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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Jun 30th at 11:01am 2005

Anyone else think this is a Valve version of snarkpit?


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Posted by Dred_furst on Thu Jun 30th at 11:39am 2005

lol its like the verc more, and ive already shoved a tutorial up <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by fraggard on Thu Jun 30th at 11:55am 2005

It might have been a Valve version of the snarkpit if I could edit your post and make it say zOMG SPANK THE MONKEY LOL.

It's a nice idea . But I think there are going to be a lot of I'm-not-a-n00b mappers/modellers/coders who'll be running around editing things before understanding what's happening properly. I suppose it shouldn't make too much trouble if the original article authors maintain it properly, but with mappers leaving for jobs and real-life stuff all the time, it may be tough :/








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Posted by ReNo on Thu Jun 30th at 12:39pm 2005

Its more like....well....a wiki <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> Therefore its really more like the HL2 World wiki than the snarkpit :P

I think its a nice enough idea, but from reading the comments section it is just being left up to the community, which kinda detracts from the "official" quality of it. If submitted things are checked over by somebody (like they are here) then I guess it could be good.




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Posted by azelito on Thu Jun 30th at 2:03pm 2005

zOMG SPANK THE MONKEY LOL.



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Posted by Myrk- on Thu Jun 30th at 2:42pm 2005

As they say, never trust a company who can't spell... Well on the frontpage of that site, by Source... They can't use grammar very well :P


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Posted by fishy on Thu Jun 30th at 3:07pm 2005

it even looks almost exactly like the HL2world site....


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Posted by Rof on Thu Jun 30th at 3:33pm 2005

It's cos they're both using the same Wiki software, MediaWiki. It's the same software that's behind Wikipedia.

As a long-term Wikipedia user, I like the idea. Even if Valve don't do much/any adding of stuff themselves, having an "official" stamp on it makes it more likely to be used than the other HL2-related wikis.



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Posted by satchmo on Thu Jun 30th at 3:35pm 2005

Nothing is like the SnarkPit. Not only do we have professional mappers who work in the industry, but we also have this sense of comraderie that's hard to cultivate in a big commercially sponsored site.

I've been to other mapping communities before, but they're far too commercial. Without Lep's hard work and TLC, SnarkPit would just be another one of those pay-as-you-go type of site or something that's overrun by annoying flashing ads about the next Splinter-Cell game.

Man, how else would I be able to waste hundreds of hours on the internet?



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Posted by Madedog on Thu Jun 30th at 3:45pm 2005

Yeah, snarkpit is more of a small community, here are main people who talk and help and so on and they mostly keep together.

In hl2world it is just a random spamming around... I prefer more those community-type places. Although wikies are cool, they aren't so commune-like.



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Posted by Dred_furst on Thu Jun 30th at 3:53pm 2005

as long as we keep a guard on n00b mappers making retarded comments, i will be happy.



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Posted by rs6 on Fri Jul 1st at 3:02am 2005

We should post an article on there about snarkpit.



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Posted by ReNo on Fri Jul 1st at 3:18am 2005

There is already a link to the snarkpit there, I dunno what else we could really ask for.




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Posted by Leperous on Sun Jul 3rd at 1:29pm 2005

I don't think Valve likes the idea of mapping sites like this one, to be honest- though I think it's more about stopping misinformation being spread, than jealousy And yes, I agree about the community feel - there are these sad little nooks and crannies that you have to hide in, and it's the same with Wikipedia - though I hope they address this, as Wikis are quite a funky idea.





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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Jul 4th at 12:48am 2005

Can someone please explain the term "wiki" to me?




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Posted by Myrk- on Mon Jul 4th at 12:04pm 2005

Its a new thing, a wiki. Its an updatable database that can be edited by anyone.


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