User talk:CurrentBigThing

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Re:ASWS
What type of things? I mean, I don't really want to say no since this is one big happy continuity, but I was hoping to keep this sort of thing sourced from already-released fan fiction when expanded upon. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 22:16, 10 September 2008 (UTC) If the short story included all of the information you want in the Leia article, then by all means go for it. I would even go so far as to read it over and write it into the article myself. That way, it gives me an excuse to read the story. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 11:29, 14 September 2008 (UTC) I'm sorry to hear about that. Obviously this is on your time, so take as long as you need to. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 11:35, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Of course, of course. Perhaps I was a bit vague in my question.  I'm not one for fan fiction in it's purest form like you and Vic are, you know, writing novels and such.  However, would it be acceptable if I posted a short story, you know, something along the lines of .  While it is ambiguous, I still feel it serves it's purpose.  How would that be?--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 11:24, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Very good. I will begin drafting it sometime this week.  I've been busy with other things, my, uh, cousin was killed in a motorcycle accident, and her husband is in a coma.  *Ahem*, so, I've been elsewhere.  Anyways, much appreciated.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 11:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for your loses and the pain that your family must have felt. -- Michaeldsuarez  ( Talk ) ( Deeds ) 18:31, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to hear about your cousin. I hope whatever problems face you soon sort themselves out, in the best possible way. --[[Image:Darthtomsig.png|163px]] (talk) (contributions) 12:28, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the thoughts, both of you.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 16:22, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * My condolences as well. Not to sound cheesy, but I will be praying for the families involved, as well as your injured relative. Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.svg|20px]] ( Talk page ) 16:27, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Not cheesy man. Like I said to Rhea some time ago.  I've matured during my time away, and am no longer bound by my previous personality.(You know the one...)--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 16:30, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mike, it's appreciated.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 18:33, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I hope your cousin's husband awakens from the coma. -- Michaeldsuarez [[Image:Sabersmilygreend.jpg|20px]] ( Talk ) ( Deeds ) 18:39, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Me too man, me too.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 18:42, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Sorry to hear about your losses, CBT. I hope you're pulling through. -- Joe Butler (Obi Maul12)  (Chow) 23:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC)


 * A year ago, the old CBT would have been screaming at everyone saying I DON'T WANT YOUR PITY. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) (contribs) 00:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, seems like he's really changed then. -- Joe Butler (Obi Maul12)  (Chow) 00:17, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

ASWS stuff
Alright, here are the answers to your questions. NOTE: FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE READING THIS, HERE BE SPOILERS:


 * 1) It’s approximately 2 BBY, or potentially 1.5 BBY. I don’t have the exact timeframe hammered down yet, but it’s in that general neighborhood of time.
 * 2) If she’s captured in 2 BBY, she’s with them for a year and a half. If she’s captured in 1.5 BBY, she’s with them for a year. I basically need half a year between Episode VI (where Bac and Starkiller rescue her) and Episode VII (the re-imagining of the original Star Wars) to do what I need to do with her there, including recovering from the brief memory wipe/alteration process, etc. Even though she’s originally captured with the help of the Lettow, it’s Vader who she’s with and he knows all about her being his daughter (he doesn’t know about Luke until a little while before Episode VIII, which is the re-imagining of The Empire Strikes Back). He basically puts her through secret Sith training, as he believes that he’ll easily be able to overthrow and kill Palpatine if there’s two Skywalkers (Vader and Leia) going after the Emperor. He secretly refers to her as Darth Kali. Remember, though, after she’s rescued she doesn’t remember any of this. She’ll have flashes of memories coming back, but she won’t remember most things until Episode IX (the re-imagining of Return of the Jedi).
 * 3) Basically, five months before Episode VII.

Nothing different really happens onboard the Star Destroyer at the end of Episode VII than it did in the beginning of the original movie. She’s captured, brought to the Death Star, etc. Certain things are different, to be sure, but Episode VII follows the same basic format and sequence of events that the original movie does. In terms of your re-imagining of Shadows of the Empire, it will be very weird and awkward to have that written before anything else, but because it’s going to be quite awhile before I ever get to that time period it would be unfair to tell you not to do it. However, because it would sort of serve as a bridge novel between my Episode VIII and my Episode IX, I would like to be involved in the development of it to make sure it works right. I also want to put out a fair warning that things I tell you could be subject to change, so there could be alterations to this novel in the future. Nothing major, really, but there could still be some.

I hope that helps. - Brandon Rhea <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) <font color="#1A2BBB">(contribs) 23:19, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Your rant
I agree. That is the third sort of "view" of SWFanon I have read about. The first was MPKs and the second was Rheas. I just wanted to let you know. --<font color=#00416A>Arav the Undersith <font color=Blue>(<font color=#C3B091>Contact Me ) <font color=#00416A>(<font color=#C3B091>My contributions ) 05:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks man, that rant is old, but I still agree with it. Though, I enforce it to a lesser extent these days.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 18:26, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Your warning
Hey, this is Rhea under an IP (this computer is acting fubar so I can't get it to let me log on). I noticed your warning to F.Andersson where you said because "it's obvious you are not following the rules here... I will block you if you upload one more image without sourcing it". That statement in and of itself goes against established precedent. Even though no exact time is specified in the Image Policy, the Administrators as a whole have historically given twenty-four hours to all users. This means you would say "if you do not source your images within twenty-four hours, they will be deleted and you will be subject to a short block from editing". Let's just be sure to give all users equal treatment. - Brandon Rhea (Talk) 23:11, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, after being warned several times by Drewton and myself, he still failed to follow the rules.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 23:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

People are't going to figure out what to do in a grand total of twenty minutes. The twenty-four hours is given because that allows for enough time to get aquainted with our policies. - Brandon Rhea (Talk) 23:44, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Without turning this into a debate, numerous messages were left on his talk page, with instructions on what to do. He still did not respond to the messages, or do anything to fix them, such as asking what to do.  He just continued to do it incorrectly.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 23:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Regardless, if established precedent isn't followed, then users aren't receiving equal treatment. We can't give one person twenty-four hours only to have another Administrator give another user twenty-four minutes. Let's just stick to the twenty-four hours, please. - - Brandon Rhea (Talk) 23:49, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
 * No doubt Rhea, I'm not trying to be a ****, I am just tired of people hiding behind this rule, and using it as an excuse for utter incompetence.--  CurrentBigThing  ( Speak ) 23:51, 22 September 2008 (UTC)