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We're halfway there
So guys, we're nearing the halfway point with this barn-burner. I just want to send out a broad message thanking everyone who has and plans on participating in Wookieepedia's second barn-burner, and update you guys on how it's going so far. So far, we have promoted nine Comprehensive Articles, twelve Good Articles, and one Featured Article! Fantastic job everyone who wrote and reviewed those weapons articles, I couldn't have asked for a better group to do so. We also have a number of current Good and Featured Article Nominations currently up, which you can see here.

However, as we approach the halfway point, I do want to encourage you all to keep writing and reviewing weapon articles for the barn-burner. Our goal should be to meet or surpass the level set by the previous barn-burner, which had over forty promoted articles. While we should aim to pass as many articles as possible by the end of the month, I may extend the barn-burner a little into September for any stragglers, especially for those Users who are writing extremely long Featured Articles for the project.

I should also notify participants of a recent Consensus Track over weapons that is about to pass. The CT is over when we should fill in the "Owners" field for Template:Weapon. Right now, it seems as if we are leaning towards filling in the field for unique weapon types, and not filling in the field for general weapon types. As such, we should fix any weapons we have, or will, write for the barn-burner to fit these new parameters. Thanks you for reading this, and keep up the good work. Kilson ( Let's have a chat ) 09:43, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the big update Kilson! I'm glad to have been a part of the project. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 14:49, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * You're welcome Riff, and thanks very much for CAing the K26. If you want to contribute any more weapon articles, feel free to. I put a number of suggestions up on the barn-burner page, and according to your User Page, you have a number of sources at your disposal, including a number of RPG supplements which feature a plethora of unique weapons. I'm sure you could think of something interesting and fun to do. :) Kilson ( Let's have a chat ) 13:27, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * As much as I'd like to, I'm almost about to move out of my house to my new residence up north. I have some of my guides and books packed already, with some still here, but there won't be enough time to work on another article. I'm happy though that I got something out there. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:33, August 17, 2011 (UTC)

BC stuff
Hi Riffs :). I wondered if you could check your Wook associated email. Your input was requested on a thread almost a week ago ;). Cheers, Grunny  ( talk ) 10:37, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear Grunny. I did respond, unless it sent only to Chad or jSarek... --  Riffsyphon  1024 10:41, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, yeah, maybe you didn't hit reply-all? I didn't get it anyway :(. Could you forward me your response if you have a moment? :) Cheers, Grunny  ( talk ) 10:42, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sometimes I despise technology. I sent a message on Jul 24, but I did not in fact hit reply-all, and apparently the second email I sent acts as if I didn't send it at all.. You can now follow the complete conversation through my message now there. Sorry about that. --  Riffsyphon  1024 10:49, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem, I forget to do that all the time :P. Thanks! :) Grunny  ( talk ) 10:52, August 16, 2011 (UTC)

Clone Wars Wiki
Hi - I am Evanf. I am an admin of the Clone Wars Wiki (www.clonewars.wikia.com) and I would like to make an alliance with the other Star Wars Wikis, since we are the only Clone Wars one taht has the most number articles. We are growing, and we currently have a spotlight. If it is OK with you, we can join you and others? (Darthipedia, SW Fanon, etc.) Thanks! --  Evanf    (Talk·Contributions) 8:36, September 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Evanf, we have a system called Official Friends of Wookieepedia, which has nominations page for those who want that. To get some idea how process goes, feel free to familiarise yourself with past nominations. Feel free to ask if you need further help. (and congrats for the spotlight) (: –Tm_T (Talk) 10:29, September 27, 2011 (UTC)

Hey!
Hello. Join the AWA? Think about it, not trying to escape updates, with your own domain! Like The WOW Wiki, own domain! A list of Wikifarms is here awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Anti-Wikia_Alliance You deserve it. Wikia is getting crazy with updates, such as the message wall. Please Join us, think about it and an answer.

List of planets
Hi Riffsyphon1024.

I started makeing the table for List of planets S and when you started to help I had an idea. Do you think that we should get everyone together to finish the table? --Ssi-ruuk general 05:58, November 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * It is something that needs to be completed. We have data on most of these planets now via the Essential Atlas Companion. It's just a monster to finish, and I suppose that is why no one has gotten to it by now. A small project to complete them would be nice, if anything to get small chunks of the tables done. The tables are also the reason we kept these list pages, versus most other lists. Rather than simply list the planets, the goal is to provide viewers with a sort of one-stop shop for key points of information on any planet. That being noted however, the articles themselves will provide much more detailed information. --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:20, November 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok. I'll keep at it until I finish it. Oh, and just so you know, even though the signature at the end of this is different to the first one I sent you, I'm still the same persone. I just changed my user name thats all.--Ssi-Ruuk Warrior 23:39, November 23, 2011 (UTC)

Puddle?
Is the article on Brodo Asogi, really meant to say "Puddle footed", what in 9 hells is puddle footed when it's at home.--Dkwolf27 07:42, December 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * My mistake. I guess I had thought that was a real description, that we had been using for some time. Seemed there are paddle-footed species out there. --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:49, December 2, 2011 (UTC)

Unidentified planet 24 (Dilonexa system)

 * Yes! Thanks a bunch guys! --  Riffsyphon  1024 19:15, December 17, 2011 (UTC)

Barn-burner
Just wanted to encourage everyone participating in December's barn-burner on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to keep up the hard work! Only two articles have been passed, but five are currently nominated, and I suspect numerous projects are underway. The month is over halfway through, so we need to hurry and finish as many articles as we can before the end of the month. Keep writing and keep reviewing! Also, don't forget about the current CT on Databank entries in the "Sources" section, as many articles will have to be updated to meet the new criteria. I thank all of you for taking part in this project and working to make the site better for the release of The Phantom Menace in 3-D in February, and I'm confident the results will be satisfactory. Anyway, just keep...doing what you're doing. :P MasterFred (Whatever) 20:27, December 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yep, I'm about to submit at least one of the scalefish I'm working on. Maybe I shouldn't have taken on all seven?... --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:32, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, didn't realize you responded here. lol Well, the bb's been pushed back through January, so you still have another month to finish them. lol MasterFred Commerce Guild.svg(Whatever) 22:38, January 1, 2012 (UTC)

Stae-Fahnti Koelbayr
Hi,

Sorry about not getting the formatting right on the Stae-Fahnti Koelbayr article; I had to make a minor correction in my Google Plus post when I realized that Colbert has an honorary D.F.A. (doctorate of fine arts) from Knox College, not an honorary Ph.D. (He is listed in the show's end credits as "Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A.," which is what I was mimicking when I came up with the name "Dr. Stae-Fahnti Koelbayr.")

I updated the page to reflect the correct the reference to an honorary D.F.A. rather than an honorary Ph.D., and I also changed the first sentence to remove the reference to Koelbayr as a doctor (i.e. physician). He's never identified as a physician in the Gem of Alderaan text, so this link was erroneous. As a comparison, look at the entry immediately preceding Koelbayr's: "Dr. Hakaen Bousch (old male Mon Calamari, physician)" is specifically identified as a physician to clarify the use of the title "Dr." in the text.

Sorry again for the format & style errors; I'm very new to wiki editing, and I appreciate you cleaning up my mess. :)

Gmsarli 21:16, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * We all make whoopsies. Sorry again for the edit conflict. Thanks for bringing this new information to our knowledge. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 22:53, December 22, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Moogans in TCW: Slaves of the Republic
I'm sorry for not responding sooner, Riff. I believe they were featured in the Slaves episode, and I'll have the info for you soon. :)  JangFett  (Talk) 23:39, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's a very minor appearance. Basically they are the "extra" character models present during the slave auction on Zygerria. That's about it.  JangFett  (Talk) 02:34, December 31, 2011 (UTC)

Link change
Hello, Riffsyphon1024. Following the pagemove of Dark Apprentice to Dark Apprentice (novel), I went through and attempted to change all links to Dark Apprentice to the new name. However, I was unable to change the link on your userpage because it is fully protected. As the Dark Apprentice title is now occupied by a character article, the link(s) on your userpage now most likely point to the wrong article. You may want to check your userpage and correct the link(s) if necessary. On behalf of my operator,  Advanced Jedi Training Droid 6  ( Talk to my master ) 03:27, December 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear AJTD6. The link has been fixed. Your mission is complete. --  Riffsyphon  1024 00:52, January 1, 2012 (UTC)

BB extension
Just letting you know that the barn-burner has been extended through January due to a lack of activity during a busy December and the release of the film still being a month away. You can see discussion here. MasterFred (Whatever) 22:48, January 1, 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes I agree and I've voiced my detailed opinion on said page. --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:48, January 4, 2012 (UTC)

ITWOSWT
Hey, Riff, do you have a moment to check something in Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy for me? On the cantina cutaway two-page spread, are Leesub Sirln and Ownellco the Lutrillian visible just above the bar and near the Tonnika sisters? And if the two are present, does the book label them? I can only see the book on Amazon.com, and there, I can't see what's right near the spine. Thanks for your help! ~ Savage  04:19, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Bob. I'm in a weird situation right now. I have net access in town, but not at the house where I have the book. I'll get to the book tonight and get the info back to you as soon as possible. --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:50, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Riff! I have a scan of the page handy, so I just e-mailed it to Bob. Hopefully that can save you a trip across town. Cheers! Menkooroo 01:55, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * That works too. Yay teamwork! --  Riffsyphon  1024 02:23, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Got it. Thanks, both of you! ~ Savage BOB sig.png 03:23, January 4, 2012 (UTC)

Avatar
Hi Riff, I was just wondering if you could tell me how to change my user avatar image, as it currently only comes up with the preset avatars -- Kyr Kast  If in need of my services, find me at the Oyu'baat cantina, Keldabe, Mandalore 01:54, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Another thing, just to let you know, three anonymous users, User:74.97.90.54, User:24.22.156.247 & User:75.84.226.246 are causing problems, the former is keeps adding unverified info to the Danar article and the latter two have been vandalising several articles, thanks. -- Kyr Kast JaingHead.svg If in need of my services, find me at the Oyu'baat cantina, Keldabe, Mandalore 02:29, January 4, 2012 (UTC)

Hey
Hey Riff. I posted a message to Wookieepedia's Facebook page a day or two ago, requesting the posting of January 11th's QOTD, but got no response. Do you think it would be possible for you or one of the other admins with access to the page to make that happen? I assume the only reason it wasn't featured like the so many others was because everyone was busy that day. Thanks in advance. :D Bella&#39;Mia 06:25, January 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Bella. I operate the page and generally add QOTD's as I see them, so not every QOTD makes it when it is featured, however I could go back and throw that one in after the most recent one fades out. --  Riffsyphon  1024 02:05, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot, Riff. I appreciate it. :) Bella&#39;Mia 02:15, January 18, 2012 (UTC)

Do re mi
I have the adaptations if you need 'em checked. Menkooroo 01:33, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * I would appreciate that Menkooroo. --  Riffsyphon  1024 02:03, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * OK! The manga adaptation doesn't depict any fish during the swim, nor during the Boomba ride. Ditto the regular ol' comic adaptation. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace PhotoComic does indeed depict Doos swimming outside of Otoh Gunga as Jar Jar and his escorts arrive at the underwater city. The novelization mentions no fish save for the big eaty ones, only describing coral as they drive the boonga through the planet core. There's nothing in the film's official souvenir magazine. I hope that helps! Menkooroo 03:39, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * I could grab you an image of the Doo, but it wouldn't be good enough for the infobox. Potentially elsewhere in the article. Menkooroo 03:40, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * At least we have one new source for doo. Thanks. --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:46, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * And thanks for getting those toy links. Interesting renaming on the faa. --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:33, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * Weirdly enough, the only two to not get made into toys are the two you currently have on the GAN page. Menkooroo 08:43, January 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * And Doo and Ray start off the rhyme too. --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:45, January 18, 2012 (UTC)

Re:
Sorry to bug out on the request, but I have to go. I will certainly take care of this tomorrow if no one has by then. Toprawa and Ralltiir 08:39, March 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Understandable. No hurry tonight. --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:42, March 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * I took care of this. For future reference, archived forums can still be edited by anyone by accessing the edit button from the history page. :) &mdash;MJ&mdash; Holocomm Sunday, March 4, 2012, 16:55 UTC
 * That's why it threw me for a loop there. Thanks MJ. --  Riffsyphon  1024 21:25, March 4, 2012 (UTC)

This is the stupidest April Fool's Joke ever! All these fanon pages are screwing up the wiki! You guys just should have made an Episode 7 page, or canonize the fan films. When will these edits be reverted!?184.82.4.142 02:27, April 1, 2012 (UTC)

Not sure how to cite it, but it may be worth a mention...
January 8 of 2011, I had gone to a book signing for Red Harvest. I asked Joe Schreiber if he uses Wookieepedia, and he said that he has a shortcut to it on his desktop. I'd add that to the Wookieepedia Popular Acclaim section, but I haven't a way to cite it. I have a pic of me with Schreiber, so I can at the very least prove that I was there, but since I was getting books signed, and there was a big crowd, I wasn't really prepared to conduct a formal interview and write stuff down. Besides, my attention was immediately focused on glomping Zuckuss when I saw him meander to the front of the store. :P So, anyway, there's that bit of Schreiber. Not sure what you can do with it, but there it is.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 07:11, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * The same situation occurs with me when I talk to celebrities involved with Star Wars. We already know Dan Wallace is a Wookieepedia geek so that's a given, though in recent talks with artist Lee Kohse, he said that he uses the site for photo reference a lot and applauded me for helping him move up in the art world essentially. Additionally, I unveiled the Wookieepedia logo shirt at a Q&A session with Anthony Daniels, who considered me "expert" enough to sit at the front of the panel for half the show. I do have photos of that from another photographer... --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:29, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * I should add, if we do interview them, and it results in text (such as the case with Jason Fry being interviewed by Eric Geller on Facebook and then posted to TFN), then we can cite it, but outside of that, perhaps photo or video evidence would be applicable enough? --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:32, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't see why not. Hell, I'll upload the Schreiber pic awhile.  It can't hurt and if Schreiber needs a pic, I can crop mine.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 07:42, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * Nerdy Wookieepedian at a book signing GO!  Trak Nar  Ramble on 07:51, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
 * You look even nerdier than I imagined, but that's a good thing! :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:46, April 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * One should expect no less from a 4-year Wookieepedia veteran. Regardless of gender. :P  Trak Nar  Ramble on 08:48, April 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * You're looking at a 7-year right here. ;) --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:50, April 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, talked to the person that took the pictures. They still want to retain their watermark, though it's at the bottom. I'm not certain how that will look in an article format..... --  Riffsyphon  1024 08:50, April 28, 2012 (UTC)
 * (Since the continual shrinking of the lines was looking weird...) As long as it isn't this huge glaring blob that obscures some large chunk of the pic, having a mark in the corner or something shouldn't look too horrendous. I've uploaded stuff to SWFanon with my signature in the corner and it looks fine in article format.  And as for the pics my dad took, he's okay with them being used, so long as he gets credit, which I made sure to add his name to the page.  Not sure about the licensing, still, though...  But, yeah, watermarks, as long as they're not this blatant and ugly badge that takes up about a quarter of the image, in article format, they tend to scale nicely.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 08:55, April 28, 2012 (UTC)

A Request for mediation
I am appealing to you to draw your attention to a matter on the administrators noticeboard. I have been unfairly blocked from my user account User: Darth Ceratis for reasons that are untrue and unfair, as I relate in my argument there, by one of your fellow Bureaucrats, user: Darth Culator. I presented my case in a very civil and professional manner, and I’m requesting that you mediate the conflict. Culator has protected the article so I can no longer post in it in any capacity, despite the fact that I have broken no rules of conduct. Additionally, he has extended my block from the maximum of one month (already uncalled for given the original issue) to an infinite one due to “Block evasion.” I have evaded my block only in order to appeal to have it removed, as I have not figured out any other way to do so. I’ve made no other edits than to attempt to plead my case on the admin notice board. I understand that it is generally the policy that administrators do not overrule one another’s decisions, but I firmly believe that Culator is abusing his power regarding his treatment of me, and I would like some neutral parties to involve themselves.216.8.121.1 19:19, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Daala tc
Hey, Riff,

I've made a slight change to the voting options of the Presidency of Daala CT. Just letting everyone who's already cast a vote know. Cheers! Menkooroo 17:57, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * And my vote will remain where it is. --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:22, May 23, 2012 (UTC)

tc
Hey, Riff,

Due to some evidence of official recognition brought forth about the Polish street, I've amended Trash compactor/Star Wars streets to only be about the Vegas streets. Just letting everyone who's voted know. Menkooroo 01:01, May 24, 2012 (UTC)

Imposter Project
Is there a list of imposter prjects? Fire-lord (If no one talks thing out, how will we ever have world peace?) ; 23:10, May 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * No. --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:55, May 30, 2012 (UTC)

Printed version of articles
Hello Riffsyphon. I seem to remember that, some tme ago, you intended to make a printed version of the C-3PO article as a gift for Anthony Daniels. Have you ever been able to get this project to work? Regards. --LelalMekha 11:58, June 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * I already printed off the article and handed it to Anthony Daniels in a clear folder in April. He seems to have enjoyed it. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:02, June 21, 2012 (UTC)