User talk:Belasted/Archives/2009/February

RE:SMB 3 Japanese sources
English sources are preferred, but not required. I switched it out because I figured I wouldn't need to provide a rationale for its reliability at WP:FAC. I knew the Joystiq one would require a rationale, and was just trying to avoid it. Either way, if the Watch Impress or Joystiq sources need to be removed, the Game Informer should suffice. (Guyinblack25 talk 04:25, 6 February 2009 (UTC))

RE:Will you adopt me?
Sure I can adopt you. If you've got any questions, feel free to ask. Just leave a note on my talk page.

I've added your review to the main page. So now it's visible for other editors. (Guyinblack25 talk 04:15, 7 February 2009 (UTC))
 * Sorry I didn't answer your question last week, I was busy over the weekend. In the edit difference link in my reply above, the page for your editor review, Editor review/Belasted, is between two sets of brackets,   . This code,    , is used to "tranclude" content from one Wikipedia page onto another. In the case of your editor review, it displays the content on your review page onto the main editor review page. This is often used for templates like Template:Cite web and Template:Gameguide, but can technically be used for any page. Hope that answers your question. If not, or if you have any others, please feel free to ask. (Guyinblack25 talk 16:52, 9 February 2009 (UTC))

RE: Article questions
Hi there,

Sorry for not responding to your requests earlier - I'm going through a backlog of things I need to do on wiki. For articles, I would recommend to you User:Juliancolton, who is an administrator and has many featured and good articles. Other administrators that I know would be happy to help include User:PeterSymonds and User:Stwalkerster. Depending on where you are based, Highly Active Users will also be useful, as you will be able to find active users in your area that are admins or specialise in certain fields that you require.

I hope this helps,

The Helpful  One  13:15, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: American English vs. British English
On occasion, you'll find an article with a commented-out note that specifies if the article uses British spelling, though generally the only way to tell is to read the article. The Manual of Style has more information about this. Cheers, –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  16:28, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * There is Category:Varieties of English templates, which lists a number of talk page templates telling readers which variety of the English language the article uses. Of course, you have to determine which version that is before placing it on the talk page. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:42, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

RE:Hello, my adopter
Actually, I think you took the better route by suggesting a merger first. AfD has a bit of a stigma to some editors. Not that the process is a bad thing, but the discussion can turn ugly sometimes. I think it's best to use AfD as a last resort when merge discussions fail. I've watchlisted Talk:Camel (cigarette) and will join in the discussion later.

Anyway, I too find the numerous procedures daunting sometimes. Since most web browsers have tabs, I recommend keeping a direction page open in one tab while you work on the pertinent pages in other tabs. The WP:AFDHOWTO page gives you pretty much everything you need to know, it's just hard to carry it out if it's not right in front of you. Most of it is automated with templates and the most that needs to be done is copy and paste things.

For example, I just nominated an article for FA. I kept the instruction pages open. In a new tab, I [tagged the talk page with the FAC template. In another tag, I typed up the nomination per the instructions to give the reviewers some info to help them review the article. Then in another yet tab, I added the nomination page to the main FAC page. The whole time I go back to the instructions as needed to follow the steps and even copy the template examples given and paste them into the appropriate pages. This helps me make sure I follow the procedure. I normally do this for most processes like Good article nominations, Peer reviews, and Articles for deletion.

I'm not sure if that really answers your question, but hopefully it helps some. If not, let me know and I'll find an example article that's been sent to AfD and go through it step by step with you. (Guyinblack25 talk 16:49, 11 February 2009 (UTC))

AfD
You are apparently unaware of WP:Articles for deletion/Court Street (BMT Fulton Street Line), and the snow keep resulting from it. You will presumably wish to withdraw Articles for deletion/City Hall (IRT Second Avenue Line). The talk p. discussion you linked was not the community decision--far from it. DGG (talk) 02:47, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

RE:Earthbound
Overall, your edits have helped improve the article's prose, making it more concise and/or. A few suggestions:
 * I would add back the plot info in the lead. The lead is meant to serve as an introduction as well as an independent summary of the article. Something that might be helpful, there was a newsletter feature that gave info about writing the lead for video game articles.
 * Content about rumors can be tricky. Generally, speculation is prohibited on Wikipedia. However, rumors that have been reported on by reliable sources—like IGN and Ross Miller of Joystiq—can be acceptable. So long as you make it clear that it is a rumor reported by the gaming press, you're not breaking any rules. The difference is you're just writing about what experts have to say on the topic, rather than adding original research or controversial content. See Kingdom Hearts II for a somewhat related example using an IGN article.
 * This is nothing you did, just something that caught my eye in the article. I'd stay away from sections like EarthBound. The content is not bad, in fact it's a good idea to group similar reception comments together for ease of reading. But it does not need it's own subsection; it essential says that the humor is on par with the rest of the critical response, when in fact, it's only a part of it.

I wouldn't worry too much about content being "amateurish" right now. Few people expect us volunteers to be professional writers over night. It's a learning process that you just have to go through to get better at. The only suggestion I have in regard to that is to research the topic as best you can; interviews, reviews, articles, etc. That makes writing about it much easier. Keep up the good work. (Guyinblack25 talk 16:28, 24 February 2009 (UTC))
 * I also would suggest you direct people to Pokey and Giygas' respective sections in the series article. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 06:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Warning templates
Hi, I saw your query about warning templates. I personally use User:AzaToth/twinkle.js, which automates the process of warning users. Once you add it to your monobook.js (or whatever.js if you are using a different theme), you get extra tabs. If you use a twinkle command while viewing a diff like "rollback vandal" or "undo vandal" or "rollback", it will pop-up the user's talk page. From there it has a tab for "warn" and you can start with level-1, then move to level-2, ... Once you hit level-4, you can press "arv" to report the user to administrators. The idea is once a user ignores a level-4 warning they should be blocked. It makes the whole process super easy by pasting the templates for you. There are also tabs for requesting page protection and nominating pages for deletion. If you see a TW in an edit summary, that means the user is using twinkle. There are other automation tools as well, or, you can paste the templates the old-fashioned way. I hope this helps. Plastikspork (talk) 02:11, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Mega Man
Probably. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 06:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Anon IP on Characters in Resident Evil 4
Please see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games#Anon_IP_and_overlong_plot_summaries. discussion] concerning the IP at WPVG. Geoff B (talk) 23:18, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello Belasted, I'm just guessing here but I think 86.145.112.112 may also be: 86.148.109.115, 86.165.82.109, 81.157.88.230. Same editing behaviour, anyway. Geoff B (talk) 17:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Excellent, thank you. Geoff B (talk) 18:07, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Zoë Wanamaker
Apologies, and am genuinely surprised. I checked five other UK "actresses" before my edit. I still read actress as, at best, a marker of gender respect and, at worst, a fact of common English usage. Please forgive my traditonal stance. If you strongly support this "rule", you (or perhaps some helpful suitable bot) will have quite a lot of consistency edits to do. But so be it and thanks for the elucidation. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * More apologies! Oh dear, it really has been one of those days. Please delete if you'd like. And thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)