User talk:Kariteh/Archive1

This is an archive of past discussions with User:Kariteh. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.

Regarding "spam"

In regards to your eariler message about Advertising/Spaming. I assumed people wanted Maps, if they did not they would have not clicked the link. Can i restore the links if i remove the forced register to download? As for Search Engine Op, I allready knew that wikipedia didnt use follow links. I would prefer to continue this discussion threw email. however i will also check this account for a responce.

If you remove the forced register, the links could probably be added. In any case, note that the argument that says "if people don't need it they don't have to click on it" is never in itself a good reason to keep a link in an article (see WP:USEFUL). Kariteh 08:07, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

The Forced Register has been removed. i will leave a link here for you to decide.

http://www.thekingdomofsteel.com/forum/editors-saves-trainers-ect_50/287-high-resolution-sonic-hedgehog-2-maps.html

http://www.thekingdomofsteel.com/forum/editors-saves-trainers-ect_50/281-high-resolution-castlevania-maps.html

http://www.thekingdomofsteel.com/forum/editors-saves-trainers-ect_50/291-high-resolution-legend-zelda-legend-zelda-link-past-maps.html

Alledged jokes added to D4L

In response to: This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to D4L, you will be blocked from editing. Kariteh 07:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

I was not adding any jokes. I'm a member on numerous hip-hop forums and I have come across numerous topics expressing such dislike of D4L with explanations as to why. Hip-hop forums are apart of the hip-hop community too.

Forums are not reliable sources for encyclopedic information. You might want to read Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Kariteh 20:47, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

--Forums represent opinion and criticism therefore when noting any criticism of D4L you must include majority opinion which is in fact that D4L is a disgrace to hip-hop.

Forums are not reliable sources for encyclopedic information. If you disagree, speak with Wikipedia talk:Reliable sources and try to convince them, not me. Kariteh 19:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

ReversePhone Lookup / White Pages / Background Check

In response to your message:

"Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policy for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you"

These links are simply to free website that provide additional information on the above topics. Simply put they're great additions to the long list of sites that are already mentioned. They're not intended to be adds as the sites are free, their search engine traffic rankings appear already to be very high, thus was only trying to improve the Wikipedia user experience.

Bahamut Lagoon / Final Fantasy Tactics

The Bahamut Lagoon project began under working title Final Fantasy Tactics. However, as the game gradually took shape, it was decided that it didn't include enough elements from the Final Fantasy series to merit the name. Most of the existing Final Fantasy elements were removed, and it was released with the new title Bahamut Lagoon. Soon afterward, a second Final Fantasy Tactics (1997) project was initiated and released with the title intact.

This text in the Trivia section of the article Bahamut Lagoon has been present since August 2005, and nobody has found a reference yet. May I ask what was your source of information? Kariteh 11:36, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

It was a long time ago, but I recall the source of that information being the The Unofficial Squaresoft Homepage, a.k.a. square.net. It existed from 1995 to 1997, the webmaster was Andrew Vestal. Vestal actually had a relationship with Square. They even hosted his site for several months when he lost his server. Later he started the Gamers Intelligence Agency a.k.a. thegia.com, where Vestal had the honor of showing the world the first images from Final Fantasy IX, a full 10 months before Square even announced the game's existence. What I'm getting at is that the info came from a source that I personally consider to be extremely reliable. Vestal was truly an authority on Square lore, at least during the mid-90s. He was a great source of insider information, and virtually everything he reported as a "rumor" seemed to eventually turn out to be true. I wish the source was something that could be easily verified, but alas, we're talking about an obscure video game that was released in Japan over ten years ago and doesn't seem to have inspired many people to document its behind-the-scenes details. Druff 18:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Some guy already removed the information from the Bahamut Lagoon article... Too bad, I don't think it can really be mentioned without a reference but this info is still interesting. I believe you personally :) Kariteh 09:50, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Substing user warnings

When using certain template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:uw-test1}} instead of {{uw-test1}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. Also, there are lots of new, improved user warnings available. I will watch your talk page for any follow-up. Thanks, and good job vandal-fighting. MKoltnow 16:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the info, I didn't know about it. Kariteh 20:54, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Hero vs. protagonist

Hi. I wrote hero linked to protagonist hero to make the article flow better. Could we keep it? -Eileen-

Protagonist is the most correct term, hero is more colloquial. But I guess it depends on each sentence. Kariteh 20:11, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I just did it to combine the two terms: The colloquial word, hero we use more with the encyclopedic one, protagonist. I understand that protagonist is more correct, but I wanted a win win situation for everyone. The reader can see a word that they are familiar with and click on the link to see what a protagonist is. (To be honest, I never heard of the word until I encountered a situation exactly like it on the Zelda page and I want to pass it around.) I hope you understand and keep it on Vincent's page as well as Tidus's and others. -Eileen-

Tetsuya Nomura and FFXI

Please look there [1] --84.184.90.167 17:16, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Sign

Don't forget to sign the warning you left for 137.90.169.200 here.--chris.lawson 22:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Doso and Cactuar

Most of the Dosos that I found in image searches are abstract/symbolic stone formations, or reliefs of people carved into boulders standing upright on a sort of mini-temple. I don't doubt that there is a resemblence between the two because I don't know much about Dosos, but I am morbidly curious to see a Doso that does, given that I couldn't find one. Could you point me to an image that shows the resemblance? --Daedalus 22:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

It seems like I mistook Doso with Haniwa. I had read on the Cactuar article about a similarity with Haniwa statues. Some examples of Haniwa statues on this page (at the bottom) [2]. Kariteh 22:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Now that one is a striking resemblance. Thank you for clearing that up. --Daedalus 22:57, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Featured topic

Hi; I'm sorry if I seemed knee-jerk reactionary earlier. There has been a lot going on, and adding another discussion into the fold makes it more stressful. However, I'd like to ask: why did you decide to list it right away instead of expressing the issues on the talkpage? — Deckiller 03:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

When I started to add some of the official novels/mangas, I saw that they weren't removed or reverted, so I kept on adding the ones I could find. Eventually I got in a deadend in the search for information (because most are Japanese-exclusive stuff) so I had to put stub templates, which seemed contradictory to me since it's supposed to be a Featured List. The stub didn't really brought people to complete the sections. In the meanwhile, IPs regularly came and changed release years in the rest of the article to the real correct ones, so I realized there actually were quite a few wrong (or at least unsourced) dates in the article... Anyway, I suppose I could have put something on the talk page instead of directly nominating it for FLR, sorry. But I think it really "deserves" to be removed in any case; I think that when an article has a big gold star at the top-right side of the page, people can be less willing to be bold and modify it because they think it's supposed to be all good already. I realize the WP FF project is busy with other articles, but it's not really a good reason IMO. Kariteh 10:31, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

You made the right call. — Deckiller 19:23, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, but your vandalism report was invalid for the following reason.

Thank you for making a report on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Reporting and removing vandalism is vital to the functioning of Wikipedia and all users are encouraged to revert, warn, and report vandalism. However, administrators are generally only able to block users if they have received a recent final warning (one that mentions that the user may be blocked) and they have recently vandalized after that warning was given. The reported user has not yet been blocked because it appears this has not occurred yet. If this user continues to vandalize even after their final warning, please report them to the AIV noticeboard again. Thanks.

By the way, last warnings are not counted if they are issued months ago to an IP address. For an IP to be blocked, it must have been warned in the last 24 hours with a final warning. Jesse Viviano 15:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Reever1

Kariteh,

In response to your comments:

"Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policy for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you."

I am fully aware of the Wikipedia guidelines thanks, but during my time with Wikipedia i have added only 7 external links to your website- all which have been fully justified. They are the follows: Cafe Mocha Apple Pie Sticky Toffee Pudding Steak Tartare Marmalade Rice Pudding Macaroni Cheese

On each occasion I have added content to your site (surely the one main objective and strategy of Wikipedia) which will benefit the readers and visitors to this site. Absolutely none of my external links have been inappropriate as you suggest in your first sentence. Surely users would require a sticky toffee pudding recipe under the sticky toffee pudding page- or am i totally mis-reading your visitor preferences (please inform me of the top reasons your users visit Wikipedia please?). Once this question has been answered, please then tell me exactly how i have affected your visitor's experience in providing this content and external link- i believe i have added to their visitor experience by providing more relevant content.

The website I am actually referring to does not sell any products to users (it is a free service), therefore i am just providing your users with more variation and relevant content to which they can either click or not click on (surely freedom of choice for the visitor is another objective for Wikipedia!!!). As for promoting a website, i'm sure i could find a lot of examples where companies have utilised the external links to their advantage, but i haven't the time to research. However, fundamentally every single external link is promoting or advertising a website- so the question begs; why have any external links on the page. The answer- to provide a better customer experience, and choice for users; something all of my links have provided the Wikipedia visitor. Please can you re-think your decision to delete my external links from the pages suggested as i have spent time in trying to benefit your user's experience. In the future i will use the discussion page suggested by yourself before inserting the link (but can you please reverse the decisions you have already made). As for the external links not gaining any Search Engine Optimisation benefits i am fully aware- that's just another reason that highlights that i am doing it for the benefit of your users, and not for the website on the external links. I look forward to a reply

Hi, I am not sure you really are aware of the Wikipedia guidelines. First and foremost, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It isn't a universal repertoire of indiscriminate information. That something may be useful to someone does not meant that it is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Wikipedia has a purpose: it is an encyclopedia. It is not a collection of instruction manuals; we cannot put links everywhere to everything just in the hope that they will be useful to someone out there. For instance, while Wikipedia has descriptions of people, places, things, dishes, etc., its articles should not include instructions or advice (legal, medical, or otherwise), suggestions, or contain how-tos. This includes tutorials, walk-throughs, instruction manuals, video game guides, and recipes. This is an official policy and guideline of this encyclopedia. We just cannot put everything everywhere in the site.

This is the reason why the sister project Wikibooks has been created. Wikibooks is a collection of free "books" and annotated texts that are written collaboratively by anyone. While tutorials, guides, recipes, how-tos, etc. do not belong on Wikipedia, they are definively at home on Wikibooks. When people want to look for encyclopedic contents, they look here; when they look for how-tos, they look on Wikibooks. So you might want to check that project; there are a lot of other recipes there and yours would definitively be welcome. As a matter of fact, contents which are inapropriate for Wikipedia can often be moved to Wikibooks instead of being simply deleted or reverted.

Consequently, your external links fall under the same reasoning. There is no doubt that your site is free and doesn't sell products, but links to it in Wikipedia are still inapropriate in the same way that how-to and recipes are. As for compagnies, links to them can be to their advantage in the same way that they can be to their disadvantage. It is only an indirect effet. When an article links to some page on a compagny's site, it is and should only be for encyclopedic reasons (such as referencing or sourcing a statement, or simply indicating the compagny's website as an information). It is true that sometimes links to some sites or compagnies are blatant spam; this is why they are generally removed upon sight.

Since Wikipedia is maintained by humans, maybe you have seen some links which hadn't been removed because someone didn't notice them yet. But in any case, please understand that inclusion of one spam link is not a reason to include another. Many times users can be confused by the removal of spam links because other links that could be construed as spam have been added to the article (and not yet removed). The inclusion of a spam link should not be construed as an endorsement of the spam link, nor should it be taken as a reason or excuse to include another. So, as a conclusion, I hope you understand Wikipedia's reasonings and guidelines better now. Again, while recipes are not appropriate for an encyclopedia, they definitely are for Wikipedia's sister project Wikibooks. Kariteh 18:36, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Lavos

Must've accidentally highlighted and clicked or something...—ウルタプ 12:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Hyphens to colons (again)

Hi, you recently moved all the pages back to the colon versions and I was just going to point out some things. First, I posted a message at User:SeizureDog's talk page (here), explaining my reasoning for keeping the hyphens. The gist of it was that it is possible to respect Square Enix's trademark (with the hyphens) on Wikipedia by maintaining the hyphens in the title while colloquially referring to only the "Dirge of Cerberus" (or whatever) part within the article. It really isn't a question of grammar since that doesn't really apply to titles. Anyway, SeizureDog never made any indication of replying so I figured he dropped the issue and I was justified in "reverting until discussion is completed". Afterwards, I was unaware that he had made a subsequent post at Talk:Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII, acting as if I had never messaged him at all. Anyway, I'd just like to reopen discussion about it at the WPFF page here. Axem Titanium 21:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Spamming spoiler warning links

Spoiler warnings are handled by a case by case basis (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines). In the case of the Final Fantasy WikiProject, the debate for that project to include or exclude them is limited to that WikiProject. This is why the spoiler warnings are a guideline, not a policy. However, I noticed you are advertising the discussion to those outside the WikiProject. — Deckiller 22:11, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Isn't anyone allowed to express their opinion? I don't think what I'm doing is "spamming." It is more like giving chance to more people to participate in the discussion. Also, just to clear up any potential misunderstanding, I'm not even against the banning per se. I just find it a little unfair and controversial that a small number of people seem to be making the whole decision, yet outside of this discussion there are a lot of people (IPs or users) who regularly come and add spoiler warnings to the articles of the project. If the spoiler warning is to be banned, I'll let it be banned; if it is to be kept, so be it. But in either cases, I think the consensus should be decided by more than a small team of seven people. Kariteh 22:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Consensus should absolutely be decided — by people affiliated with the WikiProject. I bet that most of those people add spoiler warnings because they are used to seeing them across Wikipedia (otherwise, they would not even know the templates exist). However, the problem is that it is a guideline, and most people on Wikipedia will disagree with us and the few other WikiProjects who do not use them (as it has been done in countless debates before). In that case, our consensus is steamrolled by that of the rest of the community. — Deckiller 22:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

cheers for being vigilant, but

this is a public IP (at Newcastle University, Australia). the person you were intending your message for probably didn't get it, and probably won't get it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.148.5.119 (talk) 00:20, 28 March 2007 (UTC).

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII

I question the addition of Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII as a series to the Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII. Fabula Nova Crystallis is not a series; in essence it is just a collection of games formed around a common mythos. Final Fantasy VII, for example, doesn't list the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII as a "series", even though it includes many spinoffs, and I don't see why FFXIII should either. If Fabula Nova Crystallis is linked to in the first couple of paragraphs of any given article it covers, that would be perhaps more helpful than listing it as a series. --EvilReborn [会話]

We have to consider these things from an out-of-universe perspective. FFVII doesn't list CoFFVII as a series (and I didn't add it myself to the infobox) because FFVII simply is not part of CoFFVII, and neither are FFVII Snowboarding and Maiden Who Travels The Planet. Even though they are all part of the Final Fantasy series and are related to FFVII. As for Fabula Nova Crystallis, isn't "a collection of games formed around a common mythos" precisely what a series is at the very least, if it's what the creators state (regardless of the presence or absence of storyline connections between the games)? The creators of the games are the ones who decide what's part or not of a series, and the storyline connections are often not considered. For instance FFAdventure is part of both the FF and the Seiken Densetsu series (while Secret of Mana is only part of the SD series).

In any case, I'm going to copy-paste this on the WP:FF talk page, since if it has to be discussed, it has to be discussed with everyone. Kariteh 14:52, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

please dont vandalize my talk pageToa Mario 20:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Vandals

Hi there; WP:POLICY is that, except in the most flagrant cases, vandals receive four warningd before being blocked. Warning a vandal after only two offences makes it difficult for admins, as we neither want to breach policy nor to fail to back you up.--Anthony.bradbury 21:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

vandalism to my talk page

why did you vandalize my talk pagfe again???? i dont even completely know another language other than english!!!!!! show me where you think i posetd in another language!!!!Toa Mario 03:00, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Square Co. article

Heh. I have a bad habit of taking on massive article revisions and then dropping everything and moving on to something else (the jumbled mess that's Ocarina of Time in my sandbox is a good example). I'm not particularly active at Wikipedia anymore, but I do plan to eventually revise the Square Co. article. Unfortunately, a large part of the "history" section I planned was poorly sourced: I often resorted to BabelFish translations of a German Final Fantasy fansite. I actually had five subsections planned, so it would've turned out rather bloated anyways. Fortunately I've picked up some more reliable (i.e., published) sources in the past few months, so I'll try to revise it when I have the time. EDIT: You do appear to be rather knowledgeable about Squaresoft yourself, so if you'd like to team up for a revision that may work nicely. --Tristam 06:39, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not much knowledgeable on the company itself and I am focusing on the games but thanks for the suggestion. Kariteh 12:04, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Removal

Oh, i thought the tag was to be removed if it failed a nomination? LOL, guess I should lurk wikipedia more. Funny edit summary. Bluerです。^なにか? 11:07, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Ajora: If only ye knew the truth :D Bluerです。^なにか? 16:33, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Reference question

Hello, Kariteh. I have a question regarding valid references for articles.

I know third party sources are needed for all claims inside an article, so in-game quotes would be no-good by themselves for one. Can they be used, though, to reinforce part of the article when other sources are included? I have seen some featured articles that make use of that technique.

Also, are reviews from videogame sites allowed as valid sources? If so, is it all of them, or only "official editor's" ones?

I would love nothing more than making the best Dragon Quest related articles for Wikipedia, but you may be aware there is a lack of sources in english, and it is hard to find people who can acquire sources in japanese. If a mix of reviews and in-game quotes is a good option to use as reference, then some improvements could be achieved on those pages. Thanks in advance for your time. Icecypher 18:27, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

In-game quotes can be used for plot details, and they're most often mandatory for this since there aren't many other publications which speak about the plots besides the games themselves (game manuals and strategy guides seem to be considered primary sources). For the rest (criticism of the game, notability of a feature/creature/character/etc.) reviews and interviews are good sources. I'm not sure if all reviews are considered valid sources; those of the "big" websites like IGN etc. are definitely valid ones though.

So basically, in-game quotes are necessary since we're dealing about video games, but the articles must always have some kind of out of universe perspective, presented in a "Criticism and reactions" or even "Cultural impact" section. If this perspective can't be established in an article, the article should probably be merged in a section of a larger article. In any case, that's how it is in the Final Fantasy related articles; I suppose they are a good example to follow.

I agree it's hard to find sources in English about Dragon Quest though... Dragon Quest VIII is probably the easier to find. I searched for interviews of Yuji Horii for Chrono Trigger once, and I only managed to find one: here. It speaks a little bit about DQVIII in there, maybe you'll find it useful. Kariteh 21:25, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. Would you mind if I copy-pasted this section to the talk page on the Dragon Quest Project? I do not have access to most videogame sites (due to work proxy), but this should help other guys come with sources. We had not started looking in those places before, you see... Again, thanks. Icecypher 22:17, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't mind, although I *could* be imprecise or wrong on some details. Take this as an reasonable opinion, not a pure report of official policy :) Kariteh 22:26, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I will address that possibility. But you know it is not likely, since some of these articles were even featured ones. Icecypher 14:29, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Your edit summary

I assume "l i t t l e m o n e y" is taken from FFT? — Deckiller 10:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, just a little joking edit summary :) Kariteh 10:37, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

We should make fun of poor translations more often :). "50 percent will pay the rent" still takes the cake. — Deckiller 13:17, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Do not "game the system".

Basically, because you do not like that people think the article should be here and that there isn't a consensus towards "call it Slime MoriMori instead of DQ Heroes", you use WP:OR to override their opinions on the matter, even though it's not a matter of OR, it's a matter of simply calling it DQ Heroes. If I can find a reliable source who calls the collection of games "DQ Heroes" or "Rocket Slime", that's a reliable source right then and there. - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

PLEASE explain how you're the King of Wikipedia.

Because, see, your move is an unpopular one. Am I to understand that any policy or guideline allows you to do whatever you want and ignore anything said by anyone else? By the way, do you have a source to say that the series is called Slime MoriMori? Have SE called it the Slime MoriMori series before? - A Link to the Past (talk) 17:46, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm replying on the project talk page. Kariteh 18:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

online gaming

if their first online game was made in 2002, then logic follows that their online gaming business started in 2002 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.111.47.160 (talk) 18:30, 24 April 2007 (UTC).

Deletion versus redirects

Instead of spending extra work nominating the article for TfD, you can just redirect the template to the new one. — Deckiller 14:50, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks I didn't know I could. Well, I guess it's too late though. Kariteh 14:52, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Checkuser case completed

Hi, A checkuser IP Check case you filled has been completed by a CheckUser, and archived. You can find the results for 7 days at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/IP check/Archive. -- lucasbfr ^talk, checkuser clerk, 09:12, 30 April 2007 (UTC).

Honda

Excuse you, because I was fixing vandalism. The company's name was Honda Butt Motor Co.

I removed the OBVIOUSLY incorrect word "Butt".

Please look more carefully before wasting my time in the future.

Debate in the WikiProject Dragon Quest

Sorry, but I have never played the Dragon Quest series and is not able to help in such discussion. (All of my DQ knowledge comes from 3 manga side stories). MythSearcher^talk 08:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

PS: I have read the discussion, it is so funny that ALTTP's arguements are basically the same as when he had started the SD discussion, no source, all speculation, denying the Japanese titles as pleased. MythSearcher^talk 08:49, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

It was funny the first time. Sadly, it is not anymore... Icecypher 14:17, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Characters of Final Fantasy VI

Please familiarize yourself extensively with the GBA English translation of the game before considering reverting my edits. It is the new English canonical version. - Gilgamesh 11:08, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

i'm sory i was just playing around with my friends, i promis i won't do it again. i'm soory please don't block me.

Vandalism

i regret to inform you that if you keep doing that you will be reported for vandalism and/or the 3rr rule. Elderleo 02:27, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Primary sources templates

The primary source template is only needed for cases where sections needing secondary sources do not use them. Wikipedia articles use primary sources for plot synopsis. — Deckiller 17:26, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

sourcing

Kariteh, I noticed one of the edits an IP made on FFXI article came out true. It only needed a source. Next time, instead of removing the edit, why don't we just put a {{fact}} tag instead? It not only encourages other editors to help out finding a source, but at the same time avoid scaring the newcomers. :D — Bluerです。^なにか? 11:06, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Chrono Series

I have modified the topic based on requests to establish a stronger lead article. Please take a look if you get the chance, and see if this is acceptable. Judgesurreal777 18:58, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

List of locations in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

User:TTN now considers the article for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Would you please take look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of locations in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and cast your vote? Thanks! Taric25 03:40, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

What a pain that vandal was! Thanks for your help! --GentlemanGhost 13:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem :) Kariteh 13:49, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Final Fantasy XI

I don't understand why someone who doesn't play Final Fantasy XI is editing the Final Fantasy XI article, but FFXIclopedia is an official premiere site. I suggest you do your research before you make comments like "it's looks nothing official". Premiere Community Sites lists the Official Premiere Sites. This page also displays the announcement for FFXIclopedia. --68.110.201.215 01:03, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

That's for the Premier Site part. But it's still never referred to as anything official. Kariteh 07:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Its important to note that SE has adressed the issues of the games and has improved upon what was considered unfavorable about the game. To not mention this, makes it sound as if the problems are still/just as evident as they were at the time of the review.

Characters in Chrono Trigger

Wasn't meant to be taken as a joke. Just a note that Lucca seems to be the least popular of the major characters.

You need a source for that, or it constitutes WP:POV. Kariteh 06:18, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Chinese Link

May I ask you why you remove the link I've added to the "Traditional Chinese Characters" entry?

The notability of the site is not clear or established. Seemed like spam to me. Kariteh 06:18, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

No worries, its not spam. Actually the site has been in that Wikipedia entry for many months. Its quite unique for learning Traditional Chinese (I use it myself), check out the site's forum for user testimonials. It has a PageRank of 4, so its unlikely to be spam. delpino 08:58, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Music

I will withdraw my request to merge the music article, meanwhile if you post the articles that need to be merged to create a "Music of"" article for FFTA, I'll help get that process started. Judgesurreal777 06:36, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

There's no article for them actually, so I've listed them in the FFTA OST talk page for now. Kariteh 06:49, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Award!

		The Original Barnstar
		In acknowledgment of your tremendous work on the Final Fantasy Wikiproject, I hereby award you the original barnstar! Keep it up!! Judgesurreal777 22:01, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Kariteh 11:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Award2!

		The VG Barnstar
		For your work on transforming Chrono (series) from a disambiguation page to a GA-class article in what might be a record 2 days, I award you this VG Barnstar! --PresN 05:50, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :) Kariteh 11:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Images

What do you mean no resources? I always leave a website to visit?

Manplush 17:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)Manplush

Your talk page is crowded with messages of bots saying you don't source your pictures correctly. Kariteh 17:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

65.215.85.163 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

Hi, I think you reported the wrong vandal, this IP is blocked since 12:46 :) -- lucasbfr ^talk 13:56, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Oops sorry! Kariteh 14:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Gaia (Final_Fantasy_VII)

The edit which you recently sent me a message about removed a redundant (empty) section. I have removed it after you restored it for the same reason as before, it was empty. Please check what you are restoring in future 87.127.161.98 18:41, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Gaia (Final Fantasy VII). Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content which gains a consensus among editors. 87.127.161.98 19:38, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Image Sources

I'm not uploading inappropriate image into wikipedia!? I have no idea what your talking about? Manplush 20:34, 24 May 2007 (UTC)Manplush

Did you know?

On 25 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chrono (series), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 11:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Final Mix+

Yes, I know that FFX International was released in Europe. I actually own it, along with Japanese version. The reason may be that european has not got any release yet when the japanese international version comes out. The EU version does not have extra ending included in Japanese international, but the game content is the same (dark aeon, penance). About FFVII, I don't know. I own Final Fantasy VII (EU), and Final Fantasy VII Intl (Japanese). The japanese has 4 CD (1 CD extra), while the EU contains 3 CD and 1 bonus DVD (FFX demo). I haven't found any difference in FFVII Could you tell me? Merci pour les information a propos de FFVII International a l'europe. Je sais pas. Normally, although I own the EU version, I only play the Japanese version if I managed to get one - most of my games are japanese(except a very good game like FFX or KH series - does not mean that I hate FFVII), so I don't really know the difference --w_tanoto 17:44, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

sorry, the bonus disc in EU FFVII is FFVIII demo. FFX demo is included in FFVI--w_tanoto 17:49, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually, if I'm not mistaken even the NA FFVII is the International version. FFVII International, FFVII's NA version, and FFVII's European version all have the extra Emerald and Ruby WEAPONs, which were not in the original FFVII's Japanese version. Kariteh 18:05, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

merci pour ca. pour FFVII, j'ai joue versions internationale (japonaise) et nord amerique, mais malheureusement, je ne sais pas s'il y a des differences. Oops.... sorry if I confuse you: "I only play the Japanese version if I managed to get one - most of my games are japanese(except a very good game like FFX or KH series - does not mean that I hate FFVII)". most of time i play japanese games, while for some of good game, i play both versions. desole--w_tanoto 18:14, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't get it

C'mon, what is your problem? Why are you giving me warnings, be serieus! I give a article more info and I deleted a link that is DEAD... The less you can do is take the warnings back and delete the damage you did to the article, I don't know who you are, but I know you deserve more a warning then me81.164.143.74 13:56, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Award3!

		The Editor's Barnstar
		I award you this Editor's Barnstar in recognition of your diligence, your keen eye and your clever rewriting, especially in regards to your work in the Mana articles. Thank you for your hard work! -LichYoshi 09:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! There's still lots of work to do, but I hope we'll put up Mana (series) for GA Candidates one day :) Kariteh 11:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Terms in Xenosaga

Hi, are you able to tell me where to find the previous deletion discussion for this article? Thanks, Mallanox 10:48, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Actually, don't worry, I've found it! Mallanox 10:50, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

• Yeah, these lists were determined at AfD to be redirected to Xenosaga. The user can just be simply reverted every time, and/or pointed to the AfD. — Deckiller 20:22, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

First best wikiproject is...

Hurricane wiki! They have more FA's and GA's than we do I think, but I think they are the only one. :)Judgesurreal777 13:09, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism warnings.

Hello.
I noticed that you reverted content removal from the Aerith article, and used the edit summary, "rvv".
This is actually very highly inappropriate. That type of content removal isn't actually vandalism. It's a content dispute. What's more, since it's the removal of unsourced original research, it actually deserves further examination. Speculation and OR really shouldn't be in articles. At any rate, it certainly is not vandalism, and shouldn't be labelled as such; nor should you be leaving warning templates for them. Bladestorm 17:08, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I've removed the unsourced and OR content. Kariteh 17:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

House of the Scorpion

I am terribly sorry, please forgive my ignorance on "spoiler" rules until a few days ago. Really, I feel like a complete idiot and am embarassed. The whole thing about me reverting your perfectly useful edits to The House of the Scorpion was solely based on my own stupidity. I hope you can forgive my stupid actions, taken without consideration. Slartibartfast1992 04:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Don't worry, the spoiler policy "reform" is quite recent and many people are not aware of the changes yet. In any case, I should be sorry too, I went a bit overboard with the CAPS in the edit summary. Kariteh 08:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured content

I see Vagrant Story listed here....Judgesurreal777 21:38, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting that guy's vandalism from my talk page. most appreciated. Momusufan 02:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Re:Thanks!

No problem. My userpage had a few different revisions of its own yesterday, too. Cool Blue^talk to me 12:04, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

On edits on Koser foods

"Material that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs a reliable source, which should be cited in the article."

that is the line from the verafability article that you directed me to. Do you realy think the fact that rabbits dont chew cud is likey to be chalanged?

Narmical 18:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Regarding FFVIII Changes

"Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Final Fantasy VIII. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia."

If I might ask, in comparison, would a revision of my posting of noteworthy information in a more-factual tone be acceptable?--For whatever reason, the entire addition I made was deleted, rather than removing the "personal analysis" you noted.

It's kind of a trivial information, you may want to open a discussion on the FFVIII talk page to see if it's notable enough to be mentioned on the article. Kariteh 11:22, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I Pity The Fool

I'm putting back the edit you reverted. There is no official word that the series is cancelled.Nickelodeonfan2007 23:47, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

WP:3RR on Lulu (singer)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content which gains a consensus among editors. -- Merope 14:44, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Question from IP vandal

Why is everyone on your side? I make decent contributions, but you and that stupid MartinBot always delete them and then you threaten to block me. If I were an admin, I'd Permablock you, and then turn off that stupid bot for good! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.133.47 (talk • contribs) 15:16, June 15, 2007 (UTC)

I hardly think any of these edits are "decent". After your most recent block expires, please consider making positive contributions. -- Satori Son 16:15, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Children of Mana logo.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Children of Mana logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 22:08, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Dawn of Mana.gif)

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:Final Fantasy Adventure logo.png)

Thanks for uploading Image:Final Fantasy Adventure logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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re:Wow

There is a difference between assuming good faith and humorous sarcasm (especially when the user making the joke helped forge at least the wording of the policy). Also, based on firsthand experience, I recommend not using premade templates with users who have been around for a while and know (and helped to write) the guidelines, because it might appear as an insult to some. It doesn't bother me much, but I've seen established users get personal over a simple warning template. — Deckiller 12:37, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, you should assume good faith all the time. I strive to take care of my communications with other editors; after all, behind all these texts is just another human, like you. An attack was never intended, but I've since removed it out of sheer respect for other people. I admit to being irked by that warning, especially after all this time; reserve it for vandals or bad faiths, but not me. — Bluerで す。 14:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

FFU Character page

We should keep the character pages as they were. Fractyl 05:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Reasons? Kariteh 08:00, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

For one, all the info on the series characters that were massed from the anime, FFU Before, and the FFU After stories. Another being the cast listed for both versions. Fractyl 14:49, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

How complicated can this thing be?

I tried to add some (what I thought was useful) material regarding rock and roller Johnny O'Keefe about the website www.johnnyokeefe.net. But all of my entries have been thrown back at me and now i'm being accused of being a spammer and using external links.

Surely there is a way to make this a little more easier so that we don't have to be computer programmers. Now it says I run the risk of being blocked. For God's sake.

Is there an actual PERSON or LIVE HELP that can help me as I have a ton of great information I would love to share with the rest of the world. Especially when next year J.O'K will be a hot subject again.

Hope to hear from someone.

Higurashi

Please STOP deleting the link I posted. I have read and reread the ELG, and that site is in accordance with all of them. Not only that, but it is pretty much the ONLY english Higurashi site in existence-the official US site is not even up yet. I do not appreciate you giving me a warning and calling that link "spam", because it is not. It's an extensive and informative site that is getting bigger everyday, within a fandom that has very few sites at all, let alone ones in english. It is wrong of you to delete this link, and you did not even follow the protocol of giving a proper reason in the discussion section of the page you removed it from.TomitakePrincess 16:18, 24 June 2007 (UTC)