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Okay, thanks for the explanation; I just tend to be a little overcautious when it comes to the removal of sourced content. Ink Runner (talk) 19:56, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, I guess personally, I would prefer it stay, but with your rationale, I really have no objection to its removal. Ink Runner (talk) 06:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia, Sesu Prime! I am Papercutbiology and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Papercutbiology♫ (talk) 12:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh, you're welcome. :) Thank you for the pi A.K.A pie, just what I needed. ;) If you ever need any help, don't hesitate to ask me. Or, feel free to approach me for discussion. :) Cheerio's! Papercutbiology♫ (talk) 16:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I fixed it. We have categories for these lists. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 06:09, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

That's true that the character images are available from the wikilinks, however, I've found that minimizing the need for the reader to leave the article is more beneficial to them. When I first started editing, I tried to make captions as short as possible. After a while, I noticed it was actually a chance to give the reader more information, and a better description was less ambiguous than the short ones I was doing.

Basically, because the image is acceptable fair use of the cover art, it isn't going anywhere. So why not use it help give the reader more context and minimize the amount of clicking they have to do? I'd much rather have them stay and read the whole article rather than jump back and forth with the possibility of not coming back.

To answer your question about other cover arts, sometimes other cover arts don't really provide much information so a lengthy caption is not needed. Myst V: End of Ages doesn't even have a caption, probably because the scenery, though very nice looking, doesn't add much extra context. Plus, it's probably one of those things someone did a couple times and others just copied it—I know that's what I based many of my first edits on, including the cover art for Kingdom Hearts. But that doesn't mean it's the best idea for every cover art. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 14:50, 10 March 2009 (UTC))

Sure, feel free to ask anytime. Also, thank you for taking the time to start a discussion. Those normally resolve disagreements and confusions much faster than edit warring.

And if you have a video game question you'd like a lot of input on, you can post it at WT:VG. There's a good number of experienced editors there that can answer questions as well. Take it easy. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 15:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC))

Hey man. Firstly, I believe the word 'respectively' belongs because the exclusive Pokémon are listed in order by generation. Also, you make a good point about its relevance. I just thought since this idea of creating a rare Pokémon became a precedent, it was relevant to put this fact there. What do you think? Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 01:07, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I already knew that you think the sentence is irrelevant, but what you think about my reasoning is what I was asking. As for 'respectively', it is used correctly because the Pokémon correlate to their respective generations. Artichoker^[talk] 18:00, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

A WoW addict, oh no! That will drain your life away man =P. Anyways, you have convinced me that the sentence doesn't belong. I'll remove it. Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 18:02, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Titles of sources should not be altered, except to reduce all-caps. Plus I think the reader will easily realize that Pokémon is spelled with an é by reading the text of the article. Artichoker^[talk] 18:00, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Good point, I agree that they should be followed by sic while quoted. Artichoker^[talk] 16:05, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh I see, thanks for pointing out my error. Artichoker^[talk] 16:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Papercutbiology♫ (talk) 23:57, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you for the pie. :] Papercutbiology♫ (talk) (Sign here!) 16:20, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Sure. Please don't hesitate to ask me these things, I am almost always willing to help. I would say you have made considerable improvement on the article; it's a good thing that you've realized how important it is to cite sources. In terms of further improvement, I would suggest that the article needs some expansion. Using the featured article Wii as a model, I think this article needs at least a 'Hardware' section and a 'Reception' section. The hardware section probably won't be too hard to write, and I'm sure there are sources out there for reception. I understand that this article doesn't have nearly much info as the Wii, but if you can get a 'History' section in there too, that would be great. Tell me if you need anything else, Artichoker^[talk] 00:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey there, regarding this edit, please note that (as stated in Comma#Uses under "In dates", etc.) most grammar manuals recommend commas after the year when using U.S.-style dating. I've reverted that change accordingly. Cheers! — Huntster (t • @ • c) 08:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

As I am not very experienced with media such as images, please pardon me if my advice isn't totally accurate. Judging by the Wii article, I would say that your pictures are not copyrighted, and are suitable for upload to the Commons. However, it might be best to ask on WT:VG for further clarification. Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 19:50, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Glad I could help. By the way, nice pictures. Artichoker^[talk] 19:47, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

I did attempt to discuss it with the user; it led to nothing but accusations of harassment against me as can be seen here. I certainly wouldn't call one revert and then the addition of a disclaimer to suit that user's claims "edit warring". Cheers. MelicansMatkin (talk) 02:27, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh no, I wasn't offended at all; I can see how it could have been perceived as edit warring, and I just wanted to clarify that with you. No apologies are needed, I've done the same thing in the past. I added the "Cheers" because, when re-reading the comment I'd posted, I thought it sounded a bit too abrupt and I didn't want it seem as if I was angry. I just didn't want you to have the perception that I was edit-warring over such a little matter ;). MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Same here, and it's something I've been intending to bring up at WP:PCP. From what I can tell, the inclination is to use the Japanese release date in the articles themselves, but not on the Templates or the Pokemon page. Generally, the first release date has the priority in any other article I've looked at (most albums for one), but because there's a year in between the dates...

I really don't know; I've always thought that it makes more sense to call them by the alternate titles on the covers (Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Power of One, etc.). The First Movie, 2000, and 3 just seems bizarre, especially when looking at them on the templates. Might be something to bring up. MelicansMatkin (talk) 03:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

The blog is not reliable. In the extreme case, the person in a video might not necessarily be who they say they are, so we choose to only work with reliable sources. Gary King (talk) 01:46, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Please bring this to User:Ealdgyth and link me to the discussion so we can also get her input. Gary King (talk) 03:17, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem, you certainly deserved it. I am just very grateful that I have another hand to help revert the constant vandalism that barrages almost all of the Pokémon articles. Before you came along, it was pretty much just me having to monitor the diffs and revert all of the inappropriate edits. Your work has just made it so much easier on me, so thanks again. Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 01:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey there, thanks for the message.

I understand that it was extensive and quick, but general best practice is to not block an IP for the first time for more than 24 hours. This is because we still hold the idealistic candle that anyone can edit :) I saw that the IP is comcast, pretty much static, so I'll revisit the editing after the block has expired. If it misbehaves before I see it, let me know. Without stuffing WP:BEANS up my nose, there are issues with long term blocking even static IPs.

Happy editing to you, Keegan^talk 05:53, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

I have tentatively given you rollback. Please note that this is for simple vandalism, and not edits such as this. Not saying that you'd use it there, but that's an example. Note that these permissions can be removed at any time per the policy. Happy editing to you. Keegan^talk 07:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh hey, I just saw that you replied. By "tentative" I mean that I will stalk your first few days of contributions with rollback to make sure you don't kill Wikipedia :) Happy editing to you. Keegan^talk 04:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the cheese burger! :) Sorry it took so long for me to reply, preparing for exams is hard this year! Papercutbiology♫ (talk) (Sign here!) 11:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot II (talk) at 04:49, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

sorry about that. Another admin already deleted it. Keep up the good work btw. Thingg^⊕⊗ 23:52, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I dont know what to do. I tried two different ways to write it. First from the Trophy Information. Second from the official Super Smash Bros Brawl site. I dont know where else to get it from. Could you just try and trim it up a bit? It needs something more then just ONE SENTENCE. Jigglypuff is in ALL THREE GAMES. Just instead of reverting could you please fix it? The first version would probably be the best. It was more describing it instead of "selling it" like the Dojo version. lol. I mean even Pikachu has a whole paragraph on Smash Bros. Why cant Jigglypuff and Mewtwo? --'''Blake''' (talk) 01:12, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, I'm not saying Smash Bros should get its own section or anything. But it should have a nice pharagraph.(5 Sentences). --'''Blake''' (talk) 13:12, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your message. SmackBot and other WP:AWB robots and users change the diacritics in category sorting (including "DEFAULTSORT") to non-diacritics. This does not affect the name shown in the category, just the sort order. This is the accepted way to sort items in Wikipedia. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 17:55 3 May 2009 (UTC).

In case you're wondering about this diff, the reason that construction doesn't work (despite its prevalence throughout Wikipedia) is that "with" doesn't take a verb form like "several publications praising"; it needs a noun clause, like "several publications' praising of ...". The noun form tends to be ungainly (because it usually requires a possessive as well), so I tend to avoid it altogether, except in rare circumstances. Does the "incorrect" construction impair understanding? Probably not, especially given that it's all over the place. But the WP:WIAFA 1(a) reviewers will generally point out every single instance that appears in a FAC, and for good reason. :) — TKD::{talk} 11:25, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem. And thank you for helping us with some of the offline sourcing; it's much appreciated. — TKD::{talk} 12:28, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Heh, I dunno, I stole the header from User talk:Calton. Keegan^talk 23:20, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

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Just wanted to thank you for making a correct page for the pokemon heartgold and soulsilver. My page was crap but i just put it up so that people know about it and some one will fix it. 18:17, 8 May 2009 (UTC)Lightball20 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lightball20 (talk • contribs)

Hey! I just wanted you to know that it really is Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. Their speculations of no spaces are not true. I have reliable sources that say it has spaces. I was also the first one who made my page and he also vandalised my page redirecting it to his. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ShinyGiratinaMan (talk • contribs) 02:07, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Somebodey needs to upload the Pokemon Regions on the Pokemon Regions page. A Candela (talk) 14:09, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Due to the fact that the link to the Pokemon Anime page is Already provided, there was no sense of keeping the name of the show in that section, also, look here as I have added better links to these pages: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. I did this to better define what season is in which series within the Pokemon Anime Series. - User:MegaHL90

Thanks for bringing that to my attention; I commented on it. Nice proposal by the way. Artichoker^[talk] 15:46, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I will take care next time. --Prongs (Talk •Bow To Me ) 07:09, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 22:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I got here from Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Magazines/Nintendo Power which claimed you owned issue 194 of Nintendo Power (August 2005). The magazine has a title of "Hog Heaven" and a picture of Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog. If it's possible, can you give me the text for the review of the game Shadow the Hedgehog and the rating, author, etc., or however is the common procedure for this? This is the first time I've had to do this. Tezkag72 (talk) 13:18, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

It's in January 2006? Thanks; I own that one. I asked because I thought it was in the August 2005 issue, which I don't own, even though I do own all of them from September 2005 to September 2007. Well, never mind, I guess. Tezkag72 (talk) 21:04, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Do you still have a subscription to Nintendo Power? I would like to know more about this: [8] Thanks, « ₣M₣ » 15:18, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

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Oh, phooey! -sesuPRIME ^{talk • contribs} 11:13, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 13:32, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, May I use your It's Spelled.. on my page?--Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 23:05, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I do use preview.--Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 12:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 04:09, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Anyway you could copy-edit Lifeline (Papa Roach song) for me? Then I will be able to nominate it for GA. Im not that very good with copy-editing, and it seems you did a great job with the evolutionary line. Cheers!--Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 16:50, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Thnks, all I need is the grammar. Thanks man.--Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 03:52, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I will address the messages and use the Cite Web. Thanks for copy-editing it. Cheers!

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 23:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

That article is going to be history-merged into Metroid: Other M, so we should wait until an admin does that before deciding to either redirect it or just delete per G6. MuZemike 22:22, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't know the specifics about whatever is going on with that article... Gary King (talk) 00:46, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 12:14, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 03:24, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey man, I noticed you just added a review by Game Informer to the review table in the FR/LG article. Do you perhaps have access to the issue of the magazine? If you do, any critical reception from the review that is added to the article would be much appreciated. Cheers, Artichoker^[talk] 16:37, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh good. As for Nintendo Power, if there really are five separate scores for the game, I suppose averaging them would be the best course of action (of course you would need to note in the article that you performed that calculation.) Artichoker^[talk] 16:52, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

It has a symbol, but it's not clear what the symbol is. Not to mention that the front has no colon and the official website of the game clearly uses no colon. You are basically guessing that the game uses a colon, whereas there is solid evidence that the title has no colon. Even if the side of the box has a colon, that is not proof. The side of the box for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has no colon, the official title does use one. The sides of the boxes aren't enough (neither are logo's in general). TJ Spyke 21:46, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

As you just said, logos are not always reliable. So it boils down to this: all reliable sources use no colon, you are speculating that the title uses a colon based on what you think you see on the side of the box. It's possible the game could end up having a colon in the title, but as of right now it doesn't. TJ Spyke 22:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

"Pokémon", when referring to the franchise, should never be italicized. I think I gave the example before: you never see Google or Walmart. So yes we do need to be consistent with this (e.g. I just changed Mew's article.) Thanks, Artichoker^[talk] 19:33, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 02:32, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

• Newsletter delivery by xenobot 15:40, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I have noticed you customarily revert unsourced edits. Why not apply judgement and put a {{Citation needed}} template whenever possible? I refer you to Wikipedia:Verifiability. thankyou, (and keep on the good work) Martin fed (talk) 14:01, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

I disagree with this sentiment. The onus is the one inserting the content to provide an adequate source. Mr. Wales even said content that is not sourced should be removed with prejudice. You are doing a fine job Sesu. Artichoker^[talk] 15:20, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Mr. Wales? and Sesu, why have you retored on Artichoker's page and not here?

Anyways, I wasn't critisizing that particular revert but the custom of reverting by default. It is according to Wiki's guideliness on such instances (non defamatory, non POV) to be cordial, note that a source is missing and then allow enough time to source. Peace. Martin fed (talk) 20:04, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

He was referring to Jimbo Wales, founder and all-around head honcho of Wikipedia. And I didn't respond here because I never do; I always respond on others' talk pages.

I revert a lot of vandalism, test edits, POV, unsourced statements, and the like. It's not my responsibility to hold the hand of every new user who adds uncited material to articles. I almost always place a notice the talk page of users that I revert the edits of to clarify exactly why their edit was removed. These notices have key words wikilinked that will help the user find out exactly how to make more appropriate edits in the future. And besides, the edit of yours that I reverted was to a BLP, which have much stricter policies than other articles. -sesuPRIME 20:32, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

As to "It's not my responsibility to hold the hand of every new user who adds uncited material to articles", I fail to see the relevance.

I have reread the appropriate parts of BLP (I advice you to do the same), and I quote "Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion" and "Remove any unsourced material to which a good faith editor objects". I haven't reviewed your reverts, but by way of example to the Miyamoto one - was the content contentious? libelious? non factual? did you find the edit objectionable? (probably not) then why revert? for lack of sources? then request one or leave it be. Martin fed (talk) 22:41, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Look, when someone adds unsourced information to an article, I revert it. -sesuPRIME 02:41, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I just wanted to say "hi", and to thank you for doing such great work on the Metroid: Other M article, so keep up the good work and have a nice day. I also feel like pointing out that you have great taste in games. I Feel Tired (talk) 00:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

So you have Game Informer? For how long? « ₣M₣ » 22:32, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

I do not remember the issue, but it was about the worst-dressed video game characters. I read it months ago and was disappointed to not be able to find it online. I can only remember it being after mid-2003, but before 2008. Sorry. « ₣M₣ » 19:09, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I tried to narrow down the issues for you, but its possible it is outside of that range. However, it should be sometime after F-Zero GX's release. Regards, « ₣M₣ » 02:20, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

A scan please, with the appropriate parameters filled out from Template:Citation#Citing journals, newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals. Thanks for your effort! « ₣M₣ » 17:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Find someway to get it online, that's usually the easiest way. Like if you have something like a Photobucket account, if not, try using ImageShack or TinyPic. Hope that helps, « ₣M₣ » 22:48, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 03:33, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully you're just taking an extended wiki-break, and will be back to editing in the future. The project needs you :) In any case, have fun in your endeavors, whatever they may be. Artichoker^[talk] 06:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

In fact I just happened to be on Wikipedia randomly at that time ;) Indeed I am also looked forward to the implementation of Flagged Revisions. But was there any particular reason you decided to leave, or are you just burnt-out? All the best, Artichoker^[talk] 16:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Why are you semi-retiring? I'm going to miss you if you leave. I Feel Tired (talk) 15:10, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks very much for checking. Guest9999 (talk) 16:26, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

If after all the hard work to bring MP to the FA I left those {{fact}} tags there... well, I'm not from the US, can't help the VG:RL (got those refs from Metacritic and a Google search). But I have to say, any help to improve other Metroid articles, considering the other main contributor of the series will only accept nominating the series as a Featured Topic (and for that, we need another FA so 1/3 of the Metroid articles have Featured status, and Trilogy/Other M need a PR and probably some expanding), is welcome. igordebraga ≠ 03:31, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

FYI, I have reported User:Valkyrie Red to WP:AN3 for continued edit-warring on Mario and ignoring the talk page discussion at Talk:Mario (in which you have been involved). Regards, MuZemike 21:43, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Greetings. I'm currently wondering about the reversion you very recently made, which stated "unsourced and unnecessary". There was actually a lot of information important to the chronology in that edit, and most of the other information there is not sourced. Should we remove that as well? 72.161.205.236 (talk) 21:12, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the courteous welcome. You are correct; the interview reads "100 years". What irks me about this situation is that I've seen multiple discussions on fan-sites, and most people seem to agree that the interview was mistranslated due to the lack of distinction between plurals in the Japanese language whence the interview came. I also know via common sense that the time between games must certainly be "hundreds" of years. Is there any solution to this quandary? I'm fairly sure having "100" serves only to mislead readers eager to form their own chronologies. You stated that most of the other edits can be considered "extraneous". I most strongly disagree. Here is an edit-by-edit run-down.

+"the actual Legend of Zelda" This is perhaps interesting but useless. I feel it neither harms nor helps the article.

-"the" (context of Seven Sages) I believe this word is very misleading and should be removed, as it implies that there has only ever been one set of Seven Sages, which has not been established.

+"full" (context of Triforce) This change distinguishes between a partial acquisition and a full acquisition, which is very important when one considers the significance of the triforce's status in the timeline. I find this wording more clear.

+"corrupted by Ganon and" (context of Sacred Realm vs. Dark World) Another useless but perhaps just slightly more descriptive edit.

+/-"According to the instruction manual ... Along his journey, he" This edit is important in that it implies that this Link was also featured in another game that immediately precedes this story. A source would be very nice here. Perhaps a link to an online .pdf document of the manual would work.

-/+"eventually ... childhood" This change cleaned up a bit of the language (see above) and provided some missing detail about the ending which helps readers better understand what is now known as the "Split Timeline Theory".

+/-"a united triforce ... defeated by Link" The fact about the triforce being in one piece at the time is crucial. The bit about the ending clarifies the words, "plot to resurrect Ganon". This last modification is really not necessary, but it gives the reader a better idea of what actually happens in the games.

+"In-game ... Hyrule" I feel the apparent references to Ocarina of Time and the following events are most important to the storyline.

+"Ganon ... with" The reference to Vaati here perhaps provides not even enough information to help readers place the story in the timeline. It is important to note the mage's appearance in the game.

+"Ganondorf ... dies" This is perhaps the most timeline-crucial edit I made. The state of the triforce at the end of the game in particular is highly significant.

+"Link" -"A man" This figure has been confirmed as Link by Miyamoto. I felt that the identity of the figure was so incredibly obvious as to not merit a source. If necessary, a source can be added. Thank you. 72.161.241.253 (talk) 05:24, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

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In response to the quotation from WP:Verifiability, "Editors should provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged", No quotations or material which is likely to be challenged was inserted- that is, unless you are challenging the material as inaccurate, which wouldn't make any sense, as there exists a great deal of information which then also should be challenged and removed. You also state that "Reverting your edit was nothing personal", which I fail to comprehend when you selectively decide to delete my material, leaving the rest intact. Thank you. 207.119.229.137 (talk) 07:07, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

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And, finally, sorry about the flighty IP address. I have no control over it. 207.119.229.137 (talk) 07:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

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Due to your "flighty" IP addresses, I'll henceforth be responding here on my talk page. And I didn't say the information you added was unreliable (except maybe the "hundreds of years" bit). I quoted WP:V as a response to this:

"most of the other information there is not sourced. Should we remove that as well?".

'Kay? Oh, and I really have to thank you for talking this out with me rather than starting an edit war like many IP users do. Let's get to it:

• We have no choice but to go with what the source says. Hm. Do you have access to the original untranslated version of that interview? If not, do you know of other reliable sources that say "hundreds of years"?
• I, too, don't really care either way about "the actual Legend of Zelda".
• "the", when referencing the Sages in OoT and ALttP, does belong because there are only seven of them in those games. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, meaning we don't write articles to conform to what might happen or even what's likely to happen. It's possible that a future Zelda game will reveal more than seven Sages, and if/when that happens then we will edit the article accordingly, but unless/until then there are only seven of them; the Seven Sages. Plus the games refer to the seven of them as a set.
• "full" (context of Triforce) - I guess "full" does provide better clarification, especially given that the Triforce is shattered several times throughout the series.
• "corrupted by Ganon and" (context of Sacred Realm vs. Dark World) - Same as above; I agree with you because it's a bit more descriptive.
• The words "According to the instruction manual" have to go. Unless contradicted in the game itself, details in the instruction manual are canon so there's no reason to clarify where the information came from. The "after destroying Ganon, set out on a quest for knowledge" bit is fine.
• "eventually" is important because otherwise it seems like the mere act of Link waking seven years later is what awakens the Sages, which isn't the way it is. The rest of the sentence does need rewriting, and you've convinced me the "Zelda sends Link back" bit is necessary.
• "a united triforce ... defeated by Link" - Hm. I see this does belong after all.
• "In-game ... Hyrule" - At first this seemed like fancruft, but I suppose details about the timeline are okay.
• "Ganon ... with" - Same as the one above.
• "Ganondorf ... dies" - My problem with this one is the way it's written:

1. Small typos. The paragraph wasn't indented properly, "free" was misspelled and "dark lord" wasn't capitalized.
2. "Link, defeating Ganon" should say "Link, upon defeating Ganondorf" or "Link, after defeating Ganondorf". "Ganondorf" should be used for consistency.
3. "seemingly dies" is speculative. It's not obvious that he actually dies, so without a reliable source stating he dies we can't have this detail in the article.

• "Link"/"A man" - This is not part of the caption, it's part of the alt text, which is used to describe what the image looks like for those who can't see the image rather than to provide commentary about the image's subject. It should read something like "A man in a green tunic" rather than "Link". For further clarification click on the link.

Whoa! That has got to be the largest single talk page post I've ever made on Wikipedia! Anyway, I hope I cleared some thing up; I know your list on my talk page cleared some things up for me. Cheers! -sesuPRIME 09:57, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

In "The Legand of Zelda (series)"I was having trouble getting a good source and you almost banned me and I just want to say that I knew it was good information and I wasn't trying to be disruptive in any posts so thanks for fixing my post and not banning me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.97.84.197 (talk) 04:27, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by -- Tinu Cherian BOT - 12:54, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

First off, that's for the offer. But I just found the issue. But, again, thanks for the offer. I really needed to find the issue. GamerPro64 (talk) 01:26, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

• Im sorry im just adding additional references of the said Kapamilya show (Ruffa & Ai) or make another article just Ruffa and Ai article to prevent confusion, confilct or double articles. I far as i know it was a named of a animal (redirect article) using the Rufa article until it was change to a ABS-CBN talkshow in the Philippines with unknown user after me or else separate the article instead and do a favor. This is not a vandalism. (120.28.235.176) 17:41, 02 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.28.209.125 (talk)

• You've just warned User:Juannoyola about blanking Simon G. Atkins Academic and Technology High School; I was in the process of nominating the article for speedy deletion as a copyvio. I don't think it's ever been blank per se... --NellieBly (talk) 06:36, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

• • I see what you mean, thanks. I was a little confused there. --NellieBly (talk) 06:57, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Still got that Game Informer information? - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 08:30, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, all I need is the data for referencing, but if there's anything that could potentially be used, such as impressions or unmentioned info, that'd be great. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 08:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 06:09, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• I think you misunderstood my edit, it was not meant to BE vandalism, but to REPORT a vandal, who tried to get my article deleted!

--Itemssnake123 (talk) 11:34, 4 August 2009 (UTC)--

• hi, you some how just instantly changed my posting, despite the fact that it was a legitimate fact. I have first hand experience with this incident and am well aware of the circumstances surrounding it. so, I am going to post it back now, and I'd thank you to refrain from editing things based on hunches you may or may not have, it's very discriminatory.

--204.58.32.254 (talk) 15:27, 4 August 2009 (UTC)--

• I'm sorry about my uncalled for yelling at user Proturology. I apologize to him. I let my anger get the best of me. Sorry to you and yours.

--03:58, 8 August 2009 Epicclawdad--

How was that vandalism? Someone is abusing their power. Also its cool to like pokemon.

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Can you explain why two of my created barnstars were tagged for sppedy deletion. I don't see how they are copyrighted. Can you explain it so maybe I can fix it?SchnitzelMannGreek. 15:59, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. Do you think there is a way to keep the pictures on here...maybe if we get permission or something. I don't have much experience with this because most of the stuff I upload was my own work or uncopyrighted stuff issued by the government(like flags) or just plain uncopyrighted stuff.SchnitzelMannGreek. 16:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick revert on my page for once it popped up quickly in huggle but I still seem to always be the slowest at reverting my own page :(. I saw you were fast at your own to lol Jamesofur (talk) 00:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

It's so I can see the changes made to the "In Metroid (1986)..." paragraph. Gary King (talk) 15:35, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I note that your user page has been getting some vandalism recently, from IPs 59.93.243.121, 59.93.244.246, and 59.93.255.228. Since the addresses are almost identical, I'd guess that it's the same user who keeps vandalizing it, with a new IP address each time thanks to dial-up. You might want to report to WP:AIV and ask for range block on 59.93.xxx.xxx. Cheers, MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 21:24, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Never mind; the IP promptly vandalized my user page after I reverted it on yours, so I reported and it looks like it has been dealt with. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 23:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't trying to cause any trouble. I hope you aren't too upset that I edited it a bit. DesertLynx83 (talk) 06:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Also, if that turns out to be the actual date, I'll apologize. DesertLynx83 (talk) 06:54, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi there, just wanted to say thanks for your intervention last night when somebody vandalised my userpage. I really appreciate your help. Best GRB1972 (talk) 08:23, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Does that only apply to that one pic, or to all pix? Are some pix "free" and others "non-free" or are they all "non-free" Purplebackpack89 (talk) 19:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC) P.S.: I personally prefer Mr. Game and Watch to Samus, and I think that Ganandorf has better moves :-D

Hi--I don't mean to be excessively confrontational, but would you please explain why you reverted my corrections of Metroid Prime: Trilogy? There may be a Wikipedia convention I am not aware of. Thanks. --Jp07 (talk) 23:40, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 05:32, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

~For reverting vandalism on my personal page. I suppose everyone needs a hobby but hopefully the week's enforced break will let the troll find something else to do. Grblundell (talk) 10:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Wuh...? Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 00:56, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Ahh right-o sorry about that, I've never played the game(s) so I don't know the character's names and "Zelda" seemed more likely than "Link". Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 01:53, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Question--this is the first one of these I've made... It seems like all of the other programming language boxes use pretty much the same text for each userbox--this isn't going to be a copyright issue, right? Do you see any other errors? If so, let me know and I'll fix them. (It is very time consuming to create those things, wow.) Here is the category page and here is the template page, if you don't mind looking them over. If you don't know much about them either, would you mind referring me to someone who might know about them? Thanks! --Jp07 (talk) 04:12, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I posted it at the location you gave me. Thanks for your help. --Jp07 (talk) 03:28, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the vandalism on my talk page. Tezkag72 (talk) 23:26, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 04:08, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you want this page temporarily semi'ed? — Kralizec! (talk) 03:51, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done — Kralizec! (talk) 04:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

My pleasure. Kudos to you for the excellent anti-vandal work, and please let me know if there is ever anything else I can do for you. Thanks, — Kralizec! (talk) 04:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the user page revert. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:16, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

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You're welcome! I was doing some research for the Pokémon mini for the Nintendo Wikia and came across that on History of Nintendo page on NoE. I went to check the release date for the American Pokémon mini here on Wikipedia and found that the European date was missing! --Bentendo24 (talk) 20:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I was trying to edit and click prevew. I was traying to figre out how too make the dark boxes for my Sandbox. Smurai -- Cerberus☃ 20:25, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

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