User talk:71.105.14.168

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When I deleted it, it was patent nonsense, and without context. As it stands, it is better. You need to make the context clearer from the outset of the article. Additionally, saying everything belongs to Sega makes it seem like a copyvio, also warranting immediate deletion. I suggest you register and get an account, as it makes communication better. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:30, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

I just told you, when it was deleted, it was utter nonsense. Now, it isn't. In fact, I really don't know what your problem is, as you have reinstated it with more info.

Additionally, to keep someone else from wanting to delete it, you need to improve the article so that it signifies what it is talking about (a character of some sort) from the outset. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:38, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

You don't need to say anything belons to SEGA. As long as your contributions are original and factual and do not copy anything from their material, than it doesn't belong to SEGA at all.

You also NEED to listen to what I said above: You need to put context into the article. It should start off saying that Lien Da is a character from such and such video game. Without this contect, the article is nearly gibberish. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:43, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Also, lets keep the conversation on this page, for continuity sake. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:44, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Okay! Thanks again! --anon
Not a problem. Anything to make the article better. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Do you think the reader will be able to distinguish the fact between fiction and nonfiction now? I also got rid of the Sega thing!--anon
Actually, I got rid of the sega property thing. The intention of the article is now better, sure. But now you need to Wikify and clean up the article for readability. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:50, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Oh, okay. Thanks! But did I make some grammatical and puncutation mistakes? --anon
No, not at all. I've cleaned up the intro so you can see what I mean. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 00:58, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Okay! Thanks! And I'm sorry for the inconvenience of not having an account!--anon

It's no inconvenience if it makes you comfortable with contributing to the project. Of course, you should know that registering has many benefits - the least of which is credit for your hard work, if another user wanted to find you to fix stuff, etc. You do not have to use your real name (though I do). It's up to you, though I highly recomend it! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 01:03, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Okay, thank you! But do you think anybody will be able to see my password? --anon
Nope. I (nor anyone else) has ever had that problem. Account hijakings are possible, but only if you give your password away or make it easy to figure out. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 01:23, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Oh, that's good! Thank you! And I don't mean to be a bother or an annoyance, but how exactly do you Wikify articles? I am so sorry for sounding so clueless! --anon

That's ok. Wikify means to bring things in line with the Wikipedia:Manual of Style - make sure links and the wiki-html are properly formatted (which you have been doing), bolding and italicizing where appropriate, etc. The best way to see how an article should look is to look at alot of articles - better yet, our Featured articles. A good article doesn't have to be featured, but it should follow the same lead. As you are writing about a Sonic the Hedgehog character, bounce around the other Sonic articles, and emulate the best ones. You may even blaze your own path and create a Featured article yourself! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 01:38, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! --anon
You're welcome. Let me know if you ever register an account. Cheers! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 01:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)