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Laws
It seemed a good idea, given how tired I was of having to source all the laws to multiple categories. Kuralyov 01:31, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Ossus.pl
As a senior admin, could you comment on Forum:Ossus.pl - New Polish sister site? Thanks, &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 12:50, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Commented, though WhiteBoy says it alot better than me. --  Riffsyphon  1024 01:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Founder Interview
Hi! Okay--would you like me to post the questions for the interview on your talk page? Or, would you like to log onto an IRC Channel (we need to schedule a time)? If you want the questions on your talk page, I'll post them on here soon, and you can either answer them on here, or post the answers on my talk page. Thanks!! Swannie 00:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I've looked all over for the WikiaNews IRC room to no luck. We could work something out on a private channel. I usually get on here around 9-10 PM Central Time and will be on for a good portion of tonight. If it doesn't work out, just post the questions here and I'll reply to them. --  Riffsyphon  1024 02:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds good! Swannie 07:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Are you on IRC now? I can get on. --  Riffsyphon  1024 07:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I am going to try to get on IRC at 2 PM Central time today to interview WhiteBoy, but I could also try to get on at 9-10 PM Central time. I'm not so sure about the 9-10 PM time though, because I will be busy. But, I'll try. If it doesn't work out, I'll post the questions on here (your talk page). Thanks, and hopefully we'll talk later! Swannie 17:16, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Just so you know, I'll be at http://ircatwork.com/ for the IRC. Just type in your username in the "nickname" box, and type in #wikianews in the "channel" box. That is where I'm going to be. Thanks! :) --Swannie
 * Got in there around 1030 PM CDT and noone was around. --  Riffsyphon  1024 03:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well unfortunately I'm not going to be able to access the wiki for a good week, or at least will have very limited access, due to brief vacation for the 4th. Post the questions here and I'll answer them when I have the next available chance. --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Questions
That should be everything. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 20:26, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Why did you decide to start Wookieepedia?
 * I felt that Star Wars was a large enough subject to create a separate wiki on, considering other wikis such as Memory Alpha were already in existance. Wikipedia had a plethora of information on Star Wars but many items were forced into lists, such as the list of planets, the list of minor characters, and list of starships. Not being a fan of this squeezing effect, I stated my intent on the Star Wars talk page and eventually enough support was there. Around the same time, an user decided to get the smaller articles deleted, forcing Chad and I to make the decision final. In addition, I was also an avid user of Bob Vitas's Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia which inspired me to create an area to break the SW universe down and piece it back together but in a friendly wiki format. Wiki software on Wikia has far exceeded my original expectations for it.
 * 1) What do you like about being partners with WhiteBoy?
 * WhiteBoy, or Chad Barbry as is his real name, is a great co-founder in this venture. Where I enjoy adding and categorizing Star Wars continuity and elements of fandom, Chad was instrumental in the actual creation of the wiki, requesting its formation in early March of 2005. He also coined the brilliant name of "Wookieepedia", which was not in use for the first few months of the wiki, then known as "Star Wars Wiki".
 * 1) What do you enjoy about being a founder?
 * I feel that as a founder/co-founder I have gained a new level of responsibility. I constantly login and check on it when I'm not providing information or formatting. I voice my opinion in major votes and discussions regarding the wiki and policies. In months and now years past, I have been tediously building up the infrastructure of the wiki, although I can't say that I specialize at it. Categorization has been key in connecting the various weblines of the wiki, with a central category in the center.
 * 1) Has being a founder "changed you" or your perspective on things at all?
 * As a co-founder, I try to advertise about Wookieepedia as much as possible, and now after Celebration IV, I have a shirt that I can wear to advertise it. I answer any questions people interested might have for me and encourage them to sign up to the wiki.
 * 1) About how many days per week do you usually contribute to Wookieepedia?
 * Depends largely on season. In the summer, usually every day, and during months on campus a little less but I generally check it nightly. During vacations and other major trips, I become unavailable.
 * 1) When did you join Wikia?
 * I joined Wikia to sign up to start Wookieepedia on March 10, 2005, 6 days after Chad created the wiki on Wikicities, now Wikia. I was a member of Wikipedia two months before that.
 * 1) Who is your favorite Star Wars character and why?
 * This is probably the hardest question of all. Palpatine, because he was a kickass Sith Lord, a mastermind manipulator, and the largest individual article on Wookieepedia. :)
 * 1) What is your favorite part about contributing?
 * I enjoy contributing because I learn something new each time from the wiki and from the source. The universe becomes larger and larger with each article and thus more detailed. I tend to crave details. I have several subpages where I explore many different pieces of Star Wars from analyzing elements in canon to placing sectors based on information to mapping out the many users of Wookieepedia (granted that they have given a location). Also just the idea of Wookieepedia in itself is the most fascinating thing.
 * 1) Does your username have anything to do with Star Wars?
 * Unfortunately, or fortunately, no. I had this user name on Wikipedia beforehand and was something I made up as a heavy guitar player at the time. Riff is a piece of music. Syphon is a rewritten transliteration of "siphon", meaning to borrow. 1024 was my birthdate, and was added as one of those things to personalize it. I do go by other various SW names around the internet however, such as Darth Dorkus and Darth Realgar.
 * 1) Are there any other wikis that you really enjoy contributing to? Have you founded any others?
 * I founded the Back to the Future Wiki which is around 250 articles. Unfortunately there is not much help on it, only a few contributers come every few days or weeks. I would request for it to be added to the Wikia Spotlight, but it lacks the activeness that is needed for even that. Plus alot of the material for that wiki is very minute and specific. Major things were already covered on Wikipedia but there wasn't a place to truly specialize in Back to the Future things seen throughout the trilogy, as well as the animated series (which is just waiting to be explored), plus the novelizations and the short comic series. I hope to add all actors, other merchandise and fandom on there as well.
 * 1) Is there anything else you would like to tell the Wikia community?
 * First off, I would like to thank Wikia for donating money to go towards prizes for the Stump the Wookiee competition at Celebration IV. I thank Jimmy Wales, Angela, and all the people at Wikia that made Wookieepedia possible. Free accessible and editable content is a great way for anyone to research anything on the web now and the ability to link between articles and to other wikis presents a far easier alternative to HTML and other codes. Arriving at 50,000 articles is a great accomplishment for everyone on Wookieepedia and Wikia.


 * Thanks for the answers! Good luck with Wookieepedia and Back to the Future Wiki!  Swannie  talk to me 21:23, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Newsletter Info
I think that the interview will show up in the July issue of The Daily Edit, but I'm not sure. Let me get back to you on that. Anyway, you can subscribe to the newsletter by email, RSS, or to get it on your talk page. To sign up, go to http://wikia.com/wiki/The_Daily_Edit/Delivery. If you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks for the interview, and good luck with Wookieepedia!! :)  Swannie  talk to me 19:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Founder Interview
Due to a busy schedule, Swannie can't interview you. However, there are questions at wikia:User:Leon2323/sandbox so could you please answer the questions there. Thanks! --Leon2323 20:16, 5 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I didn't realise you had the questions already. Just answer the questions somewhere and tell me when you're done.  :-)  --Leon2323 22:36, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Givin help
Some of the information you added to the Givin article a long time ago isn't in my sources. Not that I'm doubting it, mind you: I just think it can be found in one of your sources instead. If you can add the reference, please do. Cheers, &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 23:25, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * If you're referring to the addition I made in, as shown here, that information came from The New Essential Guide to Alien Species on the "Givin" section, shown as NEGAS in the summary. --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:59, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * OK. Since you have that book, could you please add the footnotes?  I'm not sure which facts needing citation are in that source. Thanks, &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 23:51, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I have finished citing, though alot of the same facts found in NEGAS are also found in Galaxy Guide 4, so there is some overlap. --  Riffsyphon  1024 00:11, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! (I'm not sure what the correct practice is there: I've been citing only the most complete reference I have available when citing things, rather than citing the most recent reference or more than one reference, but I guess it doesn't matter that much.) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 04:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

50.000
I checked it again and it appears Solitaire is the 50.000th article. I used Special:Statistics and Special:Newpages. I just need someone to confirm it. I’ve been getting conflicting results the past few minutes so I can’t be sure I’m right. --Jedimca0 (Do or Do Not, There is No Try) 23:11, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Worse off?
Worse off? How so? ;-) --Crazy Jedi Girl 05:27, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Idk, like helping found this thing. Working on it at 4 in the morning. Things like that. --  Riffsyphon  1024 20:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I sometimes get on at 4 in the morning... I was on at about 1 in the morning that time! :P My mind just goes, "BORED! MUST RESEARCH RANDOM STUFF!!!" and it all goes downhill from there. Pretty soon I'll become known as the resident nitpicker or something like that... Ooooh, pie! 8D --Crazy Jedi Girl 13:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm still worse. I start at around 10 pm and continue on it or other wikis until noon, at least during the summer, but I'll straighten myself out before month's end (classes). --  Riffsyphon  1024 13:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Who knows...
I may see something that I know is wrong and edit it but other than that, I'll be content to just look. Have fun for me. Besides I have both a wiki and a forum to take care of (though both are still growing), so I'm probably going to be preocupied. Live long and Prosper. -- Lordofmonsterisland "Roar to me"  00:20, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Haha, you didn't just quote Spock from another universe. --  Riffsyphon  1024 00:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

THANKS!!!!!!!
Thanks for blocking that vandal for a year.I dont care if the article was N-Canon,people should NOT do that.

Darth Whatever

Hello
You know you have banned the wrong person. I do not do sock puppettry. I gave that up. as Meowmeow. It's Darth Whatever who does that not me.76.230.8.63 01:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)Moneymoney
 * Darth Whatever has been banned infinitely, but not only because he was sockpuppeting but because he violated alot of other rules on the wiki. --  Riffsyphon  1024 03:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * But can you please unblock me. I did'nt do anything.76.230.8.63 12:47, 23 July 2007 (UTC)Moneymoney
 * While you may not have been impersonating another user (however the Checkuser system does not lie when it comes to finding users with the same identical IP address), you were still warned when it came to making personal attacks on other users. That alone warrants a block for some time. If you really have proof that you were not running a sockpuppet, place this template on your talk page . --  Riffsyphon  1024  04:35, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

TIE Components

 * Hey Riff, I'm so glad you went ahead and redlinked all of the individual TIE components; that's something I've wanted to do for a long time but feared someone would just revert it for being too much unnecessary detail. Personally, I don't think you can call yourself a fanboy without loving all the unnecessary detail :D.  Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that I've compiled all of the SFS components on the SFS article in hopes of getting them created and providing easier comparison.  I'm planning on doing it for the rest of the manufacturers as well as I get time. - Brynn Alastayr
 * I agree Brynn. The whole point of this wiki is to be the most detailed source around. Linking specific parts and then from those linking to a general article is the best way to have these. Plus as you said, they can be accessed from the respective manufacturer articles as well. --  Riffsyphon  1024 04:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

edits
Hi, i dont see the problem with deleting all that back and forth bickering on the top of the Death Star II talk page, it was pretty much a flame war, and i'm not really.... adept at wookieepedia rules, so if you could help me out and explain why i'm wrong, that'd be great too. Kelborn 02:49, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It's as simple as you just can't delete talk page discussions, no matter how much of a flame war it may appear to be. That is deemed official record and thus should not be removed from the site, unless the article in question is deemed not worthy of an article or just vandalism. --  Riffsyphon  1024 02:52, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well then I have to ask, isn't spam vandalism? Is that not what it, essentially, was?
 * They weren't spamming if they were arguing about the topic. --  Riffsyphon  1024 04:06, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I thought we agreed that it was flaming and basically wankery, which in turn is spam, they weren't really even arguing about anything other than undoing each other's edits. But whatever, it's not even that important to me, just seems like a stupid thing to leave right there since it's basically a giant wort at the start of the talk page. Kelborn 05:22, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Why do you care so much? You don't even have 10 mainspace article edits on this wiki and you're already complaining that users shouldn't be able to argue with one another? And that was not spam. The definition of spam is "To indiscriminately send unsolicited, unwanted, irrelevant, or inappropriate messages, especially commercial advertising in mass quantities." That means somebody trying to solicit somebody, not arguing on a wiki. Furthermore, Jack Nebulax is known for arguing with other users and that's just a fact of life that won't change. Live with it. --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:01, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, first off, I don't care, that's why I tried to end this, but you decided to write me a novel. Second, I honestly don't know if I have anything relevant to add to any of the pages I know a lot of information about. Third, I also perpetuate arguments, so I guess you'll have to live with that?  I didn't know you a co-creator until about 30 seconds ago, so I wouldn't have bothered in the first place since it's basically your rules.  Cheers. Kelborn 09:33, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * They aren't my rules. They are the community's rules, decided and voted on by many of the administrators and users that have used this site in the last two years. --  Riffsyphon  1024 09:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh man, I somehow knew you'd misinterpret that. Jesus hotel christ, let's just forget this happened (but not delete it LOL!), I probably won't be returning back to this page, so you don't really need to bother responding. Kelborn 12:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry but I naturally have to respond to my own talk page. I don't delete any conversation on my talk pages or any other talk page for that matter. Now, what was I supposed to be interpreting? I don't want to be an enemy, but please just understand that things work certain ways here, hopefully for the better. :) --  Riffsyphon  1024 12:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Aiight, sorry, I haven't slept for 22 hours now, I might have seemed a little hostile. All I meant is that since you created it, you can take the liberty to do whatever want, even though there are rules.  And I know I said I wouldn't be back, but haha, I have nothing else to do, and I realized I can't really contribute much to this site other than sentence restructure, grammar, puncuation, and maybe removing vandalism (which I doubt I'm around enough for, it seems to be cleaned up pretty quickly). Kelborn 16:27, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That being said, we can always use more users to help clean up spelling and grammar and you are welcome to do so. Should you happen to come across anything to add to the wiki, you are also free to do so, as long as it is either canonical in-universe information or notable out-of-universe information. --  Riffsyphon  1024 16:44, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I added something Lucas said in the ROTJ commentary to the boba fett article, I'm surprised it wasn't in. And, I fixed some grammar issues relating to boba fett.  I mostly come here to read, I signed up to change grammar and shit, so that'll be a majority of what i'm doing.  I just surf around the pages and If I find anything I'll fix it up. Kelborn 18:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That will be sufficient. The wiki is always growing and still lacks in some areas. --  Riffsyphon  1024 18:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Exogorths
Yep - it goes into a boatload more detail on their history and behavior, as well, but I didn't have time to get into it. To be honest, I was surprised that no one else had updated it before me. Coop 06:40, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Not everyone's perfect. ;) --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:44, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:Admin
Thanks Riff :) Greyman ( Paratus ) 11:13, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Cookiee
Yum! :D--Jeffbacca 14:22, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Pit Droid award
I meant to say thanks for the Pit Droid thing. I know it's just a little image on a user talk page, but I appreciate that you notice how much i've tried to fill in on the star wars wiki. Snakewing2000 00:26, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm encouraging good contributions on this wiki which you have performed. Others awards other users for similar actions, though lately I've seen awards being given just because someone says someone else is cool and that's not quite the correct way to award someone. --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Astromonical
You must think I'm iliterrate. - Graestan   ( This party's over ) 06:46, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
 * No, you're astromoronical. :P --  Riffsyphon  1024 06:47, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Delete
Could you please delete Swokes swokes grave diggers, as it was makes no sense and lacks useful detail. Thanks.  Chack Jadson  Talk 12:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I got it. jSarek 12:04, 2 August 2007 (UTC)