User talk:Ostercy

Hi I'm Charlie Donovan, I was a Bureaucrat for this wiki but haven't been on for quite a long time due to my mother's death. The wiki has changed a lot since I was last on and i'm not sure if I still have Bureaucrat rights on here or what's going on...any help appreciated, thanks. I also can't seem to edit my profile page, i can edit my talk page though...so not sure about that either --Donovan-j-charlie 18:05, December 9, 2011 (UTC)

Hi Charlie Donovan,

I'm not sure why you can't edit your profile - it might be worth asking Wikia help? As far as I can tell, you're still a Bureaucrat, whatever that is. However recently somebody made you an Admin with checking with me first, so I reverted that until I knew what was going on. Hope that helps, Ost Ostercy 10:12, December 10, 2011 (UTC)

New Skin?
Hello Ostercy, I was wondering if you would be interested in having a new skin that will reflect the look of the new game? I whipped one up on my own wiki, if you want to see what I had in mind. Also, as an update on my reworking the new game's page, I moved everything that was there to Tomb Raider 2012 News. Let me know! Soldierscuzzy 22:02, December 9, 2011 (UTC)

I'm happy to look at suggestions for a background but I'd prefer if it reflected a bit more broadly the history of the TR franchise dating back to 1997 rather than just the artwork for the latest game (which isn't even out yet). If you have any suggestions for a classic TR skin, let me know. Tomb Raider 2012 News looks OK, although when the actual game comes out we will need a separate page about the game itself and not just the history of the Eidos marketing campaign. Cheers, Ost Ostercy 10:12, December 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * I redid the Tomb Raider 2012 page to reflect the new game, so that is already done. Also, I made a new skin, if you haven't already seen it, on my personal wiki. The link to it is right here, if you want to check it out. Let me know what you think! Thanks! Soldierscuzzy 22:55, December 11, 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I saw your skin previously, and hence my remarks about the skin here. Your skin reflects the very latest game and a frankly unfamilar incarnation of Lara Croft. This Wiki represents the whole of Tomb Raider history. Therefore the existing skin here, although primitive, is much more appropriate for Lara Croft Wikia than your skin, which only reflects TR2012 and the present Eidos marketing campaign. Hope that helps, Ost Ostercy 06:58, December 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * I understand perfectly. If you do want to update the skin at a later date, feel free to let me know, and I can make you one! Soldierscuzzy 18:28, December 12, 2011 (UTC)

Page Renaming
Hi, Ostercy. I had left a message on Donovan-j-charlie's user talk page about I problem I accidently created and there has been no reply. I wonder if it would be possible for you to sort out the page. This is the message I sent to Donovan-j-charlie:

"Donovan-j-charle. I seem to have had some trouble with a page I was renaming. There were two Crocodile enemy pages on this wiki so I transfered the content on one of them onto the other to create one Crocodile page. Then, I decided to rename it to something that does not have an article yet. So I chose Thor's Belt but it said that page already exists so I tried Amulet of Horus instead and that's where it messed up. It is presently called Thor's Belt and redirects from Amulet of Horus which isn't good as a page for the Amulet of Horus will not be able to be created. Would you be able to help to sort out this problem?"

I'll have a look at it. Cheers, Ost Ostercy 06:58, December 12, 2011 (UTC)

Quiz
Hello Ostercy! I was wondering if you would be interested in writing a few questions for a Tomb Raider quiz in anticipation for the new game coming out? We're looking for around 4-5 questions with four responses each (only one of them being the correct one, of course!) If you are interested, or have any questions, please let me know! Thanks! Bob (profile)•(talk)•(email) 19:27, February 27, 2012 (UTC)

Hi Bob,

Not sure what you're after, but would these be any good?;

1. Prior to Tomb Raider I which village did Lara stumble into after her plane crash in Tibet?

a. Tokakeriby

b. Barkhang

c. Ghalali

d. Mayapore

2.Which children’s TV program does Lara refer to in Tomb Raider II?

a. Tellytubbies

b. Jackanory

c. Playschool

d. Blue Peter

3. In Tomb Raider III what is Lara’s last kill?

a. Mutant Willard

b. RX Tech scientist

c. Sophia Leigh

d. Helicopter pilot

4. Who was the mentor of the young Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation?

a. Conrad Roth

b. Werner Von Croy

c. Lord Croft

d. Lara’s butler

5. Who does Karel not transform into during Tomb Raider: The Angel Of Darkness?

a. Louis Bouchard

b. Kurtis Trent

c. Werner Von Croy

d. Pieter Van Eckhardt

Ostercy 20:53, February 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * Those are perfect! Thanks! Do you think you could quick jot down the answers on my talk page? :P Bob (profile)•(talk)•(email) 21:06, February 27, 2012 (UTC)

Can you not protect the Lara Croft page, I wanted to update the image to the newer version of her for the new game. I uploaded the photo and put it on my user page. New Captain (talk • contribs • count) 10:19, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

I've replied to you personally, but the answer is no, I cannot unprotect the Lara Croft page. It was precisely to prevent people posting artwork from the as yet unreleased "reboot" as the main picture that I protected it. This is a Wiki about Tomb Raider, not part of the Square Enix marketing department.Ostercy 10:40, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

Maybe we should make more Lara Croft pages depending on their universe. I know all games are not in the same universe because they got rebooted as did this one. What do you think? - New Captain (talk • contribs • count) 10:41, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

Sounds confusing. I think one Lara Croft page is enough for now. When the reboot has been released there may or may not be stuff to add to the existing Lara Croft biography page including stuff that might come under the trope "Fake Brit", but right now everything is pure speculation based on snippets from interviews and various PR releases.Ostercy 10:50, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

The games get rebooted from time to time, so meaning that Lara Croft Underworld and the new game have no connection with each other, do you get it?? New Captain (talk • contribs • count) 10:56, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

Not sure what point you are trying to make, but do I "get" Tomb Raider? Yes - I've been a hardcore fan since 1996. Do please read my previous post properly - everything about the new game is speculation at this point.Ostercy

They've made a trailer...... New Captain (talk • contribs • count) 11:03, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

And we have a page about Tomb Raider 2012 where you can speculate on the meaning (or otherwise) of that trailer and the ghastly gameplay presentaions to your heart's content :) Ostercy 11:09, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

Main Page link
Hi Ostercy. I’m Brandon, from Wikia’s Community Support team. I wanted to ask what your reasons were for having a link to http://www.wikiraider.com on your main page. This is generally considered an advertisement, and unauthorized advertisements are against our Terms of Use. If you could get back to me, that would be great. Thanks! - Brandon Rhea (talk)  19:04, March 13, 2012 (UTC)

WikiRaider is the best and original Tomb Raider Wiki and I didn't want this site to be perceived as any sort of competition. As for it being advertising, you could argue that any link on the Wiki to any of the Tomb Raider games could be contrued as advertising if you want to be pedantic about it. However if you enforce the Terms Of Use literally throughout the entire Wiki in that way, the Wiki will cease to exist. I'd be grateful if you allowed me to continue have my link to WikiRaider on the front page as I have had for some time now. If there is still a problem, maybe we could get a second opinion from another member of the Wikia staff? Thanks. Ostercy 20:25, March 13, 2012 (UTC)