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.

Featured Works Vote
I voted on Rakata. Sorry for the lack of activity. I have a temporary job at a Halloween store, which is naturally very busy right now so many hours. Plus, on top of the possibility of the move I mentioned before, I'm trying to find work to support myself and my husband in the event he does not get the position as he'll be temporarily unemployed very soon. -- Kathkira talk  18:50, October 30, 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh, no worries. Good to hear from you, Katha, and hope all works out. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 22:41, October 30, 2009 (UTC)

RE: Congratz
I made it to Archiveship? Sa-weet. :D I wasn't able to get on the intarwebz much yesterday so I missed it. :D Time to start reading... - Solus (Bird of Prey)  22:00, October 30, 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for your feedback on my two stories. I valued it greatly and will try to take on board what you have said. I look forward to reading any of your material in the future, as it is (almost without exception) of an excellent standard. Thanks again. --Thenorthernman (Talk) 20:31, November 1, 2009 (UTC)

Exceprt
Alright, I removed it. I was under the impression I had your permission to add that in, and I plan on editing/improving that short story soon enough. -- (Conference Room)  20:38, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 20:57, November 5, 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas
You have a gift in your e-mail inbox. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 08:40, November 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * And a Happy Hanukkah to you too. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 04:53, November 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * You have [mailto:check-your-email@wookieepedia.com nude massages]. –Victor Squishy Vic.png (talk page ) 19:41, November 13, 2009 (UTC)
 * And replied. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 19:45, November 13, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Short story contest
You and your edit conflicts can go straight to hell. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 05:17, November 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * Kneel before Zod. - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 05:40, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Can I just have a Nobel Peace Prize instead? Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 05:53, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

No. The qualifications for the Noble Peace Prize specifically say that you have to have been around for only a week and done absolutely nothing. You've been here far longer and done much more. =P - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 05:59, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * You're just desperate for someone to nominate for UOTM since it's halfway through November and nobody's come up with one yet.  Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 06:01, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that you and ITCO are of a like mind on that, but no. This is legit, lol. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 06:02, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * You should nominate Nightmare975 instead. He's been active, helpful, written a whole bunch of fanon including a short story, and the short story contest was his idea. I just had the spare time to make it reality. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 06:06, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

You nominate him. We'll make it a real competition and see who wins. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 06:07, November 15, 2009 (UTC)
 * Depends on how the votes are arranged and "acquired." Just like in gambling, the house always wins. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 06:26, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

I don't vote farm UOTM. - Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 06:29, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

Change of proposal
Hey, like I promised Darth tom I would do, I wanted to let you know that his original proposal for replacing CUSWFN with a blog has been retracted. It’s been replaced with a new proposal, which you can find here. I wanted to let you know about this so you can re-add your vote to the appropriate section of your choosing. =) - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 21:52, November 15, 2009 (UTC)

Wookieepedia
Hey ataru. Sorry to bug you with an irrelevant swfanon issue but someone has been impersonating me and got me banned form Wookieepedia. Is there a way to check who or what IP someone was using? Because seriously, I would never waste my life stalking or messing with someone. I've been working all day and I can assure you it was an impersonator. Please help me, thanks. –<font color="#C11">Victor  (<font color="#A33">talk page ) 06:29, November 18, 2009 (UTC)
 * I've done what I can, but beyond that, you'll need to speak to Graestan. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 04:14, November 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * It's pretty hard to set up a Facebook account without verifying the e-mail address, which is what you did, Victor. Fake account on Facebook, trying to add people from the Wook, and you're banned. Red-handed. This has nothing to do with SWFanon, it has everything to do with your other associations, so quit bothering people here and on Wookieepedia. See you in H-E-double hockey sticks, pal. Graestan ( Talk ) 04:20, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

IRC
Hey Ataru. Got a few minutes to come onto IRC? Got a quick question for you. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 04:30, November 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm there now. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 00:31, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

Re: Short story contest
Sure thing. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 23:56, November 30, 2009 (UTC)

IRC
Hey, Ataru, could you come on IRC given the chance? We needz to talk about something. &mdash;  JM ' 76 ' Droid IRC 00:26, December 6, 2009 (UTC)

UOTM
If you don't want UOTM, please specifically say you want the nomination pulled. As it stands, all nominations carry over and aren't wiped clean at the end of the month. If you want it pulled, I'll pull it. Nominating users just so you don't have to win isn't a retraction, it's just stalling. Thanks. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 20:46, December 10, 2009 (UTC)

Re: IRC
I'm there now, but only for a few minutes. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 03:06, December 16, 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations on being both the first UOTM of 2010 and the first UOTM of the new decade! I know you were reluctant to accept, but I'm glad you did. A well deserved award! - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 06:31, January 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed. --Wylindsig.png (Conference Room)  08:00, January 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, Ataru. You earned it. &mdash;  JM ' 76 ' Droid IRC [[Image:Sabersmilyjm76.jpg|16px]] 07:13, January 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Echoed here, as well. Congrats Ataru. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 02:08, January 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * (Insert generic congrats message here)-- Josh Bender Talk 02:24, January 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you all. I've been away on a trip so I haven't been able to reply, but thank you. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 05:55, January 6, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Archivists
I was just going to mention that there has been little to no activity on any awards page. Even the nominations for the Wiki Awards has been slow. Just give it time and everything should get back on track. Of course if it doesn't count me in for removing the featured works as well.-- Josh Bender Talk 03:28, January 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'm not rushing to the chopping block yet, but I do want things to start moving forward as we collectively wake up from the over-consumption of punch and pie from the holidays. :) Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 03:30, January 7, 2010 (UTC)

MOS
Since you and the current MOS aren't exactly the best of friends, I was wondering if you'd have any input on my MOS rewrite. One thing you'll notice that it cuts down on is some "personal preference" stuff, like the list of appearances, in order to make things more uniform across the wiki. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 06:48, January 8, 2010 (UTC)

Convict's Dawn
Voted, and looks like has all other votes needed too, but I'm not sure how to add to FW list so just giving you a heads up. -- Kathkira talk  02:23, January 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * I archived it for you. I didn't know if it should go onto the upcoming list or the archive, since I don't know if you want to wait until February to feature this, so I'll leave that up to you to decide. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 02:43, January 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll set it for February tomorrow when I have time. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 05:39, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

It's alright, I'll get it for you. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 05:40, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Tutorial
All done. Thanks for the work you put into making this happen. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 04:31, January 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 04:34, January 11, 2010 (UTC)

Question
At this moment, I've come to the realization that my Featured Work nomination, Failure at Cerea is not worthy of the title. But before I jump the gun, I ask that you take a look at it and tell me what you think. I'll be honest right now and say that if anything, I plan to split the intro (and conclusion) from the main story and perhaps form that into it's own story. But please tell me any that can help further my career as a writer.-- Josh Bender Talk 23:02, January 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at it; not immediately, but I'll make sure that I read it over soon. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 23:24, January 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * The story is . . . okay. The individual segments are pretty good, but they don't connect well at all. Theta's character is kind of hard for the reader to grasp, especially the part where he suddenly confesses to Lasina his entire life story. It's very abrupt. The emotional context doesn't fit well at that point. It also needs a thorough proofreading to make it better. Might be a good idea to move some of that dialogue into separate paragraphs as well. Last thing I'd say is describe your characters and the setting a little better. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 19:14, January 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I scrapped the intro and conclusion and plan to only write it in Siena's point of view, which was the original aim of the story. As much as I liked the intro and conclusion bits between Lasina and Theta, I found their parts to drive away from the main point of the story, which is Siena and Helms and their failed mission.-- Josh Bender Talk 07:06, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Review
Ataru, thanks for the review. To answer an implied question: Yes, Delwynn was intended to have some parallels to a particular character from a TV show. That said, I only tried to use that as a starting point to get the character going. I make mention of some BTS remarks here about that. As the second installment continues, I plan to develop Shalli and Danstari a lot, as they will be central to how this unfolds. In fact, Shalli's interactions with Delwynn play an important part in how the Jedi respond to the situation. Anyway, thank you for the review. I plan to go back through the story later, once I've been away from it for a touch and fix any remaining errors. In fact, I've already noticed two in the third part already. Thanks, Ataru. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 14:16, January 18, 2010 (UTC)

Dramatis personae
Just FYI, that dramatis personae clause in the MOS refers to the dramatis personae section in the App template. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 05:18, January 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * I've read the applicable section of the MOS multiple times and I fail to see where it is explicitly stated that the DP section refers to that template. Your interpretation may say that, but there is no specific restriction regarding DP sections necessitating that template. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 05:23, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

I'll save the debate for later when I make it explicitly clear. =P - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 05:30, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Quick question
Remember our deal about Smuggler and mid-week this week? Do you mind counting Thursday as mid-week? I may not have internet access tomorrow night, but I should have the rest of the novel read by then. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 05:49, January 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you complete it by midnight EST Thursday, that'll be good enough. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 05:55, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 05:58, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

FE2
Hey Ataru. I wanted to let you know that, per our agreement, I finished FE2 before midnight last night. I'll be off and on sporadically today since I'm at school, but I'll be on later tonight if you want to talk about it on IRC. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 18:59, January 28, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey, if you're around, I'm on IRC now. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 04:43, January 29, 2010 (UTC)

TCO
If you're still good for that chat later today, could you just send me a message whenever you're ready, assuming I'm not on IRC? I'll probably be on and off today, so that'd be helpful. Thanks. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 18:22, January 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * I just noticed the stuff on your scratchpad (after Solus pointed it out). Thanks for that. Most of it you're pretty right on the money, but there is one that I wanted to explain: the going with Sarus a bit too easily part. It may seem like that on the outset, but if you really look at it then they all have concrete reasons for it. Annikin is obvious, since he's not totally resistant to Sarus at this point and he basically goes out of desperation (which he realizes in, I think, the next chapter and wonders whether he made a mistake). Obi-Wan is going because he believes nothing happens by accident, and he's also trying to protect Annikin per what he said to Cliegg and Shmi before they left. Dooku is going because he's an arrogant douche (XD) and Obi-Wan challenged his pride. Those are the easiest to rationalize. The harder one is Arcadia, who goes out of sheer curiosity, but I think that works for her character. Logan is going because obviously he's not going to let the queen go off by herself, even if she is with Jedi. Finally, Binks, being the odd man out, isn't going to stay at the homestead by himself, especially since he was confronted with Owen's racism/outsider resistance. So yeah, I just wanted to explain that part. Thanks for the rest of those, I'll get on them soon. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 15:34, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and I also forgot to mention about your Windy/Mundi issue, I think you may have misread that. Mace became a council member when he was 28, which made him one of the youngest then (he's not 28 in TCO), and Mundi is a Council member despite being a Jedi Knight, just like in The Phantom Menace. This makes him a senior Jedi just by virtue of status alone. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 18:26, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

RE:Congrats
Thank you kindly. It's a shame your position as UoTM ended the same day. ;( &mdash;  JM ' 76 ' Droid IRC 04:20, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

RE: River
Sure! I'll do it when I get the chance - probably Saturday. ;) - Solus (Bird of Prey)  19:19, February 3, 2010 (UTC)

Review
Just wanted to thank you, once again, for going over The Tragedy. I appreciate it. =) - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 17:17, March 31, 2010 (UTC)

J7-A0
I was wondering if I might create a picture of the aforementioned droid if/when you create his article? I love this character, but I'm having difficulty visualizing it. It always end up looking like a 2J-TJ personal navigator droid from the waist up and a WA-7 waitress droid from the waist down (you can look those up on wookieepedia). Perhaps you could create an article with a physical description of him, and I could go from there? Unless, of course, you would rather do it yourself.Gnost-Dural (Talk) 16:49, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey, good question, and it's one that I've never really addressed in the fiction since I've had difficulty finding an image of J7 to use. I've always thought of J7-A0 as the body of a 2JTJ but with the head of a GH-7 medical droid, if that helps. The designation comes from the J of the 2JTJ, added to the 7 of the medical droid. The A0 indicates that it's the first one of that line. If you can make a picture like that which looks pretty good, (maybe a Photoshop job of the two NEGTD images) I'll use it when I get around to making his Essential Guide to Force Exile entry, but don't worry about it otherwise. Hope that answer helps and I'm glad you enjoy the character.  Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 17:42, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Reassurance
Hehe, thanks. I've been a bit preoccupied, with the move to another country and husband's new job. Also attempting to find something myself..sigh. But husband's new job is Awesome with a capital A, I'll tell everyone more about it when I get permission. :D -- Kathkira  talk  16:48, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

RE: Lurking
And I was so content with lurking too... be there momentarily. &mdash;  JM ' 76 ' Droid IRC 06:06, November 24, 2010 (UTC)

Kicked of IRC
Hey, sorry for my sudden disappearance from IRC last night. My internet randomly died and I couldn't get it back. Let me know the next time you're on IRC. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 17:20, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Online now. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 04:47, November 30, 2010 (UTC)

Makashi-class freighter- Render settings?
I'm curious, what were the render settings, or even the renderer iteslf, used on that image? I really like the plastic look it has and the lighting is really well-done.  Trak Nar  Ramble on 04:49, December 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, thanks for the compliments on the frigate. Truth is, the renderer (and the settings) are nothing special. SolidWorks has a simplistic rendering add-on called PhotoView 360 that will let me texture and render the model much better than SolidWorks itself can. The lighting is just a sky environment that came with the program (though you can use your own images and set up your own lights, I'm not that sophisticated) and the rendering settings range from "Preview Quality" to "Best" so not a very descriptive set of details I'm afraid. I just moved it around until it looked cool. For the final render, I of course used "Best" on the rendering settings. Sorry if that's not very helpful; I'm not the most artistic. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 22:05, December 14, 2010 (UTC)

Coruscant High School massacre
I do. I meant that as a tribute, not entertainment. I meant to make a tribute, but I went too far. I'm trying to make it less like the real thing. I'm sorry, i'm an idiot. I know. just give me time. Lord Kroger (Talk) 22:58, December 19, 2010 (UTC)

TLFM
I had another go at making that last duel a little bit more interesting. Hopefully that helps the overall ending to be a little less lackluster. 09:28, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

RE: E-mail
Had a look and sent you a reply with an annotated version of one of yer screenshots. Cheers! 23:59, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Sitenotice
Changed. Wouldn't want the 5 people who can see it to be confused! =P - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 18:22, December 30, 2010 (UTC)

Makashi-class frigate
Sorry about that, Ataru. I was hoping it would improve the article, as I saw warship articles which used this method of representing the number of gun emplacements. I promise I won't tamper with Essential Guide again.&mdash; TK-999  (Comm channel) (Campaign of conquest) 18:14, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 22:14, February 26, 2011 (UTC)

IRC tonight
Hey, if you have a chance tonight, could you stop by IRC? Thanks. - <font color="#1A2BBB">Brandon Rhea  <font color="#1A2BBB">(talk) 01:49, March 21, 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I've been busy the past few days. I should be able to be in IRC around 2200 EST. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 22:05, March 23, 2011 (UTC)

Hello there
To soften the blow, here's a box of cookies. Thin Mints, actually. 06:03, April 2, 2011 (UTC)

Pit stop with Pitco
Hey, just wanted to let you know that you still have full edit rights on Pitco. - I'm the Chosen One You must see it... 22:54, April 3, 2011 (UTC)

You are just the worst type of person...
Just now got back and saw your April Fool's joke. I nearly pissed my "drunk, royal" self laughing. Very well thought-out, sir. My hat is off to you. Now go slap yourself with a trout somewhere. -- D.W. (talk)(Glorior) 04:07, April 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Hidden Truths
Hello, Ataru. I hope you are having a pleasant day, today. I received your message today (life has been so incredibly hectic that I've not edited virtually anywhere for nearly two months). I'll give your proposal serious consideration, in fact. I plan to do some revision work to fix up the follies and smooth over a couple of things in the storyline that might be viewed as in conflict with the second installment (pre-released today!). I'll let you know when that is ready, as it should not be too much longer into the future. Thanks again, Ataru. Have a splendid day. &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 15:19, April 5, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Freedom
I'm flattered you think "Freedom" is good enough for Featured Work status. To tell you the truth, I originally just posted the story itself; another Archivist or Administrator must have noticed the fact that there was no title page and created one for me, and then redirected the text of the story to its current location. I'm certainly willing to take a whack at tuning the title page up to standards; I'd be grateful if you could point me toward a template.

Sorry my reply is a bit belated; occasionally my computer logs me out ("stay logged in" box checked or not) without letting me know, so I hadn't noticed the new message. Sakaros (Talk) 06:25, May 1, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Update
Massive update/writing-in-the-first-place completed! Here's the final product. Sakaros (Talk) 03:23, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's looking very good. I've gone ahead and nominated it and will get the review up hopefully within the week. I should have asked you about nominating this a year ago, tbh. Atarumaster88  Jedi_Order.svg ( Talk page ) 17:00, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Late
Ataru, I just got done with and was going to vote for A New Course... But I didn't realize it was already May 1 and that it had already been passed. I let you down again and I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I'm so sorry. - Solus Talk to the Hand  03:02, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Solus, let's get one thing straight: no guilt. Don't feel guilty or burdened about that. Not even a little bit. Nope. There is nothing to feel guilty about. The story passed, we're still on schedule for FWs, you have nothing to worry about. And as far as "letting me down again" goes, consider any record you might have been keeping of such events (afaik, none) expunged. Completely.

If you have thoughts or comments on the story, we could set up a time to meet in IRC or you could post them here, but there's no pressure to do so. I'd love to get more feedback on it, but that would be completely at your discretion. Atarumaster88  ( Talk page ) 17:05, May 2, 2011 (UTC)