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[edit] Races/Bestiary

Excellent tag-team changeover today on the Races... and Bestiary pages! I started editing during my lunchbreak then ran out of time ;) Gamemaker 16:31, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Yep, cool. Actually I recently brought the Bestiary subproject pages up to date and spelled out the distinctions that came out of the most recent discussions. That's what I've been using to make my updates and looks like we're both thinking along the same lines. Gamemaker 16:38, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Regarding Tonberry's, personally I think they qualify as a race. I haven't played FFXI either, but reading through its article it does seem that Tonberry's have been given some backstory in that game. Regardless of FFXI though, the fact that they've always been shown to wear clothes and use tools qualifies them as sentient, I think.
Concerning races such as the Guado that the player has to fight, I think that an entry on the Races... pages supercedes an entry on the Bestiary; by that I mean, something should only appear either on one page or the other, not both, and the primary consideration is self-awareness - does that sound ok?
The Oglop is an odd one. True, in FFIX we had a sentient Oglop (Cid), but that was a one-off case. I think Oglops are normally just bugs. Gamemaker 17:17, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Hmm, regarding things such as Chocobos and Shoopufs, remember that the main qualifier for an entry in the Bestiary is that it be a creature that interacts with the player. However, even if we limited the Bestiary to things that the player fights we'd still need a Chocobo entry =) Gamemaker 17:38, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spira Images

I think three or four of the images on Spira don't have sources. I was wondering if you could hold off on tagging them for a little while. I'm trying desparately to find the original sources, but a lot of the websites have shut down. I just need some time.PiccoloNamek 18:55, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Speak of the devil! I was just reading your user page when I got your message. I just fixed the Calm lands image, but I can't for the lfe of me find the sources for Bevelle or Mount Gagazet. There are alternate images of Mount Gagazet, and for bevelle too, but the one we have now is really nice I'll have to save it to my hard drive so that if I find the source one day I can re-upload it.PiccoloNamek 22:48, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

How about this for Bevelle: http://www.squarerealm.com/ffx/imgs/bevelle.jpg It's pretty, shows what Bevelle's archetecture looks like, and has the Symbol of Yevon on it. I could crop it to get rid of the magazine page border.PiccoloNamek 22:59, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I like it. By the way, while we're on the topic of Spira, what do you think of the merges? Too much? Too little? Deckiller 23:17, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I think the entry on Bikanel Island is a little too big, with a little too much information. I'd like to keep it a little more basic than that.PiccoloNamek 23:20, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

-=Nods=- I agree; the summary that was on the old article was (and still is) a little too large, considering that most of the time one is just walking through a desert. Deckiller 23:21, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spira

Okay; it sounds like a solid procedure. Deckiller 23:25, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/?

I just saw that in the edit comment for Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Final Fantasy. Is that real? Its almost laughable. This should keep me entertained for a while, thank you ^-^ ...
Should we be worried? Do you think it will go anywhere? --QubitOtaku(talk) 11:32, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] re:Category:Wikipedians by D&D Alignment

I noticed you are categorized as a Wikipedian by alignment. If you are in to userboxes, there are now infoboxes available using a standard template. See the alignment category page for details. xaosflux Talk/CVU 18:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Happy holidays!

Deckiller 03:16, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Chocobo.gif source

Hm. Unfortunately, I uploaded that image back when I was younger and less well versed in Wikipedia copyright policy. I can't remember where I got it, and it's probably easier if we just replaced it with another image. There is, after all, no shortage of pictures of Chocobos out there. :-) – Seancdaug 00:16, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! It shouldn't matter if whatever we use to replace it isn't a GIF: the only reason I went for GIF to begin with was because it was being used in templates, and having a transparent background (that was guaranteed to work in MSIE) was important (well, important to me, at least...). – Seancdaug 00:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there! -- user:zanimum

[edit] Fair use check

Hey, long time no chat. I'm doing some work on the History of New Jersey article, and I uploaded the image Image:HollandTunnelNYNJboarder.JPG. Originally, I marked it as pd because it came for a .gov website of the Port Athority of NJ and NY, but it later found out, that I could not use that tag for the image. the conversation. I added fairuse rationale to the picture. Sice you have experience with fair use rationale I was hoping you could look over the picture and add anything as you deem necessary that I may have left out. Thanks in advance.--ZeWrestler Talk 01:08, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you! for the canadian invitation! But I need some advocacy

Hello, Thank you for the invitation to the canadian colaboration. I was just thinking about that. Getting together. Organizing a large, discussion, Dinner, Then another discussion (for those that can't afford the diner) and a DJ music dance. Meuh! Anyway.

Please Help! I need some advocacy for WP:CITE in the article derny. But that's just the underlining problem. Please I need some assistance teaching some users about verifiability and a similar, yet 223% larger problem, exists at motorized bicycle. It's a long debate about verifiability and WP:CITE. Going into WP:NPOV. Seeing what just happened with the article Derny, (I added the footnote system, and then it was removed) I think we're in for a World War of idiots. Either that, or Wikipedia guidelines are wrong, where re-written and another hidden copy exists somewhere that I haven't read. (I don't think so!) Please, due to the nature of this request and arguably unnerving nature of the subject, I would suggest perhaps taking a cup of tea before reading on into the talk:motorized bicycle. Also please only reply on your user page. Thank you for any help! --CyclePat 03:43, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

I tried to read the talk page of motorized bicycle but it's really long. I'll read it tomorrow (I've got to sleep soon), and I'll see what exactly is the problem discussed on the talk page then I'll check if I can help or not.--DarkEvil 04:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
Thank you, it's not a lite subject and I question myself all the time. But I think in general it's all about being able to have a ballance between cited sources and assumptions. Right now I don't think we cite enough source (though our assumptions a paradoxilly agreable). Thank you again for your time. Don't rush in, I think we need someone that can take their time and figure out what is happening. Wise choice. I should go to bed too. When you have the time can you please help out with some advocacy? You may want to pay special attention to the todo list that I started. Further down we are slowly but surelly moving forward at resolving many of the issues, it's just that it's very long. Goodnight and God bless. --CyclePat 04:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
No thank you. Sometimes it takes someone from the outside to state what is happening and I think it has helped. I hope it helps out everyone else too. Thank you for your impartiality and just comment. ;) --CyclePat 01:32, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Katefan0, Woohookitty and I all came in as outsiders. And in every case ended up having the same arguments, because in the end the problem is not with the article. - Just zis  Guy, you know? [T]/[C] 10:34, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Hello, Booby (I just noticed your name on that page, hehe). Anyway may I be informed what the local chapter is about? A summary would be ok. I.H.S.V. (talk) 03:59, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite. I am doing a bunch of Canadian stuff, a good portion of it being in the DoCB initiative. I am also doing forts from the La Verendrye era. Wierd eh!. I will drop in and look around in the next while.(Stormbay 04:33, 3 February 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Asking You a Question

Hi, What is disambiguation? Would you mind looking at the definition for Taize? I would disambiguate the article if I knew what that meant.

The Taize article has references to a couple of things that are strange to me. I am familiar with the Taize service and the location of Taize, France.

Here is part of the article: Taizé, in the Saône-et-Loire département, where the Taizé Community is located Taizé, in the Deux-Sèvres département Taizé-Aizie, in the Charente département

I don't know what the {name} departement means.

Given that I know something about Taize, but not everything, can this page be disambiguated? What does disambiguation mean? I tried to look it up, but got confused so I quit and drank a cup of coffee instead.

Thank you! Sarum blue 14:21, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

heya! thanks for the invite! i'll try to contribute all-canadian articles to the page, if you wish.

Raccoon Fox 17:20, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Huh? Where'd you get the idea that I was Canadian from? --Celestianpower háblame 22:38, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked socks

DarkEvil, I've been noticing the permablocked sockpuppets of Hollow Wilerding popping up on my watchlist recently as you invite them to explore and edit Wikimedia Canada: Siblings WC, Siblings CW, Cruz AFade, Cruz Along, Empty Wallow, TwoDown and maybe more. I suppose you go by something like Category:Wikipedians in Canada and perhaps use a bot? I'm not good on those kinds of thing, but maybe it would be a good idea to subtract Category:Wikipedia:Indefinitely blocked users from the inivite list. Bishonen | talk 16:07, 5 February 2006 (UTC).

Thanks! The only reason some users have many socks is that their socks keep getting blocked (for being used abusively), so they keep creating new ones. For that category of user, I think HW's sock drawer is pretty modest (she's gone over to editing from anon IPs these days). Bishonen | talk 16:20, 5 February 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Thank you for the invitation, but I do not see the benefit to local chapters in Wikipedia. I believe it is an unnecessary duplication of effort. Categories allow us to indicate that an article is specific to Canada. RayGates 19:35, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

I just answered your invitation on my talk page. --Aleksandar Šušnjar 23:23, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply re Canadian interest group

Thanks for making me aware of the Canadian wiki project. At this time, my planned contributions don't fit specifically Canadian themes, but that could change in the future. For now, I won't join up but will keep it in mind. Slowmover 17:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Taize Disambiguation - Thank You

DarkEvil, I am so stupid! And such a newbie. I did not realise what a disambiguation page was. I read your comment on my userpage and went back and looked at Taize. Now I understand! Duh! I wrote the article at the bottom because I did not understand the purpose of a disambig. page.

I see the proper link now for Taize service and will move my article to it!

Thank you!


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[edit] User categories

Would you consider recategorizing yourself from Category:Exclusionism to Category:Exclusionist Wikipedians? The two categories seem to be redundant and the latter seems more appropriately-titled. The first category could then be deleted. -- Krash (Talk) 22:28, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind...you're still showing up in the first category for some reason but someone's already fixed the userbox to reflect the appropriate category. Please disregard. -- Krash (Talk) 22:34, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Hey, how's it going? College work getting you down I hear. Hope it won't be keeping you away for too long :D Get in touch, let me know how it's goin for ya. — Baz (aka CuaHL) 23:36, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discworld Userbox

Hello. I was putting off doing my senior thesis by just running through wikipedia pages and I came to your userpage. I was wondering if you'd be able to take a minute or two and explain to me the "7 + 1" in the discworld userbox. Thank you. --Zifnabxar 00:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Mind if I jump in? In the discworld the number 8 is unlucky. (Much like 13 is here, but more dramatic.) A wizard may not speak the number between 7 and 9. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 00:21, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
Ah, thank you. That's pretty cool and very well thought out by the author. I might look into these books. I'm a fan of Wies, Hickman, and Jordon, do you know if they're similar at all? Zifnabxar 02:23, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't know if there is a difference between the books and the video games, but there must be a lot. I've only played the video games of discworld, so I'm a fan of the video games. And I must say I don't know about the similarity between Wies, Hickman or Jordon's books and the discworld series.--DarkEvil 03:02, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Important AfD

  • The article for the G10 Group of Prestigious Canadian Universities is up for Deletion, please go and support Education related articles in Canada. This is a very important group of schools, Canada's version of the Ivy League, and it needs your support! -- pm_shef 04:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] Yo

I personally agree with you about the FFX image. I just changed it because there had been a comment in its FAC that -- when you blow the image up to its full size -- there appears to be some kind of weird brown stuff on it. You can't see it without blowing up the image and I didn't think it was a big deal, really, but I was just trying to satisfy every comment on the FAC because I'm paranoid about it failing when Raul reads over it. I certainly won't make a move to revert it, and my apologies for having changed it in the first place. I am, however, going to change its summary and licensing notes to reflect that of the other image. Have a good one. Ryu Kaze 03:18, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, that would be cool. I definitely agree that the colors on your scan are superior, by the way. I hated to really change it, but like I said, I was all paraonid about the FAC falling short. I actually think we're going to make it, though. At least that's what Deckiller thinks, so I guess I think so too since he'd know better than me. Anyway, have a good one. Ryu Kaze 21:55, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Piano Collections

You don't seem to have much trouble finding kanji+kana tracknames...could you tell me the Japanese names for Piano Collections FINAL FANTASY VII through X? :D;; urutapu 15:24, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

You're wonderful. urutapu 15:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
I apologize. I should've asked for the FINAL FANTASY X-2 Piano Collection as well. urutapu 15:56, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
...well if you really don't mind, could I have "Golbeza Clad in Darkness" from FF IV and "Waltz Clavier" from FF V? That should be all I need for a while, I'm just having trouble finding some of the kanji in their titles. I'm sorry if I'm imposing. urutapu 17:35, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Well, your name for "Waltz Clavier" differs from the Japanese title on the Piano Collections sheet music... urutapu 22:33, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks so much. That should be all for now, since you keep adding JPN/ENG tables on the soundtrack pages. xD; urutapu 21:19, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On Final Fantasy character names

Rather than start an edit war, I'm going to try to provide an explanation for everything. Or almost everything. Though I think the first thing that needs to be said is that there seems to be a misunderstanding about what names in their Japanese version is. For example, saying that Cloud's name in the Japanese version is "Kuraudo" isn't really accurate or helpful as while it is the direct romanization of the katakana for his name, the name "Cloud" is still the officially translated name for him in both the English and Japanese versions. Whereas Aerith's officially translated name is Aerith in the Japanese version (as seen in Nomura's character design pages in the Official Soundtrack) and Aeris in the English version of the game. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the direct romanization of the characters' names shouldn't be used on the "Japanese name" parts of the list as it's not their officially romanzied name. Okay, here we go.

Final Fantasy II and V: After doing some research, these have been confusing me a bit, mainly because I initially only found the Japanese names we had here on the Japanese Wikipedia. I did some Google searches of "Frioniel ファイナルファンタジーII" and "Butz ファイナルファンタジーV" to make sure that wasn't the only place with the names, and I came up with a few hits with some Japanese sites using those romanizations. One of them seemed to make the Japanese names of the four main characters of FF2 official by listing the credits for the FF Origins version. [1] The only names I'm not really sure about being official are the FF5 ones.

Final Fantasy VI: The Japanese names here (Like Lock, Mash, and Cayenne) are found on the tracklist for the first version of Final Fantasy VI's soundtrack. [2] As for the Japanese names of the Espers/Summoned Beasts, I'm currently looking into that. So far, the sources I have are a GameFAQS page and a fan translation of the game, but I'm unable to find the actual katakana for the names of the summons.

Final Fantasy XII: The official Japanese romanization of Balflear's name is given in one of the trailers. [3]

Whoo... Sorry for writing so much. Geg 01:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Overdue response

Oh man! Sorry about the unlicensed image. Uh, I won't do it again!! Uh, not much to say...uh...THANKS!


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[edit] FFVI censorship

hey. Do you still have those images that you used for the censorship section of the Final Fantasy VI article? --ZeWrestler Talk 17:16, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] Final Fantasy III

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