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'''--&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub>'''</div>
 
  
 
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I am sorry... I thought I was helping. ;(  I will make sure I follow the rules next time.  I am so used to making websites that I often use html rather than wiki lingo.  I will familiarize myself with the way of wiki before I make any more major changes.  If you have anything you would like me to do I would be glad to do it though I will make sure to completely familiarize myself with the rules before making anything else. --[[User:Justin.craig09|Justin.craig09]] 03:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
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: The info was good and appreciated -- it's just the implementation that needed work. It's not a major deal and it's an opportunity for you to learn a new skill set. We all have to start somewhere! :-) --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 04:03, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
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::Well thank you and if you do not mind guiding me, I would be grateful. --[[User:Justin.craig09|Justin.craig09]] 02:38, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::I don't mind at all and I'm very glad you're not taking it personally.  Wikis take a lot of getting used to in many respects and one of the hardest is coming to terms with people mercilessly editing your hard work. Believe me, I know.  If you have questions or want an "assignment," don't hesitate to ask.  Just please don't think for a moment I'm in charge here. I'm just an editor like you -- though I freely admit I have some pretty strong opinions on how things should be done.  :-)  Happy holidays!  --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 03:06, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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| style="text-align:left;" | In recognition of the excellent [[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contributions]] that [[User:Brossow|Brossow]] has made to the MH Wiki.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;-- [[User:Grexx|Grexx]] 21:41, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
::::I never any changes personally and would Love an assignment, if you don't mind me asking a couple questions along the way. :)  It might help me get more familiar with the Wiki and I would be doing some good!  Wiki is a whole different ballpark from anything else I have done. In websites, the more complicated the formula the better, though with wiki, you do not want it to be complicated because you want people to be able to come up behind you and know what you are talking about.  If you have anything you would like for me to work on I would Love it and thank you for your help.  I have really appriciated it.--[[User:Justin.craig09|Justin.craig09]] 03:42, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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:::::I'm gonna try to take a break for Christmas here, but maybe tomorrow evening I can do some poking around and come up with something that needs doingThere's always the wishlist on my user page (which I know you already know about) if nothing else.  And I definitely don't mind questions -- I'd much rather have someone ask questions instead of having to figure out what the %^& they were thinking when they made a certain change.  LOL!  --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 03:50, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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* Major revamp of the [[Main Page]]. (Dec 2008)
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* Creating many of the templates in use at the moment.
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* Major cleanup to the [[Mice]] page and creation of the Mice table. (2 Jan 2009)
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* Creating and maintaining the [[Cheat Sheet]]. (10 Feb 2009)
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== MythMonger Wiki ==
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Thanks for beginning the wiki for MythMonger.
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We were planning to setup a wiki for MythMonger on our servers, the same way we setup one for MouseHunt.
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We'd love your help, as you've done such an awesome job for us on MouseHunt. It would be silly for us to start again, so please consider sending us the database dump for this wiki!
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Please message me on Facebook! =)
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[[User:Giorgio Sintichakis|Giorgio Sintichakis]] 02:45, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
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== Thanks ==
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Sorry about creating extra work for you. Thanks for clearing up a few of my blunders, I'm pretty new to this. {{unsigned|Davidbrowne}}
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I have been reading the wiki ever since I started playing, but finally decided a few days ago to start helping when I saw stuff that I thought needed to be done, so a steep learning curve (two days) later I make my first page by myself with the wonderful help of the templates. This is why I love this game, and specifically this wiki, I (the uber newbie wiki editor) see the new GB House trap info and do my best to get a new page up with all the proper info in real time. Being a newb though, and having to run out the door in the middle of my edits because the freezing weather made our pipes explode, I left my page in disarray. I am very thankful, and I am sure others are as well, that you have shown so much dedication to a consistent style and format. I look forward to you correcting my many mistakes in the future. --[[User:Niehusa|Niehusa]] 03:00, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
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:We're glad to have you aboard and appreciate your helpful contributions! The great thing about a wiki is that errors -- made both by newbies and seasoned editors -- can easily be corrected and adjustments made. Sorry to hear about your burst pipes! No such disasters here (knock on wood) but it's been very cold (-8°F when I got up this morning) so I can sympathize. There are lots of editors here at least as dedicated as I am, and it's truly a group effort. Again, we're happy to have you as part of the group. Welcome aboard! If you have any questions or need assistance with editing, don't hesitate to ask myself or any of the other editors who have been around for a long time. (Hate to name names at the risk of leaving people out, but off the top of my head I know [[User:Grexx|Grexx]], [[User:Camomiletea|Camomiletea]] and [[User:M.|M.]] are frequently around and willing to help.) Happy editing and hunting! --<span style="border:2px ridge #aaf;background-color:#fff;padding:1px 8px;font:normal 10px Verdana,sans-serif;margin-left:-8px;">[[User:Brossow|<span style="color:#358;">B.Rossow</span>]] · [[User_talk:Brossow|<span style="color:#35d;">talk</span>]]</span> 03:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
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Regarding the [[Cheat Sheet#Mice|Mice]] table under [[Cheat Sheet]], wanted to check with you if [http://mhwiki.hitgrab.com/wiki/index.php?title=Cheat_Sheet&diff=next&oldid=89079 this edit] converting the columns back into one row was intended? Was just working on splitting it up when I suddenly recalled having done it before and went to check the history and noticed your edit on it. Curious about the rationale behind it, since the original idea was to make it easier to adjust for changes to mice locations. -- [[User:Grexx|Grexx]] 19:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
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:I certainly found [[Talk:Cheat_Sheet#New_Mice_Table_Layout|Grexx's layout]] useful; less counting, less opportunity for mistakes. -- [[User:Camomiletea|Camomiletea]] 20:09, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
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::I'm of the opposite opinion and found the seemingly randomly broken-up rows to be confusing and extremely hard to edit. One row just makes good sense to me, but whatever. If having it split up makes it somehow easier for the majority to deal with, so be itA note describing exactly '''how''' it's split up would be greatly appreciated, however, as I could see no rhyme or reason to it and struggled greatly to make even simple changes. Counting across makes sense to me and should be easier for future editors, but again, whatever, :-) --<span style="border:2px ridge #aaf;background-color:#fff;padding:1px 8px;font:normal 10px Verdana,sans-serif;margin-left:-8px;">[[User:Brossow|<span style="color:#358;">B.Rossow</span>]] · [[User_talk:Brossow|<span style="color:#35d;">talk</span>]]</span> 20:18, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
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:::Ah ok, they were actually split along regional lines as described under the [[Talk:Cheat Sheet#New Mice Table Layout|talk page]]. It actually cuts down on the counting needed whenever a new location or mouse location is added, so rather than counting from the first column you can start at the exact region. I'll move the instructions to the top of the page and include in a quick note within the article itself so it's easier to follow :) -- [[User:Grexx|Grexx]] 05:37, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
  
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I know you're trying to be "professional", but don't kid yourself- only one combination yields 3680; everything else gives radically different numbers.--[[User:Kirbix|Kirbix]] 18:48, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
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Since you were the one to add this item to the mouse template, I think you should put your thoughts [[MHWiki talk:Editor's Corner#Weakness|here]]. -- [[User:Camomiletea|camomiletea]] 02:53, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
:See [[User:Peter888/Sandbox#Polar Base|this]]. --[[User:Peter888|Peter888]] 19:00, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 
::Thank you.  I thought it was pretty obvious, but some people need the numbers right in front of them. ;-) --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 20:18, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 
  
...All I will say is that in the future, use a bit of common sense; your other numbers were nonsensical. Again, I get the professional aspect to this site, but really now- that was the only number combination that worked. I hate to be a prude, but really now; how could you have honestly believed otherwise? EDIT: looking back at the comment you left for me... maybe I don't hate it so much. A very happy holidays to you, too!--[[User:Kirbix|Kirbix]] 05:11, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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== Category Prize Mice ==
:You can think what you like, but we will only know what the actual numbers are if and when the base is released. What amazes me is that you can look at the chart Peter put together (they're not my numbers, BTW) and still think your numbers are the only possible "answer."  Only time will tell, of course, and you may be absolutely correct in your guess, but that's all it is: a guess.  Guesses don't belong here.  I still don't get how you think your simplistic approach is the correct one.  The devs clearly don't use only nice, round numbers for their stats.  All it takes is a quick glance down the [[Weapons]] table to see that's not the case -- power bonus percentages there include 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15 and 18.  If you think the devs are limiting themselves to only multiples of 5 for their stats, you're too much of a newbie to be editing the wiki.  Sorry to be so blunt, but this is just ridiculous. --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 05:32, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 
  
The Polar Base comes from the Gifts :) -- [[User:Grexx|Grexx]] 05:35, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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You reverted my move to the new prize mice category for the itunes mice, with reason it isnt an event mice and always available.
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So are all the mice in this category (leprechaun, treasurer, snooty, high roller, mobster). They are all always available (not just events) but still have the tag "event". What is the point of having two identical categories but named different? {{unsigned|Melky}}
  
I suppose I think my approach is correct because it was correct, and it was correct at the time that I made my second comment, before you'd told me to "wait and see"- it's been released for over an hour now EST, and possibly longer in different time zones. Glad you're so open to people correcting you. I will be sure not to get in your way in the future, though. --[[User:Kirbix|Kirbix]] 05:41, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
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:Because during the short time it was available years ago, it wasn't a special event mouse. The wiki is about providing accurate information, not making stuff up and revising history to just to reduce the number of categories.
: Well, at the time you were trying to post that info as fact it was only a guess, nothing more. Turns out you were right, just as I said you might be.  In the future, do stay out of my way if you're going to try to post guesses as fact. But now it's a non-issue. --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 05:44, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 
  
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Have you ever seen the "Show Preview" button? I think you should think about using it more often, it saves having to edit the same page multiple times when you see that you've made a mistake in your previous edit. The preview button is your friend, maybe you should pay more attention to it. I noticed that you haven't been using it because some pages that you have edited have showed you saving the page multiple times within just a few minutes, all minor edits. I think you'll find that the preview button can prevent that sort of thing. Thanks! [[User:Eepeng|Eepeng]] 12:41, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
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:Thanks! <span style="border:2px ridge #aaf;background-color:#fff;padding:1px 8px;font:normal 10px Verdana,sans-serif;">[[User:Brossow|<span style="color:#358;">B.Rossow</span>]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[User_talk:Brossow|<span style="color:#35d;">talk</span>]]</span> 17:23, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
* Uhh ... for the most part, those are different changes, not corrections.  I'm very familiar with the Show Preview button, thank you very much. Every experienced editor knows that you can make numerous changes to a page, preview it dozens of times, and STILL catch something you would like to have changed in the previous edit. So thanks for assuming I "haven't been using it" but you know what happens when you ASSume. --&nbsp;[[User:Brossow|B.Rossow]]&nbsp;<sup style='margin-right:-11px'>[[User_talk:Brossow|talk]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Brossow|contr]]</sub> 15:12, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 

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Invaluable
Contributor
In recognition of the excellent contributions that Brossow has made to the MH Wiki.
  -- Grexx 21:41, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Some notable contributions:

  • Major revamp of the Main Page. (Dec 2008)
  • Creating many of the templates in use at the moment.
  • Major cleanup to the Mice page and creation of the Mice table. (2 Jan 2009)
  • Creating and maintaining the Cheat Sheet. (10 Feb 2009)

MythMonger Wiki

Hey!

Thanks for beginning the wiki for MythMonger.

We were planning to setup a wiki for MythMonger on our servers, the same way we setup one for MouseHunt.

We'd love your help, as you've done such an awesome job for us on MouseHunt. It would be silly for us to start again, so please consider sending us the database dump for this wiki!

Please message me on Facebook! =)

Giorgio Sintichakis 02:45, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Sorry about creating extra work for you. Thanks for clearing up a few of my blunders, I'm pretty new to this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidbrowne (talkcontribs)


I have been reading the wiki ever since I started playing, but finally decided a few days ago to start helping when I saw stuff that I thought needed to be done, so a steep learning curve (two days) later I make my first page by myself with the wonderful help of the templates. This is why I love this game, and specifically this wiki, I (the uber newbie wiki editor) see the new GB House trap info and do my best to get a new page up with all the proper info in real time. Being a newb though, and having to run out the door in the middle of my edits because the freezing weather made our pipes explode, I left my page in disarray. I am very thankful, and I am sure others are as well, that you have shown so much dedication to a consistent style and format. I look forward to you correcting my many mistakes in the future. --Niehusa 03:00, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

We're glad to have you aboard and appreciate your helpful contributions! The great thing about a wiki is that errors -- made both by newbies and seasoned editors -- can easily be corrected and adjustments made. Sorry to hear about your burst pipes! No such disasters here (knock on wood) but it's been very cold (-8°F when I got up this morning) so I can sympathize. There are lots of editors here at least as dedicated as I am, and it's truly a group effort. Again, we're happy to have you as part of the group. Welcome aboard! If you have any questions or need assistance with editing, don't hesitate to ask myself or any of the other editors who have been around for a long time. (Hate to name names at the risk of leaving people out, but off the top of my head I know Grexx, Camomiletea and M. are frequently around and willing to help.) Happy editing and hunting! --B.Rossow · talk 03:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Cheat Sheet

Regarding the Mice table under Cheat Sheet, wanted to check with you if this edit converting the columns back into one row was intended? Was just working on splitting it up when I suddenly recalled having done it before and went to check the history and noticed your edit on it. Curious about the rationale behind it, since the original idea was to make it easier to adjust for changes to mice locations. -- Grexx 19:22, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I certainly found Grexx's layout useful; less counting, less opportunity for mistakes. -- Camomiletea 20:09, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
I'm of the opposite opinion and found the seemingly randomly broken-up rows to be confusing and extremely hard to edit. One row just makes good sense to me, but whatever. If having it split up makes it somehow easier for the majority to deal with, so be it. A note describing exactly how it's split up would be greatly appreciated, however, as I could see no rhyme or reason to it and struggled greatly to make even simple changes. Counting across makes sense to me and should be easier for future editors, but again, whatever, :-) --B.Rossow · talk 20:18, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Ah ok, they were actually split along regional lines as described under the talk page. It actually cuts down on the counting needed whenever a new location or mouse location is added, so rather than counting from the first column you can start at the exact region. I'll move the instructions to the top of the page and include in a quick note within the article itself so it's easier to follow :) -- Grexx 05:37, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Mouse weaknesses

Since you were the one to add this item to the mouse template, I think you should put your thoughts here. -- camomiletea 02:53, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Category Prize Mice

You reverted my move to the new prize mice category for the itunes mice, with reason it isnt an event mice and always available. So are all the mice in this category (leprechaun, treasurer, snooty, high roller, mobster). They are all always available (not just events) but still have the tag "event". What is the point of having two identical categories but named different? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Melky (talkcontribs)

Because during the short time it was available years ago, it wasn't a special event mouse. The wiki is about providing accurate information, not making stuff up and revising history to just to reduce the number of categories.
Also, please remember to sign your comments by adding --~~~~ at the end.
Thanks! B.Rossow · talk 17:23, 8 January 2014 (UTC)