User talk:Panini!/Archive 4

 Oooh, secret! 🥪

Hi! Welcome to my talk page. Any questions about me, what I'm up to, and what I'm doing wrong will be posted here(cut me some slack, we all make mistakes). You can ask me questions here too! I'm up to conversation.

What are you up to this days
💖💖 Lolonanana (talk) 08:51, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * , I believe you are here because of this edit, which I promise was just an accident. But as to what I've been up to, I've been doing a massive overhaul of Mario which is apparently a very important article (Level 4 vital article). Pretty troubling though, as I'm getting no points for the Wikicup because of it. P  anini 🥪 13:14, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

April Fools
Well, you definitely seem to be enjoying yourself.
 * Please see WP:IDIOT.
 * Please see WP:IDIOT.
 * Please see WP:IDIOT.

Idan (username is Zvikorn) (talk) 10:48, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , If this is referring to my speedy deletion of the main page, that was an accident. See here. Panini 📚 10:50, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Ever Given
WHAT DID YOU DO!! REDMAN 2019 ( talk ) 15:43, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH I DONT KNOOOOOOOOW Panini 📚 15:44, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * WE'LL HAVE TO BLOW IT UP! REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 15:45, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , No dont, I got like a whole story planned for this silly page Panini 📚 15:46, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't even want to guess... REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 15:47, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Regarding my old account
Hey Panini! I just wanted to let you know that I lost access to my original account which was Captain Galaxy, because I forgot the password. So now I go by Captain BandanaDee. I just wanted to let you know in case. Thank you for your understanding. Captain BandanaDee (talk) 10:13, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

So funny story, I was cleaning my desk and found my old password. So I have access to my old account now. Sorry for the confusion. Captain Galaxy  13:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , Ha, and phew! CaptainGalaxy has a better ring to it. Panini 📚 15:23, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'm glad to be back! Captain  Galaxy  16:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

For the Night
I was wondering if you could leave some comments for the peer review of "For the Night"? The Ultimate Boss (talk) 06:34, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2021
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Help with FAC nomination for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Hi. Having been one of the users that contributed to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered's peer review earlier in the year, I was wondering if you would help contribute in reviewing the article for its FAC nomination? It has been open for a few days but I've received no responses from any editors. It would be really appreciated if you could give any feedback and help move the article further towards reaching FA standard. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 17:21, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll get to it for you in the future, but I have been busy recently so no guarantees it'll be quick. Dont worry if you dont get comments early on; it takes a while for it to start to get rolling, and then it goes rapidly. It normally takes about a month! Panini! 🥪 17:45, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , Left comments, sorry for the wait. I have a little leeway of time in the mornings so I'm mostly available then. Also, (prepare yourself I'm about to advertise) I'd appreciate comments on Paper Mario if you're free. Panini! 🥪 14:13, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. I'll get on that. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 12:23, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, wasn't sure if it had pinged but I left you a response. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 14:38, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Pac-Man 99
Hi Panini!! Is it alright for me to nominate Pac-Man 99 as a GA now? Cheers, Hockeycatcat (talk) 10:43, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , The article would need a fully fleshed out Reception before that; I'll spend some time to write one in the future. Panini! 🥪 12:39, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Understood and thank you sir! Hockeycatcat (talk) 08:26, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Guestbook
Hey, I was wondering if you have a guestbook to sign? I've been looking, but I can't seem to find one under your name.

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook 📖 16:58, 19 April 2021 (UTC) (formerly Rosefeather of WindClan)
 * , I don't have one myself, but considering it I might make one in the future. Panini! 🥪 17:03, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * All right.

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook 📖 17:05, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * , very much appreciated. I could personally care less about what happens with Microsoft or Sony, Nintendo fan through and through. In fact, I have multiple Nintendo articles under my radar right now (one of them Mario himself)! Panini! 🥪 19:49, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
 * Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
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Is it okay that I resize the Roblox studio logo to 200px?
Is it okay that I resize the Roblox studio logo to 200px?ItsJustdancefan (talk) 20:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I've reverted this. Setting a hard size means that user's preference for thumbnail sizes will be ignored. Some users have their thumbnails set larger, or smaller, as they desire. Except in certain cases, thumbnails should almost always be allowed to follow user preference. -- ferret (talk) 22:15, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of WarioWare Gold
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article WarioWare Gold you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Alexandra IDV -- Alexandra IDV (talk) 17:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of WarioWare Gold
The article WarioWare Gold you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:WarioWare Gold for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Alexandra IDV -- Alexandra IDV (talk) 00:41, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

My hot take
Per your question I'm giving you a hot take here, but I may revise it if I think of anything glaringly wrong. I'm kind of working on a series article of my own in the background and I'm certainly no expert at this kind of article so I'd be interested in what others have to say. For both series and franchises, I think (1) the historical origins and (2) the size of the media should be given primary significance in determining the orientation of the article. If the article is primarily about video games then per WP:DUE the main portion of the body of the article should highlight the video games. Likewise if the the article is primarily about films then media like video games, books, music, etc. should represent a lesser portion of the article. In terms of the structure, the best would be to treat the article as a modified list article. The article should begin with a lede that focuses on the main series but also references all related media to show the scope of its penetration into culture. A brief portion of background for main characters and antagonists should come second, and then the main series should be given its own section to list all members of the list chronologically and to focus on plot. Side-branches of the main series should be covered next, and then perhaps cameos. Other media in the series should then be given proportional coverage as due per the sources. I suppose some of what I'm saying here generally would equate series and franchises, but I think that for smaller articles they can be treated similarly. For very large franchises, series may be separated from the franchise article in the interest of both comprehensiveness and readability, but the differences between articles on series vs articles on franchises may be trivial for smaller franchised series.

-Thibbs (talk) 01:27, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , Ah, thanks! If you want t go back and change it, I'd advise making the changes at User:Panini!/sandbox3 where I store all the responses. I hope I can get a couple more responses as right now I have only 11; if you have anyone you'd want to reach out to (that I already haven't, you can see the list on my sandbox) then I'd appreciate it. I'm gonna go through and look for other people to hold hostage and force to participate in my f'dang survey. Panini! 🥪 01:33, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of WarioWare Gold
The article WarioWare Gold you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:WarioWare Gold for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Alexandra IDV -- Alexandra IDV (talk) 06:01, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

File:Old Paper Mario Logo.png listed for discussion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Old Paper Mario Logo.png, has been listed at Files for discussion. Please see the to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 14:56, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Image
Can you put this prominent image of Mario on the article? Or replace the tanooki suit since the fireball is one of the first Mario's power up at the game.180.194.133.24 (talk) 09:32, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Panini! 🥪 10:19, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Isn't the image as a character throwing fireball like here better than depicting it on a gameplay? 180.194.133.24 (talk) 10:22, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I pulled from another one online. Although just an image of Mario and the respective costume is more clear and understandable, I believe an image of gameplay better shows what the costume is and what it does. Panini! 🥪 10:42, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh ok, its really up to you since you were the 1 who fixed lots of issues on the article. Congrats also on your FA on Paper Mario, looking forward to the Mario article and possibly his brother. 180.194.133.24 (talk) 12:11, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hoo boy, we'll see. Happy editing! Panini! 🥪 12:17, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello
Hi Christian, it's Ian! Icleq (talk) 19:42, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , Here's the game plan:
 * Check out WikiProject Military history (WP:MIL), or, alternatively, WikiProject Video games (WP:VG)
 * These are Wikiprojects consisting of people who contribute to military and video game articles, respectively. I'd check them out, say hello on their talk pages, and fiddle around on their pages to find stuff to do.
 * Visit the Teahouse if you have any questions. You can ask me too.
 * I put a welcome template on your user page that covers this and a lot of other things. You don't need to read it all, but it would save future hassle, probably. Panini! 🥪 22:37, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Visit the Teahouse if you have any questions. You can ask me too.
 * I put a welcome template on your user page that covers this and a lot of other things. You don't need to read it all, but it would save future hassle, probably. Panini! 🥪 22:37, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I put a welcome template on your user page that covers this and a lot of other things. You don't need to read it all, but it would save future hassle, probably. Panini! 🥪 22:37, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much! Icleq (talk) 23:56, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

today
See my talk today, - it's rare that a person is pictured when a dream comes true, and that the picture is shown on the Main page on a meaningful day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Happy belated Trinity Sunday, Gerda. Much love, Panini! 🥪 10:18, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Finding the article blurb for a TFA nomination
Hi, I hope you can help me as I noticed one of your FA's, Paper Mario: The Origami King, appeared in TFA in March. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered was promoted to FA status on Monday (once again, thank you for your help in getting it there!), but I have a query with one of the steps required to nominate it for TFA (I've also raised this at WT:TFAR but no one has yet responded). Basically I just needed to ascertain where the generated blurb of the article, which appears upon promotion, is located to be used for TFA; WP:TFA/R states that it "appears on the talk page of the FAC nomination (that's the page linked from "it has been identified" at the top of the article's talk page", but I can't see one anywhere for Modern Warfare Remastered. I don't know if I'm just being stupid! Wikibenboy94 (talk) 12:31, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Hey Wikenboy! Apparently I'm bad at instructions because I've never noticed this part before... following my way of doing things, skip over that part, create the template page (instruction 1) and write one from scratch. That's what I do. If you need and example, The Origami King has its FA blurb archived on its talk page, if you need an example on what to include. I took another look at the instructions, and I'm also unsure on what its referring to! Panini! 🥪 12:42, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh, right,. Panini! 🥪 02:25, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Still got my name wrong ;) But thanks for the tip, I did see the alternative was to create your own. I'm not sure whether to do this yet, because truth be told the article was promoted earlier than I'd anticipated as I'm still planning to use another image as we'd previously discussed. I don't know if you saw my latest reply before the page was archived, but either way let me know your thoughts. The problem I have now however is that in the case I'm required to write a FA-quality rationale for a fair-use image, how will it be deemed sufficient if the article is already an FA? Wikibenboy94 (talk) 12:29, 3 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Sigh*, mobile editing. It deleted my long reply twice now. Third times the charm.

Holy cow! I've gotten your name wrong all this time?! Dang.

I'm confined to mobile editing right now, so I wont be able to give a sufficient enough answer due to poor navigation and the inability to view links. Here's what you can do: go to WT:VG and ask about whether or not inclusion of an additional image is necessary and if so, what you should do. Additionally, ping Icewelder and ask about the image rationale templates. Hopefully he can direct you to what I'm referring to. This will hopefully take care of you additional image and featured level rational queries.

For the links you sent me of the graphics at the FAC, I can't see them so I'll make an assumption. Do you mean that you found a screenshot of an ad graphic online, as in a png or similar? If so, that would not suffice and would only work if you got a picture of the ad in question, in real life. An example of this, it's similar to almost every video game console image. I'm an amateur with freely liscenced images, so take this latter half with a grain of salt. Panini! 🥪 12:58, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I didn't get a response from IceWelder unfortunately, though I did receive clarity from two editors nonetheless. Based on the comments there, and a brief discussion with Rhain, I've decided to use a GIF of the gameplay, specifically an example taken during a multiplayer match, which will better illustrate the combat and abilities than a static image. Going by what's been said and the examples used for other articles, I think there's enough text in the article to support a GIF. The website Gfycat has a number of examples for the game I'm currently browsing. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 12:29, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Since you couldn't get IceWelder, here's a new set of instructions: Go to the gameplay image on Good Job! and go into edit. You should see a template there that you can snatch, blank, and fill out. Panini! 🥪 01:01, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Can I not just use the same template from one of the images in Modern Warfare Remastered's article? I didn't know this is what you were referring to. Also, I don't know if you have any experience with GIFs for article but Rhain has offered to help with creating/uploading one as necessary. Looks like the only thing I'll need to do myself is craft the rationale. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 12:31, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of List of Roblox games


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 * Already de-PROD'd. -- ferret (talk) 00:27, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Phew, I couldn't really do much on this one since I've been confined to mobile editing. Panini! 🥪 00:32, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from NaveedAhMirPF on User talk:NaveedAhMirPF (20:00, 7 June 2021)
Please help me out, I am new --NaveedAhMirPF (talk) 20:00, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Naveed! Welcome to Wikipedia. To get yourself kicking in the right direction, visit the links present on your newcomer homepage. Through this tool, you will be given general info about learning the ropes of basic editing and how to navigate the site. Happy editing! Panini! 🥪 20:07, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Triple Crowns
Hi Panini! nominated you for WP:Triple Crown awards, and I'm pleased to say you meet the criteria. A record of the articles that qualified you can be found in this table. Should you be eligible to upgrade your Triple Crown to the next tier in the future, you can 're-use' these articles alongside any new ones to make up the required number of articles. Damien Linnane (talk) 11:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Incidentally you may also wish to nominate yourself for the WikiProject Video games Triple Crown. You can find the details at the main Triple Crown page. Completely up to you if you're interested. Have a great day. Damien Linnane (talk) 14:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh, lovely! Thank you! Panini! 🥪 16:39, 12 June 2021 (UTC)




 * It's actually really cool to award you this second Triple Crown for the same articles as your original nomination. As far as I can recall that's never happened before. :) Damien Linnane (talk) 04:02, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , three at the same time is very neat. It's also destroying my talk page, so let me use some clear templates. Panini! 🥪 17:46, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Paper Mario scheduled for TFA
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 * Woohoo! Panini! 🥪 14:41, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you today for the article, "about a sub-series of the Mario franchise, Paper Mario. Someone at Nintendo decided, "hey, the graphics on the Nintendo 64 are not good", and made everything two-dimensional instead. This game was called, and the department team worked overtime on this one, Paper Mario. The game was critically acclaimed. They released a sequel, and it was universally acclaimed. The developers then decided to switch up the genre a bit for the third game, Super Paper Mario, and it was simply acclaimed. Then they released Sticker Star, and everyone hated it. Color Splash, hated even more. The Origami King, eh. - In short, it's a video game series once acclaimed but recently fell to average reception. Still popular, however."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Congrats on the featured article! — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:14, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you both! I really appreciate it. Panini! 🥪 14:20, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for WarioWare Gold
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! Forgot about this one. Panini! 🥪 15:11, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from Andy Brandy Angy (20:43, 16 June 2021)
Hello Panini. I am glad to have you as my mentor here. I am much interested in philosophy, psychology, trauma, religion and all other philosophical courses. I wish you can help me enrich my intelligence please. thanks --Andy Brandy Angy (talk) 20:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for leaving your interests, as I can now direct you to an area where you can learn the ropes of your specific field. Please visit the links below; they're WP:Wikiprojects which are groups of other editors that collaborate on specific subjects. Check them out, and meet some fellow contributors!

WP:Wikiproject Religion WP:Wikiproject Philosophy WP:Wikiprojecy Psychology

Check them out! Happy editing, Panini! 🥪 21:09, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Note: the last link was typo, please visit WP:Wikiproject Psychology. Panini! 🥪 21:10, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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Question from Alva Mignon (06:56, 18 June 2021)
Can I earn money using Wikipedia? --Alva Mignon (talk) 06:56, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello! If you are referring to getting paid on a general basis, like a job, this is sadly not the case. We are all here on our free will as volunteers to contribute to, well, the fun of it!

However, some times people are paid by others (such as companies) to write for them. For more details on this if you are interested, visit WP:PAID. However, this is generally discouraged for multiple reasons. Happy editing! Panini! 🥪 03:01, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from Grave Line Tours Hollywood on Help:Searching (21:23, 18 June 2021)
Hi! I wanted to write about my Hollywood Tour Business which ran from 1987 to 2002. Any ideas? --Grave Line Tours Hollywood (talk) 21:23, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello! I can't get my facts straight due to mobile editing at the moment to give a fleshed out answer, but luckily I have answered this question at User:Panini/Teahouse Q&A under "How do I create an article/page?" Panini! 🥪 03:03, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Whoops, the last link was a typo. Please visit User:Panini!/Teahouse Q&A. Panini! 🥪 02:18, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from Grave Line Tours Hollywood on HELPDESK (21:30, 18 June 2021)
Hi! What do I do? So much information! --Grave Line Tours Hollywood (talk) 21:30, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. Please take the time to visit the links present on your newcomer homepage. It should get you kicking in the right direction! Panini! 🥪 02:57, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from Mohammad shahbaz 34 (08:49, 22 June 2021)
because am Pakistani cricketer i have answer my name mohammad shahbaz 34 --Mohammad shahbaz 34 (talk) 08:49, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Mohammad! Welcome to Wikipedia. Feel free to ask me any questions. Panini! 🥪 22:36, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

GOCE copyedit request
I don't think there'll be much to go through as you've said, though it's possible I might have a question or two. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 03:46, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Question from Phrydaddy on Daniella Levine Cava (02:26, 27 June 2021)
How to make an edit with citation? --Phrydaddy (talk) 02:26, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are to add a fact or addition to an article, a citation is key for verification. Please visit WP:Citing sources, a guide to citations and how to implement them into an article in the correct manner. For a simplified version, visit the link in the green box you find on that page. Happy editing! Panini! 🥪 02:36, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter
The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
 * Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

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Hello, Panini!,

I had to delete this page because it was a talk page without an article. I think you meant to leave your comment on a page in the Wikipedia space instead of the main space. Liz Read! Talk! 05:09, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

I followed the link on the mobile app and I guess it brought me to the wrong page. Sorry about that! Panini! 🥪 05:10, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, it's no problem, I just didn't want you to think that no one answered your message. Liz Read! Talk! 05:53, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I checked if I was right. For some reason clicking "view talk page" takes me to a nonexistent article talk page instead of a Wikipedia talk page. That's so odd! Panini! 🥪 20:48, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Question from Evey.2007 (09:28, 4 July 2021)
Hello --Evey.2007 (talk) 09:28, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello! Welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you like it here! Panini! 🥪 13:01, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Question from HuntingtonFamilyAssociation (17:36, 4 July 2021)
Our Huntington Family Wikipedia Page has two malicious trolls who delete information, family members & photographs. We are in the process of working with Yale University & the Huntington Library to revise the Huntington Family Wikipedia page for a final time and protect it. Can you please advise us and walk us through this process. --HuntingtonFamilyAssociation (talk) 17:36, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello! Based on your word, this seems to be a simple fix. If it was the case of them creating false information, that would be a different bridge to cross, but simply deleting content is simple.

First, you must declare that you are related to the article in question that you are editing (WP:COI for more details). This is required so no questions about it trouble you in the future.

After of which, simply go to the articles history and revert the article to a state prior to the vandalism. You might already be doing that, however. There is a rule about how many times you can revert something (WP:3RR), but obvious trolling is exempt from this rule, so don't worry about it.

If problems continue, here's where the conflict is forcibly resolved. Visit the vandal's talk page and warn them that they are vandalising and if trouble persists they could be blocked from editing. If they still continue after that, report to an administrator and they will put a stop to it for you.

That should deal with temporary problems. If more anonymous users continue to vandalize, please tell me about it and I can direct you to requesting protection on the page in question. If you say there is only two, once they are dealt with it shouldn't have to be taken this far. Please consult me if you have any more questions. Panini! 🥪 17:46, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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Question from Freelancertareqbd (09:25, 8 July 2021)
Hey --Freelancertareqbd (talk) 09:25, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello! Glad you're here. Panini! 🥪 12:21, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

No need?
You might be right. Is there a need to have any of the Mario & Luigi gameplay sections linked together? I just figured whatever reason that pattern started was a good enough reason to complete it. No biggie, though. I've never even seen any of these games played (enjoyed the characters back in the sprite days). InedibleHulk (talk) 02:48, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

I was too tired to leave a full explanation for my revert and had a feeling you would ask me why. Here we are!

So, for the first entry of a video game gameplay is explained in full detail (eg. for Super Mario Bros. it would explain all of Mario's abilities, powerups, and goals). Games that follow that use a similar "same but different" format and up being like "yadda yadda yadda go beat Bowser, and the original gameplay article is linked for additional context. Since Superstar Saga is the first entry in the Mario & Luigi series, it is the first entry example that the other articles start linking to. For an example of this, look at the games in the Paper Mario series. Panini! 🥪 02:56, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Predictably contentious, am I? Guess the proof is the pudding. Thanks for setting me straight, linearity makes sense now, sorry for keeping you up at night! InedibleHulk (talk) 03:09, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Mm, pudding... Panini! 🥪 04:25, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Bankrol Hayden


Hello, Panini!. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Bankrol Hayden".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 19:41, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Pretty sure I submitted this to AFC for do.eone, because this is not my article. But thanks for taking time to tell me. Panini! 🥪 19:44, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Hey


Happy Friday ! Hope all is well with you. Regards, Zindor (talk) 19:48, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank God Its Friday, right? Panini! 🥪 19:54, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Game & Watch
Just letting you know if only you have interest on creating the games of Mr. Game & Watch especially his first appearance Ball (Game & Watch), I've placed all the reception sources on Draft:Game & Watch games (Reception sources). 49.149.117.37 (talk) 12:43, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Trouble again
Hey Panini, I'm having trouble creating pages again. I'm trying to give a new user their prize for signing my guestbook, but they're new and don't have a talk page yet and I hit publish and nothing happens. Also I tried welcoming them with Twinkle and the welcoming link didn't show up. This is a problem as I'm on the Welcoming Committee. I could use some help. Any idea of what's going on?

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:14, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Oh and here's your prize for signing. 

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 haz givn u Cheezburgr! Cheezburgrs promot WikiLovez and hoapfuly thiz one haz made yore day bettr. Spreadd teh WikiLovez by givin sumone else Cheezburgr, whethr it be sumeone youz hav had disagreementz with in teh past or a gud frend. Hapy munchins!

Spredd teh goudnesz of Cheezburgerz to all lolcat buddiez by addin {{subst:Cheezburgr}} to their talk paj with friendly messuj to all.

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:17, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Hmm, that odd. I would try one more time to make sure it's not accidental error. If not, report back to me and I'll see if I can set it up for you. Panini! 🥪 01:22, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

I've tried a few times now. Nothing is working.a

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:38, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

It's actually happen before, in my early editing days. I don't remember how I fixed it though... Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:39, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

It's actually happen before, in my early editing days. I don't remember how I fixed it though...

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:40, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Oh! It worked! Good. It was because I switched to desktop view. Not entirely sure why that helped, but it worked now. Thanks for your time.

Macadamia of the LeafWings | HEAR ME ROAR!! | Contribs | My Guestbook📖 01:45, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Question from Rab1064 (13:38, 8 August 2021)
How do I change a countries title, eg Great Britain instead of UK --Rab1064 (talk) 13:38, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello! To suggest making a change as big as that one you would need support on it on the articles' talk page. I'm no expert on this topic, but the United Kingdom and Great Britain are already two separate articles that cover different things. It does not seem to be a mistake like you mentioned. Panini! 🥪 15:21, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Question from Quinlanwconley (07:58, 16 August 2021)
How do I post a picture on Wikipedia --Quinlanwconley (talk) 07:59, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , hello! For newcomers, we have an image uploading process that new users can follow. In fact, it's so easy to use that I still use it. On the top left-hand side of your screen, you should see an Upload File link. If it isn't there, you can use this link instead. Bear in mind if you use this, you need to be careful that you give the right credit to the works where credit is due. Panini! 🥪 12:56, 16 August 2021 (UTC)