User talk:Mauser/Archive 2

Archive: 1

Hibernation sickness
Nice edit, I'm new to editing, so your changes showed me the expected style, mine was real bad looking back. Thanks! Mislaav 17:52, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

TCW Appearances
You voted to keep the Appearances section for TCW TV series stating it was your idea to keep the Appearances section? I thought you were thinking it needed to be removed, per the discussion. Was just curious and wanted to ask in case you had mistakenly cast your vote in the wrong section. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 18:41, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My God, I clicked edit on the wrong section. Thanks for the catch! Mauser 18:44, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

New SWREP scans
Mind if I ask from where you scanned the cover art for these comics? Great scans BTW. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 18:53, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I didn't scan them myself - I downloaded them using torrent networks. How bad of me! =) Mauser 18:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * How do you think I get my HD screencaps for TCW TV series ;) Which torrent site? What do you use as your "search" criteria? -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:13, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I must admit, I really don't remember: I had those comics on my drive for a long time, I just decided to crop out the cover arts this morning. It must be one of those big "Complete Star Wars comics collection" files which is several gigabytes big - the one that had the scans of the TPBs with extras such as cover arts inside, but I really can't remember the site I downloaded it from as my collection is formed by selecting best versions of different scans. Sorry =\ Mauser 19:22, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. Your collection and how you collect them sounds very similar to mine. LOL -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:23, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

A slave now, a slave forever
Hey Mauser, thanks for the Sep Council review. I don't (sadly) own the comic, so I was wondering if you could tell me the gist of the Council's involvement. Thanks!  &mdash;Lucius malfoy7  ( Give it up for Lil' 'Soka Tano, ladies and gents! ) 23:38, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * There's quite a lot going on actually. Miraj Scintel is identified аз a member of the Council, due to her actions in the previous issue Sidious demands that Tyranus performs an "effective demonstration" on her to show other members of the Council what happens when they show too much iniative. She also uses her position on the Council to make a few deals concerning slaves. I think that you still need the issue to describe the events up to FA standards though.  Mauser  Comlink 07:35, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It's actually GA I'm going for, but thanks. I'll try to get a hold of an issue.  &mdash;Lucius malfoy7  Nute777.png ( Give it up for Lil' 'Soka Tano, ladies and gents! ) 11:32, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey Mauser, I know you probably have a lot to do, but I addressed the objections for your Sep Council GAN review. I'd be super-appreciative if you could check the article over. :-)  &mdash;Lucius malfoy7  Nute777.png ( Give it up for Lil' 'Soka Tano, ladies and gents! ) 20:13, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Aa'kuans
Sorry about that whole mix up. I searched for the variations on the names before making the page and nothing came up, so I made one with the correct spelling. It wasn't until you redirected one that I found the other, and I thought it prudent to redirect to the one I made, as it had all the same information but with the correct title. Olioster 09:31, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

добрый день
добрый день 89.217.68.86 14:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Doesn't that mean"Good Day" in Russian?-- Mecenarylord Enter if you dare 20:25, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I know it does, I was waiting for the actual question/proposal/suggestion rather for a simple greeting from a person I don't even seem to know.  Mauser  Comlink 04:06, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weird. It seems he only did it on your page.  Mecenarylord Enter if you dare 19:44, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Protection
I did protect your page, both from editing and for moving it, but I should warn you that semi-protection from editing means anons can no longer leave you messages. Just wanted to make sure this is what you want. Toprawa and Ralltiir 19:40, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, I've modified it so that anyone can still edit the page, but only sysops can actually move it. Toprawa and Ralltiir 19:55, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Aa'kuan
Sorry I messed up your "delete to make way for move" request: I didn't realize it was a misspelling you needed corrected. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 20:18, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: B'omarr Order
I haven't read the book, but I do have access to it if necessary. If you could update the article yourself, though, that'd be brilliant, if you're up for it. Let me know, anyway. Thanks a million for your assistance, Mauser. :-) -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 18:27, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Perfect. Thanks, Mauser. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 18:31, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That looks great, Mauser. I'll go over it in depth later this evening. Great work, thank you very much for it. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 18:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

TC
Hey Mauser, just wanted to let you know I've closed the Neimoidian brute TC. Thought I would let you handle the merging and redirecting. :) Toprawa and Ralltiir 16:55, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * And ditto. Toprawa and Ralltiir 17:02, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Both are taken care of.  Mauser  Comlink 19:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Remember to take care of the double redirects and add the tag to the appropriate talk pages. Toprawa and Ralltiir 20:21, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Got it covered. Thanks for reminding me about that.  Mauser  Comlink 10:18, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, and thank you. Toprawa and Ralltiir 16:51, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Game screens
The image I replaced in Neimoidian Gunnery Battalion was used on another page, so it wasn't in danger of being deleted as unused. Let be honest, that article has little chance of being promoted to anything close to GA or FA quality. Therefore, I thought it would be good to have more variety, showing three distinct variations of the Battalion members. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 04:40, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, if the image itself stays, then I presume it is okay. Hovewer, the battle droid should stay as the movie still, of that I am certain.  Mauser  Comlink 04:42, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It's not a movie still. It is an illustration from a reference book. I know, because I scanned it. And if you look at the image fully, it's a bit grainy with JPG artifacts. That's why I reverted that one. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 04:46, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, it is still based on the live-action depiction of B1's & OOM's, so assume it is the more accurate depiction. But if you really want to use the new images, go ahead, I just think that those two look worse than the images used before them. 04:53, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

RFB
Mauser, I have to thank you. Your consideration of and support for my nomination meant more than just a vote. You've come to be seen as a crusader for reason on the site, and plenty of people look to your lead for guidance, myself included at times. I couldn't have done this without users like you. I look forward to working further with you on the site. Graestan ( Talk ) 03:15, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Clarification
If an image is used on the userpage of the original uploader, tag it as a user image rather than for deletion. We just want to delete orphaned images that were formerly in the article namespace. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 14:26, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I just realized that right after your second reply on the forum. It was a bit hasty, so I stopped tagging them. Sorry for any possible problems.  Mauser  Comlink 14:37, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Question
Would you accept a nomination for rollback rights? It appears to me that you would make use of the ability, and it seems like an oversight that you haven't been nominated already. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 16:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course, I would consider it to be a honor.  Mauser  Comlink 17:09, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, you never know how people will react to this kind of thing. There's at least one guy who's been refusing adminship so long that I just want to deputize him against his will. Anyway, nomination is up. I'd wish you luck but you won't need it. -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 17:50, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Veracity of game guides
I was wondering just how you felt about the canoncity of game guides. I know that there was some problem over with the R-1, Mark IV, R-4, etc. recon droid articles at one point during my long period of wookieevacation, and I'm sorry for that. But do you think that game guides are reliable enough to be used as sources?

Personally, I think that only minimum information is reliable from game guides (which is only the names of weapons, equipment, and units) but they're nevertheless canon sources as long as you don't dive into the gameplay portions. Cyfiero 21:54, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. They are completely legit sources whenever they speak about IU-info. Gameplay stuff of course should not be mixed with that.  Mauser  Comlink 22:30, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Cyfiero 22:37, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: TC
Yes, those are both definitely new VTfanon. If you would like to do the honors of starting the TC, you have my support. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:04, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I've just closed your TC about the Star Wars Graphic Novel Library. If you would care to handle the merging, it would be appreciated. Thanks. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:16, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Verify
Hey, I saw you added the Verify tag to the neuro poison article. Since that article does have appearances listed, you might be looking to add the tag. Toprawa and Ralltiir 01:39, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I added, because both appearances seem to have nothing to do with the subject of the article. Tatooine Ghost features some toxin, but it is used by Imperials, no mention of CIS. And I honestly can't remember any toxin in the Battlefront II.  Mauser  Comlink  01:48, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The Fanon template still sounds like your best bet. Verify is for articles that have no appearances and are pending deletion if none are added within a week's time. Toprawa and Ralltiir 01:49, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, see your point now.  Mauser  Comlink 01:50, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think I have a better template for this situation: Template:Confirm Toprawa and Ralltiir 01:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Military Engineer
Hey Mauser. The information for that article came from page 44 of the CWCG, where it has a three paragraph section titled Military Engineer, and I created the article to get rid of a redlink from memory. Bao-Dur, Raith Seinar, and Wat Tambor are listed under section called "Examples of Military Engineers in Star Wars". However, having read the entry again, I agree that it should be merged with the general engineer article, as there is nothing too specifically different. Thanks Mauser :-).  Grunny  ( Talk ) 06:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Padmé
The brighter contrast looks much better. That's why I reverted the image. Just so you know. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 14:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry. I suppose I could have talked to you first before I reverted it. But if you look at both uploads side by side, I think (hope) you'll agree, the less-bright image looks more dull and less vibrant than the one I adjusted the brightness/contrast on. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 14:48, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem.  Mauser  Comlink 14:50, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Hylo Visz
Well, I was editing it but I don't think I was "messing with it". And I was unaware that when it was under consideration it was not to be touched. Did you look at my comments on the talk page? Did you look at the changes I made? // fodigg 16:50, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Just got your message. Again, I was unaware that was "hands off" as I'm new here. However while I may have removed paragraphs I did not remove any information. I also made some more mundane grammar changes. Should I not make those either? // fodigg BlackRebelStarbird.png 16:52, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Jervo's image
Thanks for the upload and the edit, I appreciate it!  PointGiven  ( I call it aggressive negotiations ) 06:21, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Koozar
Hey, thought I'd ask you to take a look at your objections to Fendrilon Koozar on the GAN page to see if you have any lingering concerns, because the nom can be archived soon if not. Thanks. Toprawa and Ralltiir 21:02, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Rollback
Congratulations, you have now been bestowed with the Powah of Rollback. Enjoy. :-) jSarek 00:08, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats. Well deserved.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 00:09, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats Mauser :-).  Grunny  ( Talk ) 11:53, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Have fun with them. :)  CC7567  (talk) 01:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Legacy
Hey Mauser. I noticed you're updating a lot of the Legacy articles, and wondered whether you would be interested in joining WP:LE? We'd be happy to have you onboard helping us update, since the project is constantly expanding. Let me know :-).  Grunny  ( Talk ) 04:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * That's fine, and I'm just happy that you're updating the articles anyway :-). Also, you could add your name to the list as say or something as we need people who would help maintain articles and so forth, but I'll leave that up to you :). Would be able to add any new articles you create to our project lists if it's not too much trouble? It would help us keep track of things a lot. Thanks for all your hard work Mauser :-).  Grunny  ( Talk ) 04:52, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Newsnet
hey, I hope you don't mind if I sent you some interview questions for your rollback victory. Let me know. Thanks. Graestan ( Talk ) 17:10, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, I suppose you could just e-mail me.  Mauser  Comlink 17:11, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

A little shiny something

 * I guess getting your feet wet hasn't bothered you; you've quickly become one of the more active GAN reviewers out there. Keep up the good work. :)  CC7567  (talk) 00:43, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

SWG
Thanks for scroll boxing those, never did think about that. Been trying to bring that article down to a manageable length for a few days. :)  OLIOSTER  (talk)  12:04, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

User images
If an image is only used on a user page, then it is a user-image, whether that user uploaded the image or not. It doesn't matter who uploaded it, as long as the user isn't violating the user image policy of three userpage-only images, which the individual in question is not. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:00, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * On second look, it does appear as though this user has 4 user-only images, not three as I had first though. But rather than mark, all the images for deletion, the user should be given an advisory on their talk page, linking to which images are only displayed on his user page. I'd recommend giving them a week. If after a week, they've done nothing to remedy the situation, then mark them IFD for the reason of "user exceeds user image policy" or something like that. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Sometime ago I asked Culator about that topic. He replied that images used exclusively on userpages but not tagged with, should be marked for deletion as long as they aren't used by the original uploader. The reason for that is: they are basically orphaned images formerly used in main namespace, but now they are practilally unused. Since they weren't intended by uploader to be userpage-exclusive, they should not be kept. You can actually check his response here. There's also no point in warning the user, because he is obviously long gone judging by his contribution list. So, for now, I'll revert your changes again.  Mauser  Comlink  17:31, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe you. No worries there. However, he is over-stepping his bounds on the matter. If you look at the actual user image policy, it states nowhere that the image must be used by the original uploader as a user-image. As the policy currently stands, if one single user is using the image for their user page, whether or not they uploaded it for that purposes, or uploaded it period, and they mark it with the user-image tag, then it shouldn't be marked as IFD. I think we can both agree on that, it is site policy after all. However, in this case, I won't revert the images again, however, the 6 months or so that the user has been AWOL is by no means indefinite. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:42, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Now that we agree on it, let's look at it from another way. User image policy says that any userpage-only image not marked with Template:user-image should be listed for deletion. Sometimes we can fix this issue by simply adding the template when it is obvious that the uploader indented the image for his userpage. However, images that were previously used in mainspace as well but not remain only on userpages should not be marked with the template simply because they were not intended solely for someone's userpage. Therefore they should be listed for deletion, at least that's the way I see it.  Mauser  Comlink 17:54, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I see it from your point of view also. Given the 9 month siesta, let them go. If he were still actively editing within the last couple weeks, I'd have suggested just sticking with my warning and giving him a week. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 18:00, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: A request
Sure, I'd love to. I don't have the time immediately right now, but I can get back to you later today and leave whatever I have on your talk page. It's great to see that you're stepping out there. :)  CC7567  (talk) 17:06, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Here we go:
 * I think that the intro can be slimmed down. It's a bit disproportionate, and unless details such as a comparison of him to Han Solo are utterly necessary, they can be removed. For that one, Solo can be introduced as his "old friend". Try to only keep details that are the most important and that are necessary for the reader to understand the character.
 * Depending on your addressing of the above stuff, this one may or may not still be an issue, but this sentence is a run-on: "Despite stealing money from the crime lord, Batross still owed him a debt which he could not repay, so he offered the Aleena to retrieve the droid, which Sollima believed to be stolen by the Empire, in exchange for his debt."
 * Careful about overlinking; Sollima was linked several times in the intro instead of just once. I got what I saw, but you should check for this on your own.
 * "Parked" can be exchanged for a term with more length; it currently sounds very temporary, which I'm not sure if it's supposed to be.
 * "he offered Batross help to get into the Imperial Academy as well": I think this can be reworded a bit for better clarity and flow.
 * "Sollima's accounting droid discovered this, and to cover his tracks": bit unclear who "his" belongs to, since it can also mean the droid in this case.
 * "The Imperials were planning to use the information inside the droid's data core against Sollima, in order to gain access to his casino world named the Hollow Moon, which they could not do by sheer military force, since the moon was located in the Khorya system of the Hutt sector and the Imperial authority in that region of the galaxy was weak at best." Run-on; please split and reword somewhere.
 * I'm tending to see a bit of an overuse of the word "named"; can some be substituted for different wording or different phrasing?
 * "In a desperate move, he offered the Aleena to retrieve the droid": unclear as to who "he" is; also, do you mean "he offered to retrieve the droid for Aleena"?
 * "Batross offered Solo to raid the Empire's acquisitions and processing center on their way out for easy money": here also, the word "offered" isn't being used quite correctly in diction; please check this again.
 * I think "counterparts" can be used a little less; it can be used where it's his counterpart, but counterparts as a subject by itself sounds like they're two parts of a machine.
 * "Batross offered his companion to visit some of the gambling world's casinos first": same issue with "offered"; please check.
 * "got angry" needs to be changed both because it's colloquial and because it's already been used earlier (which I reworded).
 * "The discovery drew away Sollima's attention for a time enough for Batross to activate a bomb hidden inside droid's former data core and throw it at two gangster's bodyguards, both of whom were killed in the explosion." Slight run-on, and it can also be reworded to flow better.
 * Unclear what "the space" means.
 * "Being to busy with establishing control over the Hollow Moon": umm...what? Please check this.
 * "Batross was not as successful in any of those things, as was his old friend Solo": unclear if Solo was successful in "those things", or wasn't successful, "like his friend".
 * What kind of effect did Solo's speech have on Batross?
 * "During the escape from the Hollow Moon throughout the Imperial blockade": two prepositional phrases that don't help the flow; please either reword or pick one over the other.
 * I would recommend going through the P&T again; some of it seems to be a simple restating of events rather than reflecting on Batross's personality. Some of this can be fixed by rewording it to talk about his traits more.
 * The people mentioned in the Bts can use a little context in relation to Batross.
 * The last sentence of the Bts needs to be reworded, as it's a bit of a run-on.

Other than that, it looks pretty good. Once it's nominated, I'll also give it a run-through there to make sure it's ready. Very good work for your first nom, Mauser. :)  CC7567  (talk) 21:39, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: Cookie
Thank you for the cookie. I appreciate the recognition. :) Toprawa and Ralltiir 21:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: WARNING
I do not know what you are talking about? please send a list of sites that have problems so i can fix them. Thanks --Agent chant 20:03, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: Request
I looked over the request, and have started the removal vote at your suggestion. Thanks for the heads up :) - Cavalier One ( Squadron channel ) 13:31, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks...
...for uploading the image of the Mandalorian female. And making other necessary edits.--Jedi Kasra (talk) 16:11, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Could you please upload an image of Malak and Dyre's fight?--Jedi Kasra (talk) 18:11, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Pick any of the two: File:MalakDyreFight1.jpg, File:MalakDyreFight2.jpg.  Mauser  Comlink 18:21, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

File:Karpyshyn.jpg
Why did you re-upload the same picture that I replaced here? My new upload was much better.  OLIOSTER  (talk)  11:37, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Because even though bigger, that image was more blurry. It was also was of the same size as the old one, which, compared with higher resolution, equals worse quality.  Mauser  Comlink 12:27, 20 June 2009 (UTC)