User talk:Marudubshinki/Archive 28

Thank zod! (talk page archiving)

About dang time you archived your talk page. Yeesh. :P --Kross^Talk 19:58, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Isn't an impressive archive? I've seen a few even larger than mine, but none as accessible. Insert self-satisfied grin. Of course, if people keep posting here about my archiving activities (or lack thereof), I'll soon have as bloated a talk page as ever... --maru (talk) contribs 20:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Star Wars battles

Hey, do you think that sorting battles into conflict lists would be a good way to keep it chronological and organized? --Deckiller 03:21, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean- You mean like in a list, chronologically? --maru (talk) contribs 03:22, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes; a list for Clone War battles, galactic civil war battles, etc. Small battles can be included, and larger ones can have a main template and maybe a short description. --Deckiller 03:27, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

What's wrong with simply putting the list in the article on The Clone Wars, or the Galactic Civil War? --maru (talk) contribs 03:29, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, especially with the stub battles. Most of the battle articles are pretty fleshed out anyway, and I haven't heard too much complaining about Star Wars fancruft from that category. --Deckiller 03:34, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Most of the complaining I hear is about the uniformly poor writing (for which, I am partly responsible as I am too lazy to clean'em up). I don't think most of them should be merged, but if you have to be so merge happy, then merge them into the War article where they would at least be in context. --maru (talk) contribs 03:36, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the help. --Deckiller 03:37, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. --maru (talk) contribs 03:56, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

The Jedi council and Jorus C'Baoth

Jorus C'Boath was said to be missing right before the Clone Wars. Sorry, I'm new to the site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mas1@ (talk • contribs)

I've reverted your edits until you provide some sources. What you added made little sense to me. --maru (talk) contribs 03:35, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm only fourteen and I'm not the best at this. I just signed in today thinking that I can be a major part of Star Wars history. My source was from Timothy Zahn's book Heir to the Empire. The book addresses the Jorus C'Baoth clone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mas1@ (talk • contribs)

We all had to start somewhere.

Anyway, I'm very familiar with Heir to the Empire; it says he vanished with the Outbound Flight Project, not that he just vanished. Regardless, that has little bearing on your edit, which I remember as listing C'Baoth as on the Council, which Heir does not say. --maru (talk) contribs 03:58, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Shaak Tii

I have a question. In Episode II, there was a Youngling that was being trained by Master Yoda with a big group of Younglings. My friend says that that was Shaak Tii but I said that Shaak Tii would have been a padawan in the Expanded Universe (Clone Wars cartoon). And then he says that Shaak Tii the tallest Jedi ever but I said that Lowbacca was taller then her and he's just a Jedi Knight. --user:mas1@ (talk)

Your friend asks foolish questions; Shaak Ti was in the Battle of Geonosis. How could she have gone from Youngling to Knight in the few months Ep. II encompasses? As for height, that is unanswerable. The highest I can think of would beOod Bnar, though. --maru (talk) contribs 04:14, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

You're right, thanks a lot. --(talk)

Your signature is quite screwed up; this document will help you: Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages#Basics. --maru (talk) contribs 04:31, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Awesome. I have another question for you. me and my foolish friend are playing Star Wars and he says that we should make our own rules. Should I approve? darth kid 04:39, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

How should I know? --maru (talk) contribs 04:43, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, bye, thanks for the help. --Darth kid 04:51, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Hope I helped you. --maru (talk) contribs 05:15, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey!!!

Are you in your own Jedi council? If you are how do I get in? --dart kid 01:33, 10 February 2006 (UTC)user:mas1@

That's a pretty dumb question. I have no idea what could have prompted you to ask that. No, I am in no Jedi Council, not being a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. --maru (talk) contribs 03:36, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Hello (re: FMA)

Hi, Maru-san! Thanks for sending me that message, and I could certainly use a bit of help! I was wondering how you did the thing with your user page, where you have a contents box, or is that automatic if you have more than one level-three heading? I really just need help getting started and set up, because I've seen a bunch of articles that have pictures, and the like, but I can't seem to get it right. I played around in the sandbox, pardon the pun heh heh, but couldn't seem to get it right. Could you help me out? You seem quite knowledgeable with Wiki. --Aeris of Iniquity 01:07, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

It is as you suspect, automatic- unless you specifically insert markup to the contrary.

As for images, the markup for simple cases is simple, but it can get very complex. Wikipedia:Images can give you more help in general, unless you have a specific question. I'm glad to answer non-dumb questions from new users. --maru (talk) contribs 01:19, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Ah ha, that would help out greatly. Also, I was wondering if it was you that fixed the list of songs I was working on. I was going to get around to it, but I'm glad that someone found the "kanji" for it, because I have a hard time finding things like that. Google Languages is a good enough help, but only if you type it in right. As for Wikipedia:Images I will check it out. But, how do you format those images to fit on the right side of the screen only, like on your user page? --Aeris of Iniquity 01:40, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

No, it wasn't me. Looking through your contrbs, I can't not even certain what list you are referring to. As for setting image to the right- you could have looked at the actual wikimarkup to see, but to summarize, when you have [[Image:FOO|right|Insert comment here]] (the second parameter in this case), then it will be on the right. If [[Image:FOO|left|Insert comment here]], left. --maru (talk) contribs 01:51, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

SNK articles

I've no doubt you've seen my progress on the King of Fighters articles lately. Well, I'm simply in the process of touching those articles up as of now, and I've set my sights on a new goal: Samurai Shodown. I'm already starting a new task of documenting and creating new pages for these characters as well, and I wanted to give a verification in case you felt inclined to assist. I'm so busy these days... --Zero^Talk 01:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

You should doubt more. It is healthy for the mind, and you wouldn't be wrong so often. However, I know even less about Samurai Shodown than KoF. --maru (talk) contribs 01:46, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I disgree. Per your edit Zero %28King of Fighters%29&diff=37140903&oldid=37125542 here, its clear you saw one of the articles in question, along with the template documenting all the character links at the bottom. Nevertheless, I'm sorry you cannot assist in the expansion of the SS articles, as I could use some assistance.

Then again, I barely had any help on the KOF articles either... One way or another, I'll get it done. --Zero^Talk 02:16, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Original Zero doesnae count- you brought that to my attention in an archived entry on this very talk page entry (don't think I've forgotten!). --maru (talk) contribs 02:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Sure it does. It was constructed during the time period of the KOF expansion, and at the time of your edit, the Template:King of Fighters characters was present proceeding the text. I believe you were perceptive enough to have seen the abundance of character links encompassed within it, and if you didn't, you simply weren't paying attention. But, we both know you did, and even if you neglected to check out the new links, you can't deny that the KOF character articles had been increased. --Zero^Talk 02:46, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Someone stop me. I'm on another SNK edit storm! --Zero^Talk 12:07, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

If you insist... --maru (talk) contribs 17:31, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I certainly didn't. --Zero^Talk 20:24, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

It certainly sounded like you did. I must be going deaf in my dotage. :) --maru (talk) contribs 23:03, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

History of the Jedi and Sith merge

I don't think it should be merged. The things fairly large on its own and would only make the Jedi and Sith articles bloated. --Kross^Talk 20:03, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I think it is redundant with an enourmous number of other articles. But you know where disagreements over page merges go. --maru (talk) contribs 22:27, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Up your arse? :P --Kross^Talk 19:12, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Precisely! Wait, what? --maru (talk) contribs 19:12, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

It wasn't a test - Year Zero

There really is no such thing as a year "0". Take our own calendar for example: they year 1 BC is followed by the year 1 AD (or, if you prefer, the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE).

Zero is not actually a number, but a place-holder that means "nothing". Consequently, there would be no "Year Nothing".

Anyway, Obi Wan Kenobi was killed just prior to the Battle of Yavin, which would place his death during the year 1 BBY - which is not to say he was killed a whole year before the battle - only during that year (think Dec 31st on our Calendar). --Dave McGeorge (username Dmcg) - sorry forgot to log in before I wrote.

And why can't there be a year zero? Your argument holds true for on Earth and the Western Gregorian Calendar, but why should it hold true for the Star Wars Expanded Universe? And he died 0 years before the Battle of Yavin, just as the article says- unless you want to take the silly position that between his death and the Battle of Yavin a year or more elapsed. --maru (talk) contribs 03:38, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Participant alert regarding Wikiproject on Advertising

The Wikiproject No Ads, created as a backlash against the Answers.com deal, has served an important function in providing a space for users to express their disagreement with the Foundation proposal. While the current controversies about userboxes raise questions about political and social advocacy on Wikipedia, there should be greater flexibility regarding advocacy about Wikipedia in the Wikipedia namespace. Reported and linked by Slashdot and other press sources as a unique and spontaneous occurence in Wikipedia history, it has apparently had some impact as, despite being scheduled to begin in January, not a peep has been heard about the trial and proposed sponsored link since the deal's controversial announcement months ago. Currently, however, there is an attempt to delete the project or move it off Wikipedia altogether. Since the Foundation has provided no additional information and has not attempted to answer the specific questions that participants in the project raised, it is unclear if the Answers.com deal has been abandoned or simply delayed. Until the situation becomes more clear, I believe the group should still have a place in the Wikipedia namespace. Sincerely, Tfine80 00:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Noted. --maru (talk) contribs 03:36, 10 February 2006 (UTC)