User talk:JMAS

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What did I do that SO bad!--ARC commander3 19:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Arc commander is an established redirect page to Advanced Recon Commando, whether you think it should be that way or not. Continuing to change that when your changes are reverted is considered vandalism. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:09, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Clone recon trooper
Excuse me, but why did you remove the new Clone Recon trooper picture I had added to the article? Gry Sarth 13:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Very simple. It was deleted. Therefore I removed it from the article. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 13:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, and do you have any idea why it was deleted? It was just the pic currently in the 1st page of the official site... Are there rules against that? Can I upload the picture again?Gry Sarth 16:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Only if you can give it a proper source. And if it was a rotating image on the main page of StarWars.com, then you need to explain that in the image information template. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 16:56, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll have another go then. Gry Sarth 21:26, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Leia memory quote
This has been discussed and debated quite a bit, but no solid resolution has really come of it, has it? Can I please have a direct reference from Lucas that Leia is thinking of Padmé when she said this. Additionally, the article itself describes that it isn't clear how Leia could be remembering Padmé as her real mother, and that attempts to make Padmé fit the memory are speculative. Besides, a quote of Leia only promotes that line of thought, and although could possibly describe her emotional makeup, does not sufficiently fully describe what kind of person Padmé really was. However, if the quote is truly referencing Padmé and can be sourced to Lucas, I will be glad to make sure that it is reflected also on the quotes page so that it is solidly referenced. Gethralkin 15:39, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You are right. It has not been definitively. Therefore you should not have just arbitrarily changed it. If you think it should be changed, then you bring it to a vote on the talk page offering both options and let the community decide. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 15:45, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. I was jumping ahead of myself. Gethralkin 16:46, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Darth Mater
By the way, what do you think of Darth Mater as a non-canonical George-approved character. Darth Culator deleted the page based on irrelevence, but I believe it is just about as relevant as Mickey Mouse being given the title of honorary member of the Jedi Council by Lucas in in StarWars.com's Star Wars Weekends coverage. The Darth Mater auction exhibit was signed by George Lucas himself. Gethralkin 16:10, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a tough call. It was for charity, so just because the item was signed by Lucas would have added value and boosted up the selling price. Based on that alone, without Lucas having given any more credence to the "character", I'm not sure it does warrant an article... at least until another more official source mentions it. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 16:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Clone Wars Campaign Guide
Am I right in thinking if you have the Clone Wars Campaign GuidE? If so, would you be able to tell me what it says about Ronderu lij Kummar - she's probably just listed as an example name in the Kaleesh entry, though if there's stuff on Grievous she could be there too - and Nym? Cheers, -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 15:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I'm sorry, I don't have it. I have it on order at the local library, so I should get the first copy they get in. The images I uploaded from TCWCG were from the artist website. And since the artist site didn't state what sourcebook they were in, I went to a local bookstore to flip through the book to verify they were in there. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 16:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Rocket Droid image
Hi, once again you changed the Rocket droid image, without giving any attention to the discussion I started about why I had reverted it back to my original one. What gives? I know I'm new to this wiki editing thing, but I don't understand how authority works around here. Aren't the decisions supposed to be taken democratically, through discussion? Gry Sarth 16:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Didn't see the discussion on the talk page. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 16:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

"Please learn how to properly format an article"
You commented this in your edit of the Roggwart article. In the interest of complying, what did I do so wrong? Gry Sarth 18:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry if my edit summary seemed overly harsh.
 * 1) You made the image 350px wide. Except the most extreme and special cases, never should a thumbnail in an article be that wide. If an image is placed in an article and it is is to the left of the infobox, then it should be no more than 200px wide, 180px is preferred. In the open area of an article, after the infobox has ended, then up to 250px is acceptable.
 * 2) There have been other instances where you've put an image in an article in the Appearances section and aligned it to the left. That makes the articles look very sloppy and will end up being reverted, if not by me, then by someone else here. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 18:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope that clears it up. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 18:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the response. I had looked for editing guidelines, but all I found was that infobox images should be 250px wide, where can I find all these infos you just listed and more? I just find it strange that such a horizontal picture, as the roggwart one, should be displayed in such a small size that it makes it almost unreadable. Finally, are you saying I shouldn't align the pictures to the left? Doesn't this happen in many articles? Gry Sarth 19:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Here are the best resources for you to brush up on Manual of Style, Layout Guide, and Wookieepedia tutorials. As to the aligning left, that isn't what I'm saying at all. Venator-class Star Destroyer is a good article to use as example. You see how the infobox is very long. All the image that appear in the article to the left of the infobox are sized at 200px. Once the infobox stops stretching into the main body of the article, and the text spreads all the way across the page, then you start staggering the images left and right throughout the article. There should be no more than 1 image for every 2-4 paragraphs, depending on how long the paragraphs are. Also, it is generally agreed that images in the main body of the article should at the very most be 300px wide, though, 250px is generally agreed upon to be the widest. Once you get down to the Appearances and Sources sections, image should be aligned right. Except in a rare case, no list using bullets should be pushed to the right by an image aligned to the left. There is no policy officially, but many people frown on even having an image in the Appearances/Sources section of the article at all. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:38, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all the info. Hopefully I won't bother you too much in the future. Gry Sarth 19:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thank you for being willing to learn how things work around here. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 20:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Star Wars DVD releases
Thanks for catching that TC result for me! Graestan ( Talk ) 17:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. :) -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)