User talk:Brandon Rhea

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Question
You know Brandon, with all the work you put into The Chosen One, do you ever plan to write an original novel? Don't get me wrong, your work in Star Wars is amazing, but it's something you could never make money on. Do you ever plan to break free from fandom and set off on making your own sci-fi or other genre?-- Josh Bender щ(ﾟДﾟщ) 18:29, October 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Possibly. My interest level in being a professional writer isn't all that high right now, nor has it ever really been, but if I do ever decide to pursue that then I have a number of ideas for stories. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  18:45, October 2, 2011 (UTC)

CS: Mika Anaki
Didn't your vote here complete the VtR, so shouldn't the nomination be taken down and archived? Thanks  Savage  1138  19:53, October 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * There are 8 Seers, and it takes a majority vote. One other Seer has to vote. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  20:04, October 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah. I recall it only needing a total of four in the past, but what you're saying makes more sense.  Savage  1138  20:06, October 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * It may have only needed 4 votes in the past. It depends on how many Seers there are. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  20:09, October 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know. I just wouldn't have been thinking that that was half of the Seers. I assumed it was set at four. Thanks  Savage  1138  20:11, October 2, 2011 (UTC)

Vectorized article icons
Hey Brandon! I decided to do vector versions of our faithful but aging status markers, File:LinkGA-check.png and File:LinkFA-star.png. I would like to hear your opinion about them, particularly about the gradients. Here they are:

Cheers!


 * I think they look good. I would ask Squishy Vic too, since he's always basically been the era icons guy and, from a technical feedback standpoint, he could give you a much better response than my typical "good stuff" routine. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  04:50, October 5, 2011 (UTC)

Template:Official blog
There appears to be something wrong with template:Official blog. I recall it looking differently in the past, and I don't think it should have the and sitting there. Thanks  Savage  1138  19:36, October 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure, but it's showing up fine on the main page so it's not really an issue. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  04:48, October 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * It wasn't fine on the main page when I asked, but something has obviously been fixed. Seeing as it is now fine on the main page, I agree that it is no longer an issue. Thanks  Savage  1138  14:17, October 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * Purged the template page, looks okay now. 14:26, October 5, 2011 (UTC)

Bot request
I forget who owns Weegee, but either way, going through you might still be quicker. Anywho, I have a bot request. Basically, replace JDstub with, and Dstub with  , and then JDstub and Dstub deleted once the changes are made. I've been replacing the templates when I catch them while random paging. The templates are really quite useless and just say "I'm too lazy to fix my own spelling and grammar, so I'll make the other users do it for me." :| And since we're trying to lose that "This article is mine, you no touch!" attitude, then losing those templates will certainly help.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:10, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Just noting that perhaps AWB can do the trick if the vote results in the use of Stubby. 19:46, October 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Do we need to get rid of those, though? To me they seem like nothing more than customized versions of stubby. They don't seem to suggest a "don't touch this" or "correct it for me" attitude, IMO, but rather they just say who the author is (as stubby does) and says people can edit it per the editing policy. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  10:50, October 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with Trak on this. Correct me if I'm wrong, but ownership templates are not allowed, and IMHO the modified stubbies do look rather like a stamp of article ownership. Something like a custom-made infobox (as NKSCF uses on his stuff) is perfectly kosher, but Drewton's and Ducato's custom stubs are another matter. Again, this is IMHO. 10:56, October 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * What's the difference between JDstub and ? They both end up saying more or less the same thing. - Brandon Rhea  (talk)  10:58, October 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * The difference is in the template itself; one is a common template meant to be used by all, the other is an extra-special "hi, this is my page, it's tiny now but it may get bigger -- oh, and please do my work for me" template custom made by users who, as a matter of fact, no longer edit here. So basically, those stubbies are never going to grow. BTW, why do you respond to messages on your talk page as well as on the other user's page? It's just a teensy bit pretentious...  14:01, October 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * To answer the last point first, I generally answer questions on my talk page on other wikis, just because it's easier to do it that way and because it keeps the conversation in one place. Since I'm an admin here, though, I've always responded on other people's talk pages since that gives them the new messages update. I've just decided to do both now. That said, since there isn't really a clear basis for this in policy (it's not really an ownership template in the sense that the old ones were, and it has similarities to Stubby), I think a VfD would be warranted so we can figure this out for going forward. - Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  14:55, October 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, okay that makes sense. In regards to the VfD, that also makes sense. 00:47, October 7, 2011 (UTC)

Lateness
I'm so sorry about being extremely late on responding to your message about the admin voting, Brandon. I literally just saw your message to me today. I know I'm not here often, but I do like to think I'm around to help important matters like this most of the time. I'll make sure to be more attentive in the future. Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles 03:04, October 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem. Which message were you referring to, though? - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  20:32, October 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess it was your notification about the two new RfAs, posted roughly one-and-a-half years ago. 20:52, October 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Do you want to know how much of an idiot I am? Because Trak Nar is right, lol. I apologized for nothing. Haha. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 03:38, October 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe I am not Trak Nar. 11:59, October 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * And that's what I get for assuming TK stands for Trak Nar. My apologies, TK-999. [[Image:NKsig.png|70px]] Jesus Freak NK says NK's 'mazin' articles [[Image:sabersmilygreend.jpg]] 13:05, October 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, you couldn't know. 13:07, October 8, 2011 (UTC)

Corellia
Hey, Darth Deon incorrectly moved Corellia to Corellia (disambiguation). I was wondering if you could revert that. - I'm the Chosen One  05:01, October 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Done, although unless you've made enough page moves today for it to prevent you from moving more then you have the ability to do that too. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  05:23, October 9, 2011 (UTC)

I am aware that I could move it, but I thought you may have had the ability to stop the redirect, whereas I have no power to do so. Anyway, thanks.- I'm the Chosen One  05:28, October 9, 2011 (UTC)

Sockpuppet
I have a strong feeling that User:ATyoyo and User:Ayoyo are the same individual. Their name is similar and their masthead info is the same. 09:45, October 9, 2011 (UTC)

Infobox CSS
This coding: " " would correspond to its MediaWiki:.css page right? Say I labeled a .css page as "Infobox.css", would it work in the infobox coding if I do this:  ?- I'm the Chosen One  17:40, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * Where are you seeing ? I don't think that's a magic word. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  18:07, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Here is a of it.- I'm the Chosen One  18:12, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * What's the link to the infobox? - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  19:09, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Well that thing is included in the infoboxes here, but here is the link.- I'm the Chosen One  20:20, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * It's definitely not a magic word or parser function, so infobox.css won't do anything. What is it that you're trying to accomplish? - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  20:30, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Well, I was able to format the infoboxes using inline CSS, but I don't want to do that individually for all the infobox template pages. I would put it in the Common.css (which I copied from here), but I am not sure how to do that exactly right. I am basically looking to do an external style CSS that formats all the infoboxes simultaneously through a link or some such (which is how Common.css functions obviously). It would also declutter the infoboxes.- I'm the Chosen One  20:42, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure. I asked DaNASCAT too and he also wasn't sure. You could try asking on the Community Central Forum and see if anyone there knows. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  20:49, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

Okay. Also, two last questions: What is the value to make the image flush with the infobox? Mine has a slight border around the picture. In addition, how do you adjust the cell height for the infobox? Mine is pretty tall and leaves a lot of white space between entries. Example of both problems located here.- I'm the Chosen One  20:53, October 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, those subsequent questions have been addressed as well. Thanks for the help and the link.- I'm the Chosen One  22:00, October 11, 2011 (UTC)

RE: y u block me
cuz shhe totaly owews me a favr an i wanneded 2 troll u 4 epick lulz. 05:44, October 12, 2011 (UTC)

CheckUser request
Could you perhaps run a CheckUser on these two people? I have a sneaking suspicion that I'd like to shed some light on. Thanks.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:29, October 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * There's 1 match. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  06:30, October 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * I had a feeling that was the case. Which one was created first?  I'll drop a message on that one's page regarding the other account.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:33, October 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mtxtrevin was created first, but MtxDevin has been the primary account here on SWFanon so it would probably be best to treat that one as such. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  06:35, October 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. Commencing interrogation...  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:38, October 12, 2011 (UTC)

Got another request. Can you check this user with this one and this one? I have a sneaking suspicion again...  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:24, October 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * There's no exact match, but the IPs are similar. I can't say yes or no for certain. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  05:26, October 13, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hm. Well, the third one was a sock of the second one, but the first one's relation to the other two has me a bit stumped.  What raised my alarm was the first user's edit to an article by the second user (that was edited by his sock after he was blocked for some reason).  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:31, October 13, 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually... just how similar are the IPs? If it is a variation of just one number, then they may still be the same.  Some residential IPs will vary like that as the provider doesn't use static IPs.  I know my brother's connection is like that; it mutates almost daily.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:35, October 13, 2011 (UTC)

Due to some confusion, I have another CheckUser request. This one and this one.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:40, October 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay. There's no match. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  08:08, October 15, 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 08:10, October 15, 2011 (UTC)

Got another one, though it's simply a hunch. This user and this one. Just wanting to cover all my bases.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 04:08, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

And, a check on this one. Thanks.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 03:21, October 24, 2011 (UTC)

Do You Know of Any Artists?
Hi, I I'm going to create my own species for a desert planet but am not much of a drawer. Do you know any artists that are active on this wiki that could help me out? --MtxDevin (Talk) 03:33, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * You could ask Trak Nar, but she's been quite busy lately. Other options could be Solus or perhaps Squishy Vic. 12:32, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

UnlimitedPower and Powerstaark
I know I'm not an admin and it isn't really my place to do anything about it, but it looks to me like User:UnlimitedPower might be a sockpuppet of User:Powerstaark, as UnlimitedPower has edited a lot of Powerstaark's pages. Thanks  Savage  1138  19:36, October 17, 2011 (UTC)

Hey Brandon I was wondering if you could give me any feedback etc on how to may my articles more appealing and improved. Cheers

B'Rhea in the new novel
Hi, Brandon. I hope you're doing well. If you are interested, I've put a spoiler up on a couple of pages regarding everyone's favorite despot from Eriadu. If you read chapter two of the new novel, which I've put up as a bit of a tease to those who might actually care, you'll see he's mentioned in an interesting way. Anyway, cheers to you. Have a good one. &mdash; Fiolli  01:39, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

Hello
Could you come to IRC? There is something that I would like to discuss with you. Thanks. 05:52, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

Darth Tenebrous
I need help renaming my page from Qyrann to Darth Tenebrous, because it was originally named Darth Tenebrous but for easy redirection I renamed it Mitch Qyrann, Mitch, and Qyrann, now I can not rename it to Darth Tenebrous, can you rename it

Peace and leave a holla at me--Darth Deon (Talk) 14:39, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

Deletion
Hey that goodwood guy deleted the article United Warlords Of The Four Empires, maybe he doesn't care about it and I realise it doesn't meet guidelines so could yo undo the deletion and tell me about the policies. I hope you are more reasonable.

Thank you


 * Hi. Because Goodwood is the one who deleted your article, he's the one you would need to talk to about restoring it. If he says no, then that's his decision to make.


 * As for our policies, you can read them here, with the central article policy being the Manual of Style. If there are specific things within those policies that you need help with, feel free to let me know and I'd be happy to help. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk)  00:47, October 24, 2011 (UTC)

Alright, thanks though as a native administrator I thought you'd be able to give me the help required but thats fair too, I understand