User talk:Waenc

Merchants

Hey, nice additions. I never got around to finishing the "framework" to add merchants but it seems like you've accomplished that quite nicely.

I'll update my scraper tool soon(ish) to use Template:MerchantPage instead of Namedmobpage, and also to fill out the "Items Sold" category.

Anything else needed?

--Ravhin 20:09, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Scraper Updates

I've updated the NPC scraper to pick MerchantPage template, and also include a list of items for sale.

It will also add a Category: Zonename to the bottom of the page. This is a new thing that I'm not using yet, but the idea for both mobs and quests is just to include a Category: Zonename where they are or start. No need to say "Kaladim Merchants" for example, since we can get that list by intersecting the "Merchants" and "Kaladim" categories.

I updated the item scraper to include a note (under a "soldby=" parameter) if the item can be purchased from merchants. I'm still working on a complete listing of who and where. I was thinking a table (like the spell pages) instead of just a bullet list (like the "dropsfrom" parameter on mob pages).

No items on the wiki up until now were really vendor sold, but since they are now it's important that this is decided and consistent across all items.

Template Substitution

This is a permanent change right? Once the template is substituted, there is no way to go back?

It kind of defeats the purpose of having a template in the first place, we could just write the output in the other (less templatized) format. But that's my only real complaint.

If you really think it's worth it are you willing to change all the existing mob pages on the wiki for consistency?

Perhaps hold off for now. --Ravhin 20:46, 30 July 2011 (UTC)