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Noticed that the quote boxes were removed, but unless I overlooked it, I couldn't find any discussion on the talk pages about it. Wondering if perhaps you could shed some light on why they were removed. Thanks, Cliff smith 04:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Please see my comments at Talk:Chicxulub Crater#GA review. Cheers, Daniel 05:47, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

I think I've covered all the bases of the peer review, so I'd be grateful if you could take a look at the article now. David Fuchs ^(talk) 21:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry that I didn't get back to you in a timely manner on this. It looks better now. Perhaps you could consider taking it through for PR again? — RJH (talk) 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

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Currently, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars has two lists pertaining to it (List of characters in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and List of locations in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars). User:TTN decided it would be best to merge the lists into the main article and split Smithy Gang into those articles. I recently merged Smithy Gang into the list of chatacters by removing the non-notable characters, and I have asserted that a cameo section in the list of characters is valid, per Wikipedia:Trivia sections and Wikipedia:Handling trivia that uses Alex Trebek#Cameos as a good example. I have suggested that we rename the articles per Wikipedia:Requested moves#Requesting potentially controversial moves to something along the lines of Characters of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and World of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars or Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) just like Characters of Final Fantasy VIII and World of Final Fantasy VI or Gaia (Final Fantasy VII). I believe if these articles are to evolve beyond a non-notable list, they should be renamed. For example, List of Final Fantasy VII locations was merged into Gaia (Final Fantasy VII), because a World article is notable, but a simple list of locations is not. That is why there are other secions of the article to make it a World article. It simply has not been renamed yet.

TTN believes the citations in the development and reception sections of the list of locations, books and magazines, are trivial sources. When I added that the 3D perspective of the game is reminicent of Equinox to the main article, TTN removed it since my souce was "the opinions of the Nintendo Power player's guide writers". Although it was actually Nintendo Power magazine, I do believe a magazine is a reliable source, and I gave a page from Next Generation Magazine which also said the same thing. In addition, I was surprized that TTN said that it was from the players guide, since he claims to own the players guide for the game. He has not verified this, since I asked him for citations in May, "Could you look in the back of the Player's Guide and tell me what “types” of … Magic? I forgot what they call it in the game … well, anyways, what types of Special Attack or whatever it is (actually, could you find out what it's called?) there are? I remember some vaguely when I owned the guide like “Fire”, “Jump”, “Electricity?”, etc. Could you provide a citation, like the page number with a quote in context?" TTN replied that he was going to "get to it" (User talk:TTN/Archive 5#List of locations in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars). TTN claims the player's guide is "at the bottom of a box that's behind at least five others in a cramped space". Seeing that TTN did not recognize that the page was not from the player's guide when I provided a scan of the page in question from Nintendo Power shocked me. However, I have continued to assume good faith by not questioning TTN's honesty.

Per Wikipedia:Consensus#Consensus can change, I have offered five different reasonable, temporary compromises that might integrate my idea with TTN's.

1. Go over the list of characters so we can delete non–notable characters
2. Rename the articles by following the steps at Wikipedia:Requested moves#Requesting potentially controversial moves.
3. Cut down the geography section list of locations by cutting it into the regional maps the adventures use when traveling from one to another. I can get pictures and write the fair use rationals, and someone can cut down the text that has no citation and does not allude to other media.
4. Write the concept and creation and reception sections for the list of characters
5. Write the concept and creation section for the main article

TTN rejected my compromise because it still keeps the articles. I agreed I would consider a redirect, but Wikipedia:Article size does not allow that, since the list of locations is currently 82 KB long. Instead, I agreed to help cut down the geography section that is the bulk of the article, but TTN rejected that as well because TTN states, "I am not interested in working on the article in regards to improving it." and "get past this "having sources automatically means that this information is good" mentality." TTN states, "I don't think they have or will ever assert notability." I have replied with, "Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, so if you don't think the articles will ever assert notability, we cannot yet know this, per Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions#I don't like it.

Would you please take a look at Talk:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and give us your thoughts? Taric25 00:59, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

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David, much as obviously I want the lists kept, I don't think you can close that discussion. It can only be kept if it is a speedy keep and that requires the nomination to be withdrawn and no other delete opinions. As others have expressed delete opinions, I think this AfD must run its course - though you obviously may strike your nom and/or express a keep opinion if you wish... WjBscribe 17:39, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

It probably won't change the outcome, but some of those other delete opinions do have some validity and I guess its just a courtesy to those commentators to allow their opinions to be fully considered... WjBscribe 17:43, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Just an FYI that I've posted this issue at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents for some input from other admins. Thanks to a browser crash and it not actually being posted to the Incidents, I've had more time to think about it and decided to have this discussion with you, before having it with others. Once you withdraw an AfD, thereby closing it and its discussion, I don't see how you can just decide to open it back up with a few removals of tags. You withdrew your AfD nomination, it was closed for discussion, and that should have been the end of it. Further, I noticed you removed some of the comments left on the AfD discussion and I'm not so sure that should have been done either. You struck through some and removed others. What was up with that? Granted, they were your comments but they still shouldn't have been removed as they were part of the discussion. -- ALLSTAR ECHO 23:41, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I can send you the paper, how do I find your email? Jeff Dahl 19:05, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

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Can I request some low-level protection on the Team Fortress 2 article? Its not been suffering any significant vandalism but the game has just been released and as such is being bombarded with edits by anomalous users who are adding unnecessary speculation and game-guide material to the article and it can be a struggle to keep it under control. A lock against anomalous edits until the game hype dies down should help.

This may not be a valid reason to protect the article, but hey: don't ask, don't find out. -- Sabre 12:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

You know, I really don't like video game articles. But damn, you've done a really good job with the article on Cortana! I wish all articles on fictional subjects were that good. Keep it up! Jobjörn (Talk ° contribs) 23:58, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah that's truth exept removing my addition only to figure out it was correct one hour later :p we should be able to at least get a GA soon, and speaking of GAs what do you think of Nicole (Dead or Alive)? I have been working with it lately and now that some copyvio that was there has been removed the article appears to have about all of the notable information involving her, the article is short but it may have enought to be GA. Congrats on getting Master Chief to Featured Article also. - Caribbean~H.Q. 04:14, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about that, Caribb. I swear I thought it was from the McFarlane source, and I wasn't paying attention. You win :P David Fuchs ^(talk) 17:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Troll (Warcraft). Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Yngvarr 11:33, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello,

I am the author of the wiki article on Fight the Panda Syndicate, which you do not believe deserves to be on wikipedia. I am writing with respect to and for your opinion. I am writing to suggest that I was not aware of this process, and that I was under the impression that a piece of history, which this has been for the 400 something people involved in New Jersey, would be entitled to a place within your space. I have complete respect for your skepticism about this project, but I implore you to reconsider this article as something that has meant a great deal to a number of people and will mean more politically within the communities. I thank you very much for taking the time to read and evaluate m article. If you have any tips on how it might be better represented, please advise. They may have suggested a no name film from a no name studio, but if everyone had believed that of Kevin Smith's Clerks, then it never would have gotten anywhere. Some suggest that they enjoy the logo. I am aware that there are hundreds of people wearing those t-shirts now, and that the Panda Syndicate has gained some popularity on the West Coast in areas of San Francisco and in Europe, where its composer has been working hard to score the film. I am also aware that King Kong Bundy and The Iron Shiek have confirmed their involvement in the film, which would could be a very interesting comeback for them. Whatever you folks here decide, I hope that you consider that this phenomenon, which is only going to grow, has changed the lives of many people within the tri state area over the past year, and I only thought that wikipedia, my favorite online resource, should have an article about it.

Respectfully, bedford4nj —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.235.168 (talk) 03:50, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

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I was wondering if anyone had commented to you regarding your signature? The color being used, red, resembles that of a non-existent userpage and could cause confusion or annoyance to other users (WP:SIG#Appearance_and_color). Unless you have valid reasons otherwise, I was wondering if you could alter the color so as not to imitate a possible "newbie". Thanks.--12 Noon 19:16, 26 October 2007 (UTC)