User talk:Egan Loo

Hi Egan. I hope you like the place and choose to stay.

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Thanks, and keep contributing :) Dysprosia 08:22, 3 May 2004 (UTC)


 * Spotted your note on the history page for Space Colony (Gundam). I was unaware that "Correct Century" was fan-coined; thanks for fixing and clarafying that. TomStar81 00:27, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Egan, I wrote the two paragraphs about the A-11, A-12, R-12 and SR-71 nomenclatures history in the "SR-71 Blackbird" section. I see that my edit was moved to the "discussion" page followed by your request for someone to verify it. As a new, first timer here in Wikipedia I'm kind of overwhelmed with all the rules, instructions, etc. hyperlinks to click on and read. Thus, my question to you: how can I help? I was one of the first eight USAF Blackbird Crewmembers and arrived in the program in March, 1965. Kelly Johnson and Ben Rich themselves told us the data I wrote and I possess one of the R-12 Crew Training Certificates, dated 18 June, 1965 that I wrote about. Thanks and I'll look on the David Dempster "talk page" for inputs back from you. Or, if you wish, my email is   dpdemp@comcast.net

David P. Dempster, Colonel, USAF Retired


 * I am honored to make your acquaintance (even if virtually), and I deeply admire all you have done for United States. You have actually contributed considerably with your recent entry, and it is being re-added to the SR-71 Blackbird page. I was just initially cautious since the entry was added from an anonymous account, and I also wanted to ensure it meshed well with the previously written material. I'm glad you have an named account now, and I fully encourage more participation. (For the future, you can type four tildes in a row to automatically add a linked signature in the Talk discussion sections.) Welcome to Wikipedia! Egan Loo 20:41, 15 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Egan,

Thanks for your words and help. I also appreciate the help I got from user-Lommer. A minor correction for you both, I was a Reconnaissance Systems Officer ( RSO ), not a pilot in the Blackbird. The first eight of us in the Crew training program came from the B-58 program: 4 Pilots and 4 Navigator-Bombardiers. Re. the story about Curtis LeMay, I doubt all of that. The USAF always intended to call the vehicle R-12,per my input story. During the 7 weeks school in the Skunkworks ( May-June, 1965 ), we had two VIP General Officers with us ( sorry, I don't remember their names ), and they and Kelly Johnson told us "no one" knew what President Johnson was going to do. Unless there is a back-up thread to the LeMay story I would recommend deleting it. Thanks, I'm enjoying this.

216.39.149.12 00:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC)  David Dempster

SR-71 Stealth Comments
Hi Egan, You might find my newly added SR-71 stealth comments of interest; see the SR-71 Blackbird Discussion page.

David Dempster 23:51, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Macross timeline
Macross Zero takes place on year prior to the events in Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. Macross Zero takes place in 2008, therefore SDF Macross starts in 2009. The ship crashed in 1999, the actual events in the storyline take place between 2009 - 2012. Macross Zero is also stamped at 1999 in the beginning, does that mean it takes place in 1999? No. Also, Macross Zero is a prequel to SDF Macross, which means it takes place before the events in SDF Macross. Preacher King of Mao 07:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * The difference between the first Macross series and Macross Zero is that the first Macross story's 1999 events are shown live, while the Macross Zero's 1999 events (like Macross 7's historical prologue) are told in retrospect. That is why the first scene of the first Macross series takes place in 1999, whereas the first scene of Macross Zero actually takes place in 2008, before the main character's flashback to 1999. (Macross Zero's 1999 flashback even takes place after the first Macross series's first scene, since the first Macross begins before the ship actually enters the Earth's atmosphere.) The word "prequel" is not used in the Macross Zero's Japanese storyline or marketing. Egan Loo 07:14, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Hikaru Ichijo
ADV uses "Hikaru Ichijo". Why use "Ichijyo"? Its not official. WhisperToMe 03:23, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Studio Nue uses Hikaru Ichijyo. See episode 33. Bandai Visual uses Hikaru Ichijyo. See its release of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? ADV will have "Ichijyo" in its release. See episode 33 again. Even Victor Entertainment uses Hikaru Ichjyo. For them, Ichijyo is official. Egan Loo 04:01, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Macross 7 etc.
Hi, thanks for the fact checks, especially for the Protodeviln article! And above all thanks for not spoiling any surprises, as I'm only up to episode 42 ;-) Do I take it the Minor, Major and Master divisions are purely inventions of this RPG website?  Also, whose subtitles (or other romanisation) are you basing your name spellings on?  It's Central Anime in my case -- but the fact you can romanise them in different ways is why I included the katakana and direct romanisations... well, that and being encyclopaediac! Dave-ros 18:32, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 'Glad to help out! I tried to avoid spoilers when I can, although the articles might need the spoiler tag for people who haven't seen beyond the first episodes. The Minor/Major/Master classifications are unofficial, as are some of the names that Central Anime uses. Fortunately, the Macross 7 home video liner notes from Japan's Bandai Visual does have what might be considered official Romanizations. How the names are written now — Bandai Visual's Romanization (漢字とかカナ Hepburn Romanization) — looks good now. Egan Loo 18:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Good stuff! Do I take it I've found all the Protodeviln and there are no more to come (with 8 episodes left), other than Gepelnitchi's (I can't resist Central Anime's spelling :-P) "real" form?  Note I reorganised the list slightly, to maintain a semblance of the order in which they appear.  Since you know more of the official order of things than me, would you be able to write about the difficult-to-spell transforming fighters used by the Varauta army?  Also, what's the original term in Japanese for the Supervision/Inspection Army?
 * Oh, and don't worry, I'll sort out spoiler tags for the people articles -- but I'm thinking of a big article for all the recurring characters in the series (i.e. including "mad scientist" Dr. Chiba, Rex the blonde biker chick etc.). For the main characters who already have articles, I could include series-specific summaries and links to the main articles -- I think Gamlin and the members of Fire Bomber are deep enough for their own articles, and Max Jenius etc. have histories outside this particular series.
 * Finally: point taken on the pronunciation of Mylene's name -- we Brits get confused thanks to manufactured pop star Myleene Klass, whose name is pronounced "My-leen" :-$ Might still be worth mentioning that "Mylene" is sometimes seen written as "Milene" in the show, so it's not the only interpretation (even if it's the right one)! Dave-ros 19:25, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's weird -- the Roy Focker article doesn't show up if you go there directly (it offers to let you create it), but you can see it through the history and diffs. What's going on, argh?!  (You were the last one to edit it, it wasn't me, honest!) Dave-ros 10:52, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Sora's Folktale
Please, specify which Midori was the performer of the original song. And it would be nice to have some source of the Kanno's statement you mentioned in the edit comments. --Koveras 18:52, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Hikaru Ichijo
What matters is what is used in the English versions. Even if the Japanese use it - If its not used in the English releases... then it's moot. HOWEVER, It should be noted in the article. WhisperToMe 02:26, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The English version uses both Hikaru Ichijyo and Hikaru Ichijo — it can't help it, unless it edits or cuts footage. Egan Loo 17:17, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Protoculture
I saw that you wanted to move the redundant paras from the Protoculture article, but hadn't done so yet after twelve days. I just moved them today.

1-54-24 00:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I must have hit "Show preview" instead of "Save page." Egan Loo 16:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

YF/YVF

 * Everybody makes mistake and offical's certainly not the except.Once this tragedy happens.....Then,It' our turn!
 * We may've many conflict opition in many aspect with the same Topic,but still glad to talk with you and.......... have a nich day ^_^--Kapitanleutnant0083

Code Geass second season
This in reference to your edits to the Code Geass article. First of all, recent articles to Newtype as well as other Japanese magazines, in their interviews with the show's cast and staff, have confirmed the second television season; these are all recent developments, and therefore, it is indeed a referenced fact that the second season is expected. Secondly, some of the edits you added to the article, for example stating that the television series ended between those particular dates gave the incorrect impression that the television series has all but finished, and the further note added to the continuation section was unnecessary, as it unnecessary bulked the prose of the section. Since I am looking to improve the article further, with other planned expansions and rewrites to the article, I would greatly appreciate not continuing an unnecessary disagreement over such a minor matter; after all, I'm sure you would agree the article has greatly improved and we can only go further now (^_^). ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 05:35, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Please cite the source saying that the continuation is a second season. Even the Japanese wikipedia entry doesn't say that, and neither does the official blog. Egan Loo 05:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * While the initial blog entry does indeed state continuation or sequel (which is more accurate, in my humble opinion, since this is a television series), further developments in interviews with the series' staff and cast and recent articles in other Japanese magazines have further confirmed upon the sequel being a television season, which is further helped by the fact that the series has been extremely popular in its television run. However, if you really dislike the term second season, I propose we just replace "second season" with "sequel" rather than change the current wording or add unnecessary citation tags, so that the prose of the article be kept as smooth as possible (^_^). ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 05:45, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Please cite those newer sources that specifically say television or "second season," or all of those "second season" assertions should be removed from the article. Even the Japanese wikipedia entry on Code Geass doesn't assert what the English page asserts about "second season." In fact, it emphasizes, like the official blog, that the exact format of the continuation is unknown. Accuracy is more important than smoothness. Citation tags are more necessary than not. Egan Loo 05:47, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Have you even read what I just said? I've just proposed that the term "sequel" would be better, and so I've changed every single reference from "second season" to "sequel" — that's exactly the wording used in the references and the article is therefore now as accurate as it can be, so why are you insisting on adding citation tags now? I believe that improving and smoothening the article is far more important now, rather than disagree about such minor matters as wordings. ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 05:59, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * When the above reply was written, the "second season" references was still in the article. Accuracy and citations are more essential than smoothness. Egan Loo 06:03, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've just noticed you reverted my edit once again. Even after I agreed to change my wording from second season to sequel, to suit the current references, you have insisted on edit warring over this minor matter. Like I've said, the articles in Newtype, referenced in the article, talk about the sequel/continuation, so I've just said that. We don't need a note which bulks the article unnecessary, especially when the published magazines have confirmed the sequel; a published source like a magazine is more reliable than an outdated blog entry. ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 06:04, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * All you need to do is provide a citation for "first season." If there is no citation, that should be removed to reduce uncite bulk. What should be added are the words that the creators themselves put in their announcement. It's that simple. Egan Loo 06:10, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Please do not jest. The term "first season" has been used everywhere, on the Japanese magazines, on reliable English anime sources such as Random Curiosity, on Anime News Network; so this is a fact as clear as day, that we're in the midst of the first season. I don't think an edit war improves an article; please see Edit war. ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 06:15, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Again, if it's "everywhere," then cite it. Cite a reliable Japanese source. That's what Wikipedia requires. Egan Loo 06:16, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've just added two references to the article, further verifying the fact that the first season/series will end with episodes 24 and 25 and the confirmed second series, respectively. It is more important to improve the article and expand upon it, rather than be involved in unnecessary and minor disagreements, which does not help articles but further puts in disarray. ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 06:52, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I know that Anime News Network article doesn't say that the episode 24 and 25 ends the "first season" and doesn't confirm a "second season"—I wrote the article. :) I had to point those points out to the confused readers in that article's forum thread. Also, Moon Phase's maintainer emphasizes in writing that he includes unannounced information, rumors, and predictions with official information. Moon Phase is not more reliable than the official Code Geass blog from the creators. That's why the  Japanese Wikipedia article on Code Geass does not say "first season" or "second season," and says instead that the format is "unspecified." Egan Loo 07:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I've changed each instance of "season" to "series" and modified other wordings in the article to remove any particularly ambiguous statements; would this be enough? Like I've said before, there are other parts of the article that must be improved, as tagged by other editors previously, so I'd much rather work on them right now rather than this minor matter. Thank you. ··· 巌流 ? · talk to ganryuu 07:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes‎
Please explain your edit summary that you "worked on" the English version of FMA. Collectonian (talk) 06:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

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March 2008
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 * I have reverted the unecessary deletion of Collectonian's 3RR warning, and provide a history of the three reversions in Collectonian's case. I acknowledge that the warning on TheFarix is premature, and did not dispute its removal. Egan Loo (talk) 21:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * As I replied on my talk page, your warning is still false. The fourth revision would warrant a 3RR warning, and only you have done four. Collectonian (talk) 21:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * My apologies, I misunderstood. I agree with both warnings' removals. Please note that the last two reversions were done while politely asking the other editor to take this to discussion, and was ignored both times. Egan Loo (talk) 21:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but as there is a discussion, and currently your view is the minority one, it was not appropriate to keep reverting back to your preferred version unless/until consensus agrees with that change. Collectonian (talk) 21:58, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Interview for WikiProject Anime and Manga
Hello there,

I am an undergraduate CS student from Georgia Tech and I am conducting an academic study on the Anime Manga WikiProject community (more information in my User Page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GT_YiWu).

I have also made a posting in the discussion page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Anime_and_manga#Academic_Research_on_WikiProjects

I recently had an online voice interview with Nihonjoe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nihonjoe), a long time member of WikiProject Japan and WikiProject Anime and Manga.

When I asked him if he could refer me to any other people whom he though would be good to talk to and would have interesting things to say, your name came up.

I would very much like to interview you about your experiences on the Wikipedia community and in WP Anime and Manga. If you are interested please let me know at gtg120q@mail.gatech.edu

Thanks!

-GT_YiWu

variable fighter support
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