User talk:Mauser/Archive 4

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Categories
Just thought I'd throw this out as an FYI. I was told some time ago that I shouldn't make an image category unless there is at least two images in that category. So making the categories for covers of yet-to-be-released comics should probably wait until there is a second image for them. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 02:05, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, didn't know about that rule. Anyway, I already finished by the time I saw this, so I'll stop anyway.  Mauser  Comlink 02:08, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

Children of the Force
Apologies about that; I blanked out about the "Rookies" precedent, even when you mentioned it. :P Sorry for any confusion.  CC7567  (talk) 06:06, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. People will look for the episode much more frequent than for the comic.  Mauser  Comlink  06:47, September 10, 2009 (UTC)

TEA
I assume you own The Essential Atlas given all the work you've been putting in to system articles. I'm just wanting to confirm something as I do not yet have a copy. Did Modi provide all the maps in the Atlas? -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 13:28, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * I ask, because his article almost makes it sound like he's responsible for them all, but I don't want to go through and put all the map images into his article category if some are attributed to another artist. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 13:33, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, you assume incorrectly, since all I have to work with is the Online Appendix and the maps that have been uploaded to the Wook (and that alone threatens to take months to process, believe me!). However, I can confirm that not all maps are done by Modi, lots of them were also done by Chris Reiff, as explained by the authors here. I suggest you revert all of your categorizations edits unless you are 100% sure in case of each separate map.  Mauser  Comlink  13:34, September 11, 2009 (UTC)

Blocked
-- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 11:25, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Atlas
Hey Mauser. Just a point regarding the Atlas. If you are using the online SW.com page as your source, you should be referencing it to Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion. The sector placements are not actually given in the Atlas itself. Apart from that, keep up the good work. --Eyrezer 09:25, September 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I guess I should tweak my copy-paste stub after all. Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion article did not exist when I first started. Also, since you are obviously interested in the appendix, I would like to hear your opinion about this question, if you don't mind.  Mauser  Comlink 16:06, September 17, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think Cav created it at some point. Re, systems, I am happy to have systems for all the entries in the Appendix except those for nebulas and space stations. --Eyrezer 00:51, September 18, 2009 (UTC)

Images
Hi, justy to clarify some misunderstandings over images. It is not that I don't try enough but I am just unfamiliar with the software and techniques. Sorry to bother you but just to let you understand my image issues. I don't seek to fight but I felt that I needed to explain myself. Thanks.--Andykatib 07:21, September 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * You just have to try to make batter scans, that's all.  Mauser  Comlink 19:32, September 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand, I'll look into it. I'll ask someone to show me how to do it the proper way. Andykatib 07:34, Sept 18, 2009

Re: Restore
Go for it. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:35, September 19, 2009 (UTC)

Crisis on Coruscant
You beat me to it. :P I was just about to move the page but I see you already have done it.  JangFett  Talk 18:44, September 19, 2009 (UTC)

Het Nkik
Ah, thank you Mauser. I'll add that right away.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 15:45, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

Thicket
So the name is actually just Thicket? If the name is The Thicket, then it's acceptable to leave it at The Thicket.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 15:51, September 20, 2009 (UTC)

"Spacers call it the "Thicket"."

- Jaybo Hood


 * Note that it's the "Thicket", not "the Thicket" in the comic.  Mauser  Comlink 15:55, September 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, cool.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 23:26, September 22, 2009 (UTC)

Little Kessel
Thanks for the cleanup help, Mauser. Little Kessel's my first created article, and References are still a little confusing to me. Thank you very much! Taral, Dark Lord of the Sith 17:12, September 21, 2009 (UTC)

Situation
There's a situation on Talk: Tusken Raider. We have an anon claiming to have an unmasked image of a Tusken Raider. I doubt that it is a Tusken Raider but would you please like to investigate? I apologise for troubling you. Andykatib 09:26, 22 Sept 2009 (UTC)

Comic issues in Appearances
I've reverted a few of your edits where you've removed individual comic issues in the Appearances section in lieu of the parent article encompassing all of them. While some other hopelessly lazy users will say otherwise, listing by individual issue is preferred for more precise sourcing. Toprawa and Ralltiir 15:02, September 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:LG: "For comics, link to the individual issue, unless a subject appears in every issue of a story arc."
 *  Mauser  Comlink 15:04, September 22, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, that's a pretty archaic rule, considering, aside from the aforementioned hopelessly lazy, how many of our best article writers who do source by individual issue regardless, again, for the sake of greater preciseness and accuracy. And I think it's pretty pathetic that you're actually citing this to me. Toprawa and Ralltiir 15:07, September 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * I was just citing the reason I do this, no offense meant. I also don't think it is lazy, it's just... space-saving. I won't revert your reversion, but I see no reason why I shouldn't follow the rule until it is changed.  Mauser  Comlink 15:10, September 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * No offense taken. I'm more put off by what I consider a pretty stupid rule. In the name of our increasingly professional article standards, this is indeed archaic. But I'm not going to argue with it as long as it's there. Feel free to revert. Toprawa and Ralltiir 15:13, September 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll get to it when I proceed the actual issue. BTW, if it's just one line you find silly, why not start a small CT on it?  Mauser  Comlink 15:17, September 22, 2009 (UTC)

If you're still working on naming conventions...
There's two things you might want to note: I hope you are still working on that: what policy we have is long overdue to be fixed up and formally written up. &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 14:45, September 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Forum:CT Archive/Author's real names is the reason I reverted your recent A. C. Crispin move: this old decision requires us to use the name the authors write for Star Wars under. If you were thinking of taking a unified naming conventions policy to the CT at some point, I'd suggest expanding that policy to use the name actors, artists, crew members, etc. used when credited for their Star Wars work (e.g. Billy Dee Williams instead of William December Williams.)
 * 2) You have a note about plain numbers not being reserved for years, unlike on Wikipedia. We have apparently reserved numbers between 1970 and at least 2015 for years, though.  I don't know if that would need to be noted or not.
 * Thanks for the info. I have indeed decided to try it again and I will put it on CT once one of the two current threads I started dies.  Mauser  Comlink 14:56, September 23, 2009 (UTC)

RE
I know this Mauser but I first created the article an will add this thigs. I've got the info from the Game page of RH, so you can remove the delete tag. -- Clone Commander Lee  Talk 15:58, September 23, 2009 (UTC)

Re
Re: redirects - In regards to redirects, I know they're harmless but why are we leaving/having pages that are blank and/or having no pages link to them in the first place??? would it not be just as easy to delete the pages I've identified instead of reverting my edits and end up having redundant blank pages all over the place??? Pabr Oebris 10:12, September 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * The reason is: search function. People would likely type Jabba in the search box instead of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, that's why we're keeping a redirect page. Same with Thomas J. Spanos, people most likely would search his name without the "J.", so Thomas Spanos must be kept. Please sign your comment by typing ~ .  Mauser  Comlink 09:24, September 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair call. Apologies for any inconvenience. Pabr Oebris 10:12, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

Please undo creation of my user page. I believe it is up to the user to create their own user page. there are plenty of other red links you could fix first. I will create my own user page when i choose to do so. Pabr Oebris 23:31, September 28, 2009 (UTC)
 * The template serves exactly the purpose which is described in it. Once a user has many talk page edits - like you do - is it placed to avoid redlinks in them. You can expand the page or blank it completely - it's your call - but the page itself will stay.  Mauser  Comlink 13:21, September 29, 2009 (UTC)

Shadow Syndicate cards
Is there any textual information on the cards to go along with these new pictures? Toprawa and Ralltiir 19:21, September 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * There is for Nevar, see what I did for yourself. But for the Okins, the lore is the old line "He owed neither favor nor loyalty to anyone but the Empire itself" and the subtitle is by-the-book, so no new info there.  Mauser  Comlink 19:28, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Quelli
Hey Mauser, due to comments from John Jackson Miller here, I'll be recreating said article.--Jedi Kasra (talk) 17:36, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * The VIP post is a valid evidence, so no objections from me. Good luck with Project KOTOR baddies.  Mauser  Comlink 17:40, October 1, 2009 (UTC)

Scenarios
You've tagged several articles I maintain with Galaxies TCG update tags; since you seem to know what's in them, where might I find information on these scenarios, that I might update the articles? Havac 23:33, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * You need to have either Star Wars Galaxies, or a standalone Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game Client. In the latter case, you would also need to have a valid (or even former) SWG subscription to play the game scenarios. I could help with you with that, but having no subscription myself, I can only see from the free part of the game that those characters are involved in the storyline, not what their exact actions are.  Mauser  Comlink 02:27, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * You may also look at Lando Calrissian (last part of the section) to see what I'm talking about.  Mauser  Comlink 05:26, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
 * I see. Thanks. Havac 21:16, October 2, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Databank updates
I 100% disagree with your point: A mention to Bib Fortuna would always be a source mentioning Twi'leks, including not only the Databank but also any other source or appearance. A comic-book commonly does not mention the species, only depict it. When I try to improve an article on a species, I try to track sources mentioning any individual of that species.

However, if that's your opinion, and I cannot convince you of the opposite, be sure to track my contribution history, as I've modified species that are not mentioned in the Databank list (such as Glymphid). I've also taken care to systematically use the tag "Imo" for the case you mention, so it would not be hard for you.

I also updated an individual's source list particularly if there was a mention to that person that did not include the species, so the information would not be lost in case it is needed.--Skippy Farlstendoiro 18:16, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry to butt in, but I agree with Skippy. Speaking as someone who writes and edits a lot of species articles, having a thorough list of sources and appearances (in the style that Skippy has done) is extremely helpful when trying to track down random tidbits about that species or a member of that species. I think our articles should include the tag in such cases to make it easier to track down these references, which may very well add new data. ~ SavageBob 19:23, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * But this has not been our established precedent, as I have pointed out in case with Kowakian's on Skippy's talk page. Besides, an indirect mention of a species would be something like "a species that can use pheromones to affect others", not just "Xizor". I am checking some databank entries I remove from the lists at random, and none of them had a tiny bit of a mention of the spoken species, except for a mention of an individual.  Mauser  Comlink 19:28, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Where is the policy on this, by the way? If we're wrong, we're wrong, but it'd be nice to see where this is written so we can be sure to adhere. ~ SavageBob 00:23, October 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think there is a policy, but it is the established precedent, that applies to all of our articles, including FAs.

Luminara/Mirialan
Just thought I'd explain my reasoning behind removing Holocron Heist from the Appearances list for both the Luminara Unduli and Mirialan articles. While you and I may know that it was her they showed walking down the corridor of the temple, they never showed her face and therefore, we cannot just assume it was her. There is no source that states that particular type of outfit is exclusively worn by Luminara or Mirialan Jedi. If an official source states she appeared in the episode, I'll gladly add the Appearance back in myself. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:28, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * I just know we have another "Gha Nachkt at Ziro's Palace" case here, so I'm not even going to argue.  Mauser  Comlink 19:30, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind, I agree that it is Luminara, just as it is Gha Nachkt in Ziro's Palace. But unless we have official confirmation of it, we cannot include speculation. However, at least with Gha Nachkt, the two individuals look identical, you can see their face and outfit. But in the Luminara case, you never see a face, and Jedi garb from the back is fairly nondescript. -  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 19:34, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

Devaron battles
Hey Mauser, just to clarify this, DjMack had no right to take the article. I had already signed up to rewrite the article, a few days before CoD aired. I plan on working on this article soon.  JangFett  (Talk) 14:39, October 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a wiki. Anyone can work on any article. You had no Inuse tag. End of story. You may rewrite the article if you wish, but you should not remove the sourced content, because that is vandalism.  Mauser  Comlink 14:42, October 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * I already had taken care of this problem, Mauser, sorry for the misunderstanding. DjMack will continue to write the article, and we might turn this into a co-project.  JangFett  (Talk) 14:46, October 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * You've taken the project on the WP:TCW page, but random users are not required to check all Wookieeprojects any time they want to edit an article. There was no inuse and no Wip, his edits were perfectly legit. By the way, between the two of you, why don't you merge those two articles already?  Mauser  Comlink 14:51, October 4, 2009 (UTC)

Children of the force missions
Were you planning on working on them anymore than you have? If not I wanted to. DjMack 13:41, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm already working on most of them, actually. But I only plan to create the articles, after that you may continue work on them to take them to GA/FA if you want to.  Mauser  Comlink 13:44, October 10, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Republic Heroes
I'm planning on eventually getting to them. You're welcome to update them right now, and I'll probably just run a check over them once I get the game.  CC7567  (talk) 18:18, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

Republic Heroes
Just one thing. Had you a problem to activate the fisrt generator in the first Ryloth mission. I have a problem and I want to know if you must do something special or there is just a problem with the game. -- Clone Commander Lee  Talk 18:24, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I already forgot how I get through that part. I might start a second walkthrough soon, though.  Mauser  Comlink 18:34, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, please inform me if you do so. No need to apologize. I planned to work on Kano but if I not proceed, that won't be possible. -- Clone Commander Lee  Talk 18:36, October 11, 2009 (UTC)