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Huttese writing system
Hello jSarek. As you are our "in-house expert" for linguistics, I wanted you opinion about this discovery. While playing SWTOR, I noticed Black Sun graffitis on Coruscant, and it seemed some of them were written in "Nal-Huttese". Of course, I checked, compare with the available, fanmade font available online (the 26 letters version). It clearly fits, and the graffiti reads "Black Sun". Would that mean, according to you, this font has been "canonized"? LelalMekha 20:14, January 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll keep my eyes open for Huttese inscriptions, anyway. And I'll see if it keeps being readable. Until now, I also spotted another inscription that can be read "The sun shall rise".LelalMekha 10:19, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

"Sith writing" in the Book of Sith
Hello, jSarek. I noticed there are really interesting new info in the "Book of Sith" about the Sith language. A few inscriptions appear, and I believe the new info should be added here somewhere. Still... You introduced two different written forms of the Sith language. Can we assume the hieroglyphics seen int he Book are what you called High Sith?

By the way, when analyzing the text that was given in the Book, I noticed a couple interessants facts about this script. Here are my conclusions:

"Sith language was generally written from left to right in horizontal lines. Consonants were constructed by the combination of a long vertical stroke and various hooks or barbs. The vowels were indicated by diacritics which appeared above the consonant which preceded. When vowels came at the beginning of a word or stood on their own, the diacritics appeared alone. Some glyphs represented compound consonants, like mw or tsw." Would it be considered original research? I think it's only a matter of thorough and careful observation of the text. LelalMekha 20:22, January 31, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll try to ask the one who actually created the sith language used in this book. I'm quite unsure whether he knows it himself, but we'll see. LelalMekha 19:22, February 1, 2012 (UTC)

SWM wiki
Hey, Tope just closed Trash compactor/Star Wars Merchandise Wiki, but we were a little bit unsure about what your suggestion actually means? Does it mean redirecting/merging it into Wookieepedia, or moving the page to Star Wars Merchandise Wiki? Cheers, 1358  (Talk)  22:12, March 16, 2012 (UTC)

Pashna and co.
Hey jSarek,

I'm guessing you'll probably update Voren, but I just thought I'd give you a heads-up that since he's now in ANH, he'll likely be retconned into some comic adaptations and sources as well. I have a lot of the adaptations, so I'll do some checking through comics, as well as sourcebooks that include screenshots of the ceremony, tonight. Status reports will come in the form of updates to Voren's "Sources" section. Menkooroo 01:07, April 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think I'll wait until I've seen both pages of the article so that I can place Hextrophon too. Should be within the week. Menkooroo 01:24, April 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, I got it tonight. Found him in some adaptation and sourcebook screenshots, but, of course, there was no new info. :) But if you'd like to insert a high-quality picture of his face from ANH somewhere in the article, talk to Culator. Menkooroo 02:21, April 30, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's all the article has --- a photo of the group standing on-stage and captions identifying who all the people are. In-universe-wise, Voren will only need to be updated to describe the medal ceremony --- Arhul gives Dodonna the medal to give to Leia to give to Han, and Voren gives Dodonna the medal to give to Leia to give to Luke. Menkooroo 02:56, May 3, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Colonoscopy
I'm glad that there are no "Like" buttons. Seeing them all over TFN is annoying enough. They're prolly lurking in the Oasis skin, but I refuse to check and see. Though, knowing Wikia, adding those would be on their "to do" list. :P  Trak Nar  Ramble on 04:27, April 30, 2012 (UTC)

A Request for mediation
I am appealing to you to draw your attention to a matter on the administrators noticeboard. I have been unfairly blocked from my user account User: Darth Ceratis for reasons that are untrue and unfair, as I relate in my argument there, by one of your fellow Bureaucrats, user: Darth Culator. I presented my case in a very civil and professional manner, and I’m requesting that you mediate the conflict. Culator has protected the article so I can no longer post in it in any capacity, despite the fact that I have broken no rules of conduct. Additionally, he has extended my block from the maximum of one month (already uncalled for given the original issue) to an infinite one due to “Block evasion.” I have evaded my block only in order to appeal to have it removed, as I have not figured out any other way to do so. I’ve made no other edits than to attempt to plead my case on the admin notice board. I understand that it is generally the policy that administrators do not overrule one another’s decisions, but I firmly believe that Culator is abusing his power regarding his treatment of me, and I would like some neutral parties to involve themselves.216.8.121.1 19:19, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Droid Barn-Burner extension
Hello,, this is Exiled Jedi, and I am here to tell you that barn-burner 4 has been extended into June. We have currently passed three comprehensive articles, and have four featured article nominations and eight good article nominations. So if you have the time, stop by and review some of the articles for the barn-burner. Also, it would be great if each of the barn-burner contributors could do one more nomination each, so that we could have a good turn-out! Have a nice day, and happy editing!-- Exiled Jedi   (Greetings)  13:49, June 7, 2012 (UTC)

"Sith language" improvement
Hello JSarek. I've been working on the Sith language article lately, in hopes of improving it considerably. As you are something of an "in-house expert" for fictional linguistics, I'd like to know if you could take a look at the article and let me know how you think it could be improved&mdash;if you are willing to do it, and if you have time, of course. Best regards. --LelalMekha (talk) 19:53, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. The BtS is already quite loaded. As I pointed out, it is a real shame that Grossblatt system, however interesting it is, does not even allow to write Sith words that have been known for ages.--LelalMekha (talk) 20:22, July 4, 2012 (UTC)

CVI recognition
For putting in the time and effort to help showcase our site at CVI, you deserve a huge thanks from all of Wookieepedia. It takes dedication and commitment to travel out there and man the table, and it definitely paid off with the VIPs we were able to grab and talk with. Excellent job. Toprawa and Ralltiir (talk) 04:26, August 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I wish I could claim I made that trip solely for the benefit of Wookieepedia ... so I will! I did it all for the Wook, and not at all for my own personal desire to see and do lots of awesome stuff at Celebration! ;-) jSarek (talk) 08:25, August 31, 2012 (UTC)

Re: Twins
I don't recall their names, either. :/  Trak Nar  Ramble on 01:57, October 10, 2012 (UTC)

Music LG CT
I have removed the "Lyrics" section from the guide and added a bit into the "Conception and development" section stating that the writing of the lyrics is to be included here. A link to LyricWiki will be provided in the "Further reading" section and the infobox. MasterFred (Whatever) 15:52, November 20, 2012 (UTC)

The value of authorial intent
Hey JSarek! I recently obtained bits of information from Barbara Hambly on Bail Organa's three sisters&mdash;Rouge, Celly and Tia. In her email, Hambly briefly exposed new little things, such as which sister was the oldest and so on. I've just re-read our canon policy, and it only says that authorial intent is of "unclear" canonicity. I understand why the policiy was written in this fashion, but it does not solve my problem. Obviously, everything can go in the BtS section, but I wonder which parts would be suitable for the body of the article. I'd like to hear your opinion about this. Regards. --LelalMekha (talk) 16:01, November 20, 2012 (UTC)

Hyperspace articles on Thranta Riders
Hello jSarek. I'm currently working, among other things, on the Thranta Rider article. Unfortunately, two of the few sources on them were part of the Star Wars Hyperspace privileges. I wondered whether anyone who was part of it at the time still has access to the online articles despite the service being discontinued. If it weren't the case, I guess I'd have to stop expanding the Thranta Rider article, since too much information is missing. --LelalMekha (talk) 16:37, January 8, 2013 (UTC)

100, 000
Hey, JSarek. I have a request for ya. Now that we're at 100,000 articles (hooray!), I'm planning on writing an article for Wookieepedia NewsNet reflecting on the early days of the Wook and how we got this far. I've already asked both Riff and WhiteBoy if I can interview them, but I'm hoping that I collect some of your thoughts, too. I know that you were very active in helping get the site off the ground, and I'm wondering if I can ask you some questions about the Wook's early days and include your responses in the article. Let me know! The article's shaping up to be something like this rather than a straight question-and-answer thing. I could ask you questions here or via e-mail. Thanks, and have a good day! Menkooroo (talk) 15:18, January 12, 2013 (UTC)
 * Great. Thanks so much. I've contacted a whole whack of people, both here and on TFN, but the questions I'm asking you, Riff, and WhiteBoy are going to form the focus of the article. These two questions call for pretty anecdotal responses, so feel free to answer them in as many words as you'd like: Menkooroo (talk) 04:07, January 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) What were the early days of the Wook like? In the eight years since, have you ever faced a task as challenging as getting the project off the ground proved to be?
 * 2) Today, What role does Wookieepedia play in the broader Star Wars community? Is it the kind of role you originally pictured?

Voren Na'al
Hello jSarek, as you were apparently the original user who promoted Voren Na'al to FA status, would you be able to respond to the bts and other issues addressed for tomorrow's InqMoot? Hanzo Hasashi (talk) 17:22, February 1, 2013 (UTC)

Gektl
Hey JSarek. I was wondering if you could take a look at the Gektl article, which you took to GA status a couple of years ago. Since the recent community vote lowering the maximum GA word count from 3000 to 1000 I'm trying to get as many 1000+ word GAs to FA status and the Gektl article is one of them. You're not under any obligation to do anything here but if you want to FAN the article it would be great. Cheers.  Commander Code-8  G'day, mate 04:46, March 28, 2013 (UTC)