User talk:Datovidny

The future
Call me paranoid, but you haven't been posting on the FRA forum, have you? Charlie  M  08:22, March 7, 2012 (UTC)

Audited series
Could you put the below in the Supernova section in the losers melee of audited series 5, semi-final 2: I'd be grateful if you did.  Mad looney 6 22:14, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Supernova is the smallest and that will work in its favour against the massive WBC and the unreliable Spawn Again.  Mad looney 6 22:14, April 10, 2012 (UTC)

Last Appearance
Well, fine, we'll have it that way for now.  ManU Crazy   (talk)  22:01, June 3, 2012 (UTC)

Techno Games Wiki
The Techno Games wiki has not been edited for quite a while, do you think it is a good idea for this wiki to take over? The users of this wiki could expand the articles on the Techno Games wiki as on this very wiki, there is a fair bit about Techno Games competitors. If it is a bad idea, tell me, but as the wiki this program is for is the brother show of the poor abandoned Techno Games wiki, I think it is a good idea. Sam (BAZINGA) 20:40, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sam, we've told you about this apparent spamming a while ago. Such actions cause your talk edits to balloon, which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing. If you want this to work properly, write this on the community portal. You only have to type it in once there, and then you can forget about it until a reply comes.  STORM  II   21:00, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Exactly, post something on the community portal, and we can all start a proper discussion. At this point, if I were you, I'd make a post on the portal, and then send an extra message to every user you've just sent a message to, to say that you've started the conversation there. Datovidny (talk) 21:04, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * By the way, Storm2, I'd appreciate it if you didn't always post your own comment on my talk page before I get a chance to. Is there any reason why you follow my talk page? Datovidny (talk) 08:25, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay, only just noticed this now. :S A while ago, I posted a message to your talk page, and I followed it because I have auto follow enabled, and I can't be bothered to disable it. That's the short answer to the question.  STORM  II   23:11, July 14, 2012 (UTC)

8645T
The image you've added to 8645Ts page is of Wild Thing, not beast. Just thought to tell you. Sam (BAZINGA) 16:20, July 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * No, that is 8645T. The image quality is terrible, which probably makes it difficult to indentify, but I saw it in the Unused Images page, and I thought, it'll do for now. Datovidny (talk) 16:26, July 2, 2012 (UTC)

I don't know where else to put this
Has someone changed the banner "thing" at the top of my userpage? I know I didn't. Datovidny (talk) 22:51, July 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * Correct me if I'm wrong, but you didn't have the "My Favorite Wikis" thing up there beforehand? If that is the case then the I can only think of two things that may have resulted in it. Either


 * 1) Tony somehow got into your account and added that in, or
 * 2) a hacker might have logged into your account.
 * If the latter is true then a password change is essential.  STORM  II   23:04, July 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * EDIT: Sorry 'bout this, but it appeared after I submitted the last incarnation of this message, when it disappeared the time before that. I am almost certain it will disappear once I submit this message. How odd. :S Nothing I can do about this, maybe contact the Wikia staff to see if this is a bug. STORM  II   23:06, July 14, 2012 (UTC)
 * As for the "banner thing", yes, I was referring to the "My Favourite Wikis" bit, and I assume that the first one is probably what happened, if a hacker was to log onto my account, they probably would've done a bit more than change that, fingers crossed. Datovidny (talk) 10:39, July 15, 2012 (UTC)

Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIQLDC4rDQ&list=LLAG-J0mAZZ7F180Y4KasSqA&feature=mh_lolz

I've finally managed to get the game Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction to work on my PC, thanks to this Youtube clip (web address above). This is just a word for those users that can't play it that wish to, if you have a Windows Vista or 7, use this Youtube clip to help you. Just a note, in case you assumed, the person speaking on it isn't me. Datovidny (talk) 20:22, July 17, 2012 (UTC)

War of the Weapons
Shouldn't there be a basepage for the War of the Weapons competition? Sam (BAZINGA) 18:25, July 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure why you posted this on Datovidny's userpage specifically, but yes, there should be a basepage for the War of The Weapons competition. If you know what you're doing, you can make it, or you could leave it to someone else if you don't know how. Toast  Ultimatum  20:30, July 23, 2012 (UTC)

Trivia Quiz
Thanks for the offer, but I'm not as interesting in hosting it as I was back when I first asked. I'll still do it if ever you decide you no longer want to, but for now I'm more than happy for you to carry on. I appreciate that you gave me the option though. Thanks. Christophee (talk) 11:35, November 2, 2012 (UTC)


 * I might not be able to take part in the quiz, sorry. Sam (BAZINGA) 17:20, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's fair, if there's a more convenient time, feel free to post. Datovidny (talk) 17:22, December 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * With the 29th being a Saturday I'll be unavailable sadly, in Nottingham for the football, I can do that time on the 30th though if that helps? snowdog  140  04:30, December 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll see how many other people can make it, if the numbers are poor, I'll rearrange it to the 30th, we've just got to await other responses. Datovidny (talk) 15:59, December 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * It's too early for me to say whether I'll be available at that time. Weekend afternoons aren't a great time for me, but I may be able to make it. Christophee (talk) 20:08, December 17, 2012 (UTC)

I really can't say I know what I'll be doing on the date, or even if I'll be here. Sorry. CrashBash (talk) 20:30, December 18, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for dropping me a line; I'll make sure to be there. And inactivity is something I'm going to rectify.  /M|ddle Eye\  (Talk)    18:05, December 21, 2012 (UTC)

If the quiz is still slated for today, then I'll be there for it. Toast Ultimatum  13:37, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Is it today? I thought it was next Saturday. Christophee (talk) 13:57, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * So it is. My mistake. Toast  Ultimatum  13:57, December 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * I've still got it planned, though I am still slightly wary of the numbers. If need be, I may reschedule it for the first weekend in January. Datovidny (talk) 14:49, December 22, 2012 (UTC)

Merchandise on eBay
I don't like to see the bottom of merchandise pages saying how expensive and rare they are because they don't appear on eBay, it isn't a very professional way of giving the page content on the wiki. I've been going through all of the minibot pages, getting rid of a lot of it, and if anyone else sees similar descriptions on other Merchandise pages, could they please remove it to save me the trouble. Thanks. Datovidny (talk) 16:12, January 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. One exception though, it's notable if a single one is exceedingly more expensive than the others, like the Dantomkia pullback. Don't think there are any minibots like that though. R A 2 ; aka Resetti's Replicas.  ( My Talk ) 17:06, January 7, 2013 (UTC)

Oh, I'm sorry I got rid of the info on the Dantomkia pullback, I'll happily re-add it if it's important, unless someone else hasn't done it already. RelicRaider (talk) 17:10, January 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm unsure about giving Dantomkia the benefit of the doubt on this one, and I'm still not in favour of using actual figures and the eBay name, I'll be happy to leave it just mentioning that Dantomkia is the rarest and most sought after. Datovidny (talk) 20:12, January 7, 2013 (UTC)

Tentoumushi
I can't say I agree with changing the Middleweight Melee link into a Middleweight Championship link. As you may or may not be aware, the fight which Tentoumoushi and A-Kill drew in was not the middleweight championship, merely an exhibition match for the middleweights in the building. The actual middleweight championship was cancelled. If there's a reason for your edit, tell me, otherwise I'm most likely going to change it. Toast Ultimatum  21:10, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
 * Andrew Norton from Hard Cheese said here that the championship was cancelled and the Middleweight Melee was just an exhibition battle. I noticed that you posted near the bottom of that page, but you may not have read all of it. Christophee (talk) 22:16, January 21, 2013 (UTC)
 * I was fully aware that it was merely an exhibition battle between some of the middleweights that were present on the day, but I changed it at the top of the page because it technically did enter to take part in the championship, the problem is that apart from the Hard Cheese page none of the other competitors have it in their pages that it was an exhibition battle, so if someone's looking for a job to do... Datovidny (talk) 07:45, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
 * I thought you'd almost certainly be aware of it. It makes sense to mention both the melee and the cancelled championship, but we should make it clear that they're not the same thing. I'll have a look through those pages and see what changes need to be made. Christophee (talk) 14:08, January 22, 2013 (UTC)
 * What do you guys think of the way I've restructured the page? I think that would be a good format for the other Middleweight Melee competitors. Christophee (talk) 14:23, January 22, 2013 (UTC)

That looks ideal, a similar setup for the rest of them would be good if you want to go ahead and do that, bearing in mind Hard Cheese I feel has already been covered. Datovidny (talk) 15:38, January 22, 2013 (UTC)

Recent Changes
Do you know whats wrong with the recent wiki activity page? It doesn't have the link to the Recent Changes pages at the top. Sam (BAZINGA) 16:05, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Seems to have been removed for some reason. Do you have Recent changes added to your toolbar thing at the bottom of the page? If so, then you don't really need the link on the Wiki Activity page. Christophee (talk) 16:27, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I now have the recent changes thing on the toolbar at the bottom of the page. Sam (BAZINGA) 16:39, March 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * It could just be a random bug with Wikia, it gets those a lot. If not, then it's Wikia that's made the change, not us. Hard cheese, basically. It's a shame we can't edit MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation to change the Wiki Activity link into a Recent Changes link. Regardless, I recommend using the toolbar you've become aware of, or just accessing Recent Changes through your bookmarks. Toast  Ultimatum  16:41, March 7, 2013 (UTC)

I'd go with the bug tangent, but even so, it makes little difference. Though may I add how nice it is to get new messages, a thrill I don't really get anymore, or in fact many people. In fact, the top of this page shows a conversation from this time last year! Datovidny (talk) 17:18, March 7, 2013 (UTC)

Knightmare
Raging Knightmare's (Knightmare's) chassis is up for sale on eBay, get in quick while its still fairly cheap!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/robot-wars-robot-heavyweight-/290883890327?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43ba07ec97

Datovidny (talk) 17:05, March 22, 2013 (UTC)

Quiz - Dutch Tracked Robots
David, Toast asked you a valid question in regards to the answer to the tracked robots in the Dutch Series. Why did you continually ignore him? I think he deserves an answer CrashBash (talk) 15:59, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * The last one was Beaverbot. Toast  Ultimatum  16:02, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, OK...but he could have said something. CrashBash (talk) 16:04, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * I think David was in quite a rush. He hardly answered any of our questions. Christophee (talk) 16:21, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * And then I made myself look like a complete idiot trying to get his attention. CrashBash (talk) 16:29, July 27, 2013 (UTC)

By the way, David, do you happen to have a record of the full results of all the previous quizzes? I would quite like to make a forum page to display them all together, rather than having to trawl through the history page to find them. Obviously the history page has the top 3 + tiebreaker losers, but the full results would be better. Christophee (talk) 16:37, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that everybody, but I was quite busy later that day, and I didn't want to hang around, I wasn't really paying much attention to any of the other chat. I was considering moving the quiz to another date, but it would've been quite arsy to do so after trying to get people in for the 27th. I will try to find a date that suits much better so that I don't seem too distant next time, but thanks to all of you for taking part, and thanks for understanding. @Christophee: I'm sorry but I haven't been keeping records for the quizzes, so a big forum may be a miss. But, we could make one where we list all participants and the podium finishers, if users can remember which quizzes they've taken part in, and how many points they got in each. Sorry I can't be mre helpful with that. Datovidny (talk) 12:33, July 28, 2013 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. I thought it was a bit of a long shot that you would still have those records. Christophee (talk) 13:09, July 28, 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I can still remember that the results yesterday were: CrashBash 10 points, ToastUltimatum 5 points, Christophee 3 points, StalwartUK 2 points, RelicRaider 2 points. But sorry, throughout I've just kept a tally on a scrap piece of paper and chucked it away at the end. Datovidny (talk) 19:31, July 28, 2013 (UTC)

Watch how easily Dominator self-rights

 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKCCwHhLb0A - at about 8:15
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma8AmNGYdCg - at 5:30
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8-5ii-vbTg - at about 4:15

There. Do you see how easily Dominator self-rights? How it goes back over in one fire of its axe? How quickly it managed to do so? Certainly quick enough to prevent robots from capitalising easily. Just admit it...what you said about Dominator is wrong. CrashBash (talk) 15:47, August 23, 2013 (UTC)
 * So RA2 tells you to stop bickering, and then you make an argumentative response on the forum page AND Datovidny's talk page? Does "enough" mean nothing to you? Telling him to admit that he's wrong is quite the opposite.


 * On an unrelated note, if you want to link users to specific parts of a YouTube video, pause it at the right time, right-click and choose "Copy video URL at current time". Toast  Ultimatum  16:05, August 23, 2013 (UTC)
 * "All I'm going to say is, it's not just based on that one battle against WBC, but also when it was flipped up in the Northern Annihilator and the Extreme 2 All Stars, it doesn't get down with one swing of the axe, and you're acting as if the axe operates faster than light, the very very very very instant Dominator 2 is toppled. Nice "logic" you have there." David posted that after RA2 did. If he hadn't have said that bolded segment, that would have been fine, but I call that ignoring "enough". Why are you solely blaming me? CrashBash (talk) 16:26, August 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * CrashBash, you're quite aware that it violates wiki policies to remove another user's talk page posts. You're also aware what happens if you violate wiki policies too often or in too big of a way. So pack in this unnecessary argument with Datovidny, and don't remove this post or the one above. Toast  Ultimatum  16:13, August 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're picking on me. Stop it!! That has to be in violation to the Wiki policies too, surely. CrashBash (talk) 16:16, August 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for having my back Toast, I appreciate that someone understands my side (though not with the Arena side :P ), I'm fine with people not agreeing with my opinions, that's life. I don't know what even stirred this nest all that time ago, but CrashBash, given everything with this tournament, I really don't get why you insist to keep answering to stuff that doesn't matter that much, in a way that you surely must partly know will turn into something like this. I no longer care what you have to say for any of these arguments, because it almost seems like you're having it with yourself, it's borderline funny, like an X Factor contestant flipping out because they've been given a no. I've had enough of these arguments, I'm bored and fed up with them, and clearly other people are too. Just give it all a rest, I'm now begging. Datovidny (talk) 17:21, August 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Look, David, I don't like this any more than you, but when someone tells me that a "fact" about a robot I though was right is in fact wrong, I accept it and move on. I admit that what I thought was correct was not correct after all. None of this "Nice "Logic" you got there" stuff after the "Enough" call had already been given that got me so annoyed in the first place. You know I can get defensive over someone saying something I know not to be true, and I'm sorry if it annoys you that I'm "always responding to you" (even though I'm not). But the fact of the matter, Dominator 2 can self-right very quickly and in one axe-strike. That is all I wanted to say. Again, I'm sorry I got all shouty here and I have calmed down now. But, seriously, the X-Factor thing isn't really a good comparison, just saying. CrashBash (talk) 17:36, August 23, 2013 (UTC)

Linking to another wiki
Seeing as Techno Games is Robot Wars sister show and before Roaming Robots has now been renamed Robot Wars, could the pages of robots that competed in Techno Games and Roaming Robots have links to the page on those wikis? Links to the British robots pages on the BattleBots wiki would be good as well. Sam (BAZINGA) 18:12, August 30, 2013 (UTC)

I'm asking because of the Ben Ten wiki has had Crossovers with Generator Rex and The Secret Saturdays and each character from the other two shows has a page on the main Ben Ten wiki but has a link at the bottom of the page leading to their page on their respective wiki. Sam (BAZINGA) 18:34, August 30, 2013 (UTC)


 * It's a good idea, the links would have to be at the bottom of the page, though in fairness, I'm not really the one to ask about this, since I'm still just a Rollback'r, and those wikis in comparison are far from as developed, so only a few of the robots that competed elsewhere would have any links. Datovidny (talk) 11:51, August 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll ask Matt. The idea was to have the links at the bottom of the page and thanks for liking the idea. I've asked Matt and are now waiting for a reply. Sam (BAZINGA) 16:07, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * Have you suggested this on the Community portal? Seems like the obvious thing to do. It's not up to Matt to decide these things on his own, plus he only really shows up these days to update the Arena. Christophee (talk) 16:34, August 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll post it there now Christophee. Sam (BAZINGA) 16:57, August 31, 2013 (UTC)

Audited Series 7
All yours mate. I won't be here regularly for the next week (until Friday 25th), so don't wait for me, although I may be able to find the time to give my thoughts. Matt Talk to me  10:20, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * Are robots that failed to qualify going to be allowed in this Audited Series? Sam (BAZINGA) 14:44, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, can I just ask, are we doing the four way Melees? I much prefer them. RelicRaider (talk) 14:59, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * There should be a discussion before the competition to decide these things. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 15:03, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * There has been, but we haven't come to a consensus. RelicRaider (talk) 15:12, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * I mean a base page to decide who is binned and replaced, whether to do 1on1's or 4 ways, and whether to remove the weapons rules (No moving weapons, maximum pressures). This last one would mean that robots like Stinger, Mr Nasty and Razer can enter, and would also leave Storm 2 as the Extreme 2 version without the lifter. We would also need to discuss things like: would we allow Dominator 2 and Terrorhurtz to compete as they pulled out, and who would get the seedings. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 15:15, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * We'll figure this all out as and when. I myself have my own ideas (as one does), but for the time being, we'll let David get things sorted. CrashBash (talk) 15:18, October 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to lie, I panicked when I saw so many posts on my talk page at once, but basically, I'll open up a preliminary page for us all to decide on a few matters, such as the series format, seeds, and of course, one of the best bits of an audited series, the bin candidates. Datovidny (talk) 15:48, October 18, 2013 (UTC)

Custom skin
Probably the wrong place but is the wiki entering this competition? Sam (BAZINGA) 23:29, October 23, 2013 (UTC)
 * I appreciate that you're asking me, considering I am far from a senior position on the site, but I would imagine/hope not. Datovidny (talk) 11:26, October 24, 2013 (UTC)
 * Is that because of bigger wikias? Besides, you'd be a brilliant admin. Sam (BAZINGA) 12:11, October 24, 2013 (UTC)
 * I've been on wikis which have done this before, and they don't tend to look good. I wouldn't bother with it personally. Christophee (talk) 13:52, October 24, 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok. I saw the blog and thought it would be cool but it turns out it isn't always good. Sam (BAZINGA) 18:44, October 24, 2013 (UTC)
 * The problem with doing it for this wiki is that there is nothing remotely Halloweeny on the site. There may be a few scary or gruesome looking robots (The Kraken, Banshee), but that's it. There was never a Halloween special or anything similar for scary looking robots. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 18:57, October 24, 2013 (UTC)

Scar's Motor
Earlier today, after I told the current owner that I would buy Scar's motor, you asked for a link, so I presumed you were also interested in buying it. I told you that if you could make an offer that was higher than mine, I'd let you buy the motor instead of me. Unfortunately for you, the deal has now been done, and the motor is headed my way. Sorry if you didn't get the chance to respond to my offer, but things started getting set in motion. Toast Ultimatum  18:02, November 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't come back on here to see if there was a response so soon. Thanks for letting me know though anyway, I appreciate that, and congrats on the buy. Scar was hardly the most renown robot, and it was only its motor, but I'm glad to see that it has gone to someone that understands what it means. Well done, and make sure he runs by you first before he thinks of selling the whole thing! Datovidny (talk) 15:36, November 2, 2013 (UTC)

Favourite robots
Hey, I am compiling a list of the wiki's favourite and least favourite robots and would like as many users to submit their opinions as possible. Here is the link. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 17:12, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

Two Heats
Have you changed your mind about updating two Series 7 heats at a time, or have you just not had time/forgotten? Does it go live during Round 2 of Heat E? I don't mind whether we have one or two heats at a time. Toast Ultimatum  18:03, November 16, 2013 (UTC)
 * I would say, the best way to do it would be to start the new heat when you put up the heat final, if you want to do parallel heats. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 18:28, November 16, 2013 (UTC)
 * A bit of both at the time, I'll probably upload Heat F before the day is out. Datovidny (talk) 13:45, November 17, 2013 (UTC)

Anon update to userpage
Was this most recent change to your user page you?


 * I made so many edits to my userpage in the past I no longer like to add more of them to the edit tally, so I log out every time I edit my userpage now. Datovidny (talk) 09:16, November 25, 2013 (UTC)
 * That would explain why so many edits are anonymous. J  im laa  d4   3 (talk) 10:15, November 25, 2013 (UTC)

A question
Which website do you use to make the draw for the Redone series? --Hogwild94 (talk) 21:36, January 4, 2014 (UTC)