User talk:Atarumaster88

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To maintain at least some form of order, all posts will be responded to on this page. Do not look for a response on your page. Additionally, restrictions on my spare time mean that I will not be on SWF very often, so do not expect urgent results. To reach me the fastest, use e-mail.

Jedi Temple bombing article
Hey, you said you could make a SWfanon policy appropriate article about the Jedi Temple bombing. Well, I'd like to try that. Just tell me what to do. From a certain point of view, it is based on the Columbine massacre. You see, me and my at-the-time girlfriend (we've separated) were bullied (she since I met her, me since the 6th grade, only I suffered worse than she did) by jocks, popular kids and my gf's atheist stepfather. While she was called names and rejected and occasionally slapped by her step father, I was called names, rejected, beaten up, shoved in a rolled up gym rug and the girl's bathroom, had crap thrown at me, shoved into the urinal, tricked, lied to, tricked into saying me things that made me look homosexual (Which i'm not. they asked me if i liked boys, I thought they meant as friends, so I said yes and they laughed), shoved into the lockers and other crap. Eventually, as seniors, me and my gf decided to take revenge against them. We studied the Columbine massacre and the Bath School bombing and decided to do something like that. But Jesus Christ eventually saved us. The article itself is just a Star Wars version of our plan, which we called Operation Showdown (one of my articles). I do not condone what Eric, Dylan or Kehoe did. So just tell me what to do to make the article. Lord Kroger (Talk) 16:17, September 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Been thinking it over a bit the last couple days. I'll give you some tips tomorrow once I've got a better concept of how to distill the essence of what you're going for without being provocative. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 04:36, September 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the delay, I've been having some login issues. Here's what I recommend: first, create two characters to replace you and this other person. I'm going to refer to them as Jack and Jill. Second, divorce yourself mentally from the idea that Jack and Jill are Star Wars versions of you and this other person. They are different people with different experiences and backgrounds. If you want to think about Jack and Jill's character/life stories, great. Make sure at least half of the stuff you come up with for them are completely different things from what you and this other person experienced. Not just "well, her stepfather was a follower of the instead of atheist," but something completely new, like she was raised in an orphanage or something. That's an example, but I'm sure you can come up with more creative ideas on your own. Next, craft the story. If you want them to take revenge, that's fine. I would strongly encourage you to be as creative and original as possible and not borrow heavily from real-life examples when inventing atrocities. Especially not ones that are likely to have occurred within the lifespans of the average SWF users. Now, once you've got your characters and your story that are wholly new and original to the Galaxy Far Far Away, I think you can sprinkle in a few select details that parallel some of your RL experiences. Depending on how long your article is, I'd be cautious with more than 5.

I think your best bet is to focus on creating a whole new dish for your story and sprinkling it with references to your RL experiences as seasoning, rather than vice versa. By all means, use similar themes (revenge, bullying, depression), but trying to live out your life or a fantasy life vicariously in your writing&hellip;just doesn't make as good a story as if you came up with a new story that used some similar ideas but had a lot of original flair as well. Cheers. Atarumaster88  ( Talk page ) 04:21, September 20, 2011 (UTC)

OWWW!!! You're making my brain hurt with the last paragraph!!! Could you dumb the language down to where an idiot (like me) could understand? (because I understand the First paragraph, But the Last paragraph just turned my brain into stew. Lol) Lord Kroger (Talk) 19:59, September 22, 2011 (UTC)

Rick Roll
It's "Never gonna let you down." Idiot. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  06:56, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

Concern regarding The Suppression and The Passing
Hello, Ataru. Thanks for nominating the works to be featured. As you are an archivist, I initially thought nothing of it, but the works do not fall into the category of short stories as outlined by the requirements on SWF:FW. They're simply too short. Both are between 2,600 and 3,000 words, but they fail to reach the 4,000 prerequisite on the FW requirement list. That said, I understand that these are "general qualifiers" and "other forms" are considered at the discretion of the Archivists. Will the nominations be a problem because of length? If so, I'll voluntarily withdraw them. Their intent was crafted as personal reflections (somewhat similar to active recall and journaling), but I don't believe this falls into a "different form."

Let me know what you think. In the interim, I plan to fix your objections for The Suppression. Thanks for objecting about the Bts, as I had forgotten entirely about sprucing up the articles. Have a great day! &mdash; Fiolli  17:46, October 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * I have no qualms with the length from my end. It's on the short side, but I see no problems with it. I've long-held the position that I'd be okay with something in the 2500-3000 word range if the writing was good and yours clearly is. I'm not a huge stickler on length, preferring to evaluate the content over length. Glad to finally get some of your writing the recognition it deserves. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 17:37, October 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ataru. Let me know if there's anything else for The Passing. &mdash; Fiolli  02:30, November 2, 2011 (UTC)

Herp derp

 * ---| this much - Brandon Rhea (talk)  19:12, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for clearing that up for me. I have been wondering that for a long time. Do tell how you came by this knowledge? Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 19:14, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * WikiLeaks. - Brandon Rhea (talk)  19:25, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * ROFL. +5 internets to you, good sir. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 19:27, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
So, I just realized I had not thanked you yet for nominating my story for Featured Work. I have to be honest, I did not even see it was nominated until a couple of days ago, and I was surprised to see it nominated. I guess I never anticipated that to happen. Regardless, thank you for taking the time to review and critique it. It has been greatly appreciated. --  Tesh  162  02:29, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
 * You are quite welcome. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 19:43, November 8, 2011 (UTC)

Good sir
Please, sir, can I have some moar?

Hehe. Just wanted to let you know, you have nude massages in your email. Later, man. Squishy Vic talk 05:53, November 29, 2011 (UTC)

Making good on my word...
Hi, Ataru.

I've made good on my word to you from IRC from the other night, so you know. Now, whether or not I get chosen to cohost with 7WA, I have some thoughts and suggestions (since you are the frontrunner) to run by you. Let me know if you have some time, or we can talk in the weeks ahead. There's no rush. &mdash; Fiolli  20:12, December 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm looking forward to it. I don't know when I'll be on IRC next, but you can always email me at Atarumaster88 (at) Wookieepedia (dot) com Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 16:08, December 6, 2011 (UTC)

Misconception
I was not stating that I force you to choose the fractions, I was just saying there are 5 factions you could join and you are free to pick any of the five. Anakin Skyobiliviator ( talk ) 21:50, December 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * What, now it's factions? By Jove, the chap is trying to cheat me out of my justly deserved mathematical prerogatives by changing his tune after the song's already begun! You promised me fractions and I am indignant that you are now denying me a chance to mix my mathematical pursuits and Star Wars story-telling. Good day to you, sir. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 21:55, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

RE: Images
Sorry about that. They did indeed appear to be "unused"&mdash;I was culling the contents of Special:UnusedFiles last night. Though I should've realized that you'd have had them used somewhere within your own little fiefdom... 22:01, December 8, 2011 (UTC)