User talk:VT-16

Walkers
I notice that you've been doing a lot of work on the various walker articles. I thought that you might like to know that there is in fact an article about walkers in general. Perhaps you would be interested in putting walkers on that list and linking each article back there rather than having a seperate list on each article. -- Aidje 11:22, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Oh, and by the way: Welcome to Wookieepedia. :-) Aidje 11:24, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * Ah, thank you, I didn´t see that. Will try to fix that. And thanks for the welcome :)
 * I did notice something when I went through the entries, I believe there are two entries on the Executor, each linking from different places. It´s possible one is about Super Star Destroyers in general (encompassing all ships over the Star Destroyer scale), but some info on the Executor seemed to be posted twice. It was a few days ago, so I´m not sure if you´ve noticed and possibly corrected/moved that info. Just wanted to let you know. VT-16 10:47, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I think that we do have an article on Executor and an article on Super Star Destroyers. I'll check it out and see if there's any Executor specific info that doesn't belong in the SSD article. -- Aidje 19:04, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Preview
Might I give some advice on saving articles. We do have a preview feature that you can use before saving and then finding something else to change. -- Riffsyphon1024 23:09, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I do use that, and just forgot to do several things at once on the 'walker'-list. VT-16 16:17, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Minor edits
Why is it that you mark all of your changes to List of vehicles in Star Wars as minor? You seem to be overusing the 'minor' flag, in my opinion. I know that whether or not an edit is minor depends largely on personal opinion, but you might want to check out Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Minor edit. – Aidje talk 16:47, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh, I´m sorry, I got so used to putting 'minor' for every little thing I changed on the 'vehicle-list', when I did something big (like rearranging the names to go from smaller to bigger vehicles etc.) I guess I must have put minor automatically. Sorry. :\ VT-16 17:03, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I see. You are correct that many of the edits that you do on that article would be considered 'minor,' so I can see how a habit would develop. It doesn't actually concern me very much, but it might bother some people (especially if anyone else ever comes and decides to do a lot of work with vehicles, like you do). – Aidje talk 17:20, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Haha, I actually had to restrain myself from marking the previous reply as 'minor'. I´ll try to evaluate better what might constitute as minor and what should be significant. VT-16 17:23, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

Movie titles
Hey VT-16. Please do not un-italicize movie titles in articles. As per the formating conventions of Wikipedia, movie and book titles are italicized. Read this for more information. --SparqMan 15:59, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

Empire at War units
No problem, mon! I got the names from screenshots on this website: . The images are from a recent German games convention. Shadowtrooper talk 18:33, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I looked around after posting that and found them after a while. But thanks anyway! :D VT-16 18:38, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh, by the way, I remembered an old question you posted on the AT-AT discussion page, about the size of the XR-85. Gave my opinion on it. (Even though it was a few months too late ^^;;) VT-16 18:44, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Firing Arcs
Could I ask that you please don't edit out firing arcs and ranges for weapons please? I'm planning on adding them for as many ships as I can.
 * Oh, I'm sorry, I thought they were simply RPG game mechanics. If they're not, I won't touch them :) VT-16 18:59, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * They are game mechanics, but I guess as long as they don't conflict with other information, they can provide some added insight. --SparqMan 19:10, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * Its just that some of them seem unintelligable if you're not into playing the RPG in the first place. I hope some of the definitions get explained at least. (That and some of the ranges can seem pretty small). But, yeah, where it doesn't conflict with other sources, feel free to add it. VT-16 19:23, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah as stated, they are game mechanics, but they're also rather handy for some anal-retentive fanfilm makers, and people who do the message board based story RP'ing. I just figured we might as well have them wherever we can. Oh and sorry for not signing the last entry. :) -Jaymach Ral'Tir 20:01, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * That's ok. :) VT-16 20:03, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)

Ship classification

 * I have locked the Ship classification page until the dispute is resolved. Please see the discussion for further info. QuentinGeorge 23:39, 25 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * Yep, saw it and gave my opinion in the talk-page. VT-16 23:41, 25 Nov 2005 (UTC)
 * Hey VT-16. I'm trying to help QuentinGeorge in the despute resolution at Ship classification. I've read over your brief argument, but while it sums your polemics, it does not give me an understanding of what you would like to see the article contain. Can you please draft a quick outline of the points you think should be included (not what should not)? Please cite specific sources for each point where possible. Just e-mail it to me (my username @gmail.com) or leave it on my talk page. Thanks. --SparqMan 17:33, 3 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm busy with a school project right now, but I'll provide some quick points in a day or two. :) VT-16 21:11, 3 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * I've leapt in here. What I'm going to suggest is that the two of us get together on IM and try to work out what would be acceptable to both of us. That would be my preferred solution. If you have a TF.N username, then PM me for my IM (alternatively, a couple of the Admins here have my AIM)... --McEwok 17:33, 4 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've not heard back from you, so I've thrown together a draft, and put it up for discussion here. I am entirely serious when I say I think we work better batting ideas back and forth than butting heads against each other. We can fix this - right? --McEwok 11:57, 12 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Rebel personnel carrier
first, thx for making an article on this neglected vehicle!

I have put some new pics on the page, and now it looks kinda cluttered, which of them should we keep and which get off? The uppermost one looks poor quality sorta.JustinGann 03:22, 10 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was hoping someone would find a better pic. Thanks. Btw, I've never seen that shot of Luke before, I know there's a cut-scene with him riding it, but I've never seen it from that angle before. Almost looks like there's room for another person inside. And I didn't find the "gun sled" in the ITW:OT or CLOSW books, but there is a vehicle that almost matches its design, called a "laser ice-cutter" (used for carving out the caves of Echo Base). In fact, it looks almost exactly the same. I think I'll mention that. VT-16 11:41, 10 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I looked into the Ultimate Locations book, ath the Echo Base foldout, and to my surprise, this vehicle is twice labeled, once as personnel carrier, and once as flight crew shuttle. Looks like personnel carrier actually is a canon name!  Good guess, VT-16JustinGann 12:05, 10 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, actually, contrasting the pics, are you sure these are the same vehicles? The laser cannon pics seem to have a rounded front, whereas the personnel carrier has a boxish front (and rear).  Also, the laser cutter has small rectangles along the side, but the personnel carrier has very large boxes (fewer in number).  Maybe the laser ice-cutter should be a separate page entirely?JustinGann 12:10, 10 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, there's two different names for the boxy carrier, and I've known the ice-cutter being different for a long time (but didn't want to make a separate page just for that.) Seeing as you did make a new one, that might be alright after all, since we already accept plenty of articles with less info about their subjects. ;) And I checked CLOSW before writing a new name for it, so that wasn't a guess. VT-16 12:41, 10 Dec 2005 (UTC)

ReL CR20
Yeah, it's the transport taken to the Rand Ecliptic (If I remember correctly; it might have been shown leaving). It wasn't stated, but it looks identical, and the comic came out during the time design work was being done for Clone Wars. But for all I know maybe I'm wrong. Kuralyov 19:30, 19 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Looking at it now, I think it's possible it's a CR20, but the shots all show similar looking ships that are more rounded in design. There's not enough to say for sure, unfortunately, but since the CR25 has been shown in the Imperial era, I'm sure the CR20 also appeared. Bit unsure about this... VT-16 19:35, 19 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Positive Feedback
No problem bro (or sis) for cleaning up your Battle of the Dune Sea article. I looove videogames and I know all the missions. And thank YOU for being one of the few people to give me a positive comment. I appreciate it. Wolfdog 23:33, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Real names
I don't know if you keep posting McEwok's real name just to annoy him or not, but he has asked you to stop. You didn't listen to him, so now I'm asking you to stop, and to remove his real name from your userpage. Some people don't like having their real name broadcasted over the internet. Thank you. StarNeptune 01:39, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * That's strange, since his name can be seen readily on several SW-related pages already, in conjunction with his alias. If he wants to seperate his RL-self from an internet-persona, then I guess he's entitled to the safety this brings. Very well. VT-16 19:05, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I post my name on my user page, but it's generally considered good form to call a user by whatever he or she calls him or herself. It's always safe to call them by their user name, or whatever name they have altered their signature to display. --SparqMan 19:09, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I see you've been warned about posting real-life info already...now, another complaint has been brought to an admin's attention. This is your last warning.  Next time, you will be suspended from the site.  If someone don't want it known here, then it will not be known here.  Regardless of what you may or may not be able to find somewhere else on the internet.  WhiteBoy 00:50, 5 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I should add that a major part of the issue here is that they got the wrong guy. The "McEwok" who uses the name now isn't the "McEwok" who put his personal details on the web back in the day: in the past few years, this identity has been part of a project by a 'hive-mind' group of fans, modeled partly on the Italian anarchist "author" Luther Blisset. There's only one of me now - just, a different "me". --McEwok 03:27, 9 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, "McEwok" or whatever his real name is, is nothing more than a lying, deceitful piece of shit. He's either lying everyone straight in the face about this "hive-mind" he's supposedly part of, or they're all using the same BT IP address. I wonder what his supervisors have to say about him wasting time on this site, rather than finishing up his RL assignments? VT-16 19:27, 11 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't go that far and if you continue this, you will be temporarily banned per remarks about other users. -- Riffsyphon1024 20:49, 11 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * /me takes a deep breath. VT-16, in case I didn't make myself clear: the "McEwok" identity is no longer associated with the defunct "hive-mind" project. I was part of that group; the person whose details you got hold of was too. Sorry to intrude in your Talk page: I just feel obliged to make that clear. --McEwok 02:12, 12 Jan 2006 (UTC)

GR-45
Hey, I was going through the Images and media for deletion and one of the images is your Image:GR-45.jpg. I don't see an article on the GR-45 and was wondering if you were planning on using this pic or not. If not, I'll go ahead and delete it. Thanks. :) WhiteBoy 07:10, 15 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * NVM...article and duplicate image found. Dunno why "GR-45" wasn't turning anything up in the search.  ???  WhiteBoy 08:43, 15 Jan 2006 (UTC)
 * That's strange. Could be that I uploaded the same picture with different names without realizing it. VT-16 11:22, 16 Jan 2006 (UTC)

Legacy
can you add the legacy-class star destroyer
 * Only if you've got any kind of official source with that name. Otherwise, it would be fanon, I'm afraid. VT-16 16:05, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Confirmed fanon, this guy's added it several times. See Talk:Legacy-class Star Destroyer. --Imp 16:07, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, I remember that ship. It was the fan-made 3D image based on quick glimpses of the Venator in ROTS. I have to admit, at the time I almost liked that fan-take on it more than the official design, but I've come to accept it. However, that mesh was and still is fanon. Sorry. VT-16 16:11, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Infoboxes
Hey, I've noticed you updated a lot of vehicle articles with the revised infoboxes -- good work. The thing is, part of the idea for the new design is that we can omit fields from the infobox that we either don't know or that don't apply to that particular article. I noticed on some of your edits that you left a number of fields blank, which we don't really want. Also, using the lengthy infobox may not be the best idea for small articles. I know the project page wasn't very detailed in its instructions, and I apologize for that (I did just update it, though). If you want to discuss this further, please use the project talk page. Thanks. RMF 22:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * With the old system, I always cut down on empty parts, I didn't realise that was the intention here as well. Is it possible to add additional fields, too, if wanted? VT-16 22:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. Usually it won't be necessary, because what we're trying to do is create an exhaustive list on the project page, and then crop that down for each individual article. If you have any fields in particular you want to add, just post on the appropriate talk page. RMF 22:14, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * The only think I was thinking of adding, was a 'function' field for spaceships, since their names and classifications are sometimes less than descriptive. Those fields are there in the current version, so I just wanted to know if they'd follow with the new looks as well. Thanks. :) VT-16 22:17, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, on the spacecraft page, it already has a field for class; which is pretty much synonymous with function. For example, on the N-1 starfighter page, under class it lists patrol, interceptor, and escort; which essentially covers both function and class. I believe most of the fields that were present on the old pl/plf infoboxes were carried over, with some new ones added as well. RMF 22:25, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

I just started a unified discussion here, so we can all work together in one place. Please join in! &mdash;Darth Culator  (talk)  13:58, 8 February 2006 (UTC) Regarding the vehicle infobox fields: sure, that sounds fine. RMF 01:53, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Be sure to use rather than, since my experimental template has reached the end of its usefulness.  &mdash;Darth Culator   (talk)  14:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, when I tried it a few days ago, I messed up. VT-16 14:31, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I've messed up several times myself. This is almost entirely new to me. I don't think any version of the template is fully ready to be deployed yet, though. I can't figure out why the bullets look different in certain boxes, for example. I don't know if it's a CSS problem, or if it's my browser, or what. &mdash;Darth Culator   (talk)  14:52, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Haha, yeah I noticed those bullets that didn't look the same. Other than that, I think I've gotten hang of it now. Just have t be careful about accidently leaving things out and not following the template religiously. >P VT-16 14:54, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Eras.
I have a question. Could you tell me the eras in order from earliest to lastest (just so I know where to put Imperial Era, Rebellion Era, etc.)? Admiral J. Nebulax (talk) 15:45, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think "Imperial Era" is being looked at at the moment. It will probably be deemed unecessary, since the period it covers, is already covered by "Rise of the Empire Era". Basically, it's Rise of the Empire Era (1000-0 BBY), Rebellion Era (0-5 ABY), New Republic Era (5-25 ABY), New Jedi Order Era (25-35 ABY) VT-16 19:38, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
 * So is "Galactic Civil War" not considered an era? Admiral J. Nebulax (talk) 20:02, 12 March 2006 (UTC)