User talk:Rolando329

August 2013
Hello, I'm Jackmcbarn. I wanted to let you know that I removed an external link you added to the page Nintendo DS storage devices because it seemed inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thanks. Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:42, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting me know you removed it. I was utterly confused as to why it was there when I added it, but then gone a moment later. That's why I ended up adding it back again until I saw you message.  I read through the guidelines, and I believe the link is valid.  It's the official homepage / website of people that make the nintendo ds storage device (the one talked about most in the article), and they are the only place to get the latest firmware / kernel updates for the product.  I had actually wanted to update the wikipedia article as well, to update it with information about the newer 3DS systems and DSi systems, as when I found the page, it seemed like a lot of the information was from 2-4 years ago, and not much of it relevant with the updates or new information that's out there.  As for people who do have one of these, or will get one of these, there are dozens of website that sell so called clones of the card (reading though some of the homebrew development forums sadly confirms this) and these clone cards could potentially damage their consoles.  Even just putting the wrong firmware / kernel from an un-official source could brick the card that people have.  I wanted to also, as I mentioned, edit the article, because I good number of the storage devices are not even being made any longer, nor are they supported by the manufacturer.  As such, they've been rendered mostly unusable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rolando329 (talk • contribs) 21:01, 9 August 2013‎ (UTC)
 * If such a link were allowed, WP:EL would require it be placed in the "External links" section at the bottom of the page (which can be created if necessary). However, the article looks like it talks about a lot of different ones, and might have maybe one more entry on that one than the rest. Also, none of the others have their official website linked. It just seems like advertising to me. If you still disagree with me, post about it on the article's talk page, and see if other editors have an opinion on it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:40, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for replying so quickly. External links section would be fine as well, I didn't realize there was an option to have an external links section, and was adding it where I thought it would go.  I understand what you mean, most certainly.  I am not trying to advertise anything, nor am I in any way affiliated with the website I linked to.  All of the R4 branded cards listed on the page, are all from the company, and they provide firmware updates for them, and official support as well as warranty support.  While there are a good number of these cards listed on the page - which is great for educational information, I think they don't have a link to any official support because with the exception of the R4 brand and the Supercard brand, all of them have been discontinued and no longer offer support, updates or any warranty.  I would be happy to add both the official sites from the R4 and the Supercard, as they still offer the support and updates for the respective storage devices.   But storage devices like the M3, G6, etc... are no longer being manufactured.  It's a good resource to have information about them on the wikipedia page, and some of them do have their homepages still online, they offer nothing but the information on these now out of production models.  As such, no firmware kernel updates, or other type of updates would be available.   If you think it would be suitable, I would be glad to add all of the official websites for the storage cards which are still online.  However, I do not know how to make an external link section unfortunately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rolando329 (talk • contribs) 05:27, 12 August 2013‎ (UTC)
 * I've re-added the link in a less spammy way. You can also add the Supercard link in the same way (I would have, but I don't know it). Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:26, 12 August 2013 (UTC)