User talk:Gnost-Dural/Archive1

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Joining the community
Hey Gnost-Dural! Sorry if this added message seems a bit overwhelming after the huge welcome message you just received, but what I wanted to say is important enough to re-emphasize it here. I wanted to make sure you were as aware as possible of the fantastic community we have here on the wiki. There is literally so much to do beyond just working on your own articles. I definitely don't want to sound like I'm suggesting you shouldn't work on your own articles, but there's a larger community out there too and we'd all love for you to get involved! If you have any questions about the community, which I strongly encourage you to participate in, don't hesitate to ask me. Thanks, and once again welcome to Star Wars Fanon! – -- Brandon Rhea (Talk) 19:00, June 21, 2010

Featured status
Hi. I just wanted to let you know that I've removed your featured status nomination for Jedi's Digest. If you meant to nominate the article for featured work, it's nowhere near the requirements for out-of-universe articles, so it would need a lot of work. Here are some examples of our out-of-universe featured articles:


 * Alternative Star Wars Saga
 * Star Wars: The Tragedy
 * The Fanon Menace/Season 1
 * The Fanon Menace: A Day in the Life of a Stormtrooper

If you meant to nominate the actual story for featured work status then, unfortunately, it doesn't meet those requirements either. A featured work must be a minimum of 4,000 words.

Don't be discouraged, though! Keep at it and one of these days you may very well find yourself with a featured article or featured work on your hands. It's just that, as of now, this doesn't meet the requirements for either of them. Sorry. =( - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 18:58, June 22, 2010 (UTC)

Question about J'Quee Lin-Sm'yth
I am curious. Is her name perhaps inspired by Jaclyn Smith? If so, adding that fact to J'Quee Lin-Sm'yth's article would be nice for the Behind the scenes. Always interesting to see where names and characters are inspired. -- Kathkira talk  06:27, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

RE: Quote
Hah! That wouldn't be surprising, as I'd seen that quote in other places on the intertubes (namely in discussion forums where a significant portion of users were British or Commonwealth folks). But I did actually say that to her in regards to duct tape (which really was originally called "duck tape"), and it seemed like an appropriate aside for use as entertainment on my userpage. 16:16, December 29, 2010 (UTC)

Categories
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I cut out the bit from the I, Admiral article about the categories, as well as all the categories themselves. For now it's just listed as Category:Books in progress. You can change it to a more specific in-progress category once you have a better idea of the length. Also, "I, Admiral Story" has been moved to a subpage at I, Admiral/story, per the MOS, and categorized as Category:Fanwork segments. Anyway, that's all. Good luck with your story! - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 21:38, January 20, 2011 (UTC)

RE: Book cover
I could do that; references and images of Rebellion-era warships are easy enough to find. As for your offer, I'd have to decline. The idea of author inserts in my own works is something I stay away from, and I wouldn't really want anyone to have to try and figure out how to insert me unless they already had some sort of plan or if it was just an homage and not an actual insert. Thanks, though, and let me know when your story is done so I can make the cover. 04:15, January 21, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Extension of friendship
Hi. This isn't something I can make a decision on. Feel free to post a topic in the Senate Hall to see if anyone has any general interest in it, or you can post a topic in the consensus track to officially approve it. Thanks! - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 21:29, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Yanibar Tales
Ataru replied to your compliments on his talk page. Just I'd let you know.- I'm the Chosen One You must see it... 22:22, July 7, 2011 (UTC)

JOLEE!!
I DO NOT WANT ANTARES TO HAVE PERMISSION ON THIS PAGE!!! YOU WILL STOP ALLOWING ENEMIES ACCESS TO OUR INFORMATION AT ONCE!!!!!!! THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS!!

Images
Please source and license the following:

File:Kohl Ty.jpg

File:Bask Tey'lya.jpg

File:Thrinn Enitp.jpg

per our image policy. Thanks -- SavageOpress1138  Help you I can, yes 18:00, July 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Then you need to provide a link to the picture it comes from, and list that as the source, along with "edited by Gnost-Dural" or something along those lines. You also need to license them, which, if you added the paint, could be copyrighted, or creative commons, or something else.  Thanks -- SavageOpress1138  Help you I can, yes  18:34, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Story
Hi Gnost, please keep in mind that when you create a chapter for your story, make it a subpage to your story article. Like Story name/Chapter. Thank you for understanding. -Bluethunder Contact 19:42, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Images
Hello. Please source, license, and categorize the image you uploaded, File:Thrinn Enitp.jpg, correctly in accordance with the Image Policy. Simply linking to Wookieepedia is not enough. You must be specific or your image will be removed. Thank you.  Seb  olto  01:44, July 13, 2011 (UTC)

Nova Corp
Please do not edit my Nova Corporation page, the company is my creation and if I have to, I will contact the administrators to have your access to editing restricted. Nova Corp has been changed to a different squad and we no longer have any need for diplomatic representation. You might want to delete the Nova Corp page anyway, because I have routed the information to where it needs to go, which is the Nova Corporation. Xalandra Nova (Talk) 14:40, July 15, 2011 (UTC)

cwa
i play 2, names Tyro Beviin

Warning
Please do not vandalize other users articles as that is extremely frowned upon and against policy. This will be your only warning. Thank you and if you have questions, ask.- I'm the Chosen One  07:20, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Image warning
The following images of yours have been deleted:

File:Kohl Ty.jpg

File:Bask Tey'lya.jpg

File:Thrinn Enitp.jpg

This was done because Sebolto gave you fair warning that they needed to be properly sourced (i.e., linked to the actual source material and not simply to "Wookieepedia"), in addition to lacking the accepted license templates. That was five days ago, ample time to rectify the situation for all three images. Consider this your first official warning. 19:53, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Images
You did not dispute my warning; you merely apologized when I warned you, but did nothing to correct the offense. Thus Goodwood has every right to delete your images. If you actually bothered to read the Star Wars Fanon:Image policy, you would find that it is simpler than you think. There are many users here (like myself) who struggled with the policy at first but who eventually understood it. That is no excuse.  Seb  olto  20:15, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * You were given fair warning, and you were pointed in the direction of the image policy, which expressly states how images are to be sorted. It is not the fault of either myself nor the administration that you were unable to abide by the instructions set up therein. If you wish to propose something more "user-friendly" as you say, then please do so on the Consensus track. 20:19, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * SWFanon was set up to be a Fanon alternative to Wookieepedia; thus, that site is looked to as a model. I understand that these policies may be complex for new users, but that is what keeps the wiki in the excellent shape we see it in. I too was like you when I first came here. I didn't like all the rules. However, this is no excuse. I learned to understand them, and I have never had a problem since. Thus, if you wish to remain here, you must learn the policies, however arduous they may seem. Attempting to change them to suit yourself is selfish and will hurt no one but yourself.  Seb  olto  20:28, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * I am no administrator, SavageOpress1138 is not an administrator, and yet we both have done well, each winning User of the Month and promoting articles to featured status. Again, this is no excuse. Outright changing the system will hurt all of us here who have devoted many hours of our lives to making sure all articles, even those that aren't our own, conform to policy. I believe you are no different from me, Gnost; you just need to understand why rules exist and appreciate them.  Seb  olto  20:34, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * You are now only feeling sorry for yourself. Your selfishness shines through. I wish you well on your future ventures.  Seb  olto  20:42, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * You have no reason to give an invasive response to Sebolto. He politely notified you of the existence of a system of rules and policies that serve the purpose of improving the wiki's quality and preventing legal issues stemming from potential copyright violations. And don't think it is too hard: ask others to explain them. To assist you. And @Sebolot: don't make personal attacks. TK999 —[Discuss] 20:43, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * I can guide you through the upload process step-by-step if you want to. We are all to help each other. TK999 —[Discuss] 20:47, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * If you wish, I can explain the proper sourcing/formatting of edited images. It is not that hard. TK999 —[Discuss] 20:50, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * Seriously, thanks. I will begin to explain it now. TK999 —[Discuss] 20:51, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Image tutorial
==Summary== This is the Information template, which you need to fill in on Special:Upload.
 * &mdash; Used for various messages. Typically left empty.
 * &mdash; Just say what the image depicts.
 * &mdash; Source of the image. If you found it on Wookieepedia, go to its description page there. See the source it lists, and copy that into this field. If you took a screenshot of something, list the name of the film/game etc. you took it from. If it is from a book, list the name of that book. And so on.
 * &mdash; If you know who originally created the image, list his/her name. If it is unknown, leave empty.
 * &mdash; If you made any changes to the original file (e.g. recolored Vader), list them here.
 * &mdash;
 * If the image is from a book or any other copyrighted work, put Fairuse here.
 * If it is a screen capture, use Screenshot.
 * If it is from a comic book, use Comicpanel.
 * If you created the image, choose any other template. The other templates are typically used for others' works and special cases, which I assume won't be happening in your case.
 * &mdash; Use this to link to other versions, using the syntax.
 * The rest is for categories. TK999 —[Discuss] 20:59, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

In addition to the sourcing information provided by TK, if you find the image on a website and you do not know the source, and they do not provide one, you would just list the website address which contains the image. There is also a little break in the policy: ''Sometimes a newly uploaded image has been sitting a user’s computer for some time. That user must make every effort to find the original source, though if they cannot find it then they must state the exact reason why they cannot find that source.'' This allows one to keep an unsourced image on the wiki, but I would not exploit this beyond one or two images.- I'm the Chosen One  21:22, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * Additionally, you should access Special:Upload via this link or the search box and not the "Add an image" button, which opens a hover box that isn't that useful. If you want to, I can disable that button with CSS. TK999 —[Discuss] 10:10, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

Kohl Ty
Well done! I just saw File:Kohl Ty.jpg. You did it perfectly! I told you it wasn't that hard!  Seb  olto  22:26, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and added links in the template for you. Other than that: yes, very nicely done. -- Wylind (talk)(narratives) 22:29, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Welcome to the club then!  Seb  olto  22:40, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, don't worry about it. We all have our little fusses. I had quite a few, and I single-handedly destroyed my chances of becoming an administrator here through my own emotions and stupidity. Just got to forgive and forget it all. -- Wylind (talk)(narratives) 22:45, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Administrator
If you wished to nominate Wylind for adminship, you could here. It is unlikely that it would succeed, as most of the community feels we have enough admins right now. However, this should not stop you if you strongly feel he deserves it. Perhaps, if you present good enough reasoning, it would pass (though I doubt it). Feel free to nominate him, but please don't take it personally if it does not pass. Have a nice day. -- SavageOpress1138  Help you I can, yes 23:02, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Test
The following is a test of my new signature.User:Gnost-Dural | The one and only! Troubling, this is. Discuss it, we must 12:08, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * Shall I help? TK999 —[Discuss] 12:10, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * The one and only Troubling, this is. Discuss it, we must   produces The one and only  Troubling, this is. Discuss it, we must . Is this what you need?  TK999 —[Discuss] 12:14, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * There is something wrong with it. The software apparently interprets the syntax as non-operational thingies, so try modifying my sig and see if that works. TK999 —[Discuss] 12:20, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * Try copying my sig from User:TK-999/sig and see if that works. TK999 —[Discuss] 12:23, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * WAIT! I got your problem! Did you check that lil' box in your preferences beneath the sig field? TK999 —[Discuss] 12:24, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * And true, that was it. TK999 —[Discuss] 12:29, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

Archival
Archival: cut and paste the content of this page into User talk:Gnost-Dural/Archive1 and add 1 to the emptied talk page. TK999 —[Discuss] 12:18, July 18, 2011 (UTC)