User talk:Lamp774

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Welcome, Lamp774!
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Please do not add nonsense to Wookieepedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the Jundland Wastes sandbox. Thank you.  JangFett  (Talk) 14:41, January 22, 2012 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks for the heads up. --Lamp774 15:34, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774

Don't sweat it
Hey, Lamp774! I just wanted to let you know why I removed a few things you recently added to Wookieepedia. For instance, you edited the Dams Denna article to say he was possibly a Human and that his homeworld was Naboo. Well, actually, we don't know what his species is (since other little people, like Rycar Ryjerd have been classified as Bimms) and no source says what his homeworld originally was. It may be Naboo, but we just don't know. In short, we don't allow speculation on Wookieepedia, only things that have been established as "facts" in the Star Wars universe. Also, you added "podracing" as the affiliation of various characters. Actually, "podracing" is a job, not an affiliation. For affiliation, think of faction, like the Republic, or the Empire, or whatever. At the end of the day, you seem like a well-intentioned contributor, so please don't let the fact that some of your edits were reverted get you down. We have a lot of rules and conventions around here, so it may take some time to get used to. Let me know if you have any questions! ~ Savage  14:55, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, on affiliation fields in infoboxes, there's no need to list every affiliation. For instance, Orn Free Taa's protocol droid is affiliated with Orn Free Taa, so you don't have to add "Galactic Republic" and "Galactic Senate" above that; the smallest affiliation is sufficient. You can just say the smallest bit of the faction; you don't have to list them all. If you continue to do this, people are going to get angry and they may block you. Just be careful, OK? :) ~ Savage BOB sig.png 14:58, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. I added Podracer on some of those because I saw several others that had that, I didn't know. I'll be careful of that kind of thing, as well as like on Orn's droid. And on the Dams Denna, I wasn't thinking that he could be a Bimm..he just looked human and I forgot. So sorry, I'll try to do better! I spend loads of time on Wookieepedia, but I hardly edit, I'm just starting on that.--Lamp774 15:06, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774
 * It's OK; I knew they were honest mistakes. :) Another thing I'm noticing is that you have added homeworlds to a bunch of articles based on the character's species. Be careful, because this is also speculation unless a source explicitly says that the character was from that world. This is because many alien species have colonies on other worlds, or pockets of me members on other worlds, especially on large, cosmopolitan worlds like Coruscant. Therefore, we can't assume someone comes from their species' homeworld unless the sources tell us so. Finally, be sure to read WP:CITE. It will tell you about adding sources to Wookieepedia to back up claims made in articles. I haven't noticed you citing any sources, which is possibly another reason people have been removing your edits from various articles. Good luck, and, again, I'm happy to answer questions! ~ Savage BOB sig.png 15:07, January 22, 2012 (UTC)

Ok. Yeah, I'm new to editing, so sorry if I made all these mistakes. I'll be sure now to only make edits that are absolutely true, with a source to back it up.--Lamp774 15:10, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774

Oh yeah forgot to ask: On a few Separatists I've seen Republic on their affiliation, which is fine because they used to be, but on some of them (like I just did Rogwa Wodrata) I put formerly in parentheses after it. I've seen that done before so I'm assuming this is okay? --Lamp774 15:17, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774

Apparently not since they've already all been removed. :P I won't do that anymore either --Lamp774 15:19, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774
 * No worries; we're glad to have you aboard. Just be careful about our rules and so on. There are a lot of them, so if someone removes your edits and you can't tell why, be sure to ask them on their talk page for clarification. As for the "formerly" thing, I'm not really sure. I've seen it done both ways. You might ask on his talk page, since he's written several articles on Senators. He might know the answer. I tend to concentrate on alien species articles, myself, so my specialized knowledge here is slim... :/ ~ Savage  BOB sig.png 15:21, January 22, 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I asked them. (Forgot signature though...hope that's not a big violation...oopsies..:P) --Lamp774 15:29, January 22, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774
 * You should just go back and add the signature! Otherwise, he'll probably add an "unsigned" thingie after it, but it's always better to sign yourself. Good luck! I've got to get some non-wiki work done now. :) ~ Savage BOB sig.png 15:31, January 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Another thing: Only use Galactic_character_infobox and the other ones like it when the character actually worked for that particular faction. For instance, the Wookiees who fought with the Republic on Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars were not actually members of the Galactic Republic on any grand scale, even though they were allied with it in one particular battle. The Galactic_character_infobox is for senators, clones, members of the government, etc. ~ Savage BOB sig.png 01:16, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Ok, well some of them actually said Galactic Republic as their faction and plus some of the major ones like Tarfful and a few other members of Merumeru's volunteers already had it that way, so I figured that all of them should have it but I see your point. (Wow seems like nothing I do is right :P) --Lamp774 01:20, January 23, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774
 * Like I said, a lot of rules 'round here, some of which don't seem to make sense all of the time. :) A good rule of thumb is to judge unclear policies based on featured and good articles. These are articles that represent our best work. So, for example, Lachichuk is a Featured article, which doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't have any errors, but it probably means it has most details, like which infobox to use, right. When in doubt, follow the FAs and GAs. ~ Savage BOB sig.png 04:08, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Infoboxes
Hey there! There's no policy on it, so I can only tell you what I personally think. I'm not a fan of adding things like "formerly" to character infoboxes, as I believe that infoboxes should reflect a character's entire life rather than the moment in time that they appear in canon. For example, Jedi Coalition is the final affiliation listed for Wedge Antilles, but "formerly" isn't listed next to everything he served beforehand. Again, this is nothing more than my opinion, but it may be worth getting some community consensus on in the future. Cheers! Menkooroo 03:13, January 23, 2012 (UTC)

Ah. Just wanted to check, because Wedge becoming a member of the Coalition is a little different than a Republic senator switching sides, because in the senator's case they are no longer on the same side of the war. Just wanted to check, thanks! --Lamp774 21:30, January 23, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774

Ground beetle
Hi, I see you added EP3 to the appearances list of the Ground beetle. I had removed EP3 from the list a few months ago after this discussion, as the beetle on Dagobah in EP3 seems to be a Gelagrub and not the same as the beetle from Galaxies. Or does the beetle depicted in the infobox picture appear in the deleted scene? I don't have access to my EP3 DVD at the moment, so I can't check it for myself. Regards, --Craven 18:21, February 4, 2012 (UTC)

Well, I was on the EP3 article and it said on the creatures list that it appeared in a deleted scene. I'm not actually 100% sure it does, guess I just trusted that page. Next time I watch it I will look in the deleted scenes and keep an eye out for the beetle. --Lamp774 11:41, February 5, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774

Wait, a Gelagrub?? Aren't they those oversized things on Felucia that the clones were riding on? Don't think it was that. But I'll still look sometime soon. --Lamp774 11:44, February 5, 2012 (UTC)Lamp774