User talk:Mauser/Archive 5

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Thanks
Thanks for updating IG-88A.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 21:14, November 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome.  Mauser  Comlink 21:21, November 18, 2009 (UTC)

Rianna
Hey, Mauser. You seem to have access to Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, so I thought I'd ask you. Is there any new information on Rianna Saren? QuiGonJinn (Talk) 20:16, November 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Nothing important. Just an image - which I may upload eventually - and a quote from Leia: "''She has an inner strength that few possess. I am glad she is working with us".  Mauser  Comlink 20:46, November 19, 2009 (UTC)

SWG TCG
OK, I need a tutorial from ya. I've download the Station Launcher for the TCG. Like you, I don't have a SWG membership. How do find the artist information for all the cards and all the information about the card background and scenarios like you do? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 00:08, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Once you start the application, there is a collection button at the bottom, which will show all products available to purchase, including most of the cards. Use the arrows to navigate, hold the cursor over the smaller image to get a pop-up of the original size. Also, on the smaller image, you may click on the datapad icon in the lower right corner to have the gametext replaced by the card's lore. To switch between views, in the collection manager there are two buttons at the top - one for showing each cards and one for presenting all information as the table. In that second mode you can see, in addition to card's stats and gametext, the artist who worked on it - it's the column to the right of all others. If you don't have the subscription, most of the scenario information can still be accessed - it is simply stored in Program Files\Sony\Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game\data.dat file. The only things you would not be able to see are Heroic Encounter cards (IG-88, Tusken King and Exar Kun) and special scenario avatars - like Booster Terrik this month. Hope that helps, feel free to ask anything else.  Mauser  Comlink 09:28, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated. :) -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 21:50, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Last name appearences
Sorry. I thoguht it went by first names. 65.34.3.78 13:20, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

Kathor
As I stated in the Kathor article's page, its been linked to the Helix page for quite some time and nobodies taken the time to make a page for it. I don't have access to the Helix's source material so I can't tell you which source actually lists it but I'm sure someone in the wiki does. --Kahn Iceay 22:04, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Then it must be left as a redlink. If you don't have access to the source, do not add any information from it.  Mauser  Comlink 09:57, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

The Starfighter
My bad, but it looks like the Kihraxz light fighter should have at least two guns based on the picture shown.
 * That would be Original Research. Please read WP:ATT before adding unverified information.  Mauser  Comlink 06:21, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough.

Short stories and article titles
Hey, Mauser. I don't want to get into a silly edit war over something like whether to italicize or put short story titles in quotes, but every style guide I've ever seen says that quotes are used for short stories and magazine articles. I'm not sure why folks here are insisting on italics. And if there's no rule, why do we need to use italics? Again, either way I can live with, but the writer in me cringes to see us fly in the face of all of the established style guides! :O ~ SavageBob 17:07, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * There is no such rule or guideline as far as I am aware of. In fact, we specifically decided not to create one.  Mauser  Comlink 17:09, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks for the link. I'm specifically talking about style guides in the real world, though. Check MLA, the Chicago Manual of Style, APA, or pretty much any guide at all, and you'll see what I'm talking about. But as for Wookieepedia policy or lack thereof, I guess my question boils down to this: If I, as the original expander of the article, chose quotes for those articles, but someone comes by later and wants to use italics, how do we decide who to side with? The original editor, or whoever came last? Again, this is small bananas in the grand scheme of things, but I work in publishing in the real world, so I'd like to see us look as professional as possible. (And please know that I'm coming to you as a friend, not as an enemy! Everything comes off colder and angrier in text. I'm not angry! :)) ~ SavageBob 17:49, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * I honestly have no idea how real-world publishing companies treat those, because I'm not a native English speaker. All I know is that Wookieepedia has no set precedent and italics simply look better.  Mauser  Comlink 18:12, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * If I may interject, Wookieepedia does have a set precedent, and it's to use italics, regardless of what any real-world APA or MLA style guide might dictate. We are not bound by their guidelines. The CT forum Mauser linked to indeed shows that there was no consensus concerning implementation of quotation marks in favor of italics in any circumstance, so to answer Bob's question, we should revert back to what we've historically always done, which is to use italics until a change is made to the site Manual of Style and Layout Guide. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:18, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Wait, so the "no consensus" of that CT really means "use italics"? I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing, but I thought "no consensus" meant either was OK. Can you explain, Tope? ~ SavageBob 20:45, November 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * No consensus means no consensus; just be consistent within the article. That is how I've always interpreted that CT. --Eyrezer 21:57, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

Image caching
Are you sure it wasn't your browser cache that wasn't updating? Unless the the wikia caching somehow reverted back to a date several weeks ago (which isn't out of the realm of possibility knowing wikia), that image of Rex was displaying the cleaned up version. *shrug* Either way, I usually wait to try the forced cache updating until I've checked on multiple machines, cleared the browser cache several times, and then, if that still doesn't work, marking the image FTBR forces the update when the file gets moved. Just some suggestions. :) -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:50, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * I tried some of that too, but the latest upload got it right. Thanks for the suggestions though.  Mauser  Comlink 20:57, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

AZ-series battle droid
I've had that image cropped and ready to go from Argyle's website for some time now, but until it can be confirmed by someone that the image appears in Scavenger's Guide to Droids, being from the artist's site doesn't make it an official image. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 04:48, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * I know, my fault. I don't have the book yet, so I couldn't check.  Mauser  Comlink 12:50, November 30, 2009 (UTC)

OK, 'fess up
OK, Mauser, 'fess up. ;) That image of Artoo from SWGTCG is clearly cropped from a wallpaper-size image, but there haven't been any new wallpapers added to the official site for some time now. What gives? Where'd ya get it? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:22, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. Don't know how I completely missed that one all this time. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:24, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Errm, it's on the game site's main gallery and has been there since July. =)  Mauser  Comlink 20:25, December 1, 2009 (UTC)

HELP
i need help with my infobox pls can u help me out tanks --CC-2981 20:50, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * tanks --CC-2981 20:56, December 1, 2009 (UTC)

About Trap
So he is supposed to refer to female jedi as "sir"?

--Wifout Teef 21:41, December 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * He could call her either "sir" or "ma'am", both are used quite often and both are correct.  Mauser  Comlink 21:42, December 5, 2009 (UTC)

Gearshift
OK, I was about to add the Verify template to the Gearshift article when I see you placed it there already and then removed it. What source verifies the name? I don't recall hearing it uttered in the episode, and if it was, can we confirm that the image presented is in fact Gearshift? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:24, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * I checked the episode, and just like it says on the talk page, the trooper's companions shouts what sounds very much like "Gearshift", when the trooper is dragged into the hole. You may still add Conjecturespell as you wish, but the name is canonical.  Mauser  Comlink 20:35, December 7, 2009 (UTC)

Thunderflare
Hi, that was a quick edit/redirect at the new page I was working on. Where does it state that the Star Destroyer in the opening of ROTJ is the Thunderflare? I have searched for days at all star destroyer-pages including the Thunderflare, and found no info on that particular destroyer. Thus the new page I just started to create. Love to hear info on this, since I've found none. Regards --Draii 20:48, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know, honestly. The page - and the image titled Thunderflare were already there. The uploader of the image probably knows better. Mauser  Comlink 20:52, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, now I am confused. If you don't know that the Destroyer I was making a page for, was the Thunderflare, why direct it to that page? Or am I missing something? I'm new to making pages here, so it's possible that I misunderstand something. --Draii 20:57, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, an admin just corrected me. Looks like it's in fact the Avenger.  Mauser  Comlink 21:00, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * The Star Destroyer in question the is the Avenger, according to Star Wars: Behind the Magic and 25 Years of Return of the Jedi! at the very least. Those are the two sources that immediately come to mind; I believe there are others. Since the Star Destroyer is not "unidentified," the redirect has been deleted. Toprawa and Ralltiir 21:01, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Right, and Thunderflares here. Thanks, Toprawa.  Mauser ' Comlink 21:07, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Avenger makes more sense, since I think the Destroyer in question is a Class-II like Avenger. But I see no information on the Avenger-page that Vader arrived in it i ROTJ. Anyone with right sources care to add it? --Draii 21:10, December 7, 2009 (UTC)

Infoboxes
Hey Mauser, can you do me a favor? If you have an image that is cropped to only 250px wide (or smaller), can you please put the designator in the infobox anyway. That way, if myself, or anyone else overwrites the image with a larger size, it doesn't blow up the infobox. I happened to catch the couple I did today, but in the future, it would be helpful. Thanks. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 15:05, December 9, 2009 (UTC)