User talk:Spenpiano

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 * -- Trak Nar (Talk) 11:10, October 20, 2010

Joining the community
Hey Spenpiano! 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! – -- Trak Nar (Talk) 11:10, October 20, 2010

Images
Before you upload any more images please be aware that you must source and license all images you have uploaded up to this point using the template which can be found in our Image Policy. You must source the correctly, wookieepedia is not a source and use a license listed in the image policy. I advise that you peruse and adhere to this and other policies otherwise your work may be deleted. Feel free to ask any user for help.- I'm the Chosen One So the Prophecy says... 17:28, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * You've uploaded more unsourced imags since I'm the Chosen One already warned you. Please source all images that you've uploaded as he described, as well as any more that you upload immediately, or they will be deleted and you will be blocked from editing for 24 hours. Drewton  Cerberus_Logo_2.png ( Private Terminal ) 22:03, October 20, 2010 (UTC)

Your recent articles
Hello there! I regret to inform you that a number of articles that you have contributed to the Star Wars Fanon Wiki had to be deleted on copyright grounds. While it is okay to use some canon information in fanon articles, we cannot accept submissions that have been directly copied from Wookieepedia, even if they have been modified to some degree. For further reading, I suggest browsing the Manual of Style. Thank you and happy editing! 04:34, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

Block
To contest this block, please contact the blocking administrator with the reason you believe the block is unjustified.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 04:38, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

If you need any help
Hi Spenpiano. I hope the recent issues with the image uploading and article creation haven't discouraged you from still being active here on Star Wars Fanon! If you need any help with articles, images, or anything else on the wiki, by all means please let me know and I'd be more than happy to help! - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 18:12, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

Spenpiano
"Thank you very much Brandon Rhea. I'm looking forward of joining the fanmade Star Wars wiki. It's just... I'm a huge fan of the Star Wars universe. I was hoping that you and I can work together on some edits. Making new characters, and making everything longer like in the wookieepedia. I understand the rules about this wiki, and I promise that I will not cause any copyright from the wookieepedia. Though, I might make some that are the same, but much different, so that way, it wouldn't be copyright. I was hoping that I would be unblocked so I can continue editing. Thank you very much, and may the force be with you." --Spenpiano (Talk) 21:46, October 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey Spen. The block should've already expired. Are you still unable to edit? - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 21:49, October 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * I can finally edit now. Thank you, and I wrote Lott Dodd (free edit). I was hoping you and I can work on that page together soon. Until I'm finished adding some ideas, you can help add some more, and make the story much longer. May the force be with you.--Spenpiano (Talk) 22:38, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

Maybe at some point. I haven't even had time to work on my own fan fic lately. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 22:43, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

Oh!--Spenpiano (Talk) 12:09, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

I was hoping that you can add more ideas on Gunn Yage, and making the page longer. If you have any Brandon, you can add them.--Spenpiano (Talk) 22:13, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

Fanon editors! I wrote free-edits on New Confederacy and Aaron Malek. You are allowed to write any ideas that you can add to either Aaron Malek or the New Confederacy. I want these pages to be long. I'm hoping that these ideas can be added anytime soon.--Spenpiano (Talk) 15:04, October 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey Spen. The best place to post this, for people to see it, would be the Fanon Cantina. :) -Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 16:37, October 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * Really. Cool! I'll see if I can do it. But for the free-edits that I made. I'm hoping if you and other editors would like add ideas because my head is spinning around.--Spenpiano (Talk) 17:37, October 25, 2010 (UTC)

Block
To contest this block, please contact the blocking administrator with the reason you believe the block is unjustified. Further failure to adhere to the image policy will result in harsher penalties. 00:41, October 28, 2010 (UTC)

Another block
This is now your fourth block on SWFanon for failure to follow the image policy&mdash;right on the heels of the expiration of your last block. As such, expect to be gone for a month; if you cannot adhere to our very simple policies, then you will no longer be welcome on this wiki. I cannot make this any more clear. 16:57, November 8, 2010 (UTC)

I understand now. I'm done with the pictures because this so hard. I promise to follow the image policy.--Spenpiano (Talk) 02:33, December 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * If you'd like to continue uploading but need help, please feel free to let me know. I'd be more than happy to help walk you through it. =) - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 02:44, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but I would rather wait for a while.--Spenpiano (Talk) 02:51, December 10, 2010 (UTC)

Mama Tiure
I had removed Mama Tiure as it was copy/pasted entirely from Wookieepedia. You may remake the article, but please use your imagination. Copy/pasting from Wookieepedia is in violation of the copyright policies. You have been warned about this once before. Continuing to copy/paste articles from Wookieepedia or may result in administrative action. Thank you for your cooperation.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 06:23, December 31, 2010 (UTC)

Final warning
I deleted your article, Chata Hyoki, because it was almost entirely copy/pasted from Wookieepedia. This is your last warning, period. Put one more toe out of line and you are gone, no appeals, no reprieve. Understood? 05:31, January 5, 2011 (UTC)

Recent block
Hi. As you may have seen, you were blocked earlier tonight, with the time set as "infinite." That said, this was a misunderstanding, and the block should not have been given&mdash;and so it has been undone completely. We sincerely apologize for this and hope that you understand that it was a mistake and that mistakes do happen from time to time.

I myself hate blocking people, especially over the Manual of Style (our article guidelines), but I do have to admit that you've been given a number of warnings for directly copying from Wookieepedia, which our Manual of Style doesn't allow. Please don't continue to do this, as it will very likely lead to another block in the future&mdash;starting at 2 days, and working its way up as stated by the blocking policy. No one wants to do that, so be sure to remember not to directly copy! =)

That said, if there's anything relating to the Manual of Style or anything else on Star Wars Fanon that I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'm more than happy to help with whatever you need. Thanks. =) - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 05:06, January 14, 2011 (UTC)

Thank you Brandon. I know it's difficult to tell about the Aaron Marek page that I created. I'm trying to make this article much different. But if you have ideas, you can put them in the page.--Spenpiano (Talk) 13:39, January 14, 2011 (UTC)

Copypasta Block 1
I deleted Ambaln because, save for the very last paragraph, it was copy/pasted directly from Wookieepedia. As this is your third offense, you are now blocked for two days. Further offenses will result in harsher penalties. 04:07, January 21, 2011 (UTC)

I'm really sorry. I was trying to save and make it more different. But i'll try harder, and see what I can come up with.--Spenpiano (Talk) 19:43, January 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * The best advice I could give you for that would be to not post the copies at all. If your method is to take what Wookieepedia has and then rewrite it, the easiest thing to do would be to copy/paste it into a MS Word document (or whatever word processor you use) and then rewrite it there. Then, once it's rewritten, you could post it. - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 21:16, January 24, 2011 (UTC)

Jorus C'baoth
As you may have noticed, I have removed the bulk of the copy/pasted Wookieepedia text from your Jorus C'baoth article. This is right on the heels of a copyright block you had received prior. This time, though, I am not going to block you, but merely point out the changes that were made to your articles and alert you to the fact that copy/pasting text from Wookieepedia is frowned upon. I ask you once again to please refrain from doing so.

I see that you are having some difficulty with this and I am willing to help you any way that I can. As Brandon had said above, if you are intent on using something from Wookieepedia, the best thing to do is to put it in a word document, then essentially rewrite it in your own words. Another article writing method would be to draft up a rough draft in a notebook. I often use this method. If it is a lengthy article, I will write up an outline, then write a rough draft, then further refine it when I type it up. It can be time-consuming, but I feel the end result is worth it. It helps to further solidify an idea.

Here at Star Wars Fanon, we wish to encourage imagination over essentially being another Wookieepedia with some fan enhancements, so it would be best if canon character articles, while they don't necessarily need to be made up entirely from scratch, had at least notable fanon additions to them. As for any canon information for those characters, it can be glossed over or omitted entirely, with the character's history starting from their fanon incarnation, and a Wookieepedia link supplied at the bottom of the page.

I like the Jinzler/C'baoth romance that was added, it was quite an interesting change. The bulk of the article was fine, it was only the copy/pasted Wookieepedia text that was removed, so you're getting better at this. If you need any help, though, feel free to drop me a line.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 22:32, January 27, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Asajj
At the moment, I have no ideas that would be helpful. What you could do, though, is imagine Asajj without the influence of the Clone Wars series and see what new direction she could take. Say, perhaps she was not an apprentice of Dooku. Perhaps, rather than straying to the dark side, she was actually brought into the Jedi Temple. Perhaps she became a Jedi and an emissary for Dathomir. Perhaps she returns to Dathomir and attempts to convert the Nightsisters to the Jedi Order (or at the very least, to denounce any and all dark side influences and become peaceful protectors). See where that takes you, you might come up with something very interesting.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 05:20, January 28, 2011 (UTC)

Zona Luka
Hello Spenpiano! It appears that your article, Zona Luka contains&hellip; well, a considerable amount of redlinks. Would you like me to replace some with links to Wookieepedia and/or remove them completely? If yes, do not hesitate to contact me on my talk page.&mdash; TK-999  (Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 13:18, February 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * So, based on the fact that you posted no response on my talk page, you don't need my help. Okay then, no problem. I was just offering it.&mdash; TK-999  ISD-arrow.jpg(Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 17:50, February 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Sure, no problem. I think I'll point some of the redlinks to Wookieepedia but leave the fanon links open for further editing. Concerning the extra ideas, you could either make her similar to Xaset Terep by giving her a ship. Then you could write articles on the battles she fought; these could be recreations of the battles of the . More might come later, but, as it's evening now here in Hungary, that's the most I'm capable of.&mdash; TK-999  ISD-arrow.jpg(Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 19:19, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

Valley (ASWS)
I noticed you created an article with the (ASWS) designation. Do you have a direct connection with Brandon Rhea? If you do not, I wouldn't recommend using that designation since that is his specifically and it may result in your article's name being altered in the future.- I'm the Chosen One So the Prophecy says... 19:55, February 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * No need to worry, it was an honest mistake. You weren't in the wrong, I was just telling you simply for the protection of your article. Instead of deleting, I will move the article. All I need is the new designation name. The abbreviation in the parenthesis. (THIS)- I'm the Chosen One So the Prophecy says... 20:28, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind, Rhea did it for you. You still are not in trouble. - I'm the Chosen One So the Prophecy says... 20:30, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

Sith Tombs
All right, I'll get to them at once. I think I'l, do some cleanup and corrections with them until I get some inspiration.&mdash; TK-999  (Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 20:37, February 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * So as far as I can see, your story is that a number of deceased Sith are resurrected by the "Resurrectors" cult. But tell me&hellip; do you really need as many Sith tombs as the number listed in your Valley of the Dark Lords article?&mdash; TK-999  ISD-arrow.jpg(Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 20:45, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Valley (ASWS) deletion
No worries, it wasn't actually deleted. I moved it to Valley of the Dark Lords (Spenpiano). - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 21:43, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Spenpiano asks for help
Feel free to put to the top of the page to add the free-edit template. Those who have ideas will be able to see that and contribute. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 20:01, March 12, 2011 (UTC)

Tense
Hey Spen! I just wanted to let you know that I fixed the formatting in your article Kol Skywalker. As a reminder, articles are to be written in the historical past tense, because Star Wars takes place "a long time ago." Thanks, and let me know if you need any help! - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 19:58, March 18, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Gungan Jedi
I really wouldn't know. I don't follow the show. Sorry. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 00:05, April 3, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Adding an Image
Sorry if I come across as blunt but you didn't follow the image policy at all, actually. You successfully uploaded an image, File:Qordis.jpg, but you didn't source or license it. If you click on the image link I just provided, you can go onto that page, click "Edit" at the top, put the Information template into it, and fill out the information. Then click Publish and you're good to go. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 22:48, June 6, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's fine, you're in the process of doing so now so just please be sure to do it quickly and there won't be a problem. :) - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 22:53, June 6, 2011 (UTC)

It has been two days since you uploaded the picture and warned, fix the image soon or you will be subject to a further ban.- I'm the Chosen One You must see it... 20:55, June 8, 2011 (UTC)