User talk:JSarek

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Socorro revert?
When I returned to Socorro to make Wikipedia links to the Behind the Scenes section I had added while logged out, I noticed with dismay that you had quickly and wordlessly removed it. Was there a specific reason for this? I think the fact that Socorro, New Mexico is adjacent to one of the world's largest and oldest nuclear test sites and the fact that Socorro is a desert planet whose name translates to "Scorched Earth" is more than coincidental, it's relevant. See for yourself. --Thetoastman 05:55, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Three vandalisations of one article in a row
McEwok has vandalized the cruiser article three times in a row now, by taking out a canonical piece of information with the flimsy excuse that it's "too close to the original source", which is complete nonsense. The only thing not allowed is direct quoting, which I did not do. I want to see these acts of vandalism dealt with. VT-16 08:26, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You need to realize that what you keep calling vandalism *isn't*. He's coming at articles from a very different position from you, but his edits all seem to be in good faith, whether you see them that way or not, and in many cases raise important points that need to be addressed, even if not in the particular way that he addresses them.  jSarek 11:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Removing actual official info and replacing it with something else is vandalism. There's no good faith involved, he just can't stand to see his old West End Games stats and info overruled. That's the problem. And I'm not going to compromise so he can put in fanon, that's just absurd. VT-16 07:46, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Olabrian trichoids
Heh heh, didn't like my xenomorph comment eh? :) You might want to archive this page. --  Riffsyphon  1024 04:10, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That was you? I thought sure it probably came from some anon. ;-)  Seriously, though, the parasitism far more closely resembles real-life parasites in food we eat than a giant spider-vagina attacking and injecting the parasite into the host. jSarek 04:16, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Understood. Back then I was just finding parallels. --  Riffsyphon  1024 04:18, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

User check?
Could you check to see if this user is legitimate or using somebody else's IP address? I don't even know if admins can do that. He's contributing strictly to QOTD, and now I'm getting to the point where some quotes have 10 votes with him, 9 without, so I need to decide quick. Enochf 08:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Alas, I can't; it's not a power granted to mere mortals, even adminly (or bureaucratish) mortals. If you think it's a concern, you can try raising the issue with the staff at Wikia.  jSarek 08:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Zirtran's Anchor
Hey, thanks for the encouraging comments. KEJ 19:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I love SWAJ. It's some of the best EU material. I only own a couple of issues, and they're not that easy to get by in this backwater country I live in. Anyway, I've finished writing all the Zirtran articles I could think of. I'm sure there are a lot of things that can be done to improve them - like correcting typos and stuff. I still have a bunch of articles to write concerning the Belt Pirates though. I haven't updated the Kalai article either. KEJ 20:06, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, the Belt pirates are taken care of. KEJ 20:58, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Time periods
Thanks for your help on my time period questions. I'm checking out the Sidereal Period now, (and interestingly, I now know that it overlaps with the Manderon Period), and I was wondering if your reference showed when the Sidereal Period ended. The article states that it was being used in some parts of the galaxy up until the Galactic Civil War, but I was wondering if there was some end to the period in some general/official sense for the Republic. Again, thanks! ~ Jaywin
 * You've been so helpful, I can't help myself but ask another question at Talk:Old Sith Wars. (It's almost like we've got an unofficial mini WookieeProject goin' here!) I just keep asking because a lot of these time period articles look like they could really use some development. Personally, I think the only decent period article is the Pre-Republic era. Maybe some kind of WookieeProject would be in order. Have a good one! ~ Jaywin
 * As always, thanks for your response. Much appreciated. I left a question about this issue at the Senate Hall just in case someone has a source or sources to clear this up...or at the very least, to come to a consensus of some kind. Again, thanks! ~ Jaywin

No longer a Hyperspace member?
Either you stopped being a memeber of the Hyperspace fanclub over at the official site, or someone has stolen your name. The latter seems unlikely, but the former makes no sense. Does membership cost any regular fees? Our article didn't answer the question, so I'm left to wonder.

Care to enlighten me? I sorta liked your Gilad Pellaeon(?) avatar. DarthMRN 21:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Celebration IV Montage
You're an admin, and I saw that you commented, so I thought I could ask you. If we want to be in the montage, who do we send the image to? Or do we just load it on our page? Jedipilot94 21:40, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Moving
Thanks for the heads-up, jSarek. I orignially tried to move it, but the page was already made, so I cpoy+pasted. I had a feeling I needed an admin's help, but, hey, I'm on the side known as "don't bother them, they're busy" thinking. Thanks again for the move fixes. 05:35, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, honestly, I'm not sure whether or not this particular droid refers to the one droid or the series (of which only one was made, IIRC)... sort of like C-3PO or R2-D2 over 3PO-series protocol droid and R2-series astromech droid. If you feel like it should be changed back, I have no objections. Maybe I should have checked consensus? That may have been better in the long run. 05:50, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Platt
Hi jSarek. As you may know, I've been researching Platt Okeefe, and I now have all the major sources involving her. However, what I'm still looking for are any relevant pieces of information on Okeefe that may be found in her various Smuggler's Logs or the Galaxywide NewsNets articles. Perhaps an example of what I'm looking for would be useful. One piece of info I found here on the Wookiee was Okeefe meeting the Dread Pirate, Mendel Cutter while she was a "waif". If you could help at all from your Adventure Journals, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Eyrezer 08:29, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Florn Lamproids
I've been footnoting the articles on my watchlist, and I noticed three facts in the Florn Lamproid article which are almost certainly in one of the sources listed: I just don't know which one. Since you're the only other active editor who's expanded that article, I don't suppose you can add the necessary footnotes? Thanks, &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 19:54, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That was fast, thanks! As for the expanded telepathy thing, I'd have to read the story again more carefully to see if it can be extrapolated from there.  Perhaps it should be left out. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 20:13, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Powah.
Damn. I was banking on using it to hold the whole site hostage until Burl Ives got on the main page. . .  .  .  00:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

The CIV Table
Hey, just FYI - I volunteered to Xwing328 that I would set up a master schedule, so that we can keep the table manned at all times. Would you please head over to my Manning the CIV table page and let me know when you can volunteer? Thanks! --Bobvitas 13:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * * *Bumping Bob's comment** —Xwing328 (Talk) 00:36, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Jerec's Vengeance
hi, thanks for your help on the page, but the user nebulax is keeping to edit the fanon stuff back in. (Well at least in mine and obviously your point of view its fanon). any idea what to do? Fleetadmiral Jack Ryan 20:29, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not fanon, as I have said before. It's conjecture. &mdash;Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Imperial Emblem.png|20px]] 20:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It's a very fine line between those two, Jack. jSarek 20:46, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, that doesn't matter anymore, since I made a compromise that is, without a doubt, conjecture. &mdash;Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Imperial Emblem.png|20px]] 21:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Rayze
Hello Sarek this is Rayze.You banned me earlier becaus me being a user on this site was not in concordance with COPPA.Well just to let you know i turned thirteen on May 4th69.221.234.21 01:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Happy belated birthday. You're unblocked. jSarek 05:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Z-95
I thought Swiftsure's edit made more sense than the previous version. The sentence seems to be comparative, at first...leaving "tight" instead of "tighter" is confusing. --School of Thrawn 101 09:51, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I read it differently; it looked to me to be more like "Also, despite the later T-65 being more maneuverable and capable of even tighter turns than the Z-95, the Z-95's turns were still very tight." jSarek 09:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, it depends...if the sentence is trying to say that the Z-95 out-performed the T-65 in turning, then "tighter" would be appropriate. I think that makes more sense, as claiming that it was still a fairly tighter turn wouldn't serve much pupose for a comparative.  Besides, the sentence doesn't claim that the T-65 made a tighter turn, anyway.  Mind if I revert you? --School of Thrawn 101 09:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Go ahead, though if it still looks as ambiguous to me tomorrow as it does right now, I'll probably have a go at rewording the whole thing. jSarek 10:01, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, despite the later T-65 being more maneuverable, the Z-95 was known to be able to perform a tighter turn. There you go, buddy. Get some sleep. --School of Thrawn 101 10:03, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Wookieecast X
No doubt I'm rather late in this, but great work on your Picard interview. Awesome! I was very impressed. Greatly enjoyed it. --Eyrezer 12:48, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I just found this video today. You might enjoy it. It is a SW vs ST one. --Eyrezer 08:39, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If you feel like working on these later, both Pok Nar-Ten, and Nazrita Villache are missing information from Smuggler's Log, SWAJ11. --Eyrezer 08:47, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Pellaeon revert
Any particular reason my edit to the Pellaeon article was reverted? It merely showed the first time Pellaeon's first name was identified. Rather how we have the same sort of thing in Ghent article.--SOCLcomm 23:06, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, hell, I could have sworn I checked The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook, but apparently not. I don't recall him being called "Gilad" in any of the Thrawn Trilogy novels, though, but I suppose I shouldn't say anything else since I was wrong the first time.--SOCLcomm 23:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It would be interesting to track down a copy of The Last Command Sourcebook just to see if he's named as "Gilad" there. I'm not sure how much interest you take in the evolution of canon, but it's always interested me.  For instance, how Coruscant went from just concept drawings to how we know it today, or how the Clone Wars went from a a vague allusion in Star Wars and some other vague allusions in The Dark Empire Sourcebook (I think...) to what it is today.  You know what I mean?  Like back in the day when the Clones were actually a pack of Mandalorians and such instead of pre-stormtrooper good guys?  That sort of thing.  Well, anyway...--SOCLcomm 03:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

User template
If you're going to do it, do it right. Subst the bloody thing. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 00:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

No subst? --School of Thrawn 101 09:34, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * No, no subst. Contrary to Mr. Culator's above opinion, it's better to be able to modify all the user templates at once if need be by simply editing the template.  Furthermore, should MediaWiki ever fix the Wanted Pages code so that "user" is no longer needed, having it as a template instead of as subst'ed text will make it easier to find the pages that are in need of deletion.  If anyone argues with you on the point, point them here and tell them an admin told you so, one with at least one other admin (Green tentacle) backing him up on it. jSarek 09:46, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You got it. I shall immediately amend my procedure! --School of Thrawn 101 09:50, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Chimaera rewrite
I very much appreciate the rewrite you put in concerning the mythological creatures for which the various Star Destroyers are named. There is a small problem, however; you mention that it is unknown how the creatures fit in with the Star Wars universe. I believe in Dark Apprentice, C-3PO mentions that the Manticore was an ancient creature devised from incorrectly assembled fossil remains. This happens when Threepio and Chewie take Jacen and Jaina to a holo-zoo on Coruscant, right before Jacen and Jaina get lost in the lower levels of Coruscant. Manticore, of course, played prominently in that particular novel as Daala planned to crash it into Coruscant&mdash;I'm sure you know the rest. In any event, in so far as the Manticore is concerned, we do know how it figures into the Star Wars universe.--SOCLcomm 02:27, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry I don't have the page numbers for it.--SOCLcomm 03:19, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

4000 edits

 * Congrats on making 4K John! --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:48, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :-) jSarek 02:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Pellaeon's age
Born in 57 BBY. Still operating as a career military officer in 40 ABY. That would make him 97 when he retires from Supreme Commander of the Galactic Alliance Defense Force? I mean, I understand retiring at age 87 at the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, but he would be 97 at the time of Betrayal. I realize Leland Chee gave this date, but doesn't this make him a bit...old? I'm curious about your thoughts.--SOCLcomm 01:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yikes. Not that I doubted the validility of your addition, but when I did the math, I was like, "What the f*ck?!"  Just surprised, is all.  Thanks for the info!--SOCLcomm 05:58, 27 July 2007 (UTC)