken before I stopped using custom HUDs.
Plutonium (talk) (contributions) (thank)