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== Please add the W's ==
== Please add the W's ==
Who (individuals), where (is it hosted) and when was this Wiki created? - [[User:Roy|Roy]] 16:00, 25 Jan 2006 (PST)
Who (individuals), where (is it hosted) and when was this Wiki created? - [[User:Roy|Roy]] 16:00, 25 Jan 2006 (PST)
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the site needs them.
the site needs them.
can a mod come here and add a rule page? it's becoming annoying when users quote non-existant rules, right or wrong. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 17:37, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
can a mod come here and add a rule page? it's becoming annoying when users quote non-existant rules, right or wrong. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 17:37, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
:The rules that other users quote do exist, you just keep on ignoring them because they haven't been placed on a page for easy viewing. [[User:Solokiller|Solokiller]] 18:12, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
:Seriously now, go contact someone from Valve if you don't agree with what powered users of this wiki are saying. Unless they say you are right, then you are wrong. You don't have any more rights than anyone here. This is a goddamn wiki, if two people say you're wrong, and you're the only one to think you're not, then you're wrong. That's it, if you don't agree or don't understand the way a wiki works, then get the hell out of it. --[[User:NykO18|NykO18]] 21:57, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
::well, unless a MODERATOR actually HAS a page for it, or has been quoted for it, the rule is a user-made rule. and should be disregarded.
I have contacted someone. this is just here in case they don't see it. it is in the hands of a mod. and should be left for a mod to reply to. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 22:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
::hence why a page is very necessary [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 18:14, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
:All right, so I guess everything's fine for now. --[[User:NykO18|NykO18]] 22:08, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
:::If an admin states a rule somewhere, it is a real rule. You quote Jeff Lane's answer to something, yet, when we quote something he, or another admin said, but just longer ago, you ignore it. Thus, YOU, not we, are bending the rules. [[User:Solokiller|Solokiller]] 18:19, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
::yes, for now. unless solokiller wants to make ANOTHER flame war out of this.
::::but I get links. you lot can't be asked. how do I know?
::he's doing a good job so far. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 22:09, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
::::I don't. now, if you will, this is about DOCUMENTING rules. not discussing them. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 18:24, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 
:::::[[Category_talk:HL2_Third_Party_Mods| This]] page has discussion on the usage of more than one page per mod, as it is a discussion between several users of this wiki, it also counts as a rule, as the admins, who are VALVe employees do not have all the time to check up on this wiki. Also, if you want to know for sure which rules exist, i suggest you search the wiki for them, as i'm not going to spend hours searching through thousands of edits and hundreds of pages just so you would stop messing things up. This is still a development wiki, not a mod wiki. If you want to put tons of pages filled with information on your mod online, there's always the half-life wiki, if they allow it. [[User:Solokiller|Solokiller]] 19:06, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
== Updating old sections ==
::::::I'm calling BS on that one. no matter how many collective users decide to make a rule, the final say goes to the admins/moderators. and they have not had their final say on that talk page.
Dear VDC, I am currently in the process of updating the SiN Episodes section of the wiki as it is lacking and support for SiN Episodes is non-existant. If anyone disapproves, or finds fault with what I am doing please contact me. --ViralHatred 17:50, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
 
== LinkedIn VDC Group? ==
Does anyone have any objections to me creating a LinkedIn group for the Valve Developer Community? [[User:Raan|Raan]] 21:48, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 
== Adding back Hit Counter ==
 
The VDC used to show how many times a page was accessed. It has been a while since it was removed and I would like to see it back.
 
Please consider adding back the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HitCounters hit counters extension] again.
 
Thanks.
: Hit counters are from 1990s.
: Google Analytics is from 2005.
 
:'''I don't know a single company which had Mark A. Hershberger as employee...''' [[User:Lxm6|Lxm6]] ([[User talk:Lxm6|talk]])
 
== Preview without reloading is broken ==
 
Since the latest MediaWiki update previewing without reloading no longer works, showing the error "API Error: unknown_useskin". This is an incredibly useful feature, as it prevents your browsing history from being filled with "Editing <page>", and there are very few cases where you actually need to reload for changes to apply properly. Please fix this.
 
To be honest, I highly doubt anyone will see this, and we'll probably be stuck with this broken for the next 5 years. But I might as well ask. - [[User:Luke18033|Luke18033]] ([[User talk:Luke18033|talk]]) 15:06, 21 November 2020 (PST)
 
== Should I add redirects with translated names to translated templates? ==
 
So like for instance if a chinese person wanted to use <code><nowiki>Template:Confirm:zh-cn</nowiki></code>, it would likely be annoying to use it, as they would need to either copy paste english text or use an english keyboard to type in <code><nowiki>{{confirm:zh-cn}}</nowiki></code>, which not all chinese people want to do. If there was a template redirect page named simply <code><nowiki>Template:确认</nowiki></code> that redirected to <code><nowiki>Template:Confirm:zh-cn</nowiki></code>, then chinese people would only have to type in <code><nowiki>{{确认}}</nowiki></code> to use the chinese confirm template.
 
In my opinion this would make it easier for chinese people to insert chinese templates. Right? - [[User:Amicdict|Amicdict]] ([[User talk:Amicdict|talk]]) 15:35, 14 September 2021 (PDT)
 
== Style Guide ==
 
Hello, everyone! Is there a style guide to follow when editing the wiki? [[User:MacaylaMarvelous81|MacaylaMarvelous81]] ([[User talk:MacaylaMarvelous81|talk]]) 09:05, 6 November 2022 (PST)
:Nothing beyond the [[Valve Developer Community:Policies and Guidelines]] stuff. Wikipedia style guides generally apply, but this wiki has a substance over style attitude, so it's not a huge deal how it's formatted as long as it gets the point across clearly and professionally.<br/>— [[User:SirYodaJedi|SirYodaJedi]] ([[User_talk:SirYodaJedi|talk]]) 18:07, 31 May 2023 (PDT)
:There is now [[Valve Developer Community:Style guide]], but it's currently a work in progress. [[User:Mailmanmicky|Mailmanmicky]] ([[User talk:Mailmanmicky|talk]]) 02:42, 16 June 2023 (PDT)
 
== This wiki needs more namespaces! ==


::::::and I'm not dumb. I have searched for rules
One namespace per game, DLC or similar would be good. [[User:Lxm6|Lxm6]] ([[User talk:Lxm6|talk]]) 03:37, 28 March 2023 (PDT)
::::::the searches were fruitless. [[User:Kizzycocoa|Kizzycocoa]] 19:16, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
:No, namespaces make searching a pain, as you have to type out the entire name of the namespace, plus a colon, to search for something other than Main. The current method wherein pages are name {{code|Tf2/pagename}} or {{code|Dod/pagename}} works much better (as long as capital letters are kept to a minimum)<br/>— [[User:SirYodaJedi|SirYodaJedi]] ([[User_talk:SirYodaJedi|talk]]) 17:38, 31 May 2023 (PDT)
:::::::If that's the case, then why are you editing a wiki? Wikis operate based on what users decide is good and what isn't good, if the admins have to say something about every single issue then it would become impossible to do anything on a wiki. And again, this is a mod development wiki, not a mod information wiki. [[User:Solokiller|Solokiller]] 19:28, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
::::::::For fuck's sake, even if I agree with you Solokiller, just leave the man alone in his awesomeness. You're both clogging up the Recent Changes list and the whole thing becomes unreadable. --[[User:NykO18|NykO18]] 20:14, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

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This is the discussion page of Valve Developer Community:About. To add a comment, use the Edit button near the headline of the appropriate section. To create a new section, you can use the Add topic button at the top of this page.
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Please add the W's

Who (individuals), where (is it hosted) and when was this Wiki created? - Roy 16:00, 25 Jan 2006 (PST)

There is a little extra info here: Statistics Page --CrabbyData 10:18, 29 Apr 2006 (PDT)
Am I allowed to guess? Oh well, here goes:
Am I even close? :) Jupix 03:00, 1 May 2006 (PDT)

rules

the site needs them. can a mod come here and add a rule page? it's becoming annoying when users quote non-existant rules, right or wrong. Kizzycocoa 17:37, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Seriously now, go contact someone from Valve if you don't agree with what powered users of this wiki are saying. Unless they say you are right, then you are wrong. You don't have any more rights than anyone here. This is a goddamn wiki, if two people say you're wrong, and you're the only one to think you're not, then you're wrong. That's it, if you don't agree or don't understand the way a wiki works, then get the hell out of it. --NykO18 21:57, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

I have contacted someone. this is just here in case they don't see it. it is in the hands of a mod. and should be left for a mod to reply to. Kizzycocoa 22:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

All right, so I guess everything's fine for now. --NykO18 22:08, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
yes, for now. unless solokiller wants to make ANOTHER flame war out of this.
he's doing a good job so far. Kizzycocoa 22:09, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Updating old sections

Dear VDC, I am currently in the process of updating the SiN Episodes section of the wiki as it is lacking and support for SiN Episodes is non-existant. If anyone disapproves, or finds fault with what I am doing please contact me. --ViralHatred 17:50, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

LinkedIn VDC Group?

Does anyone have any objections to me creating a LinkedIn group for the Valve Developer Community? Raan 21:48, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Adding back Hit Counter

The VDC used to show how many times a page was accessed. It has been a while since it was removed and I would like to see it back.

Please consider adding back the hit counters extension again.

Thanks.

Hit counters are from 1990s.
Google Analytics is from 2005.
I don't know a single company which had Mark A. Hershberger as employee... Lxm6 (talk)

Preview without reloading is broken

Since the latest MediaWiki update previewing without reloading no longer works, showing the error "API Error: unknown_useskin". This is an incredibly useful feature, as it prevents your browsing history from being filled with "Editing <page>", and there are very few cases where you actually need to reload for changes to apply properly. Please fix this.

To be honest, I highly doubt anyone will see this, and we'll probably be stuck with this broken for the next 5 years. But I might as well ask. - Luke18033 (talk) 15:06, 21 November 2020 (PST)

Should I add redirects with translated names to translated templates?

So like for instance if a chinese person wanted to use Template:Confirm:zh-cn, it would likely be annoying to use it, as they would need to either copy paste english text or use an english keyboard to type in {{confirm:zh-cn}}, which not all chinese people want to do. If there was a template redirect page named simply Template:确认 that redirected to Template:Confirm:zh-cn, then chinese people would only have to type in {{确认}} to use the chinese confirm template.

In my opinion this would make it easier for chinese people to insert chinese templates. Right? - Amicdict (talk) 15:35, 14 September 2021 (PDT)

Style Guide

Hello, everyone! Is there a style guide to follow when editing the wiki? MacaylaMarvelous81 (talk) 09:05, 6 November 2022 (PST)

Nothing beyond the Valve Developer Community:Policies and Guidelines stuff. Wikipedia style guides generally apply, but this wiki has a substance over style attitude, so it's not a huge deal how it's formatted as long as it gets the point across clearly and professionally.
— SirYodaJedi (talk) 18:07, 31 May 2023 (PDT)
There is now Valve Developer Community:Style guide, but it's currently a work in progress. Mailmanmicky (talk) 02:42, 16 June 2023 (PDT)

This wiki needs more namespaces!

One namespace per game, DLC or similar would be good. Lxm6 (talk) 03:37, 28 March 2023 (PDT)

No, namespaces make searching a pain, as you have to type out the entire name of the namespace, plus a colon, to search for something other than Main. The current method wherein pages are name Tf2/pagename or Dod/pagename works much better (as long as capital letters are kept to a minimum)
— SirYodaJedi (talk) 17:38, 31 May 2023 (PDT)
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