User talk:DarkToonLink/Archive 1

Some assorted warning templates for you
Hey DarkToonLink. I just wanted to let you know regarding the vandalism warning you sent over to User talk:75.73.116.119. Wikipedia will not tolerate vandalism and you clearly showed that to that vandal. However, always deny recognition to the trolls. All they want is attention and if you give them warnings in all caps and personal, then it's likely they won't stop their behavior and the warning will actually be counterproductive. So, we have established a system of user warning templates that are welcoming to new users at first but grow more severe as the vandalism progresses. A full list of these warning templates are at Template messages/User talk namespace. You don't always have to start out with a level 1 warning, but it is sometimes also not ok to start off with a level 4.

Thanks for your contributions to the project! We are glad to have you here! Michaelzeng7 (talk) 21:15, 25 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank-you. Sorry, I am still kinda new so wasn't sure about the proper templates and stuff. I look forward to continuing to help the Wikipedia Community. Thanks, DarkToonLink (talk) 06:39, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Tip
Here's a little tip DarkToonLink:

You created your Wikipedia account on 23 November 2012. On your userpage, anywhere on your userbox, you might like to write the following source:

If you do that, this will appear on your userbox:

Cheers! :)  CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 08:20, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I noticed the template is on your userpage now! Thanks! :) -  CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 08:49, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank-you for the tips! I haven't had a lot of time to really customise my user page, so thanks for your help! DarkToonLink (talk) 09:33, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Feel free to copy-paste userboxes from this page -- and you will have more userboxes!  CURTAINTOAD!  TALK! 09:47, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * ...and if you need help using Wikipedia, ping me on my talk page :)  CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 09:51, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Find more userboxes at this page ;)  CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 05:02, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Brisbane meetup with Sue Gardner invitation
Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup on 11 Febrary 2013 with Sue Gardner.

Details at Meetup/Brisbane/7. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 10:26, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks

 * I really should have thanked you publicly for this as well... I hope to continue editing as long as possible, and thanks for all of your excellent work as well!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah!

Responding to your note on my talk page
I have seen people use these templates before, but I never knew where to look for them. Thank you. I should be able to find a use for them. Larrythefunkyferret (talk) 05:55, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * You're welcome; I had to be told about them in the past as well. When responding to talk messages, you may also add on the user you're replying to's talk page and respond on your page, rather than breaking up the conversation between both talk pages (like I just did on yours). Get all the information about its variants here. This can make it easier for ongoing discussions, so it can be continued in one place and the other user informed they have been replied to. Thanks, DarkToonLink (talk) 07:48, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I have a bachelors degree in computer science; you'd think I'd be more aware of the templates, but in this case I usually just watch the page of the person I'm talking to in case you respond here. The talkback thing would do the same thing and save on code. Larrythefunkyferret (talk) 02:19, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, sorry, it's just that normally talkback is the best option to avoid splitting up a discussion, but in this case I suppose it doesn't really matter. DarkToonLink (talk) 07:01, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2013
MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 15:34, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Bethesda on Wii U development
Hi, mazty here, I'll clarify the source and how it mentions the target audience:

"It depends on the games that we are making and how we think it aligns with that console, and how the hardware aligns with the other stuff we are making. We will see." http://www.computerandvideogames.com/419305/bethesda-has-no-games-in-development-for-wii-u

The latter part clearly is in reference to hardware, but the former is clearly to do with the consoles audience as a literal definition would make no sense. They are talking about the Wii U's target audience, and if their games would align with the target audience because clearly they do not literally mean "align with the console" as that would make no sense. Let me know what you think because even if you still do not agree, the statement can just omit that part and be reinstated. Cheers. Mazty (talk) 11:04, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I understand your point, however I felt the way you worded it suggested Bethesda was criticising the console's hardware, however they simply suggested they would only make games for it if it made sense for their games to use the console's features. Thanks for explaining, although there may be other sources that talk about the 'target audience' thing (I believe there were comments from Deep Silver about that). As part of the 'Sales' section, it is important to note major publishers such as EA, and Ubisoft's decision not to make exclusives until sales increase, however I don't think we need to list every developer not currently making games for it.  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 10:51, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply. The comment to do with hardware was neither criticism nor praise, but just an explanation - hardware is a reason they are not developing games for it and we honestly can't read into it any more than that. Also Bethesda are a joint games publisher & developer (softworks publish, game studios dev) rather than just a developer, hence why I think it'd be reasonable to include them with EA and Ubisoft as the quote was from softworks, not game studios. Mazty (talk) 11:07, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * That being said, it doesn't belong in the 'Sales' section because those comments weren't to do with the size of the system's install base. I'm not sure if it belongs in reception section either, because the source doesn't really specifically say whether Bethesda like it or not. Maybe if it fits somewhere else in the article it may be more appropriate commentary for a different section. But there are quite a few publishers not publishing Wii U games, and it really isn't necessary to list all of them, only ones that were highly notable such as EA. Thanks,  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 11:17, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Good point; however on reflection I do think reception is the correct place for it as this is Bethesda's reaction to the console as a whole (hardware, audience etc, ergo reception) rather than a reaction to sales (sales). Considering the prominence of Bethesda as they publish several large franchises (Fallout & The Elder Scrolls, games by id software, Wolfenstein etc) it seems arbitrary to include EA and Ubisoft but not Bethesda. Mazty (talk) 11:37, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * OK, but I do think the reception section needs a lot of work, as it only cites a very limited number of reviews and then discusses various publishers who have spoken negatively about the system. I understand that Bethesda are fairly major, however there needs to be a line drawn in regards to how many publishers should be listed. But I suppose you can see how you can work this source in if you want. You may wish to discuss with some other editors, and sorry but I won't be able to get back to you for a little while if you respond here. (I need sleep!)  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 11:51, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I've worked the source in & kept it free from personal interpretation. Previously there was a large RfC over some of the content that's now found in reception; the main issue that became evident from the RfC is that the term "generation" is incredibly poorly defined, if defined at all. Certain companies e.g. EA, use an in-house definition of generation and whether EA's system is different to how other publishers define generation, and if so, by how much, we cannot be certain. What can be seen however is that this term does affect how the publishers "treat" consoles. There's no rush to sort this out, so no worries.Mazty (talk) 12:33, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that RfC led to some of those comments from EA being included there, and do form a key part of the console's reception. The way you have now re-introduced that source in the Reception section seems more appropriate, however I think the comments may integrate into what EA and Ubisoft said. EA and Bethesda both claim to have nothing in the works at the moment, (although the situation with EA is a bit unclear) however both studios are open to the possibility of working with it in the future . Ubisoft are also committed to maintaining long-term support to the Wii U, as they have been supporters of it so far. So the reception section could mention something along the lines of the fact that companies such as EA and Bethesda are uninterested in currently supporting it, although are open to the possibility of doing so in the future. And as sort of mentioned in the article, Ubisoft will no longer develop exclusives due to lack of profitability, although they still find development cheap so they are happy to do multiplats for it, and continuously re-iterate their faith in Nintendo. Anyway, thanks for having a reasonable discussion about this!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 06:40, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

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User page
Liking the user page! The binary joke, the Nintendo love, the Japanese. And thank you for using some of my Zelda userboxes! =) CaseyPenk (talk) 14:53, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks! Honestly the whole thing is basically a random mess but I'm glad someone else liked it!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 00:25, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

Looks like someone is very near 1000 edits! Congrats! =D CaseyPenk (talk) 23:11, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank-you! Just passed it this morning so that was a big achievement for me. Happy editing!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 01:00, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Rollback
I was going to tell you to go request being a rollbacker, and then I realized that I personally have the rights to give you that. So yeah, I definitely trust you with it, you are definitely responsible and take things seriously, so there you go, you've got it!

(My personal favorite part about rollback rights is an indirect feature; since it says "rollback" next to every place you can use rollback, its interesting to look at people's contribution list and see how often it shows up; if you see it, it confirms that the person's edits haven't been removed. Its good to get an idea of how much of a vandal's work was left behind. Not sure if that makes sense or not, but once you use it for a bit, hopefully you'll get what I mean...) Sergecross73   msg me   12:45, 12 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank-you very much! And thank-you for the kind words. I guess I have made a few mistakes in my editing at some points but I hope to continue working with this great community to improve it as much as possible for the foreseeable future. And I definitely promise to use it responsibly! Thanks again!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 12:58, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Untitled The Legend Of Zelda Game (Wii U) notability
Hello DarkToonLink. I would like to request your presence on the talk page of this article, in regards to its notability at this stage of development. Please leave your opinion! ServiceGhost (talk) 04:36, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll go have a look!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 06:52, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I added my comments, and fixed the article a tad... Thanks,  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 07:23, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ And it's become a redirect now, as that was the consensus there. Thank-you for asking me!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 10:15, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for joining! ServiceGhost (talk) 21:39, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Article Feedback Tool update
Hey DarkToonLink. I'm contacting you because you're involved in the Article Feedback Tool in some way, either as a previous newsletter recipient or as an active user of the system. As you might have heard, a user recently anonymously disabled the feedback tool on 2,000 pages. We were unable to track or prevent this due to the lack of logging feature in AFT5. We're deeply sorry for this, as we know that quite a few users found the software very useful, and were using it on their articles.

We've now re-released the software, with the addition of a logging feature and restrictions on the ability to disable. Obviously, we're not going to automatically re-enable it on each article—we don't want to create a situation where it was enabled by users who have now moved on, and feedback would sit there unattended—but if you're interested in enabling it for your articles, it's pretty simple to do. Just go to the article you want to enable it on, click the "request feedback" link in the toolbox in the sidebar, and AFT5 will be enabled for that article.

Again, we're very sorry about this issue; hopefully it'll be smooth sailing after this :). If you have any questions, just drop them at the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) 21:29, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks!

 * Thank-you very much! I'm glad you value my opinion and think that I've been of assistance. I do my best to do my best around here, and it's people like you (and funny things like this) that make me keep wanting to contribute here. Even though I don't get paid for this or anything, I just have that pride/satisfaction in being a Wikipedian... but I could go on a massive tangent about this and, well, most people don't like to listen to my ramblings! Anyways, thanks again for all your support, and not biting me that first time. That looks pretty bad looking back, actually. I was actually planning to give you a barnstar soon, for all your great work, but I guess you beat me to it! Thanks again, and happy editing!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 13:35, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your kind words too. I'm glad I've had a positive effect on your interest here; I love being and Admin, but sometimes, it just results in so many "Serge, you're the bad guy." type comments and it gets a little old, so its always nice to hear positive comments. Oh, and don't worry about that first interaction of ours, I had forgotten all about that, and that wasn't that bad anyways, it was merely something I jumped on right away because it had been a large discussion I had been involved in prior to you jumping in. Besides, I think we all have some early arguments or actions we're not proud of. I know there were a few arguments from my first days here that I'd never make now, like ones about adding trivia to music articles that could only be proved by fansites and forum posts. Whoops. But I think it all comes down in how you react to it; some get mad and never come back, while other listen to the advice, and take that to learn how to contribute. I'm glad we've both done the latter. Anyways, see you around, as we always seem to bump into each other on Nintendo-related articles and whatnot. ^_^ Sergecross73   msg me   14:59, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll just leave this here: I'd actually read the Skyward Sword article quite a bit before joining, and I'd seen those words thrown in-and-out repeatedly. I guess I didn't really know all the consensus stuff from back then, so that's how that happened. I've come a long way since then. But it's been interesting interacting with some of the people who wrote the articles I had read for years, before finally learning what goes into them. So yeah, see you around in a bunch of Nintendo articles! (And good work on your contributions to some musical items as well.)  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 15:09, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

i did not know that was there
woah woah wait min i didnt add that, it must be a mustike, idc if you/or i remove but i did not add that, i got that boxart here http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Q7d0YU5f2zF_aEy8elBnXI72HE64YeVA on nintendo's official site — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aozz101x (talk • contribs) 10:02, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok. All the sourcing and stuff seems fine now. Sometimes the file upload wizard can spit out unexpected templates and stuff! Thanks for your response!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 10:06, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Mario links
Hi darktoonlink, you deleted my links can you explain me how can i get a review about super mario remake games. these are very popular and also very interesting for user to read the storys :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davit razmadze (talk • contribs) 13:31, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I removed your links because they breached Wikipedia's external link policy. Typically, these should be listed at the end of the article in the appropriate section, rather than in the body. Also, the text accompanying the links seemed to breach the neutral point of view expected in an encyclopaedia. If you feel unofficial remakes are notable, then they could be added in an appropriate section in the article, however I don't think the links you provided would be described in enough reliable sources for that to happen. I'll place a welcome banner on your talk page which has a list of policies. Thanks!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 13:43, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2013
MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 04:50, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Hatnote
Thanks for your suggestion about compromising with a hatnote at Exstetra. Since it was your idea initially, I'd like to hear your thoughts on how exactly to word it. (We have a rough idea but your input would be appreciated.) I created a new subsection about it on its talk page. Anything would be helpful. Thanks! Sergecross73  msg me   00:39, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅  Dark Toon Link Heyaah!

DYK for Wii Sports Club
Article is too short to be approved. Perhaps I can wait for your expanding the article further without overbloating the article. How about new info? --George Ho (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I wasn't sure if somebody would say that. I was actually hoping more people would have worked on it by now, but I will try and expand it today. I'll be working to expand the development section with more information, and will also add a reception section. Thanks for your feedback, and sorry about that. This is my first DYK nomination, so I don't think I counted properly!  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 23:58, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I believe it may be long enough now, but there is still room for more improvement.  Dark Toon Link Heyaah! 06:08, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Wii Sports Club at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Baldy Bill ( sharpen the razor &#124; see my reflection ) 18:13, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅  Dark Toon  Link  20:41, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Consensus on how to split article Senran Kagura
Hello, you're invited to express your views about this topic on the discussion topic. Jotamide (talk) 04:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Thank-you for inviting me!  Dark Toon  Link  06:49, 26 November 2013 (UTC)