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The PDB Admin Blog

So, you all might be wondering what we're working on next for the PDB. If so, this is the place to look. Also the goal of this page is to have a place where all the admins can easily leave messages for one another, instead of having to look through everyone's edit history to find things that they'd like comments upon.



05-21-14: Did another large batch of transfers from the old site to here. Getting close to nearing the end of transferring pages over from there since many of the remaining ones don't have any pictures or have pictures and no relevant pagework. Δ FrozenViolet (talk) 15:40, 21 May 2014 (EST)


05-01-14: The nomination period for Theme Month has ended. While the mods will be taking the time over the coming week or so to pick our feature from the handful of votes that we received, there are still ways you Users can help us out: there will be a questionnaire posted really soon that will allow you to give us feedback on PRIMUS Database, as well as the currently contentious issue of Page of the Month (in light of our Theme month proceedings).

You'll be able to view and answer the questions here on the site-- for which a page/discussion will be made and linked to from our home screen-- and I have plans to post this on both the official Champions Online forum and the Champions Online Roleplayers forum for added coverage.

Your voice really does count, as the PDb can't be successful without your submissions! --Δ Epelesker (talk) 01:00, 1 May 2014 (MST)


04-08-14: The first ever Page of the Month themed vote is now underway, and it's gotten off to a bit of a shaky start. I do understand that, while I did try to give enough forewarning about the temporary change to the rules of PotM that we will be observing through April, the shift is a bit sudden and jarring. Be sure to read and follow the current special rules posted on the nomination page, and find awesome magic-themed character pages to nominate for this month's runnings.

Now, if you're wondering why we're doing this theme month in the first place? It's because we are trying to respond to the feedback we have received on how PotM has been run in the past. Theme Month will be our benchmark to combat the criticisms you've pointed out, to see if there is a better way of handling the PotM as a whole going forward. The participation of the PDb community will be invaluable for this "test", just as it has been with the old system. --Δ Epelesker (talk) 23:53, 8 April 2014 (MST)


04-02-14: Apologies for the lack of an April Fool's joke this year. (Well, I did type one out, but it was too late in the day for it to matter. You can read it here.) --Δ Epelesker (talk) 23:53, 8 April 2014 (MST)(postdated)

04-02-14: We passed 2000 registered articles today! Great work everyone! --Δ FrozenViolet (talk) 13:04, 2 April 2014 (MST)


03-25-14: I've moved over a large batch of characters from the old site. If you see a character that I've transferred over (check the history) that has the same name as a character you'd like to use, just drop me a line. Many of these are old legacy pages that had pictures and detailed information, but it is unlikely they are still being actively played. --Δ FrozenViolet (talk) 09:26, 25 March 2014 (MST)


03-16-14: Due to a large number of page display errors occuring, I am currently working through bugged files which are causing issues. As part of this I have updated the information on the File Upload page detailing some "rules" which should be followed when adding images to PDB in order that we can keep everything running smoothly in future. I had already passed this info on to Bob, but if you want to see some queries I have set up to make searching for buggy files easier look here User:Liath/Moderator. Thanks for your cooperation --Δ Liath (talk) 05:29, 16 March 2014 (MST)

After a lot of searching and some deleting Special:UnusedFiles page now works with no errors. We currently have over 1500 unused files, so as time permits will start from the oldest and begin removing them to clear server space. --Δ Liath (talk) 08:26, 16 March 2014 (MST)


01-23-14: In light of recent events regarding the state of certain character articles, I would like to make clear that users should first attempt to civilly resolve any editing disputes through talk pages.
Otherwise, I hope that everyone is having a good, heroic year so far! --Δ Epelesker (talk) 14:47, 23 January 2014 (MST)


10-24-13: Wanting to start this supposedly quick entry by thanking you very much for your contributions to the discussion regarding Page of the Month! We honestly haven't touched much of the subject recently, due to business of varying natures, but we'll continue to look at it sometime in the future. For now, though, nothing's going to change about the way it works (other than the use of the talk page for voting).

I've posted my recent pet project: an updated guidelines page. I'm hoping that it's somewhat easy to follow along with the rewording and condensing of certain rules of thumb that should really be common sense to most of us. Of course, it's ever a work in progress-- if anyone has any questions or concerns about it, either drop me a line or have one of the other mods pass it along to me. (Keep in mind, though, I'm not as around as I used to be thanks to the lovely thing called a "job", but I'm going to make an effort to contribute as much as I can.)

That's all for now. Happy Halloween! --Δ Epelesker (talk) 20:17, 24 October 2013 (MST)


10-08-13: In recent days, we mods have been in a discussion regarding the Page of the Month program. We know that PotM is something that the PDb community like to participate in, but we are looking into the possibility of changing how it is run for 2014 and beyond-- based on some of the trends that we have been seeing in the last few rounds of voting.

Between the four of us, our opinions of the situation have made it difficult to come to a unified conclusion, so this is where (hopefully) you Users can come in. What do you think of the current state of PotM? If you have any comments or suggestions about this matter, be sure to leave a message on the Discussion page! And play nice about it, too! --Δ Epelesker (talk) 12:19, 8 October 2013 (MST)


09-27-13: Greetings! It seems that the edit bug related to external links has slowed down (or disappeared). Of course, we mods invite anyone who is having issues with PDb to let us know so we can get things back to working order as soon as possible! We must always be vigilant!

Since finishing the main tutorial page (though I'm still finding bits and pieces to add to it), I've personally been making an attempt to update our site guidelines: taking out info that's less relevant now and emphasizing important points. The drafing process has been slow going due to various reasons, but when all is done it's my intent that these new "rules" will be easy to understand and follow for everyone. (EDIT: The work is being done off-site and privately for now, but it will be looked over by the rest of the mods when I'm done.)

Have a good weekend, heroes (and villains)! -- Δ Epelesker (talk) 11:43, 27 September 2013 (MST)


09-25-13: We're looking into the cause of page edits basically failing to work. It's not affecting everyone nor does there seem to really be a rhyme or reason why it's not working. But we'll figure out why. -- Destructor (talk) 17:32, 25 September 2013 (MST)


09-24-13: The creation of this page, along with a Donate button on the lower left. I know said donate button might make some people unhappy, but I've had people ask me how they can donate to the PDB's upkeep costs and such, so I figured it was time to look into it.

That said - the PDB will remain completely and totally free for EVERYONE to use no matter if you pay for it or not. There will be absolutely NO benefits to ANYONE who decides to pay for the site (short of maybe a thank you page somewhere if it comes to it), and people who do not donate will NOT be frowned upon in ANY way. It does not matter to me if I see anybody donate or not - this site is a labor of love and this is why I took the steps needed (with help of my friend who knows web hosting more than I do and the wonderful mods who help keep this place running great) to get it back up as soon as I possibly could.

So again - donate if you wish. It does not matter to me if you do. If you do, I thank you. If you do not, I thank you. Either way, just keep on posting your characters. That's what I want to see most. -- Destructor (talk) 09:44, 24 September 2013 (MST)



Mods: Yes, this is sort of a very plain page right now. But I wanted to get it up and running to explain some things, as well as making it easier for all of us to talk to one another. One central location for our thoughts about changing core pages might be much more visible than keeping track of all of our individual areas. As always though, you can click on 'Email This User' under our own User pages (shortcut here) if you need to get in touch with me directly. Also you all have my Cryptic info, and I'm pretty much always logged into there if I'm awake. -- Destructor (talk) 09:55, 24 September 2013 (MST)