User talk:Darth Pickle 2

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Re: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.47
Hi Darth Pickle, I actually purchased a copy of the magazine in a shop. It's not due to be released until the 31st, but they were selling it a few days early. --Jinzler (talk) 20:49, May 29, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Essays
Very few of those "essays and commentaries" are in fact books, and fewer of them still are licensed by LucasFilm. Wookieepedia does not deal in the philosophical and religious aspects of Star Wars and its various interpretations; such content is best reserved for forums. Similarly, the essays and commentaries are non-notable for our site and belong on the Fan Wiki. Thank you. Cade   Calrayn  22:05, May 29, 2013 (UTC)

Miscellaneous merchandise
Hey Darth Pickle, just to let you know, miscellaneous products should receive an article in the Merchandise Wiki and not here. STAR WARS -L'ALBUM CULTE would be best suited for a French Star Wars wiki or the Merchandise Wiki. Thanks,  JangFett  (Talk) 04:15, June 5, 2013 (UTC)

Hardcover.
Yeah, well, tell it to this article. All I did was create it based on that article's info on release dates. To be honest, I'm not sure why it was listed as the 12th instead of the 5th or the 25th. Weedle McHairybug (talk) 19:23, June 5, 2013 (UTC)
 * Taken care of. And thanks. :)  JangFett  (Talk) 01:57, June 6, 2013 (UTC)

Amazon template
Hey Darth Pickle, try to use our citation templates when sourcing an article. Since you normally add Amazon links to articles, we have an Amazon citation template. For assassinate, either click the template's link or see my edit here. Thanks,  JangFett  (Talk) 03:36, June 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Darth Pickle, please use the Facebook citation template in the Star Wars Del Rey 2013 Sampler Book article. Thanks,  JangFett  (Talk) 02:52, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Book Sampler external links
Hi, DP. Thank you very much for your contributions to Wookieepedia. Just to let you know, External links need descriptive summations in addition to the link (separated by a space between url and site name or description. Like so:
 *  Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Online Encyclopedia 
 * will display: Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Online Encyclopedia.

Please update the external links you've added to your articles so that the site links are displaying. Thanks! &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 14:02, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Creating articles
Hey Darth Pickle, if you're going to create articles, then please remember to properly format them. For future reference, please see my edits here. I shouldn't have to clean up your newly created articles. Thanks,  JangFett  (Talk) 02:35, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Since merchandise is not in universe, you don't have to use past tense. For future products, it's more appropriate to use present or future tense.  JangFett  (Talk) 02:38, July 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Properly use a citation template. Before using it, please read how to use it. You were inserting the entire Amazon url into the template, when you only need to include the page.  JangFett  (Talk) 13:35, July 29, 2013 (UTC)

Re: How to change a title?
Thanks for the congratulations. I was busy all day, but this is how; also, it looks like Silly Dan has fixed the article name for you. Trip391 (talk) 06:37, August 7, 2013 (UTC)

Duplicate articles
Please check to see if the article that you are creating is already existing with another title. If you see a more appropriate title for the existing article, don't just create a new article, just move the existing one. This saves everyone the complicated process of the moving and deleting that has to be done when you duplicate existing articles. Thanks. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 16:09, August 14, 2013 (UTC)

Correct template editing
Please note that some tamplates (like FFGSWTCG) have specific instructions for making changes to them (i.e. editing them for updated information or content). The template you changed had a note in  bold  that visibly stated: "" In future, please follow the instructions on template pages and edit them the way they instruct you to edit them. Thank you. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 17:32, August 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * I would like to thank you for your contributions to Wookieepedia. It is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Thanks again. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave  04:18, August 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * In addition, although I have brought this to your attention and asked you to please refrain from doing so, you are still not editing these templates correctly and are adding code into the actual HTML code. You need to stop editing the actual resultant code in the upper template portion. I ask you again to please read the simple template instructions (listed right on the template page) of sourced templates that use shortcut template code first&mdash; before  editing those templates. We would all appreciate it if you would follow instructions, because it keeps editors from coming behind you (like the admin that did so just recently) and having to fix the mess you make. Thank you. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 04:18, August 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * In particular, this is in reference to the changes you attempted with the FFGSWRPG template. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 04:20, August 18, 2013 (UTC)

Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Specialization Decks
Hello, and welcome to Wookieepedia! We appreciate your contributions to the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Specialization Decks article, but we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. Perhaps you would like to rewrite the article in your own words. Happy editing!"Note that copyright law governs the creative expression of ideas, not the ideas or information themselves. Therefore, it is perfectly legal to read an encyclopedia article or other work, reformulate it in your own words, and submit it to Wookieepedia.&mdash;Wookieepedia's Copyright policy"In other words, do not simply copy and paste text from Fantasy Flight Games' website unless you are quoting and/or citing the sources from whence the material came. I know that you are excited about getting these articles posted before anybody else can do so, but you really need to do it correctly (and legally). On that note, you also need to improve your formatting. You leave many mistakes in your articles that others have to come behind you and correct. We would like to see you create with quality as your aim instead of quantity. Thank you. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 06:15, August 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * I have been informed that the External links are sufficient as citation and can serve to cite direct copied material&mdash;if it included as a cite reference. So, you can disregard the above note as applied to the website link you included at the end of the article... However, please note MJ's proper use of citation of the source you provided at the end of the article (External link), as well as the minor fixing of the incorrect format with which your article was in. Concerning article format, if you read the Manual of Style and the Layout Guide, you will learn how to more correctly create and edit articles. Please take time to read these, as they will help you be a better editor. It will also help other editors, like MJ and myself, from having to reorganize and fix mistakes you leave. Your help is greatly appreciated with keeping up to date with gaming releases. By learning and applying this wiki's Style and Layout, your quality of articles will reflect well on your editing contribution to the Wookieepedia community. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 07:42, August 18, 2013 (UTC)
 * So, were you going to finish fixing the Specialization Decks article so that it fits Manual of Style? &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 02:58, August 26, 2013 (UTC)

Shell Game
As much as I am excited about this possibly canon information, until an official source is found to support it (i.e., a statement from an official representative of FFG), the Confirm template the admin placed needs to stay. Another valid source would be a photo of the Beta test manual showing the name of the included mission. I doubt if FFG would allow its forum members to do that on their official forum, however. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 02:43, August 19, 2013 (UTC)

Proper source citation format
Hi, DP2. Just a reminder to ask you to please reference your sources properly. It may be that you do not know how to properly do so because, since JF's message to you above, articles such as this one still contain incorrectly formatted reference citations. I know you trying to be quick and keep it simple, but in many cases trying be quicker and easier is the way of the Dark Side. By sticking a URL link under a subheading without properly including the full information about the source of the citation you are using, you are not following Wookieepedia's Manual of Style (MoS) and editing policies. Although JF offers examples above for you to follow, the Wookieepedia's sourcing and citation policy is a "must read" if you are going to be citing sources. You will need to follow this policy to avoid raising the ire of editors trying to follow up and correct mistakes that you probably are not aware you are making. Please list your references correctly by learning how to do it properly&mdash;you can even go so far as to experiment in Wookieepedia's Sandbox before creating or editing something so you can proofread your work before making the actual article changes. Also, please revisit your contributions to check the sources you cite to make sure they follow the MoS. Happy editing! &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 20:26, August 22, 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, DP2. I just wanted to commend you on the way that you are displaying your references. Just a note, however, concerning the recent articles you created. "The World of Star Wars: Kenobi" is concerning a subject that is a source about an OOU publication. The OOU publication itself, Star Wars: Kenobi has its own article, and already contains the source of its publishing information. Also, the Star Wars: Science Fair Book is not a publication with significant Star Wars canon to justify its inclusion in Wookieepedia. I have moved its information to the Merchandise Wiki, as requested by the Merchandise tag that was posted for it. However, don't lose heart! Just remember that the published material should have something to add to the story of Star Wars. Nonetheless, I appreciated your hard work to make sure that your sources were appropriately referenced. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 16:43, September 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, you may have missed [this response to your question] that you posted in the Senate Hall about what is and is not merchandise, because I see that you created the Science Fair Book articla after that answer was posted. Please keep in mind that, while pinball games obviously do not have significant story content, even a book mayn't contain significant story information. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 16:56, September 2, 2013 (UTC)

Merchandise
Hey, just a heads up, I added a Merchandise tag to the Star Wars: Science Fair Book. Stuff like that is more suited to the merchandise wiki. Thanks, Supreme Emperor (talk) 23:04, August 27, 2013 (UTC)
 * Darth Pickle, please heed the multiple warnings and recommendations that you have received and do not continue to create articles on sticker books and other merchandise. We do not cover that material here; that is what the Merchandise Wiki is for. If you would like to create articles for those materials, please do so on the Merchandise Wiki. Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  04:14, September 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * No, they really don't. If you look at the pages in that category, they were all created either by you or by users several years ago, and almost none of them are linked to on any page. They should also be moved to the Merchandise Wiki, as they offer no unique information and are just merchandise.  Cade  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg  Calrayn  04:22, September 2, 2013 (UTC)

Sources again
It looks like you have slipped back again into old practices. You have left only the external links in this article and have a POV statement in the information you mention without stating if you are calling the information scarce or the source calling the information scarce. You can't do that. Everything has to be non-point of view (NPOV). Also,m merely giving the website is not enough (I believe I mentioned this before). You need to have the name of the article along with the date. Please adjust your editing practices to fulfill this policy requirement for establishing sources. Thank you. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 01:00, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * The discussion regarding the article can be addressed here. Please respond to that discussion and fix the article so that the related tags can be removed from the article. Otherwise the offending material might have to be deleted from it. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 01:07, September 8, 2013 (UTC)

Re: Response
I personally have not written any DK Young Reader articles, so I do not personally "have pages for DK Readers with 'scant information' and only 'publisher's summaries'" on this wiki. So, I do not know which articles you are referring to without you providing specific links to them. Remember that many things get in "under the radar," and some articles have been on this wiki for a while before they get the notice they deserve and are deleted. Please review this wiki's site policies as they will answer all of your questions. As a matter of fact, I recommend that anyone joining Wookieepedia not begin editing without first doing as specifically recommended, and review the policies and conventions first before editing and creating articles. It is like trying to take a mid-semester exam without attending any of the class's lectures, and anyone that jumps into editing like that either show that they 1) don't know where to find the tutorials to help them improve their editing, 2) don't know they need follow a site's policies for editing, or 3) don't care about what the site's editing policies are and want to create articles without taking the time to learn the correct way to do so. One of the things that you will learn if you take a tutorial tour through the Wookieepedia's site policies (which are linked in the box at the top of your Talk message page, so I suggest you try those) is that Wookieepedia is not an all-inclusive trivia site. Editors are not even allowed to put such non-relevant information in "Behind the scenes" sections, so why would a whole article of such non-relevant material be acceptable? &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 00:31, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Re:Is this okay?
If they're not officially licensed, then please remove them. You've been told before. Keep in mind that consensus removed Star Trek articles in the past.  JangFett  (Talk) 22:36, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Dread Masters
Pickle, please a) actually read the sources you're creating articles from and b) please stop creating articles on everything you read online. The Record of the Dread Masters post was a transmission from one person to another, as is clearly stated on the post itself, and does not deserve an article. Cade   Calrayn  21:13, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Unidentified tentacled crawfish humanoid species
Thanks for contributing to Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki. In case you didn't know regarding the edit you made to Unidentified tentacled crawfish humanoid species, Wookieepedia has a naming policy which establishes how characters should be identified in their articles. Please review this policy to better understand why certain names are used in preference over others. Thanks! &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 14:06, September 17, 2013 (UTC)

Re: Merchandise examples
What you are doing is tantamount to logging trivia, which is against this wiki's "no trivia" policy. If you do not personally have access to the internal relevant information within a subject of an article that you want to create (you don't own or haven't personally read the book), I suggest you don't create it at all until you have the context available to you to write a proper article. It appears that you are looking for anything and everything to create articles as if this is a race. We do not have prizes for being the first to create an article, and your creation edits do not count any more than your other article edits. I also don't know why we all need to keep repeating ourselves about policy (all of them are linked above in the Welcome box), because we have already showed you what policies to look at. Spend a few days without editing anything and read them. You are not going to die if you aren't editing during that time, and you will learn more about what is expected of you as an editor. If you continue to edit without paying attention or regarding policy, you are disrupting this wiki because others have to constantly fix errors you wouldn't be making if you just followed policy. Continuing to do so could result in an editing ban imposed on you (usually a couple of weeks). If that happens, you are sure to have enough time to study the policy without being distracted by the urge to make policy-conflicting edits and articles. But I recommend you study those policies now before that becomes necessary. &mdash; Gethralkin  Hyperwave 14:35, September 17, 2013 (UTC)

Templates
Pickle, when updating templates, please read the instructions, particularly where it says "When making changes to the template, please do not modify the actual HTML code." Cade    Calrayn  00:27, September 21, 2013 (UTC)

Blogs
As far as I know, we do not create individual articles for StarWars.com's blogs. What you can do is mention a blog in an article. An example would be this: click here.  JangFett  (Talk) 12:56, September 28, 2013 (UTC)