User talk:Downskated

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This Spartan Life
A few things: First, you should probably read How to edit a page, which explains a lot of the wiki syntax and such. You're welcome to help out with This Spartan Life; just keep in mind that information added has to be verifiable, reliable, not original research, and written from a neutral point of view. The article needs a good rewrite; however, just adding the press page without any context wouldn't help much. YOu might want to take a look at Red vs Blue, which the members of WikiProject Machinima (which you're welcome to join, by the way) helped to get to featured article status. That article, while about series of a different nature, contains a "Reception" section that is pretty close to what Wikipedians look for, in general.

Second, regarding "Body Count" and "Meet the Leet": Has it been stated anywhere reliable that Meet the Leet is replacing Body Count on a permanent basis? Even so, Body Count has appeared in 2 episodes and Meet the Leet in one, so there's not much information to draw from either way. — TKD::Talk 05:24, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry for not responding ealier. If it's only in the discussion phases on the forums, then that's not something that Wikipedia can yet include, because forums are not really reliable sources, nor is Wikipedia a "crystal ball"; it's entirely up to the TSL crew at this point, and unless information appears in reliable sources — either the show itself or in other published inforation — it's impossible to include in Wikipedia.
 * As for filming, a couple of things prevent me from doing that: (1) I don't have an Xbox; and (2) I'm stretched pretty thinly as it is. Thanks for the invitation, though. — TKD::Talk 07:14, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Dear Downskated ...
Please sign your name from now on. Thank you. --Chromium 21:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for joining WikiProject Machinima
Thanks for joining WikiProject Machinima and for helping out with the article on This Spartan Life. By the way, you might want to remove your email address from your user page; it'll become a spam magnet. Instead, you could set your email address in your preferences and people could contact you via the "E-mail this user" link on the left-hand sidebar. — TKD::Talk 01:26, 23 September 2006 (UTC)