User talk:Mauser/Archive 5

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Thanks
Thanks for updating IG-88A.  Chack Jadson  (Talk) 21:14, November 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome.  Mauser  Comlink 21:21, November 18, 2009 (UTC)

Rianna
Hey, Mauser. You seem to have access to Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, so I thought I'd ask you. Is there any new information on Rianna Saren? QuiGonJinn (Talk) 20:16, November 19, 2009 (UTC)
 * Nothing important. Just an image - which I may upload eventually - and a quote from Leia: "''She has an inner strength that few possess. I am glad she is working with us".  Mauser  Comlink 20:46, November 19, 2009 (UTC)

SWG TCG
OK, I need a tutorial from ya. I've download the Station Launcher for the TCG. Like you, I don't have a SWG membership. How do find the artist information for all the cards and all the information about the card background and scenarios like you do? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 00:08, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Once you start the application, there is a collection button at the bottom, which will show all products available to purchase, including most of the cards. Use the arrows to navigate, hold the cursor over the smaller image to get a pop-up of the original size. Also, on the smaller image, you may click on the datapad icon in the lower right corner to have the gametext replaced by the card's lore. To switch between views, in the collection manager there are two buttons at the top - one for showing each cards and one for presenting all information as the table. In that second mode you can see, in addition to card's stats and gametext, the artist who worked on it - it's the column to the right of all others. If you don't have the subscription, most of the scenario information can still be accessed - it is simply stored in Program Files\Sony\Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game\data.dat file. The only things you would not be able to see are Heroic Encounter cards (IG-88, Tusken King and Exar Kun) and special scenario avatars - like Booster Terrik this month. Hope that helps, feel free to ask anything else.  Mauser  Comlink 09:28, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated. :) -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 21:50, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

From the TNR card set: I've got the card image cropped and ready to upload, but no information handy to create an article for Holocron of Heresies. If you can create an article, I'll add the image. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 13:56, December 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's my fault that I stopped processing the set midway, I'm about to get back on track - checking all cards consistently. This particular Holocron - if you get a closer look - had the phrase "In umbris potestas est" written on it, so I just going to assume this is Darth Andeddu's holocron for now.  Mauser  Comlink 13:59, December 30, 2009 (UTC)

Last name appearences
Sorry. I thoguht it went by first names. 65.34.3.78 13:20, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

Kathor
As I stated in the Kathor article's page, its been linked to the Helix page for quite some time and nobodies taken the time to make a page for it. I don't have access to the Helix's source material so I can't tell you which source actually lists it but I'm sure someone in the wiki does. --Kahn Iceay 22:04, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * Then it must be left as a redlink. If you don't have access to the source, do not add any information from it.  Mauser  Comlink 09:57, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

The Starfighter
My bad, but it looks like the Kihraxz light fighter should have at least two guns based on the picture shown.
 * That would be Original Research. Please read WP:ATT before adding unverified information.  Mauser  Comlink 06:21, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough.

Short stories and article titles
Hey, Mauser. I don't want to get into a silly edit war over something like whether to italicize or put short story titles in quotes, but every style guide I've ever seen says that quotes are used for short stories and magazine articles. I'm not sure why folks here are insisting on italics. And if there's no rule, why do we need to use italics? Again, either way I can live with, but the writer in me cringes to see us fly in the face of all of the established style guides! :O ~ SavageBob 17:07, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * There is no such rule or guideline as far as I am aware of. In fact, we specifically decided not to create one.  Mauser  Comlink 17:09, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks for the link. I'm specifically talking about style guides in the real world, though. Check MLA, the Chicago Manual of Style, APA, or pretty much any guide at all, and you'll see what I'm talking about. But as for Wookieepedia policy or lack thereof, I guess my question boils down to this: If I, as the original expander of the article, chose quotes for those articles, but someone comes by later and wants to use italics, how do we decide who to side with? The original editor, or whoever came last? Again, this is small bananas in the grand scheme of things, but I work in publishing in the real world, so I'd like to see us look as professional as possible. (And please know that I'm coming to you as a friend, not as an enemy! Everything comes off colder and angrier in text. I'm not angry! :)) ~ SavageBob 17:49, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * I honestly have no idea how real-world publishing companies treat those, because I'm not a native English speaker. All I know is that Wookieepedia has no set precedent and italics simply look better.  Mauser  Comlink 18:12, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * If I may interject, Wookieepedia does have a set precedent, and it's to use italics, regardless of what any real-world APA or MLA style guide might dictate. We are not bound by their guidelines. The CT forum Mauser linked to indeed shows that there was no consensus concerning implementation of quotation marks in favor of italics in any circumstance, so to answer Bob's question, we should revert back to what we've historically always done, which is to use italics until a change is made to the site Manual of Style and Layout Guide. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:18, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Wait, so the "no consensus" of that CT really means "use italics"? I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing, but I thought "no consensus" meant either was OK. Can you explain, Tope? ~ SavageBob 20:45, November 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * No consensus means no consensus; just be consistent within the article. That is how I've always interpreted that CT. --Eyrezer 21:57, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

Image caching
Are you sure it wasn't your browser cache that wasn't updating? Unless the the wikia caching somehow reverted back to a date several weeks ago (which isn't out of the realm of possibility knowing wikia), that image of Rex was displaying the cleaned up version. *shrug* Either way, I usually wait to try the forced cache updating until I've checked on multiple machines, cleared the browser cache several times, and then, if that still doesn't work, marking the image FTBR forces the update when the file gets moved. Just some suggestions. :) -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:50, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * I tried some of that too, but the latest upload got it right. Thanks for the suggestions though.  Mauser  Comlink 20:57, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

AZ-series battle droid
I've had that image cropped and ready to go from Argyle's website for some time now, but until it can be confirmed by someone that the image appears in Scavenger's Guide to Droids, being from the artist's site doesn't make it an official image. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 04:48, November 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * I know, my fault. I don't have the book yet, so I couldn't check.  Mauser  Comlink 12:50, November 30, 2009 (UTC)

OK, 'fess up
OK, Mauser, 'fess up. ;) That image of Artoo from SWGTCG is clearly cropped from a wallpaper-size image, but there haven't been any new wallpapers added to the official site for some time now. What gives? Where'd ya get it? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:22, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. Don't know how I completely missed that one all this time. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:24, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * Errm, it's on the game site's main gallery and has been there since July. =)  Mauser  Comlink 20:25, December 1, 2009 (UTC)

HELP
i need help with my infobox pls can u help me out tanks --CC-2981 20:50, December 1, 2009 (UTC)
 * tanks --CC-2981 20:56, December 1, 2009 (UTC)

About Trap
So he is supposed to refer to female jedi as "sir"?

--Wifout Teef 21:41, December 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * He could call her either "sir" or "ma'am", both are used quite often and both are correct.  Mauser  Comlink 21:42, December 5, 2009 (UTC)

Gearshift
OK, I was about to add the Verify template to the Gearshift article when I see you placed it there already and then removed it. What source verifies the name? I don't recall hearing it uttered in the episode, and if it was, can we confirm that the image presented is in fact Gearshift? -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 20:24, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * I checked the episode, and just like it says on the talk page, the trooper's companions shouts what sounds very much like "Gearshift", when the trooper is dragged into the hole. You may still add Conjecturespell as you wish, but the name is canonical.  Mauser  Comlink 20:35, December 7, 2009 (UTC)

Thunderflare
Hi, that was a quick edit/redirect at the new page I was working on. Where does it state that the Star Destroyer in the opening of ROTJ is the Thunderflare? I have searched for days at all star destroyer-pages including the Thunderflare, and found no info on that particular destroyer. Thus the new page I just started to create. Love to hear info on this, since I've found none. Regards --Draii 20:48, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know, honestly. The page - and the image titled Thunderflare were already there. The uploader of the image probably knows better. Mauser  Comlink 20:52, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, now I am confused. If you don't know that the Destroyer I was making a page for, was the Thunderflare, why direct it to that page? Or am I missing something? I'm new to making pages here, so it's possible that I misunderstand something. --Draii 20:57, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, an admin just corrected me. Looks like it's in fact the Avenger.  Mauser  Comlink 21:00, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * The Star Destroyer in question the is the Avenger, according to Star Wars: Behind the Magic and 25 Years of Return of the Jedi! at the very least. Those are the two sources that immediately come to mind; I believe there are others. Since the Star Destroyer is not "unidentified," the redirect has been deleted. Toprawa and Ralltiir 21:01, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Right, and Thunderflares here. Thanks, Toprawa.  Mauser ' Comlink 21:07, December 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Avenger makes more sense, since I think the Destroyer in question is a Class-II like Avenger. But I see no information on the Avenger-page that Vader arrived in it i ROTJ. Anyone with right sources care to add it? --Draii 21:10, December 7, 2009 (UTC)

Infoboxes
Hey Mauser, can you do me a favor? If you have an image that is cropped to only 250px wide (or smaller), can you please put the designator in the infobox anyway. That way, if myself, or anyone else overwrites the image with a larger size, it doesn't blow up the infobox. I happened to catch the couple I did today, but in the future, it would be helpful. Thanks. -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 15:05, December 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, will do.  Mauser  Comlink 15:08, December 9, 2009 (UTC)

Voor (Captain)
I found the specific issue. Is it okay if I remove Template:Verify?&mdash;B-Boba Fett! Make the check out to "Boba Fett"  16:20, December 10, 2009 (UTC)
 * If I may butt in, you're free to do that. To cite verify: "After the article has been provided with adequate source and/or appearance information, you may remove this message." -- Xd1358  Talk 16:23, December 10, 2009 (UTC)

Bikov's edits
As far as I can tell, there's nothing wrong with Bikov adding the date of death to those clone trooper articles, seeing as the text apparently supports the fact that they died. Or is that information incorrect? It's been a while since I've read those issues, and I can't seem to find them. Grand Moff Tranner (Comlink) 20:21, December 12, 2009 (UTC)
 * My bad, I just checked the issue and those ones do in fact die in the story. I must have mistaken them for the other band, which makes the escape. My apologize.  Mauser  Comlink 20:28, December 12, 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, just making sure. Thanks for getting back to me on that. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research.svg (Comlink) 20:29, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Love the page
Your section "If Wookiepedians Wrote Fiction" was hilarious, I lol'd because it's so true.

Re:
If an page is part of a subcategory then obviously it should also be part of that subcategory's parent category as well. For example the fact that the T-65 X-wing starfighter was used by the Rebel Alliance does not mean that the T-65 X-wing starfighter is not a starfighter class. If that were true then the starfighter class parent category would be empty because every starfighter class is used by a faction. Roguestar 18:31, December 16, 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that is right, ideally the parent category should be empty. And if the page is located in any subcategory, that means is it already present in the parent category as well. That's the whole purpose of the categorization: to sort articles by the most specific characteristic possible by moving them down the category tree. Otherwise we would have to put every article in the Category:Star Wars.  Mauser  Comlink 05:27, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Strange Glitch
Hey Mauser wondered if you could help, for some reason Im getting told I have new messages yet I go to my Talk page and their is none, and even when I click on another page it keeps alerting me of a new message, any ideas? Natonstan 13:23, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * Check again please.  Mauser  Comlink 13:29, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah I found it, Thanks for the advice I definitely understand how to do it now. Natonstan 13:43, December 18, 2009 (UTC)

Revert
Hey Mauser. Why did you revert me edit; I think that using C within an infobox is quite unnecessary, since the text is already small. -- Xd1358  Talk 18:16, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, maybe you're right. Apologize.  Mauser  Comlink 18:22, December 18, 2009 (UTC)

Darth Plagueis
Hello. The name of Michael Gambon was really contemplated to Darth Plagueis as you can see in the image. Why that information has been removed from the page?

--Arth sidious 19:34, December 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no idea who Michael Gambon is, nor am I familiar with appearance. I also see nothing in the image you linked to that indicates his likeness was used for Plagueis.  Mauser  Comlink 19:41, December 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Perhaps you can't read the name in that image, but I do have this book and I know that it's written under the 4th face in the 4th line. If you don't know him, Michael Gambon is famous all arround the world for films as Harry Potter, Sleepy Hollow, Layer Cake, The Omen, and other movies. You can ask anyone who has this book. There is a larger image of this page: . And here is his page at IMDB:.

--Arth sidious 20:13, December 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright, now I see that the information can potentially be true. However, Darth Plagueis is currently a Featured article, which means that it has already been reviewed by respected users. Addition of trivial information such as a name of the actor used as a possible inspiration may be considered trivial and unnecessary for the article of established quality, I suggest you contact, the nominator of the article about that.  Mauser  Comlink 20:24, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Help me!
How exactly do i get teh whole big sidebar thing that shows where you were born and your name and so on? And how do i get those boxes below it on the side that say this user likes the sith or something like that?--Admiral mark 21:15, December 23, 2009 (UTC)
 * Go to the page Template:User infobox and copy it to your page, replacing the values on the right with the respective information. Then, read Userboxes and look here to find some for you. However, while editing your page please refer to our User page policy and, most importantly, remember that Your user page is not your primary contribution to this wiki.  Mauser  Comlink 21:33, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Image of Vader and Koon
Thanks for uploading the image. Have a Merry Christmas!--Jedi Kasra (comlink) 04:18, December 24, 2009 (UTC)

Kamlin
Hello, Mauser. Thanks for updating the appearance list for Kamlin. Since you have the comic, is there anything in there that should be added to the article? Is she just mentioned as one of the massacred padawans, or is she mentioned by name? Is anything said about her? Just trying to double check. Thanks. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 18:07, December 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd say that all info you might find interesting is already located here. Unlike Shel Jelavan the update would be really small, probably the same one as for Oojoh.  Mauser  Comlink 18:14, December 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * Great. Is Kamlin mentioned by name or her gender referred to? Also, is her sister involved in a conversation that mentions her in any way? &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 18:17, December 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, Zayne mentions Kamlin directly by introducing her sister (who has no lines though), no direct confirmation on the gender though. He just reveals that the relatives of other padawans (including Shel) were the ones who helped him since the Vindication.  Mauser  Comlink 18:21, December 26, 2009 (UTC)
 * Awesome. Thanks, Mauser. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 18:31, December 26, 2009 (UTC)

Help!!
Mauser, I need you! I have just been blocked for one week for continued dissruption. By Topwata and Raltir, why? Because for deffending Galen Marik because he was beeing abused by Grand Moff Trainer and Dr.Kermit. But according to the article about admins, He was supposed to give my three warning before he blocked me, but he gave me none! Even though I was not causing any. If you want to read the whole problem yourself, then go to these users talk pages. As well as the lightsaber disscution article (that is where it is started) I know you are a buisy man. But I really need you help. I would be utmost gratefull if you could help me. I also know that Topwatta and Raltir is always handling things recklessly. I have also consulted other uses about this situation. Most agree with me. I also think you should take his place as administrator. But one last thing: I you plan to help me, then don't got to his talkpage and leave a message. For he will block you too, and consult other admins. But no matter what, you will always be my friend.

May the force be with you, always

--Galstone Jattzan 01:03, December 27, 2009 (UTC)Galstone JattzanGalstone Jattzan 01:03, December 27, 2009 (UTC)--

New items!!
Hey Mauser! I'd hate to interrupt, but there's some new stuff to get your hands on, some Clone Wars episodes. I'd think that that the Unidentified Mandalorian in Season 2 would appear in the episode The Mandalore Plot, wouldn't you? I dunno. Also, if the user User:JangFett is one of your friends, then tell him that in Grievous Intrigue Eeth Koth is Agen Kolar, so he can change it to Agen Kolar? If not, then tell me. Yours sincerly, Trooper Denal


 * And, since I'm new, I don't know how to change articles like from undead to zombie, or to put user before it. Trooper Denal again.
 * Unless we have a confirmation that the scene from the trailer will appear in that episode, we will not add any new info. Regarding the Koth/Kolar issue - I wan not involved in the recent edit war, I prefer to simply wait for the episode and work with it, instead of trying to make sense of the bits of random info. To sign your post, simply type ~ .  Mauser  Comlink 04:43, December 28, 2009 (UTC)
 * K, ya got me there with the no trailer. Just a note for ya, do you want to become friends and edit stuff together? ````Trooper Denal````
 * No not create a new heading for each reply, leave your text under the same heading with some formatting. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "friends" - this is not Facebook and not MySpace. Here, we edit stuff, while contacting each other when in need of any help - and that's it.  Mauser  Comlink 06:41, December 28, 2009 (UTC)

A quick reminder
Just a quick reminder that the Wookieepedia policy is to only use punctuation in image captions of the caption is a grammatically proper complete sentence. :) -  JMAS  Jolly Trooper.png Hey, it's me! 15:44, December 30, 2009 (UTC)