User talk:Mauser/Archive 1

TCG
Yes, we should. We list all sources, regardless of whether or not they present new information. Even an image with a name attached to it is some information. Please refrain from removing those links in future. Thefourdotelipsis 03:58, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Warning
Please do not alter featured articles to reflex more lax systems of sourcing, as you did in Jhoram Bey. This diminishes the quality of the works. If you do so again, you may face a block from editing. Thank you. Graestan ( Talk ) 13:51, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The difference would be that those two articles are not featured articles, and Jhoram Bey is. This is a fundamental trend towards more preciseness and accuracy in our articles. Graestan ( Talk ) 14:00, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, why not? Graestan ( Talk ) 14:35, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Images
Bigger size does not equal better quality. The large Japanese covers you are uploaded from TFN are extremely grainy and speckled. I'll be taking the one's you uploaded and shrinking them down to despeckle them. I've reverted the ones that had previous uploads. Thanks. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:18, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That'll work for me. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:39, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:New novels

 * Go ahead and make the articles, but make sure to use the appropriate book names, or as best as we know. I'll get the news template updated. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.svg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 19:13, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Ship names

 * Sorry, got them from a thread on WOTC. The opening poster got an advance copy. Names on page two. I only added those that are 100% clear. Anything else might be anything from TOTJ or KOTOR. VT-16 07:47, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads-up! :) VT-16 10:03, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Legacy ad

 * Thanks very much for the award! What is the source for the KOTOR ad? --Jinzler 22:02, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, I will see if I can find it --Jinzler 22:12, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Uploads
Please add sources to any image you upload, using the information template provided on the upload page. Cheers, -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 12:39, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably not, but each image page on Wikipedia should list its original source. Some images from Wikipedia might have been taken by users; if they're marked with GDFL or a similar template then you should be okay to use 'em as a source. :-) -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 12:54, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Infobox images
If you add an infobox to a page, and the main image input is less than 250px wide, please put the image width exactly and not stretch it. An example of this is Terry Austin where you stretched a 139px image to 250px which made it look horrid. Thanks. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 21:58, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * OK. Must have overlooked that one :) Mauser 22:12, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Order 66
Hi, I noticed you put Dramatis personae section in the upcoming Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel. I would like to know what are your sources. Do you have already the book? I know it suppose to come out September 16th and on article talk page someone wrote it's already out in Europe. Well, I'm in USA and it's not out yet here. I'm just wondering if it's already out somewhere around the world :). Thanks--Jedi Marty 15:13, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Re: Clone Wars
I would, but i don't know how to put the little number by stuff and have it link to the source at the bottom of the page. o.O Here's the URL, though.. http://starwars.com/vault/books/news20080908.html --The Wolfe22 18:42, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Feel like another page?
Feel like creating another article for Star Wars Legacy: The Hidden Temple (TPB) to go with Image:SWLEGV5-FC.jpg? I don't know the series well enough to do it justice. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 23:51, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure do. Was going to do it soon, but thanks anyway.
 * P.S. I love this montly rush when a comics update comes up, people immediately start working on it and in like an hour Wookieepedia is perfectly up to date =) Mauser 23:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Warning
Please adhere to the image policy when uploading any image, including providing a full upload summary as provided on the upload page, complete with correct sources and licensing. Image:Chris Eliopolous.jpg is copied directly from Wikipedia, but you nowhere state this. Any further infractions of this nature will be met with a block from editing, and if the mentioned image is not correctly summarized and sourced, I will be deleting it. Thank you. Graestan ( Talk ) 00:50, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Because I was approached with the same request earlier and when I asked "Does Wikipedia count as a source?", the answer was "Probably not" (3 sections above). Seriously, that image has no weblink and no source other than self-made. If wikipedia cannot be a source, could you please explain what exactly should I do except for providing GNU tag? Also please note that I always follow policy on images with clear and obvious sources. But wiki-images are a different case and I was not enlightened on that matter before. Mauser 01:12, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Furthermore, do not place deletion tags on images less than twenty seconds after they are uploaded. Image:Virtus.jpg may very well have been a user image, which we are free to upload. As well, you are not an administrator, and continuing false tagging for deletion will be met with a block from editing. Graestan ( Talk ) 00:55, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I am well aware that I'm not an admin and now I see that I was wrong in that particular case. I didn't notice that image was just uploaded and decided that it was simply unused fanart image. If it really ended up on a userpage, the request for deletion wouldn't be carried out anyway. Again, please note that I tagged with IFD tag many unused and duplicate images before and as far as I remember, all of them were indeed rightfully deleted. Mauser 01:12, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, no, there have been a couple of instances where I came in and removed the deletion tags from image summaries upon further investigation. You're not the only user involved in the tagging spree to which I refer, but your name has come up more than once for me when I either had to undelete something I'd deleted or check the usage before making deletion decisions. As far as Wikipedia images go, sourcing and licensing them here the way they are sourced and licensed there is best, as well as mentioning the source for the image on this wiki (i.e. mention where it's from and that you also snagged it from Wikipedia). Graestan ( Talk ) 01:57, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, I got it about the wiki-images info. But isn't the IFD tag for the images, which usefullness is at question and has to be re-checked? Mauser 02:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Re:Sullustan Jedi
There's nothing wrong with the image itself, but images should always support text and so shouldn't be placed alongside sources/appearances lists. Feel free to create an article for it or replace another image with it. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 10:44, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for finding that source for Maladi's species. Trying to find that Devaronian fact has been killing me for a few weeks now. DC 16:26, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Mauser 16:47, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Mandalore the Ultimate
Hey, Mauser. While I appreciate you taking the time to leave me the msg's on my talk page, I'm still going to hold off until I leave Afghanistan and I can a) buy the book, and b) edit on a stable Internet connection. Also, unlike what you claim by saying that I'm going to "resolve the matter single-handedly," that's completely wrong, otherwise I wouldn't have been talking with various others about it, reading talk pages, and whatnot. Also, unlike you claim, I'm fully aware of the issue's surrounding it's FA status, mainly because a) I'm an Inq and read the meeting pages, and b) I'm the one who originally wrote the article for GA, helped Imp take it to FA, and then re-wrote/expanded it when it's FA status was removed thus gaining it's FA star again. Likewise, once I have the book in my hands, or at least a .pdf copy of it, and can verify stuff for myself, including Abel's comments, then I'll discuss (as I've been doing) with many others (again, not resolving anything single-handedly) and go from there. Thanks for your concern, and I hope all is well with you :) Greyman ( Talk ) 06:38, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Again, thanks :) Greyman ( Talk ) 06:47, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

What's the deal with this revert?
http://starwars.wikia.com/index.php?title=Restraining_bolt&diff=2201550&oldid=2201522

Galen Marek does have a restraining bolt. In fact, secretWitwer.jpg is the clearest image of a restraining bolt on the whole website. There aren't even decent any shots of C-3PO with his restraining bolt. SinisterSamurai 20:48, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Re:User talk:Graestan
I disagree. Among many, many more: This is something (the lack of colon) I've seen only lately. Are you responsible? Graestan ( Talk ) 15:41, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Alright, so I checked the copyright page of the Shipyards of Doom comic. It has the colon. But I am told by other admins in IRC that not all the comics are titled thus. So I will only change the links and move the page for SoD. Graestan ( Talk ) 15:48, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Because I read the page on the TPB myself and it has the colon. This is why I continue. Graestan ( Talk ) 16:01, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Feel free. Graestan ( Talk ) 16:05, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * There is no official policy, as of yet. I am now considering it. Star Wars can't seem to keep its ducks in a row, so we might have to come up with something for them. In the meantime, I wouldn't worry about moving all that stuff; I just am doing this one myself (and am nearly finished) because I know the title for sure. Graestan ( Talk ) 16:15, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Toprawa's already working on one, if that might interest you. If it passes, we'll have a naming conventions policy page (for all sorts of article naming issues) that can then be added to by CT and Mofference measures. Also, I think this is a much more productive "argument" than the kind people usually have here, so I'd appreciate if you'd look at it in a less negative light. I learned something, you learned something, we agree on the need for policy. Rejoice in this. Graestan ( Talk ) 16:36, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Jabba
Hey, Mauser. Just wanted to say thanks for catching that redirect and re-redirecting it back to Jabba's article. I made a comment at Talk:Jabba, but I agree that it is a needed redirect -- especially for the reasons I stated on that talk page. Cheers, Greyman ( Talk ) 20:20, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I just check Wanted Pages from time to time :) Mauser 20:24, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Merchandising
Well, I have a combination of reasons. The first is that that CT calls for non-redundant merchandising info to be placed in the BTS. That's fine, but it doesn't actually outlaw putting a toy line in a sources list. The second is that these toy lines all have valuable canon information of one sort or another that was not "revealed," or realized at that time, apparently. Thirdly, in no way to I intend for this to introduce merchandising to every article, as was the problem at the time of that CT. This is merely so authors and readers have another source (which, on occasion, has even created new continuity information) with which to cite, as opposed to the wildly incoherent and inconsistent sourcing that has gone on when there has been a piece of valuable information coming from merchandise. Just look at it as the same kind of source as a sourcebook or an essential guide, and forget that there's a toy involved. Thefourdotelipsis 11:43, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

R2
Here's your new R2 disambig page. Hopefully, you can see the wisdom of what I was trying to tell you. Next time, I ask that you please respect my administration decisions. Toprawa and Ralltiir 16:38, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Naming conventions page
I wouldn't just go through there and start rewording anything, no, as poor as that page is put together. While that page indicates the naming conventions aren't exactly policy, one could certainly argue that a strong enough precedent exists for our naming conventions to make some of that policy. A CT should really be started that a) cleans all of that up to present it in professional manner, and b) to clarify what is policy and what isn't. Toprawa and Ralltiir 22:02, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Champions of the Force
We've started a vote one whether Champions of the Force should be the page for the novel or the disambiguation page if you wanted to voice you opinion on it. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 22:33, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Squadrons Over Corellia
If you look at the SWG site, the loot cards have no number. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 23:53, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * So the upper left corner is not the card number? What number does it represent? -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 13:52, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * There is a problem then. By using the automatically generated number lists by using the number symbol, every time you insert an image amongst the list, the card #'s restart at 1. Therefore, I'm thinking the best way to ensure the card numbers stay accurate is to manually type out the numbers manually and use the code to separate the lines. I'll start implementing this for the Champions of the Force card list. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 15:31, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Unverified information
Do not add unverified, unsourced information to Wookieepedia. No source ever claims that every officer aboard the Executor ' s bridge died at Endor. If you can't source this information, do not add it - this practice is akin to adding fanon. I shouldn't have to tell you not to continue doing such a thing. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:27, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

TFU Campaign Guide
Hey Mauser, I see you've been doing a lot of updates with info from The Force Unleashed campaign guide. Can you confirm whether it verifies the length of the Tartan cruiser being 600m? Thanks. DolukTalk 18:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The only one of the new RPG sourcebooks that I've got is the Knights of the Old Republic campaign guide, and I had noticed that it didn't list the length of ships in with the stats like the old West End Games books did, but it did list them in the descriptive text. I was afraid that might mean that the new RPG books don't always list the length. DolukTalk 18:18, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

SW DVD Releases
Great work on your revamp of the Star Wars DVD releases article. I hope seeing how it can look will sway some of the "Delete" voters down to the "Keep with Mauser's version" vote. Anyhow, if you'd like to find a way to include this cover of the Target Exclusive DVD packaging, here ya go. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 01:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for acknowledgment and the pic, but I think instead of adding it to the article it would be better to give a link to the page with all six different cover variants. Mauser 08:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

RE: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
I have looked through the entire book and there is no reference to either of the Clones you mentioned. They only feature as part of 'a trio of clones' on the page concerning the Grievous' Lair episode. Nayayen Transmit  21:17, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Shoto page
I see you removed "Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide" from the list as sources, but I have that book in particular in front of me right now- it contains information on Shotos, as does the Core Rulebook. Was this an accidental revision on your part, or has there been an errata update that removes Shoto Sabers? Nikose 00:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The majority of the information on Shoto Sabers is in the Core Edition Rulebook, and there is a information on Guard Shoto/Tonfa Sabers in The Force Unleashed campaign guide. The information on Short Sabers present in the KOTOR Saga Edition rulebooks is referencing Vandar Tokare's use of one. Is it practice to include any book that includes shoto sabers at all, or just major information? If it's major information, could we include the Core Edition Rulebook?

On a completely unrelated note, can Maris Brood's image of Guard Shoto be moved to the actual Guard Shoto section, it's bothered me for some time and I don't know how to move images... Nikose 00:26, 4 January 2009 (UTC) Alright, I'll go with your advice then. :) Only reason I was picky about the Guard Shoto is that it has it's own heading in source books and on wookieepedia itself, but dropping it now then. :) Thank you. Nikose 02:57, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Cover art
If you don't mind me asking, where are you getting the slightly better cover images from? -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 16:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It's not a source new to you. In fact I learned of it from you, when you uploaded new covers like this one - it's Comic Book Resources archive. I'm currently checking it to see if I'm mising some covers from my collection, but so far only cover arts for April 07 were better than the versions present here. Mauser 17:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow. Good catch. I thought I had uploaded all the better ones from there. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:05, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

RE: Koodan vs Herglic
It does not identify Jahnar-Kooda as a Herglic, but unless I missed something, neither does the comic he appears briefly in. The thing is, I don't know if the name, Koodan, ever even appear in a canon publication, and the creator of the article has been know to use conjectural titles without tagging them as such.--Darth Oblivion 19:19, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Lekku
Hello there. While it may seem stupid to put up a list of appearances for lekku, nevertheless it is our preference to do so. Indeed, the list is supposed to reflect material within which the actual word is used. Thank you for understanding.-- Goodwood  ( Alliance Intelligence ) 21:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. I also made a minor addition to avoid further confusion (see code of the page). Is it better now? Mauser 21:32, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you. Additionally, you have the thanks of WP:KOTOR for your edits to project-related articles.-- Goodwood [[Image:Redstarbird.svg|20px]] ( Alliance Intelligence ) 21:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Shu Mai
Sorry, I didn't realize you'd added that, I though you'd only merged the AotC items. I've readded it, but the movie items should remain separate. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 13:09, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Death Star update
Hi, what I noticed in Death Star plans article is no mentioned at all librarian Atour Riten sent secretly copy of those plans to Danuta. I'm reading that novel now and I'm not finished yet, so I don't know what else is missing. That was the reason, why I put update template there to let everybody know.--Jedi Marty 11:22, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, in this case I think it's better to put on the related section, since it's a rather minor addition to such a large article. Mauser 11:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok. I think we should also add that piece of info to Mission to Danuta article to let people know how and why those plans appeared there in the first place, when this info is known.--Jedi Marty 11:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course. There is always something to expand, so go ahead. Mauser 11:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Speculation
Hello, Mauser. Thank you for adding the information from the KotOR Campaign Guide to Manaan. I have not had the chance to get through it yet. I do ask, however, that you be careful not to add speculation to the articles. Statements, even in the BtS, such as "may be" or "presumably" are most likely speculation or original research. Stating that Manaan: Depths of History is presumably incorrect may or may not be true. We will not know until a definitive answer comes with the Essential Atlas. That said, we also do not know what LFL has in their holocron. So, M:DoH might be correct and the others incorrect. If speculation or OR is in-universe or confirmed by a source, then go ahead and cite it. Thanks. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 19:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I got it. I must have choosen the wrong wording indeed. Mauser 04:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Re:Galle
I can indeed confirm it; if you'd like a quote, I can probably get one later today. Grand Moff Tranner (Comlink) 12:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I thought I'd let you know that the DSII Limited card for Sim Aloo does indeed say "Force-sensitive;" it's in all caps below and to the right of the image. Grand Moff Tranner [[Image:Imperial Department of Military Research.svg|20px]] (Comlink) 12:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Talz?
How is it that you know the "ice men" depicted in The Clone Wars: Cold Snap are Talz? Is it in one of the preview vids for Trespass? -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:18, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it was someone else who made that edit. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 17:21, 30 January 2009 (UTC)