User talk:SnufStyle420

Hi SnufStyle! I just thought you might like this:

--MysticEndevor 19:06, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't really care for little Wiki user boxes. If people can read, then they can easily find out about me, rather than just a couple of boxes that are wide open to interpretation. SnufStyle420 03:39, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

That's true. I never thought about that. I just discovered what they were,lol. i kinda like them. Anyway, I'll talk to you later. Bye.--MysticEndevor 23:57, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Our work on the AdventureQuest article: De-crufting and History section.
Hello, SnufStyle420. I notice that you have been regularly editing the AdventureQuest article and trying to improve the article by reducing fancruft.

You probably would have also noticed my attempts to re-write, improve and de-cruft the article. I think we should collaborate on this article.

I don't know anything about the history of AdventureQuest. Do you have any information about the history and development of AdventureQuest? Such information would include:


 * AdventureQuest was developed and released
 * Artix Entertainment was formed
 * Guardianship was introduced
 * Significant updates (such as introduction of the server cap, X-Guardianship, Z-Tokens, forums, etc.) were released
 * Significant milestones (such as getting listed, winning prestigious awards, hitting X million players, etc.) were achieved

If you provide me with sufficient information, I can start writing the History section of the article (which is neccesary to achieve "broad coverage", one of the good article criteria). Please try to provide reliable references (such as Artix press releases or external newspaper/magazine articles/reports about the events) for such information, to help me comply with the Verifiability policy.

--J.L.W.S. The Special One 14:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I do not have that kind of information. SnufStyle420 19:01, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to hear that. Nevertheless, would you like to collaborate with me to rewrite the article? Perhaps you could help me find people who are able and willing to provide us with such information? --J.L.W.S. The Special One 08:57, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

AQ Wikiproject
Hey SnufStyle, I noticed you have an interest in AQ. I'm trying to start a AQ Wikiproject. It'd be cool if you could go to WikiProject Council/Proposals and add yourself to the list of interested Wikipedians so that we can start up a Adventure Quest Wikiproject. Thank You. SupaSoldier 01:07, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikiproject:Artix Entertainment
Hey SnufStyle, I just created Wikiproject:Artix Entertainment, We cover AQ Dragonfable and the AQ mini games as well! You can now go on and sign as a member! Thanks! ;^) SupaSoldier 19:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to have to decline. SnufStyle420 19:41, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

DragonFable
Hello, this is the writer of the Current DragonFable Article, could you please tell me what need to do to improve it, and how to cite my sources. (I get my information from the game and the game's creator.) What should I do!!! --Leon Alistair 14:47, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Well, a good start would be by noting the categories used on the AQ page. Then, find out the information related to those subjects in DF. Then, using good grammar and punctuation, construct a well written summary for all of them. Remember not to include too much information, as Wikipedia doesn't need to be DF's life story. Fancruft must be avoided, as this will present a negative attitude toward the page. Citing sources makes things easier, but third party sources are the best. Be sure not to drag on in your writing by making interesting paragraphs to read. And if all esle fails, talk to a Wikipedia Admin to discuss the best way to not give DF its sixth deletion and continue its bad reputation here. SnufStyle420 16:04, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Much obliged, I sited my sources (under a new heading) but someone deleted them. But I checked: only an adimin has touched the page, what do I do?

--Be Well and Battle On: Leon Alistair 12:37, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

First, you should find sources that relate to the information on the page. Sources should not be "If you want more information" links. They should be places you base the information off of that you produce on the page. That's where references come in. These are the form in which you cite your sources. After you write a sentence or paragraph that can be backed up by a source, you use the reference mark to note that it has a source. This helps make things less confusing, by noting exactly which source is for what part of a page.

Second, you should find reliable and unbiased sources. In other words, sources that have facts, and not opinions. It helps greatly if these sources are third party, or not related to the object of the page's focus. These can include successful fan websites, articles from news websites, or a review on a gameplay website, but they are not limited to just those.

Third, your sources should back up important things in the page, and not fancruft or useless information. Information that makes sense to people who are familiar with the subject or "in the loop" of an inside joke in the page's topic but is useless to someone who does not know what its importance is is usually fancruft. This can be stuff like minor details about how something works, unimportant information unrelated to the article except through extreme means, or just details that are not needed to be known to get the point across. These should be avoided when backing up with sources, and should be avoided in the page as well. SnufStyle420 15:56, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Hm... Thanks a lot! Recently, I've been thinking of ways to try and re-write DragonFable so I figured if I looked here I could ask you but it looks like Leon's already been here. :P RyuuTaichou 00:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC)