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We will eventually need to remove the redirects, move the original [[Grove Street Families]] page's text to the 3D Universe article, and rewrite the original page as a disambiguation page. Also, the Ballas need to separated into 3D Universe and HD Universe renditions. --[[User:Gsu eagle 31049|Gsu eagle 31049]] ([[User talk:Gsu eagle 31049|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Gsu eagle 31049|edits]]) 19:18, 16 August 2013 (BST)
We will eventually need to remove the redirects, move the original [[Grove Street Families]] page's text to the 3D Universe article, and rewrite the original page as a disambiguation page. Also, the Ballas need to separated into 3D Universe and HD Universe renditions. --[[User:Gsu eagle 31049|Gsu eagle 31049]] ([[User talk:Gsu eagle 31049|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Gsu eagle 31049|edits]]) 19:18, 16 August 2013 (BST)
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See the archive for old discussions.
- 1 Archiving talk page
- 2 Galleries
- 3 Preview
- 4 Staff Roles
- 5 The Dodo in Grand Theft Auto III
- 6 GTA Wiki
- 7 "GTA Era" categorization
- 9 Article questions
- 10 Re:Template capitalization
- 11 1024x768 PS2 emulation resolution
- 12 Grand Theft Mods
- 13 Ragdoll vs Euphoria
- 14 Incorrect info.
- 15 Mount Chiliad
- 16 News articles
- 17 Re:Attribution
- 18 Staff Chat
- 19 carl
- 20 smw
- 21 "Cubans" category page
- 22 GTW downtime
- 23 Search bar woes
- 24 403 error on Firefox
- 25 Re: Redirect Page Delete
Archiving talk page
Good to see you back! Just a quick note on archiving pages (such as your talk page). It's best to move the page, then make a fresh talk page; rather than copying the contents. This is so that it maintains the edit history and we can easily see who did what, rather than having to dig through a huuuge history where most of the stuff has been wiped since. Could you move your talk page instead? Or I can do that for you? Gboyers 19:24, 10 October 2010 (BST)
- Sorry, I can't find a way to move pages. I added a link in the archive that will direct to the last revision made instead.--spaceeinstein 19:29, 10 October 2010 (BST)
Sorry - that's because I hadn't upgraded you back to staff yet. Fixed - Gboyers 20:30, 10 October 2010 (BST)
- Thanks for sorting that out, helps us keep everything in order. What do you think of the new place? Gboyers 22:54, 10 October 2010 (BST)
- I like the resemblance to Wikipedia, much more sleeker. It's very good to not have those ads that obstruct the view and not relate to gaming. The option to style the wiki to anything we want is much better than having to follow a set template from a corporation.--spaceeinstein 00:21, 11 October 2010 (BST)
Glad you like it! I'm glad we moved, but we don't have a choice now that we've been banned from Wikia. Gboyers 00:31, 11 October 2010 (BST)
A little late commenting, but I'm very happy with the move, too. This site looks so much better than the Grand Theft Auto Wiki, as the old Wikia site is called now, and I feel here like I'm part of a distinct individual community rather than a giant mudpit of users like Wikia. Only downside I feel is the lack of a blog feature that kind of limits general discussion (or maybe that's a blessing, considering how many idiotic arguments I've regretted sticking my thick skull into over at Wikia? XD). Keep up the awesome work, guys. :D Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 11:18, 4 May 2013 (BST)
Do you know why the images aren't rendering correctly in the galleries? I tried re-uploading the images and it doesn't work. --Gta-mysteries Talk 08:00, 21 October 2010 (BST)
- Are you talking about this issue?--spaceeinstein 08:03, 21 October 2010 (BST)
- I think so. Even with the "file", and "image" prefixes they won't show up. --Gta-mysteries Talk 08:10, 21 October 2010 (BST)
- Which pages are you having trouble? If the images do not exist, they need to be reuploaded.--spaceeinstein 08:15, 21 October 2010 (BST)
- I started with ones on the Kaufman Cabs page. I think they didn't exist, though after I re-uploaded some of the missing ones, they appeared. --Gta-mysteries Talk 08:17, 21 October 2010 (BST)
Preview does work, but now it shows up below the edit box. If you go to Special:Preferences > Editing and enable "Enable side-by-side preview" at the bottom, you get a preview button above that lets you preview it without having to reload the page. I'll try and make this default. Gboyers 14:44, 27 October 2010 (BST)
- Oh, somehow the "Show preview before edit box" was unchecked. Checking that makes the preview work again. The side-by-side preview doesn't seem to work for me. It will always show a loading message.--spaceeinstein 18:25, 27 October 2010 (BST)
Staff Roles
Hi, could you please fill out your section of the table at Grand Theft Wiki:Staff/Roles? That page explains the reasons, but we're just trying to assign staff some responsibility and ownership of their own sections, and give you a bit more room to do what you want to do. Thanks - Gboyers 00:38, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
The Dodo in Grand Theft Auto III
Does the Dodo in Grand Theft Auto III fit two people or does it only fit the pilot? PK2PK2 22:08, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
GTA Wiki
no that you have moved from wikia what about the old site are you the admin because there is not any staff around I don't mind taking it over as a caretaker but I don't want to be an admin --Owen1983 21:23, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
"GTA Era" categorization
We need to talk about this (and maybe a few other guidelines Gboyers set up). It may sound crazy, but I came up with the "Era" categorization years back at Wikipedia when I was working on the navbox for the GTA series; I didn't imagine people would take that as official terminology. In time I just felt it's really fanspeak-ish to refer to a generation of GTA games as an "Era"; if any, it projects too much (unwarranted) self-importance on something as trivial as canons. Wikipedia itself has now abandoned the "Era" term and categorizes the series based on the game that pioneered a canon (GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III and GTA IV). - ZS 09:12, 12 April 2011 (BST)
- (sorry to butt in) I really like the term 'era' - it's a nice short, simple way of grouping everything, and it does the job. The games in each era are very similar; they share characters, storylines, locations; and are visibly different to other eras. "Generation" and "Series" are equally valid terms, but it would be silly to go around replacing every instance of Era with those. I think we have a neat little way of describing everything, I think everyone understands it, and I've not heard anyone complain. I don't see any reason to copy Wikipedia on this - what do you see the problem being? Gboyers 10:33, 12 April 2011 (BST)
- I don't like the term "era" but it's the way the term is used on this website so I just stick to it. I prefer "series" because era means time period and series means the games are connected with each other, which makes more sense to me. I think saying series could clear up major confusions about the discontinuity of the storyline between the GTA III series to the GTA IV series. Era sounds like one era should follow another era, in time and in story.--spaceeinstein 16:58, 12 April 2011 (BST)
- You have a good point. At the moment, I don't think it's worth changing everything. I think 'era' is nice, particularly since it has a single meaning on this entire wiki, whilst the word 'series' could mean multiple things (the whole GTA series, an era, or just a group of things). Definitely something we should discuss more publicly (before taking any action). Gboyers 19:28, 12 April 2011 (BST)
- This only raises other questions. Why the aversion towards using disambiguation, especially bracketed ones? We could categorize a topic just as easily by the game that established a canon (i.e. Liberty City (GTA 1), Liberty City (GTA III), Liberty City (GTA IV)), or, as an alternative, the game it debuts in full form (Vice City (GTA Vice City) as an alternate title for Vice City (GTA III)). They're a little more complicated to type out, yeah, but a lot of gaming wikis do this these days, and it's a pretty solid system.
Secondly, why capitalize all article titles? The reason capitalization is used is to indicate that it is an official name, especially if it's capitalized in the game itself (Luis' Apartment, Rocket Launcher, Tow Truck...). Otherwise, any terminology that is informally invented by fans is meant to be written in lower case; using capitalization on informal names (i.e. Tattoo Parlors, Vending Machines, Spray Shop...) implies it's an official term, especially when these article names are used in wiki links. It's even worse for article names which were created because a bracketed disambiguation (which would have been appropriate) wasn't favored (as is the case with Police Buffalo, SWAT Tank and Love Fist Limo). If we rendered "era" in lower case, it wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb, and I wouldn't had been that bothered about using the term (that is not to say I'll support using "era" in an altered form).
The reason people don't complain about the use of "era" here (or the GTA Wikia for that matter) or other abovementioned problems is because the general demographics of their readers tend to slant towards those who are unable to comprehend accuracy in a wiki, often unquestionably accepting information on these wikis, no matter how informally coined or inaccurate they are. Wikipedia's users on the other hand tend to be a little bit more aggressive; editors of the GTA series' article seem to be better acknowledging problems and attempt to work out solutions for the sake of accuracy; while I'm not implying we should be strictly adherent to the way Wikipedia works (I don't like Wikipedia all too much myself), we can still learn a thing or two by the way they function.
If any, we're long overdue for a little reassessment of naming convention (the use of "era" is just as old as GTW's history); the longer we put it off, the harder it is to fix when it does become a big pain in the butt. We should have bots ready to do this, and readers will get used to the changes anyway. We just need to sit down and talk about how to go about it. - ZS 03:43, 13 April 2011 (BST)
- This only raises other questions. Why the aversion towards using disambiguation, especially bracketed ones? We could categorize a topic just as easily by the game that established a canon (i.e. Liberty City (GTA 1), Liberty City (GTA III), Liberty City (GTA IV)), or, as an alternative, the game it debuts in full form (Vice City (GTA Vice City) as an alternate title for Vice City (GTA III)). They're a little more complicated to type out, yeah, but a lot of gaming wikis do this these days, and it's a pretty solid system.
- While I see your point, I don't like series. I think the general assumption would be that series would refer to the GTA series; every game. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 02:11, 13 April 2011 (BST)
- Personally, I've always liked the word "era". It ties the games into neat groups and allows canon discussions focusing on these particular groups to be easier to understand. The use of "Era" is not just used on wikis. I see it all the time on GTA Forums (who divide their sidebar into "Era" sections) as well as on other GTA Fansites, so we are not the only ones. As for "Series", much like JF said, it is a word that can be used in a broarder perspective and might confuse various users who will most likley think that "Series" referes to the GTA series, which it does. The game eras are not different series. They are all part of one, which shows that this solution would not work. Chimpso (Talk) 04:23, 13 April 2011 (BST)
- I understand that Vice City in GTA III Era is a bit silly, but at least it actually describes what it's about: Vice City in the GTA III era. The old title, Vice City in GTA Vice City, made it easy to overlook VCS, and we ended up with a separate article: Vice City in GTA Vice City Stories. As for title capitalisation, I personally just think it looks nicer, and it's actually one of the policies that makes me prefer being a part of this wiki over others. I understand your concerns, particularly the one about links in sentences, but this why I make use of redirects; To link to Police Car for example, I would simply type police car, and it wouldn't make the link look formal (although I know that A-Dust and Gta-mysteries seem to be against linking to redirects). [[police car]] is also easier to type than [[Police (car)|Police]] for example, which is useful for users not familiar with complex naming policies, for both linking and searching. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 06:13, 13 April 2011 (BST) EDIT: Redirects can also be used with the eras. When referring to an era within a sentence, it actually makes sense to type XYZ is a company in the GTA IV era, which will redirect to the appropriate article. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 06:18, 13 April 2011 (BST)
- ZS - I'm not sure why you suggest Wikipedia having aggressive editors is a good thing. Having people who care a lot about detail and organisation is really, really useful (you and A-Dust being the two here), but if everyone was like that, nothing would get done. On this wiki, we decide things by consensus. As I said, I'd like to hold a discussion (not just with staff) to decide the best way for us to proceed. Either most of us agree, or someone eventually has to make a decision, but that's a long way off. If people have a problem, it is easier for them to complain here, because they won't get their head bitten off! I really don't think we should model ourselves on Wikipedia, for two main reasons. Firstly, they cover a lot more than GTA, so their naming and conventions were not made specifically to suit a wiki about GTA. For example, because they use "series" for every other TV show, film series and game series, they use it for GTA games too; when it might not be the best term. Secondly, we got a LOT of users who don't like the way Wikipedia does things, particularly how the administrators treat the newer users. So yes, take inspiration, but we certainly shouldn't use the fact that they do it as justification for doing it here. I don't think anyone here thinks we should just copy them.
- So let's look at our options and figure out what the best overall solution is for this wiki (rather than just the correct one, the current one, the easy one, the pretty one or the Wikipedia one).
- If we just used 'GTA III' to sometimes mean the era and sometimes mean the game, that would get VERY messy. This is why we use "GTA 1" which is not technically correct (the game was simply called 'Grand Theft Auto'). I don't believe that the best way to do things is to be technically correct, then disambiguate with brackets, such as "Grand Theft Auto III (series)" and "Grand Theft Auto III (game)". I find that very ugly, and very difficult for new users to use, and awkward for everyone else to use. At the moment, everyone knows exactly where a link to GTA III is going to go, and everyone can use it easily. If we adopted the Wikipedia approach, it would not be clear. It would be harder to use, less clear to new users, more awkward for old users, and would require a LOT of cleaning up when people got it wrong. I don't want everyone to go to a disambiguation page 90% of the time. One bad example is the Musewiki, where *EVERY* page has a disambiguation of brackets. It's horrible to use, and with no redirects (and correct punctuation required), it can be impossible. For example Futurism reveals nothing, but Futurism (song) and Futurism (tablature) do. I appreciate my "Police Car" names aren't 100% accepted, but "Police (car)" and "Police (force)" are just ugly and not nice to use, and it stops us grouping similar vehicles with different names together (like Limo). I really like our sensible way of doing things, it feels more like natural speech "oh I drove the police car in GTA 1" not "I drove the Police (by which I mean the vehicle not a man with a moustache) in Grand Theft Auto (by which I mean the first game in the first series of the Grand Theft Auto series, rather than the entire series of series)" and I think it makes us stand out.
- Also, "Vehicles in GTA III" could mean the era or the game, and we'd need to disambiguate EVERY page which has anything to do with with I, 2, III, IV and V games and eras. Whereas currently "Vehicles in GTA III Era" is very clear and everyone knows what to expect, and everyone knows how to find it when they want something regarding an era. Same goes for "Vice City in GTA III Era" refers to the whole era, allowing for "Vice City in GTA Vice City" to be a sort-of sub-page.
- If we used 'GTA III Series' that wouldn't have most of the above problems. It is also probably the most technically-correct term. However, I don't think it's as unique as 'era', and this may cause confusion. At the moment, we use 'series' to refer to the whole GTA series of games, just like the Halo series or Red Dead series. We don't use it to mean a specific era or "season" (like how a long-running TV series is broken up into seasons, each containing lots of episodes). Whilst these problems could be overcome, it's a lot of effort, and it will still confuse people. I'm not sure about international people, but I think most English-speaking people would be able to understand 'era' and then recognise it every time it was used on the entire wiki (with no exceptions). I appreciate that 'era' implies time (when it's not all about that) but I don't think that could confuse anyone or make life difficult on this wiki.
- Additionally, we use 'Title Case in Titles' because (imo) they are titles, not sentences. I appreciate that most of the Internet is changing to using 'Sentence case in titles' as if they are a first line of an article, which is sometimes appropriate, but not for us. Sentence titles tell a story, like "Man escapes from mental hospital and eats his dog"; title case titles are names of pages "List of Famous People". Everything on GTW fits into the latter category, so it seems logical to use title case for our titles. I appreciate it's not the same as Wikipedia or some other sites, but I think it works for us. Again, I'm open to discussion on this.
- I think both of these issues are too important to get wrong, and it's fundamental to how we run this wiki. As you all know, I'm a big fan of making things simple and easy, even if it's not *technically* the proper way. I think 'era' is a nice, simple, easy and consistent way to refer to eras throughout this entire wiki; using series would be okay if we always had, but factoring the change of thousands of pages makes it really unattractive as an option, using disambiguations is messy and awkward (even if it's the Wikipedia way, or more technically-correct). Those are my thoughts - but I'm open to discussion here, and we'll agree by consensus. Gboyers 11:03, 13 April 2011 (BST)
Hey, could you join Special:WebChat if you're around? There's something I think you might be interested in discussing! Gboyers 10:57, 18 April 2011 (BST)
Article questions
Hello. I'm new here. I know you're an administrator so I decided to ask this to you. Can I add mission appearances sections to place articles? You know, those missions on which the location plays an important role (the place where the mission takes place, a place you have to go during a mission). I think this could fill up some place articles. --TheHomer 21:38, 26 April 2011 (BST)
Re:Template capitalization
Sorry I hadn't actually seen that conversation and wasn't aware of that. The GTA games should also be listed as GTA Vice City not GTA: Vice City, which was why I was editing the pages. But do you think we should be typing out the descriptions for images/files in full? A-Dust 20:07, 18 June 2011 (BST)
- I did mean type the game name in full but to add as much description as possible, so for example if an image is facing south or north-east and things like this. Just an idea I've had to try and make GTW look more professional. A-Dust 20:26, 18 June 2011 (BST)
- The directions was an example but I was also thinking of images/files of neighbourhoods and districts to give people a better idea of where the image is taken from. We could also use more description for individual places (for example locations for businesses and the mission for character images/files). A-Dust 20:46, 18 June 2011 (BST)
Just to jump on the bandwagon here, I think categorisation would be good for this too. We can go one step beyond Category:Screenshots of GTA San Andreas and have Category:Screenshots of Los Santos (or just use Category:Los Santos), also for the more rural areas (Category:Screenshots of Red County) and also things like Category:Skyscrapers, Category:Beaches etc. Descriptions should be better, but not hugely detailed. I'd say an ideal one is something like "A screenshot of the landscape of Red County in GTA San Andreas, looking South from Fern Ridge overlooking XYZ. San Fierro can be seen in the distance. In this screenshot is a Tractor, Coach and BF-400." That gives a description, the location, a position/direction (if relevant), and quick overview of the subjects (if anyone is interested). There's no point having location descriptions for vehicle screenshots or anything, and there's no point putting north/south/east/west unless it's relevant (IE if the direction is obvious, like a building only has one visible side; or if the direction is irrelevant). Hopefully that's not too hard, but I'm more bothered about categorisation and the {{screenshot}} tags than lengthy descriptions. Make sense? Also, I think we should start using specific "screenshot" categories so that we can empty out main categories - this should not be used for images IMO. Gboyers 04:13, 19 June 2011 (BST)
- Wouldn't that be too cumbersome to navigate around, having two separate categories for the same topic? It makes sense to place them there.--spaceeinstein 10:46, 19 June 2011 (BST)
- I don't think it's cumbersome to have Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas, then the first link in there be to Screenshots of Vehicles in GTA SA, which itself would also be in Category:Vehicle Screenshots - that gives two ways to find it, and makes it easier to navigate 200 images at a time (rather than intertwined with the text), and it makes the link-only main category easier to navigate. I can quickly set this up and try it for GTASA? Gboyers 13:51, 19 June 2011 (BST)
- I don't like this idea but I checked other wikis and they did something similar to this. I like to see inputs from more people first.--spaceeinstein 02:48, 20 June 2011 (BST)
I can see both sides of this: I agree that it seems more logical to use a single category, Category:Vehicles in GTA San Andreas, for all types of media related to that subject, but I can also see the point of splitting them up making navigation easier. One of the great things about this wiki (and not Wikia) is that we prioritise usability over being "technically correct", so I would probably go for the latter. JFletcherTalk (formerly User:Biggest gta fan ever) 03:34, 20 June 2011 (BST)
1024x768 PS2 emulation resolution
I'm not sure if we should be using a resolution that high for screenshots of PS2 emulations because the PS2's native resolution for both GTALCS and GTAVCS is only 640x480 pixels. Could we try something a little smaller like 800x600? It strikes a more fair balance between appearing large enough to be presentable, but small enough that the pixelation of the screenshots is not very jarring. - ZS 03:32, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- Alright.--spaceeinstein 17:10, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- Sorry, don't mean to stick my nose in, but how do you emulate PS2? I've been trying, but I didn't think it was possible to do that very well. --Andreaz1 17:15, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- PCSX2 can emulate games well. You have to change some settings to get the game running and to look correct.--spaceeinstein 19:27, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- Thanks. You're doing great with those screenshots btw, but where did you learn how to inject those trainer cheats into the games? - ZS 20:38, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- I use a memory editing program called ArtMoney. I had experience memory editing VC and SA, and editing the contents in garages is the easiest to do. I use the search feature to search for the model ID of the car in a garage. Then I switch the car to a different car and use the filter feature to search for the new model ID of the car. I repeat until I get one result. I am free to change that value to any vehicle in the game.--spaceeinstein 23:10, 5 August 2011 (BST)
- Yeah, I knew about PCSX2, I just never managed to get it working properly. Thanks anyway and sorry for the late reply. --Andreaz1 00:37, 9 August 2011 (BST)
Grand Theft Mods
Hey, could I have your feedback on the status of our upcoming Grand Theft Mods site? If you can't access our forum, let me know. Thanks - gboyers talk 07:33, 15 August 2011 (BST)
Ragdoll vs Euphoria
I'm not sure it's true that ragdoll physics only applies to dead NPCs, whilst Euphoria is used for live ones. Ragdoll is a general term which means that each part of the body is loose but attached - whilst it was originally used for dead/floppy characters, it's now used in more advanced ways for live characters too. Euphoria is an engine that uses advanced (non-floppy) ragdoll physics combined with the physics of all other objects in the game, meaning it can react realistically. When Niko bumps into a car or another person and he flinches, that is Euphoria's physics showing his reaction. When he crashes and flies through the windscreen, that's Euphoria's physics too. Can you confirm or contest this so we can update the various articles? Thanks - gboyers talk 11:25, 21 September 2011 (BST)
- Ragdoll can be used for live characters for other games, but for GTA games under RAGE that includes Euphoria, I generalized ragdoll applying to dead characters and Euphoria applying to live characters. I don't think Euphoria is advanced ragdoll at all. I see Euphoria as advanced procedural animation different from ragdoll. Ragdoll causes characters to limp while Euphoria causes characters to react to more environmental events and with some self-preservation. When characters are alive, they are aware of their environment and react appropriately with Euphoria. When they are dead, they can't react so ragdoll takes over and make the characters limp.--spaceeinstein 23:14, 21 September 2011 (BST)
Incorrect info.
Before I remove this, can you please tell me if this is vandal? Here is the link http://www.grandtheftwiki.com/Antagonist
Look under the Ray Bulgarin (TBoGT section), and you will find a part that says "like acquiring a hockey team and infiltrating a police station", if my memory from playing the game several time serves me correct, that was never in the game. Or am I missing something? Thanks, --Fairnick68 (talk) 01:08, 23 October 2011 (BST)
Mount Chiliad
Hi. It was assumed, seeing as Vinewood was back I figured maybe the most prominent landmarks would remain the same. We'll see when the trailers reveal more. Grand Theft AJ (talk) 02:33, 3 November 2011 (GMT)
News articles
- In reply to News articles
I've always felt that everything should have its own article simply because this wiki is about the GTA series and nothing else. I've never believed in the merging of articles on wikis that are about one particular topic or about the need for it to be significant enough. Sorry about the delay in response. A-Dust 10:29, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
Whoops, sorry about that. BTW, as for mods being compatible in the mobile ports, will there be any updates to the existing toolsets? Blakegripling ph (talk) 08:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
- I doubt there will be updates to existing tools because very few tools are open-sourced, and most who have the source aren't active anymore. Gamerzworld is knowledgeable in creating tools so his progress is promising.--spaceeinstein 08:41, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed. Still from what GW did it does look promising; too bad I don't have an Android phone that's good enough to run the game. Blakegripling ph (talk) 08:45, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Staff Chat
Hey, we'll be having a staff chat on IRC tonight at 21:00 UTC (30mins after this message). Any chance you could join us? gboyers talk 20:27, 3 March 2012 (UTC) (TEST)
can i use this file File:Carl-Johnson-GTA-SA.jpg — Unsigned comment added by Nameless assasin (talk • contribs)
- I don't understand what you want to do, you have to be much more descriptive than that. If you want to use that image on CJ's article to depict CJ, I would prefer that you use post-release images.--spaceeinstein 21:42, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I am sorry about that,I was asking if i could use this image i received from wikapedia in the cj article
- That image is from Rockstar so yes you can use it, but, again, I prefer that you use post-release images instead.--spaceeinstein 19:47, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I noticed you've been toying with SMW too. My (sort of) plan is to automatically apply this to all content pages through infoboxes. So when someone says dob=1978 the infobox code shoves that into a smw link and from there we can do searches and have interactive tables. That would work well for characters in a game. It could also work for vehicles (top speed etc) but those stats are different per-game, so we might have to do something like GTAVC-TopSpeed. I don't think it would be as effective for missions (reward money?) or radio stations (genre?). I think it's very powerful when it comes to locations and businesses though - if we used smw we would be able to search for all [restaurant]s in [Algonquin or Broker], or all [police stations] in [all towns in [San Andreas]]. We can actually do a lot of that with categories at the moment though. Think that's worth doing? gboyers talk 05:28, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, I think it's worth doing. I see SMW as very useful in creating long tables. I don't think many people would use it to do searches though.--spaceeinstein 06:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
"Cubans" category page
Is it really a necessity to have?
- [1] (url link since I don't seem to be able to link normally to category pages)
It only has one page, Umberto Robina, categorized under it. Seems to me like it could be done away with, with no real negative consequence since other category pages like Gangs in GTA Vice City and Bosses are likely to get far more traffic and encompass more content, while all named members of the Cuban gang are already linked to on the Cuban gang page. Agree or disagree? Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 08:33, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
GTW downtime
Any idea why GTW was down for so long? Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 10:00, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Search bar woes
Is there anyway to keep that scrolling bar that appears when typing something into the search bar from appearing? It gets annoying because it blocks what I'm typing and I can't tell if I'm spelling the name of what I'm searching for correctly. Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 11:18, 4 May 2013 (BST)
403 error on Firefox
I can't access GTW in any way using FF, I keep getting a 403 error. I've gone through all the fixes I can find online and have tried shutting off my addons without success. I have no problems accessing it on Internet Explorer, as I'm doing at the moment. Any ideas? Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 00:17, 30 July 2013 (BST)
- Well, whatever the problem was, it seems to have passed. Ghost Leader (talk|edits) 11:32, 7 August 2013 (BST)
Re: Redirect Page Delete
If moving a page is better than deleting it for spelling errors, I guess move them instead. This isn't the first time I accidentally misspelled a page name when making a new article.
We will eventually need to remove the redirects, move the original Grove Street Families page's text to the 3D Universe article, and rewrite the original page as a disambiguation page. Also, the Ballas need to separated into 3D Universe and HD Universe renditions. --Gsu eagle 31049 (talk|edits) 19:18, 16 August 2013 (BST)
Do you know where i can find a Youga? KebbBone (talk|edits) 16:34, 24 September 2013 (BST)


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1 corned beef (follow this recipe up to the cooking portion)
3 tablespoons whole coriander
3 tablespoons whole peppercorns
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
Soak the meat 15 minutes in cold water. Rub with paprika and sugar. Using a mortar and pestle or other grinder, grind the peppercorns and coriander until broken down but still coarse. Rub into the meat on all sides. Refrigerate overnight.
Place on one rack of your smoker. Place two chimmneys' worth of unlit coals in the coal ring. Add 3 chunks mesquite then add one chimney worth of lit coals on top. Place 3 additional chunks of mesquite on top of the lit coals. Reassemble the smoker. Fill the water bowl with warm water. Smoke for 5 hours keeping the temperature between 225-275.
Smoke for 6 to 6 1/2 hours or until the internal temperature is 165. Wrap tightly in foil and place in a cold oven or cooler for 1-2 hours before slicing.*
*If you can, wait until the next day to slice, the flavors are even better. What we did was make the pastrami to eat the next day one one rack and a Texas style brisket to eat the same date for dinner on the second rack.


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Young and Fun. Whats not to like. Il make all your fantasies come true
My show is different every day. One day we will be outside being naughty and the next we will be hanging out in the bathtub. I have toys and I am very open minded
I like men and women who are kind, loving and generous. I also love dominance.
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C'mon, Schiff—we're waiting. Where's the dollar's collapse, the sky-high inflation, societal chaos, the oceans of fire?
The last two may be a stretch, but the outspoken head of Euro Pacific Precious Metals has warned of the dire consequences of Fed action for what seems like forever (or at least since the first round of quantitative easing). Those consequences have yet to reveal themselves.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that he didn't believe the Fed was fueling a stock market bubble with its accommodative policies.
Schiff told The Daily Ticker on Friday that the Fed couldn't see a bubble if it popped in its face.
"In fact, Ben Bernanke himself said there was no real estate bubble even after the real estate bubble burst," Schiff told the website. "I don't think there's necessarily a bubble in the stock market. There's certainly a bubble in certain types of stocks that are way overvalued as a result of all the cheap money Ben Bernanke has been creating."
That doesn't mean the Fed's unprecedented policies of near-zero interest rates and bond buying are without consequence.
"What he is doing with his reckless monetary policy is causing our resources to be malinvested," Schiff continues. "We're spending too much on housing right now because of what Ben Bernanke is doing. He's bragging about the fact that we're building more houses and home prices are up, but they're only up because of the artificially manipulated prices thanks to the Fed, and all of this is a mistake and is going to be unwound in a very painful way."
The ticker notes Schiff's own role in detecting bubbles, specifically the real estate bubble ahead of 2007 and 2008. In a now famous appearance on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Stewart produced earlier video clips of Schiff predicting the crisis of 2008 to the scoffs and dismissive giggles of pundits at Fox, CNBC and others.
He's likewise been warning of the dollar's collapse as a result of Fed policies.
Yet, as the website notes, since the beginning of the year the dollar, measured against a basket of other currencies, has been rising.
"At some point that is going to change," Schiff says. "People are going to realize or call the Fed's bluff, that our economy is stimulus-based. There is not a real exit strategy. The Fed is going to print money indefinitely."
He adds, "the dollar is weak, it's just that other currencies are also weak, so that's masking how truly weak the dollar is. The only way you can say dollar bears have gotten it wrong maybe is on the timing," Schiff concedes. "I've been talking about a weak dollar—the dollar has been weak, and look at how weak the dollar has been against gold."


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So you turned 40.
And before you knew it, another year flew by and you're approaching your next birthday.
As you look in the mirror, you notice that the years are making their statement, loud and clear. The skin no longer appears like you just turned 25, and the pounds are creeping in faster then you can chew. Having this daily enlightenment in front of the mirror can trigger a big depression. However, if you look from the other perspective you can (and should) take a totally different approach.
Yes, as my friend has bluntly pointed out, the years are marching all over my face, and probably yours. My reply to that is, so what?! Haven't we earned every wrinkle?
Every muscle that is a bit loose still holds our facial expressions extremely well. So if the skin sags a little, it's no big deal. When we were younger, it was a painful experience removing zits and getting lectured on the evils of sugar. Now we get to enjoy relaxing facial massages and soothing cleansing masks.
Of course, sugar is still our enemy, and is now accompanied by a host of starches that don't belong in our diets. And alcohol seems to have more of a negative impact on our brains and bodies than it used to, so we should probably leave that behind as well.
On the other hand, an army of plastic sergeants eagerly awaits the opportunity cut into our skin, inject us with rat poison, and lipo fat from places we didn't even know existed. And for the privilege of looking a few years younger, we get to pay for their services like a mortgage amortized over 30 years. Is that a deal or what!
For the disciplined, there are health clubs within walking distance of each other, preaching nutrition, exercise, aerobics and weight lifting. There are hordes of personal trainers standing by, who are more than willing (for a fee) to listen to us bitch and moan the whole hour on the exercise bike or treadmill.
And there are creams, made with exotic ingredients, for every possible situation. There are special inventions to lift your eyes, neck, breast and anything else you might think of. There are even bathing suits guaranteed to make you look 10 pounds lighter.
Today's fashions allow us to wear just about anything, but let's not get carried away and make fools of ourselves. It is not okay for a 40+ woman to wear a short miniskirt and think she looks "hot." Remember—everything in moderation (and I don't care how good your legs look!).
Fabulously40 women today are at their best. Many of us tackle new careers, run marathons and date men 15 years younger. Heck, some of us are even having kids for the first time. Regardless of the circumstances, this is our time to realize that lines on our face do not make us older, they make us stronger!
No longer do we have to buy into preconceived notions about getting older. We can be verbal about our true feelings, we can conquer any challenge, and we know that if we lasted this long, we can do just about anything. We don't have to work harder, just smarter.
We do, however, need to remind ourselves that after 40 it's all about us. This is our time to be "high maintenance." As long as we allow ourselves to be just a bit more self-centered, as long as we stay focused on being positive, and as long as we try to love ourselves more than anyone else does, self-esteem will not be an issue, no matter how many wrinkles keep showing up in the mirror.
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Perhaps the killer app for data quality improvement will come from the state.
Consider the numerous outside consumers of corporate information these days. It began a few years ago when data warehouses began being used for sharing information with suppliers, customers, prospects, vendors, etc. Why? Because they could. The data was there and some relative measure of data quality was being applied to the data, creating âgood enoughâ data for those outside consumers. Though not first targets for the data warehouse, the data warehouse evolved to meet those needs. Coming on the heels of that is another potential level of consumer for not just data warehouse data, but potentially significant operational data â our government.
Now consider the last year of government solicitation of corporate data, much of it consumer-oriented and to the chagrin of civil libertarians and corporations alike. There are the public ones like internet search records and there are the company-by-company requests that information professional are working on fulfilling daily.
One day, if the government begins to treat corporate information as a state asset and grow frustrated with imperfect data quality in corporate submissions, we in information management could be living under a SOX-like environment.
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nanard wrote:MM41 wrote:MM41 wrote:It's better on my Falcon, but i can't play (freeze again after selected a clan)
(may be my HD have weakness)
could be a problem with sound.
Dune II waits for the voice "House Ordos" / etc to be finished at this screen. Do you hear something ?
I have the same crash, no sound before the freeze in 030 mode.
Otherwise the game works perfectly with a CT60+MT32 (music, voice, framerate & mouse).


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Tuesday Art Day: Talwen
Back at Pugging Pally I used to do art posts fairly often. I think it's a fine tradition that I wouldn't mind continuing!
Here is a commission I just recently finished for a friend of Lara's. This is her draenei paladin, Tal, and she is awesome (if I do say so myself). The armour was conceived of by her and assembled/altered by the two of us with our brainstorming; it's a combination of the Tier 8 paladin set combined with Tier 6 (shoulders and crown). I changed the colours of those pieces so that they would look as if they were part of the T8 set.
So that is thing one; I always enjoy sharing some art I've been working on! Secondly, I have written a guest post that is the probable first in a series of guest posts for Vosskah over at Sword and Board. Yes, that's right, Vosskah, infamous raid leader and utterer of French expletives! Those of you who have been sad I don't write about pugging as much may like this series, because…
I made a warrior. And all she's been doing is tanking (ulp). Meantime, Voss provides useful information about tanking. I think it's a fun combination, especially for anyone else who may be interested in leveling lowbie warrior tanks. That's something that Vid was always lacking as she leveled – I couldn't tell people about good choice to make because I really was just figuring it out as I went along. Unlike me, Voss knows what he is doing.
It may take my little warrior a long time to level this way, but the journey promises to be a nerve-wracking one. Mosey over and read Looking To Be A Great Warrior? if you are so inclined!


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april lindner.
Publisher Poppy.
Publication Date: January 27,2015.
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance.
Format|Pages: Hardcover|304.
Source: Goodreads|Library
While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food...and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician.
After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse have to be, does it?
After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse have to be, does it?
In this stunning novel, April Lindner perfectly captures the highs and lows of a summer love that might just be meant to last beyond the season.
When I came across this novel on Goodreads, the description had sparked my interest enough that I was curious about it. I did not have high expectations about the book because I had never read book by this author. Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop and I wished that I had picked it up sooner that I had. LOVE, LUCY was breathtaking, and half of it took place in Italy, one of places that I love to see in the future. Now that I have read LOVE, LUCY I am eager to see it even more. When Lucy was in Italy and when she was exploring it with Jesse, and way that she describes the sights that they seen, those sights I could picture them despite never being in Italy. Can it be more romantic then fall in love in Italy? I think it's one of most romantic places for love. I couldn't get enough of Jesse and Lucy, the two of them were almost always on the move, and it had me wondering what adventure they would come across them next. APRIL LINDNER has a way to have you feel that you took the adventure along with Lucy and Jesse, as if you were part of a story.
At first I assumed that Jesse and Lucy will be nothing but summer fling, considering that Lucy would be leaving her vacation. There was this feeling that maybe the two of them were falling for each other too fast, it didn't feel realistic at first. I also didn't think it was nice of Lucy to ditch her friend who she met recently. I know she tried to include her, but at the same time I didn't feel like she meant it. However, I loved the scenes between Lucy and Jesse, the sights that they seen. It did not take long for me to see how Jesse cared about Lucy, especially when he asked her to stay. I wasn't sure if he loved her or not, I did know that he cared about her, more than a summer romance. After Lucy left, I wondered if they would keep touch, if it would be the same. I was angry with Jesse for not keeping touch with her, at same time I wondered if there was reason behind it.
I loved that Jesse and Lucy ended up back with each other. I did not like how the two of them ended together. I did not like that Lucy cheated on Shane. I think that she should broken up with him, moment that Jesse showed up and kissed her. Shane did nothing but try to please her, he even offered to stay with him, help her found a job when he found out about her father. He might not been in love with her, but he cared about her. My heart broke for him. He did not deserve that. There was one character I could not like and that was Lucy's father. Mostly I did not like how he treated her, and tried bully her in doing something that she did not even like. Way he threatened to stop paying for her college, just because she joined one play. Aren't parents supposed support her children? I am glad that she at least had her mom to support her. I was glad that in end everything worked out for her. I was thinking about story long after I finished it.
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EFF off…and political moral vacuums
I don't know if I am in a minority, but when I first heard a new political party was in the process of being formed in South Africa, and it was called EFF, I thought this was a joke. "Oh eff off," I spluttered. More questionable names for a party are difficult to come by….


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Hey guys, KCDS here~ In need of money to maintain our server and pay the translators, we decided to put a new "service"! By patronaging us on Patreon, depending on the amount of money, you can have early-access to the translated chapters of the novels! Even better since you can Continue Reading →


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johniewayne necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 195 diseños de 55 diseñadores freelance.
Standridge Clinic
This established chiropractic practice has been providing consistent results in the form of pain relief and recovery for its patients during the past 22 years. Offering natural alternatives, Standridge Clinic is a multi-faceted practice offering a wider scope of services beyond traditional chiropractic care (disc decompression, injectables) however, chiropractic adjustment is the foundation of the practice. We've established a great reputation for professionalism and for doing everything with excellence. Our belief is that anyone who has a spine (yes, this means you!) should consult with a chiropractor on a regular basis, as many symptoms are a direct result of pinched nerves. Standridge Clinic practices within a small, yet rapidly growing city, and is noticing several new (young) competitive practices springing up in town. Our goal is to use our new identity/logo to build on the existing success of the practice, and to attract new customers.
Chiropractic is unrestricted to age or gender, however, the clinics most common demographic is females ages 30-60, followed by males ages 35-60. The clinic treats both blue and white collar patients, however the community has an above average higher per capita income. Since the city is in growth mode, it would be ideal to reach/attract new citizens as they move into town.
Please feel free to be creative with our new logo!
The Standridge name has been the brand, and should remain a primary element of the new identity. We're looking for a simple, yet distinctive mark that reflects the experience, professionalism and excellence the practice is know for.
No traditional chiropractic elements such spines or bones, please; we're looking to break through the clutter with a unique identity that sets the practice apart from the competition. That said, we're not against the idea of an abstract "hint" of a spine, and like curving, free-flowing lines.
The logo should be strong (skewing towards masculine) but appealing to both genders. There are no requirements on specific colors, but the logo should be simple enough to work in black/white.
Thank you in advance - we'll be sure to give as much feedback as possible!
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Is it theatER or theatRE? Kiss my non-British bum!
It's the oddest and most exaspertaing thing I come across in my job, and I come across it every day: Red- (and blue-) blooded Americans insisting on spelling "theater" according to the British spelling: "TheatRE."
As soon as we all start spelling words like colour and centre, I'll be right on board with that. Till then, I will not cop to this odd inferiority complex we all seem to have about the American theater that seemingly makes us desperate to come off as legitimate … which apparently means British.
And it's everywhere. On marquees. In proper names. As if calling yourself the Denver Center TheatRE Company carries more artistic value than if you simply followed the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (which is good enough for every other word in every American's vocabulary … but this one).
The lastest M-W acknowledges only one acceptable RE variant: coup de théâtre ("a sudden sensational turn in a play") – and it's French.
Calling what you do TheatRE in America comes off as the worst kind of pretension. We should just spell it "theataaaaah."
It's not like we go to the AMC Movie TheatREs. They are "theaters."
I think we should all take a cue from Stuart Smalley. Let's have a group hug and admit that we're worthy enough, in our own right, to spell the discipline we dedicate our entire lives to according to American English.
Yes, I'll continue spell your theater company's name whatever conceited way you want me to. But in my heart, you're all theatERs.
Vive le Buntport and Avenue Theaters! (Language irony intended.)
The rest of you TheatREs can kiss my non-British bum …
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Butler Outdoor Club
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The Butler Outdoor Club promotes outdoor education and provides year-round outdoor activities in Western PA and surrounding areas. These activities are geared for all levels and are designed to provide recreation and foster a better understanding and responsible use of the outdoors. Our activities include hiking, backpacking, biking, birding, canoeing, kayaking, xc-skiing, snow-shoeing, camping, and trail maintenance.
We are a trail affiliate with the North Country Trail Association.


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The Birth of the Muhigum Ongsimang Lingden Phalgunanda
His Great Holiness
The early dawn of the 6th century witnessed the birth of Muhigum Ongshi Mang like Gautama Buddha, Hazrad Muhammed, Confucius, Laotse, Zoroster who advocated the essence of peace and toiled hard guiding the world along the path of tranquility: the world, in the same way, further witnessed the advent of such Muhigum Ongshi Mang, as and when the crisis of peace was felt.
Nearly 60 years ago, the province of 'Limbuwan' of eastern Nepal also had had an opportunity of receiving the blessings of a Prophet who would preach his religious sermons in 'Limbuwan' along with his disciples and devotees. He was a super human being with a dashing personality; clad in 'Mekhli' (long gown), with broad chest, radiant face that would emit the brightness of 'Divine Light' broad and shiny forehead adorned with a small round 'Tika' of 'Bibhuti' (Ash), black and shiny cascade of hair, 'Tulasi's Mala' (the string the Tulasi beads) round the neck, evenly poised sets of shiny white teeth and a pair of iron bangles on the wrists. He was a 'Bramhachari' (bachelor) and great saint of Kiranti Origin.
Acording to his horoscope, he had been christened as Nardhoj Lingden (Limbu) but later on, he became famous as 'Phalgunand Tapaswi'. Although his name and fame could not spread only throughout Nepal, he was popular in the Nepalese villages of Burma (Myanmar), Assam, Sikkim and Bhutan then.
Ilam is a district that lies in the Far-estern part of the kingdom of Nepal. From the district headquarter of Ilam, there is a main road to Dhankuta in the west. On the way of Dhankuta from Ilam, one finds east Mahabharat lake. There is a small bazaar at an altitude of 6,000 feet in the Mahabharat Danda (hill). The bazaar is known as 'Rabihaat' after the name of its founder Rabikarna Rangkasu Rai who had initiated the process of 'haat' (Marketing) in this Naghi Danda in 'Amawasya' (New moon) and Purnima (Full moon) Tithi (special date) in 1920 B.S. From this Rabihaat, there is a village called Chukchinamba at a distance of 12 miles. This very village is the abode of the great Ongshi Mang Phalgunanda Tapaswi. He was born here on Kartik 25, 1942 B.S. and according to Indian (Hindu) astrological calculation; it was on Sunday, fortnight after the new moon and the great and pious mother to give birth was mother Hangsamati. His father's name was Ansuwant Lingden (Jaganraj). Although he was Nardhoj according to his horoscope, he was, later on called Phalgunanda because of his spiritual elevation. There is an interesting episode that tells how his name was changed. After the birth of Phalgunanda's eldest sister, eldest and second brothers many other children were also born (before Phalgunanda's birth) but none of them survives, some died instantly or after an hour of birth. In the meantime, it was Phalgunanda's time to come out of the womb of his mother and since the day the mother conceived him, the Lingden family had been experiencing a period of happiness and peacefulness. Nevertheless, nobody took initiative the taking care of the "would be born Baby" because they thought he, too, might not survive like previous babies. Then, on the destined day Phalgunanda was born. Unlike theprevious babies, he showed the sign of surviving more (about 3 hours), this made everybody happy but unfortunately, following some infection in the mothers breast, Phalgunanda was debarred of breast-feeding. Concequently, he was started being fed on the black goat's milk (which had been brought home ¾ days before). Gradually, the baby started receiving the sympathy of the villagers. At that time, there was a tradition of adorning small children of the village with iron bangles and calling them by nicknames. Since baby Phalgunanda had also been given iron bangles and rings, the villagers (especially female old folks) started addressing him with the nickname of 'Phalamsing'. Later on, the name was changed to Phalgunanda from 'Phalamsing'.
Among the members of Phalgunanda's family, Lajhark was the eldest; he got married in Chukchinamba and then, went to Bhutan where he dies afterwards. The second eldest brother was Rajwant who had been to Burma (Myanmar) and served in the Gurkha Rifles Battalion. Machina rank of haveldar ( Sergeant) and he himself was the third son and a great saint.
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The Age of Adolescence Gradually, Phalamsing stepped in his adolescence, working as a shepherd boy. Two of his elder brothers and already left Chukchinamba to settle down elsewhere (outside Nepal). Meanwhile, his father, Ansuwanta, also decided to abandon the village because of scarcity of food in spite of toiling hard round the year. Nevertheless, Phalamsing, perhaps because of nostalgia or with expectation of meeting the same "Divine Person" , decided to continue staying in his native village, Chukchinamba. His parents went to Charkhola, Jeetpur where they had their relatives, but again, they migrated to Rajurukh (Bhutan), finally.
Now, Phalamsing was alone and he lived under the care of his uncle and aunt. The days were passing happily and everything was normal. But, since Phalamsing was a vegetarian, he could not adjust with non-vegetarian uncle and aunt; consequent upon this, he would often fall sick. One day, he understood his problems and advised him, Saila, now you have become matured and responsible, since it is difficult to adjust our meals (vegetarian and non-vegetarian), it will be better if you start dwelling separately. "Phalamsing did not feel otherwise; he too, had been experiencing inconveniences for a long time. Then, he was given a portion of land in Lechhebhung across a small rivulet and an earthen pot, two handful of flour, a sickle knife, a spade, an aluminum plate, a bowl and some chickens. Thus, he started his world there.
During those days, very few people used money as the medium of exchange. In the most cases, the system of 'barter' was very popular. People would use money for buying articles like salt and clothes only and they would get money to buy these articles by selling fowls and goats. In course of time, Phalamsing could manage to multiply a good number of chickens. But, since he was a vegetarian, he had neither the scope of exchanging them nor he could consume them. The number of chickens kept on increasing. One day, one of his friends, suggested to go to Gundri Bazar (Darjeeling) to sell the fowls at a good price. Carrying a basket full of fowls, he set off for Darjeeling through the terrain's and foot-trails of Khalanga (Ilam), Namshaling, Sukabare, Gorkhe and Simana. The Namshalling, he slipped and fell down because of heavy downpour. Somehow he managed to reach Darjeeling. After selling the fowls, he reached Ghoom on return journey. Ghoom , he found a number of people being recruited as labourers for Nathung War.
It was 1960 B.S. and Tibet was the kingdom of Dalai Lama and to south of Nepal, the Imperialist, British, East Indian Company was the ruler of India. The then Governor General of India Lord Carson was busy making strategy of invading Tibet because he was offended with the decision of Dalai Lama who had allowed the Russian Ambassador to be in Lhasa. The Prime Minister of Nepal had also presented a number of Yaks as a souvenir to British Imperialist.
Phalamsing and his friend also got instigated to get themselves recruited as labourers as they watched the soldiers moving around in their clean outfit around Ghoom Depot. Both of them decided to visit other countries to earn money. Then, they on board, the vehicles and got off at the British recruitment camp in Tibet. They started working as wage-labourers and their duty was to construct roads by cutting snowy sloped of mountains. It was not an easy job; there was heavy risk in every step. Sometimes, the workers would be swept away by the avalanches and killed. Many of them were either killed or injured but, luckily, Phalamsing was one of the survivors. The workers, however, had to continue their work even in the terrible avalanches, it was their fate.
The workers would assemble together every evening and entertain by singing, dancing, drinking and merry-making but, Phalamsing would keep himself aloof from the group. One day, after 4 days of an avalanche, while he was alone, strolling around, the same event of his childhood days got repeated. He visualized the same "Divine Person" in his dream like state of mind and he got spell blind. Person stood in front and suggested, "I had expected that expected that you'd continue your devotion and convert others also to be my devotees but why did you forget me? If you ignore me, you won't be able to reform the existing ignorant people and society, Speed up … continues your devotion and let others also follow the same path of salvation." This was the divine message conveyed by the Divine Person. He was reminded of those golden God's commandments and ordered to implement them as soon as possible. As he came out of his dream like state, the Divine Person had already vanished, suddenly he started chanting Golden sentences of Almighty God internally and he felt a reawakening of his soul. He looked at the bright moon in the sky, it was full moon night. Lord Buddha had also attained enlightenment on the same date some 2500 years ago. It was a tip-toe night, deepening silence had engulfed the environment and slowly and seriously, he started remembering and chanting the verses. Thus he initiated his first meditation on the very night staging in the jungle for the whole night.
The next morning, he repeated the sermons of Gods to his fellow workers thinking that would affect them positively, but, they mocked him by calling him mad. The negative response of his fellow workers depressed him very much. He started brooding about such irresponsible behaviour of his friends. Then, he realized that it is very different to deliver the mind of them who have been the slaves of worldly pleasure and luxuries and who are destined to live according to the actions of the previous birth. After that, he made up his mind collected his salary and took leave from the supervisor. Here, a question may arise – why he (a hermit like person) needed money? Actually, he needed money to go back to his village and also to buy gifts for the sisters of the village as it was the system of the village and they (the sisters) would also expect gifts from their brothers who returned to the village.
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The Childhood Days
The spherical earth has both upward and downward avenues. In the version of famous engraver, painter and poet, William Blake, the world (and, life) is full of contraries; day and night, rain and drought, winter and summer, sorrows and happiness etc. Besides man-made systems and traditions, there are many natural process. Everybody, from tiny insects to enormous elephants, from an ordinary mendicant to a great king, has to experience both – birth and death. According to the great Nepalese poet, 'Kabi Shiromani Lekhanath Poudel, nothing and none is spared by the cruel hands of death; death can not be postponed or ignored; everybody is prone to die.
The cold hands of death did not spare the loving mother of baby Phalamsing, too. He lost his mother at a very tender age, his beloved mother, Hangsamati bade farewell from the world leaving her husband, Ansuwanta as the sole guardian of baby Phalamsing. Phalamsing could neither feed on the breast of his mother nor he could experience the affection and security of his mother's lap for a long interval. The sudden demise of Hangsamati brought about a disaster in the Lingden family. It was an irreparable damage caused to the family.
Initially, Ansuwanta somehow managed to lookafter and back up Phalamsing but in course of time he was unable to pull on the burden any longer. Then, with the consent of relatives and neighbours, he opted for the second marriage. Thus, Phalamsing was looked after by his step mother.
Like many other children, (in lakhs) Phalamsing also taken birth in a poverty-stricken Nepalese family so, he was not an exception, he was different from average shepherd boys. He had all the qualities of a great person right from his childhood days. He was a peace loving, soft-spoken, patient, quiet, unobtrusive and ever smiling personality right from his childhood. It was the eight year of his life, working as a shepherd.
During winter Phalamsing's father would drive his cattle and flock of ship and goat across the river, Maham Mai. The children of village, almost all of them, would swim across the shallow river to reach eatables to their fathers in the 'Goth' (Sheds). Phalamsing had also gone to reach the eatable to his father for one or two occasions. Once, in one of such trips, a very unusual thing happened to Phalamsing. In the heap of eatables, Phalamsing's step mother had kept the pieces of dry meat and he was unknown about carrying meat. As he was crossing the river Maham Mai (Kankai), suddenly, he started trembling and then, his whole body was covered with rash and blisters and he felt highly feverish. He somehow managed to reach the eatables to his father. On seeing the son in such condition, the father asked Phalamsing. "What's wrong with you?" But, Phalamsing could not utter a word. The father thought that the step-mother must have sent Phalamsing ignoring his ailing condition and he started blaming (inside) his wife for such negligence. He might have rebuked his wife if she had been present in front of him. Then, he held the 'Doko' (bamboo-basket) of Phalamsing and helped him to place it with case. After that, the father placed Phalamsing on his lap and discovered the acute feverish condition of his son. Phalamsing had, by the time, become totally speechless and he would shed just tears instead of uttering words. The father, then, understood the situation and decided to go home instantly with Phalamsing. He asked his fellow shepherd to take care of his castles and came back to the village. On reaching home, he got offended with his wife for negligence, but he came to know that Phalamsing was well before he had started his journey. The parents, then suspected of possible disease and started consulting the local 'Mata-Pita', 'Phedangmas', (Physicians and witch doctors), but none of them could cure Phalamsing. It was an alien disease and a big problem for all of them. Anyway, those 'Phedangmas' kept on continuing their rituals for another ¾ days, but, there was no sign of improvement in the ailing condition of young Phalamsing. One day, all on a sudden, the ailing boy got up and ran towards the nearby jungle. He was being chased by 2/3 persons but, these people could not traced out him as it had became dark in the evening. They came back empty-handed.
"Why did he run towards the jungle?" "Whom did he meet?" "What talk did they have?" "How that incurable and mysterious disease had attacked Phalamsing?" All these questions are related to a miraculous happening.
In fact, while Phalamsing was struggling in the bed because of the disease, he happened to see a 'Divine Person' who signaled him to go to him. No one except Phalamsing saw the "Divine Person". There was a spiritual attraction in the signal, and, the attraction prompted Phalamsing to get up and run towards the jungle within a fraction of second.
Phalamsing reached the jungle and there he was the same 'Divine Person' who held his hand and took him to the bottom of a tree. Then, the "Divine Person" scratched the land with his leg and planted bean-like seed. The seed grew instantly to a plant and the vines of the plant started coiling Phalamsing and tied him fixedly with the tree. The grip of the vines was so tight that Phalamsing was unable to move. After that, the 'Divine Person' started interrogating Phalamsing with volley of questions:
Divine Person: Why did you disrespect me? Why didn't you make me happy?
Phalamsing: I didn't know. (This, he said spontaneously and this was the very sentence that he had spoken after a long interval)
Divine Person: Did you recognize me or not?
Phalamsing: No, I didn't!
Divine Person: Have you forgotten the promise of your previous birth?
Phalamsing: I have forgotten! I am unable to recollect them!
Divine Person: Think deeply and you'll know them.
Phalamsing: No, I can't remember!
Divine Person: You've been over-shadowed by your ignorance. Why did you cross the river (Goddess) carrying meat! You shouldn't eat meat. Go there……. Apologize the mother goddess. (He pointed towards the river)
Then the 'Divine Person' vanished. Phalamsing had already been released from the trap of vine. He felt no more pain in his body, the body no more shivered. Then, he started gazing at the river. He heard the musical note divine instrument inside his eardrum. After sometime a beautiful maiden with spiritual gaiety and adorned with spiritual garments and ornaments came out of the river with ever-smiling brilliant face and touched the boy, Phalamsing. Then, caressing his head the maiden said; " Do you want to become a sage ? Well, complete the previous course of fasting. In fact, I had sent the 'person' to call you here." With these mesmerizing and sweet words, the maiden went back to the river smilingly and vanished. Then, he heard the same musical note that gave him heavenly bliss. He followed the Goddess (the maiden) and got totally soaked in the water. He came out of the river and he was a spellbinding view in the sky.
It was huge pages of paper with golden writings falling from the sky one after another in the river. Although the golden letters were very bright and flashing, he was able to read those God's commandments because of the blessings of the goddess. After reading the contents of the papers he got enlightenment, his body was purged and became pious. He experienced heavenly bliss.
After a while, he saw a bright galaxy of stars in the sky. Then, once again, it became dark. He couldn't enter into the forest, as he decided to go back to the village, because of darkness. So, he started waiting for the dawn, shivering with cold of the first hour of night (From this incident it is understood that Phalamsing was a vegetarian right from his birth. It was a mistake of the step-mother of let him carry meat. Anyway, because of the mistake, he could get the blessings of the goddess.)
Gradually, the golden rays of the sun enveloped the world and made it bright. He (Phalamsing) started trudging towards his home. He had become well both physically and mentally. He wished to dance, jump and shown and share happiness because of his recovery, but there was a slight weakness in his body due to prolonged illness, so, he sat idle. While sitting idly, he started recollecting the dreamlike incident of the night. He met the men, who had been sent by his parents, on the way and when the men saw him, they started barricading him, thinking that he would run away again. But to their utter surprise, he smiled and said "Why are you trying to hole me?" The men got highly surprised when they heard him speaking. They inquired, "How did you get well ?" Then, he explained them the whole story. After hearing him, the men opined that the boy (Phalamsing) would be a great thinker in future. After that, he was brought home, the parents were delighted to receive him to normal condition. The men briefed the parents about everything in detail. Then, Phalamsing said," One shouldn't cross a river carrying raw flesh. When I was imparted the spiritual knowledge by the goddess, I felt that I was wearing a locket as big as the earth. Thus, he was no more ignorant, he had become an enlightened one after purgation.
Then after, Phalamsing was visited and called by the same "divine Person" frequently for another six months. In the presence of the "Divine Person" even the dark night would be converted into a bright day. He would be taken to the river by the goddess and she would shown him the same kind of golden pages containing god's commandment. He would be asked by the goddess to immerse his body up to the level of neck into the river and read and memorize those golden sentences.
The process of acquiring spiritual knowledge continued for about six months. Sometimes, in the process of acquiring the spiritual knowledge, everything would disappear suddenly and in the dark night, he would return home crawling or walking on all fours and feel wounded and his eyes would be filled with the pond of tears for such punishment or test of the Almighty God. However, the pain and the worries were transient and again, the next moment, he would crave more for the spiritual knowledge forgetting the severe punishment. Thus, the process continued and ultimately he acquired the complete Spiritual knowledge from the divine Maham Mai (Name River) and later on, he spread the knowledge to all who recognized his greatness.
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The Life of a Soldier
In the meantime, the second brother, Rajwant, who had served the Gorkha Regiment in Machina, Burma, as corporal, called Phalamsing sending message through one, Balbum Limbu, Balbum came to Chukchinamba, met Phalamsing and briefed him about Rajwant. After meeting Balbum, Phalamsing made up his mind to visit Burma (Mynamar) because he was alone and in acute need of help of a loving brother like Rajwant. In fact, the whole world exists depending upon the 'hope' which is a strong backbone for everybody.
As consented by Phalamsing, Balbum took Phalamsing with him, attended Ghoom Depot on the way and set out for Burma (Myamar). After completing the journey by train, vehicles, and ship, they ultimately reached the camp (Army Head Quarter) in Burma (Myamar). A new diversion took place in the camp. The next morning Phalamsing was given the army uniform and asked to attend the Parade. In fact, he had gone there to meet his elder brother but, to his uttersurprise, he was asked to join the army. It was quiet contrasting for a hermit like him to join the army and carryout all those inhuman activities like violence, killing breaking of peace etc. He pleaded everybody to spare him, he was not destined to be a soldier. Then, he was brought before the commanding officer who asked him "You neither put on the uniform nor take part in the parade, then what promoted you to get recruited as a soldier?" He replied plainly, "Saheb, I was tricked, I don't want to be a recruit, and I don't like to serve as an army soldier. Please spare me." The official smiled at the reply of Phalamsing. Ultimately everybody complained him to be a recruit. Thus he was recruited in the British Gorkha. Regiment in 1964 B.S. at the age of 22 years.
The Commanding Officer went into room. The plain reply of Phalamsing impressed him very much. The glorious words of Phalamsing, "I don't like war and I feel disgusting to carry out such cruel acts like human massacre and earn fame and wealth" compelled him to brood over the matter deeply. He assured Phalamsing, "It is not war time, and you can relax!" Phalamsing also agreed to stay there till he met his brother, Rajwant.
Thus a new chapter began in Phalamsing's life. He felt it quite uneasy to do march part, of salute the officers, to carryout their orders and to stay active round the clock. However, he continued doing his daily chores. He was a strict devotee and always followed his daily rituals. He had made a wooden self in his room just above the head near his bed. He would never worship God ever day and evening burning incense and lighting old lamp. He would clad himself in white dress (loose shirt and brocks) at the time of worship too. Gradually, people called him the mediator because of his devotion and some of the soldiers became his disciples, too. After 3 months he managed to get the address of their elder brother and wrote him a letter. The older brother, Rajwant came to meet him immediately. The moment of meeting of two brothers was unforgettable; they had met after a long interval of many years. Phalamsing briefed his brother about his meditation and requested him to help him to get his recruitment canceled but, Rajwant, too, insisted him to continue his army career. Rajwant had taste of army life. He diverted the mind of Phalamsing talking about the possible him to difficulties that one might face in Nepal. Then, the assured Phalamsing about his legal discharge from the army 3 years. In this wayPhalamsing's recruit life continued.
Gradually, the mediator earned a good reputation as a healer. A good number of Patients from the barrack would throng to his abode for treatment. The ailing person would become well because of his meditation. Even the British Officer of the camp got convinced of Dhyani's miracles and they, too, would get the members of their family treated by him. Thus, the time span of 3 years lapsed and he, once again, requested the C.O. his discharge but, his service was extended, instead. He would no longer disrespect the request and order of his disciples and officers respectively.
One day he was strolling in the forest in his leisure time. Suddenly he felt that he was being addressed by some invisible person. He felt some voices taking about his previous birth and the activities carried out by him, then. This made him quite perplexed.
Thus he passed his eight valuable years in the barrack. In the meantime the Germans initiated the World War I with the intention of destroying the World. Dhyani, by the mean time, had been promoted to the rank of corporal. He, too, was deputed in the jungles of Burma (Myanamar) with a section of Gurkha Soldier. As per order of the British Gurkha Regiment, he was sent to the front. In this way he visited many villager and cities of Europe during the course of war. The visits were tedious—full of sufferings, thirst and hunger. However, he never fell ill. He would advise his fellow soldiers, "What harm has our so called enemies, the Germans, have done to us? They are also like us and what benefits do we get by massacring them? If they killed, their family will be de-established. So, we should shoot the guns either pointing towards the sky or towards the earth (blank fire) remembering Almighty God; we won't die if we have faith on truth and follow the religious path."
Once during, the war, as they were passing through a jungle, Dhyani saw a little lady (resembling with a Limbuni women) walking in front of them carrying a golden 'Thumse'(triangular bamboo basket) and the bullets fired by the enemies (the Germans) were being collected in the 'Thumse', in fact, no one from Dhyani's side was injured. This miracle has identical from to the miracle observed by the Eklavya in the battle of Kurukshetra between the Pandavs and the Kauravs.
As a matter of fact, Dhyani had been instructed by the Divine Person, whom he had met in the jungle of Nathungdhawa, to preach religious sermons for 30 years and to abandon the world. One day as Dhyani was wandering about in the jungle, the same Divine Person appeared and asked him to go with him. Dhyani told time about his uncompleted mission. Then, the Divine Person advised, "Get your evangelical mission completed and come as you wish: and with the note he disappeared. The reminder of the Divine Person made Dhyani mentally disturbed; he regretted for wasting his valuable 8 years in worldly pleasures; he felt torn and tormented. Now, he made up his mind to resign from the army. Meanwhile the World War I also ended and the soldiers were given the order of opting for leave or discharge from the service. After being deputed for 6 months in a disturbed locality called Hareenkot (Nagaland), Dhayni decided to tender resignation and return to his motherland, Nepal.
As the disciples of Dhyani came to know about their Guru's (master's) resignation from service, they too got ready to resign and follow him. But, the Guru somehow advised the order disciples to continue their service and selected one Dilbhadur Limbu of Panchthar (Chokmagu) to accompany him.
There is an interesting strong that tells how Dhyani managed to get discharged from the army. After the World War I, there were a good numbers of soldier who had applied for leave or discharge from the service. Dhyani also submitted his application but the officer refused. He was offered promotion to the rank of Jamadar instead. He felt tormented and found himself in an awkward position. Anyway, he sat for mediation in the evening and in his mediation a divine poise ordered him to attend the morning parade in civil uniform and to wear 'Bibhuti' in for the heads. The next morning, He did the same. Finding him in such condition, the officers go highly offended and advised him to get corrected. However, Dhyani continued attending the morning parade in the same attire for 3 or 4 days. At last, the officer got tired and asked him about the reason of disobedience. At this, everybody requested the officer for Dhyani's discharge. They told him that Dhyani was under some magic spell pf Meharami Devta (Village goddess) and he was in need of immediate treatment of witch doctor in his own village and for this he was in need of immediate discharge. The commanding officer got convicted and agreed to given a day's salary of his own and of his friends, as well as traveling expenses. In fact, the event of his departure from the army had already been foretold by the goddess Lhasahangma. The day before his ranged. Dhyani was given a grand farewell. He advised all to follow the path of truth and religion. The next day everybody came up to the railway station to bid farewell to him. The moment of departure was really heart-rending; including Dhyani everybody's eyes were overflowing with tears; nobody was happy. In the meantime, the train signaled blowing a long whistling sound them, gradually Dhayni went out of sight of everybody.
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