User talk:Judgesurreal777/archive 2

Lone Wolf
Hey, why was the Lone Wolf page reverted the other day? The Lone Wolf fan ring is trying to update this page, and every time we do lately, you revert it. Maybe instead of just reverting it, you could post here or in the discussion page what we're adding that you find needs removal?

comment added Oct 2006

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Assumptionnepal.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:Assumptionnepal.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image can be used under a fair use license. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Kevin 12:30, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Chrono Cross
I just finished editing through use of a hard copy of the article, and tons of fat have been melted away to leave a crisp product. I'm making the rounds on a few editors' talk pages to invite them to give the article a glance. Once Chrono Trigger is locked in FA, Chrono Cross should be next. I've put some serious hours into it, so I think with a little more polish by fresh eyes, we'll be ready to unload. Long live the Chrono series. --Zeality 19:24, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Your GA nomination
Once again you have failed to provide an edit summary with your nomination at the GA nominations list. If there is a problem with this let me know. -- Run! 11:24, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, so you want a nominate description on the nomination page? I just want to be clear. Judgesurreal777 13:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No no, an edit summary. It's the little decription box above the "Save page" button when you edit stuff :) -- Run!  13:53, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Tradeoff
Hey, since I reviews Mystic Quest for you, wnat to do the same for Squall? The GA process is lengthier than the FA process sometimes o.O &mdash; Deckill e r 02:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

The Blair Witch Project
Aloha again! The article is currently on hold for the time being. Very minor part about the #Cast being too short. If there's any problems, let me know. Thanks and regards, Iola k ana |T  15:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Request
I need to have someone or some group do a formal review of an article I believe is very POV and being controlled by POV people. Judgesurreal777 20:39, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * That would be mediation, but you'll need to have gone through the required steps. -- &infin;Wirelain 20:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * If you want to be less formal, Third opinion exists too, as well as WP:HEC. -- &infin;Wirelain 20:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

The Empire Strikes Back and A New Hope
Issues on the talk pages answered, open to discussion. ....(Complain)(Let us to it pell-mell) 06:30, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Final Fantasy V
Hi! I'm currently working on the Final Fantasy V article. I noticed the to-do list you posted in the Talk page, and one of the priorities is to post a "development picture" from the cavesofnarshe.com. What image exactly is that? I couldn't find anything on the site. Thanks. ~ Hibana 04:24, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Why thank you for the barnstar! Yeah, the article was itching for a makeover, and Ryu Kaze, Deckiller, and I have decided to tackle it, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy IX simulatenously. I'm not aiming for feature yet, but we need a promotion to Good Article at least. ~ Hibana 17:01, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Copy the article
Hello,

I have search for 'vampire' and i see many contributor/editor in history. But i hardly to find the contact email address. Luckily i could onlly find you here.

Actually, i request for the permission for copy the vampire article. But i couldn't find any licence for this article. If i could copy it and paste into my site. Where can i get the license. This is my first time. I have no idea on how to walk in this way.

Is that anyway to find the license for an article in wikipedia? I can't find it in history/discusion in a any of the articles here.

Can you helps me. Thanks

smith

Seabird GA
I'm slightly amused that you nominated this for GA - it's currently in it's second peer review with a mind to FAC soon! I've been trying to finish this, uh, albatross round my neck for almost 18 months. Still, I'm glad you thought it was good, hopefully you'll soon think it's excellent and FA material! Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It made GA (thanks again for nominating), and I have finally decided to nominate it for FAC. Since you liked it perhaps you'd care to take a look. Thanks! Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:52, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Final Fantasy XI
Hey, what's the rush in nominating this for GA already? We've really barely begun to work on it and there's a lot of things that still haven't been addressed in both the peer review and the talk page. Cool your heels a little - there's a lot more people working on the article and I know I for one would have appreciated some discussion before the nomination went through - I could have told you it wasn't going to pass! :) You might also want to check out the Final Fantasy wikiproject to get an idea of how much work people have put in to some of the other FF-related articles before they went GA. I understand the desire to work on GA and FA articles but it does take time and collaboration, so take a few deep breaths and let's all work together on making the article the best it can be.  -RaCha&#39;ar 18:47, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Final Fantasy V (again)
Hey, thanks for finally uploading some decent images to Final Fantasy V. We really need more, like an image showing the Job system in action, perhaps an image of the game's intro (King Tycoon flying off on Hiryuu), an FMV shot that's story-related, and of course an Amano image (maybe one of Faris, since he stated in an interview he liked her design). Rewriting the story section is really the only other thing holding it back now! ~ Hibana 14:52, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. We'll eventually have to get a hold of Ryu Kaze and Deckiller from the Project for help, request Peer Review, and then really crack down hard. I'm not sure how much potential the article has, but it's worth a shot! ~ Hibana 22:25, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I just noticed that the job system image is not in English and the image of Zeza has the emulator's "STATE LOADED" at the bottom. It might be in our best interest to replace them. ~ Hibana 01:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's rather good. I'll go ahead and strike up a Setting subheading using the plot elements I mentioned in the Tasks box; a little expansion here, a little copyediting there, and we'll be done. ~ Hibana 01:28, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, and I'll need to reference the script a few times. ~ Hibana 01:33, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, there's not really an official map for this game, on any of the three worlds. Locations don't really play a major role either: the characters go from one place to the next without returning, mostly. It's also difficult to let the reader know the difference between the two worlds without calling them things like "Bartz's world" and "Galuf's world," although several sites say "First World" and "Second World" a lot. ~ Hibana 14:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm having trouble finding a reliable script though. The one at IGN states that Enuo was sealed away 500 years ago when in fact it was 1000 years ago, and I don't want to cite it since it's not consistent with the other articles. I found one here that looks promising, but it has no author. I've attempted to contact the webmaster to see who it is. Man, I wish someone would translate the English PSX version; it would be much better to reference. >.< ~ Hibana 15:16, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We got it! Congratulations and good job! Now, the incredible task of getting it to FA status is a long way away. I don't think it's possible at this point because I've expended the all the resource information on the game and it still comes up seeming as one of the series' blacksheep. It would have to be extremely well-written, and quite frankly, I don't have that ability, at least not now. I believe when the GBA version comes out there will be more pressure to bring up the status. ~ Hibana 21:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Allusions section
After I add info on how the Tao religion is related to the Force. I'm going to have to change the section's title again. There is no real Historical allusions to be noted in the section. But I was thinking of something like "Cinematic, literary and cultural allusions". But I think it's too long. Any good words for combining "cinematic" and "literary"? Or can "literary" fall under "cultural"? The Filmaker 19:00, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

FFXI
Done and done. Hadn't even occurred to me. :) -RaCha&#39;ar 02:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Final Fantasy IX
Done. :) --Tristam 17:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Radical Dreamers
The only thing I'm not sure of is whether we have enough out-of-universe information (since the story summary takes up the bulk of the article). Does the length seem okay? I'm not well-versed in featured articles, so I have no idea if it needs to be longer or anything. --Zeality 19:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

re: Final Fantasy V
After reading through it again, I would have to say that it's good article quality. I did notice some minor breaches of the Manual of Style (like the citations being before punctuation or after space), but nothing major. Should be easy to fix. Great work, in any case.

It needs more work if you want FA status - take a look at Final Fantasy VII for some ideas on what you could do, though I wouldn't recommend making your article as long as that one (FF VII barely got away with it). Another thing you should look into before trying FAC is copyediting, preferably from a few different people - the prose could do with some improvement, but it's nothing extreme enough to prevent good article status. You probably already know that User:Ryu Kaze and User:Deckiller are the people to ask for Final Fantasy-related copyediting, but I thought I should make sure. JimmyBlackwing 06:07, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

thanks
Thank you for nominating Denver as a good article. As a contributer on the page, I am looking forward to what people have to say. Vertigo700 18:28, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Gambit section of FFXII article
Please stop removing the table from the Gambit section. It's useful information, and removing it without performing a full re-write effectively destroys the article. Thanks. Druff 00:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, friends, this is it...
I'll be moving to Connecticut tomorrow along with my family. I'll be leaving Wikipedia for a while until everything gets set up at our new home. It all depends on my Internet access, but I'll be seeing you in a week or two. Bye! --Slgr @ ndson (page - messages - contribs) 01:57, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

RE: Could you block this address please?
'''User talk:198.188.249.12 has been vandalizing for over a year, will a very long history of destruction and disruption, and I think they are a prime candidate for blocking. Just wanted to let you know Judgesurreal777 03:24, 25 August 2006 (UTC)'''

Thank you for taking action against vandals. You probably saw my username on that IP's talk page, warning the vandal. Unfortunately, I am not an administrator, so I cannot block users. I am a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit.

Looking at the IP's page, it seems it is assigned to a school district. These are some of the worst sources of vandalism, because they are used by multiple students, some of who think it's funny to vandlise Wikipedia. Ironically, the same fact means that these IP's can't be blocked for long periods of time; many students have legitimate contributions to make.

Read the above page to find out what to do about vandals in the future, and please consider taking part in the AVU. PrometheusX303 12:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Assault GA nom
I added some of your suggestions to the article, and was wondering what you thought of it. I am pretty sure I can't put in a development section. I was searching the net but found very little. The setting and characters section are small, but I think it is unavoidable. I looked at Final Faltasy VI per your suggestion, but Assault is not as "epic" as a game as VI, but I will try to add some more in a little bit. Thunderbrand 17:09, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I just put the finishing touches on the article and was wondering your thoughts about it. Thunderbrand 14:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

FF13
Heya, that summary was from FF12, not FF13 :) &mdash; Deckill e r 02:42, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Massive modifications on StarCraft's article
Hello,

I've just seen you made tons of modifications on StarCraft's article recently. I haven't gone through all of them but one that shocked me is the External Links section where you completely cut most of the links because, according to your commentary, they were "massive and unnecessary". I have to strongly disagree with your opinion here because most of the links are very useful. For example, all the "Community sites" are useful to anyone wanting to know more about StarCraft's community. The "Third-party applications" section is useful as well, for people reading this article can be StarCraft players.

Anyway, we can discuss this as much as you want, because I definitely hope most of these links will be back.

Regards,

Taiche

Starcraft reference
There should be a reference supporting this player's popularity in one of the links already present but I don't know the rather complicated syntax currently being used in this article for references. Link #28 references Lim Yo-Hwan's large fanbase at the begining and middle, though it doesn't explicitly say he's the most popular. ShardPhoenix 17:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

update: the following link explicity calls him the "most famous" |(link) ShardPhoenix 17:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Why did you remove SSB information?
He is in SSB. Not covering it is the opposite of progress towards making it a great FA. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, you could have integrated it into the article without a header instead of deleting the content. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Just curious
Hi - I don't suppose you know the background behind this? I can't tell why it's failed the nomination to be a GA. Mithridates 22:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC) Oh wait, there it is on the talk page of the main article. Okay, ignore what I've just written there. Mithridates 22:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

RE : Starcraft links
I agree that all fan sites must not be referenced but the ones that were there were a bit more than that. Plus, the ones currently listed are not really representative of the community itself. I will add a few (3-4 tops) links today or Monday and I'll let you know.

Thanks for discussing that topic anyway.

Regards,

Taiche 14:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)Taiche

Copyedit
Hey, I've finished up the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope article and was asking you and a few other users to copyedit it while it's up for GA nominee and before I submit it for FA candidacy. Thanks. :) The Filmaker 23:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah, you can start copyediting it anytime you like. :) The Filmaker 02:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I found and added a little bit on the Metropolis inspiration for C-3PO. And when Han Solo had green skin and gills, is not explicity stated. Hence the phrase "at one point". I can't really do any better. :( The Filmaker 13:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well I asked Wookiepedian to do a copyedit..... twice. He hasn't answered me. So I'll wait another day or so to see if he gets back to me. I also asked Deckiller who was asking to help in the talk page, but he's on a wikibreak. So if Wookiepedian doesn't get back to me within a day or so I'll start up the FAC. :) The Filmaker 04:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Alright it's up for FAC. Go vote "Support" or beg for my mercy! :P :) The Filmaker 12:33, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm working on a smaller project by getting the first television episode up to FA status. Would you mind copyediting Pilot (House episode) for me? :) The Filmaker 04:49, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

New change
Hello, thanks for helping out with the Maedhros article. Just wanted to let you know that after being back from a lengthy wikibreak, I was unaware of WP:WAF until right now, so I just edited WikiProject Middle-earth's Standards to match the style guide. I understand that the general outline of a character should be [Name] is a fictional character in [insert fictional universe], but WP:Me Standard's beginning sentence begins with this: In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, [Name] is a fictional character who was [insert primary information]. Since WP:WAF is a style guide and not a set, must-follow policy, switching the order of words surely won't be considered unencyclopedic. Otherwise, the headings WP:Me will follow: Appearances -> Characteristics -> Concept and creation. Thanks. :) (On a random note, do you often edit Tolkien articles? If so, would you lie to join us?) — Mir  l   e   n   16:58, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * We'll work together to get it up there. :) Oh, and while you help convert character bios according to Me:S, do you mind switching the infoboxes as well? Instead of Infobox Tolkien, it should be Tolkienchar. — Mir   l   e   n   21:30, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Middle-earth!
Hello, !

Thank you for joining WikiProject Middle-earth and contributing to improve Tolkien-related articles. We are glad to have you join in the effort!

Here're some good links and subpages related to our WikiProject.


 * Middle-earth WikiProject discussion
 * Middle-earth WikiProject things to do - A compilation of all the tasks that are needed to do
 * Middle-earth Standards (talk)
 * Middle-earth WikiProject Portal

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to ask on our talk page.

Thank you for your contributions and have fun editing! (Just to make it complete. ^^)— Mir  l   e   n   21:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Halo: Combat Evolved GAC
I believe the issues you noted have been taken care of, but the article may not be exactly as you wanted. Your re-evaluation of the article would be greatly appreciated. JimmyBlackwing 11:25, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Daler Mehndi External Links
Curious as to why the link to www.LordofDance.com keeps being eliminated. This is a site featuring A) A video that spoofs Daler Mehndi's Tunak Tunak Tun B) A video that was popular enough at one point to have been downloaded 30,000 times within a period of five days C) One of the earliest parodies of Daler Mehndi's work, dating to 2001.

No erroneous claims were made in the link, and it seems worth listing, being one of the first videos to parody Daler Mehndi.

Copyedit request
When you have time, it would be great if you could fulfill your generous offer to copyedit Halo: Combat Evolved. Thank you. JimmyBlackwing 09:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Revert on vampire
Hi, may I ask why you reverted my edits to vampire (without explanation)? I had stated my reasons for them.--194.145.161.227 17:23, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

StarCraft
Both you and User:Rake (talk • contribs) are close to violating WP:3RR at StarCraft, yet neither of you have spoken to the other about the conflict or said anything on the talk page. You will be blocked if you violate 3RR, and I will consider lengthening the block for doing so under the guise of vandal patrolling. Talk it out. &mdash; Scm83x hook 'em 06:42, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Blair Witch Project
Why no fan art? I've never seen that on a Wikipedia "guidelines page". The Bear Wit project was featured on some local TV stations and MANY sites. Not to mention the fact that a great majority of references throughout wikipedia are fan pages. What truly validates an internet site anyway? It's a true valid link and probably much better of spoof than any of the porno rip offs already listed. Besides "spoofs" are NOT copyright infringement as the Scary Movies amoung others love to point out. Therefore, The Bear Wit Project is legal (neither in violation of the Jim Henson Company or the makers of the Blair Witch Project), commercially available(as my link pointed out), notable (because I enjoyed it more than ANYTHING else on the page, and I didn't make the movie), and argueably just as professional as anything else in wikipedia's ever growing documentation of internet phenomenon. Please feel free to respond in my talk pageLDHLontz 07:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)LDHLontz

I just checked the article "What Wikipedia is and is not" No mention of Fan art being excluded for anything. In fact I could Hypothetically add an entire new article on it, but for now I just like to restore the cultural reference mention. Thanks.

Manhattan
It was incorrect because (as the article itself states) Marble Hill is on the mainland yet officially part of Manhattan.

A lede like "Manhattan the borough is contiguous with Manhattan the island, but also includes a small portion of the mainland" would work best, I think. Daniel Case 22:05, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Alex Pettyfer
Hi, I've noticed you've been taking care of this article the past while (I was the one who expanded/sourced it in July, but kind of left it afterwards). I just uploaded a better image for the header, and I'll use your rational for the older one on this one. I suppose the old picture should be deleted Mad Jack 08:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Link article
I came across the page Link (The Legend of Zelda series) and noticed you were trying to save it from being de-featured. I personally feel the article overly long and think it really deserves a trimming especially "Appearances" section.

Example: "Link approaches his 16th birthday, Impa takes him to North Castle in Hyrule, alarmed by the sudden appearance of a Triforce crest on the boy’s left hand. She shows him the true heiress of Hyrule, an older incarnation of Princess Zelda, trapped out of time in an eternal sleep, lying on an altar in the castle. The old woman also tells Link the Legend of Zelda, an ancient tale about the division of the Triforce and the curse that was put upon the princess. Impa then gives Link six crystals, and a scroll written in an ancient Hylian tongue, which Link understands despite having never learned it. He reads that the mark on his hand is the sign that he was chosen to seek the third Triforce, Courage, in the Great Palace in the Valley of Death. Link then begins a quest to place a crystal in each of six palaces in Hyrule, so that he can later penetrate unhindered into the magically protected Great Palace, claim the Triforce of Courage, reunite the three pieces of the Triforce, and awaken Zelda. If Link dies in this game, the Game Over screen depicts the "Return of Gannon [sic]". It is implied that his followers will use the slain Link’s blood in a ritual to accomplish this resurrection."

and thats just describing one video game appearance. Reads more like the games synopsis. How do u feel about this? - Tutmosis 18:08, 23 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll make a draft in my sandbox. Ill show you when I'm done instead of me attacking the article itself without consensus. - Tutmosis  23:07, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Okay here is a bad draft discussing the first 3 games. This is the size reduction I am talking about when this 3 games currently take up about 3 paragraphs. Whats missing from this is the actual discussion of Link: What is revealed about who link is in this games? his past? I can't find this information and someone should.

- Tutmosis 23:52, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll take a break from FFIV to help with Link.
Right now, the main problem is lack of references. There's only eight. There HAS to be more than that. I went thought and did some copyediting as well. I'll go around and see what can be referenced. You should, too. Together, we can save our beloved Link!  Sir Crazyswordsman  20:20, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I tried to fix some of the reference problems, but I lost all my work because my computer sucks. I wonder if we should include references from in-video games?  I won't be able to help with any of the Game Boy games sans Link's Awakening though.  I have an OoT and an MM text dump, and I remember LttP very well.  Sir Crazyswordsman  02:23, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, look at some of the FF character GAs (of characters I hate, of course) and you'll see how well Ryu did with them.  Sir Crazyswordsman  02:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Star Fox refs.
Thanks! It looks like it could come in handy. Thunderbrand 16:01, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Bugun Licocichla
I have to admit I am not 100% sure what constitutes GA criteria but the sheer scarcity of information about the species means there is, at present, just one source. It just strikes me as being a little to early to try and get this article that kind of recognition with just one brief study. But thats just me. Sabine's Sunbird talk 03:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Vetala demonio.jpg
Hi, I used the image you uploaded in the demons page. I could'nt help but wonder that the Vetala appears to be almost similar to Durga in appearence. Could you provide me with the source of the image ?? ?? Freedom skies 10:43, 2 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the timely reply. I found the caption "Vetala decoración semidemoníaca del tantrismo shivaíta." under the picture which translates to "Vetala "semidemonic decoration of the tantrismo shivaíta.". The picture may depict a hindu deity in a martial form. Lord Shiva, in particular is associated with controlling the tantric elements.


 * My friend, I'll have to remove the picture from the Vampire page, as it might offend hindu religious sensibilities. I'm in communication with the owners of another picture, which I'll try to put up as a substitute for the Image:Vetala demonio.jpg picture, if granted permission by the owners. Freedom skies 01:16, 3 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the sentiment, but I would refer you and any offended to the policy stating that Wikipedia is NOT censored :) Judgesurreal777 01:28, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

GA noms.
I noticed that you nominated Jack Bauer and Star Fox Command, but they are not showing up. I looked and saw that you put the noms. inside that HTML code that hides stuff. Thunderbrand 14:04, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I have fixed the noms so that they can be seen and reviewed. It is important to make sure that you don't put them in the comment at the end of the list.  It's an easy mistake to make which is why the show preview button is so usefull.  Eluchil404 02:14, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

FAR noms
Hi Judge. I've been suggesting people try to avoid adding too many noms at once on WP:FAR; I noticed you added two in two days. If the page gets over-loaded, we fail to give individual attention to each (it's at 38 now, which is the highest it's been). Maybe look through the ones that have yet to receive a comment in the FARC period. Cheers, Marskell 12:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Can I repeat this concern - adding one every 3 or 4 days is still too quick for people to deal with. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

StarCraft
Please try to avoid using rollback or rollback-related functions during content disputes - they are meant to be used for vandalism. &mdash; Deckill e r 21:34, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Super Mario 64 removals
I reverted your content removals. Consensus on this featured article has judged them to be appropriately detailed for the Wikipedia article, and not necessary to move to a game wiki. Please discuss any further such changes on the talk page. Andre (talk) 21:30, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Star Fox
Yeah, those ones are next, although it will probably be a little more difficult with those than the recent games. I'm gonna start working on Star Fox in the coming days. Thunderbrand 12:47, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Vampire
Hi, I'm having a dispute with a newly registered user, Nihilum at vampire. He insists on inserting this in the article. I consider it to be either OR, or an addition without a reliable source (a XIXth century archaeologist supposedly referenced by notorious believer in vampires Montague Summers). Would you care to join the discussion? --194.145.161.227 17:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Atlapetes
I could not find good reference images or descriptions unlike in the Bugun Liocichla. But here is a draft image anyways. Let me know if you have any comments and I will change it accordingly. Shyamal 01:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I did base mine on that image and another one which shows a little more of the body, but I am still unhappy with the body shape. I have tried to make it more or less general finch-like. But will be happy to improve the image on the basis of suggestions from those who have seen other birds of the Atlapetes genus. Shyamal 01:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

SM64 List -> Prose
Look, do you understand what I'm saying? Your change from list to "prose" is little more than bunching the sentences together and deleting the line breaks! It doesn't read like a paragraph. Andre (talk) 03:25, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


 * But there's really no way to convert that list into prose that reads well. There's a reason why the list construction exists - for things like the Remakes & Sequels section. And keep in mind it's not a list of items individually place liked this:
 * blah
 * blah2
 * blah3
 * Rather, it's a list construction containing paragraphs:
 * The blah is blah. Blah blah blah. Furthermore blah.
 * Of course, blah is blah. Blah blah blah. Blah.
 * And so on. I don't really understand why anyone would object to such. Andre (talk) 05:49, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not trivia or unrelated facts, though. Super Mario 64 had X number of remakes and sequels, and they are listed in that section. Andre (talk) 06:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Um, I'm confused?
Why did you revert the Kirby page? I had included a citation that had most of the info I added as well as improve much of the awkward writing and sort out information in an easier to understand manner. I'm an admin over at the biggest Kirby fansite there is- I would think I know a good deal about Kirby... :( I see you're the one talking about trying to improve the page, but what do you gain by reverting it when someone tries to fix it up? Ivyna J. Spyder 21:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, um, was it because I wasn't a member of the Nintendo Wiki Project? I've joined it. I'm sorry if I broke some rule, I'm just trying to fix stuff. :( Ivyna J. Spyder 23:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Manual for writing fiction?
I can't find it, I've searched everywhere. Can you people stop reverting my edits without fully explaining why? Is it just the layout? Please answer. Ivyna J. Spyder 23:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for that info! I'll read it over and try to fix things up more. I did try to find a lot of sources for my info, so I hope that helps... Ivyna J. Spyder 02:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

SF2 GA nom.
Wanted to let you know I nominated Star Fox 2 for GA status, since you did a lot of work on it. Thunderbrand 18:45, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Super Mario 64
I'm glad you're trying to improve the article. As much as I would love to make over the article of one of the greatest games ever made, I've got my hands full with another one. :) But I'd still like to help you out, so here is the section "THE MAKING OF MARIO" from Steven L. Kent's book, The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World (2001). Here is an Amazon link detailing the book so that you can cite it properly. I don't believe Amazon mentions the location of publication, but it is New York. Without further ado, here is the text, taken from pages 529 and 530:

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, Zelda, Yoshi, and Star Fox, entered the video game industry with a unique philosophy that was always reflected in his games. "When you draw a laughing face, your face should laugh," he once explained in an interview. "When you draw an angry face, your face should be angry. The character will capture your emotion. The emotions and fun in a game are not made while thinking about business."

By the time Nintendo launched Nintendo 64 (N64), Miyamoto had been creating games for nearly twenty years. He had witnessed and aided the evolution of the business, software, and technology of video gaming. His first game, Donkey Kong, was created by a five-man team and contained approximately 20K of code. Now, as he made the flagship game for N64, his team had swollen to more than fifty members. Instead of 20K, he and his team would write 8 megabytes of code - more than 400 times more code than in Donkey Kong. Instead of designing levels that fit on a single screen, they created enormous 3D landscapes complete with trees, castles, and dinosaurs. Adapting to this new challenge, Miyamoto created a new philosophy. While most game designers were coming up with features, then building their games around them, Miyamoto worked on creating expressive landscapes, then created ways to use them.

"One thing that was different with Super Mario 64 was [that] we wanted to make some snow mountain, a really big one. That came first, and afterward we asked [each other] for the ideas about how to make use of this mountain.

It was as if we were building up an amusement park. We first found our location. We purchased the mountain, and afterward, we thought of some interesting things we wanted to implement on the mountain." - Shigeru Miyamoto

Super Mario 64, Miyamoto's lead game for N64, did a better job of bringing a two-dimensional side-scrolling game into the world of 3D than any game before it. To accomplish this, Miyamoto's team used all of the old characters and objects made popular in early Mario games, then incorporated new devices that could only occur in a 3D environment. The big end battles, for instance, pitted Mario against a much larger foe on a huge 3D platform. The only way for Mario to win was to circle around the enemy.

Building from Miyamoto's amusement park analogy, Super Mario 64 included huge slides and other kinds of activities that bought true variety to the game. Everybody at Nintendo recognized the game as a masterpiece; the only problem was that Miyamoto was taking too long to build it. According to Hiroshi Imanishi, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi's right-hand man, the release of N64 was delayed until Miyamoto was satisfied with Super Mario 64. The delay would have been even longer, but Yamauchi finally told Miyamoto that the game was good enough.

If you have access to academic databases such as LexisNexis, Academic Search Premier, or Proquest (search for old New York Times articles), I would highly recommend those. If not, I can always try to add in stuff later. Good luck! --Tristam 06:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Inline cites and FA's
Someone mentioned here that "inline cite requirement is not applied to FAs that passed before that requirement took hold." What do you know about that? -- Stbalbach 15:48, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

FARs
Could I persuade you not to nominate a new article every 3 to 4 days for FAR? It would greatly help our thin resources and would keep the page more manageable. Joelito (talk) 01:37, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmm I gotta agree with Joel. LuciferMorgan 15:03, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you and take care. Joelito (talk) 16:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you see where we're coming from. We have to put each article through a rigorous review process so that should their FA star be removed, they cannot question the decision. LuciferMorgan 16:27, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You should come back into the FAR room sometime, your judgement is missed Judge! LuciferMorgan 20:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

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Hello, i would like to know if Joe Dever realy upload this image, and how know u it. I want to drag it to Commons. Thanks a lot. fr:user:bayo 193.248.37.201 21:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. --bayo 00:32, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Britney Spears
Hello. I noticed you added a to-do list for Britney Spears in May 2006. It says in prep for FA status but in my opinion with everything on the list, the article should never have made GA status in the first place and it is certainly not stable. I did a little research and the GA was added by an anon user User:68.203.249.145 on 16 Oct 2006 at 23:59 - with only 4 edits to their credit to date. You seem more of an expert on these things than I and wondered if you could have another look and possible delist of GA? Cricket02 19:28, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Correction: I'm sorry, I was terribly mistaken about who passed this article to GA - it was User:Kingboyk .  Thanks for your help, I made comments on the GAR page, but still with everything on the todo list for FA, seems like all that is criteria for GA.  I've been working hard for months to get an article good enough for GA, researching and looking at other GAs for examples, I came across this article, and it needed everything I'd already done for a GA nom.  Maybe I was too quick to be suspicious and I apologize.  Cricket02 04:55, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Michael Howard (teacher)
In case you hadn't noticed, Michael Howard (teacher) has been proposed for deletion. NickelShoe (Talk) 01:20, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Roman Catholicism in Afghanistan
...Is the new Good Article collaboration of the week, and I want to help with it. But since you seem to be the main editor to the page, I just wanted to ask beforehand if there was anything I need to know before I start trying to change anything because its become so well referenced, or if there was some task that needs doing with this article in particular. Homestarmy 02:27, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll check some sources I know of to see if I can find any more detailed information, but is there any source in particular you might know about that may have even more references on the situation? Homestarmy 02:57, 21 December 2006 (UTC)