User talk:MerryC79183

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Images
Just a few notes for updating location articles, when you upload a new image try to keep the file size under 500KB per WP:IMG, and if the image that you're replacing shows nothing important or historical go ahead and upload a new version of the file rather than uploading under a different file name and removing the old image to be forgotten about. For more information see WP:IMP and if you have any questions feel free to ask. Keep up the good work. 10:42, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Sorting characters
When a character has a title, such as "Overlord Agmar", or a full name, such as "Blastgineer Fuzzwhistle", use  at the end of the article (before the categories). To use the previous as examples, they would be  and. Keep up the good work. -- 15:26, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Re:"Frightened Miners"...I guess I'm still unsure of the exact methodology used for DefaultSort. It's only used for names of single NPCs? MerryC (talk) 18:21, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "Miners" isn't a name per say, so the "DEFAULTSORT:Y, X" doesn't apply there. -- 18:30, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * So only proper names, and if it's a three-part name that's two-parts title, it would be proper name, title ("Bombgutz, Chief Blastgineer"). And if it's Title First_name Last_name ("Captain Donald Adams"), don't list the NPC by their title? MerryC (talk) 18:59, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * The first one is correct. If the character has a first and last name specified, it will be renamed to as such ("Donald Adams" in your case) and defaultsort as "Adams, Donald". -- 19:01, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Just to clarify, then - when I create a new page for a character like "Captain Donald Adams", should I create it as "Captain Donald Adams" or just make it under "Donald Adams"? MerryC (talk) 19:12, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Just "Donald Adams", and make "Captain Donald Adams" a redirect to it. -- 19:32, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * All right. Thanks for taking the time to answer. MerryC (talk) 19:49, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem. I'm glad to help. -- 19:55, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Creating subzones
I have a question: how do I go about creating a new subzone page (for instance, like "Scuttle Coast" in Durotar)? Will it be categorized automatically in the list of subzones for the zone it's in, if I use  and give it the appropriate Categories? Or is there another step? MerryC (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * No,  is enough to put it in the Durotar subzones category. -- 17:29, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * All right. Thanks. MerryC (talk) 17:33, 23 January 2012 (UTC)