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Good edit (Misfits page) -- thank you. Auto movil 04:36, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Welcome! 2 Tripod screen 3 Erin Gray 4 War of the Worlds article name change 5 History of Science Fiction 6 UFOs in fiction 7 Are you a Military.... 8 The series 9 Join project Alias! 10 Brittany Murphy 11 Katie Holmes 12 Tripods 13 Invisible Man 14 Friday the 13th TV series 15 Your edits on the fan fiction article 16 Fan Fiction nominated for an Article Improvement Drive 17 Linking dates. 18 Day of the Dead 19 Haddonfield 20 Episodes 21 List of racing drivers 22 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 23 Jason

[edit] Welcome!

Hi Bacteria, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

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- Mailer Diablo 21:59, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Tripod screen

Hey, you seem to be active in articles relating to War of the Worlds, so I was wondering if this screenshot from the movie could be used on the Martian Tripod article or in the War of the Worlds (2005 movie) article. You can't really see them that good, but its better than nothing I guess and doesn't really give away anything. If you go to the repected talk pages, I said the same thing, but it would probably be a while before anyone noticed. Thanks. Thunderbrand 04:03, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

That shot would be appropriate. I think it's gotten to the point where it's no longer a huge spoiler about what the tripods look like. I've seen more images of the them now coming from the popular sites, recent TV adverts, and in magazines. I think something like that would be no big deal.

[edit] Erin Gray

Since you added the category "Friday the 13th actors" to the Erin Gray article, could you add a line mentioning which film she's in? I don't know enough about the Friday series to add it off-hand. Cheers. 23skidoo 18:48, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Added mention. I was attempted to connect it to her Buck Rogers following by elaborating on the behind-the-scenes drooling of the filmmakers where she acknowledges her MILF status and even went as far as spelling it out. I refrained because I kind of felt like I would pervert the article a little. However, if you think it could work, let me know and I'll thread it together. --Bacteria 19:28, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] War of the Worlds article name change

While I have no problem with you renaming the War of the Worlds television series article from [[War of the Worlds (television)]] to War of the Worlds (TV series) (although I miss the former title as I'd gotten so used to it), I was upset that you didn't bother to adjust even one of the 40-plus links that directed to the article. I waited a couple of days to see if something was to be done, but wind up doing the imperative redirects myself. I'm not pissed off with you; I just wanted to vent my tired woes where they belonged. --Bacteria 14:38, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

There is no technical reason to adjust any single-redirects when an article name is changed. I made sure that there were no double-redirects and that is sufficient. One good reason for not adjusting all those links is if, on the off chance, someone were to object to the page name change or want to move it later to an even better name. -- Netoholic @ 15:56, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History of Science Fiction

I notice you recently edited History of science fiction. I have been working on an overhaul of that article, which I just placed at History of science fiction/rewrite. Please comment on my rewrite and whether it should replace the current article at History of Science Fiction's Talk page. Ferret-aaron 18:45, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] UFOs in fiction

I was referring to the 1953/57 version in which UFOs were appearantly flying over the terrain. This is also on DVD, as is the 2004/2005 movie.Martial Law 07:41, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Are you a Military....

Are you a Military Sci-Fi buff ? Most Sci-Fi, incl. the Star Trek franchise (Rank and Command protocol is based on the US Navy) is "military oriented".Martial Law 22:28, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The series

Well, I got your messages and would just like to say: I'm not totally against the series, but the connection between it and the 1953 film should be severed. The film had a satisfying ending, and I don't know why the series couldn't just be introducing a totally different invasion. The aliens in the film were from Mars; the ones in the series are from a place called Mor-Tax. There shouldn't be any connection between the two adaptations. I would also like to say that the series is not a better adaptation of the book (the novel didn't have aliens possessing people, and the series doesn't use war machines). I also found it ironic that, following the abominable connection between the film and series, the aliens were burning forests in the film and then getting mad at humans for doing the same thing in the series. Anyway, the series was good, but, like I've said before, it should have no connection with the series. Scorpionman 19:34, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Join project Alias!

Hi. I see you're doing a good job with Alias articles. I'm rewriting eps so that they explain the plot better. Would be glad to get some help. See Project Alias for more details or get in touch  :) --Doppelgangland 08:21, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brittany Murphy

You did go through and make those edits before, but Doc01 reverted you for some reason. JackO'Lantern 20:44, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Katie Holmes

Greetings! You have edited the Katie Holmes page in the past. I've completely reworked the article and have posted it on WP:PR in the hopes of advancing it to WP:FAC. I would be grateful for your comments at Wikipedia:Peer review/Katie Holmes. PedanticallySpeaking 18:43, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tripods

I never said anything about black smoke. I wrote that the machines emit smoke before arming the heat-ray. They do the same thing in the book. Also, do you think the tripods sound like a steam engine?- JustPhil 21:49, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invisible Man

Good catch on the LoEG timeline. But really, there's no need to yell and get angry about an absent "the" and an incorrect link. People appreciate it when things like that are caught - please don't shout and be so resentful. --Khat Wordsmith 08:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Friday the 13th TV series

The series was cancelled before the connection could be made, but there had been plans to connect the series to the films. Just fyi. :)
—Lady Aleena talk/contribs 17:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your edits on the fan fiction article

Thanks for stopping by, my fellow Browncoat (always nice to see another Firefly fan)! I've commented on some of your edits on the fan fiction article's Talk page. I've been amenable if not very grateful to most, but I felt the need to give a good tweak to the edit of the "Reviewing" section, to make sure it sounded NPOV. I've given in - flames do happen, so we might as well address it - but I'm hoping I've been able to put it in a good context now. What do you think? Runa27 03:27, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Whoa! Whoops! Looking through the History, it seems it was an anon user, and not you, who added the bit about flames. Apologies. Still, I'd appreciate it if you took a look at it and gave your opinion. :) Runa27 04:50, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, wait, it was User:Leemorrison, who edited right before you did. *headdesk* I'm really sleepy... Runa27 04:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fan Fiction nominated for an Article Improvement Drive

I figured you'd want to know that the fan fiction article has been nominated for an Article Improvement Drive. :) Runa27 22:30, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Linking dates.

Dates are linked for user preferences to kick in, see WP:MOSDATE#Dates containing a month and a day and Help:Preferences#Date format. -- Jeandré, 2006-08-26t18:08z

[edit] Day of the Dead

Sorry, wasn't aware that piping has a definitive format other than the one I've used so far. BUT, "abuse" is a pretty strong word, don't you think? I assure you, it wasn't that intentional. Tommyt 14:33, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Haddonfield

I saw your request at WP:RM, but cannot find the discussion for it. At any rate, you should know that the naming guidelines for fictional cities state that fictional cities should be disambiguated by film name, so this article should be at Haddonfield (Halloween) (which is currently a redirect to the article about the film). --Serge 22:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episodes

You said: "do we really need to cite sources for an episode recap?"

I say: "Nope you dont ;-)! Episodes are self referencing." MatthewFenton (talk · contribs · count · email) 22:53, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of racing drivers

Please don't de-link items in lists. Create a disambiguated name instead. Rmhermen 14:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] Jason

I don't know if you know about it, but you should see what I'm doing with the page in my sandbox. I have two books coming in the mail that should make the process go by much faster. Bignole 23:37, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

The term "mass murderer" and "serial killer" kind of both describe him. I'm probably going to remove both on the grounds that he's fictional. To explain, he's a serial killer because he doesn't do it all at one time, though he certainly mass kills people in each movie. Also, the films actually refer to him as such. But, mass murderer can include a length of time in one spot, which he also does. But he has ventured out of Crystal Lake. That is why I think I'm going to remove it, unless I can get a quote from a creator saying something to the effect of one of them. Hopefully my two books will be here by next week. If you look on the page, you can see that I started a gallery for his "mask". Clothes seem to be less "interpretive of the Director" than a change in the mask. I think each mask design has been about what the Director wanted, and I wanted to address that and include a gallery of the more major changes to the mask. Kind of like what the did with Padme Amidala's page and her dress, though they had more context than this would. I could use some help finding some more sources for the characteristics. If you look, there are 3 "fact" tags where it talks about him being a "morality defender", and I wanted to find 3 more reliable sources to verify this. Also, I'm going to need help on the "Pop. culture" references. It can only be things that are verifiable (IMDb doesn't count, because it doesn't say where it gets things), or things that are obvious, and by obvious I mean someone in South Park wearing a Jason mask and carrying a machete. Otherwise, we need verifiable sources to confirm a lot of those "pop references" that are on the page already. Overall, what did you think of the page so far?  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  20:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate help, and if you are wary about something, I say just bring it up on the talk page of the sandbox. As for the "list of pop culture". If you have a list of verified, cited pop culture references, I can turn it into prose. We don't need everything, just the most notable ones (and we can weed those out on the talk page), and then just provide an external link to the whole list. I can see him being a "spree killer", but again, I think we have a problem of defining a character by ourselfs, when we are not experts in that field. It may be wise to leave it out completely, and just refer to him as a murderer or something. Don't look at the page as if it's even close to finished, I tend to work rather chaotically, and just jot down the basic principles I want and then go back and smooth through it. The Lead will be the very last thing I do. The "literature" section is bare at the moment because I'm working off just the plots from each book. I can't discuss how some expand the continuity, and how some are just their own thing because I haven't read them. They are also on my list of books to buy from Amazon, but I'm more interested in getting the out-of-universe content from the two non-fiction books that I bought, than explaining the expansion of his history in literature. Your suggestion about the "look of Jason" is what I was going to go for in the "Design" section. I'm hoping the books have good interviews with the SFX creators so that I can talk about how they went about changing him. I think his facial look is most important. If you look at part 1 and 4, you can see that he looks quite similar, just older, and that is probably attributed to the fact that Tom Savini did the make-up for Jason on those films. Also, you can see I have one image already in that section of Tom putting on make-up, and if I can, I think I may opt to have a gallery of his facial changes (as opposed to the mask). As for the "early life of Jason", if you are talking about how he became deformed, well Victor Miller addressed why he was deformed, but other than that I'm not sure what you are asking. The "reception" section is something I'm toying with. I am wondering if I can find maybe reviews about the character, like from his early appearances, to something from maybe AFI (though I don't think he's ever been on their lists but you get the idea). But please, come to the talk page with any suggestions or questions you have about something you think is wrong or poorly placed. I already have another editor working on the Freddy article in another sandbox.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  15:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

The books finally came so I can get to crackin' on that article with some serious sources. Man, that Crystal Lake Memories" book is bigger than my college textbooks.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  22:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I've been reading one of the books (Making Friday the 13th) and I think that by the time I get through both books, and finish the Jason article, I'll have enough information to go through EACH of the films and add production information, casting, filming, just about everything we need to makek them atleast GA status.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do) 

No, I didn't think you were ignoring me. I'm just as busy as yourself. As a matter of fact, I have an ASL exam this afternoon. As for the article, there are a lot of things that are borderline when it comes to adding them (i.e. "spree killer"). So far, I've gotten through the entire section about the first film, in the Making Friday the 13th book. Lots of good stuff for the film article, and for the Pamela Voorhees article. I found a few things about Jason, but this author didn't go into detail about what went into his design specifically. There was a brief bit about using the plaster molding and stuff, and some things that Ari did himself. I did get where Jason Voorhees received his name (which was cool). I think I'm going to get more from the sequel sections, since they focus more on Jason himself. That "in universe" thing you want, since it's from the books, would best be suited in the "literature" section. If you have the book, I'd need you to fill out the "cite book" template for me, making sure you include the page number that it is mentioned, and tell me what to say. Even Jabba the Hutt's literature section goes into a little detail about how he is described in a particular book, and that's something that is kind of important. I don't have the novelizations yet, so if you do then I'd need your help with that. What are your thoughts on this "userbox" you suggested? Oh, anything else you what to take a stab at you can write it up in the talk page of the sandbox and we can discuss it there (if you like). This way if we both like it, then we can fine tune it there and just insert when ready.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  12:02, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like an awesome idea for a userbox. If you create it, or need help, let me know. I'd definitely want to get that box. Right now, I say cite Part VI. If it's mentioned earlier we can fix the citation and change the wording after the fact. If you aren't sure what to use, Wikipedia:Citation templates has the "book" one to fill in. Just fill it out, and give me some prose on the information so that I can include it. I'm going to buy the novelizations last, since those are less important to an encyclopedia than is the characterization by the creators (I say plural, because apparently, it was a combination of Victor, Ron, and Tom), and other out of universe stuff. Oh, no worries about the plot. I've seen far worse things done to it. Like, the plot for Wrong Turn 2 was plagarized from IMDb.com. A lot of the plots need work, so any help is always appreciated, and if something is amiss then there are plenty of editors that will adjust. I'm at school right now, so any messages to me might be delayed in response. Let me know what's going on with the userbox when you get started, and with that Part VI citation for the deformity.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  13:28, 15 February 2007 (UTC)